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3 Drawer Red Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three-drawer red lacquer side chest originally used for storage. New interior shelf and hardware
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Red Scroll-Leg Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand-painted two-drawer red lacquer side chest with scroll feet. New interior shelf and hardware
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Shanxi Blue Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two-door blue lacquer side chest with cream top and straight bottom skirt. New interior shelving
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Blue Painted Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome blue side chest with original hand-painted mountain scenery on the door. New interior
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Blue Painted Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome blue side chest with original hand painting of mountain scenery on the door. New interior
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Bamboo Kitchen Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique rustic country kitchen chest from southern China.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Bamboo, Elm

Shanxi Red Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful burnt red lacquer antique side chest from the Shanxi province. 19th c
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Painted Gansu Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful relacquered antique side chest from the Gansu province in China. Two drawer butternut
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cupboards

Materials

Elm

Shanxi Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage utility chest lacquered in original sienna color from northern China. Simple lines with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Grid Panel Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Grid Panel buffet/sideboard from Harbin province in China. c 1895.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Gray Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Contemporary two-door gray lacquer side chest. Use in the bedroom or next to a sofa in the living
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

Shanxi Grey Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique grey lacquered side chest from China's Shanxi province. New interior shelf and hardware.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Seafoam Green Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese green side chest with two drawers and removable middle bar for interior access. New
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

Blue Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique blue side chest from China's Shanxi province with scalloped edge skirt can be placed next
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Apothecary Chest
Located in New York, NY
Elmwood Medicine Chest
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Red 4 Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Contemporary red four-drawer chest. Perfect for storing clothing.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Painted Blue Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand painted vintage 1920s chest depicting vase with flowing chrysanthemums on one side and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Shandong Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique side chest from the Shadong province. Hand painted mustard color side chest with 2 drawers
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Blue Gansu Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blue Qing dynasty two-door side chest with hand-painted lotus flowers. New hardware and interior
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Shanxi Blue Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully grained antique elm wood chest has original blue lacquer. Simple classic design can fit
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Gansu Blue Painted Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blue Qing dynasty two-door side chest with hand-painted chrysanthemum flowers. Top opens up for
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Red Painted Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage hand-painted red lacquer side chest with scholar's accoutrements on the door. Place next to
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Blue Gansu Side Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of unusual antique side chests from the Gansu province in China. Originally painted in
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Two Door Green Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese two-door forest green lacquer side chest. New interior shelf and hardware. Circa 1920s.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Small Chests
Located in Washington, DC
Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Square Cornered Bedside Chests with Two Drawers and Interior Shelf.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Red Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful red lacquer chest from the Gansu province with hand painted peonies.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Buffets

Materials

Elm

Mongolian Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully painted Mongolian side chest with clusters of peonies on the door.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Two Door Red Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two-door red lacquer side chest with new interior shelf and hardware. Beijing, China, circa 1920
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Beautifully Lacquered Hallway Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully lacquered three drawer orange hallway chest from the Shanxi province in China. Late
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Vintage Shanxi Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red lacquered vintage chest from the Shanxi province. Originally used for storing personal
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Green Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant one-drawer green olive lacquered side chest with round medallion design on the doors. New
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Ash

Red Butterfly Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully lacquered antique red side table with hand-painted butterflies. From Shanxi, China. New
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Shandong Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique hand-painted mustard side chest from the Shandong province. Two drawers and doors for ample
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Hubei Red Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant two-drawer red lacquer side chest with horse hoof-style feet. Paneled doors and drawers
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

Red Butterfly Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
in any room. Shanxi, China. New interior shelf and hardware.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Blue Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Infuse vibrant blue color into your room with this two drawer side chest. With simple straight
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

Shanxi One Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique bedside chest from China's Shanxi province. Place beside a tall bed or use in a powder room
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Apothecary Chest
Located in New York, NY
Buffet Cabinet level Elmwood Medicine Chest
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Antique Painted Asian Chest
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Painted Elm wood
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Vintage Blue Painted Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1920 elm side chest with hand painting of white peony in blue vase on the door. Perfect
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Blue Gansu Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 100 year old lacquered blue chest would make a striking statement in a entry way.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Blue Shandong Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage blue lacquer side chest from the Shandong province. New clear lacquer finish, interior fir
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Fir

Blue Fujian Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A vintage two drawer, one shelf side chest relacquered in blue with new brass hardware. From the
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Charming Red Side Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful pair of painted red side chests from China. New hardware. Priced individually at $1450
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

2-Door Red Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two-door red lacquer chest with straight bottom skirt. Place next to a sofa, arm chair, or next to
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

Chest on Stand HX 210
Located in Culver City, CA
Black lacquered gilt painted Chest on stand Shanxi Province China
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Lacquer, Elm

Beautiful Light Blue Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant antique Chinese side chest from the Shanxi province. Richly lacquered with burnt light
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Elegant Red Lacquer Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant pair of red lacquer side chests with brown lacquered sides from the Shanxi province in
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Gansu Yellow One Door Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Yellow lacquered side chest with simple design and clean lines. Perfect in a modern interior as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

19th Century Lacquered Book Chest
Located in New York, NY
A Classic 19th Century red and black lacquered Chinese book chest from Shanxi Province, circa 1870
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

2-Door Red Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two-door red lacquer chest with straight bottom skirt. Place next to a sofa, arm chair, or next to
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

Console Chest
Located in Southampton, NY
Console Chest, Wonderful Color, Great under a Flat Screen TV or for a Hall or as a Sideboard
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Bedside Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Southern Chinese Elm Ningbo Bedside Chest
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Perfectly Worn Antique Chest with Original Iron Fittings
Located in New York, NY
A gracefully shaped antique Chinese chest with traces of old lacquer creating a striking patina
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Elm

Red Painted Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red painted chinese side chest. Made from elm wood with one door and shelf. Wonderful as a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Red Lacquer Side chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese red lacquer side chest. Elm wood with clear lacquer finish and new hardware. 40882-122510
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Pair of Elm Tansu Chests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chests are elegant and ready to be used in any living or bedroom space for years to come.
Category

Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

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Chinese Elm Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese elm chest available at 1stDibs. A Chinese elm chest — often made from wood, elm and hardwood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a Chinese elm chest, we have 397 options in-stock, while there are 13 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese elm chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A Chinese elm chest, designed in the Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Chinese Elm Chest?

The average selling price for a Chinese elm chest at 1stDibs is $2,880, while they’re typically $520 on the low end and $28,339 for the highest priced.
Questions About Chinese Elm Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Elm wood features a ranking of 830 on the Janka Hardness scale. Chinese elm is known to be the hardest variety of elm, and is often used for the handles of tools and sporting gear. Shop an array of Chinese elm wood pieces on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    The Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia) is a hardwood, and it grows in hardiness zones 5b through 10a. Hardiness zones are ranges of climatic conditions in every part of the U.S.

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