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What is a Chinese garden stool?

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What is a Chinese garden stool?

The Chinese garden stool is a round, barrel-shaped stool with a circular seat. Inspired by traditional drums, these stools often feature decorative elements simulating actual drumheads, such as a ring of faux nails at each end.

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Large Celadon Green Glazed Ceramic Chinese Garden Stool, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large vintage Chinese ceramic garden stool features classic drum or barrel form with a band of
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

19th Century Two-Tone Patinated Chinese Brass & Copper Garden Barrel Drum Stool
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare two-tone Copper and Brass hand tooled Chinese garden stool. Versatile and exuding character to
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Stools

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Brass, Copper

Chinese Green Glazed Drum Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional Chinese garden stools. The low stool has a tapered, barrel silhouette and perforated cutouts in
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

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Ceramic

Ceramic Asian Garden Seat in Blue and White Floral Motifs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian ceramic garden seat or end table in blue and white floral motif. Blue and white Chinese style
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Patio and Garden Furniture

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Ceramic

A Pair of Chinese Export Elephant Garden Stools
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Chinese export elephant form garden stools, early 20th century. Carved wood with gilding
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Annamese Blue and Green Glazed Ceramic Garden Seat on Shaped Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
ruled - China. This garden stool, which was also used as a pedestal for a garden planter, features a
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Antique 19th Century Vietnamese Patio and Garden Furniture

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Ceramic

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Chinese Blue & White Double Happiness Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Organic Modern Loggia Meditation Stone Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This meditation stone coffee table exemplifies organic modern style with an emphasis on natural materials. The stone slab top formed of polished zhenzhu stone, a conglomerate limesto...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail...

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Stone

Primitive Chinese Wooden Rice Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural wooden vessel is a 19th-century kitchen mortar used for grinding the outer husks off of rice and other grains. Beautifully aged with a crackled texture and deep groov...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Primitive Planters, Cachepots and Jar...

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Wood

Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Twin Dragons, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

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Silver, Copper

Chinese Golden Yellow Bottleneck Vase with Peony Sgraffito
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese porcelain vase has a classic bottleneck shape, decorated with a monochrome glaze and an allover sgraffito design of peony blossoms, trailing vines and palm leaves. The v...
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20th Century Chinese Modern Ceramics

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Porcelain

Petite Chinese Blue & White Jar, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-painted in cobalt blue atop a cool white field, this petite tea leaf jar beautifully exemplifies the timeless allure of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. The small jar dates to ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Southeast Asian Bronze Rain Drum Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique bronze drum table is based on ancient forms created by the Dong Son culture of Vietnam as early as 600 BCE. Precious objects with spiritual significance, bronze drums we...
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Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Primitive Side Tables

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Bronze

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