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Material: Elm
Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century fang deng (square stool) was made in Hebei province and crafted of elm foraged from the forests of northern China. The stretchers encircling the outer edges of the rounded legs highlight the masterful carpentry employed to create this very pure and simple form in the most elegant Ming fashion. This detail gives the design a natural flow and references bent bamboo. Chinese carpenters during the Qing dynasty held simplicity and craftsmanship in equal regard. In this spirit they emulated the simpler forms of bamboo furniture making that were popular in earlier times...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Vintage Elm Wood Compound Two-Part Wedding Wardrobe with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large vintage elm compound two-part wedding wardrobe, with two sets of double doors, lower drawers and brass hardware. This mid-20th-century large C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Chinese Elmwood Dark Patina Scholar's Ceremonial Side Chairs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A set of four antique Chinese elmwood scholar's ceremonial side chairs from the early 20th century, with dark patina and sinuous back splats, all with slight variations. Born in Chin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Finely Woven Lacquered Trunk, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely woven circa 1800 trunk is a work of art in itself and was possibly used to store prized painted scrolls. A skilled artisan painstakingly wove thin-as-hair reeds to cover ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm, Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Yokeback Chairs, c. 1750
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, describing how the form as a whole looks like an ancient oil lamp stand...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Qing Cinnabar Red Cabinet with Carved Peonies, circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful Chinese cabinet in elm with original cinnabar (red/brown) lacquer with carved peonies on the side spandrels. Offers two storage...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Yumu Wood Armchair with Painted Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese hand-carved yumu wood accent yoke back chair from the 19th century, with rattan seat, painted scenes and dark brown lacquered finish. This 19th century Chinese chair featur...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm, Rattan
Chinese Low Kang Table, c. 1850
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, writi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Elm Coffee Table with Square Legs and Rattan Inset Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese elm coffee table from the early 20th century, with square legs, pillar-shaped strut motifs and rattan inset. Born in China ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Classic Antique Chinese Two Person Bench with Old Paint
Located in New York, NY
An antique Chinese two person bench of Classic form with great faded red paint. Useful and decorative.
BN349.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
18th Century Ming Style Altar Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 17th-18th century Ming-style small altar table. Elmwood with scroll ends from Shanshi.
Category
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Elm 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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Burl, Elm
Japanese 19th Century Keyaki Wood Rectangular Hibachi with Copper Liner
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese rectangular keyaki wood hibachi from the 19th century, with copper liner. Used for cooking or warming sake or tea, this elegant Japanese 19th century hibachi features a re...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Copper
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
Chinese Ruyi Wine Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 19th century Chinese inset leg wine table is characterized by the lightness of its proportions, its finely executed detailing and the lustrous...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Large Chinese Antique Burl and Elm Wood Two-Toned Patina Cabinet with Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large antique two-toned elm and burl wood Chinese cabinet from the early 20th century, with double doors and square lock. Born in China durin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm, Burl
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...
Category
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Stone
Antique Chinese Cabinet in Elm with Carved Scenes of Four Seasons & Ebonizing
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely Chinese cabinet in elm with four doors whose panels show a carved scene of vegetation representing each of the four seasons in relief. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Grand Chinese Two-Door Cabinet, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This austere 19th century Chinese cabinet from China's Shanxi province was constructed with grand proportions. The expressive grain of northern elmwood (yumu) patterns the doors with...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Red Lacquer Book Cabinet, c. 1700
Located in Chicago, IL
Traces of the original gilt floral painting remain on the doors of this early 18th century red-lacquered chest from Shanxi province. Countless coats of hand-applied red lacquer give ...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Lacquered Raised Coffer with Decorative Brass Fittings
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The superb raised coffer featuring a floating top panel inset within an ice-plate edged frame, protruding over open-carved scrolled foliage spandrels, a row of four drawers carved wi...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
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 Elmwood Two-Door Low Kang Cabinet with Everted Flanges and Scrolls
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese elmwood low kang cabinet with everted flanges, two petite doors, scrolls and floral motifs. This exquisite Chinese low kang cabinet...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Elm 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 Elm 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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Two-Door Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Classic Chinese furniture design is characterized by the flawless construction, purity of line, and dedication to detail you see here in this two-door cabinet. This beautiful elmwood...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Elmwood Square Coffee Table with Open Fretwork and Horse-Hoof Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese elmwood square-shaped coffee table from the late 20th century, with open fretwork design and horse-hoof legs. Born in the later years ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Elm 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 Elm 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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
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 Elm 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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Brass
Extremely Rare Late Ming Dynasty Elm and Burl Altar Table
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and graceful cabriole legged, high waisted altar table with scrolling apron, set upon a waisted platform. The top featuring a floating center panel of finely figured nanmu...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Burl, Elm, Lacquer
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Sloping-Stile Wood-Hinged Cabinet
Located in Singapore, SG
A deep red sloping-stile cabinet from Zhejiang province, China. Both legs are adorned with a single "incense stick" beading in the middle. The slim horizontal panel below the doors m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm, Fir
Chinese Low Painted Lacquer Table with Fish Chimes, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Woven Top Fang Deng Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The fang deng, or square stool, form was popular for its simplicity and utility in the home. The simple legs, stacked edging, sinuous braces, and rattan top make this a particularly ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Late 19th Century Canopy Bed from Shanxi, China
Located in Singapore, SG
An antique canopy bed from Shanxi province made of Elm wood. This bed has all the attention focused on the front carvings while keeping a very simpl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Late 19th Century Door Panels with Carving and Latticework
Located in Singapore, SG
Late 19th century double-width door panels from Zhejiang province, China. The framework and plain bottom panels are made of fir wood, while the latticework portion is made of Elm woo...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm, Fir
Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Elm Coffee Table with Reversible Top and Strut Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage Qing dynasty style elmwood coffee table from the mid-20th century, with reversible top, pierced apron and pillar-shaped strut motifs. Born in China during the midcentury period, this exquisite coffee table...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Pair of Chinese Scholars Armchairs, circa 1800s
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Chinese Scholars armchairs, circa 1800s, elmwood with original Burgundy lacquer, Classic yoke form backrest. Get warm wear and patina.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Other Antique Elm 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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Ningbo Elm and Cypress Wood Cabinet from China, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique 19th century Ningbo two-door and three drawers elm and cypress cabinet. This antique Chinese cabinet was made with elm and cypress wood during the 19th century in Ningbo, ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm, Cypress
Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinet Made of Elm and Burl Wood with Carved Skirt
Located in Yonkers, NY
This Chinese side cabinet from the turn of the century (19th-20th century) features two drawers over two doors and is made of elm with burl wood panels on its front. The skirt is nic...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Yumu Wood Chinese 19th Century Chair with Hand-Carved Décor and Lacquered Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A yumu wood Chinese 19th century accent chair with hand-carved splat, fretwork patterns and lacquered finish. This Chinese carved chair features a...
Category
19th Century Chinese 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
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Antique Chinese Lacquered Yumu Wood Side Chair with Hand-Carved Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A hand-carved Chinese yumu wood accent chair from the early 20th century, with dark brown lacquer finish, fretwork motifs and carved splat. This exquisite...
Category
20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Turn Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is unusual to see an early 20th-century Chinese round stool designed to be adjustable. The artisan who created this inventive stool hand-carved the cylindrical center post for eas...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Vintage 1960s Lacquered Yumu Wood Chinese Bookcase with Hand-Carved Medallions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage handmade Chinese lacquered yumu wood 1960s bookcase with hand-carved medallions. Made of yumu wood, this Chinese bookshelf features a nicel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Rattan Top Black Lacquer Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th century black lacquer stools was created by an artisan from northern China using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Furniture
Materials
Rattan, 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
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 Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Chairs with Original Iron Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautifully worn antique Chinese official's hat chairs with classic lines and original iron straps on back and seat. From Shanxi Province, circa 1880.
CH360.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Furniture
Materials
Elm
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