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Chinese Scholars Shelf

Chinese Carved Lapis Lazuli Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese scholar rock carved from a natural lapis stone and displayed on a brocade wrapped stand
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Rare Japanese Traveling Cabinet Oi Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
priests and monks during long pilgrimage, this rare chest is known as Oi Japanese. In China the carrier
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

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Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Chinese Scholars' Display Shelf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
shelf was made out of elmwood over 150 years ago in China’s Shanxi province. The two doors and two
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Shelves

Materials

Elm

Chinese Scholars' Display Shelf, c. 1850
Chinese Scholars' Display Shelf, c. 1850
H 86.75 in W 45.75 in D 18.25 in
Chinese Lacquered Scholars' Shelf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This striking red and black lacquer bookcase once stood in the center of a traditional Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Shelves

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Elm

Ming Style Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, Ming dynasty style scholar's cabinet. The doors and side panels are all solid single
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

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Bronze

Ming Style Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
Ming Style Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
H 68.75 in W 45 in D 22.25 in
19th Century Rosewood Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
A rare offering of an original 19th century Chinese antique scholar's cabinet. This wonderful
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Antique Scholar's Cabinet with Carved Grapevine
Located in Somis, CA
echoes the grape motif, emphasizing the theme of "prosperity and family legacy". An interior shelf
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Painted Black Lacquer Scholars' Cabinet, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
upper doors depict a gathering of scholar-officials and fine ladies in a traditional courtyard pavilion
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

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Elm, Lacquer

Provincial Chinese Collector's Shelf, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This provincial collector's shelf features three open compartments enclosed by a decorative frame
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Shelves

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Elm

19th Century Scholar Cabinet
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Scholar cabinet 55h x 35w x 17d This is a square corner cabinet with a central stile between the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Hardwood

19th Century Scholar Cabinet
19th Century Scholar Cabinet
H 55 in W 35 in D 17 in
2 Chinese Export Black Lacquer Carved Soapstone Scholars Cabinets Console Chests
Located in Dayton, OH
Magnificent pair of Chinese Lacquered Low Scholars Cabinets, circa second half 20th century. Double
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Scholar's Chest with Painted Pomegranates, Open Light Bookcase
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful Chinese scholar's chest with an open light feature and hand-painted images
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Korean Chaekgeori painting. 19th Century Joseon. Books & Scholars’ Accouterments
Located in Kyoto, JP
Books and Scholars’ Accouterments; Chaekgeori Second half of the 19th century Korean framed panel
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Edo Paintings and Screens

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Paper

A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets, red lacquered soft wood, each cabinet with a set of doors
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets
A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets
H 27.25 in W 24 in D 14.25 in
Chinese Crackled Lacquer Tapered Cabinet, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
The essence of traditional Chinese furniture is fully expressed in the simplicity and graceful
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
open upper shelf was used to display precious objects such as vases, curios, or piles of books. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

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Elm

Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
H 51.75 in W 25.25 in D 14.5 in
Chinese Diamond Lattice Display Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The focal point of this beautiful 19th century scholars' display cabinet is undoubtedly the complex
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Blue and White porcelain Ginger Jar was hand made and hand paint
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

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Porcelain

20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Blue and White porcelain Ginger Jar was hand made and hand paint
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Chinese Trailing Vine Display Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
carved doors, rails, and side panels. Crafted in China's Hebei province in the mid-19th century, this
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Cedar

Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This book cabinet was likely originally commissioned for a scholar's study to store important texts
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
H 75.75 in W 37.75 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Book Cabinets, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this pair of tall book cabinets was once used in a scholars' studio
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

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Elm

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Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized, Gilt, & Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinoiserie decorated secretary offers black lacquered wood construction with upper having a broken arch pediment over a cast with double doors opening to vermillion red lacquered ...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Bookshelf with Wood Patchwork on Doors, by Morelato
By Morelato
Located in Salizzole, IT
Babilonia is a Contemporary style freestanding bookshelf with doors made of wengé, ash, maple, cherry, ebony, walnut and padouk woods The structure is made of ash and wengé. De...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookcases

Materials

Cherry, Maple, Padouk, Walnut, Wenge, Ash

Japanese 19th Century Miniature Lacquer Chest with Waterfall
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese 19th century miniature lacquer chest with waterfall. Late Edo to early Meiji period lacquer chest (mid to late 19th century) with two characters on the front reading Nuno an...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Gold, Silver, Bronze

Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs England, late 19th century Amongst the birds...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy

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Animal Skin, Glass, Plaster, Feathers

Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed was typically part of a bride's dowry or a gift to a courtesan. It grew to be an important household status symbol, and the subject of rivalry among wives and co...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Daybeds

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Rattan, Elm

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Lacquer

Narrow Chinese Shanxi Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The essence of traditional Chinese furniture is fully expressed in the simplicity and graceful presence of this 18th-century cabinet crafted in the Shanxi province. Made of pine wood...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tib...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Bronze

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tib...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie Incense Burner Vase and Cover
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie incense burner vase and cover, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800, blue cross swords and star mark, Pressnummer 58 A Museum Qua...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics

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Porcelain

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

Framed Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning antique Tibetan Thangka with an embroidered border, circa mid to late 19th Century. It depicts Yamantaka or Vajrabhairava, a wrathful manifestation of Manjusri, the bodhis...
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

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Textile, Acrylic

19th C Glass Dome on Ebonised Base with 25 Exotic Birds-Label W.J.Hole
Located in Leuven , BE
Large oval based glass dome/shade with 26 exotic, colourful birds in naturalistic setting comprising Hummingbirds with open wings and on their nests. This Victorian arrangement is in...
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20th Century British Taxidermy

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Organic Material, Wood

Contemporary Shelving Room Divider "Paso" in Walnut by Casey Lurie USA
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Paso shelving was designed to embody simplicity and harmony through the use of rhythmical geometries and warm natural materials. Alternating ladder-like shelves create discrete secti...
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2010s North American Modern Bookcases

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Wood

Regency English Mahogany Antique Extending Dining Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality late regency period mahogany extending dining table retaining exceptional colour and patina to well figured top with two original removable leaves raised on elegant ...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Massive Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Figures of Attendants, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
A rare and massive pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel figures of attendants, Qing Dynasty. Each standing figure similarly depicted with hands raised overhead supporting a large circ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

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Chinese White Jade Quan Yin Figural Group
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
on a shelf. Jade has been collected not only for its artistic merit but also for its investment value
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Jade

Unique Chinese Ming Style Scholar's Display Shelf / Room Divider
Located in Dallas, TX
Simple and almost contemporary in looks, a fine early 20th century Padouk wood Chinese Ming style
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Early 20th Century Chinese Shelves

Chinese Antique Scholar's Cabinet or Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
"prosperity and family legacy". Interior Shelf. Solid wood. Tenons and mortises.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Antique Chinese Scholar's Cabinet, Kuang Hsu Period, circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first! A rare antique Chinese scholar's cabinet from the Kuang Hsu period, circa 1875
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Iron

Japanese Scholar's Stone
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese scholar’s stone (suiseki). The Japanese continue the Chinese tradition of collecting
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Japanese Scholar's Stone
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese tall columnar scholar’s stone (suiseki). The Japanese continue the Chinese tradition of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Unusual Japanese Scholar's Stone
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese scholar’s stone (suiseki) of unusual horizontal form. The Japanese continue the Chinese
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Antique Chinese Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
A very special piece from our Southern Scholar collection. A generous open shelf allows display of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Antique Chinese Bookcase, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Bookcase, 19th Century
H 37.5 in W 54 in D 17.5 in
Pair of Lacquered Chinese Bedside Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets of red lacquered soft wood, each cabinet with a set of doors
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Shell, Softwood

Pair of Lacquered Chinese Bedside Cabinets
Pair of Lacquered Chinese Bedside Cabinets
H 27.25 in W 24 in D 14.25 in
Chinese Jade Quan Yin Figural Group
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
on a shelf. Jade has been collected not only for its artistic merit but also for its investment value
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Chinese Scholar's Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
This two-level display shelf once held vases and sculptures and was probably part of a family
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20th Century Chinese Shelves

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Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Scholar's Shelf
Chinese Scholar's Shelf
H 25.75 in W 27 in D 6 in
Scholar's Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisitely crafted scholar’s shelf from a respected workshop in Beijing is a contemporary
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Elm

Scholar's Shelf
Scholar's Shelf
H 78.75 in W 47.25 in D 12.75 in
Chinese Pale Jade Inkstone, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and brush, the inkstone is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio
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Antique Mid-19th Century Qing Scholar's Objects

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Jade

Chinese Scholar Display Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact dealer for full product description. Price displayed is for each shelf.
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Early 20th Century Shelves

Chinese Scholar Display Shelf
Chinese Scholar Display Shelf
H 30.5 in W 35 in D 6 in
Chinese Scholar's Display Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact dealer for full product description.
Chinese Scholar's Display Shelf
Chinese Scholar's Display Shelf
H 40.25 in W 26 in D 6 in
Chinese Scholars' Scroll Shelf, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century bookcase once stood in a Qing-dynasty scholars' studio, piled high with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Scholar Display Shelf with 2 Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact dealer for full product description. Price displayed is for each shelf.
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Early 20th Century Shelves

Materials

Elm

Chinese Scholar’s Writing Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
framed shelf extension can be added to the top of the case piece, providing another level for additional
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Bookcases

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Scholars' Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning cabinet from Shanxi Province, China. This c.1800 cabinet has four doors. The top two
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

19th Century Chinese Scholars' Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Scholars' Cabinet
H 81.5 in W 50.5 in D 25.5 in
Chinese Painted Scholars' Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
decoration adorn the tall doors, depicting a courtly scholar strolling through a spacious courtyard, framed
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Chinese Scholar Cabinet with 8 drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This large and well-proportioned Elm Wood display shelf once held books and scholar’s artifacts in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Bookcases

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Elm

Pair of Chinese Scholar’s Document Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
display shelf. These two cabinets make quite the statement when placed side-by-side.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

18th Century Five-Drawer Chinese Scholar's Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This 18th Century five-drawer black lacquer Chinese Shanshi table has egg-shaped pulls on each
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

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Wood

Chinese Two-Drawer Studio Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars' studios during the Qing dynasty. Such shelves were used to display a collection of books
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Two-Drawer Studio Shelf
Chinese Two-Drawer Studio Shelf
H 71 in W 31 in D 16 in
Chinese Gilt Red Lacquer Scholars' Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
during the 19th century in China's Shanxi province. Traces of the original gilt paintings depicting vases
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Chinese Spindleback Studio Shelf, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century bookcase once stood as the centerpiece of a Qing dynasty scholars' studio
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

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Elm

Chinese Three-Drawer Red Lacquer Collector's Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese design. Confined to the contours, the lively carving on the shelf aprons and three drawers
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

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Elm

Chinese Three Drawer Collector's Shelf, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars' rocks. The shelf features two shelves enclosed by scalloped frames and three drawers underneath
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese Scroll Shelf in the Ming Manner
Located in Chicago, IL
the enduring legacy of Ming-dynasty aesthetics. Once the centerpiece of a scholar’s studio, the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese black lacquer cabinet. A black lacquer Chinese scholars cabinet of cypress
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Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Cypress

Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet
Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet
H 58 in W 35 in D 18 in
Chinese Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
From Northern China, this 19th century lacquered elmwood Scholars' bookshelf features fourteen
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Antique 19th Century Bookcases

Chinese Bookcase
Chinese Bookcase
H 83 in W 62 in D 21 in
Chinese Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
hardware from provincial China. Dimensions for each shelf: 13" w x 15" d x 20" high.
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Antique 19th Century Bookcases

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Elm

Chinese Bookcase
Chinese Bookcase
H 81 in W 59 in D 16 in
19th Century Chinese Studio Landscape Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
the Chinese scholar, flowers were valued for their symbolic meanings, pleasing forms, and the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Pine, Lacquer, Paint

Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
, and one hidden compartment, once used to shelter the prized belongings of a scholar in Shandong
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1850
H 89.5 in W 45.5 in D 27 in
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful pair of 19th century Chinese cabinet with a heavy black lacquer and beautifully painted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
H 76.25 in W 47.25 in D 21.5 in
Pair of Chinese Calligrapher's Shelves, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
frames, open sides, and low railings enclosing each shelf. The pair's clean lines are accentuated by a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Elm

Mid-19th Century Chinese Garden of Cultivation Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars and "literati" of the time. Such gardens were celebrated as places for quiet contemplation or
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm, Lacquer, Paint

Tall Chinese Lacquer Cabinet with Greek Key Trim, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual to Chinese furniture, a Greek key-like design, crisply rendered in walnut, outlines the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Chinese Bench with Open Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood bench with open storage and feet ending in scholars' scrolls. Pair
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Antique 19th Century Benches

Materials

Elm

19th Century Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Elm Wood Scholars Case Cabinet with interlaced pieces that make the geometric design
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

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Elm, Lacquer

19th Century Cabinet
19th Century Cabinet
H 71 in W 37 in D 21.5 in
Monumental Ming-Style Round-Corner Tapered Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
there are two shelves; the second shelf having two drawers. The false-bottom has a metal pull, making
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Cabinets

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Cypress, Lacquer

Chinese Export Elm Bookcase or Scholars Display Shelf Étagère
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Qing dynasty style Chinese export bookcase or scholar's display shelf étagère constructed from elm
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bookcases

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Brass

Chinese Polychrome Scholars Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Antique Chinese scholars bookcase cabinet with a polychrome decorated case featuring pagoda court
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Brass

Chinese Black Lacquer Painted Scholars Cabinet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical Chinese painted cabinet from north China decorated with floral vases and scholars objects
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wardrobes and Armoires

Chinese Painted Scholars' Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
perfect blank canvas for dozens of painted scholars' objects, including vases, censors, brush pots, books
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Painted Scholars' Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Painted Scholars' Cabinet, c. 1850
H 72.5 in W 49 in D 22.75 in
Chinese Black Lacquer Scholar's Cabinet, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
, and one hidden compartment, once used to shelter the prized belongings of a Qing dynasty scholar
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Scholars' Shelves, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
bamboo furniture of earlier dynasties. Once the centerpiece of a scholar’s studio, these open shelves
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Chinese Scholars' Shelves, circa 1900
Pair of Chinese Scholars' Shelves, circa 1900
H 74.25 in W 35.5 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Chinese Scholar's Shelves, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
frames, open sides, and low slatted railings enclosing each shelf. The pair's clean lines are accentuated
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Elm

Pair of Fine Chinese Scholar's Scroll Shelves
Located in Chicago, IL
shelf is backed with lattice, brilliantly joined together piece by piece and executed with puzzle-like
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Cusped Apron Scholars' Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
Appealing to the refined tastes of a learned scholar, this pair of 19th century cabinets strikes
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Chinese Antique Side Table Green Lacquered
Located in Somis, CA
surfaces including the top, middle shelf and a bottom tier with ice crackle screen. The square table top in
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Antique Side Table Green Lacquered
Chinese Antique Side Table Green Lacquered
H 32 in W 16.75 in D 16.75 in
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful pair of 19th century Chinese cabinet with a heavy black lacquer and beautifully painted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
H 76.25 in W 47.25 in D 21.5 in
Chinese Painted Red Lacquer Shrine Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
features a shallow drawer once used for incense and two doors that open to reveal a single interior shelf
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Partner's Desk with Puddingstone Top, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
desk lies in its expansive top inlaid with puddingstone, a conglomerate stone favored by Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone

Tea Leaf Canister
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely made pewter tea canister was made during the early 1900s in Guangdong, China, which was
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20th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Pewter

Tea Leaf Canister
Tea Leaf Canister
H 12 in Dm 9.5 in
Chinese Scholar Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
rectangular cut legs black lacquer interior with single shelf
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Chinese Scholar Cabinet
Chinese Scholar Cabinet
H 82 in W 46.5 in D 22.5 in
Scholar's cabinet from the Kuang Hsu period in China c. 1875
Located in Houston, TX
An attractive scholar's cabinet from the Kuang Hsu period in China c. 1875. Please notice this
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Wood, Paint

Black Painted Buffet, circa 1890s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black lacquer buffet with hand-painted scholar's objects on the doors and horse hoof-style feet
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

Black Painted Buffet, circa 1890s
Black Painted Buffet, circa 1890s
H 32.13 in W 68.88 in D 17.38 in
Large Cabinet
Located in Sarasota, FL
Large Storage Cabinet with two doors to the front, scholar's carving at bottom, inside two drawers
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Elm

Large Cabinet
Large Cabinet
H 72.5 in W 44.5 in D 22.25 in
Elmwood Side Cabinet
Located in Denver, CO
18th century Chinese red and black Elmwood side cabinet with original painting depicting various
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture

Elmwood Side Cabinet
Elmwood Side Cabinet
H 33.3 in W 33 in D 20.4 in
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