Unusual Red Lacquer Qing Dynasty Center Cabinet

Chinese cabinet i red lacquer with remains of decorations, which gives the cabinet a beautiful patina. Black lacquer on the sides of the cabinet. Features double doors, beautifully a...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquer cabinet from the 19th century, with hand-painted gilt motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century, this wooden cabinet features a linear silhouette perfectly complimented by a red lacquer ground. The façade showcases two large doors adorned with a delicate hand-painted gilt décor. A landscape made of mountains surrounded by auspicious clouds, trees, architectures and people crossing bridges, sitting at home or riding a boat, decorate those doors. A discreet frieze of foliage on the outer frame surrounds the ensemble. The doors are fitted with a large floral medallion with ornate pulls, and they open to reveal a nicely distressed interior made of two shelves and a hidden compartment. The sides are made of recessed panels with a dark reddish black lacquer while the back is made of brown planked wood. With its clean lines, red lacquer and faint but lovely hand-painted décor...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period Shanxi wedding cabinet from the 19th century with original red lacquer and hand-painted floral décor. Created in the North-Eastern province of Shanxi during the Qing dynasty in the 19th century, this wedding cabinet features a linear silhouette perfectly complimented by its original red lacquer. Adorned with a faint floral décor with various objects such as vases raised on pedestals, the façade showcases two doors fitted with a traditional lock, opening to reveal an inner shelf with two drawers and a hidden compartment concealed under a removable panel. Chinese Wedding cabinets often housed wedding gifts or the dowry of a new bride. They were traditionally given as a gift by their parents for the couple moving into their new home. Most original wedding cabinets have a single shelf and two drawers. Raised on four straight legs with carved apron in the front and side stretchers, this 19th century Qing Dynasty period red lacquer Shanxi cabinet...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty Ningbo red lacquered four-door wedding cabinet from the 19th century, with butterfly hardware. Created in Eastern China durin...

A early 19th century qing dynasty cabinet boasting a deep red patina from the Shanxi Province, circa. 1820-1830. The façade showcases two doors fitted with a traditional round medal...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquered side cabinet from the 19th century, with two doors, carved apron and patinated brass hardware. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period in the 19th century, this side cabinet features a rectangular top with central board and slightly beveled edges, sitting above an elegant red lacquer façade. Two doors, adorned with simply carved panels, are fitted with brass hardware made of ornate pulls...