Painted Dowry Chest
Original Painted Dowry Chest Trunk or Luggage, Dated 1840
Located in Stamford, CT
A dated, signed, inscribed 1840 incredibly detailed original painted dowry chest or trunk with
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Monumental Swedish Neoclassical Hand Painted Dowry Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificently decorated mid-19th century Swedish hand crafted and painted pine wedding dowry
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Antique Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Trunks and Luggage
Materials
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Antique Early 19C Swedish Hand Painted Pine Coffer Folk Art Blanket Dowry Chest
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive antique early 19th century hand painted folk art Swedish dowry/blanket chest
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Antique 1820s Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
H 29 in W 34 in D 21.25 in
Late 18th Century Hand Painted Bavarian Dowry Chest Dated 1767
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century hand painted Bavarian dowry chest dated 1767
Offered for sale is a Bavarian
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Primitive Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Wedding Chest From 1802
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German dowry box made for one Friedrich Eggiman in 1802. Hand painted with beautiful fine details
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Antique Early 1800s German Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Wedding Chest From Circa 1820
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German dowry chest made circa 1820 for one Anna Bertha Holderegger. Hand painted with beautiful
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Antique 1820s German Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Oak, Pine
18th Century Swedish Folk Art antique rustic Trunk /Chest
Located in Boden, SE
painted on the mid of the lid inside.
Such trunks contained a lady`s dowry and her prized possesions that
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Dowry Chest, circa 1874
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted hope chest with stylized "Tree of Life," dated 1874. The style of this chest is typical of
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Antique 19th Century Latvian Baltic Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Antique Latvian Dowry Chest
By Ken Petersen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully painted Latvian wedding chest with symbolic "tree of life" motif with flowers
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Antique 19th Century Latvian Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dowry Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming hope chest with many decorative details. Original paint. Interior candle box, mid-1700s!
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Latvian Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Painted Hope Chest, Blanket Box or Dowry Chest, circa 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted hope chest with images of a rooster, a hen, a dog and a hare. There are stylized "tree of
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Antique 19th Century Latvian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Marriage/Dowry Chest
Located in Staffordshire, GB
1850
19th century Swedish marriage/dowry chest with original hand painted decoration, hardware
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Pair of Inlaid Wedding Dowry Chests
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An unusual pair of inlaid dowry or wedding chests. Beautiful inlay of different color glass
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20th Century Unknown Blanket Chests
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Marriage/Dowry Chest
Located in Staffordshire, GB
1815.
Early 19th century Swedish marriage chest with original hand painted decoration, hardware
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
18th Century Blanket Box or Wedding Dowry Chest
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Believed to have originated from Southern Italy.
Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
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Antique 1760s European Rococo Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Dowry Chest with Exceptional Interior Painting, Dated 1782
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Swedish Gustavian dowry chest with original paint on the interior and exterior. The
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
H 22.17 in W 49.22 in D 25.79 in
Antique 19th-Century Solid Pine and Traditional Painted Austrian Trunk or Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
decorative wave pattern paint is authentic to the piece. The chest is elevated on bracket feet and is
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Blanket Chests
Materials
Steel
H 26.38 in W 43.31 in D 24.41 in
Large Hope Chest Blanket Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large dowry chest with great hardware. Original paint was feather brushed for a wood grain texture
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Antique 19th Century Estonian Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century German Baroque Oak Chest
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
used as dowry chests. They were used to bring the bride's trousseau or dowry into the newly formed
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique Asian Indian Hand Painted Tile Front Dowry Cabinet Chest Case Piece
Located in West Hartford, CT
Beautifully decorated and intricately carved hardwood bride's dowry chest or damchiya. The front
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Cabinets
Materials
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Monumental 19th Century Chinese Wedding Dowry Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A phenomenal hand carved and painted wooden antique wedding dowry stacked drawer carriage chest
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Chinese Vintage Red Lacquer Wedding Chest with Gilded Calligraphy and Drawer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese red lacquer wedding chest from the Mid-20th Century with gilded calligraphy, low
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
H 21.5 in W 19 in D 14 in
Rare pastiglia marriage chest - North of Italy, First half of 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare pastiglia marriage chest
North of Italy, Liguria or Piemonte
First half of 15th century
wood
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Blanket Chests
Materials
Gesso, Wood
H 26.38 in W 61.42 in D 24.81 in
Chinese 19th Century Dowry Chest with Fretwork and Carved Gilt Characters
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period dowry chest from the 19th century, with fretwork, carved giltwood
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Late Qing Dynasty Large Dowry Chest with Arching Lid, Carved Panels and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period antique dowry chest from the early 20th century, with carved panels
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Early 20th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
H 45 in W 59.5 in D 24 in
Large 16th century carved and polychroom painted oak Venetian chest, Italy
Located in Meulebeke, BE
large carved and gilt painted Venetian marriage chest made in oak in the 16th century in Italy. The
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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Oak
H 21.26 in W 71.66 in D 21.66 in
Chinese Antique Carved "Long Life" Wedding Marriage Chest, 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
, hand carved, and hand lacquered wooden traveling wedding marriage or Dowry chest with detailed Shou
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
workers
This hardwood chest which originally was painted in red some of which has now worn away is
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Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
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H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 0.4 in
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Painted Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
This pine blanket chest is hand painted. The interior lid is painted with stylized spruce trees. The hardwood is original, including the key.
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H 11.82 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
19th Century Northern Swedish Painted Chest
Located in Kramfors, SE
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Wrought Iron
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
19th Century Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
19th century painted blanket chest, the front with stylized floral and decorative motifs, on turned feet, interior candle box.
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Steel
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Located in Culver City, CA
This piece is a Classic example of a Pennsylvania blanket box or dowry chest with painted elements
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Hungarian Dowry Chest, in Beech, with Carved and Painted Decorative Design
Located in Raalte, NL
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H 33.8 in W 43.5 in D 21.8 in
17th Century Oak Dowry Chest, Coffer, Trunk
Located in Alella, ES
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Old World Swedish Domed-Top Dowry Chest, Black with Floral Motif and Date "1910"
Located in Memphis, TN
Old world Swedish domed-top dowry chest painted black with floral motif and date "1910". This
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H 29.49 in W 54.5 in D 24 in
Green Swedish Domed-Top Dowry Chest with Hand Painted Flourishes, Date ca. 1860
Located in Memphis, TN
Green Swedish domed-top dowry chest with hand-painted flourishes and date ca. 1860. Old world
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H 28.5 in W 51.5 in D 23.5 in
Highly Important Louis XVI Marquetry Commode by RVLC
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in London, Middlesex
ormolu toupee feet. The commode is marked in white paint with the inventory no. from French and Co. 2964
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Large Antique 17th Century European Hand-Carved Wood Trunk/ Hope Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
moving handsome times to hold a dowry. The top of the lid on the inside is painted a colorful scene; the
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Green Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Tan Colored Initials, c.1830
Located in Memphis, TN
initials "ADS" and date "1882". Swedish dowry chest features a domed top with original steel trim, hardware
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Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
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H 27.48 in W 48.25 in D 24.25 in
Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Floral Motif, Scripted "ANNO", c.1823
Located in Memphis, TN
. This dowry chest features a wood-grain painted effect along with a wreath of flowers and vines
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H 22.48 in W 43 in D 21 in
Swedish Pine Marriage Trunk with Gorgeous Wood Graining, Dovetail, 19th Century
Located in Memphis, TN
dovetailed corners and edges of this dowry chest. The hardware, handles, lock, and lid knob are all original
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H 22.99 in W 42.25 in D 21.25 in
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Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small late 19th C original painted dowry chest. 1890.
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Located in San Marino, CA
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A Late 18th Century Continental Original Painted Dowry Chest, Trunk Coffee Table
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
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H 17.72 in W 42.92 in D 24.81 in
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Located in Greenwich, CT
Colorful and architectural Austrian folk painted dowry chest, the top with three shaped lozenges
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Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German dowry box made for one Derena Beer and Hans Christen in 1865. Not sure why there is also the
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Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
are traditional with images of flowers and tulips. The chest was part of a dowry package and would be
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Folk Art Wedding Chest, Anno 1960
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
are traditional with images of flowers and tulips. The chest was part of a dowry package and would be
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Vintage 1960s Hungarian Folk Art Painted Furniture
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
Baltic dowry chest in original paint. Decorated with symbolic "Tree of Life" (for prosperity
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Austrian Armoire, Dated 1829
Located in London, GB
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Doylestown, PA
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Located in Evergreen, CO
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German wedding chest made in 1817. These chests were typically part of a young woman's dowry
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Located in Dusseldorf, DE
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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H 18.375 in W 46.25 in D 23.125 in
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Very
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Pair of Indian Probably Mughal Dowry or Marriage Chests with Portraits
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Located in Bochum, NRW
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By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Antique Hispano
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Early 1900s Back-Painted Dowry Chest from India’s Rajasthan or Gujarat Region
Located in London, GB
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H 48.43 in W 52.37 in D 25.6 in
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Located in Miami, FL
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Located in Miami, FL
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H 71.25 in W 42 in D 17.5 in
Antique 19th Century Dowry or Wedding Armoire w/ Maroon Paint & Floral Bouquets
Located in Miami, FL
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H 71 in W 54 in D 20 in
German Pine Wedding Chest from 1842
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Austrian Hand Painted Armoire
Located in London, GB
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Painted Dowry Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic painted dowry chest available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every painted dowry chest was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect painted dowry chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A painted dowry chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in neoclassical, folk art and Rococo styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Painted Dowry Chest?
A painted dowry chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,503, while the lowest priced sells for $950 and the highest can go for as much as $11,995.
Questions About Painted Dowry Chest
- What is an Indian dowry chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Crafted 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.
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