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Chinese Qing Dynasty Lacquered Wood Guanyin, 18th Century, Southern China
Located in Austin, TX
A Chinese early Qing Dynasty carved and lacquered wood figure of Guanyin, Southern China, 17th/18th
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Carved Rosewood Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Early 20th century carved rosewood box.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
20C Chinese Soapstone Polished Ring Dish
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20C Chinese soapstone polished ring dish.
Made in China in the early 20th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Antique A Chinese Chinese Carved Hetain White Jade Pendant, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique A Chinese Carved Hetain White Jade Pendant, 19th-century.
-Dimensions and Density-
Jade
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19th Century Chinese Other Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Yellow Glazed Mythical Beast, Xiezhi, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic and charming Chinese yellow glazed porcelain model of a mythical unicorn, xiezhi, Qing
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Jade vase with rings. China, 19th century
Located in Catania, IT
Hardstone Vase with Rings. China, 20thth century. A Chinese vase dating back to the 20th C., Qing
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Stone
Quality Antique Chinese Carved Hardwood Group
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Chinese carved hardwood group, Quality Chinese wood carving with wonderful colour
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Bronze Fighting Foo Lions Censer, Qing Dynasty, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese cast bronze censer in the form of two Buddhistic lions play fighting, late Qing
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Carved Wood Trade Sign
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Unique hand carved wood trade sign from China, 1890s. The sign with hand carved Chinese lettering
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1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Hand Carved Gilt Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th Century Chinese hand-carved giltwood fragment featuring a nature scene depicting tree
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Chinese Gourd Wooden Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Antique Magic Chinese Gourd Wooden Bottle. A double gourd shaped wooden bottle believed to carry
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1890s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Chinese Export Elephant Garden Stools
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Chinese export elephant form garden stools, early 20th century.
Carved wood with gilding
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
$9,600 / set
Antique Chinese Carved Gilt Wood
Polychrome Decorated Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique Chinese figure, carved from wood and adorned with gilding and polychrome
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Giltwood
Chinese jade female immortal, Republican period
Located in New York, NY
on fitted wooden base; 1in(D) x 3in(W) x 8in(H) are the dimensions of the jade carving only
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Taoist Figure of Wenchang, Late Qing Dynasty, c. 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
and polychromed wood, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, Fujian, China.
Wenchang, the Taoist deity of
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Antique Hand Carved Stump Buddha Statuary
Located in Pomona, CA
very detailed hand carving works on it. In Chinese folks, Happy Buddha will bring you a good fortune
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Carved and Lacquered Figure of Zhenwu, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A powerful Chinese figure of the Taoist diety Zhenwu (Xuanwu), carved and lacquered wood with
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Chinese Sculpture Hand Carved Farmer
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-163 small hand carved figure of a peasant with a removable straw hat. circa 1920-30's.
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1920s Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Fruitwood
Early 20th-Century Antique Chinese Erotic Porcelain Figurine
Located in Pomona, CA
These "spring palace paintings" (春宫畫), Chinese erotic porcelain figurine were historically given to
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
China 18th Century Chinese Decoration Element in Lacquered and Gilded Wood
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
handle for the lid.
Very nice work of lacquering and gilding.
China XVIIIth century.
Qing period.
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Giltwood, Wood, Lacquer
$624 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Jade Finely Guanyin, early 19th Century
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese jade carving of guanyin from Qing dynasty. Very fine detail everywhere, including face
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
Antique Medicinal Buddahin gold plated bronze, China 19th Century
Located in Beograd, RS
ground to "call the earth to witness" the Buddha's enlightenment. Made in China in the 19th Century
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 20C Chinese Soapstone Carved Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely pair of 20C Chinese Soapstone carved bookends.
Made in China in the early
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Jade Statue of a Confucian Sage
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid statue made of jade in the typically Chinese 19th century.
The statue is very beautiful
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Early 1800s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
$2,402 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Carved Jade Covered Hu Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Carved Jade Covered Hu Vase, with two mask head with rings handles, incised taotie design
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
$750 Sale Price
21% Off
Outstanding Quality Antique Chinese Brush Pot
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Chinese brush pot having an outstanding quality antique Chinese brush
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
Carved Chinese Qing Soapstone Arhat Figure
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century carved Chinese Soapstone Arhat figure in the style of the Qing dynasty. Intricately
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
19th Century Chinese Carved Giltwood Panel
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese carved gold gilt and painted wood wall panel or plaque with scholar
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
$2,600 Sale Price
25% Off
Lovely 17/18C Dehua Blanc de Chine Guanyin Statue China Chinese made into a lamp
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely and large example with nice details. Made into a lamp.
We didn't test if it works.
Condition
with restorations, all pictured. Size: statue 45CM high approx. , total height ...
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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Stone Lock Counterweight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Devoid of figurative carvings, this primitive stone weight from the mid-19th century has an organic
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Mingqi Attendant Head, Han Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bust is the head of a Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.) figure of a personal attendant. A type of burial figurine known as míngqì, the attendant would have been ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Stone Artefact
Located in Vosselaar, BE
throughout China and made during centuries. This hardstone example dates from the 18th century and is
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Stone
Quality antique Chinese carved hardwood figure
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Chinese carved hardwood figure of a shoulou with a staff, attendant child and a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Carved Figure
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Chinese carved figure. While this sculpture may be small it isn't lacking in its
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
Hand-carved Antique bi pendant in jade. China 19th Century
Located in Beograd, RS
feline creature. These items were significant in ancient China, particularly during the Han dynasty, and
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Carved Hardstone Large Chop Seals, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Chinese Carved Hardstone Large Chop Seals, the reticulated bases with stag vignette reliefs
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese porcelain Liu Hai, Republican period
Located in New York, NY
depicting a Liu Hai playing with a frog
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rosewood Sculpture of Daoist Deity
Located in New York, NY
Chinese carved rosewood sculpture of a Daoist deity measuring 36 inches tall.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Figure
Located in New Orleans, LA
This figure is sitting atop a nice pedestal. A very pretty piece of carved rose quartz.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Rose Quartz
Antique Carved Chinese Boxwood Plaque or Insert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese carved boxwood plaque or insert.
Depicting a Chinese monastery scene
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
19th Century Bronze Chinese Foo Dog
Located in Montreal, QC
19th century bronze Chinese Foo Dog.
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1850s Chinese Archaistic Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Hand Carved and Lacquered Gilt Panel
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small rectangular hand carved and lacquered panel. It depicts a scene where a Chinese man
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
A Chinese Bronze Seated Guanyin, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Bronze Seated Guanyin, 19th Century
Guanyin is the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique hand-carved Jade toggle or pendant, China 17th Century
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an C Antique hinese nephrite jade carving of a crouching mythical
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17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
Antique Chinese quality carved brush pot
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Chinese quality carved bamboo brush pot having quality carved decoration to this lovely
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinese Wooden Figure
Wanli
Located in Esbeek, NL
18th century Chinese wooden figure, depicted Wanli.
See old sticker on the back of the figure, see
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Painted Stucco Head of a Luohan, Song Dynasty, 11th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A remarkable Chinese life sized painted stucco head of a luohan, Song, Liao or Jin Dynasty, circa
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Glass, Stucco
Antique hand-carved belt hook in Jade, China 19th Century
Located in Beograd, RS
securing to a belt. Made in China in the Qing Dynasty, late 19th Century.
The belt hook is in good
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
Antique Gilt Hand Carved Chinese Fragment
Located in Tampa, FL
A fabulous 18th century Chinese hand carved fragment with birds and flowers. Very deep relief gold
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Small Chinese Carved Soapstone Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely set of 3 small Chinese carved soapstone sculptures.
Made in China in the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Carved Boxwood Immortal Holding Child
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality antique Chinese late Qing boxwood carved figure of an Immortal holding a child and
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
Chinese Lacquered Buddhist Fish Bell, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
China. Known simply as "wooden fish" (mùyú), these temple bells were used by Buddhist monks as
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Hair Quartz Cicada Charm, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This palm-sized cicada talisman from the early 20th century is carved from a material known as hair quartz, a clear quartz pierced by needle-like inclusions of black tourmaline. A mo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Quartz
Large Chinese Original Bronze Figure of Guanyin
Located in Southall, GB
of the period. Guanyin, known as the Goddess of Mercy, is a revered figure in Chinese Buddhism, often
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Jade Carved Bowl from the Qing Dynasty
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Chinese Carved Jade Bowl from the Qin Dynasty
Circular piece, finely hand-carved in deep green jade
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Late 19th Century Chinese Other Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Jade
Large Carved Chinese Scholars Rock Boulder Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An highly unusual large carved stone sculpture of a Chinese scholars boulder or rock, displayed on
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Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Stone
Early Chinese Stone Budha Hand Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early Chinese stone Budha hand fragment.
A stone sculpture of a Buddha hand in a traditional
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19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Carvings
Materials
Stone
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Antique Chinese Carvings For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique Chinese carvings available for sale. Each of these unique antique Chinese carvings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, stone and metal. Antique Chinese carvings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique Chinese carvings bearing Folk Art or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Gorham Manufacturing Company and Liberty of London each produced beautiful antique Chinese carvings that are worth considering.
How Much are Antique Chinese Carvings?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,247, while they’re typically $45 on the low end and $204,166 highest priced.
Finding the Right Sculptures-carvings for You
Asian sculptors have worked in materials including wood, bronze and jade. Artists and artisans have used traditional techniques to depict deities, scenes from culture and more, and today, antique Asian sculptures and carvings are a popular choice for provocative and sophisticated home decor.
In China, the Qing dynasty, from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century, brought about significant changes in art while preserving traditional culture. Many emperors during this period were patrons of the arts, such as painting, calligraphy and decorative arts. This era saw the building of new Buddhist temples, which were decorated with statues. Some of these sculptures were adorned with colorful cloisonné decoration, in which tiny compartments, or cloisons, made by soldering copper filaments to a metal surface were filled with vibrantly hued enamel.
From the 17th to mid-19th century in Japan, kimonos were worn across classes and often fastened with a netsuke, a type of small carved toggle. Artists carved these from ivory, wood, shells and coral, creating animals, flowers and mythical creatures. During the Japanese Meiji period, spanning from 1868–1912, the country began trading internationally after centuries of isolation, allowing artists to sell their work overseas. Bronze sculpture flourished around this time for creating teapots, vases and incense burners.
Asian sculpture continued to evolve in the 20th century. During the Japanese Shōwa era, from 1926–89, art was influenced by international modernist movements like abstraction, Futurism and Surrealism. Contemporary Asian sculptures and carvings continue to combine global influences and a rich heritage of technique.
Decorating a space with Asian sculptures and carvings is a great way to add interest to any corner of your home. Explore by material, period or style on 1stDibs.
Questions About Antique Chinese Carvings
- What is Chinese wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese wood carving is a decorative object carved by hand by Chinese artisans out of local wood, such as nanmu, zitan, bomu or yinxing. This form of sculpture is sometimes called mudiao. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese wood carvings.
- What is Chinese seal carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese seal carving refers to the traditional art of engraving the active side of a stamp or seal. Typically, the seals were made using stone, but bamboo, bone and wood could also be used. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic Chinese seal carvings from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify antique Chinese furniture, look carefully at its details. Chinese craftsmen often built furniture using mortise and tenon joinery, eliminating the need for nails and screws. If you see this type of hardware, your piece is likely not at least 100 years old, especially if the hardware still looks new and shiny. Since antique furniture was handmade, you will normally see slight imperfections, such as tool marks or slight variations in carvings. Pieces that appear completely uniform and pristine are less often genuine antiques.
When present, maker's marks can also be helpful. Research the marks to learn more about when the maker was active and producing pieces like yours. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer evaluate your furniture for you.
Shop an assortment of antique Chinese furniture. 
Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020The best way to know is to take it to an expert, such as an appraiser, reputable dealer or auction house, or museum
PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020To determine the age of a Chinese furniture piece, look carefully at the joinery and finish. Natural expansion and contraction of the wood over time will cause a joint to protrude or retract, distorting a once-seamless fit. Antique lacquer finishes become crackled and worn over time. Areas of exposed wood, such as the underside of a table, the footrest of a chair, or the back of a cabinet should appear raw and dry compared to the finished surface. With use, the legs of tables and chairs become weathered near the bottom from precipitation and use.
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