Pair of Decorated Lacquer Chinese Stools With Carved Hardstone Figures

A pair of Asian carved hardwood chairs in square shape with newly upholstered tailored cushions.

An almost pair of rosewood horseshoe shaped Chinese armchairs with newly upholstered Clarence House velvet cushions

A pair of Chinese style side tables with black lacquer frames and inset ceramic tiles depicting figures in an Asian garden.

Black Chinese wood coffee table with chinoiserie painted decoration. A glass top sits on top to protect the table and provides a flat surface.

This unusual lacquered 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, th...

Carved wood Chinese garden seats with parcel gilt, cloisonné like decoration. Open interior, four sided drum shape.

decorated with dragon motif

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...