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Chinese Lingerie Chest and Korean Apothecary Cabinet, a Set
Located in Harlingen, TX
A vintage 1960s Chinese Campaign style lingerie chest finely crafted of teak and burl elm wood and
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chinese Lacquered Domed Trunk
Located in Chicago, IL
Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
19th Century Black Lacquered Medicine Chests with 31 Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive 19th Century black lacquered medicine chest is from the province of Shanxi, China
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Antique Marriage Chest, Asian, Chinese Elm, Carved Dowry Trunk, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique marriage chest. An Asian, Chinese elm carved dowry trunk, dating to the 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Elm
Chinese Kang Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese Kang chest is made from elmwood and has been fully restored.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
$3,500
Chinese Kang Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese Kang chest is made from elmwood and has been fully restored.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
$3,200
Chinese Tabletop Apothecary Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite box features a stepped display raised above six smaller drawers, which would have held writing implements such as pens, brushes, inks, wax and seal presses, while the lar...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Desk Sets
Materials
Elm
Chinese Square Corner Locking Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfecting line and proportion, the simple design of this low locking chest celebrates the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Petite Chinese Apothecary Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century petite chest of drawers is an example of the multifunctional boxes used
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of Low Chinese Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
These beautiful chests have a classic Qing dynasty design, which people have tried, unsuccessfully
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Red Lacquered Chinese Side Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese side chest is from Henan, China and is made from elmwood and red lacquer.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Book Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
this stately elmwood book chest. Emphasizing the beauty of the wood, the expertly constructed cabinet
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Chinese Butterfly Chest with Carved Wings
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive Chinese butterfly chest is from Henan China and is from the late Qing dynasty. It
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century chest, hailing out of northern China, started its life as a storage trunk with a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Herbal Apothecary Chest, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous late 19th-century apothecary chest was originally used by a Chinese pharmacy to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Kang Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese orange lacquered elmwood low chest with four doors and full moon bras
Category
Antique 19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Cordovan Lacquer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Over century and a half ago, an craftsperson from China’s Anhui province constructed this chest of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Petite Keeper
s Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfectly proportioned for its petite size, this elmwood chest supports a table top with curving
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Chinese Square Corner Tianjin Chest, c. 190
Located in Chicago, IL
This square corner chest dates to the early 20th century and was crafted by artisans in Tianjin, a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Chinese Herdsman
s Chest Sideboard, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Created in the style of Mongolian storage coffers, this early 20th century herdsman's chest has a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Sideboards
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century cabinet crafted in China's Shanxi province started its life as a storage trunk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Kwang Chest with 8 Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This Kwang chest is from Tianjin, China and was made from elm wood and burl, circa mid-1800s. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Chinese Red Lacquer Storage Chest, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A slightly smaller version of traditional tall cabinets, this red lacquer chest honors the clean
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Tapered Two-Drawer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Created in China's Shanxi province, this table would have originally been used in a Qing-dynasty
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Four Drawer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood chest with four drawers and brass hardware.
Pagoda Red Collection
Category
Antique 19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Two-Door Painted Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
The form of this low square-corner chest from northern China has a rustic simplicity that modern
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Chinese Ten Drawer Apothecary Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite lacquered chest of drawers was originally used in a 19th-century Chinese pharmacy to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Low Banker
s Chests, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This adorable pair of low square chests were designed to be used as portable safes, used to store
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Black Lacquer Locking Chests, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
restraint of classic Chinese furniture forms. Crafted of elm (yumu) using mortise-and-tenon joinery, the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Night Stands
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Two-Door Two-Drawer Red Lacquer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century chest hailing out of Northern China started its life as a storage trunk with a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Late 19th / Early 20th Century Apothecary Chest from China
Located in Wainscott, NY
Primitive Apothecary Chest with rustic patina
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Stunning Chinese Black
Gold Lacquer Chest on Stand Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A jewel of an antique Chinese black and gold lacquered chest on custom stand, having intricate
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Red Lacquer Chinese Low Chest with Five-Drawers and Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome Chinese low chest is from the middle Qing dynasty and is made from elmwood and red
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Vintage Chinese Export Claw and Ball Chest Trunk Box with Dragon Rural Scenes
Located in Van Nuys, CA
We are delighted to offer for sale this vintage Chinese export carved wood trunk with claw and ball
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Two Door Five Drawer Wu Fu Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A coffer from Tianjin Province, China made of Chinese Northern Elm. This chest features two doors
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Black Lacquered Apothecary Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
These apothecary chests are from the Guangzhou province of China and made from Elm Wood. They
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Pair of Burlwood Bedside Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
A restored pair of Chinese side chests. These chests are made from elmwood and have burlwood drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Side Tables
Materials
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Side Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th Century Side Chests are from Shanghai, China and made from Elm Wood c. 1880. It
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Side Tables
Materials
Elm
Rustic Herdsman
s Storage Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Created in the style of Mongolian storage coffers, this early 20th century herdsman's chest has a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Antique Apothecary Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Apothecary Chest of Drawers. A Qing Dynasty Apothecary Chest of Drawers from
Category
Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Tapered Side Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
Elm Wood side chest with gently tapered form. Fully restored and French polished. Wooden hinge pins
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Night Stands
Materials
Elm
Apothecary Cabinet / Chest, Original Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Apothecary drawer furniture "medicine chest".
Original lacquer in light yellow with lettering in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Pair of Red Lacquered Drum-Shaped Bedside Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
These highly unusual fir wood side chests are found only in Shanxi Province, c. 19th Century. Their
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Side Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Qing Dynasty Round Post Chest with Two Drawers and Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic chest is from Shanxi, China and was made from elm wood, circa Early-Qing Dynasty. The
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood With Natural Patina and Lacquer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood With Natural Patina and Lacquer Chest
Gorgeous Chinese Shanxi
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm, Lacquer
18Th Century Chest Ebonized In Original Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
18th century chest ebonized in original lacquer.
With beautiful age-related patina.
Original iron
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century Chinese Elm Chest
Located in Montecito, CA
19th Century Chinese Nine drawer Elm Chest; Shanxi, China. Very nice scalloped apron.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Elm Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
One of a kind Chinese elm chest. Layers of original lacquer finish have rubbed off creating this
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets
$1,850
Beautiful 2 Drawer Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome antique Chinese elm chest from southern province with unusual original lacquer finish
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Chinese Elm Trunk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage elm wood document trunk from northern China. Can be used as a coffee or side table.
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Blanket Chests
Materials
Elm
$1,350
Chinese Elm Wood Altar Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique chinese lacquered side chest. 30655-73510
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Style Chinese Side Table Elm
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A substantial Chinese side table, partially in elm, the front elevation enclosed by an arrangement
Category
20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Chinese Elm Low Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully grained low elm chest. New interior shelves and hardware. Northern China circa 1890s.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,950
Chinese Elm Burl Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese two-tone side chest with elm wood burl panels on the doors. With two interior drawers and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,650
Pair of Chinese Elm Wood Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of one of a kind elm chests from China. Sold as a pair. c1940s. 40888-105010
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Apothecary Chest
Located in New York, NY
Red hue painted Elm wood medicine storage chest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
$3,000
Red Lacquered Rice Chest
Located in New York, NY
Red Lacquered Top Loading Chest, used for rice storage.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests
Materials
Elm
$2,500
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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
- How hard is Chinese elm?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Elm 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.
- Is Chinese elm a hardwood?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The 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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