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Period: Mid-19th Century
19th Century Rocking Chair Iron England John Porter
Located in Epfach, DE
The rocking chair in iron is Classic among the rocking chairs.
the leather ison the seat in typical wooden slats. Very comfprtable and easy to place in...
Category
British Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Iron
Chinese Qing style Rose Chair
Located in Milano, IT
This low Qing-style chair, probably identifiable as a "Rosa" chair, is a fine example of Chinese craftsmanship, made in Jiangsu, China, around 1860. Typical for its angular structure...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Lacquer Consoles
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of Late Ching Chinese cinnabar-toned coromandel lacquer small altar or side tables. The tops of the tables feature complementary incised and painted scenes from Chinese every day life. Both tables are in very good condition considering their 100+ years of use. It is unusual to find a pair of coromandel incised lacquer...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Lacquered Bench with Splayed Legs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In most Qing dynasty homes, stools and chairs were the only form of elevated seating, and a bench such as this would have been found at a temple or public theater. This 19th century walnut bench has splayed legs linked by straight double stretchers and topped by finely beaded carved spandrels. Sourced from China’s Shanxi region, walnut was a prized material for Qing dynasty furniture...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Stone
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Burmese Temple Manuscript Cabinet with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental manuscript cabinet is from Rangoon, Burma and made from teak wood, lacquer, and gold leaf. This manuscript cabinet features its orig...
Category
Burmese Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swat Chest from the Swat Valley of Pakistan c1800's Original and Unrestored
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully hand-carved Swat Chest from the Swat Valley of Pakistan. We have had one at home for over 30 years and I had always thought they were Afghan, bu...
Category
Pakistani Rustic Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair Tabouret Biedermeier German Walnut about 1830
Located in Epfach, DE
This is a rare pair of Biedermeier stools, or tabouret.
They very beautifully finished especially in their details. This gives them an extremely elegant flair and makes them fit almo...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Chinese Round Leg Courtyard Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese courtyard stool dates to the mid-19th century and has a classic splayed leg design with round legs and a rectangular seat. The stool is crafted of northern elmwood (yumu...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century 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 wrapar...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
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,...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Square Display Table with Scroll Corners, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A flourish of curves adds graceful counterpoint to this table’s square profile, each straight leg topped by decorative scroll corners. Crafted in the mid-19th century, the table is modeled after summer...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Bentwood Chrysanthemum Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of provincial 19th century armchairs from Shanxi province offers an unusual play on traditional forms. The chairs are designed in a classical style known as a "yoke-back ch...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Pair of Armchairs "Official Back", circa 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of "Official Back" armchairs. In Chinese "Yoku Back"
Untouched made in elm wood, burgundy lacquer and natural age-related patina with clear lacquer as surface finish.
Called "...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Mid-19th Century French Butlers Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully detailed item is made of oak with inlay mahogany. Item dates back to the 1850s and contains many drawers inside of fall-front.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Tibetan Traveler's Trunk with Painted Hide, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique traveler's chest from Tibet or Mongolia is one of the most unique trunks we've come across in our 20 years of collecting. Dated to the 19...
Category
Tibetan Tibetan Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Hide, Wood
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese 19th Century Handcrafted Lounge Chair
Located in Hilversum, NL
Original antique Chinese 19th century handcrafted adjustable yoke back wooden reclining lounge chair. Adjustable backrest and uniquely curved armrests. Good color and patina. Adjusta...
Category
Chinese Arts and Crafts Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Armchairs "Official Back", c. 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of "Official Back" armchairs. In Chinese "Yoku Back"
Untouched made in elm wood, burgundy lacquer and natural age-related patina with clear lacquer as surface finish.
Called "...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Petite Round Leg Wine Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Straight lines and subtle curves flow together seamlessly in this elegant mid-19th century table made in Shanxi province. We love the way its humpback curves and rounded aprons sweep into simple stretcher bars and round legs, invoking the classic style and aesthetic restraint of Ming-dynasty design. Made for sharing and offering wine and spirits...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chinese Low Back Official's Chairs, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of elegant 19th-century elm wood chairs embody Ming-dynasty design with simple form yet complex construction. The chairs are an unusual blend of traditional tall yoke-back ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Cinnabar Red Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In traditional Chinese homes, slender, long tables such as this one are used to hold musical instruments, flowers, or vases. Often referred to as altar tables, this narrow table form...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Elm
Chinese Provincial Round Back Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favour of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditional cabinetry and architecture techniques to the human body. In the case of this Yuanyi, or round chair, the flowing crest rail is a direct descendant of the simple armrests that had traditionally supported individuals on mats in their homes. This homage to an ancestral form, combined with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques, created an elegant, functional chair that has endured for centuries and inspired many contemporary furniture designers...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Beech
C. 1850 Empire Style Walnut Marquetry Italian Writing Desk
Located in PERTH, WA
Found in the Veneto region, Italy, we purchased this mid 19th C. Empire style desk for its impeccable quality and style. Made predominantly from walnut and featuring Empiric style in...
Category
Empire Antique Mid-19th Century 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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Cypress
English Chinoiserie & Brass Finial Two Tiered Side Table with Claw Feet, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chinoiserie figural and pagoda two tiered scalloped side table with flanking gilt brass pine cone finials, faux bamboo gilt leg supports, and resting on lions paw claw feet, ...
Category
English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Horseshoe Back Chairs - mid 19th Century
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A pair of 19th Century Horseshoe Back Armchairs
The armrests are composed of three separate pieces joined together by half-lap joints locked with pressure pegs set an an angle. The ...
Category
Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm, Hide
Pair of Chinese Yokeback Children's Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These low children's chairs from northern China are designed in a traditional style known as a "yoke-back chair," defined by its tall back, flat back yoke, and protruding top crest r...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
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 featuring rounded edges, humpback stretchers, and ruyi-form fretwork finished with dark lacquer. Each top is inset with a hand-woven seat, providing textural contrast to the graceful elmwood frame. Used as seats or low side tables, this pair of square stools...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
Chinese Red Lacquer Roundback Chair, 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 traditio...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Provincial Chinese Roundback Chair, 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 and architecture techniques to the human body. In the case of this Yuanyi, or round chair, the flowing crestrail is a direct descendant of the simple armrests that had traditionally supported individuals on mats in their homes. This homage to an ancestral form, combined with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques, created an elegant, functional chair that has endured for centuries and inspired many contemporary furniture designers...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
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
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Rare Extra-Large 19th Century Chinese Painted Leather Trunk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This extremely large Qing Dynasty leather trunk is beautifully painted with a tradition Chinese landscape scene over the oxblood color painted leather. The interior top is painted as...
Category
Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Circa 1850, Italian Chestnut Extendable Table
Located in PERTH, WA
A rare piece to visit our gallery, this exquisite chestnut extendable table has been dated at approximately Circa 1850, and remains in perfect structural and functional condition. Fo...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Chinese Dresser Bookcase Hardwood Circa 1850 Cabinet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning antique Chinese dresser in hardwood
Great for the kitchen with the marble top and shelving behind for storage
We date this to circa 18...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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
Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Bone, Boxwood, Teak
Antique Shanxi Province Rare Top Hat Court Official Elm Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Rare Top Hat Court Official Elm Bench
The Antique Shanxi Province Rare Top Hat Court Official Elm Bench is a stunning piece of furnit...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm, Lacquer
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