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A Massive Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Plate by Kajiwara Kiln
A Massive Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Plate by Kajiwara Kiln

A Massive Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Plate by Kajiwara Kiln

Located in Atlanta, GA

The border of the plate is richly decorated with the Chinese inspired scroll design. On the back, three bundles of the chrysanthemums bundles are found.

Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Scroll Chairs
Pair of Chinese Scroll Chairs

Pair of Chinese Scroll Chairs

Unavailable|$1,337 / set

Pair of Chinese Scroll Chairs

Located in London, GB

A pair of early 20th century highly decorative painted wood scroll chairs. Traces of original red coloring left with good signs of age and patination.

Category

Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Ash

19th Century Chinese Scroll Box
19th Century Chinese Scroll Box

19th Century Chinese Scroll Box

Located in New York, NY

A 19th Century Chinese pine scroll box with decorative painting.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Pine

Chinese Scroll Painting, Mounted on Board, 19th-20th Century
Chinese Scroll Painting, Mounted on Board, 19th-20th Century

Chinese Scroll Painting, Mounted on Board, 19th-20th Century

Located in New York, NY

Great quality, original brush and ink painting by an unknown Chinese Scholar artist, circa late 19th-early 20th century. Acquired from a private collector. Note that we have a pair...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Scroll

Chinese Scroll Painting, Mounted on Board, 19th-20th Century
Chinese Scroll Painting, Mounted on Board, 19th-20th Century

Chinese Scroll Painting, Mounted on Board, 19th-20th Century

Located in New York, NY

Great quality, original brush and ink painting by an unknown Chinese Scholar artist, circa late 19th-early 20th century. Acquired from a private collector. Note that we have a pair...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Beautiful Chinese Calligraphy Painting

Beautiful Chinese Calligraphy Painting

Located in Vigevano, IT

Chinese scroll made of silk brocade and the rice paper.

Category

Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Silk, Paper

Rare Chinese Stool with Scrolling Back Splat
Rare Chinese Stool with Scrolling Back Splat

Rare Chinese Stool with Scrolling Back Splat

Located in Washington, DC

Sculptural lacquered elmwood stool, Northern China.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

20th Century Scroll Legs Chinese Console Table
20th Century Scroll Legs Chinese Console Table

20th Century Scroll Legs Chinese Console Table

Located in Paris, FR

Very elegant scroll legs console. Solid elmwood originally lacquered, with a weathered finish.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm, Wood

Scroll Table Console Elmwood Chinese Shanxi Province, 19th Century
Scroll Table Console Elmwood Chinese Shanxi Province, 19th Century

Scroll Table Console Elmwood Chinese Shanxi Province, 19th Century

Located in Monterey, CA

This exquisitely hand-carved scroll table console is made out of elm. It is from the Shanxi Province in China, circa 1880.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

Chinese ink rubbing of cranes, mounted as a scroll.
Chinese ink rubbing of cranes, mounted as a scroll.

Chinese ink rubbing of cranes, mounted as a scroll.

Located in New York, NY

Chinese ink rubbing of a stone stele engraving, dating to 1680, mounted as a hanging scroll, a lovely scene of two cranes symbolic of longevity under a pine tree, the writing not tra...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Paper

Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Walnut Low Scroll Kang Table
Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Walnut Low Scroll Kang Table

Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Walnut Low Scroll Kang Table

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

The kang is typically the centre of the house in the colder parts of Northern China. It is a brick platform, which connects to the stove and is heated by fire.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Round Corner Scroll Taper Cabinet
Early 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Round Corner Scroll Taper Cabinet

Early 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Round Corner Scroll Taper Cabinet

Located in Central, HK

An early 19th century red lacquer round corner scroll taper cabinet from Suzhou, with moulding edge protruding top frame member and leg, removable centre door stile, two interior dra...

Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Pair of Chinese Hand-Painted Scrolls on Paper Mounted Silk, circa 1840
Pair of Chinese Hand-Painted Scrolls on Paper Mounted Silk, circa 1840

Pair of Chinese Hand-Painted Scrolls on Paper Mounted Silk, circa 1840

Located in New York, NY

A fine pair of 19th century hand-painted scrolls on paper mounted silk, with images of birds and flowering trees, Chinese, circa 1840.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Paint, Paper, Silk, Wood

Taoist Temple Scroll, framed
Taoist Temple Scroll, framed

Taoist Temple Scroll, framed

Located in Chicago, IL

This exceptionally well preserved painting shows both the abundance and elegance of 18th century religious art in China. The central figure is a depiction of Ling-pao T’ien-tsun or t...

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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Taoist Temple Scroll, framed
Taoist Temple Scroll, framed

Taoist Temple Scroll, framed

Located in Chicago, IL

This exceptionally well preserved painting shows both the abundance and elegance of 18th century religious art in China. The central figure is a depiction of Tao-te T’ien-tsun or the...

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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

18th Century Ming Scroll Console Table
18th Century Ming Scroll Console Table

18th Century Ming Scroll Console Table

Located in San Marino, CA

A Ming period single piece elm top scroll end altar table. Originally from Shanxi, China.

Category

18th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

A large and heavy hardwood scroll pot
A large and heavy hardwood scroll pot

A large and heavy hardwood scroll pot

Located in Winter Park, FL

A very large and heavy cylindrical pot made to hold scrolls, the outside walls carved to form the natural skin of a tree trunk.

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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Hardwood

wood trunk hollowed as a scroll container
wood trunk hollowed as a scroll container

wood trunk hollowed as a scroll container

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A wonderful hand carved tree trunk hollowed out as a scroll container for a scholar's studio. Very dense, very heavy wood.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Wood

Ming Dynasty Bronze Scroll Weight, Seated Horse, 17th Century
Ming Dynasty Bronze Scroll Weight, Seated Horse, 17th Century

Ming Dynasty Bronze Scroll Weight, Seated Horse, 17th Century

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Chinese bronze scroll weight, modelled as a seated horse, looking forward with extended hoof and incised details such as eyes and mane.

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17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Unusual Antique Asian Carved Hardwood Scroll Arm Chaise
Unusual Antique Asian Carved Hardwood Scroll Arm Chaise

Unusual Antique Asian Carved Hardwood Scroll Arm Chaise

Located in Concord, MA

Antique Asian carved hardwood scroll arm chaise, late 19th to early 20th century. With palm frond back, and oranate pierced fretwork rased on twisting vine legs. Overall height: 29 ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Kang Table Qing Dynasty Ming Style Walnut Coffee Scroll Table
Antique Kang Table Qing Dynasty Ming Style Walnut Coffee Scroll Table

Antique Kang Table Qing Dynasty Ming Style Walnut Coffee Scroll Table

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

The kang is typically the centre of the house in the colder parts of Northern China. It is a brick platform, which connects to the stove and is heated by fire.

Category

19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Chinese Bookshelf Sculptures
Pair of Chinese Bookshelf Sculptures

Pair of Chinese Bookshelf Sculptures

Unavailable|$4,093 / set

Pair of Chinese Bookshelf Sculptures

Located in London, GB

A pair of black stone sculptures carved to depict a Chinese bookshelf of scrolls.

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Stone

Vietnamese/Southern Chinese Catholic Latin Cross
Vietnamese/Southern Chinese Catholic Latin Cross

Vietnamese/Southern Chinese Catholic Latin Cross

Located in New York, NY

Vietnamese/Southern Chinese Catholic Latin cross, Dalbergia Cochinchinensis inlaid with sea snail shell from the South China sea having decorative floral scrolling and Christian reli...

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19th Century Vietnamese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Shell, Wood

Exceptional Rare and Fine Padauk Wood Bureau in the Chippendale Manner, c. 1780
Exceptional Rare and Fine Padauk Wood Bureau in the Chippendale Manner, c. 1780

Exceptional Rare and Fine Padauk Wood Bureau in the Chippendale Manner, c. 1780

Located in Heathfield, GB

The plinth is beautifully carved with a Chinese scroll. Even the drawer linings are solid Padouk with a beautiful colour and swirling grain.

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18th Century Chippendale Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Padouk

Antique Chinese Domestic Blue-and-white Stoneware Plate
Antique Chinese Domestic Blue-and-white Stoneware Plate

Antique Chinese Domestic Blue-and-white Stoneware Plate

Located in New York, NY

Antique Chinese Domestic blue-and-white stoneware plate, an almost white porcelaneous body with small inclusions, decorated in an under glaze cobalt blue naive interpretation of the ...

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Chinese Antique Wealth God Chest
19th Century Chinese Antique Wealth God Chest

19th Century Chinese Antique Wealth God Chest

Located in SOMIS, CA

This is a very rare piece from Shan Xi Province, China's historic northern frontier. Carved scrolls decorate the sides giving it just the right amount of delicacy.

Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Wood

Chinese Bronze Fan-Shaped Temple Standard with Gold Leaf Frame
Chinese Bronze Fan-Shaped Temple Standard with Gold Leaf Frame

Chinese Bronze Fan-Shaped Temple Standard with Gold Leaf Frame

Located in Dallas, TX

The center features a scroll with Chinese characters we believe to be referencing a Temple.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Bronze

Antique early 20th Chinese Exceptional Solid Silver Teapot, Wu Hua物華, Tianjin
Antique early 20th Chinese Exceptional Solid Silver Teapot, Wu Hua物華, Tianjin

Antique early 20th Chinese Exceptional Solid Silver Teapot, Wu Hua物華, Tianjin

Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL

the top frieze is decorated with 8 Chinese symbols: a scroll, a Ruyi scepter, a qin, The Endless Knot, a pendant, an old book, a wrist rest, and two overlapping squares.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Silver

Chinese 18th Century Altar Table Sofa Table Console Table
Chinese 18th Century Altar Table Sofa Table Console Table

Chinese 18th Century Altar Table Sofa Table Console Table

Located in New York, NY

Chinese Qing dynasty 18th century scroll top altar console table with its original surface.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

Large 19th Century Taoism Temple Painting
Large 19th Century Taoism Temple Painting

Large 19th Century Taoism Temple Painting

Located in Westport, CT

From Southern China. In traditional scroll form. Ready to be hang without framing.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Fujie Console Table
Fujie Console Table

Fujie Console Table

Unavailable|$2,100

Fujie Console Table

Located in Merrimack, NH

Three drawers with carving around three oval shape domes and hand carved of the traditional Chinese book scroll with black lacquer painting of figures and landscape at each end of th...

Category

1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

Delft, polychrome chinoiserie wine jug circa 1680 in purple, yellow and green
Delft, polychrome chinoiserie wine jug circa 1680 in purple, yellow and green

Delft, polychrome chinoiserie wine jug circa 1680 in purple, yellow and green

By Delft

Located in ROSSUM, GE

Polychrome chinoiserie wine jug Delft, circa 1680 The polychrome wine jug has an ovoid body on a low spreading foot, a conical neck with spout and a handle with a scroll finish. The...

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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Delft, purple and yellow chinoiserie wine jug circa 1680
Delft, purple and yellow chinoiserie wine jug circa 1680

Delft, purple and yellow chinoiserie wine jug circa 1680

By Delft

Located in ROSSUM, GE

The jug is painted in purple and yellow with a continuous chinoiserie landscape with three Chinese figures. A band with scroll ornaments is applied to the shoulder just below the nec...

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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Oxblood Vase with Scroll Handles and Tai Ching Young Cheng Mark
Oxblood Vase with Scroll Handles and Tai Ching Young Cheng Mark

Oxblood Vase with Scroll Handles and Tai Ching Young Cheng Mark

Located in Monterey, CA

Material: Ceramic Origin: China Age: Ching dynasty, Kuan Hsu period, circa 1875 Size: 21 inches in height We have a nice collection of oxblood vases currently. As well as bla...

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1870s Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Ceramic

8-Panel Chinese Scroll Painting
8-Panel Chinese Scroll Painting

8-Panel Chinese Scroll Painting

Located in San Diego, CA

Late Qing Dynasty framed 8-panel chinese scroll painting, c.1890. Good condition with overall wear consistent with age.

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Chinese Scroll Painting of Dignitary on Horseback
Chinese Scroll Painting of Dignitary on Horseback

Chinese Scroll Painting of Dignitary on Horseback

Located in Dallas, TX

A Chinese scroll painting of a dignitary on his horse with three attendants in a treed landscape.

Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Paint, Paper

19th Century Chinese Scroll Container
19th Century Chinese Scroll Container

19th Century Chinese Scroll Container

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese burled root wood scroll container with wonderful patina.

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Framed Chinese Scroll Painting on Silk
Framed Chinese Scroll Painting on Silk

Framed Chinese Scroll Painting on Silk

Located in Essex, MA

Depicting pheasant and bird in rock work and floral landscape. Estate Of Augustus Peabody Gardner.

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Elegant Chinese Scroll Case, c. 1900
Elegant Chinese Scroll Case, c. 1900

Elegant Chinese Scroll Case, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Crafted of a fine hardwood, this early 20th century scroll case likely once sat in the studio of an esteemed Qing-dynasty scholar. The perfect size for a rolled-up scroll, the box wa...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Hardwood

Petite Chinese Scroll Container, circa 1900
Petite Chinese Scroll Container, circa 1900

Petite Chinese Scroll Container, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This early 20th century scroll case likely once sat in the studio of an esteemed Qing-dynasty scholar. The perfect size for a rolled-up scroll, the box was used to store and protect ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Pine

Chinese Scroll Foot Writing Desk, c. 1850
Chinese Scroll Foot Writing Desk, c. 1850

Chinese Scroll Foot Writing Desk, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

The streamlined form of this 19th-century Chinese writing desk is softened with subtle carved embellishments and a lovely, timeworn patina.

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

Finely Woven Chinese Scroll Trunk, c. 1750
Finely Woven Chinese Scroll Trunk, c. 1750

Finely Woven Chinese Scroll Trunk, c. 1750

Located in Chicago, IL

This 18th-19th century finely woven trunk was originally used to safely store painted scrolls. A skilled artisan painstakingly wove thin-as-hair reeds to cover each of the side panel...

Category

18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Brass

A Chinese Scroll Legged Altar or Console Table
A Chinese Scroll Legged Altar or Console Table

A Chinese Scroll Legged Altar or Console Table

Located in Austin, TX

The scrolled feet add a final touch of sophistication.

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Early 20th Century Chinese Scrolled Altar Console Table
Early 20th Century Chinese Scrolled Altar Console Table

Early 20th Century Chinese Scrolled Altar Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

With no stretchers or spandrels, this elegant early 20th century altar table resembles one continuous ribbon. Carefully assembled with mortise-and-tenon joinery, the table's plank to...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese Scroll Shelf in the Ming Manner
Early 20th Century Chinese Scroll Shelf in the Ming Manner

Early 20th Century Chinese Scroll Shelf in the Ming Manner

Located in Chicago, IL

Clean-lined and seamlessly constructed, this early 20th century bookcase is a splendid example of the enduring legacy of Ming-dynasty aesthetics. Once the centerpiece of a scholar’s ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

Late 19th Century Chinese Scroll of Eagle on a Stone Overhang
Late 19th Century Chinese Scroll of Eagle on a Stone Overhang

Late 19th Century Chinese Scroll of Eagle on a Stone Overhang

Located in Camden, ME

A finely painted Chinese water color on paper of an Eastern Imperial Eagle perched on a rock outcropping surveying its hidden prey ready to strike.
Classical S composition of ...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Chinese Scroll, Monumental Size Encoded in Lucite Frame of Cherry Blossom
Chinese Scroll, Monumental Size Encoded in Lucite Frame of Cherry Blossom

Chinese Scroll, Monumental Size Encoded in Lucite Frame of Cherry Blossom

Located in Houston, TX

The scroll is on a cream paper set Gainst a gray background and the whole has been cased in a Lucite framework. Branches of cherry blossoms in white and a dark rose hue artistically...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Parchment Paper

Chinese Mythological Scroll
Chinese Mythological Scroll

Chinese Mythological Scroll

Located in Bradenton, FL

Chinese scroll painting. Four riders on various mythological creatures and tang horse, Watercolor/Gouache on paper, bordered in silk and later framed.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Silk, Paper

18th Century Chinese Silk Scrolls Mounted as Screen
18th Century Chinese Silk Scrolls Mounted as Screen

18th Century Chinese Silk Scrolls Mounted as Screen

Located in Essex, MA

Late 18th Century Series of Chinese Scrolls Mounted Into Chinese Giltwood and Lacquer Screen.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Lacquer

A Chinese 19th Century Cinnabar Lacquered Scroll Box
A Chinese 19th Century Cinnabar Lacquered Scroll Box

A Chinese 19th Century Cinnabar Lacquered Scroll Box

Located in Bellport, NY

A dome shaped 19th century Cinnabar Laquered Chinese Scroll Box. Made of leather and wood, with bronze side handles and a bronze front latch.

Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Pictorial Tapestry with Traditional Crane Design
Antique Chinese Pictorial Tapestry with Traditional Crane Design

Antique Chinese Pictorial Tapestry with Traditional Crane Design

Located in Dallas, TX

The warm sepia backdrop recalls ancient Chinese scrolls and the expert use of shading gives the piece a painterly quality reminiscent of Chinese watercolors and gouaches.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Wool

19th-C. Chinese Elmwood Ebony Scrolled Coffee Table with Modern Organic Style
19th-C. Chinese Elmwood Ebony Scrolled Coffee Table with Modern Organic Style

19th-C. Chinese Elmwood Ebony Scrolled Coffee Table with Modern Organic Style

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a late 19th century Chinese scroll form coffee table made out of elmwood with an ebonized finish.

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Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Elmwood Scholars Table Bench
Antique Chinese Elmwood Scholars Table Bench

Antique Chinese Elmwood Scholars Table Bench

Located in West Hartford, CT

Chinese scrolled scholars table made of solid elmwood.

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Scroll

Materials

Elm

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Antique Chinese Scroll For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique Chinese scroll for your home. An antique Chinese scroll — often made from wood, hardwood and elm — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique Chinese scroll you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Chinese scroll is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique Chinese scroll over the years, but those crafted by Mason's Ironstone are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Chinese Scroll?

An antique Chinese scroll can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $149 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.
Questions About Antique Chinese Scroll
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    A Chinese scroll is a painting or calligraphy painted on silk or rice paper that has been mounted onto a heavier paper or silk with wooden rollers at both ends. They can be rolled up for easy storage, and can be viewed hung on the wall, or unrolled along a long table.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify antique Chinese furniture, look carefully at its details. Chinese craftsmen often built furniture using mortise and tenon joinery, eliminating the need for nails and screws. If you see this type of hardware, your piece is likely not at least 100 years old, especially if the hardware still looks new and shiny. Since antique furniture was handmade, you will normally see slight imperfections, such as tool marks or slight variations in carvings. Pieces that appear completely uniform and pristine are less often genuine antiques.

    When present, maker's marks can also be helpful. Research the marks to learn more about when the maker was active and producing pieces like yours. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer evaluate your furniture for you.

    Shop an assortment of antique Chinese furniture.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    The best way to know is to take it to an expert, such as an appraiser, reputable dealer or auction house, or museum

  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    To determine the age of a Chinese furniture piece, look carefully at the joinery and finish. Natural expansion and contraction of the wood over time will cause a joint to protrude or retract, distorting a once-seamless fit. Antique lacquer finishes become crackled and worn over time. Areas of exposed wood, such as the underside of a table, the footrest of a chair, or the back of a cabinet should appear raw and dry compared to the finished surface. With use, the legs of tables and chairs become weathered near the bottom from precipitation and use.