A pair of meditation chairs made of Huonghuali wood. Seat back has a center key fret design with carved borders that match the arm rests on both front and back. The surrounding skirt has a pair of dragons protecting a Shishi Dog repeating on all sides.
Age: Early 20th Century
Dimensions of each chair: 30" Wide by 38 1/4" High by 23" Deep
An antique Chinese 2 drawer altar coffer made of Huanghuali wood. Ming style design with four legs. Original brass hardware. Elegant side table or entryway cabinet.
Age: Republic Period (early 20h C)
Dimensions: 34 1/4" Wide by 31 3/4" High by 19 3/4" Deep
An antique Chinese long low buffet cabinet with a Turquoise distressed finish. Two drawers with doors below each and a center pair of doors opening to a spacious storage area. Professionally restored to a magnificent and functional work of art.
Age: 19th Century
Dimensions: 69 3/4" Wide by 23 1/4" High by 17 3/4" Deep
This pair of antique Chinese scholar book cabinets is a rare find. They are made of beautiful Jichimu wood and they are adorned with original bronze hardware, which adds to their charm and authenticity.
The cabinets are in excellent condition and have been well-preserved over the years. They are perfect for storing books, documents, or other precious items. Interior bottom floor doubles as a cover for a secret storage area below...
A pair of antique Chinese Rosewood barrel stools in the Ming style. Hand carved and designed with an elegant form and practical function in mind.
Age: Republic Period
Dimensions: (Each) 18" High by 15 1/2" Diameter
An antique Chinese cabinet made of Huanghuali wood and marble. Original brass mounts including the stylized lantern style pulls. Scholarly decorative cutouts of a vase, a jar, a gourd, etc. with a marble backing.
Age: 19th Century
Dimensions: 38 1/2" Wide by 34 3/8" High by 23 3/4" Deep
An antique Chinese cabinet made of Jumu wood. Original brass hardware mounts. Two side by side drawers with hinged doors opening to a spacious storage compartment.
Age: 19th Century
Dimensions: 35 3/8" Wide by 31 3/4" High by 22" Deep
An antique Chinese brown lacquer cabinet with hardstone and mother of pearl inlay decoration. Original 18th C brass/nickel hardware. 2 doors open to a spacious storage area with a removable split level shelf.
Age: 18th Century
Dimensions: 24 3/4" Wide by 36 3/4" High by 12 1/4" Deep
An antique Tibetan storage trunk with center dragon motif surrounded by an intricate textile pattern. Stylized Vajra metal clasp on cover with two iron ring hinges securing the top to the body.
Age: 17th-18th C.
Dimensions: 34 1/4" Wide by 20" High by 15 1/4" Deep.
An antique Tibetan storage trunk with hard mounts and a hand painted dragon that appears to be dancing holding sacred jewels in each claw. A magnified textile pattern surrounds the dragon design. Hinged cover opens to a spacious storage area. Natural wear and marks on the cover over its long history of use.
Age: 17th to 18th Century
Dimensions: 34 1/2" Wide by 19 3/8" High by 13 1/4" Deep
The rectangular carved wood with dragons and border with carved bamboo, legs with reticulated dragons and symbols, tabletop border with Shou symbols on each corner with dragons, side panels with carved dragon in high relief with an alternate border of bats and floral motif. The table folds up and the photos show it folded.
Age: Late 19th - Early 20th Century
Condition: some writing on the tabletop, and rest of table is in good condition...
An antique Chinese altar table made of Huanghuali wood with a work surface incorporating a cloisonné insert. Cabriole legs with claw feet each holding a ball leading up to the mitered corners profiling the Fu Dogs. Central carved image on the front and back shows the Fu Dogs. Scrolling vines throughout the apron with an archaic Ching dynasty key fret below which are lotus petals surrounding the table...
Late 19th century zitan chair featuring a serpentine top rail above an open back with a square tablet incised with two archaic vases on a stand within scrolls over a cleated seat on square legs and stretchers. Wear consistent with age and use. Very good condition. Measures 21.5ʺW × 16.5ʺD × 40.5ʺH
Pair of antique Chinese Horseshoe Chairs made of Elm and original rattan woven seats with original support structure to the underside. They each have 3 back splat panels which are indicative of the 18th Century Kangxi Period. With a slight difference in size, the male chair has a back panel wood carving of a ring connecting two arabesque vine patterns suggesting double happiness in marriage (called a Chou pattern). The female chair has a wood carving of a stylized Lotus design...
Chinese ivory toggle finely carved in the shape of a fingered lemon or "Buddha's hand" with foliage and mushroom. H 7cm (2 3/4in). Late 18th century.
An antique Chinese scholar's stand made of natural gnarled twisted hardwood roots with a transparent russet lacquer. This type of natural root furniture goes back to the 12th century aesthetic. Here is an example of the round stand produced during the Republic Period, bearing the colonial form true to the Victorian Era.
Age: Early Republic Period
Dimensions: 17" Wide by 17 3/4" High by 13 1/2" Deep
An antique Chinese small country cabinet made of Pine wood with a clear lacquer finish. From the Ningbo province, it features two doors that open to a spacious storage area with a removable center shelf.
Age: 19th Century
Dimensions: 27 5/8" Wide by 34 5/8" High by 14 1/2" Deep
An antique Chinese Coffer Table made entirely of Elm wood. Originating from the Zhejiang Province it epitomizes fine country furniture. It was designed with Peony drawer panels and patinated drawer pulls with a simple locking mechanism for one drawer. Below the drawers are 3 separate reticulated panels featuring a cloud motif and a pair of spandrels showcasing a scrolling leaf pattern that matches the continuity of the theme...