About PAGODA RED
PAGODA RED is the destination for collectors who love the art, history, style & spirit of Asian and handcrafted objects. Every item is authentic—historically and geographically—and wears the patina of many lifetimes served in homes, palaces and gardens. In the early 1990s, owner Betsy Nathan studied Mandarin and moved to Beijing. There, she met a group of legendary Chinese furniture experts. Under their mentorship, she became an expert in provenance, craftsmanship, joinery and history. Nathan moved back to the United States and established her first showroom in Chicago i...Read More
Established in 19971stDibs seller since 2006
Featured Pieces
Pair of Chinese Splayed Leg Courtyard Stools, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These provincial Chinese stools date to the turn of the century and would have been used throughout a courtyard home as versatile everyday seating. Crafted of elm using mortise-and-t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Pale Crackle Glaze Plate, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Humble yet refined, this Chinese porcelain plate from the early 19th century is cloaked in a pale crème glaze and decorated only by an allover crackle. The network of fine lines is b...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shanghai Art Deco Side Table with Marble Top, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
When the Art Deco movement reached major Chinese cities like Tianjin and Shanghai, the design aesthetic that emerged was the perfect intersection of European modernism and Ming-dynas...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco End Tables
Materials
Marble
Shanghai Art Deco Coffee Table with Marble Top, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
When the Art Deco movement reached major Chinese cities like Tianjin and Shanghai, the design aesthetic that emerged was the perfect intersection of European modernism and Ming-dynas...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Petite Chinese Burl Top Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With rustic texture and simplicity of form, this petite 19th-century stool is a timeless example of casual seating in rural China. Crafted of northern elm (yumu) with mortise-and-ten...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Reeded Leg Altar Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This long Chinese altar table from the early 19th century is masterfully crafted with grand proportions and timeless simplicity. The minimal table is decorated with reeded carvings a...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese Embroidered Silk Lady's Robe with Blossoms & Butterflies, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
When the Qing-dynasty woman who wore this lovely robe entered a room, people would instantly have recognized her status and rank based on the fine materials and skilled decoration of...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Chinese Green Glazed Drum Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic stool from the early 20th century follows the classic drum-form shape of traditional Chinese garden stools. The low stool has a tapered, barrel silhouette and perf...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Green Glazed Drum Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic stool from the early 20th century follows the classic drum-form shape of traditional Chinese garden stools. The low stool has a tapered, barrel shape and a ring of...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Green Glazed Drum Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic stool from the early 20th century follows the classic drum-form shape of traditional Chinese garden stools. The low stool has a tapered, barrel shape and a ring of...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Green Glazed Drum Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic stool from the early 20th century follows the classic drum-form shape of traditional Chinese garden stools. The low stool has a tapered, barrel shape and a ring of...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Rustic Chinese Woven Market Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
Expertly woven of reeds and fine cord, this large Chinese market basket has a wide, oblong shape with a shallow interior and flared ends. A bent wooden handle arches high over the ba...
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Reed, Bentwood
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