Chinese black lacquered elm wine table, 1875

Provincial Chinese circular top elm wood stool on four square legs joined by mortice & tenon boxed stretchers. China, Qing Dynasty, late 1800's.

Chinese audience chair in the Ming Dynasty taste. The chair is made from Northern Chinese Elm with traces of original black lacquer throughout. The chair has a frame and panel...

Antique 18th century Chinese wine table in black lacquer. Tabletop with black lacquered canvas sitting above an elegant apron accented with carved spandrels. The tabletop is covered with canvas, as the original thick black lacquer only would fasten to a canvas surface. The tabletop is outlined with a subtle raised edge, a water-stopping moulding intended to prevent wine from spilling onto the floor. Shanxi Province, 1750-1780. Wine tables have been used in China for centuries as a spot to converse, sip wine, and make toasts at social gatherings. It was also the norm for the master of the house...

Made for sharing and offering wine and spirits, this small table once gathered together convivial imbibers who engaged in group toasts and robust consumption. Dated to the 19th centu...