Chinese Lacquer Chests

This gorgeous cinnabar lacquered chest is so named for the Chinese Harmony God featured on its front.

A Camphor wood chest. Black lacquered with Chinese landscape and inlaid with soapstone, mother-of-pearl and bone figures and painted wood and stones trees, China, early 20th century.

With ten drawers this well preserved chest is a unique example. Unlike most apothacary chests this one has a low profile. Each drawer has nine compartments historically used to store...

Late 19th century Qing dynasty red lacquered Southern Chinese elm Shanghai bedside chest with brass hardware.

This beautiful cabinet is a great example of Ming Dynasty's simple and elegant furniture design. Contrasting red and black color makes it a fantastic focal point. Removable centre ba...

Miniature Chinese Lacquer Chest

A 19th century Chinese red lacquered coffer with fifteen drawers, four with carved bats, and brass hardware.

This traditional red lacquer clothing chest was used mainly for storage. Simple, over-sized hardware is in keeping with the simplicity of the Shanxi style. The strong base on this p...

A pair of refined and elegant black lacquer apothecary chests, brass ring pulls. Beautiful form, lines and colors. Selling single or pair, $2800 each. View our website at: www.greenw...

Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets that moved throughout the home and could accompany their owners in long-distance trave...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty antique cinnabar blanket chest from the 19th century, with underglaze floral motifs and bronze butterfly hardware. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, th...

One of a kind Chinese exports black lacquered chinoiserie and golded painted with flowers, animals and scenes Bureau- chest. 18th century, English furniture .It has 3 drawers and a ...

This Chinese bedside chests is from Zhejiang, China and features traditional mortise and tenon joinery, ox-blood lacquer, and 2 drawers.

This 19th century chest, hailing out of northern China, started its life as a storage trunk with a solid lacquered front.

This petite 19th century chest supports a narrow table top framed by simple spandrels. Supported by straight legs, the cabinet's paneled front is fitted with two shallow drawers and ...

This Chinese side chest is made from red lacquered elmwood and has been fully restored.

A rolled-up scroll or treasured root pot may have once been among the erudite objects stored in this stately 19th-century book chest. Expertly constructed of northern elm (yumu) with...

A 19th century Chinese red lacquered elmwood chest with two drawers and two doors with brass hardware.

Chinese Export Lacquer Chest with Later Glass Top.

Marvelous Chinese export lacquered wedding cabinet or chest.

Chinese apothecary / pharmacy medicine chest with 24 drawers.

Price is for the PAIR. A pair of beautiful Chinese red lacquered cabinets. These cabinets were made in the Ming style, a timeless design that works well in almost any interiors. Satu...

Used as a storage chest for clothes and personal belongings, this 19th-century coffer was likely commissioned for a wedding dowry, bestowed upon a groom filled with silks and gifts. ...

This 19th century chest, hailing out of Northern China, started its life as a storage trunk with a solid lacquered front.

An early 20th century Chinese red lacquered coffer with four drawers and four doors with brass hardware. Pagoda Red Collection #: CAI002 Keywords: Sideboard, server, creden...

Black lacquer sideboard with multiple drawers and two doors. From Hebei, circa 1880-1900. This sidebord is perfectly useable as a freestanding centerpiece given the depth: 68 cm / ...

Extraordinary Chinese lacquered wedding cabinet or prosperity chest made in the early Qing dynasty style.

A 19th century Chinese cordovan lacquered chest with two doors and brass hardware.

A 19th century Chinese elmwood two door red lacquer chest with brass hardware.

A 19th century Chinese elmwood red lacquered chest with two drawers and two doors with brass hardware.

A Chinese antique blanket chest from the early 20th century.

Lacquered with two double door paint decorated sides depicting cranes. They open to compartments with lift up doors with floral decoration. Recessed lower double panels decorated wit...

A Chinese red lacquered treasure chest box from the 19th century, with brass hardware.

A Chinese Qing dynasty red lacquered apothecary chest from the 19th century, with 32 drawers and calligraphed painted labels.

We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite 19th century circa 1860 Chinese mother of pearl inlaid with ornately carved panels and lacquer finish cupboard A very rare collec...

Inspired by the facades of traditional courtyard homes in Shanxi province, our talented carpenters modified this 19th century coffer with door fronts repurposed from Qing-dynasty lat...

Red lacquer Chinese tea chest on brass stand.

A 19th century Chinese red lacquered elmwood chest with four doors with brass hardware.

This Chinese 20th century tall chest featuring a double door was made with black lacquered elmwood.

An elegant bamboo chest, black lacquer top, fine lattice fret work on the pair of doors and sides. Beautiful form, lines and colors. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantique...

Impressive antique red lacquer Qing Dynasty cabinet. A rectangular form made from elm with mortise and tenon construction and lower serpentine carved apron. Features two dovetailed d...

This 19th century walnut chest was originally used by a Chinese pharmacy to organize and store herbal medicines.

Secured by brass latches, this elmwood money chest once safeguarded the finances and prized possessions of a Qing-dynasty household. Unlocked, the hinged top folds to an open storage...

Red lacquer chest with gilt motif floral motif design. Elegant and beautiful color. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appeared many times in "Archite...

A more rustic interpretation of classic Qing-dynasty furniture, this antique chest simplifies the silhouette with pert, upturned flanges and just a hint of taper to its square frame....

A small beautifully black lacquered tansu chest with original hardware and having seven drawers. Japan, late 19th-early 20th century.

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period late 19th century apothecary merchant's chest in Southern elm, also called Jumu wood. Originally used by a Chinese pharmacy to organize and store herbal...

In a traditional northern Chinese home, a chest like this would have been placed beside a raised platform called a kang, which was used as a sleeping and living area.

This red-lacquered side chest features detailed carvings and a thick antique patina.

Though it seems unlikely that poison ivy could yield such beauty, traditional Chinese lacquer has long since been made from the toxic sap of a closely related plant. Virtually resist...

This low, lacquered cabinet would have originally been used atop a kang or platform bed, used as a table and storage chest. The low cabinet has a long, rectangular design with clean ...

A rolled-up scroll or root wood brush pot may have once been among the treasured objects stored in this early 19th century book chest. Like many cabinets from the era, the chest sits...

This 19th century chest from China’s Shanxi province was crafted with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques and finished with several layers of dark lacquer.

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red cabinet from the 19th century with hand painted decor and gilt accents. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this red cabinet captivates with i...