Dowry Chests

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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."

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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.

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

A charming dowry or wedding chest with the original folk-art, painted finish.

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

teak wood, dowry chest on wheels

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

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

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

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 ...

Painted Dowry Chest

19th Century Indian dowry chest (ldd)w

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

Stylish velvet studded Moroccan dowry chest.

Nail studded Moroccan velvet dowry chest.

Moroccan dowry chest in velvet and studs.

Wonderful velvet covered Moroccan dowry chest with studs.

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.

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

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

Large 19th century painted pine Dowery chest

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

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.

Highly decorated cabin with intricate decoration

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

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...

Terrific Moroccan velvet covered and nail studded chest.

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.

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

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

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