{"product_id":"antique-indian-dowry-chest","title":"Antique Indian Dowry Chest with Brass Panels","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heavy, satisfying piece — the kind of object that anchors a room before it does anything else. Built in northern India in the traditional dowry-chest format, with solid hardwood construction sheathed in stamped brass panels, bronze straps, and rows of hand-set rivets along the seams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spade-shaped escutcheon and latch still work; the original wheeled feet still roll, after a fashion. The brass has gone the warm, uneven color of a long life — bright at the corners, darker where hands have rested. Centuries of grain show through where the metal stops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReads as storage and sculpture at once. We've seen it work beautifully at the foot of a bed for blankets, in an entry for keepsakes, or in a family room as a low cocktail surface. Likely 19th to early 20th century; substantial in weight, so plan placement accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 27.5\"W x 18\"D x 25\"H\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: Solid wood, stamped brass, bronze straps, iron rivets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: India, likely 19th to early 20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Antique; earned patina, working latch, original wheeled feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fox \u0026 Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45945166692505,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9074\/3193\/files\/Antique_Indian_Dowry_Chest.png?v=1768690659","url":"https:\/\/shop.foxandphillips.com\/products\/antique-indian-dowry-chest","provider":"Fox \u0026 Phillips","version":"1.0","type":"link"}