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Item Ships From: Illinois
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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinets with Birds in Flight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of early 19th century red lacquer cabinets is an extraordinary find. When placed beside each other, what remains of the finely-painted decoration comes together to form a s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Bent Bamboo Daybed
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of bent bamboo, this southern Chinese daybed was likely the most popular piece of furniture in house. Lightweight and portable, the platform bed trave...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Low Painted Lacquer Table with Fish Chimes, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Low Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, Ming Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
A rolled-up scroll or treasured root pot may have once been among the treasured objects stored in this 19th century book chest. Expertly constructed in China'...
Category
Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Painted Drum Stool with Blessings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century drum-form stool is assembled with traditional stave and hoop construction, with two bands of decorative nailheads. Painted in red and gold, two colors thought to br...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Limited Edition Invisible Side Table by July Zhou
By July Zhou
Located in Chicago, IL
Each limited-edition Invisible Side Table by artist July Zhou is fashioned after a traditional Ming dynasty example. Unlike similar lucite furniture that is injection molded, July's ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Chinese Woven Top Fang Deng Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The fang deng, or square stool, form was popular for its simplicity and utility in the home. The simple legs, stacked edging, sinuous braces, and rattan top make this a particularly ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Chinese Turn Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is unusual to see an early 20th-century Chinese round stool designed to be adjustable. The artisan who created this inventive stool hand-carved the cylindrical center post for eas...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Lacquered Chinese Calligrapher's Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This calligraphy table, like all the highest quality pieces of Chinese furniture, follows the timeless principles of Chinese architectural design and construction techniques. It has ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Trailing Clouds Altar Sideboard, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Topped with offerings of food, burning incense, and painted images of the deceased, this enchanting coffer played a central role in Chinese ancestor worship. Handcrafted of northern elmwood in China's Shanxi province, this 19th century coffer...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - 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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chinese Low Inset Leg Tables, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of low tables would have once flanked a platform bed in the intimate living space of a traditional Qing-dynasty home. Perfectly proportioned, they are quintessential exampl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Rattan Top Black Lacquer Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th century black lacquer stools was created by an artisan from northern China using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Cypress
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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm, Hide
Chinese Honeycomb Lattice Display Cabinet, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful early 19th century display cabinet from China's Henan province features complex honeycomb lattice panels and doors carved with elaborate...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - 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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Ming Painted Compound Cabinets, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
Seamlessly constructed and lacquered black, this pair of spectacular Ming-dynasty compound cabinets provided the perfect blank canvas for painted scen...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Double Stretcher Wine Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A tradition dating back to the northern Song dynasty, wine tables have been used in China for centuries as a spot to converse, sip wine, and make...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This book cabinet was likely originally commissioned for a scholar's study to store important texts. The quality and craftsmanship is clear in the bold lines, elegant hardware, and t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Finely Carved Chinese Console Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Altar tables with everted ends seen in Chinese paintings and prints are typically depicted in a grand context, and so it is thought that the upward-ending surface signifies status an...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - 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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Elm
Chinese Turn Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is unusual to see an early 20th century Chinese round stool with adjustable height. The artisan who created this inventive stool hand-carved the cylindrical center post for easy a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Two-Door Black Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The imposing doors of this 19th century cabinet are accented with a trio of lozenge-shaped moldings that enliven the tall, rectilinear silhouette with horizontal lines. Invigorating ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Interlocking Ring Stone Table, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
Created over 400 years ago, this low table from the late Ming/early Qing dynasty was carved by hand from a single block of limestone. The table has aprons carved with interlocking rings...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Circa 1950s Chinese Altar Table In Cinnabar Lacquer
By James Mont
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and lacquered Chinoiserie altar table or console in the style of James Mont. Squared dowel legs with double side stretchers and triple G...
Category
1950s American Vintage Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Lacquered and Parcel-Gilt Carved Wood Chinese Garden Seats
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved wood Chinese garden seats with parcel gilt, cloisonné like decoration. Open interior, four sided drum shape.
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Ornate Chinese Lacquer Display Tables, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The perfect way to call attention to a plant, special vase or piece of art, these tall display tables date from 1850 during the Qing dynasty. Made of oak, the tables are expertly detailed with elaborate hoof feet and recessed base and tabletop. A stunning combination of red and black lacquer draws attention to the tables’ architectural richness. Made from tree sap...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Oak
Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This hand-woven example rema...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Willow
Chinese Kang Table with Ridged Legs, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century hardwood kang table was traditionally used as a convenient working surface for painting, writing, sewing, or eating atop a heated kang platform. The petite table fe...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Ornately Carved Chinese Luohan Bed, circa 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous luohan daybed anchors its surroundings with its monumental scale and incredible carved decoration. Known as a luohan chuang, or couch bed, this form of low-backed daybe...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Lacquered Spindle Back Armchair, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious 19th century spindleback chair defies traditional Qing-dynasty forms. A collection of moments from previous eras, the chair incorporates elements drawn from Chinese carp...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
C. 1800 Butterfly Style Side Chest with Three Drawers and Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant small coffer, features a floating panel top sitting above three drawers, each and fitted with boldly-scaled rectangular brass hardware and a curved handle. Beneath the drawers is a floating panel, which conceals interior storage, accessible only by removing one of the drawers. Our eyes are immediately drawn to the carved archaistic spandrels (inspired by a dragon) that decorate the sides and give the piece its distinctive profile.
With its refined proportions design aged black lacquer patina, this middle Qing Dynasty will be a unique focal point in any room. This is a very old piece and remarkably, almost unrestored. The legs have suffered water damage from placement on the moist terra cotta floor...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Carved Side Altar Table with Turned Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Carved Side Altar Table with Turned Legs
Circa: 1900s
Dimensions:
W: 75"
D: 14.5"
H: 36"
The Antique Shanxi Province Elm Carved Side Altar Table with...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Korean Blanket Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This brightly ornamented Korean chest once contained blankets and clothing given as part of a marriage dowry. The elaborate white brass hardware i...
Category
Late 19th Century Korean Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Metal
Korean Blanket Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This brightly ornamented Korean chest was used to hold blankets, garments and other gifts that would be presented to the newlyweds as part of the dowry. It has a fall-front opening and large metal handles for carrying on either side. The elaborate white brass hardware...
Category
Late 19th Century Korean Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant console table was made 150 years ago in China’s Shanxi province and likely served as a family’s altar where they paid respects to revered ancestors. The altar table is crafted of fine hardwood with carved spandrels, everted ends...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Low Tibetan Peony Table with Four Drawers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary low Tibetan table dates to the mid-19th century and is lavishly decorated from end to end with tree peonies and offering fruits. The square table has a waisted des...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Furniture
Materials
Pine, Lacquer
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