19th Century Chinese Altar Table

A game table from the 19th century with humpback stretchers, pillar legs and bamboo motif bundled crossmembers. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century, this stu...

This sturdy, almost architectural Chinese table is is an excellent example of "scholar's furniture". Scholar's furniture is known for rounded frames that suggest tree trunks and a general lack of unnecessary adornment. The table's floating panel top is held by round corner posts that gracefully transform into square feet as they meet the ground. Arched spandrels connect the legs to the top, suggesting the roof of a building is held up by corner posts. Two drawers are held in the thick waist. The table boasts highly original oxblood lacquer patina, gently rubbed through to the wood over many decades. These tables are sometimes known as "eight immortals...

This is a classic example of a “Beijing” or Tianjin” sideboard, so-called because of their origin in this region of northeastern China. This compact chest has three drawers with two ...

This simple and elegantly angular dining table is made from reclaimed teakwood in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The design is based on 1950's modern designs found in Burma and Thailand in So...

Qing dynasty furniture is designed to exhibit a positive interplay between nature and humanity. This altar table, with its simple structure and ...

19th century Chinese altar table.

Imperial 19th Century Carved Wine Table raised on stand with three drawers. Exceptional table having scalloped apron with carved spandrels and carved Rams legs front set on stand of...

A late 19th-century Chinese Altar table. This Altar table features a deeply carved drawer front with the original metal drop pull handle. The drawer has a leaf pattern and dovetail j...