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Material: Elm
Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table with Hidden Drawers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This black lacquer console table dates to the early 20th century and has the narrow form and everted flanges of a traditional altar table. The table has a flush-sided corner leg desi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Red Lacquer Apothecary Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century lacquered chest was originally used by a Chinese pharmacy to organize and store herbal medicines. A statement piece brilliantly constructed with mortise and tenon j...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Low Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant 19th century low table would have traditionally been placed atop a platform kang bed and used as a convenient working surface for painting, writing, sewing, or arranging...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Provincial Chinese Guanyin Table Stand, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For thousands of years, precious Chinese artworks have been elevated for display on fine wooden table stands. Recognized today as works of art in their own right, these display stand...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Cinnabar Sword Leg Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The sculptural form of this early 20th century side table is elevated by a brilliant cinnabar-red lacquer finish. The waisted table features a floating panel top, straight legs, and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Elm Yoke-Back Chair
Located in Nijlen, BE
Antique high-backed Elm chairs with a smooth back support.
At first this type of chair was used by royalty but then spread to the elite classe.
The curves of the back splat and the a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Mid 20th Century Chinese Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Singapore, SG
Mid 20th century Chinese apothecary cabinet from Shanxi, China. These were used to store and organise Chinese herbs and the drawers were labeled according to the herbs that were stor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm, Pine
Chinese Lacquered Theater Bench with Fu Dog Carvings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Wide enough to seat three to four people, this ornate bench was likely made as shared seating for live performances, such as operas, plays, and ceremonies. Clearly intended for speci...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Petite Chinese Carriage Bench, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted at the turn of the century, this petite bench is simply designed with clean lines and little decoration. Given its short stature and narrow frame, this bench was likely a ver...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Low Chinese Square Table with Ridged Sides, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century elmwood square table from China's Shanxi province features a floating panel top and an apron composed of pillar-shaped struts. Ridged carvings known as "incen...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Qing Dynasty Elm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chinese Qing dynasty chairs in light Elm. Mid 19th century construction featuring mortise and tenon joinery and wooden nails. Elegant craftsmanship the detail of the detail of curved...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese 19th Century Elmwood Center Hall Table with Ming Dynasty Stone Inset
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese 19th century elmwood center hall table with Ming dynasty 15th or 16th century courtyard stone inset. Born in China during the 19th century, this elegant center table featur...
Category
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Qing Style Carved Elm Altar Table or Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Chinese Qing dynasty style carved altar table or long bench seat constructed from Elm. Featuring large ruyi cloud motif decoration on the legs. Made with mortise and tenon s...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese 19th Century Yumu Wood Chair with Hand-Carved Medallion and Greek Key
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese hand-carved yumu wood accent chair with lacquered finish, carved medallion and skirt. This exquisite Chinese armchair features a rectangular pierced back, eleg...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Mid-19th Century Red Lacquered Sideboard from Shanxi, China
Located in Singapore, SG
This red lacquered sideboard originated from Shanxi province, China, and from its size it was most likely placed in the main hall of a well-to-do family. The original red lacquer hav...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rattan Top Low Table
Located in New York, NY
Rattan top low table. Elmwood window pane frame with rattan inset on solid elm wood block legs. Simple clean lines with sophisticated contrast, texture and scale present this table a...
Category
20th Century Chinese Country Elm Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Chinese Splayed Leg Bench with Spiral Spandrels, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant Chinese bench dates to the early 20th century and was constructed of northern elmwood (yumu) using mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques. The bench has a narrow seat rais...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Elm Three-Drawer Kang Cabinet with Everted Flanges and Carved Spandrels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty period elm kang cabinet with everted flanges, three drawers, carved spandrels and dragon motifs. Created in China during the Qing dynasty, this Chinese kang ca...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Qing Dynasty Chinese Elm and Bamboo Daybed
Located in Nordhavn, DK
17th-18th century Qing dynasty daybed with elm frame and a top composed of bamboo slats.
Headboard with small storage box with lid featuring two wood carved guardian lions (Dogs of ...
Category
18th Century Asian Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
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, symbols of autumn and joviality. T...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Rustic Mini Elm Wood 3 Legged Stool, c.1900
By Asian Style
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique mini stool from the early 20th century features a beautiful age related patina and still retains some of its original lacquered finish. Crafted entirely from wooden join...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Black Lacquer Splayed Foot Scholars' Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With deceptively simple design, this narrow console table would have been favored by a Chinese scholar for its well-executed curves, gracefully arched like the sweep of a calligraphy...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Painted Console Table
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Paint, Elm
Pair of Chinese Lacquered Tall Back Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With clean lines and balanced proportions, these 19th-century tall back chairs exemplify the refined forms of Ming-dynasty furniture design. The chairs are designed after the 'southe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Red Lacquered 19th Century Qing Dynasty Elm Cabinet with Drawers and Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty period red lacquered elm cabinet from the 19th century, with two drawers over two doors. Created in China during the Qing dynasty period, this elm cabinet attr...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Mini Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
By Asian Style
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique mini stool features a beautiful age related patina and lacquered finish. It remains sturdy and robust, a fantastic piece to use as a drink table, table stool or for disp...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Pair of Chinese Lotus Stools, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Deceptively simple, these early 20th century stools from Hebei province show off the ingenious joinery methods traditionally used by Chinese carpenters. The stool's three splayed leg...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Vintage Chinese Elm Stool/Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old elm stool with mortise and tenon construction. Good smooth patina in grey tones.
Sturdy and functional as s side table too.
Category
19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Elm 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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of 18th Century Chinese Yokeback Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
In the West, this type of chair is commonly called a "yokeback" chair because its top rail looks like a yoke for an ox. However, in China, the name translates to "lamp hanger" chair,...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elmwood Armoire with Low-Relief Carved Foliage
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period natural elmwood armoire from the 19th century, with four doors, bronze hardware, bamboo and floral carved motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynas...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Ornate Chinese Canopy Bed, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed, or marriage bed, was the most important part of a bride's dowry and was the central feature of her personal quarters. Traditionally, beds were central to Chines...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm, Chenille, Paint
Chinese Offering Table with Ruyi Spandrels, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th-century offering table from Beijing expresses Ming-dynasty tastes with clean lines and a simple silhouette. Minimally decorated, the table features straight legs, doub...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Early 20th Century Elmwood Altar Console Table with Carved Dragon Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese elmwood altar console table from the early 20th century, with carved dragons and everted flanges. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this al...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Large Chinese Lacquer and Rattan Day Bed
Located in Austin, TX
An oversized, beautifully proportioned daybed, suitable for use as a centre table. Subtle, low relief carved key fret pattern and horse hoof legs complete a fine and elegant example ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm, Rattan
Pair of Provincial Chinese Courtyard Stools, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than chairs, stools were a versatile seating option for Qing-dynasty scholars, nobles, and peasants alike. The balanced proportions of this pair of early 20th century t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Adjustable Chinese Console Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite 19th century console table crafted in China's Shanxi province is the perfect example of Qing-dynasty ideals of scholarship and craftsmanship. Though its clean lines and r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elmwood Side Cabinet with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elmwood side cabinet from the 19th century, with double doors and two drawers. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this elmwood cabinet features a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
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 wraparound its round legs even though the join...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Elm
1930s Art Deco Donald Deskey for Widdicomb Carpathian Elm and Black Lacquer Vani
Located in Esperance, NY
This stunning machine age Art Deco vanity was realized by the esteemed 20th century luminary- Donald Deskey- who designed the iconic Radio City Music Hall. The vanity features a demi...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style Made of Keyaki Wood
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, made of Keyaki wood with hand-cut iron hardware. Born during the 19th century, this keyaki (elm) wood tan...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Iron
Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered display cabinet from Shanxi province was crafted in the mid-19th century using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery methods. The enclosed lower half was used for gene...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Stunning Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Lacquer Side Cabinet with Hard Stone Finish
Located in GB
We are is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique vintage Chinese side cabinet with Native scenes of Floral, bird and Geisha girls decorated in the Chinoiserie style
A ver...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Elm Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Chinese Bentwood Yokeback Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These classic armchairs from Hebei province have a traditional design known as "yoke-back chairs," defined by tall backs, flat back yokes, and protruding top crest rails. The style i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Light Brown Lacquered and Carved Elmwood Chair from 19th Century China
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese chair made with light brown lacquered elmwood. This chair displays openwork on the back with wood rods, adorned with two small carved details. The rectangular ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Chinese Tapered Barber's Stool, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual stool is a 19th-century barber's stool designed to be carried from place to place for roadside haircuts. Crafted with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, the stool ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Early 19th Century Finely Carved Chinese Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Altar tables with everted ends seen in Chinese paintings and prints are typically depicted in a grand context, and so it is thought that the upward-ending surface signifies status an...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Cabinet with Palace Scenery, c.1820
Located in Chicago, IL
With its commanding scale and simple silhouette, this grand Qing-dynasty cabinet offered the perfect canvas for elaborate decoration. The expansive doors are lavishly decorated with ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century recessed leg table expresses Ming-dynasty tastes with clean lines and a simple silhouette. Used as a home altar for ancestor worship, the table features everted fla...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Japanese 19th Century Tansu Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
This handsome Japanese tansu chest was stripped of its red finish and waxed, giving it a simpler and more modern look.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chinese Xuantong Partner Bench, Dated 1911
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed with the rustic charm of everyday stools, this provincial bench from China's Henan province has an unusual past. Faded characters painted down one of the legs dates the benc...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese 19th Century Qing Dynasty Period Elmwood Cabinet with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elmwood cabinet from the 19th century with tapered silhouette and two drawers. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty era, this elmwood noodle cabinet...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Woven Top Square Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and portable, stools were popular in Qing-dynasty homes for their simplicity and convenience. These elegant 19th-century square stools have beautifully worked frames feat...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
Monumental Chinese Qing Dynasty Altar Table or Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 20th century monumental Chinese altar table made in the late Qing/early republic era. Constructed from Elm using mortise and tenon joinery. Features large carved ruyi cloud mot...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Provincial Shanxi Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
During the Qing dynasty, long benches such as this were used as shared seating and were often found in public spaces like temples, theaters, or courtyards. Crafted in China's Shanxi ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Black Lacquer Feng Deng Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries and were used indoors and out at mealtimes and during social gatherings. This style of low square stool is...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Petite Red Lacquer Square Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries. Found in a variety of materials and forms, the stool transcends class lines, as much at home in the Provi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
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