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Chinese Shagreen

Chinese Shagreen Eyeglass Holder
Located in New York, NY
Shagreen (sharkskin) eyeglass holder with carnelian glass beads and silk tassel. Holder sides open
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1930s Chinese Decorative Objects

Chinese Shagreen Covered Eyeglass Case in Natural Grey
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese eyeglass case of flattened tubular form with closed ends, sliding open in the center and
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Shagreen

Chinese Shagreen Glasses Case with Tassels, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese spectacle case is carved from wood with a striking shagreen covering. The case dates
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Chinese Green Dyed Shagreen Covered Eyeglass Case with Copper Trim
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese papier mâché eyeglass case of flattened tubular form with closed ends and sliding open in
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Copper

Chinese Jian Ware Style Black Shagreen Pattern Pottery Teabowl with White Rim
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very impressive and stylish Chinese black shagreen pattern glazed pottery tea bowl in the Jian
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Pottery

Karl Springer "Chinese Parson Style Desk" in Exquisite Shagreen Lacquer 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted "Chinese Parson Style Desk" in artisan shagreen and bone lacquer in beige and
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Desks

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Brass

Recent Sales

Two Chinese Shagreen Covered Boxes, 19th Century
Located in Hollywood, FL
The first a rectangular box with hinges the second a cartouche shaped box with removable top. Small cartouche shaped box measures: 5.5" W x 4.5" D x 2.25" H. Larger hinged box meas...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Chinese Shagreen Eyeglass Case with Crystal Lensed Eyeglasses
Located in Hudson, NY
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese green shagreen brass-mounted eyeglass case with burgundy
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Steel

French Indo-Chinese Green Shagreen Eyeglass Case with Steel Bullion Tassel
Located in New York, NY
Green shagreen over wood eyeglass case with top which pulls off and with steel bullion tassel.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

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Shagreen

Early 20th Century Chinese Shagreen Covered Scroll Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A long scroll box from Northern China. This box is from c. 1900 and is covered in beautiful
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Early 20th Century Chinese Boxes

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Shagreen, Wood

Antique Chinese Ox Horn Eyeglasses - Shagreen Case
Located in Peekskill, NY
In the late 1800s eyeglasses became an important affectation for upper class Chinese. When they saw
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Antique 19th Century Chinese More Furniture and Collectibles

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Copper, Iron

Gold Faux Shagreen Pair Lamps, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese ginger jar shape pair gold faux shagreen lamps Black linen shades with gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps

Contemporary Pair Grey Porcelain Faux Shagreen Vases, China
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pair of grey porcelain faux shagreen design vases.
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2010s Chinese Vases

Gold Faux Shagreen Porcelain Pair of Vases, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pair of gold faux shagreen porcelain vases.
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2010s Chinese Vases

Faux Shagreen and Brass Small Side or Cocktail Table, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese faux shagreen green print is transferred onto a porcelain octagonal top with
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Gold Faux Shagreen Pair of Lamps with Black Linen Shades, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pair of gold faux shagreen lamps. The faux shagreen design is affixed to a
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps

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Other

Pair of Grey Faux Shagreen Porcelain Lamps, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary pair porcelain with grey faux shagreen design. Fine linen shades. The shade measures
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps

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Shagreen

Faux Shagreen Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Modern rectangular faux shagreen on porcelain top with delacquered brass trim and base coffee table
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Faux Shagreen and Brass Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Faux shagreen small side table with a brass base and trim. The top is faux shagreen over porcelain
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Late 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Faux Shagreen and Brass Side Table
Faux Shagreen and Brass Side Table
H 13 in W 15 in D 15 in
Pair of Metallic Faux Shagreen Lamps, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary pair faux shagreen design lamps with a metallic/brass color Round lamps with square
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps

Faux Shagreen and Brass Round Cocktail or Side Table, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Faux shagreen green print transferred onto a round porcelain top with brass base. Brass trims the
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Faux Shagreen and Brass Round Cocktail or Side Table, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Faux shagreen green print transfered onto a round porcelain top with brass base. Brass trims the
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Playing Card Box
Located in valatie, NY
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Playing Card Box with Chinese subject matter in faux shagreen, the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

19th century Chinese Shagreen 'Sharkskin' Covered Eye Glass Case circa 1850-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Chinese Shagreen covered eyeglasses case with onyx. The case is fashioned from two pieces
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and ...

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Onyx

Antique Chinese Ox Horn Eyeglasses - Shagreen Case
Located in Peekskill, NY
In the late 1800s eyeglasses became an important affectation for upper class Chinese. When they saw
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other More Furniture and Collectibles

Pair of Green Chinese Porcelain Shagreen Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Superb pair of olive green or khaki colored faux shagreen porcelain vases, now mounted as table
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Faux Shagreen Porcelain Pair of Grey Table Lamps, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Grey faux shagreen contemporary Chinese pair of cylinder shaped table lamps. The faux shagreen
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps

Gold Porcelain Faux Shagreen Vase Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Superb quality faux shagreen porcelain vase lamps. Mounted with hand gilded turned bases, fitted
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Worlds Away Duke Klismos Acrylic Ghost Desk Side Chair
By Philippe Starck
Located in Hopewell, NJ
transparent acrylic chair features a curved back, tapered legs and a seat upholstered in a beige faux shagreen.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chairs

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Shagreen, Acrylic

Group of Chinese Shagreen Eyeglass Cases
Located in Seattle, WA
A collection of three Chinese spectacle cases. The carved wood cased covered in {shagreen
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Antique Eyeglasses with Shagreen Case
Located in New York, NY
A pair of traditional antique Chinese eyeglasses with folding stems, together with a green shagreen
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Decorative Objects

Materials

Shagreen

Bernhardt Shagreen Topped Coffee Table
By Bernhardt
Located in New London, CT
Used to stage a house, this large table by Berhardt features a white shagreen leather top resting
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Nickel

Art Deco Shagreen & Copper Eyeglass Case
Located in New York, NY
Polished green shagreen eyeglass case banded in copper with steel bullion tassel.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Copper, Steel

Late 19th Century Eyeglass Case
Located in Gravenmoer, NL
Late 19th century green shagreen eyeglass case.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

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Shagreen

Late 19th Century Eyeglass Case
Late 19th Century Eyeglass Case
H 6.5 in W 2.96 in D 0.99 in
Late 19th Century Eyeglass Case
Located in Gravenmoer, NL
Late 19th century green shagreen eyeglass case.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

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Shagreen

Late 19th Century Eyeglass Case
Late 19th Century Eyeglass Case
H 6.89 in W 2.96 in D 0.99 in
French Indo-Chinese Art Deco Shagreen Glasses Case
Located in New York, NY
Green shagreen glasses case banded in copper and with period steel bullion tassel
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Shagreen

Silver & Shagreen Cane by W.N.
Located in New York, NY
with a dragon and three Chinese characters in ovals. It is monogrammed W W and dated 11/1919. There is
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Early 20th Century Chinese More Furniture and Collectibles

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Silver

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with original brass mounts. Features a rectangular lid with ornate cut-out brass corners, brass bound down along the outer sides and C-scroll handl...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Antique Huanghuali Document Box
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Bronze Jewelry Chest In Neo-gothic Style From The Napoleon III Period
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with a large jewellry chest crafted in bronze with medal patina in the neo-gothic style and hailing from the Napoleon II period. It boasts practical dimensions (34cm ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Jewelry Boxes

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Metal, Bronze

19th Century English Travelling Dressing Case
By Edward & John Barnard
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century lady’s travelling dressing case. The case is constructed in a finely marked coromandel, with inset brass handles and brass guard bands to the angles. The hinged l...
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

English Papier-mâché Spectacle Case with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century spectacle case has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers and is bord...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper

Chinese 17th/18th Century Huanghuali Document Box with Baitong Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with baitong mounts Late Ming/Early Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century H. 6 x W. 34.8 x D. 17.5 cm Provenance: Property of a Dutch diplomat sta...
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. In fact, headgear was so central to social status that even the containers used to store ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hide, Fabric, Wood

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Chinese Shagreen For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese shagreen you’re looking for. Each Chinese shagreen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, animal skin and ceramic. There are 12 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese shagreen you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the Chinese shagreen you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese shagreen, those designed in Modern styles are of considerable interest. Bernhardt each produced at least one beautiful Chinese shagreen that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinese Shagreen?

The average selling price for a Chinese shagreen at 1stDibs is $3,136, while they’re typically $158 on the low end and $10,414 for the highest priced.