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Moorish Moroccan Chest of Drawers Inlay Dresser
Moorish Moroccan Chest of Drawers Inlay Dresser

Moorish Moroccan Chest of Drawers Inlay Dresser

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Middle Eastern Syrian style dresser with Moorish arches and intricate geometric and floral designs. Dowry chest of drawers heavily inlaid in front, the sides are also inlaid with mar...

Category

1990s Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century Brass-studded Zanzibar Chest
19th Century Brass-studded Zanzibar Chest

19th Century Brass-studded Zanzibar Chest

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The height and plate surface of the top make for an excellent coffee table. These dowry chests were often used in the export of spices, rugs, and silks to the West in the 18th and 19...

Category

Antique 1870s Zanzibari Islamic Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak

19th Century Teak Brass-Studded Zanzibar Chest
19th Century Teak Brass-Studded Zanzibar Chest

19th Century Teak Brass-Studded Zanzibar Chest

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The height and plate surface of the top make for an excellent coffee table. These dowry chests were often used in the export of spices, rugs, and silks to the West in the 18th and 19...

Category

Antique 1870s African Islamic Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

White Syrian Wedding Chest of Drawers Inlay
White Syrian Wedding Chest of Drawers Inlay

White Syrian Wedding Chest of Drawers Inlay

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Moorish arches and intricate Islamic and floral ottoman designs. Dowry chest of drawers heavily inlaid in front, the sides are also inlaid with Moroccan camel bone designs.

Category

20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Syrian Chest of Drawers Inlay with Mother of Pearl
Syrian Chest of Drawers Inlay with Mother of Pearl

Syrian Chest of Drawers Inlay with Mother of Pearl

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Moorish arches and intricate Islamic and floral ottoman designs. Dowry chest of drawers heavily inlaid in front, the sides are also inlaid with Moroccan camel bone designs.

Category

20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut, Wood

Pair of Syrian Mother of Pearl Inlay Nightstands
Pair of Syrian Mother of Pearl Inlay Nightstands

Pair of Syrian Mother of Pearl Inlay Nightstands

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Moorish arches and intricate Islamic designs. Dowry chest of drawers heavily inlaid in front, sides are also inlay with Moroccan camel bone designs.

Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

German Pine Wedding Chest from 1842
German Pine Wedding Chest from 1842

German Pine Wedding Chest from 1842

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Picturesque German dowry chest made for one Anna Barbara Hegi in 1842.

Category

Antique 1840s German Rustic Painted Furniture

Materials

Iron

4.6x5.6 Ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Dowry Rug, 100% Soft Wool & Natural Dyes
4.6x5.6 Ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Dowry Rug, 100% Soft Wool & Natural Dyes

4.6x5.6 Ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Dowry Rug, 100% Soft Wool & Natural Dyes

Located in Spring Valley, NY

In Anatolia, rugs of this quality with all natural dyes and well drawn intricate designs were often made as a part of a bride's dowry and kept in a dowry chest for decades without be...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Syrian Wedding Chest of Drawers Inlay
Syrian Wedding Chest of Drawers Inlay

Syrian Wedding Chest of Drawers Inlay

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Moorish arches and intricate Islamic and floral designs. Dowry chest of drawers heavily inlaid in front, the sides are also inlaid with Moroccan camel bone designs.

Category

20th Century Syrian Moorish Dressers

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

18th Century Scandinavian Hand-Painted Pine Chest
18th Century Scandinavian Hand-Painted Pine Chest

18th Century Scandinavian Hand-Painted Pine Chest

Located in Dallas, TX

Many of the 19th century Scandinavian chests like this were 'Dowry Chests' and many had the name of the 'happy couple' and/ or year of marriage inscribed thereon.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Pair of Major Celebrity Owned Rare 19th Century Zanzibar Chests, Nightstands
Pair of Major Celebrity Owned Rare 19th Century Zanzibar Chests, Nightstands

Pair of Major Celebrity Owned Rare 19th Century Zanzibar Chests, Nightstands

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This pair of 19th century "Zanzibar" chests also know as "Dowry" chests are from the Palm Springs Estate of a well known Hollywood "Leading Man."

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Zanzibari Cabinets

19th Century Likely North Indian Mughal School Painted Chest with Hunting Scenes
19th Century Likely North Indian Mughal School Painted Chest with Hunting Scenes

19th Century Likely North Indian Mughal School Painted Chest with Hunting Scenes

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

A museum quality 19th century North Indian (Rajasthani) painted dowry chest with stunningly detailed hunting scenes in vibrant colors.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Brass Indian Gothic Mediterranean Dowry Trunk Storage Treasure Chest
Antique Brass Indian Gothic Mediterranean Dowry Trunk Storage Treasure Chest

Antique Brass Indian Gothic Mediterranean Dowry Trunk Storage Treasure Chest

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique brass-clad Indian Gothic Mediterranean dowry trunk storage treasure chest. Item features brass-clad case with nailhead trim, cast iron hardware, faux drawers, heavy solid woo...

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Gothic Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Late 19th C. Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bridal Mirror
Late 19th C. Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bridal Mirror

Late 19th C. Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bridal Mirror

Located in Morristown, NJ

Often a gift given to the bride, along with a dowry chest, silver, and linens. A bridal mirror typically would have feet that could rest on a lip on her dowry chest, creating a trave...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Early American Folk Art Pine Parquetry Star Dowry Blanket Chest Trunk
Antique Early American Folk Art Pine Parquetry Star Dowry Blanket Chest Trunk

Antique Early American Folk Art Pine Parquetry Star Dowry Blanket Chest Trunk

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Early American pine Folk Art farmhouse dowry or blanket chest featuring striped geometric parquetry design with lone stars.

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

19th Century Handcrafted Moorish Dowry Trunk Cabinet
19th Century Handcrafted Moorish Dowry Trunk Cabinet

19th Century Handcrafted Moorish Dowry Trunk Cabinet

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

19th century handcrafted Indo Portuguese dowry wooden dowry cabinet. Detailed heavy carving gives this trunk a Moorish Gothic appearance. Stunning Spanish Moorish trunk with origin...

Category

20th Century Indian Moorish Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
19th Century Zanzibar Trunk

19th Century Zanzibar Trunk

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A superb piece showing the wonderful craftsmanship of the brass workers This hardwood chest which originally was painted in red some of which has now worn away is decorated with br...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Neoclassical Oak Dowry Coffer with Architectural Detail, English 19th Century
Neoclassical Oak Dowry Coffer with Architectural Detail, English 19th Century

Neoclassical Oak Dowry Coffer with Architectural Detail, English 19th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

Grand dowry coffer in the Neoclassical taste, the panel and molded top above architectural panels around three sides, interior has elaborately detailed iron work. England, circa 1840.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Syrian Chest, 19th Century
Syrian Chest, 19th Century

Syrian Chest, 19th Century

Located in Ballard, CA

Stupendous large Bridal Syrian chest with exquisite mother of pearl inlays, Rare antique 19th century mother-of-pearl inlaid Syrian dowry wedding chest.

Category

Antique 19th Century Syrian Blanket Chests

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Antique 'Star Anise' Hand Carved Dowry Textile Chest, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Antique 'Star Anise' Hand Carved Dowry Textile Chest, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Antique 'Star Anise' Hand Carved Dowry Textile Chest, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A striking antique chest from the Nuristan province of northeast Afghanistan, dating to the late 19th-early 20th century. Split wood with wedged mortise and tenon construction, a woo...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Afghan Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Antique Marriage Chest, Asian, Chinese Elm, Carved Dowry Trunk, circa 1900
Antique Marriage Chest, Asian, Chinese Elm, Carved Dowry Trunk, circa 1900

Antique Marriage Chest, Asian, Chinese Elm, Carved Dowry Trunk, circa 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique marriage chest. An Asian, Chinese elm carved dowry trunk, dating to the 19th century, circa 1900.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Elm

Antique Syrian 19th Century Mother of Pearl Inlay Wedding Dowry Trunk Chest
Antique Syrian 19th Century Mother of Pearl Inlay Wedding Dowry Trunk Chest

Antique Syrian 19th Century Mother of Pearl Inlay Wedding Dowry Trunk Chest

Located in Lafayette, IN

Rare antique 19th century mother of pearl inlaid Syrian blanket wedding chest. Very fine intricate, detailed, stunning craftsmanship quality of Syrian Moorish artwork. Unusual ottoma...

Category

Antique 19th Century Syrian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Moroccan Moorish Wedding Large Trunk Coffer Inlaid with Bone and Brass
Moroccan Moorish Wedding Large Trunk Coffer Inlaid with Bone and Brass

Moroccan Moorish Wedding Large Trunk Coffer Inlaid with Bone and Brass

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Moroccan Moorish wedding dowry floor chest finely detailed and hand-carved all-over with brass and camel bone inlaid, brass handles and clasp are inlaid too.

Category

20th Century Moroccan Moorish Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Hand Painted Swedish Trunk or Blanket Box
Hand Painted Swedish Trunk or Blanket Box

Hand Painted Swedish Trunk or Blanket Box

Located in Atlanta, GA

At the center, the original owner’s initials and date are delicately inscribed, a personal touch often commissioned at the time of marriage, suggesting the trunk once served as a bri...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Folk art wedding chest from 1849
Folk art wedding chest from 1849

Folk art wedding chest from 1849

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

The chest was part of a dowry package and would have been in the clean room of the house with the dowry textiles.

Category

Antique 1840s German Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Pine

Antique Pennsylvania German Folk Art Painted Pine Toy Blanket Chest Castle
Antique Pennsylvania German Folk Art Painted Pine Toy Blanket Chest Castle

Antique Pennsylvania German Folk Art Painted Pine Toy Blanket Chest Castle

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Pennsylvania German painted pine Folk Art dowry, toy or blanket chest / trunk, decorated with landscapes featuring a yellow castle or manor house.

Category

Antique 19th Century Folk Art Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Pine, Paint

Diminutive Welsh Coffer
Diminutive Welsh Coffer

Diminutive Welsh Coffer

Located in Greenwich, CT

A ‘Coffer Bach’ is Welsh for a small chest or trunk with drawers below. Made only in Wales, a ‘Coffer Bach’ is traditionally associated with marriages - a dowry or love chest which w...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Welsh Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

PAINTED DOWRY CHEST
PAINTED DOWRY CHEST

PAINTED DOWRY CHEST

Located in San Francisco, CA

A BEAUTIFUL PAINTED PANELED DOWRY CHEST MADE IN SWEDEN EARLY IN THE 19TH CENTURY.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood, Paint

DOWRY CHEST
DOWRY CHEST

DOWRY CHEST

Sold|$4,500

DOWRY CHEST

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautiful paneled Dowry chest with original painting and iron hardware.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

Continental Oak Dowry Chest
Continental Oak Dowry Chest

Continental Oak Dowry Chest

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Antique continental oak dowry chest with carved front of vines and flowers, dated 1719.

Category

Antique 1710s Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Indonesian dowry chest
Indonesian dowry chest

Indonesian dowry chest

Located in Sagaponack, NY

teak wood, dowry chest on wheels

Category

Antique 19th Century Indonesian Carts and Bar Carts

Green Dowry Chest
Green Dowry Chest

Green Dowry Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Handsome old teakwood Indian dowry chest on wheels reconstructed from a 19th century camel cart.

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Trunks and Luggage

Baroque Dowry Chest
Baroque Dowry Chest

Baroque Dowry Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautifully painted 17th century paneled dowry chest. Made in Sweden dated 1685. Painted in olives, browns, rusts and black.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal

19th C. Louis XVI dowry chest
19th C. Louis XVI dowry chest

19th C. Louis XVI dowry chest

Located in Houston, TX

French Louis XVI wedding dowry chest with original blue paint, and original date, Provence, circa 1819

Category

Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pakistani Carved Dowry Chest, 19th c
Pakistani Carved Dowry Chest, 19th c

Pakistani Carved Dowry Chest, 19th c

Located in San Marino, CA

Pakistani finely carved two door dowry chest, front with carved inset panels depicting a variety of animals, foliate and geometric designs, original hardware, front with turned legs ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Pakistani Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak

Early 19th C Dowry Chest
Early 19th C Dowry Chest

Early 19th C Dowry Chest

Located in Atlanta, GA

Painted Dowry Chest

Category

Antique 19th Century Boxes

Iron Mounted Indian Dowry Chest
Iron Mounted Indian Dowry Chest

Iron Mounted Indian Dowry Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th Century Indian dowry chest (ldd)w

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

Early 19th Century Antique Damachiya Dowry Chest
Early 19th Century Antique Damachiya Dowry Chest

Early 19th Century Antique Damachiya Dowry Chest

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Early 19th Century Antique Damachiya Dowry Chest A rare and one of a kind antique, dated from the early 19th century.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Stylish velvet studded Moroccan dowry chest.

Category

Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage

Nailed Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Nailed Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Nailed Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Nail studded Moroccan velvet dowry chest.

Category

Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Moroccan dowry chest in velvet and studs.

Category

Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage

Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wonderful velvet covered Moroccan dowry chest with studs.

Category

Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage

19th Century Green and Red Teakwood Damchiya Dowry Chest
19th Century Green and Red Teakwood Damchiya Dowry Chest

19th Century Green and Red Teakwood Damchiya Dowry Chest

Located in Hudson, NY

Damchiya or dowry chests were used to store and deliver fine linens and other valuables were given to a groom's family as part of the marriage contract.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak

Early 20th Circa Pakistani Painted Dowry Chest
Early 20th Circa Pakistani Painted Dowry Chest

Early 20th Circa Pakistani Painted Dowry Chest

Located in San Marino, CA

A Pakistani painted dowry chest with two centered doors enclosing one shelf, having an exterior latch and metal hardware.

Category

Early 20th Century Pakistani Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Large Indian Colonial Dowry Chest with Iron Strap Work
Large Indian Colonial Dowry Chest with Iron Strap Work

Large Indian Colonial Dowry Chest with Iron Strap Work

Located in Heathfield, East Sussex

A beautiful Indian carved wood and iron strapwork dowry chest on wheels. Probably from Gujarat in western India and dating to the early 1900s.

Category

Vintage 1910s Indian Anglo-Indian Furniture

Materials

Iron

Substantial 19th Century Mexican Dowry Chest
Substantial 19th Century Mexican Dowry Chest

Substantial 19th Century Mexican Dowry Chest

Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO

Large 19th century painted pine Dowery chest

Category

20th Century Mexican Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Fine Traditional Dorset Vernacular Dowry Chest

Fine Traditional Dorset Vernacular Dowry Chest

Located in London, GB

Of three-panel mule chest form with Classic regional carved and painted decoration joined, panelled and carved and painted oak.

Category

Antique 17th Century British Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Anglo Indian Rosewood Coffer / Dowry chest
Anglo Indian Rosewood Coffer / Dowry chest

Anglo Indian Rosewood Coffer / Dowry chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handsome Anglo Indian brass mounted rosewood coffer probably made during the 18th century in India.
The pierced brass hardware is great and probably original.

Category

20th Century Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Carved Vintage Dowry Chest
Carved Vintage Dowry Chest

Carved Vintage Dowry Chest

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Highly decorated cabin with intricate decoration

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Spanish Basque Baroque Dowry Chest or Coffer, circa 1680
Spanish Basque Baroque Dowry Chest or Coffer, circa 1680

Spanish Basque Baroque Dowry Chest or Coffer, circa 1680

Located in San Francisco, CA

A large and well carved Basque dowry chest or coffer in oak with what looks like the original finish.

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770
Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770

Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770

Located in Heathfield, GB

A most unusual and very large silver or dowry chest made entirely from solid and thickly hewn teak with large exposed dovetails and with iron bound corners, iron bindings, original d...

Category

Antique 1770s Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Terrific Moroccan velvet covered and nail studded chest.

Category

Vintage 1930s Moroccan Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood, Velvet

Period Jacobean Dowry or Trousseau Chest
Period Jacobean Dowry or Trousseau Chest

Period Jacobean Dowry or Trousseau Chest

Located in Southfield, MI

Magnificent English early 17th century Jacobean period dowry chest rendered in English oak in it's original finish with traces of tar pitch staining still evident.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Blanket Chests

Moravian/Bohemian dowery chest, 18th century
Moravian/Bohemian dowery chest, 18th century

Moravian/Bohemian dowery chest, 18th century

Located in Norwalk, CT

Moravian/Bohemian dowry chest, 18th century, with superb folk art design and paintwork.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Blanket Chests

A Large Baroque Walnut Cassone / Coffer
A Large Baroque Walnut Cassone / Coffer

A Large Baroque Walnut Cassone / Coffer

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handsome and large Baroque walnut cassone / dowry chest / coffer, made in Italy during the 18th century.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Baroque Italian Walnut Cassone / Trunk
Baroque Italian Walnut Cassone / Trunk

Baroque Italian Walnut Cassone / Trunk

Located in San Francisco, CA

A rare small scaled Italian Baroque carved walnut dowry chest / Cassone Nice old surface with good period hardware.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Blanket Chests

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Dowry Chests For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of dowry chests available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and pine, all dowry chests available were constructed with great care. Dowry chests have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Dowry chests bearing Baroque or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Dowry Chests?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,700, while they’re typically $590 on the low end and $11,995 highest priced.
Questions About Dowry Chests
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Crafted out of rosewood, teak or jackfruit wood, Indian dowry chests are used for storing jewelry, textiles and money as a wedding dowry from the bride's family to the groom’s family. Every chest holds sentimental value, and can be used in the home to store linens or used as a coffee table. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Indian dowry chests from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A dower chest — also called a dowry chest or hope chest — is a Pennsylvania Dutch chest, a piece of furniture traditionally used by young women to store items in anticipation of married life. Find a collection of antique and vintage dowry chests on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Traditionally, the point of a hope chest was to help a woman prepare for married life. Women would place textiles and household items inside, so that she had a collection of belongings to take to her husband's home when she got married. Today, people still use hope chests to store blankets, pillows and other items. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage hope chests.

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