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19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Chest
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Chest

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Chest
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Chest

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This petite 19th century chest supports a narrow table top framed by simple spandrels. Supported by

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Red Lacquered Side Chest with Restoration
Chinese Red Lacquered Side Chest with Restoration

Chinese Red Lacquered Side Chest with Restoration

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Black Lacquer Book Chest, c. 1800
Chinese Black Lacquer Book Chest, c. 1800

Chinese Black Lacquer Book Chest, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

this stately 19th-century book chest. Expertly constructed of northern elm (yumu) with mortise-and

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Export Lacquer Chest with Later Glass Top

Chinese Export Lacquer Chest with Later Glass Top

Located in New York, NY

Chinese Export Lacquer Chest with Later Glass Top.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Lacquer, Wood, Glass

Chinese Export Parcel Gilt Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest
Chinese Export Parcel Gilt Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest

Chinese Export Parcel Gilt Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Marvelous Chinese export lacquered wedding cabinet or chest. Features a highly decorated parcel

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Apothecary Medicine Chest with 24 Drawers
19th Century Apothecary Medicine Chest with 24 Drawers

19th Century Apothecary Medicine Chest with 24 Drawers

Located in Kastrup, DK

Chinese apothecary / pharmacy medicine chest with 24 drawers. Linden wood (also called lime tree

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Pair of Ming Style Red Lacquered Chinese Chests
Pair of Ming Style Red Lacquered Chinese Chests

Pair of Ming Style Red Lacquered Chinese Chests

Located in Somis, CA

Price is for the PAIR. A pair of beautiful Chinese red lacquered cabinets. These cabinets were made

Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Gilt Red Lacquer Storage Chest, c. 1850
Chinese Gilt Red Lacquer Storage Chest, c. 1850

Chinese Gilt Red Lacquer Storage Chest, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Used as a storage chest for clothes and personal belongings, this 19th-century coffer was likely

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Chinese Four-Door Red Lacquer Chest
Early 20th Century Chinese Four-Door Red Lacquer Chest

Early 20th Century Chinese Four-Door Red Lacquer Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest
Early 20th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest

Early 20th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 20th century Chinese red lacquered coffer with four drawers and four doors with brass

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Freestanding Qing Dynasty Black Lacquer Sideboard
Freestanding Qing Dynasty Black Lacquer Sideboard

Freestanding Qing Dynasty Black Lacquer Sideboard

Located in Kastrup, DK

Black lacquer sideboard with multiple drawers and two doors. From Hebei, circa 1880-1900. This

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Style Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest
Chinese Qing Style Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest

Chinese Qing Style Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest

Located in Rio Vista, CA

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

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Cordovan Lacquered Chest
19th Century Chinese Cordovan Lacquered Chest

19th Century Chinese Cordovan Lacquered Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Chest
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Chest

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Chinese Red Lacquered Blanket Chest with Iron Hardware
Chinese Red Lacquered Blanket Chest with Iron Hardware

Chinese Red Lacquered Blanket Chest with Iron Hardware

Located in Kastrup, DK

A Chinese antique blanket chest from the early 20th century. Made from camphor wood, covered with

Category

Early 20th Century Asian Qing Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Chinese Polychrome Painted and Lacquered Storage Chest
Vintage Chinese Polychrome Painted and Lacquered Storage Chest

Vintage Chinese Polychrome Painted and Lacquered Storage Chest

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Lacquered with two double door paint decorated sides depicting cranes. They open to compartments

Category

20th Century Asian Chinese Export Furniture

Chinese Tea Chest
Chinese Tea Chest

Chinese Tea Chest

Located in New York, NY

Red lacquer Chinese tea chest on brass stand.

Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

Chinese Courtyard Lattice Chest
Chinese Courtyard Lattice Chest

Chinese Courtyard Lattice Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

lattice opens up the design with its airy, geometric grid and a fresh, hand-applied red lacquer finish

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Four Door Red Lacquered Chest
19th Century Chinese Four Door Red Lacquered Chest

19th Century Chinese Four Door Red Lacquered Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Elm

Bamboo Chest With Black Lacquer Top
Bamboo Chest With Black Lacquer Top

Bamboo Chest With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

An elegant bamboo chest, black lacquer top, fine lattice fret work on the pair of doors and sides

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Apothecary Chest
19th Century Chinese Apothecary Chest

19th Century Chinese Apothecary Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Money Chest
19th Century Chinese Money Chest

19th Century Chinese Money Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

. Rich in character, the once-glossy lacquered finish has weathered over time, leaving the chest with a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Red Lacquer Chest with Gilt Motif Design
Red Lacquer Chest with Gilt Motif Design

Red Lacquer Chest with Gilt Motif Design

Located in Greenwich, CT

Red lacquer chest with gilt motif floral motif design. Elegant and beautiful color. We carry fine

Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Flanked Prosperity Chest
19th Century Chinese Flanked Prosperity Chest

19th Century Chinese Flanked Prosperity Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

of red, an emblem of joy and prosperity, the chest’s distressed lacquer finish and dark patina tells

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period
Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period

Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period

Located in San Francisco, CA

A small beautifully black lacquered tansu chest with original hardware and having seven drawers

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Herbal Apothecary Elm Chest And Bookcase
Chinese Herbal Apothecary Elm Chest And Bookcase

Chinese Herbal Apothecary Elm Chest And Bookcase

Located in Kastrup, DK

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period late 19th century apothecary merchant's chest in Southern elm, also

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Low Two-Door Chest
19th Century Chinese Low Two-Door Chest

19th Century Chinese Low Two-Door Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

In a traditional northern Chinese home, a chest like this would have been placed beside a raised

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Red Lacquer Side Chest with Carving
Red Lacquer Side Chest with Carving

Red Lacquer Side Chest with Carving

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Cabinets

Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest
Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest

Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

Though it seems unlikely that poison ivy could yield such beauty, traditional Chinese lacquer has

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Low Chinese Cinnabar Kang Chest, c. 1850
Low Chinese Cinnabar Kang Chest, c. 1850

Low Chinese Cinnabar Kang Chest, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This low, lacquered cabinet would have originally been used atop a kang or platform bed, used as a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Modern Cabinets

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Two-Door Painted Chest
19th Century Chinese Two-Door Painted Chest

19th Century Chinese Two-Door Painted Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

this early 19th century book chest. Like many cabinets from the era, the chest sits up on a platform

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Chinese Provincial Chrysanthemum Chest
Early 20th Century Chinese Provincial Chrysanthemum Chest

Early 20th Century Chinese Provincial Chrysanthemum Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th century chest from China’s Shanxi province was crafted with traditional mortise-and-tenon

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Oriental Style Paint Decorated and Lacquered Chest
Oriental Style Paint Decorated and Lacquered Chest

Oriental Style Paint Decorated and Lacquered Chest

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Oriental style paint decorated and lacquered chest, ebonized chest with red trim and doors with

Category

20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Vintage Chinese Trompe l'Oeil Bookcase Storage Chest on Stand
Vintage Chinese Trompe l'Oeil Bookcase Storage Chest on Stand

Vintage Chinese Trompe l'Oeil Bookcase Storage Chest on Stand

Located in Raymondville, TX

An eclectic vintage Chinese trompe l'Oeil bookcase storage chest on Ming style stand (2 pieces

Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Red Lacquered Side Chest with Four Drawers
19th Century Red Lacquered Side Chest with Four Drawers

19th Century Red Lacquered Side Chest with Four Drawers

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th century, red lacquered side chest is made from Elm Wood and has four drawers. This piece

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Japanese Big Antique Red Lacquered Bamboo Storage Chest, Meiji Period
Japanese Big Antique Red Lacquered Bamboo Storage Chest, Meiji Period

Japanese Big Antique Red Lacquered Bamboo Storage Chest, Meiji Period

Located in South Burlington, VT

Found during our recent Japanese Acquisition travels. Unusual Japanese antique red lacquered

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Leather

Apothecary Medicine Chest with 45 Drawers
Apothecary Medicine Chest with 45 Drawers

Apothecary Medicine Chest with 45 Drawers

Located in Kastrup, DK

A Chinese Qing Dynasty apothecary / pharmacy medicine chest. Front in original red lacquer with 45

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Free Shipping Chinoiserie Red Painted Chest
Free Shipping Chinoiserie Red Painted Chest

Free Shipping Chinoiserie Red Painted Chest

Located in Sofia, BG

Fine red Lacquered chest with brass fitting, pair of doors, hand-painted. Elegant and beautiful

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Apothecary Medicine Chest with 56 Drawers
Apothecary Medicine Chest with 56 Drawers

Apothecary Medicine Chest with 56 Drawers

Located in Kastrup, DK

A Chinese Qing Dynasty apothecary / pharmacy medicine chest in original red lacquer. 56 drawers

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Metal

Cloud and Phoenix Painted Chest
Cloud and Phoenix Painted Chest

Cloud and Phoenix Painted Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This cabinet, comprised of two petite 19th century chests from China's Shanxi province, is

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Korean Wedding Chest
Early 20th Century Korean Wedding Chest

Early 20th Century Korean Wedding Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

Dated to the early 20th century, this lacquered Korean wedding chest is decorated with round

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Japanese Stacking Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Japanese Stacking Tansu Chest, c. 1880

Japanese Stacking Tansu Chest, c. 1880

Located in Chicago, IL

Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Meiji Dressers

Materials

Iron

18th Century Chinese Lacquer Chest on an English Giltwood Stand
18th Century Chinese Lacquer Chest on an English Giltwood Stand

18th Century Chinese Lacquer Chest on an English Giltwood Stand

By William Kent

Located in London, GB

An early 18th century Chinese coffer on stand. The coffer of domed form, lockable, and lacquered

Category

Antique 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Cabinets

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Blanket Chest with Yellow Lacquer and Brass Hardware
Vintage Chinese Blanket Chest with Yellow Lacquer and Brass Hardware

Vintage Chinese Blanket Chest with Yellow Lacquer and Brass Hardware

Located in Yonkers, NY

yellow lacquered vintage Chinese blanket chest will bring a joyous pop of color to any decor.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Lacquered Elm Nine-Drawer Clothing Chest with Bronze Hardware
Chinese Qing Lacquered Elm Nine-Drawer Clothing Chest with Bronze Hardware

Chinese Qing Lacquered Elm Nine-Drawer Clothing Chest with Bronze Hardware

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing dynasty elm wood nine-drawer clothing chest from the 19th century, with lacquered

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Elm

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Chinese Lacquer Chests For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Chinese lacquer chests is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese lacquer chests was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and elm. Chinese lacquer chests have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Chinese lacquer chests are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, modern and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Chinese Lacquer Chests?

Chinese lacquer chests can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,706, while the lowest priced sells for $255 and the highest can go for as much as $56,000.

Finding the Right Asian Art And Furniture for You

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.

Questions About Chinese Lacquer Chests
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese lacquer refers to the specific lacquering styles used in Chinese wares. Chinese lacquerware has a tradition stretching back thousands of years, and vintage examples are highly sought after by collectors. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of expertly-vetted Chinese lacquerware from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Chinese black lacquer is a resin sourced from the Toxicodendron vernicifluum (formerly Rhus verniciflua) tree that grows throughout East Asia. Artisans produce decorative objects entirely from the substance or use it as a finish for wood and other materials. Find a selection of Chinese black lacquer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    To care for Chinese lacquered furniture, wipe it with a damp cloth regularly. You can use a paste wax intended for use on lacquer finishes to restore shine, but avoid using harsh furniture polishes and cleaners on pieces. On 1stDibs, shop a range of lacquered furniture.