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Folding Horseshoe Chair

Chinese 19th Century Carved Horseshoe-Back Folding Chair
Chinese 19th Century Carved Horseshoe-Back Folding Chair

Chinese 19th Century Carved Horseshoe-Back Folding Chair

Located in Queens, NY

Antique Chinese (19th Century) horseshoe-back wooden folding armchair with a rush seat, sloped

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Qing Dynasty Folding Chair, Elm & Rosewood, China
19th Century Qing Dynasty Folding Chair, Elm & Rosewood, China

19th Century Qing Dynasty Folding Chair, Elm & Rosewood, China

Located in Charleston, SC

Sometimes called Hunting Chairs, or Jiaoy Armchairs, these horseshoe-back folding chairs were used

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Tomb Funeral Pottery Chair Models
Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Tomb Funeral Pottery Chair Models

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Tomb Funeral Pottery Chair Models

Located in Atlanta, GA

likely an original pair. Known as horseshoe back folding chairs (called Jiao Yi in Chinese), they have a

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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

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Chinese Lacquered Horseshoe Chair
Chinese Lacquered Horseshoe Chair

Chinese Lacquered Horseshoe Chair

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H 40 in W 32 in D 17 in

Chinese Lacquered Horseshoe Chair

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese brass mounted lacquered folding horseshoe chair, late Qing Dynasty style, of typical form

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Early 20th Century Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Rosewood Horseshoe Folding Chairs
Pair of Chinese Rosewood Horseshoe Folding Chairs

Pair of Chinese Rosewood Horseshoe Folding Chairs

Located in Tarzana, CA

A pair of large mid 20th century Chinese folding chairs. Very finely crafted in the Ming dynasty

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Early 20th Century Asian Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Vintage in the Style of Chinese Horseshoe Wooden Folding Chairs
Pair of Vintage in the Style of Chinese Horseshoe Wooden Folding Chairs

Pair of Vintage in the Style of Chinese Horseshoe Wooden Folding Chairs

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Introducing the 19th-century Vintage in the Style of Chinese Horseshoe Wooden Folding Chairs

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Thread, Paint

Japanese Horseshoe Back Folding Chair
Japanese Horseshoe Back Folding Chair

Japanese Horseshoe Back Folding Chair

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Japanese horseshoe back folding black and red lacquer chair. The seat is silk brocade over leather.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Armchairs

Materials

Brass

20th Century Chinese Huanghuali Folding Horseshoe Back Chair
20th Century Chinese Huanghuali Folding Horseshoe Back Chair

20th Century Chinese Huanghuali Folding Horseshoe Back Chair

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

design feel to it with its folding action and the smooth lines of the beautifully horseshoe shaped back

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Large Chinese Horseshoe Shaped Folding Chairs
Pair of Large Chinese Horseshoe Shaped Folding Chairs

Pair of Large Chinese Horseshoe Shaped Folding Chairs

Located in Tarzana, CA

Pair of large Chinese brass mounted hand carved wood horseshoe shaped folding chairs. The round

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Vintage 1950s Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Chinese Solid Hardwood Horseshoe Folding Chairs Brass Fittings
Pair of Vintage Chinese Solid Hardwood Horseshoe Folding Chairs Brass Fittings

Pair of Vintage Chinese Solid Hardwood Horseshoe Folding Chairs Brass Fittings

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to this stunning pair of large decorative vintage Chinese horseshoe back folding

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Vintage Chinese Solid Hardwood Horseshoe Folding Chairs Brass Fittings
Pair of Vintage Chinese Solid Hardwood Horseshoe Folding Chairs Brass Fittings

Pair of Vintage Chinese Solid Hardwood Horseshoe Folding Chairs Brass Fittings

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

back folding chairs A very good looking and decorative pair of high chairs, these look to be of a

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Pair of Chinese Horseshoe Folding Chairs and Side Table
19th Century Pair of Chinese Horseshoe Folding Chairs and Side Table

19th Century Pair of Chinese Horseshoe Folding Chairs and Side Table

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

folding chairs with matching side table. Excellent carving throughout with dragon relief brass mounts

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Teak

Chinese Hongmu Wood Quanyi Folding Chairs, Pair
Chinese Hongmu Wood Quanyi Folding Chairs, Pair

Chinese Hongmu Wood Quanyi Folding Chairs, Pair

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese brass-mounted Hongmu wood Quanyi or horseshoe-back folding chairs, a pair, each with gilt

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

White Chinese Horseshoe Folding Chair Jiao Yi
White Chinese Horseshoe Folding Chair Jiao Yi

White Chinese Horseshoe Folding Chair Jiao Yi

Located in Somis, CA

A white Chinese carved horseshoe back "Jiao Yi" folding chair, 20th century, with substantial brass

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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique Chinese Horseshoe Back Folding Chairs
Pair of Antique Chinese Horseshoe Back Folding Chairs

Pair of Antique Chinese Horseshoe Back Folding Chairs

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of Chinese folding horseshoe back armchairs, "Jiaoyi," likely dated late Qing

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair Chinese Horseshoe Folding Hunting Chairs Jiao Yi
Pair Chinese Horseshoe Folding Hunting Chairs Jiao Yi

Pair Chinese Horseshoe Folding Hunting Chairs Jiao Yi

Located in Somis, CA

A remarkable pair of late 19th-century Chinese solid elmwood horseshoe hunting chairs, known as

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

rattan chair
rattan chair

rattan chair

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H 33 in W 23 in D 21 in

rattan chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

oriental horseshoe rattan chair, folding.

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Antique 19th Century Unknown Chairs

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Miniature Huanghuali Wood Chinese Sideboard

Miniature Huanghuali Wood Chinese Sideboard

Located in New York, NY

Miniature Huanghuali wood Chinese sideboard. An expertly crafted miniature architectural model in Huanhuali wood with brass hardware. A late 20th century miniature furniture model of...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Models and Miniatures

Materials

Rosewood

Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge
Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge

Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge

Located in Atlanta, GA

A silk civil rank badge panel beautifully framed in a gilt Baux bamboo carved wood frame circa Qing dynasty mid-19th century. The square rank badge is known in Chinese as Buzi which ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Extra Large Chinese Horseshoe Chairs Oversize 19th Century Round Back Ming
Extra Large Chinese Horseshoe Chairs Oversize 19th Century Round Back Ming

Extra Large Chinese Horseshoe Chairs Oversize 19th Century Round Back Ming

Located in Somis, CA

A pair of extra large, sold wood, 19th century Chinese Horseshoe Chairs. The solid, 2" thick, continuous rounded crest rail is composed of three curved sections. The arm ends protrud...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

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Elm, Wood

Korean Antique Pine and Persimmon Wood Stacking Nong Cabinets
Korean Antique Pine and Persimmon Wood Stacking Nong Cabinets

Korean Antique Pine and Persimmon Wood Stacking Nong Cabinets

$5,000 / set

H 46.25 in W 32.5 in D 14.75 in

Korean Antique Pine and Persimmon Wood Stacking Nong Cabinets

Located in Atlanta, GA

A two-tier stacking storage cabinet on comforting stand, known as Nong in Korean, circa early 20th century (end of Joseon to Korean Empire Period). Each cabinet is fitted with a pair...

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Early 20th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Armchairs
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Armchairs

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Armchairs

$3,878 / set

H 28.75 in W 33.08 in D 24.41 in

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Armchairs

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese hardwood arm chairs, each with carved bats above a motif and surrounded by cherries and leaves, raised on square section legs united by st...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Carved Walnut Armchairs 'Fushouyi'
Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Carved Walnut Armchairs 'Fushouyi'

Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Carved Walnut Armchairs 'Fushouyi'

Located in Austin, TX

A good pair of Chinese carved walnut wood (hetao mu) armchairs. The back features two facing stylized dragons around a central shou (longevity) medallion below a scrolled crest r...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Fine Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Gyeonggi Do Joseon Dynasty
Fine Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Gyeonggi Do Joseon Dynasty

Fine Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Gyeonggi Do Joseon Dynasty

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Korean Bandaji Chest circa late 19th century toward the end of Joseon Dynasty from Gyeonggi Do. Bandaji is known as drop front half opening chest and was traditionally used to stor...

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Antique 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

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Brass

Chinese Carved Zitan Table-Form Stand, Republic Period, Mid-20th Century
Chinese Carved Zitan Table-Form Stand, Republic Period, Mid-20th Century

Chinese Carved Zitan Table-Form Stand, Republic Period, Mid-20th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A finely carved zitan wood display stand in the form of a round table, China, Republic Period, mid 20th century. The circular display stand carved from rare and precious zitan wo...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Zitan

Fine Antique Tall Korean Medicine Chest Yakchang Provenance
Fine Antique Tall Korean Medicine Chest Yakchang Provenance

Fine Antique Tall Korean Medicine Chest Yakchang Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine antique Korean medicine or apothecary chest from late Joseon Dynasty (circa 19th century). Known as Yakchang in Korean, this type of chest was used to sort and store herb medi...

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Antique 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

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Brass

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Horseshoe Back Armchairs
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Horseshoe Back Armchairs

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Horseshoe Back Armchairs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A pair of 19th century Chinese painted horseshoe back armchairs. Made from elmwood.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Style 1920s Horseshoe Back Bamboo Armchairs
Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Style 1920s Horseshoe Back Bamboo Armchairs

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Style 1920s Horseshoe Back Bamboo Armchairs

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty style 1920s horseshoe back bamboo armchairs a pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty style horseshoe back armchairs from the early 20th century, with fretwork moti...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs

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Wood, Bamboo

A Chinese mid 18th century Laquered Coromandel screen
A Chinese mid 18th century Laquered Coromandel screen

A Chinese mid 18th century Laquered Coromandel screen

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A monumentally scaled and most important Chinese mid 18th century Laquered Coromandel screen. This finely detailed ten panel screen, with its original tempera paint, showcases a coll...

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Lacquer

Chinese 19th Century Hardwood, Mother of Pearl Inlaid Garden Seat
Chinese 19th Century Hardwood, Mother of Pearl Inlaid Garden Seat

Chinese 19th Century Hardwood, Mother of Pearl Inlaid Garden Seat

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality 19th century Chinese hardwood garden seat, having an inset marble-top, mother of pearl inlay, carved and fretted trellis decoration to the sides.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Stools

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Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company Meiji Period
Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company Meiji Period

Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A finely decorated Japanese satsuma ceramic vase by Ryozan Okamoto (c.1820s-1910s) for Yasuda. Ryozan is the head artist working for Yasuda company, a Japanese ceramic makers and dea...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique Chinese Ming-Style Armchair, Hand-Crafted Hardwood, Circa 1890
Antique Chinese Ming-Style Armchair, Hand-Crafted Hardwood, Circa 1890

Antique Chinese Ming-Style Armchair, Hand-Crafted Hardwood, Circa 1890

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H 31.5 in W 25 in D 19 in

Antique Chinese Ming-Style Armchair, Hand-Crafted Hardwood, Circa 1890

Located in San Carlos, CA

Elevate Your Space with Timeless Elegance! Discover the allure of our Chinese Ming-style Antique Chair, a true gem that effortlessly blends history with sophistication. This exquis...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Side Chairs

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Hardwood

Japanese Ceramic Seto Tea Leaf Tsubo Jar Edo Period
Japanese Ceramic Seto Tea Leaf Tsubo Jar Edo Period

Japanese Ceramic Seto Tea Leaf Tsubo Jar Edo Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese glazed ceramic jar with a lacquered wood lid circa 19th century of late Edo to early Meiji Period. The stoneware tsubo was used as a storage vessel for produce such as tea...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

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Ceramic

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