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Chinese Kang Bed

Large Mid 19th Century Canned Juma or Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table
Located in Casteren, NL
An exceptionally large Chinese Kang bed or daybed that was made in Ju Mu or elmwood with a central
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bamboo, Elm, Paint

Chinese Antique Mirrored Vanity Kang Chest
Located in Somis, CA
. Kang chest was used in northern China to safe keep valuables on the Kang platform bed. This special
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Antique Northern Chinese Kang Opium Bed with Chow Legs and Hand Carved Frieze
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large antique northern Chinese Ming Dynasty style kang opium bed from the early 20th century
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Chinese Low Kang Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant 19th century low table would have traditionally been placed atop a platform kang bed
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Chinese Low Kang Table, c. 1850
Chinese Low Kang Table, c. 1850
H 9 in W 34 in D 21 in
Antique Low Kang Chest with a Natural Patina from 19th Century China
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese 19th century low Kang chest displaying a natural patina and a light brown lacquer. This
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
four short legs was traditionally used on bed or floor. Its origin was likely from the Chinese
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
A “one of a kind” kang table - otherwise known as either a low table or a chair-level bed- with
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Tables

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Elm

Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Table
Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Table
H 22.25 in W 70.5 in D 23 in
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a kang platform to warm one's blankets before
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Jars

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Ceramic

Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a Kang platform to warm one's blankets before
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases

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Ceramic

Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a Kang platform to warm one's blankets before
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases

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Ceramic

Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a kang platform to warm one's blankets before
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases

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Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Low Two-Door Cabinets, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
elmwood cabinets would have been placed upon a kang bed and used to store useful or intimate items. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Low Two-Door Cabinets, c. 1850
Pair of Chinese Low Two-Door Cabinets, c. 1850
H 21.25 in W 36.75 in D 23.5 in
Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Low Scroll Altar Table of the Qing Dynasty. A Low Chinese Kang Table with
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Antique 1840s Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
H 9 in W 38.5 in D 9.5 in
Korean Low Lacquer Table with Elaborate Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditionally placed on the floor or bed. Like Soban, the low profile was meant to be used sitting down on the
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Brass

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Art Deco Style Black Marble Quartz Top and Oval Brass Bar Cabinet or Counter
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Oval black bevelled quartz marble stone tray, curved and rounded lines bar or counter table sparkling and sophisticated with black lacquered wooden and brass finishes, opening shelve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

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Marble

Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier. All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass regular soc...
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Brass

Encino Coffee Table
By Aeterna Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid oak rectangular coffee table with cross base Measures: 3" Thick oak tabletop 2" base.
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2010s Mexican American Craftsman Center Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Oak

Encino Coffee Table
Encino Coffee Table
H 14 in W 32 in D 55 in
Solid Black Oak Round Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This solid wood coffee table is handcrafted out of oak solid wood that retains its natural character.
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2010s Mexican Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Center Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Center Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key coffee table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Giraffe dining Chair in Solid Brazilian Wood by Juliana Vasconcellos
By Juliana Lima Vasconcellos
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
The Giraffe dining chair was designed with soft curves and slender, but with volume, bringing comfort and elegance. The base structure was thought with three feet. The upholstered se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile, Wood

Danish Midcentury Teak double bed with Cane headboard by Hans Wegner for Getama
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegantely shaped double bed model GE 701 designed by Hans Wegner in the 1960s and produced by Getama. The headboard is made of woven cane and has floating side tables with black gla...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Cane, Teak

Set of Six Regency Parcel-Gilt Rosewood-Grained Caned Side Chairs, circa 1810
Located in Southampton, NY
Set of six Regency parcel-gilt rosewood-grained caned side chairs, circa 1810 Simulated Coromandel and parcel-gilt dining chairs. Each with turned crest rails with central panel, ...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs

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Rosewood, Giltwood

Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

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Lacquer, Wood

The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
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2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs

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Linen

The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 31.5 in
Suelo Modern Side Chair
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo modern side chair is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The lounge chair's silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek with comfortable back and seat cushio...
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2010s North American Modern Side Chairs

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Hardwood

Suelo Modern Side Chair
Suelo Modern Side Chair
H 31.5 in W 28.5 in D 31 in
Long 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table by Design Frères
By Design Frères, Marc du Plantier, Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Long 'Diagramme' wrought iron and travertine coffee table by Design Frères. Chic blackened wrought iron and polished raw travertine French, 1940s style coffee table. Inspired by the...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Wrought Iron

Reclaimed Pine Oversized Coffee Table with White Painted Legs
Located in Brea, CA
Reclaimed pine oversized coffee table with white painted legs. Coffee table has an open shelf, painted distressed white legs. The table top is natural with a hand scraped top. Size:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Pine

Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed was typically part of a bride's dowry or a gift to a courtesan. It grew to be an important household status symbol, and the subject of rivalry among wives and co...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Daybeds

Materials

Rattan, Elm

Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in Cloisonné Bronze with Black Enamel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in cloisonné bronze with black enamel. Divided into three compartments plus the wick deposit. 19th century.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Desk Sets

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Bronze, Enamel

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Ningxia kang cover
Located in San Francisco, CA
A colorful and smartly designed kang or day-bed cover. The central field depicts a pattern of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Ningxia kang cover
W 120 in L 60 in
Kang Bed HC 215
Located in Culver City, CA
Elm Kang bed.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Cane, Wood

Kang Bed HC 215
H 21.5 in W 83.5 in D 43.5 in
Chinese Antique Kang Treasure Chest with Mirrors
Located in SOMIS, CA
In Northern China, a brick and clay platform bed named "Kang" is the most important interior
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Antique Chinese Square Kang Table, Low Table
Located in SOMIS, CA
structure called "Kang", a platform brick bed that is heated from underneath. In the extreme
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Red Lacquer Bench Chinese Low Table Bench China Elmwood
Located in Monterey, CA
it to paint. The Painting table imitates the structure of a low kang'an table that was used for
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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Narrow Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A Kang table, modernly referred to as a bench is a type of Chinese furniture that serves a dual
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Narrow Kang Table
Chinese Narrow Kang Table
H 21 in W 76.5 in D 18.5 in
Chinese Kang Table or Daybed
Located in Chicago, IL
A Kang table—also referred to as a bench—is a type of Chinese furniture that serves a Dual purpose
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Furniture

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Elm

Chinese Kang Table or Daybed
Chinese Kang Table or Daybed
H 22 in W 85 in D 43 in
Chinese Low Kang Table, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
kang bed and used as a convenient working surface for painting, writing, sewing, or arranging food. Set
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Hardwood

Chinese Low Kang Table, circa 1900
Chinese Low Kang Table, circa 1900
H 13.5 in W 27 in L 13.5 in
Pair of Chinese Square Corner Kang Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
, raised platform called a kang (a type of bed) and used to store household objects. Similar to today’s
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Elm

19th Century Small Chinese Huanghuali Kang Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century small Chinese huanghuali kang table circa 1800. Kang tables are dual purpose pieces
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Tables

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Hardwood

Pair of Chinese Square Corner Kang Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
platform called a kang (a type of bed) and used to store household objects. Similar to today’s modular
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Lacquer, Elm

Pair of Chinese Square Corner Kang Cabinets
Pair of Chinese Square Corner Kang Cabinets
H 30.25 in W 26 in D 17.25 in
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Kang Cabinet with Double Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low Kang cabinet from the 19th century, with two pairs of double
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Buffets

Materials

Wood

Late Qing Dynasty Kang Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
night Kang platforms became beds. This Kang chest is unusually original in every detail. The oxblood
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Late Qing Dynasty Kang Chest
Late Qing Dynasty Kang Chest
H 23.23 in W 52.76 in L 23.23 in
19th Century Very Large Kang Woven Top Coffee Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
Origin: China Age: 19th Century Antique Chinese large, Long & Low Kang Coffee Table/Bed with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Chinese Tang Style Low Rectangular Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A Kang table is a type of Chinese furniture that serves a dual purpose as both a low table, and a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tang Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
lines and minimal ornamentation. Originally used beside a kang platform bed in a woman's sleeping
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
H 34.25 in W 37.25 in D 10.25 in
Mid-19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
lines and minimal ornamentation. Originally used beside a kang platform bed in a woman's sleeping
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Mid-19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
Mid-19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
H 33.5 in W 42 in D 9.75 in
Chinese Kangshi-Leg Coffee Table, Late 17th Early 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
A Chinese low Kang table, originally a day bed with Kangshi sword-shaped splayed legs popular
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

19th Century Chinese Petite Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
minimal ornamentation. Originally used beside a kang platform bed in a woman's sleeping quarters, our
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Petite Console Table
19th Century Chinese Petite Console Table
H 35 in W 37.75 in D 9.75 in
Petite 19th Century Provincial Scroll Table
Located in Chicago, IL
atop a platform Kang bed and used as a convenient working surface for painting, writing, sewing, or
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing End Tables

Materials

Elm

Petite 19th Century Provincial Scroll Table
Petite 19th Century Provincial Scroll Table
H 13.5 in W 21.75 in D 13.5 in
Petite Console Table with Dancing Dragon Apron
Located in Chicago, IL
the ground, to be used beside a kang bed in a woman's sleeping quarters. Our carpenters, skilled in
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Carved Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table in Warm Honey Color
Located in Casteren, NL
A Chinese Kang bed that was completely made in Ju Mu or elmwood. The wood shows a beautiful dark
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Canned Juma or Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table
Located in Casteren, NL
A Chinese Kang bed or daybed that was made in Ju Mu or elmwood with a central woven rattan top
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Elm, Paint

Antique Chinese Low Table, Black Kang Table
Located in Somis, CA
structure called "Kang", a platform brick bed that is heated from underneath. In the northern
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Low Kang Chinese Chest with Drawers, Doors and Brass Hardware, 1800s
Located in Yonkers, NY
A light brown lacquered Chinese low Kang chest or cabinet from the 19th century. This low Kang
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Chinese Low Dragon Leg Carved Coffee Kang Table Wong Chan Kee Co Shanghai
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a wonderful, finely carved Kang low table or bench, which originally would have even been
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood

GT Atelier Square Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A traditional kang table is a type of Chinese furniture that serves a dual purpose as both a low
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

GT Atelier Square Kang Table
GT Atelier Square Kang Table
H 18 in W 50 in D 50 in
Antique Chinese Low Table
Located in Somis, CA
structure called "Kang", a platform brick bed that is heated from underneath. In the northern extreme
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Antique Chinese Low Table
Antique Chinese Low Table
H 11 in W 25 in D 25 in
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
secured by a full moon brass lock plate and key pin. Designed to resemble the low chests used atop a kang
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20th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Brass

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
H 35 in W 36 in D 10 in
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
. Designed to resemble the low chests used atop a kang platform bed, this minimalist coffer is perfect in
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Console Tables

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Brass

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
H 32.5 in W 39.25 in D 10.25 in
Mid-19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
lines and minimal ornamentation. Originally used beside a kang platform bed in a woman's sleeping
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Mid-19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
Mid-19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
H 33.5 in W 42 in D 9.75 in
Low Chinese Step Bench, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to resemble the low tables placed atop a kang platform, this 19th-century low bench from
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Benches

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Elm

Low Chinese Step Bench, c. 1850
Low Chinese Step Bench, c. 1850
H 7.5 in W 77 in D 12.5 in
Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
. Designed to resemble the low chests used atop a kang platform bed, this vibrant coffer is perfect in modern
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Coffer
Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Coffer
H 32 in W 39.5 in D 10.25 in
Antique Chinese Carved Wood and Bamboo Inlaid Daybed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese antique daybed known as "Kang" or "Luohan bed", circa 19th century. In the Ming Style but
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Daybeds

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Bamboo, Wood

Stunning Elegant Antique Baotou Kang Rug with Flowers
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
field, which has no limiting border. This rug would have been used on a Northern Chinese kang bed, a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Kang Bed HS 360
Located in Culver City, CA
Elm Cane Topped Kang Bed
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Cane, Elm

Kang Bed HS 360
H 19 in W 109 in D 62.5 in
Chinese Lacquered 'Kang' Low Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Chinese oxblood lacquered 'Kang' low table. Cabriole legged with exceptionally intricate pen
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Chinese  Lacquered 'Kang' Low Table
Chinese  Lacquered 'Kang' Low Table
H 12.5 in W 32 in D 19.5 in
Antique Natural Finish Low Blanket Chest or Stand
Located in SOMIS, CA
the platform Kang bed, close to the owners while they slept, it being within reach, would also hold
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Charming Large Antique Chinese Baotou Pictorial Rug
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
. Made for the kang, the Northern Chinese platform bed, this rug depicts the symbols of the Four
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Cotton, Wool

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Chinese Kang Bed For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese kang bed for your home. Each Chinese kang bed for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, elm and hardwood. There are many kinds of the Chinese kang bed you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much is a Chinese Kang Bed?

A Chinese kang bed can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,580, while the lowest priced sells for $338 and the highest can go for as much as $6,486.
Questions About Chinese Kang Bed
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    A Chinese kang table is a long, low piece of furniture that has a flat surface and rests on four legs. It multitasks as both a dining table and a bed. On 1stDibs, find a variety of kang tables from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    In the northern part of China, the kang or the bed-stove was created. It’s a platform that’s used for sleeping, but can be for entertaining or working. The bed-stove is made of bricks with an interior that channels heat from a fireplace or a cooking fire under the bed for warmth. On 1stDibs, find a collection of beds and other furniture from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    More than just a place to sleep, a Chinese wedding bed is a work of art. It is utilized for sitting and social interaction. These beds are intricate, and some of them even look like garden gates. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary Chinese wedding beds from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese marriage bed may refer to the matrimonial bed ceremony. Also known as An Chuang, the ceremony is a Chinese wedding custom where couples set up and decorate a bed prior to their wedding and is believed to symbolize harmony in the marriage. Shop a selection of antique marriage beds on 1stDibs.