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Furniture For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: Mid-19th Century
Pair of Chinese Low Back Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisitely carved, low-back armchairs are utterly unique in silhouette and decoration. Constructed in the Taishiyi style, an ancient design intended for imperial palaces, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Merchant's Armchairs with Burlwood Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of unusual 19th century armchairs likely once belonged to a prosperous merchant, as evidenced by the brass coin slot on each seat. Presiding over valuables stored in the tw...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Burl, Elm
Pair of William IV Canterburys
Located in London, GB
A pair of William IV canterburys.
Category
1830s William IV Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Four Drawer Inlaid Altar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow console table was crafted over 150 years ago in China's Fujian province, and was originally used as an altar table storing incense a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Wood
Qing Chinese Bamboo & Elm Coffee Table/ Daybed, circa 1850
Located in Miami, FL
From the Shanxi region, a beautiful Qing Dynasty bed with elm frame. The top is composed of bamboo slats, with spandrels that have pierced, carved mot...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Dutch Colonial Teak and Ebony Separating Cupboard Armoire, Circa 1840, Ceylon
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Exquisite Dutch Colonial cupboard hand-made from solid Teak and laced with Ebony. This piece dismantles into three pieces for ease of movement and exudes the elegance of bygone craftsmanship with fluted pilasters and crown mouldings...
Category
1840s Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
Chinese Ruyi Altar Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese artisans often weave stories and symbolism into their furniture designs. In Mandarin, the words for "eight" and "luck" share a pronunciation, making this coffer a powerful sy...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Set of Ten Dining Chairs Designed by Aino Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1950s
By Aino Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of ten dining chairs designed by Aino Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1950s.
Birch and cane.
Very rare model.
Measurements:
H: 74 cm/ 29"
W: 58 cm/ 22 3/4"
D: 42 cm/ 16 1/2"
Prove...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Cane, Birch
Pair of Chinese Jia Zhen and Beech Half Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Pushed together, this pair of rectangular stools forms a square, hence the name “half stools.” Crafted of Jia Zhen and beech wood and finished with many coats of hand-applied lacquer...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Wood, Beech
19th Century Carved Burmese Walnut Side Table
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
19th century Burmese round walnut end table featuring a carved and filigreed apron as well as a pedestal base ornamented with carved dragon heads on its legs.
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Writing Table with Cloud Spandrels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carefully selecting the perfect piece of timber, the craftsman who made this exceptional walnut table made the most of the wood's expressive, open-grained texture and warm golden-bro...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Southern Administrator's Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine 19th century Chinese huali (rosewood) Southern Administrator's armchair with gently curved crestrail and arms, four-spindle backsplat, brass fittings, woven cane seat, and tra...
Category
1850s Chinese Ming Antique Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Chinese Southern Administrator's Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th century elmwood administrator's chairs are from northern China and feature arching back splats hand carved with traditional motifs including peonies, sparrows, and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Scholarly Lacquered Offering Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century console table was likely used as an offering table bearing incense. Appealing to the rarified taste of China’s literati, this Qing-dynasty table depicts auspici...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Wine Table with Crossed Stretchers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crossed stretcher bars and apron curves animate the square profile of this elmwood table. Made in Hebei province circa 1850, the beautifully preserved table was used for sharing wine and spirits...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Low Chinese Kang Table with Spiral Spandrels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Traditionally, a low table such as this would have been used as a daybed, providing not only a place to sleep but also a space to drink tea, play a game, or share an intimate moment....
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Antique Chinese Two-Drawer Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A nicely proportioned 19th century Chinese cabinet, beautifully finished with a warm patina and perfectly suited to be a coffee table or a low entryway piece. This cabinet also works...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Low Chinese Bentwood Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This bentwood chair was created over a century ago in northern China by moistening, bending, and heating willow to form its desired shape. It is beautifully carved with auspicious flowers and is considerably smaller than most roundback chairs. As the height and size of chairs were traditionally marks of status in Chinese culture, it is likely that this artful chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Wine Table
Located in New York, NY
A Classic, gracefully designed antique Chinese wine table with distinctive humpback stretchers and lovely patina. This table would likely ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Luohan Bed with Stepped Railing, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favor of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditional cabinetry techniques to create the versatile luohan bed...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Finely Lacquered Chinese Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This stunning, ornate chest was masterfully constructed over 150 years by artisans in northern China. Although the design follows classic forms, vibrant d...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Early 19th Century Elm Chinese Armchairs
Located in Hudson, NY
These chairs from circa 1840 are well made and retain the original split cane woven inset seat mats. The wood is finished in a deep rich red transparent lacquer giving the wood a lustrous finish . They are generous in scale and comfortable and original throughout. The arms are carved in a bamboo pattern and the central splat is decorated with a pierced Chinese linguistic character.
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Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Chinese Spindleback Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th century spindleback armchairs owe their graceful design to the styles and techniques that emerged during the Ming dynasty, the golden a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinets with Birds in Flight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of early 19th century red lacquer cabinets is an extraordinary find. When placed beside each other, what remains of the finely-painted decoration comes together to form a s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Blackwood and Rosewood Lacquered Cabinet from 19th Century China
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese mid-19th century cabinet made with lacquered blackwood and rosewood. This tall cabinet adopts a rectangular shape and features the contrasting details of rosewood and black...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Chinese Square Weiqi Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
By the most modest estimates, the Chinese game of weiqi, more commonly known as Go, predates chess by over 800 years. Skill in the "Encircling Game" was considered one of the four cu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Black Guanmaoyi Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With its strong lines and upright stature, this imposing piece of furniture was the chair of choice for a 19th-century administrator in northern China. Made of northern elmwood, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Lacquered Chinese Calligrapher's Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This calligraphy table, like all the highest quality pieces of Chinese furniture, follows the timeless principles of Chinese architectural design and construction techniques. It has ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Painted Drum Stool with Blessings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century drum-form stool is assembled with traditional stave and hoop construction, with two bands of decorative nailheads. Painted in red and gold, two colors thought to br...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Trailing Clouds Altar Sideboard, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Topped with offerings of food, burning incense, and painted images of the deceased, this enchanting coffer played a central role in Chinese ancestor worship. Handcrafted of northern elmwood in China's Shanxi province, this 19th century coffer...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Plank Top Longevity Altar with Everted Ends, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A prime example of Qing-dynasty furniture design, this 19th century table from China's Shanxi province is beautifully proportioned and combines practical considerations with aestheti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chinese Provincial Bentform Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th century cypress chairs with gently curved crest rails and undulating aprons were created by the age-old process of soaking, bending, and heating the wood to form it into t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Pair of Chinese Low Inset Leg Tables, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of low tables would have once flanked a platform bed in the intimate living space of a traditional Qing-dynasty home. Perfectly proportioned, they are quintessential exampl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Vintage Hong Kong Camphor Seamans Trunk with Brass Inlay by George Zee and Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
Most unusual large camphor lined teak wood trunk extravagantly adorned with decorative brass & copper decorations and inlay depicting Hong Kong harbor junk in full sail with water fl...
Category
1950s Hong Kong Chinese Export Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Low Chinese Stool with Woven Hide Top, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The top of this stool was woven with incredible care by a skilled artisan who used thin strips of hide to create multiple patterns in the seat, including stars. The hand-hewn stool w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm, Hide
19th Century Black Lacquered Wood Pedestal with Red Stone Inset
Located in New York, NY
A black lacquered pedestal/stand in elm wood, with red root stone top, cabriole legs and base stretcher, Beijing, 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Ten-Drawer Offering Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Appealing to the rarified taste of China’s literati, this Qing-dynasty table depicts the auspicious objects found in a scholar’s studio, including censors, scrolls, and fine porcelai...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This book cabinet was likely originally commissioned for a scholar's study to store important texts. The quality and craftsmanship is clear in the bold lines, elegant hardware, and t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Two-Door Black Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The imposing doors of this 19th century cabinet are accented with a trio of lozenge-shaped moldings that enliven the tall, rectilinear silhouette with horizontal lines. Invigorating ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fabulous 19th Century Walnut Altar Table With Great Patina
Located in New York, NY
An unusual 19th Century Chinese walnut altar table with simple decorative carvings. This piece has a solid walnut top with a remarkably beautiful pa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Fine Plank Top Altar with Cloud Medallions, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant 19th century altar table is light and beautifully proportioned. It was masterfully designed with stretchers that appear to wrapar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Elm
19th Century Anglo-Chinese Carved Teak and Inlaid Stand, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Anglo-Chinese carved teak and inlaid stand, circa 1880
From the China Trade, clipper ship, period. Very in vogue and exotic decor popular in Europe and America in the late 19th century. Ornately carved and inlaid decoration. Boxwood and bone inlays on the top and legs. A "tour de force" Chinese pavilion...
Category
1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Furniture
Materials
Bone, Boxwood, Teak
Pair of Ornate Chinese Lacquer Display Tables, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The perfect way to call attention to a plant, special vase or piece of art, these tall display tables date from 1850 during the Qing dynasty. Made of oak, the tables are expertly detailed with elaborate hoof feet and recessed base and tabletop. A stunning combination of red and black lacquer draws attention to the tables’ architectural richness. Made from tree sap...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Oak
Classic Chinese Altar Table, circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
A solid antique Chinese altar table with thick elm top, beautiful patina and artfully carved legs from Shanxi Province, circa 1850.
T557.
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
Circa 1950s Chinese Altar Table In Cinnabar Lacquer
By James Mont
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and lacquered Chinoiserie altar table or console in the style of James Mont. Squared dowel legs with double side stretchers and triple G...
Category
1950s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Wood Column Base
Located in New York, NY
A pair of original teak wood column bases found in Sumatra. We added the shell inlay. Glass or Lucite can be added to the top for a small side table. Also great as a candle base. Pai...
Category
1950s Indonesian Primitive Vintage Furniture
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Antique Red Lacquer Bedside Cabinet with Hardware from Mid 19th Century China
Located in Yonkers, NY
A mid-19th century Chinese bedside cabinet with red lacquered wood and brass hardware. This cabinet is made of a rectangular cabinet sitting on...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Unusual, Finely Carved 19th Century Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A finely carved 19th century Chinese cabinet with different, beautifully rendered images on three sides. A distinctive and rare piece, Shanxi province, circa 1850.
C488.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Furniture
Materials
Elm
1950s Danish Teak FD-118 Lounge Chairs by Grete Jalk for France and Daverkosen
By Grete Jalk
Located in Victoria, BC
Step into mid-century sophistication with this exquisite pair of 1950s model FD-118 armchairs by Grete Jalk for France and Daverkosen. As the earliest edition of this iconic design, ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Teak
1950s Danish teak and oak draw-leaf dining table by Børge Mogensen
Located in Victoria, BC
We're delighted to present this 1950s Danish teak and oak draw-leaf dining table by Børge Mogensen, crafted for Søborg Møbelfabrik. Designed with both functionality and elegance in m...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Oak, Teak
1950’s Hans Olsen Roundette Dining Set for Frem Røjle
By Frem Røjle
Located in Victoria, BC
We are excited to offer this iconic 1950's Hans Olsen Roundette dining set for Frem Røjle, a quintessential example of Danish design. C...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Leather
1950s Solid Teak Coffee Table by Peter Hvidt
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Victoria, BC
We have a rarely seen solid teak coffee table designed by Peter Hvidt for France & Daverkosen, all shined up and on display in our Chinatown showroom. This special piece is perfectly...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Teak
Vintage Chinese Rosewood Carved Coffee Table with Dragon Motif
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese classic solid rosewood coffee table is laced with hand-carved dragon motif along the four sides of the apron. The curved legs ending on the tiger-paw feet give a grace...
Category
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Dressing Stool, English, Walnut, Needlepoint, Footstool, Early Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique dressing stool. An English, walnut and needlepoint footstool, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Delightful needlep...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Chinese Export Lacquer Nesting Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine set of four antique, ebonized Chinese export nesting tables produced in the mid-19th century. Graduated in size, each lacquered wood table is masterfully gilt-painted in tradi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant console table was made 150 years ago in China’s Shanxi province and likely served as a family’s altar where they paid respects to revered ancestors. The altar table is crafted of fine hardwood with carved spandrels, everted ends...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Low Tibetan Peony Table with Four Drawers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary low Tibetan table dates to the mid-19th century and is lavishly decorated from end to end with tree peonies and offering fruits. The square table has a waisted des...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Furniture
Materials
Pine, Lacquer
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