Is Chinese elm a hardwood?

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.

How hard is Chinese elm?

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.

Chinese Elm Console

Red Lacquer Console

19th Century Chinese Altar Table

Altar Console

Chinese Black Lacquer Dining Tables

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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm

Long Antique Chinese Console Table Alter Table, circa 1780-1800

$7,500

19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Red Lacquer Console Table / Sideboard

Located in Pomona, CA

This beautiful antique Chinese console table has beautiful traditional detailed deep/raised carving

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Red Lacquer Console Table / Sideboard

$3,500

Qing Dynasty Elmwood Small Console Wine Table from China, 19th Century

Located in Yonkers, NY

This 19th century Chinese small console or wine table was made with elmwood during the Qing Dynasty

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Qing Dynasty Elmwood Small Console Wine Table from China, 19th Century

$2,200 / item

19th Century Antique Chinese Open Carved Altar Table, Sofa Table, Console

Located in Pomona, CA

Size: 36in H x 92in W x 19in D Origin: Shan Xi, China Circa: 1800 - 1900 Material: Elm wood

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Antique Chinese Open Carved Altar Table, Sofa Table, Console

$7,500 / set

Qing Dynasty Small Brown Lacquered Elmwood Console from China, 19th Century

Located in Yonkers, NY

of the Chinese Qing dynasty (1644-1912). The console displays four cylindrical legs with a

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Qing Dynasty Small Brown Lacquered Elmwood Console from China, 19th Century

$1,920

Lg Chinese ca 1850 sideboard buffet console altar coffer cabinet

Located in Yonkers, NY

Large Chinese Ca 1840-50 elmwood sideboard altar coffer cabinet, with drawers and amble storage

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Buffets

Materials

Elm

Lg Chinese ca 1850 sideboard buffet console altar coffer cabinet

$5,500

19th Century Antique Chinese Massive Carved Shan xi Console Table/Sideboard

Located in Pomona, CA

12in D Origin: Shan Xi, China Circa: 1850 - 1900 Material: Elm wood Condition: Solid wood

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Antique Chinese Massive Carved Shan xi Console Table/Sideboard

$1,600

Console Table in Hongmu and Root Wood, Elegant Chinese Qing/Republic Era

Located in Kastrup, DK

Elegant console table crafted in hongmu (blackwood) and root wood. The tabletop features a hongmu

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm

Console Table in Hongmu and Root Wood, Elegant Chinese Qing/Republic Era

$3,093

19th Century Red Lacquer Chinese Console Cabinet Sideboard

Located in Round Top, TX

The red lacquered polished finish on this Chinese sideboard or console provides a modern look

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Sideboards

Materials

Elm, Lacquer, Paint

19th Century Red Lacquer Chinese Console Cabinet Sideboard

$3,500

Fine Pair of Antique Chinese Demi Lune Console tables Ca 1830

Located in Yonkers, NY

Fine pair of Chinese ca 1830-40 demi -lune tables. The tables retain their original lacquer surface

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Fine Pair of Antique Chinese Demi Lune Console tables Ca 1830

$4,800

Chinese Plank Top Console Table with Everted Ends, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

, airy feel. It was crafted in the Shanxi region of China over a hundred fifty years ago, and age has

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Plank Top Console Table with Everted Ends, c. 1850

$16,080

Vintage Chinese Black Ming Style Modern Sideboard Buffet Console Cabinet Coffer

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 20th century chinoiserie elm sideboard. Features a rectangular form finished in black with

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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chinese Black Ming Style Modern Sideboard Buffet Console Cabinet Coffer

$1,700

Antique Console Table

Located in Dallas, TX

Antique Elm Sofa Table with Original Paint Elements

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Antique Console Table

$2,552

Qing Dynasty Painted Console with Drawer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

18th century painted elm console with framed top and one drawer with cut-out painted motif. Hand

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Tables

Materials

Elm

Qing Dynasty Painted Console with Drawer

$5,070

19th Chest of Drawers Rustic Console Table

Located in New York, NY

19th century Elm wood Chest of Drawers. Rustic Console Table having solid one piece top over seven

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Chest of Drawers Rustic Console Table

$3,800

Late Qing Dynasty Console Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This high console chest is from Shandong, China and was made from elmwood and oxblood lacquer. It

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Late Qing Dynasty Console Chest

$2,250

Late 19th Century Long Elmwood Console Table

Located in Singapore, SG

A handsome late 19th century elmwood long console from Shanxi province, China. Carvings of the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Late 19th Century Long Elmwood Console Table

$4,200

19th Century Original Green Painted and Lacquered Console Buffet Sideboard from

Located in Round Top, TX

This stunning long Chinese console draws ones attention to the original green painted doors with

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Buffets

Materials

Wood, Elm

19th Century Original Green Painted and Lacquered Console Buffet Sideboard from

$6,425

Ming Style 19th Century Elmwood Small Console Table with Brown Lacquer Finish

Located in Yonkers, NY

This elegant elmwood Ming style small console table was made in China, circa 1880 during the Qing

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Ming Style 19th Century Elmwood Small Console Table with Brown Lacquer Finish

$2,200

Large Scale Chinese Brown-Painted Elm Console

Located in Houston, TX

Large scale Chinese brown-painted elm console table. Sturdy, stabile console featuring remnants of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Modern Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Large Scale Chinese Brown-Painted Elm Console

$7,800

Reclaimed Chinese Elm Waterfall Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Made of wood reclaimed from 18th century Chinese buildings, this contemporary altar table honors

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Chinese Elm Waterfall Console Table

$6,880

Long Vintage Elm Console

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Long vintage elm console with stretchers and mortise and Tenon construction. Great naturally

Category

20th Century Chinese Rustic Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Long Vintage Elm Console

$4,225

Chinese Qing Dynasty Elm Console Table with Pillar Struts and Humpbacked Apron

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing dynasty period elm console table from the 19th century, with pillar strut motifs and

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Qing Dynasty Elm Console Table with Pillar Struts and Humpbacked Apron

$2,400

Chinese Late 19th Century Qing Elm Altar Console Table with Cloud Spandrels

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing dynasty period elm altar console table from the late 19th century, with everted

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Late 19th Century Qing Elm Altar Console Table with Cloud Spandrels

$2,800

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Three Drawer Elm Altar Console or Coffee Table

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ming inspired console or coffee table, circa 1870s. A rectangular form

Category

Antique 1870s Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Three Drawer Elm Altar Console or Coffee Table

$2,350

Chinese Black Lacquered Elm Shanxi Console Table from the Mid-19th Century

Located in Yonkers, NY

This rare Chinese black lacquered console table was made in Shanxi, circa 1850. The elm is

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Black Lacquered Elm Shanxi Console Table from the Mid-19th Century

$4,800

19th Century Chinese Elm Altar Cabinet

Located in San Marino, CA

A 19th century Chinese altar table in elm. Features one top-drawer and two lower doors, offering

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Elm Altar Cabinet

$2,100

Reclaimed Chinese Elm Waterfall Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This contemporary console table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. Crafted of wood reclaimed from

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Reclaimed Chinese Elm Waterfall Table

$5,480

Elm Wood 4 Drawer Console Table

Located in San Marino, CA

Late 19th century elm wood 4 drawer console table.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Elm

Elm Wood 4 Drawer Console Table

$2,250

Chinese Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This contemporary console table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. Crafted of wood reclaimed from

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Elm, Reclaimed Wood

Chinese Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Table

$5,480

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Elm Altar Console Table with Scrolled Spandrels

Located in Yonkers, NY

An antique Chinese Ming Dynasty style long elmwood altar console table from the early 20th century

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Elm Altar Console Table with Scrolled Spandrels

$5,800

Chinese Elmwood Console Table

Located in Stamford, CT

A 19th century Northern Chinese elmwood console table of simple strong lines. The rectangular top

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Elmwood Console Table

$1,950

Chinese Antique Console Table

Located in New York, NY

Antique Chinese black lacquer console table. Four drawer console table having scroll spandrel apron

Category

Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Antique Console Table

$7,000

Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

celebration of wabi-sabi style. In the spirit of traditional Chinese joinery, the corners are finished with

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

$5,880

Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

celebration of wabi-sabi style. In the spirit of traditional Chinese joinery, the corners are finished with

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

$6,280

Chinese Flanked Elm Altar Table, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th-century Chinese altar table exemplifies the refined forms of Ming and Qing dynasty

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Flanked Elm Altar Table, c. 1850

$8,000

19th Century Chinese Console Table

Located in New York, NY

19th century elmwood Chinese console table having carved spandrels, humpback stretchers, struts

Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Console Table

$6,800

Blonde Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

celebration of wabi-sabi style. In the spirit of traditional Chinese joinery, the corners are finished with

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Blonde Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

$5,880

Black Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

celebration of wabi-sabi style. In the spirit of traditional Chinese joinery, the corners are finished with

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Black Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

$5,880

Dark Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

celebration of wabi-sabi style. In the spirit of traditional Chinese joinery, the corners are finished with

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Dark Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

$5,880

Blonde Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

celebration of wabi-sabi style. In the spirit of traditional Chinese joinery, the corners are finished with

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Blonde Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Table

$5,880

Chinese Console Table with Drawer

Located in Chicago, IL

wine table was crafted in Northern China over a century ago. The table's aged finish has gained

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Chinese Console Table with Drawer

$3,480

Green Painted Chinese Console Table, Large Scale

Located in Stamford, CT

A very decorative 19th century Chinese altar table with apple green paint. Impressive in it's large

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Green Painted Chinese Console Table, Large Scale

$7,800

Small Chinese Console Table with Drawer

Located in Chicago, IL

This console table is from Jiang Xu, China and was made from pine wood, circa 1920. The piece

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Metal

Small Chinese Console Table with Drawer

$1,760

19th C. Architectural Chinese "Cloud" Console

Located in San Marino, CA

Cloud carved Chinese table. Carving is 19th century with later tops.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

19th C. Architectural Chinese "Cloud" Console

$3,800

Two Custom Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Tables

Located in Chicago, IL

Made of wood reclaimed from Qing-dynasty architecture, this contemporary altar table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. The clean lines highlight every knot, split, groove, and col...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Two Custom Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Console Tables

$14,184

Chinese Console Table with Cusped Apron

Located in Chicago, IL

Handcrafted of northern elmwood over a century ago, this simple console table expresses the clean

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Console Table with Cusped Apron

$5,980

Highly Carved Chinese Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This ornate early 19th century Chinese altar table features five drawers carved with Scholars

Category

Antique 19th Century Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Highly Carved Chinese Console Table

$16,800

19th Century Chinese Floral Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th century Provincial table from northern China was likely used as an ancestral shrine in a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Floral Console Table

$2,280

Large and Narrow Chinese Altar Console, 20th Century

Located in Miami, FL

Large and narrow Chinese altar console, 20th century Scrolling and geometrical motifs Nicely

Category

20th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Large and Narrow Chinese Altar Console, 20th Century

$3,800

Vintage Shanxi Province, Low Console Table / Bench in Elm Wood with Scroll Legs

Located in Odense, DK

This low, long console table or bench comes from Shanxi Province, China. Crafted from solid elm

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Vintage Shanxi Province, Low Console Table / Bench in Elm Wood with Scroll Legs

$2,880

Chinese Red Lacquer Console Table with Lattice Shelf, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

legs of this console are reminiscent of the tapered A-frame of large Chinese noodle cabinets. The legs

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Red Lacquer Console Table with Lattice Shelf, circa 1900

$1,980

Antique Chinese Geometrical Design Long Elmwood Console Table, Early 1900s

Located in Yonkers, NY

This uncommon elmwood console table was made in China during the early 1900s and features original

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Geometrical Design Long Elmwood Console Table, Early 1900s

$6,800

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elmwood Console Table with Horsehoof Legs

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing Dynasty elmwood console table with distressed patina and horsehoof legs. Crafted in

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elmwood Console Table with Horsehoof Legs

$3,900

19th Century Ming Style Dynasty Black Lacquer Chinese Alter Console Table

Located in Kastrup, DK

Black Ming style lacquer console table from Jiangsu provins, China, circa 1840. Freestanding.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Elm

19th Century Ming Style Dynasty Black Lacquer Chinese Alter Console Table

$1,437

Early 20th Century Solid Elmwood and Rattan Dark Brown Console, China

Located in Brescia, IT

Early 20th century solid elmwood and rattan dark brown color console, China This piece has been

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Anglo-Japanese Console Tables

Materials

Rattan, Elm

Early 20th Century Solid Elmwood and Rattan Dark Brown Console, China

$6,228

Chinese Waterfall Console Table in Dark Wood with Scrolling Ends, circa 1900

Located in Yonkers, NY

With its fluid silhouette and restrained detailing, this antique Chinese waterfall console table

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Waterfall Console Table in Dark Wood with Scrolling Ends, circa 1900

$4,500

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Chinese Elm Console For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese elm console you’re looking for. A Chinese elm console — often made from wood, elm and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are 429 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese elm console you’re looking for, while we also have 9 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese elm console — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Chinese elm console bearing Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Chinese Elm Console?

A Chinese elm console can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,680, while the lowest priced sells for $925 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.

Finding the Right Console-tables for You

Few pieces of furniture are celebrated for their functionality as much as their decorative attributes in the way that console tables are. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years.

The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. The era’s outwardly sculptural examples of these small structures were paired with mirrors or matching stools and had tabletops of marble. They were most often half-moon-shaped and stood on two scrolled giltwood legs, and because they weren’t wholly supported on their two legs rather than the traditional four, their flat-backed supports were intended to hug the wall behind them and were commonly joined by an ornate stretcher. The legs were affixed or bolted to the wall with architectural brackets called console brackets — hence, the name we know them by today — which gave the impression that they were freestanding furnishings. While console tables introduced a dose of drama in the foyer of any given aristocrat — an embodiment of Rococo-style furniture — the table actually occupied minimal floor space (an attractive feature in home furniture). As demand grew and console tables made their way to other countries, they gained recognition as versatile additions to any home.

Contemporary console tables comprise many different materials and are characterized today by varying shapes and design styles. It is typical to find them made of marble, walnut or oak and metal. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. A narrow console table is a practical option if you need to save space — having outgrown their origins as purely ornamental, today’s console tables are home to treasured decorative objects, help fill empty foyers and, outfitted with drawers or a shelf, can provide a modest amount of storage as needed.

The rich collection of antique, new and vintage console tables on 1stDibs includes everything from 19th-century gems designed in the Empire style to unique rattan pieces and more.

Questions About Chinese Elm Console

Is Chinese elm a hardwood?
1 Answer
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.
How hard is Chinese elm?
1 Answer
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.

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