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Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

Imperial Rug Chinese Silk and Metal
Located in Ferrara, IT
Rug! Hand-woven during the end of the 19th century probably for a temple within the Forbidden City
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19th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Silk

Early 20th Century Handmade Chinese Ningxia Square Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Fragment of the Antique Tiffany Chinese Carpet with Lotus Flowers
Located in Milan, IT
The only huge carpet known to have left the Imperial Palace in Beijing's Forbidden City, formerly
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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

19th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Thread Meditation Carpet (4'x7'-122x213)
Located in New York, NY
in the Forbidden City, display five writhing, scaly dragons, one central and full face, the others
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Early 1900s Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Metallic Thread

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 17'10" x 17'10" - 545 x 545 )
Located in New York, NY
houses. There are no daises. The only dais platforms are in the Forbidden City Imperial throne rooms and
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1840s Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Chinese Peking Long Gallery Carpet in Cream & Blue
Located in New York, NY
woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

18th Century Chinese Ningxia Main Hall Carpet ( 12'8''x13'4''- 385 x 405 )
Located in New York, NY
the Forbidden City [Carpets in the Collection of the Palace Museum, pp.XXX, ill.XXX]. The flaming
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1720s Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Ningxia, Dragon Rug Five Claws, 19th Century
Located in RÉDING, FR
Ningxia Dragon rug five claws, 19th century. Beijing in the Forbidden City of Ningxia !! Dragon
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Early 20th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Mongolian Art Deco Style Room Size Carpet In Neutral
Located in New York, NY
Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Art Deco Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Ming Dynasty Chinese Countryside Villa - TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
glazed in green enamel with yellow finials – as the ones in the forbidden city – typical from the Ming
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Terracotta

Rare Chinese Carved Rosewood Table or Candle Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
inserted porcelain plaque in the Chinese Export manner, depicting a colorful scene from the forbidden city
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Rosewood

Chinese Export Mandarin Warrior Famille Rose Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ancient Chinese culture. On the reverse side, warriors present themselves to the emperor at the Forbidden
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Metal

Chinese Ming Dynasty Architectural Terracotta Roof Tile Figure Qilin Foo Dog pr
Located in Forney, TX
likely Forbidden City, Dongcheng District, Beijing, figural pottery modeled as mythical qilin (foo dog
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16th Century Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Earthenware, Terracotta

Early 19th Century Coromandel Eight Panel Chinese Screen
Located in Miami, FL
captivating narrative of life within the Forbidden City. Intricate details depict the Imperial court, with
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Chinese Early 20th C. Glazed Porcelain Roof Tile of a Warrior Riding a Monkey
Located in New York, NY
became ever more popular for top-tier buildings, including palace halls in the Forbidden City and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Ceramic

Chinese Early 20th C. Glazed Porcelain Roof Tile of a Warrior on a Dragon Turtle
Located in New York, NY
tiles became ever more popular for top-tier buildings, including palace halls in the Forbidden City and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Ceramic

Chinese 1900 Qing Dynasty Bodhisattva Altar Temple-Pagoda In Wood And Carvings
Located in Miami, FL
Imperial Household Department managed a number of crafts workshops both within the Forbidden City and
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1890s Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wood, Ivory

6 Elegant Ming Dynasty Court Attendants in Glazed Terracotta, China 1368-1644 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A fine set of a six court attendants as in the Forbidden City of Beijing, elegantly dressed in a
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Terracotta

China 100 BC Han Dynasty Ancient Rare Stickman Sculpture in Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
royal family and forbidden to ordinary people. The Chinese Han Dynasty Geography & Map The Han
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Iron

Antique Beijing Silk Palace Carpet - Handmade Asian Rug, Antique Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
Preserving Harmony’ at the imperial palace in Beijing (Forbidden City). The Hall of Preserving Harmony is a
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19th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Silk

Pair of 18 Century Paintings of St Francis Xavier and St Carlo Borromeo
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
1552, while he was seeking to penetrate into the great forbidden land of China. Despite language
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Late 18th Century French Baroque Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Canvas

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Tibetan Dragon Rug 2x2.6
Located in New York, NY
2' x 2'6'' handwoven, high knot count rug. This carpet was made in a non-commercial woman's weaving co-op. We have attempted to resurrect the most authentic weaving and dying techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Tibetan Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Chinese 19th Century Famille Rose Fish Bowl
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Very good quality 19th century Chinese Famille Rose fish bowl. Having a wonderful selection of raised, hand-painted vases, lanterns, furniture, flowers and motifs set on a turquoise ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Porcelain

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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1970s French Space Age Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
Imperial Five-Clawed Dragon Chinese Textile 'Silk & Metal', 18th Century
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is an 18th-century imperial silk Chinese textile that measures 79 x 47CM in size. This rare example has been preserved in excellent condition and has retained its dramatic satur...
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18th Century Chinese Other Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Silk

Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print.
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Silver Gelatin

Traditional Handwoven Antique Red Area Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Traditional Handwoven Antique Red Area Rug, Size: 2'-1" X 2'-8"
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20th Century Chinese Kirman Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Silver Gelatin

Large French Aubusson Pastoral Verdure Tapestry or Wall Hanging
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Miami, FL
A vibrant and playful Aubusson tapestry depicting the typical French scenery of castle surrounded by a forest with birds and river in the foreground. This tapestry also has a twis...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase/Jar. Of baluster form this covered vase is truly exceptional in quality, condition and size. The body...
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1720s Chinese Chinese Export Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Porcelain

Two Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
The enamel vases in this pair are of ‘garlic head’ form, each sitting on a four-leg, four scrolled foot wooden stand. The vases are of tripartite form. Each vase features a flared ne...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Monumental Chinese Serpentine Jade Carved Pagoda Censer, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Chinese serpentine jade carved pagoda censer, early 20th century. A masterfully carved Chinese serpentine pagoda censer. The base of the tripod censer is set upon lion-he...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Serpentine

Large Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Fish Bowl Planter
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large colorful vintage Chinese porcelain fishbowl. Features Classic, oriental scenes with Chinese people throughout. The ceramic bowl is painted on the inside as well with a traditio...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
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19th Century English Renaissance Revival Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wood, Pine

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Spruce

Tibetan Phoenix and Dragon Antique Rug
Located in New York, NY
This carpet is made with very silky lustrous wool and is probably woven using lambs wool, that's how silky it is! It has fabulous jewel tone vegetable dyes and is all natural. Measur...
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Indigo Blue, Red, Green, Orange Wool Tibetan Dragon Area Rug
By Joseph Carini Carpets
Located in New York, NY
This rug is woven in a special weaving project in a women's coop using special lost weaving techniques. We use secret knotting techniques to make special effects. The rug is wove...
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2010s Nepalese Tibetan Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

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Vintage Art Deco Chinese Oriental Rug
Located in Sarasota, FL
Forbidden City. The upper right corner has flowering branches spilling into the field from the border. The
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

Imperial Ningxia Chinese Antique Oriental Rug
Located in Sarasota, FL
Monastery in the Forbidden City which was built to hold the remains of the sixth Panchen Erdeni who died on
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

18th Century Imperial Chinese Fountain Carved in White Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
top of which the wooden structures were raised; the two most eminent examples are the Forbidden City
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Marble

Massive Sculpture Of A Dragon Ridge Tile
Located in Wilton, CT
Entrance to the Forbidden City.
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

Ming Glazed Terracota Peony Wall Plaque On Stand
Located in Paris, FR
the Forbidden City, in particular on a side wall at the entry of the old residence of Qian Long where
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16th Century Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Ceramic

Pair of Qing Dynasty Wooden Figures
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
intrigue. To compound matters, the Manchurian Chinese cities were being attacked by local groups, dubbed
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18th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wood

Qing Stone Sculpture of a Seated Horse
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
intrigue. To compound matters, the Manchurian Chinese cities were being attacked by local groups, dubbed
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18th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Stone

Qing Stone Sculpture of a Seated Horse
Qing Stone Sculpture of a Seated Horse
H 11.75 in W 17.75 in D 4 in
Pair of Ming Glazed Terracotta Temple Wall Tiles Depicting a Dragon
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Forbidden City that was constructed in Beijing after the third ruler of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Terracotta

Ming Dynasty Wooden Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
surely the complex of temples and palaces known as the Forbidden City that was constructed in Beijing
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wood

Ming Dynasty Wooden Guanyin
Ming Dynasty Wooden Guanyin
H 48 in W 23 in D 24 in
Ming Dynasty Lacquered Wood Sculpture of Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
of temples and palaces in Beijing. Known as the Forbidden City, this architectural behemoth was
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wood

Apothecary cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
, whose influence spread far and wide from the Forbidden City in the capital of Beijing. Although this
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19th Century Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

Apothecary cabinet
Apothecary cabinet
H 84 in W 127.5 in D 19 in
Chinese Ming Carpet Fragment
Located in San Francisco, CA
to have been woven in the fifteenth century, probably in Beijing for the Forbidden City. Several
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wool

19th Century Chinese Silver and Enamel Ruyi, Tian Bao, Beijing, circa 1880
By Tian Bao
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Imperial throne. Many of the Imperial workshops in the Forbidden City were disbanded and this caused some
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Silver, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Solid Silver and Enamel Ruyi, Tian Bao, Beijing, circa 1880
By Tian Bao
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Imperial throne. Many of the Imperial workshops in the Forbidden City were disbanded and this caused some
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Silver, Enamel

China Qing Dynasty 19th Century Reclining Foo Dog Statue Carved in Gray Jade
Located in Miami, FL
number of crafts workshops both within the Forbidden City and outside it. Some of the skilled workers and
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19th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Jade

China 1900 Qing Dynasty Serpentine Dish in the Shape of a Chrysanthemum Flower
Located in Miami, FL
both within the Forbidden City and outside it. Some of the skilled workers and master craftsmen were on
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Serpentine

Tibetan-China Qing Dynasty 18th Century circa 1800 Carved Seated Buddha Deity
Located in Miami, FL
Imperial Household Department managed a number of crafts workshops both within the Forbidden City and
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18th Century Tibetan Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Marble

China 1880 Qing Dynasty Nephrite Jadeite Jade Urn Vase Por Perfumed Oil Scents
Located in Miami, FL
within the Forbidden City and outside it. Some of the skilled workers and master craftsmen were on
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1880s North American Art Deco Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Jade, Sterling Silver, Bronze

Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Waterfall Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
in forbidden city motif, with fanciful pagodas, paneled interiors and tile floors. Fabulous colors
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

Imperial Gilt Copper and Cloisonné Enameled Throne
Located in Dallas, TX
living quarters in the Forbidden City and other palaces. The brilliant colors and luminous surfaces when
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Early 20th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Enamel

Pair of Cobalt Peking Glass Bottleneck Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
fascinated the emperor, who then had a glass workshop of his own built inside the Forbidden City.     
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Glass

A Pair of Gilt Bronze Foo Lions
Located in Austin, TX
the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, this pair sits alert, mouths open, ears perked, and ready to
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Early 20th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

A Pair of Gilt Bronze Foo Lions
A Pair of Gilt Bronze Foo Lions
H 16.5 in W 11.5 in D 8 in
Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Horse and Tomb Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
(Forbidden City) in 1420, the Yongle Emperor selected his burial site and created his own mausoleum. The
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16th Century Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Terracotta

Pair of Imperial Chinese Gold Brick Coffee Tables, Qing dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
these low tables were originally used to pave the floors of the Forbidden City palace complex in Beijing
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wood, Earthenware

Chinese Early 20th Century Glazed Porcelain Roof Tile of a Warrior on a Rabbit
Located in New York, NY
popular for top-tier buildings, including palace halls in the Forbidden City and ceremonial temples like
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Early 20th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Ceramic

China Qing Dynasty 18th Century Reclining Foo Dog Carved in White Nephrite Jade
Located in Miami, FL
number of crafts workshops both within the Forbidden City and outside it. Some of the skilled workers and
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18th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Jade

China 1880 Qing Dynasty Sculpture of Liu Haichan Carved in Precious Rose Wood
Located in Miami, FL
both within the Forbidden City and outside it. Some of the skilled workers and master craftsmen were on
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1880s Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Wood

China 1900 Qing Dynasty Serpentine Dish in the Shape of a Chrysanthemum Flower
Located in Miami, FL
of crafts workshops both within the Forbidden City and outside it. Some of the skilled workers and
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Serpentine

China Qing Dynasty 1890 Amphora Jar with Chains in White Jadeite Jade with Wood
Located in Miami, FL
dynasty in the imperial history of China. It was proclaimed in 1636 in Manchuria (modern-day Northeast
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1890s Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Jade

Pair of Late Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Roof Tiles, 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
, including palace halls in the Forbidden City, and ceremonial temples (for example the Heavenly Temple).
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Ming Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Terracotta

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Garniture
Located in Downingtown, PA
Forbidden City made use of an imported crimson-pink enamel derived from gold, and an opaque white, which
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Forbidden City Ornate Altar Table
Located in Morristown, NJ
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Altar Table/Console Highly Decorated Circa 1870
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19th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

Chinese Zitan Brushpot or Bitong
Located in Sarasota, FL
Forbidden City is made from this wood.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Zitan

TIBETAN TANKA PANEL DEPICTING CHINESE EMPEROR QIANLONG
Located in San Francisco, CA
in the forbidden city of Beijing.
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18th Century and Earlier Tibetan Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

Pair of Palatial Cloisonne Chinese Earthquake Detectors
Located in Chicago, IL
longevity, success, and courage. Pair in Beijing China in the Forbidden City Courtyard. ,
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Early 20th Century Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

Pair "GOLDEN BRICKS" Rosewood Coffee Tables
Located in Sarasota, FL
Room in the Forbidden City.MORE IMPORTANTLY the history....Salvaged from the Grand Canal and sold to
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18th Century and Earlier Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Clay, Rosewood

Antique Chinese Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle
Located in New York, NY
on wares made for the pavilion of this name in the Forbidden City in 1749). Malachite stopper with
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19th Century Chinese Qing Forbidden City Chinese Antique Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle
Antique Chinese Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle
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Prices for a piece of forbidden city Chinese antique furniture start at $163 and top out at $375,000 with the average selling for $6,500.