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Vintage Chinese Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
Painted Chinese Chest. Great as side table or night stand
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Early 20th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered and Painted Apothecary Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
calligraphed painted labels. Crafted in China during the Qing dynasty period, this tall apothecary chest
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Paper, Wood

Wedding Box on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This wedding box is from Shanxi Province, China, and was made from wood and paint, circa 1900. This
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Early 20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Metal

Vintage Chinese Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
Painted Chinese Blanket Chest. Great as side table, end table or night stand.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Gueridon

Materials

Wood

Lovely Decorative Chinese Chinoiserie Style Painted Trunk or Blanket Chest Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand painted with birds in a floral setting
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Cloud and Phoenix Painted Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This cabinet, comprised of two petite 19th century chests from China's Shanxi province, is
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

A Chinese Painted Wedding Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
A vividly painted Chinese dowry or wedding chest of strong elm wood. The main image
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Floral Painted Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Six Drawer Highboy Chest c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Six Drawer Highboy Chest c1920. 76 7/8" x 37 1/2" x 20". A striking
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Early 20th Century Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Tibetan Chest with Painted Doors
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful Tibetan chest features unique and detailed painted doors.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Cedar, Pine

Chinese Qing Style Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Chinese lacquered wedding cabinet or prosperity chest made in the early Qing dynasty
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Floral Painted Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Four Drawer Bachelor Chest Set c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Four Drawer Bachelor Chest Set c1920. 34 3/4" x 34" x 20". A pair of
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Early 20th Century Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Side Chest with Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
An exquisite work of art within the piece of furniture. Detailed painting on front of chest adds to
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Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Materials

Paint

Chinese Black and Gold and Hand Painted Armoire/Chest of Drawers
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace the elegance of Chinese craftsmanship with this Black and Gold Hand Painted Armoire/Chest
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Vintage 1980s American Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Apothecary Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
It is unusual to find a pair of 19th century Chinese apothecary chests that have remained together
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Qinghai Cabinet with Beautifully Painted Finish
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This beautifully painted Antique Chinese Qinghai Chest / Cabinet was originally used for storage of
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Pair of Reverse Glass Painted Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 20th century Chinese elmwood chests with reverse painted glass door panels
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Elm, Glass

Free Shipping Chinoiserie Red Painted Chest
Located in Sofia, BG
Fine red Lacquered chest with brass fitting, pair of doors, hand-painted. Elegant and beautiful
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Elm Hand Painted Chest Console Cabinet Chinoiserie
Located in Dayton, OH
beautiful hand painted floral motif that nicely compliments the lower greek key design and figural motif
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Antique Late 19th Century Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Oriental Style Paint Decorated and Lacquered Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oriental style paint decorated and lacquered chest, ebonized chest with red trim and doors with
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20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Chinese Side Chest with Original Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
The orignal painting can still be seen on the four doors of the Chinese Coffer.
Category

Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Materials

Paint

Vintage Chinese Trompe l Oeil Bookcase Storage Chest on Stand
Located in Harlingen, TX
An eclectic vintage Chinese trompe l'Oeil bookcase storage chest on Ming style stand (2 pieces
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Scholar s Chest with Painted Pomegranates, Open Light Bookcase
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful Chinese scholar's chest with an open light feature and hand-painted images
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Painted Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese floral painted chest with three drawers and two doors. Pagoda Red
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Early 20th Century Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Pair of Low Painted Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of low black lacquered Chinese chests with doors painted with dragons and phoenix flying
Category

20th Century Tables

Chinese Red Lacquer Book Chest with Lotus Peonies, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small Chinese cabinet from the early 20th century was originally used to store a scholar's
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Tibetan Chest with Painted Facade
Located in Chicago, IL
painted facade. This chest also has plenty of storage space as the entire first row are cabinets which
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards

Materials

Wood

19th C. Chinese Export Camphorwood Chest with Green Leather Exterior
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century Chinese Camphor wood trunk, made for export. With applied leather exterior
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Painted Leather Trunk Made Unique Table with Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A turn-of-the-century Chinese painted leather covered chest on custom table base. This antique
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Tibetan Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Elevated tibetan Chest with painted front. Prodominet coloring red and dark green and black
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20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Paint

Thomasville Allegro Faux Bamboo 7 Drawer Blue Painted Tall Lingerie Chest
By Thomasville
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Thomasville Allegro faux bamboo 7 drawer painted tall lingerie chest. Item features
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Mid-20th Century North American Chinese Chippendale Dressers

Materials

Brass

Late Qing Dynasty Storage Chest with Painting on Base
Located in Chicago, IL
A late Qing dynasty chest from Shanxi China made from teak wood with paint. The piece has been
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm, Paint

Silk Road Region Antique Blanket Chest, with Folk Art Paintings
Located in Somis, CA
This amazing piece is from Gan Su province, in the silk road region. The wood is a type of jujube, a very heavy, dense, reddish wood with beautiful swirls of grains. Solid single boa...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Red and Black Chest with Very Old Original Paintings
Located in Somis, CA
An early 19th century chest with very old original paintings. This beautiful chest features 18
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

20th Century Chinese Painted Lacquered Chinoiserie Trunk or Chest
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a large Chinese lacquered and painted trunk or chest. The trunk dates to the 20th century
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Chinese Antique Black Lacquered Blanket Chest with Hand Painted Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique black lacquer rectangular blanket chest from the 19th century, with underglaze
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Chinese Vintage Green Painted Nine-Drawer Apothecary Bedside Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage green painted nine-drawer apothecary bedside chest from the mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blanket Chest with Hand-Painted Bird and Foliage Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period black and brown lacquer blanket chest from the 19th century with hand
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Chinese Vintage White Painted Wood Nine-Drawer Apothecary Chest, circa 1950
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage white painted wood nine-drawer apothecary chest from the mid-20th century. Born
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chinese Yellow-Painted Nine-Drawer Apothecary Chests with Black Splatter
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage Chinese yellow painted nine-drawer apothecary bedside chests from the mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Vintage Green Painted Nine-Drawer Apothecary Bedside Chests
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese vintage green painted nine-drawer apothecary bedside chests from the mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Red Gold Chinese Antique Blanket Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Red & Gold Chinese Antique Blanket Chest from the 19th century with hand-painted gilded décor
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Chinese Black Leather Gilded Chest on Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Chinese black leather gilded chest on stand: circa 1840-1869. Set into later stand. Beautifully
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Blanket Chests

Materials

Gold Leaf

Cinnabar and Gold Hand Painted Chinoiserie Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cinnabar and gold hand painted chinoiserie chest, probably Chinese, circa 1950s or earlier. It is a
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Large Hand-Painted Leather and Camphor Wood Chinese Export Trunk
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
-TUNG. YUT WO" This colorful chest is beautifully decorated with hand-painted oriental vignettes
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Blanket Chests

Chinese Chest of Drawers Lacqua Decorated Animated Llandscape and Characters
Located in Miami, FL
Small Chinese Chest of drawer, elegant piece can be a touch of oriental design in any room. Three
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Painted Keepsake Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Poplar

Dutch Style Chinoiserie Decorated Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Dutch style black chinoiserie decorated three drawer chest of drawers, late 20th century.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Painted Chinese Rice Chest or Coffee Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very decorative 19th Century painted Chinese rice, grain chest or coffee table. Original painted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair 1940 s Hollywood Regency Lacquered Hand Painted Chinoiserie Night Stands
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Hollywood Regency Black Lacquered Hand Painted Birds and Floral Detailed Night Stands c1940's
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Campaign Camphor Wood Floral Painted Leather Nautical Chest, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Chinese Campaign camphor wood hinged nautical chest covered in hand painted floral leather with
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Antique 1820s Chinese Chinese Export Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Chinese Oriental Chest, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Chinese chest from the mid-20th century. Lacquered and painted wooden furniture with floral
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Dressers

Materials

Wood

Splendid Pair of Chinese Hand-Painted Black Laquer Chests Nightstands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two elegant black laquer hand-painted Chinese chests having gold detailed figures in a Classic
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie End Tables

Asian Lidded Box/Trunk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Animal skin covered trunk. The perfectly covered box is hand painted with muted and soft colors
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Blanket Chests

Materials

Animal Skin

Vintage Chinese Blue Painted Nine-Drawer Apothecary Chest with Brass Ring Pulls
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage blue painted nine-drawer apothecary bedside chest from the mid-20th century, with
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Chinese Black and Gold and Hand Painted Armoire/Chest of Drawers
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with the exquisite charm of this Chinese Hand-Painted Black and Gold Armoire
Category

Vintage 1980s Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Wood

Chinese Antique Scholar s Chest Bookcase
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, hand painted, 19th century scholar's bookcase. The opening feature of this beautiful
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

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Chinese Painted Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese painted chest available at 1stDibs. A Chinese painted chest — often made from wood, elm and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are 132 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese painted chest you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the Chinese painted chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A Chinese painted chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Baker Furniture Company, Harden Furniture and Hickory White each produced at least one beautiful Chinese painted chest that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinese Painted Chest?

Prices for a Chinese painted chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $470 and can go as high as $25,880, while the average can fetch as much as $2,350.
Questions About Chinese Painted Chest
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Yes, you can paint your Chinese cabinet, though unless it is in poor condition, doing so is usually frowned upon. You will have to sand down the surface beforehand, as most Chinese cabinets have a lacquer finish.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese ancestor paintings are portraits of the deceased ancestors of a Chinese family. These portraits would be done by an artist to honor and remember their ancestors, and legend had it that if these paintings were properly cared for, the ancestors would bring fortune to the family. Shop an array of Chinese ancestor paintings on 1stDibs.
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    One of the esteemed pursuits of the traditional Chinese scholar was landscape painting, known generally as shān shuǐ. Capturing the beauty of nature within a balanced composition is considered a conceptual feat achieved only by the hand of a master.

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