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Returnable Items Only
Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar was hand-shaped in the early 20th century with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Shanxi Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chinese Shanxi Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chinese Eternity Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chinese Eternity Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky grey-black exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Green Glazed Maitland-Smith Fantail Vase
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
A contemporary iteration of the classic Chinese phoenix-tail vase form, this tall porcelain urn by interior design house Maitland-Smith features a square body with angular shoulders ...
Category
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Pearsall Chairs with Laser-Cut Butterflies on Hide
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
American designer Adrian Pearsall is renowned for his trademark “Atomic Age” look that made his furniture all the rage in the 1950s and 1960s, and a sought-after collectible today. We took the chair in a new direction...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Hide, Walnut
Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Coat upon coat of red, black and yellow lacquer was hand-applied to this 19th-century footed trunk likely originated as a display stand and storage chest in an elaborate shrine displ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Chinese Woven Bamboo Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This smoky brown carrying basket originates from southeast Asia and is expertly crafted of thin strips of smoked bamboo. Carefully hand-woven in a plain weave with a band of exposed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Chinese Kang Table with Ridged Legs, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century hardwood kang table was traditionally used as a convenient working surface for painting, writing, sewing, or eating atop a heated kang platform. The petite table fe...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Lacquered Offering Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfected in the Ming dynasty, complex joinery techniques allowed craftsmen to create furniture with flowing lines, a sense of lightness, and remarkable durability. Crafted using tra...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Side Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Pair of "Basket of Plenty" Demi Lune Tables, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Named for their half moon shape, demi-lune tables such as this were designed to sit against a wall, displaying precious objects, flowers and porcelains. Crafted in 19th-century China...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Pair of Fine Yoke Back Armchairs with Bamboo Carvings, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With exemplary proportions, fine carvings, and soft, fluid lines, this pair of early 19th century armchairs are among the most elegant in our collection. The chairs are designed in a...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Long Reclaimed Elm Tobacco Waterfall Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary console table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. Crafted of wood reclaimed from Qing-dynasty architecture, the table has a minimalist waterfall design with doveta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Italian Painted Dining Chair, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This upholstered dining chair wonderfully recreates the delicate, feminine seating of 17th and 18th century European furniture, designed in the style of Venetian Rococo and Louis XV....
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Chinese Blonde Hide Storage Trunk, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens, kitchen utensils, and other miscellaneous items, trunks were found in every room in the home and were often stacked on top of one another.
This early 19th century storage trunk has a simple, rectangular form, wrapped in a layer of softly worn hide and accented by a square brass lock plate decorated with double coins and subtle floral motifs. Likely originally coated in dark oxblood-brown lacquer, the hide exterior has been stripped and bleached to a neutral, pale blonde color. The interior is lined with colorful fabric printed with pink...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary console table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. Crafted of wood reclaimed from Qing-dynasty architecture, the table has a minimalist waterfall design with doveta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese Red Lacquer Coffer with Gilt Carvings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this vibrant red coffer was likely used as both an altar for ancestor worship and as a storage cabinet for clothes, textiles, and other household items. The large coffer is crafted of northern elm with straight sides, an expansive floating-panel top, and ornately-carved gilt aprons.
The center apron is carved with a pierced design of ribbon-clad scholars’ objects consisting of books, scrolls, and a weiqi game...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Cypress, Lacquer
Chinese Four Door Herdsman Coffer, circa 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Created in the style of Mongolian storage coffers, this late 19th-century herdsman's chest has a minimalist design with rustic appeal. The square corner cabinet is decorated with a s...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this extraordinary Chinese headrest is hand-crafted of lacquered hide atop an elongated bamboo frame. Used while sleeping like a modern pillow, the he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Framed Vintage Chinese East West Advertisement, circa 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Mixing Western and traditional pictorial styles, this vintage ad depicts a young family on a garden stroll. A cheongsam-clad woman nods to tradition in cont...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
French Deco Frosted Glass Three Light Chandelier, circa 1930
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent hanging light fixture is a rare French Art Deco chandelier of frosted glass set within a nickel-plated bronze frame. The grand chandelier features clear frosted mold...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French Deco Frosted Glass Five Light Fixture, circa 1930
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant five-light chandelier exemplifies French Art Deco lighting with a sculptural form, metallic sheen, and a soft, delicate appearance. The large pendant features a nickel-p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Frosted Glass Pendant Light, circa 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This whimsical hanging pendant combines bold geometric metalwork with the soft refinement of French Art Deco art glass. The fixture has a conical, tapered form comprised of four fros...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
French Deco Frosted Glass Chandelier Signed by Degué, circa 1930
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent frosted glass light fixture is a rare French Art Deco chandelier signed by David Guéron of Verrerie d’Art Degué in Paris. A studio renowned for luxury glassware and ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four French Deco Acanthus Leaf Sconces, circa 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This whimsical set of early 20th century wall sconces exemplifies the elegance of French Art Deco lighting with sculptural form and a soft, delicate appearance. A style defined by bo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Red Lacquer Cloud Ladder, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century ladder was originally used to access the loft in a traditional Chinese courtyard home. Crafted with mortise-and-tenon joinery methods, without the use of nail...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ladders
Materials
Wood
Burmese Yun Lacquer Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round tray dates to the early 20th century and is a simple example of Burmese lacquerware. The tray is formed of thin bamboo strips that have been woven and coiled into shape, h...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Bamboo
Red Lacquer Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round betel box...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Southeast Asian Red Lacquer Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round betel box...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Dark Glaze Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A cool, blue-black glaze coats the stout body of this early 20th-century terra cotta kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, this wide-mouth jar was once used daily in a pr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky grey-black exterior with a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. Charged with the humble ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Mill Stone, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual stone pedestal is actually a late 19th-century cylindrical mill stone. Hand-carved of solid limestone with a textured and ribbed surface, the stone was used for threshin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky black exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. Char...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Chinese Display Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted of a beautiful dense hardwood, this petite table from the late 19th century is designed for displaying precious objects, such as fine porcelain, sculptures, or incense burner...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Lucky Eight Stool, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional squared lines of Ming furniture are given a distinctive curved flair in this late 19th century Provincial stool. A narrow seat is supported by four splayed legs that flare outwards with a natural bend. Resembling the Chinese character for the lucky number...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Pink Peony Carpet
Located in Chicago, IL
Taking months or even years to create, this antique area rug from the 1920s is hand-knotted of soft wool colored by natural dyes in a pastel palette of pink, tan, gold and off-white....
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky black exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. Char...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky black exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. Char...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Floral Relief Urn, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Leaving this grandly scaled urn unglazed, the Qing-dynasty craftsman who crafted it chose instead to draw attention to the surface decoration. Skilfully modeled floral motifs stand i...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
Provincial Chinese Two Drawer Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Used as a family altar table or for general storage, this 19th century coffer is decorated with intricate carvings of round chrysanthemum blossoms,...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Large Chinese Trailing Vine Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Representing royalty and virtue, peonies in full bloom grace the rounded sides of this large porcelain jar. The jar has a tapered body and a cylind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Shewen Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Interlocking Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Shewen Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Studded Ombre Riser by Brian Stanziale
By Brian Stanziale
Located in Chicago, IL
In an exclusive collaboration with PAGODA RED, each hand-studded piece by artist the bms. was transformed from a provincial 19th century artifact into a one...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Pedestals
Materials
Metal
Fugui Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and unusual stone formations have long been fixtures of the Chinese scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Known as scholars' rocks (go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
"Ontario (Great Lakes)" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract work by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald is one of a series of “track paintings” that materialize the imagined tracks navigated by his miniature soap-box car sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Interlocking Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Shewen Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Chinese Square Lattice Window Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel from China's Shanxi province likely originated in a traditional home with balanced interiors. Both functional and decorative, lattice win...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Chinoiserie Gilt Garden Tray, circa 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This large metal tray dates to the early 20th century and is decorated with a gold-and-black design in the Chinoiserie style. A black lacquer finish ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
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