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What is a Chinese garden stool?
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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.
PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020
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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
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Materials
Brass, Copper
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Green Glazed Ceramic Chinese Garden Stool Side Occasional Table, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large vintage Chinese ceramic garden stool features classic drum or barrel form with a band of
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
China Vintage Pair Hand-Carved Limestone Garden Stools Display Pedestals
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese pair (2) vintage solid limestone garden stools (garden seats or pedestals), ornately convex
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Garden Ornaments
Materials
Limestone
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$9,600 / set
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Pair of Chinese Stone Drums of Interlocking & Melon Designs
Located in Chicago, IL
Drum-form stools such as this were traditionally used in gardens and outdoor pavilions where upper class scholars read, wrote, gathered for discussion and, in general, developed thei...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Side Tables
Materials
Limestone
Thai Rattanakosin Seated Buddha Figure in Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This gilt bronze figure depicts the historic Buddha Shakyamuni in perpetual meditation. Also known as Shaka, Gautama Buddha, or Prince Siddhartha, Shakyamuni embodies the virtues of ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Blue & White Phoenix Tail Vase, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese porcelain vase from the mid-19th century is hand-painted in the blue-and-white manner with an idyllic mountain landscape. Attributed to the imperial kilns of Jin...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Chinese Apothecary Chest, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This low cabinet with many drawers is a small Chinese apothecary chest, once used in a 19th-century pharmacy to organize and store traditional herbal medicines. The medicine cabinet ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Elm
Vintage Chinese Mahjong Set in Hardwood Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A test of skill, strategy, and luck, the game of mahjong (麻將) was invented in China in the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) and has been popular ever since. Played by exchanging tiles t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Hardwood
Chinese Blue & White Plate with Trailing Vines, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century porcelain plate is richly decorated in the blue-and-white manner, hand-painted with dark, cobalt-blue underglaze against a blue-grey field. The small plate is brush...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Celadon Lacquer Peach Box, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This small presentation box from the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) is cloaked in a rare shade of celadon-teal lacquer, an unusual color we've never seen in our years of collecting. T...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Wood
