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Chinese Black Lacquer Writing Desk, C. 1850

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Chinese Black Lacquer Writing Desk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This five-drawer writing desk from the early 20th century has a timeless simplicity, designed with clean-lines and an even, black lacquer finish. Crafted of northern elm (yumu), the ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Chinese Writing Table with Cloud Spandrels, c. 1850
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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...
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Chinese Black Lacquer Guanmaoyi Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With its strong lines and upright stature, this imposing piece of furniture was the chair of choice for a 19th-century administrator in northern China. Known as guanmaoyi or official...
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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...
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Chinese Black Lacquer Four Flowers Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century altar coffer displays many traditional elements of Chinese cabinetry, such as its overhung, floating panel top flanked by curving spandrels or its painted doors sec...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

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Chinese Black Lacquer Square Corner Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With clean lines and a darkly lacquered finish, this square corner cabinet celebrates the restraint of classic Chinese furniture forms. Dated to the mid-19th century, the tall cabine...
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