Sideboard with Painted Front

This is a classic example of a “Beijing” or Tianjin” sideboard, so-called because of their origin in this region of northeastern China. This compact chest has three drawers with two ...

An exceptionally original 19th century household storage coffer in the Tianjin Style. Tianjin is a large city in Northeast China that acts as the port of Beijing. It was a prosperous city and the furniture made there was known for is solidity and clean, balanced lines. Tianjin storage chests typically feature heavy brass handles and lock plates. All hardware on this chest is original and the patina on the wood is aged and lovely; natural oxblood lacquer, which has rubbed off in some areas and darkened in other areas due to more than a century of use. Tianjin chests usually have three large drawers across the top two large doors below. The piece was probably part of a dowry and exhibited in a highly visible part of the home. The whitish deposits on the legs suggest that the piece sat on a terra cotta...

This monumental manuscript cabinet is from Rangoon, Burma and made from teak wood, lacquer, and gold leaf. This manuscript cabinet features its orig...

This elegant small coffer, features a floating panel top sitting above three drawers, each and fitted with boldly-scaled rectangular brass hardware and a curved handle. Beneath the drawers is a floating panel, which conceals interior storage, accessible only by removing one of the drawers. Our eyes are immediately drawn to the carved archaistic spandrels (inspired by a dragon) that decorate the sides and give the piece its distinctive profile. With its refined proportions design aged black lacquer patina, this middle Qing Dynasty will be a unique focal point in any room. This is a very old piece and remarkably, almost unrestored. The legs have suffered water damage from placement on the moist terra cotta floor...

A Chinese Ming-style wooden butterfly cabinet from the 19th century, with carved spandrels, drawers, doors and dark oxblood patina. This elegant coffer, called a butterfly cabinet, f...

Korean step tansu, also known as "pyung sang," are traditional Korean furniture pieces designed for storage and organization. They typically consist of a series of stacked drawers or...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period side cabinet from the early 20th century, with hand painted flower and bird décor, two doors, ornate brass hardware, carved apron and custom lacque...

The superb altar coffer with a floating panel top, inserted within the rectangular frame ending with everyted flanges, five drawers decorated with relief carved floral and foliage ca...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period side cabinet from the early 20th century, with two drawers over two doors, horse hoof feet and custom aqua teal hand painted finish. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty period in the early years of the 20th century, this side cabinet showcases a newly and professionally done custom aqua teal colored finish, perfectly complimenting its clean lines. The cabinet features a rectangular top sitting above a carefully façade. Two drawers in the upper section, fitted with scalloped hardware...

Renzo Rutili for Johnson Furniture Company chest with bench, circa late 1950s. It has gold leafed doors and ebonized case and bench. The interior of the chest has an adjustable shelf...

This is an upper part of a an unusual 19th century Japanese cabinet using bamboo and burled wood as design accents on the two sliding do...

An antique Chinese wooden console cabinet from the early 20th century, with four doors, inner shelves, removable compartments and carved aprons. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this console cabinet features a rectangular top with central board, sitting above two pairs of petite double doors...