Items Similar to Chinese Ruyi Altar Coffer, c. 1850

Chinese Enchanted Garden Coffer, c. 1850

Chinese Trailing Clouds Altar Sideboard, c. 1850

Chinese Black Lacquer Four Flowers Coffer, c. 1850

Chinese Marigold Yellow Storage Coffer, c. 1900

Tibetan Red & Green Longevity Coffer, c. 1850

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 10

Chinese Ruyi Altar Coffer, c. 1850

About the Item

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 symbol of prosperity. On each of its eight drawers is a carved ruyi, a lucky symbol that honors wisdom. This impressive family altar would have anchored a 19th century room, holding all of the accoutrements necessary for ancestral offerings. Its scale and impressive carvings combine with its provincial finish to make it a perfect fit anywhere from a beach-side bungalow to a mountain chalet. This piece is 19th Century but the drawers are contemporary replacements, with contemporarily manufactured drawer pulls. Additional dimensions Table apron to floor: 16.5" Top drawers: 7.5" W x 20.75" D x 7.75" H Bottom drawers: 14.5" W x 20.75" D x 3.25" H.

Dimensions:

Height: 37 in (93.98 cm)Width: 81.5 in (207.01 cm)Depth: 26.25 in (66.68 cm)

Style:

Qing (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Cypress,Hand-Carved

Place of Origin:

China

Period:

Mid-19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1850

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Chicago, IL

Reference Number:

Seller: U0591stDibs: LU820015319932

More From This Seller

View All

Chinese Playful Wisdom Coffer, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This gorgeous black lacquer coffer from China's Hebei province may have begun its life as part of a dowry. Dated to the mid-19th century, the coffer was likely used as both an altar for ancestor worship and as a storage cabinet for clothes...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Playful Wisdom Coffer, c. 1850

$7,880

Chinese Enchanted Garden Coffer, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This elegant 19th-century coffer was crafted of elm (yumu) with a square corner frame and four doors, each decorated with a traditional bird-and-flower painting. The serene garden vi...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Chinese Enchanted Garden Coffer, c. 1850

$7,800

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

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Trailing Clouds Altar Sideboard, c. 1850

$7,280

Chinese Black Lacquer Four Flowers Coffer, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th-century altar coffer displays many traditional elements of Chinese cabinetry, such as its overhung, floating panel top flanked by curving spandrels or its painted doors sec...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Chinese Black Lacquer Four Flowers Coffer, c. 1850

$5,880

Chinese Marigold Yellow Storage Coffer, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

While most Chinese lacquered furniture is black or red in color, this 19th-century storage coffer is colored by a marigold-yellow lacquer finish with a wonderful crackled texture. Th...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Marigold Yellow Storage Coffer, c. 1900

$5,680

Tibetan Red & Green Longevity Coffer, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Crafted in 19th-century Tibet, this captivating storage cabinet is beautifully decorated from end to end with vibrant red and green pigments. Densely patterned with incredible detail...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Tibetan Red & Green Longevity Coffer, c. 1850

$3,680

Antique 18th Century Chinese Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Chinese Hardwood Coffer Sideboard

$49,500

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Altar Coffer with Carved Geometric Motifs

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period carved altar coffer from the 19th century, with two drawers and geometric motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this altar coffer features a...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Altar Coffer with Carved Geometric Motifs

$3,800

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboard

Located in New York, NY

Chinese 19th century Rustic sideboard. Timeless design clean lines and lots of usable storage. Elmwood sideboard having plum lacquer, four upper drawers with two lower cabinets. Stro...

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboard

$5,400

19th Century Spanish Colonial Narra Philippine Altar Table

Located in San Marino, CA

A rare 19th century solid Narra wood altar table from the Philippines. It is in Colonial style, with Asian construction. This Philippine altar table is made with a five panel top ove...

Category

Antique 19th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Furniture

19th Century Spanish Colonial Narra Philippine Altar Table

$7,800

18th Century Chinese Elm Four-Door Side Cabinet

Located in San Marino, CA

An 18th century Chinese four-door side cabinet in red lacquer on elmwood. Original hardware in great condition. Overall this piece has wonderfull deep patina to the original Classic ...

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

18th Century Chinese Elm Four-Door Side Cabinet

$4,650

19th Century Chinese Sideboard In Cayenne Color Lacquer

Located in Kastrup, DK

Unusually large size sideboard with beautiful original 'cayenne' color lacquer. Black lacquer on the sides. 3 pairs of doors and 6 drawers. From the Shanxi province, China. Dating ...

Category