Tianjin Chest

This elegant small Chinse coffer, called a butterfly cabinet, features a floating panel top sitting above two carved drawers, each and fitted with brass hardware. Beneath the drawers...

An exceptionally original 19th century household storage coffer in the Tianjin Style. Tianjin is a large city in Northeast China that acts as the port of Beijing. It was a prosperous city and the furniture made there was known for is solidity and clean, balanced lines. Tianjin storage chests typically feature heavy brass handles and lock plates. All hardware on this chest is original and the patina on the wood is aged and lovely; natural oxblood lacquer, which has rubbed off in some areas and darkened in other areas due to more than a century of use. Tianjin chests usually have three large drawers across the top two large doors below. The piece was probably part of a dowry and exhibited in a highly visible part of the home. The whitish deposits on the legs suggest that the piece sat on a terra cotta...

This teak wood display counter was once found in a retail store in Rangoon, Burma. It dates to the early 20th century, c. 1910. During the colonial era, business boomed throughout w...

A fine custom-made storage and display cabinet. This piece is made from elmwood and covered in red and black lacquer. It is two-sided and made from two segments, for ease of movement...

A Chinese Late Qing wooden storage chest from the 19th century, with carved spandrels, drawers, doors and finished in oxblood and cinnabar lacquer...

Japanese storage tansu chests were used to hold clothing and other personal effects in a 19th Century Japanese home. Because Japanese home...

Spectacular large sideboard chest, buffet, or credenza featuring hand painted parcel gilt chinoiserie reserves by Nancy Corzine. The bespoke cabinet has a serpentine front with four ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this charming Military campaign brown Mahogany chest/tv stand. This good looking, well made, and decorative piece is proudly presented with four...

Exceptional vintage bohemian faux bamboo chest cabinet. Features brass handles with a woven herringbone throughout the piece.  

Spectacular pair of large sideboard chests, buffets, or credenzas featuring hand-painted parcel gilt chinoiserie reserves by Nancy Corzine. The bespoke cabinets have a serpentine fro...

An early 20th century sideboard from Tianjin province, China. This is the original colour which is a dark reddish brown, with the edges slightly worn to reveal the beautiful Elm wood underneath. This is often called a "Buddha cabinet...

Black lacquer sideboard cabinet from Tianjin. Under the top are 3 large drawers and a main section that consists of 2 pairs of doors. ...