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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
Petite Chinese Splayed Leg Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a lovely antique patina, this petite 19th-century stool is a classic example of casual seating in rural China. Crafted of northern elm (yumu) with mortise-and-tenon joiner...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
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
Chinese Plank Top Console Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With bold lines and a dark finish, this provincial Chinese console table has a timeless appeal that finds its place in any interior. The rustic table features a thick, plank top surf...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Console Tables
Materials
Pine
Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural ceramic object is a Chinese oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty, originally used in altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a varia...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Low Tibetan Peony Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This low Tibetan table from the mid-19th century is richly decorated from end to end with vibrant red lacquer and hand-painted embellishment. The square table has a waisted design wi...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Chinese Lacquered Burl Incense Container, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese scholars and connoisseurs prized the organic form of burl wood and the way it referenced the wonders of the natural world. This petite burlwood vessel dates to the mid-19th c...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls
Materials
Burl
Chinese Painted Scholar's Presentation Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted wooden box is a 19th-century Chinese snack box, once presented as a gift for a holiday or special occasion. To the delight of the recipients, the box would have been fil...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Bone Fisherman Basket Toggle, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This miniature bone carving of a woven fisherman's basket is a charming example of the decorative toggles used by Qing-dynasty men much like Japanese netsuke. Because traditional Chi...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone
Primitive Tibetan Wood Mortar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This small wooden vessel from 19th century Tibet expresses the quiet beauty of humble objects. Used as a mortar or everyday container, the wooden form is carved from a single block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Primitive More Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was likel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Provincial Chinese Fan-Form Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This small Chinese tray from the mid-19th century expresses the quiet beauty of humble objects. Likely used atop a woman's dressing table, the wooden tray is hand-carved to the shape...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box
Located in Chicago, IL
The lid of this petite trinket box is a shard of glazed porcelain, a remnant of the antique pottery destroyed during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960-70s. Likely dating to the lat...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Silver
Chinese Folk Painted Tray with River Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered serving tray is crafted with a hand-painted panel salvaged from a vintage Chinese cabinet. Selected for its charming folk art decoration, the found panel is painted wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Pine
Chinese Twin Dragon Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, bi discs such as this have a mysterious and spiritual history, and their function and significance remain uncertain. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Folk Painted Tray with River Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered serving tray is crafted with a hand-painted panel salvaged from a vintage Chinese cabinet. Selected for its charming folk art decoration, the found panel is painted wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Pine
Thai Carved Teakwood Mandala Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in relief with fantastic dimension, this vintage panel is shaped by hand from teakwood boards with a pierced mandala design in the style of Thai or Balinese fretwork screens. ...
Category
20th Century Thai Bohemian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Striped French Ticking Throw Pillow
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted throw pillow was designed by a local Chicago artist and textile historian who lovingly repurposes the vintage fabrics, garments and embroidery fragments she collect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Striped French Ticking Throw Pillow
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted throw pillow was designed by a local Chicago artist and textile historian who lovingly repurposes the vintage fabrics, garments and embroidery fragments she collect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Petite Chinese Tea Tray with Rose Mirror, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a well-worn finish give this small Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. The tray has a beveled pinewood frame, now m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This low terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and simple, flared rim....
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Minimalist Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Ming Kneeling Man Oil Lamp, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious ceramic form is a sculptural Chinese candle stand or oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Rustic and highly textured, the sculptural ceramic form is thick wi...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Two Drawer Kang Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that harnessed warmth from the kitchen fire. Used while seated atop the kang, l...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese Miao Bamboo Tea Container, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite wooden bucket is an early 20th century Chinese tea canister attributed to the Miao people of southern China. The antique vessel is carved from bamboo with ridged sides an...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Iron
Low Tibetan Painted Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this small painted cabinet is a lovely example of Tibetan folk artistry. The low chest has an overhung top and inset paneled sides, each carved with c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural ceramic object is a Chinese oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty, originally used in altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a varia...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Lattice Window Panel with Rose Mirrors, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. Assembled by interlocking narrow rods of carved pi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Pine, Mirror
Chinese Crackle Celadon Candle Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant in its simplicity, this late 19th-century Chinese candle stand is decorated only by an allover pale glaze with fine crazing and pools of glassy, celadon-blue color. The ceram...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Thai Crouching Boy Coconut Grater, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden coconut grater (khood maprow) from the early 20th century is carved in the form of a crouching boy, a variation on the typical "crouching rabbit" design. Large enough to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Thai Crouching Boy Coconut Grater, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden coconut grater (khood maprow) from the early 20th century is carved in the form of a crouching boy, a variation on the typical "crouching rabbit" design. Large enough to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Chinese Double Buddha Oil Lamp, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Chinese oil lamp is shaped of ceramic with a two-sided design of Budai, the "laughing Buddha" associated with abundance, joy and contentment. The sculptural bottle ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mbole Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural metal form is a Mbole currency anklet from the early 20th century. Worn by both men and women, this type of leg ornament (ambi) was worn at the ankle as ceremonial at...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Chinese Geometric Lattice Window Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. Assembled by interlocking narrow rods of carved pi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Low Mirror Top Table with Mythical Tibetan Carvings
Located in Chicago, IL
This low console table balances modern simplicity with a touch of the traditional. The lacquered table features a bronze-toned mirror top, a slatted floor shelf and waterfall sides i...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Wabi Sabi Bronze Puddle Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Embracing the spirit of wabi sabi, this wall-mounted mirror flows like serene pool of glass. Unobstructed by frame or mount, the bronze-toned puddle mirror complements any room with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Wabi Sabi Bronze Puddle Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Embracing the spirit of wabi sabi, this wall-mounted mirror flows like serene pool of glass. Unobstructed by frame or mount, the bronze-toned puddle mirror complements any room with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Wabi Sabi Bronze Puddle Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Embracing the spirit of wabi sabi, this wall-mounted mirror flows like serene pool of glass. Unobstructed by frame or mount, the bronze-toned puddle mirror complements any room with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Chinese Geometric Lattice Window Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. Assembled by interlocking narrow rods of carved pi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Chinese Blue & White Soup Spoon, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century porcelain soup spoon is a delicate example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics. Once used daily as an everyday eating utensil, the spoon's broad form is hand-painted...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Bamboo Tobacco Pipe and Pouch, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious keepsake from the late 19th century is a provincial Chinese smoking pipe and its accompanying tobacco pouch. The small pipe honors the humble beauty of natural materials...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Cambodian Qing Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Chinese Ming Oil Lamp with Santal Candle
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural ceramic object is a Chinese oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty, originally used in altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a varia...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Geometric Lattice Window Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. Assembled by interlocking narrow rods of carved pi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Chinese Dark Glazed Candle Stand, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With mottled color and charming asymmetry, this ceramic Chinese candle stand from the early 19th century has the wabi-sabi appeal of handcrafted folk pottery. The simple silhouette i...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Chinese Celadon Pot, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite stoneware jar from the mid-19th century is decorated with low relief linework of autumn chrysanthemums and crashing waves. With precious scale and a subdued, celadon-grey...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Fu Lion Candle Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, this petite ceramic sculpture is a 19th-century Chinese candle stand molded in the shape of a mythical fu lion. Also known as a shizi or fu dog, t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Geometric Lattice Window Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. Assembled by interlocking narrow rods of carved pi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Chinese Fu Lion Candle Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, this petite ceramic sculpture is a 19th-century Chinese candle stand molded in the shape of a mythical fu lion. Also known as a shizi or fu dog, t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Ho Ho Boy Oil Lamps, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th-century Chinese oil lamps are shaped in the form of a young boy or baby, a motif often referred to as a "ho ho boy." Children are a popular motif in Chinese art and are co...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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