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Asian Hat Chairs

Asian Official Hat Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian official hat chair. very nice detail and very interesting chair. Some landscape gilt design
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Asian Official Hat Chair
Asian Official Hat Chair
H 49 in W 27 in D 22 in
Pair of Southern Official's Hat Chairs - 19th Century
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of Southern Official’s Hat Armchairs 41h x 22w x 17d This style of chair is also called “Wen
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Hardwood

Pair of Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Highly carved pair of Chinese elm yoke back officials hat chairs. Featuring a decorative back splat
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ming-style Official Hat's Chair
Located in Singapore, SG
A pair of black lacquered Ming-style official hat's chair from Shanxi province. The origin of the
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Antique Shanxi Province Hand Carved Elm Top Hat Official Chair, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province hand carved elm top hat official chair - pair This pair of rare antique
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Late 20th Century Vintage Chinoiserie Official’s Hat Chairs, a Pair
Located in Hartville, OH
A brilliant pair chinoiserie officials arm chairs. Gorgeous hand painted details cover ever inch of
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Late 20th Century East Asian Chinoiserie Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Chairs with Original Iron Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautifully worn antique Chinese official's hat chairs with classic lines and original
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Elm

Pair of Antique Chinese Official's Hat Armchairs
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
PAIR OF FINE RECTANGULAR BACK ARMCHAIRS The chairs with circular-sectioned crest rail, pipe
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

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Softwood

Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Official's Hat Armchairs
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this matching pair of Qing Dynasty Style Official's Hat Armchairs. The members of this
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Elm

19 Century Antique Camphor Wood Chinese Southern Official's Hat Armchairs set
Located in Pomona, CA
Very well constructed Ming dynasty style Southern Official's Hat Armchairs set with beautiful
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pair of Children's Chairs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This pair of children’s chairs has a back frame in the Southern Official hat style. The seat is
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Hardwood

19th Century Pair of Children's Chairs
19th Century Pair of Children's Chairs
H 27.5 in W 17.25 in D 12.5 in
Pair of Chinese Yokeback Children's Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
also known as a "lamphanger chair" for its resemblance to bamboo wall lamps, or an "official's hat
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Tall Back Porch Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
chairs, the chair mimics the brimmed hats of government workers in the curved head rail. Once reserved
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Reed, Elm, Lacquer

Pair of Chinese Lacquered Tall Back Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
refined forms of Ming-dynasty furniture design. The chairs are designed after the 'southern official's hat
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Official's Cap Armchairs
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Chinese Qing dynasty hardwood elm yoke back armchairs ( officials hat chairs ) in
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Elm

Pair of Chinese Merchant's Armchairs with Burlwood Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
. Crafted of northern elmwood with a burl wood inset panel, the chairs exhibit a fusion of Qing-dynasty
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Burl, Elm

Set of Eight James Mont Lacquered Dining Chairs
By James Mont
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. The chairs feature an Asian foliate motif decorated back splat with a dramatic high gloss lacquer
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Hardwood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Imperial Officer Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
seated in dignify posture on horseshoe back chair wearing a official hat and with rank badge featuring a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Quartz

Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Located in Morristown, NJ
-skilled artisans might paint only the ancestor’s hat or shoes, while master artists painted faces. Faces
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Italian Modernist Surrealist Lady With a Hat Oil Painting, Signora dal Cappello
By Lazzaro Donati
Located in Surfside, FL
his paintings hang in museums and private collections throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Sedan Chair by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, human figures
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
represents a traditional oriental scene: a boy seated in a sedan chair, born by two men wearing Asian style
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cavalier Toby Jug by William Kent, circa 1900, Staffordshire, England
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
the hat is a great touch. He is seated on a period chair with a book on the arm rest. 10" x 6" x 5.5
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Art Deco Table Lamp
By Edgar Brandt, Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
. The lamp has a BauHaus, Modern design that looks like a person with a hat. A truly amazing lamp that
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Chinese Export Six-Panel Silver Leaf Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export six-panel folding coromandel screen depicting flora and fauna. Constructed from lacquered wooden panels hand carved and painted. Features a rare silver leaf...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Silver Leaf

1930s Italy Art Nouveau Brass Console, wall Mirror & side Chairs Gio Ponti Style
Located in Vigonza, Padua
We can sell the pieces separately Midcentury Art Nouveau brass entrance, console, mirror, chairs, Gio Ponti style Structural parts in burnished brass, circa 1930. Seat of the two cha...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Console Tables

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pastel Beauties
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a courtyard scene of beauties engaged in leisurely activities. The lacquered panels are incised and painted in soft pas...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pair of James Mont Style Lacquered Horseshoe Chairs by Century
By Century Furniture, James Mont
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent pair of large Chinese ming style horseshoe lounge chairs made by Century. Originally designed by James Mont these chairs epitomize his over the top dramatic mid-century moder...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Antique Hand Carved Louis XIV Needlepoint Tapestry Highback Armchair, circa 1850
Located in Lucenec, SK
A very good large fruitwood Louis XIV armchair with slightly slanted rectangular high backrest and padded seat. With floral carved scrolled arms. On carved legs linked by a 'H' shape...
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Antique 19th Century European Louis XIV Armchairs

Materials

Tapestry, Fruitwood

Michael Taylor for Baker Style Carved Hardwood Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous hand-carved hardwood sofa made in the manner and style of Michael Taylor for Baker Far East collection. The hardwood frame features a geometric open design supported by a fl...
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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Large and Narrow Chinese Altar Console, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Large and narrow Chinese altar console, 20th century Scrolling and geometrical motifs Nicely distressed patina, with dark red/burgundy hue We love the proportions, perfect for an ...
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20th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Hongmu Wood Quanyi Folding Chairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Chinese brass-mounted Hongmu wood Quanyi or horseshoe-back folding chairs, a pair, each with gilt brass mounts in the Ming taste. 40.5" H x 27" W x 24" D x 20" seat.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

17th Century Italian Carved Cassone Trunk with Original Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
Place this elegant antique coffer at the foot of a king size bed. Crafted in Italy, circa 1680, the rectangular trunk stands on bracket feet. Heavily carved on all three sides with a...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

Pair of Four-Panel Reversible French Chinoiserie Coromandel Screens Paris, 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
Eight-Panel Reversible Chinese Coromandel Screen Pair of French chinoiserie screens, Paris, 1920s This French chinoiserie screens from the 1920s are composed of four panels richly ...
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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite custom antique 19th century Qing Dynasty heavily carved Chinese rosewood and elm wooden cabinet with double-doors carved set with gilt and deep relief carved wood panels...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Late 19th/Early 20th c. European Millinery Hat Stretcher c.1890-1920 (FREE SHIP)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original wooden hat stretcher with iron screw mechanism dating from the late 19th/early 20th century. It is made in two halves, with an adjustable screw to either push apar...
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Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

18th Century Chinese Plate or Dish Blue & White, Qing Qianlong, Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese porcelain circular deep plate or dish, made for the export (Canton) market, which we date towards the end of the first half of the 18th century, in the ea...
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Qing Dynasty Lacquered Horseshoe Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Striking pair of black lacquered horseshoe armchairs from the late Qing dynasty period Shandong province China. Decorative carvings on backsplat and apron with a beautiful worn lacqu...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Antique Chinese Child's Chair
Located in SOMIS, CA
back of the chair is of the official's hat style, a symbol for status and class. The seat is extra
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Child's Chair
Antique Chinese Child's Chair
H 26.5 in W 18 in D 14.5 in
Antique High Yoke Back Armchair with Double Happiness
Located in Merrimack, NH
untouched. The high yoke back armchair was also commonly called “Official Hat Chair” because of its
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19thC Elm "Official's Hat" Arm Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful pair of carved elm Asian arm chairs with caned seat surface and plain back splat.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs

Antique Official's Hat Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A nicely proportioned pair of official's hat armchairs. From Shandong province, circa 1900.     
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Antique Official's Hat Chairs
Antique Official's Hat Chairs
H 48 in W 24.5 in D 18.5 in
Pair of Qing Dynasty Official's Hat / Yoke Back Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
patina. Carvings of a horse on the backsplat. Sold as a pair. Named "Official's Hat Chair" as the
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

A Pair of Huanghuali Southern Officials Hat (Nanguanmaoyi) Side Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
chair). Straight lines and gentle curves work in delicate harmony to please both the eye and the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Burl

19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Armchair
Located in Kastrup, DK
. Good seating comfort. China, 1840-1860. Named "Official's Hat Chair" as the chair mimics the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Armchair
19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Armchair
H 46.86 in W 25.99 in L 46.86 in
19th Century Chinese Emperor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
also known as an “official’s hat chair” for the shape of the sculpted crest rail that resembles a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Emperor Chair
19th Century Chinese Emperor Chair
H 42.25 in W 23 in D 16.5 in
Pair Chinese Export Black Lacquer Gilt Painted Side Chairs, Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning pair of Chinese black lacquer and gilt painted official's hat side chairs, made for the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Softwood

Pair of Ming Dynasty Style Yoke-Back Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Also known as official’s hat chairs, this handsome pair is all curves: Starting with the yoke-form
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Ming Dynasty Style Yoke-Back Armchairs
Pair of Ming Dynasty Style Yoke-Back Armchairs
H 45.5 in W 23.75 in D 18.25 in
Pair of Ming Dynasty Style Yoke-Back Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Also known as "Official’s Hat" chairs, this handsome pair is all curves: Starting with the yoke
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Antique 19th Century Ming Furniture

Materials

Elm

10 Vintage Chippendale Carved Mahogany Pretzel Back Ball & Claw Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
tapestry scene with climbing monkeys in asian hats picking apples. Made for Paramount Antiques, Inc of New
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Vintage 1980s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Expertly Framed Antique Chinese Ancestral Painting of Qing First Rank Official
Located in Chicago, IL
rank badge of the crane and the red hat. The painting is very intricate with a lot of gold work. The
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gouache

Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portraits
Located in Chicago, IL
specific example is comprised of two separate illustrations. The first depicts a robed gentleman in a hat
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portraits
Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portraits
H 56.5 in W 36 in D 2.25 in
Paint On Card, Signed, Faeq Hassan, Iraq '1914-1992'
Located in London, GB
details of the composition. Aljwahri is depicted seated on a chair, exuding an air of intellectualism, as
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20th Century Asian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Meissen Mother Two Children Model 2379 by Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
having sat down on chair caresses baby child wearing feathered hat / baby holds a child's rattle in left
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Antique 1870s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Regency Work Table with Chinoiserie Penwork Decoration
Located in New York, NY
during the Neo-Classical period. Typically placed in the round, near a sofa or chair (and not as "end
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Antique 19th Century English Regency End Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Dragon Carved Yoke Back Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of Chinese yoke back officials hat chairs featuring a carved dragon motif backsplat
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Second Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of Chinese yoke back officials hat chairs featuring a carved dragon motif backsplat
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Second Chair
Second Chair
H 43 in W 20 in D 17 in
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
official's hat armchairs, these chairs are named for the protruding ends of their top rails and arms, which
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Antique Pair Scholar Chairs Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Located in South Burlington, VT
favorite interior space. Scholar chairs were shaped in the form of a Ming Chinese scholar's hat and the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Chinese Bentwood Yokeback Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
"lamphanger chair" for its resemblance to bamboo wall lamps, or an "official's hat chair," after the wide
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

"Afternoon Shadows, " Abstract Figurative Painting
By Christine Averill-Green
Located in Westport, CT
it, a woman with short, dark hair sits backwards on a simple wooden chair, arms crossed and resting
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Graphite

Beautiful Pair of Qing Dynasty Yoke Armrest Chairs, circa 1860
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A stunning pair of 'official's hat' or in Western languages named Yoke chairs. Manufactured of
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Antique 1860s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

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Asian Hat Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Asian hat chairs is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct Asian hat chairs — often made from wood, hardwood and elm — can elevate any home. Asian hat chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Asian hat chairs bearing Art Deco or mid-century modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Asian hat chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Daum, Edgar Brandt and James Mont are consistently popular.

How Much are Asian Hat Chairs?

Asian hat chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,200, while the lowest priced sells for $850 and the highest can go for as much as $12,000.