19th Century Chinese Children's Lamphanger Chair

These low children's chairs from northern China are designed in a traditional style known as a "yoke-back chair," defined by its tall back, flat back yoke, and protruding top crest r...

Every so often we come across a rare piece of furniture that, even after centuries have passed, still evokes the life and personality of the original owner. Over 200 years ago this c...

Unusual for its small scale, this pair of 19th century tall back chairs are diminutive updates on the classic yoke-back armchair popular since the Song dynasty. Also referred to as o...

Made of bent bamboo, this southern Chinese daybed was likely the most popular piece of furniture in house. Lightweight and portable, the platform bed trave...

This pair of doors is over a century old and originally decorated a Qing dynasty home in China’s Fujian Province. The thin cedar slats mimic bamboo and overlap the quatrefoil windows...

This 19th century spirit screen from northern China is inset with a duan stone, similar to stones used to create many inkstones for calligraphy. The stand i...

This original painted chair has a gilded decoration trim and is in fine condition. It has a varnished or stain finish overcoat.

19th century French children's sofa louis XVI style children's sofa with satin embroidered fabric with flowers in cartouche with bow pattern Painted hand carved wood and webbing ...

A Dutch-colonial Indonesian small Albizia adoratissima, Nangka and Ambalo wood Lady’s tambour bureau with silver mounts Batavia (Jakarta) or Palembang, late 18th century H. 129.5 x W. 70 x D. 39 cm The tambour desk or bureau a` cilindre came into fashion in the Dutch East Indies of the late 18th century, when French forms prevailed in the Netherlands. The carvings on the apron and the stiles on the sides and at the top of the central stile are typical Indonesian designs. This small piece of furniture is not a miniature but was probably used as a regular bureau-cabinet by colonial society women of Indonesian-European descent. They usually are smaller than European women and often didn’t use chairs but sat or kneeled, and even slept on the floor for coolness. Earlier that century Dutch-colonial Indonesian and Cape Dutch...

Pair of 19th century Italian walnut children's chairs. Fabulous pair of 19th century Italian walnut children's chairs from Tuscany. This rare pair has gorgeous lines and has been professionally upholstered in dark blue mohair with brass nail head trim...

A 19th century marquetry children's bureau secretary A marquetry children's bureau secretary. A miniature secretaire inlaid with fine woods. Medallions with flowers and with gi...

A 19th Century wooden children's school desk A wooden children's school desk with an iron base, mounted on 2 slats (sawn off). The lid of the desk has a pen rest (a slot in the wood...