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Antique Chinese Export 1920 s Root Wood Carved Gilt Occasional Chairs Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely original Chinese Export circa 1920 root wood & giltwood pair
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood

Large Chinese Root Sculpture Circa 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a striking sculpture made from a single root system. The piece was purchased in Shanghai
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wood, Elm

Pair of rare 18th century Chinese elm root wood Fu Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare late 18th century Chinese elm root wood Fu Dogs on stands. Mid-Qing dynasty. Very Tony
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Pair of Root Wood Pedestals
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of stunning root wood pedestals constructed from interlocked gnarled roots. Could also be
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Pedestals

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Wood

Antique Chinese Old Carved Wood Scholars Root Object Tower Lamp, 20th century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
painted or pickled. Additional information: Material: Wood / Bamboo Type: Vase Region of Origin: China
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

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Wood

Antique Chinese Hand Carved Wood Scholars Root Statue of Shou Lao, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and beautifully hand carved. Marked at the foot. Additional information: Material: Wood
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20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Chinese Carved Root Wood Fishing Monks on Lacquered Bases, 19th C
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair has been meticulously carved into root wood, 18th-19th century. The natural form of the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Root Glass Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique unique root base Chinese circa 19th century, great for an entry way. With an oval glass
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables

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Wood

Early 19th Century Chinese Carved Root Guardian Lion or Foo Dog
Located in New York, NY
This guardian lion or foo dog is carved from a tree root. The root's gnarled, twisted form is put
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Dramatic Vintage Root Wood Chair with Live Edge
Located in Round Top, TX
This dramatic live edge remnant from the root and trunk of a hardwood has been converted into a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chairs

Vintage Camphor Wood Root Chair with Natural Varnish Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese root chair made with camphor wood varnished with natural lacquer, during the late
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20th Century Chinese Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture

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Wood

Monumental Root Table
Located in Chicago, IL
root. At the time, it reflected a cultivated taste for nature's peculiar effects and humble
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Very Old Asian Burl Root Wood Scholars Stone Object
Located in Rochester, NY
painted oval wood stand - the photos shown are the burl root in many different viewing positions. Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

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Burl

Antique Chinese Hand Crafted Root Form Oriental Pottery Hardwood Teapot, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese oriental hand crafted teapot offers hand thrown and glazed pottery lidded teapot
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Wood, Porcelain, Pottery

19th Century Chinese Root Carving of Shou Lao, God of Longevity
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully carved root sculpture of Shou Lao, the Taoist god of longevity, shown with his serene
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

"Crashing Wave" Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
. The organic root form recalls the tradition of Chinese scholars' rocks, or gongshi, unusual stone
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20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Wood

20th Century Black African Bowl on 19th Century Chinese Root "Stand"
Located in Wainscott, NY
20th century black African bowl on 19th century Chinese Root "stand". Handcrafted wooden
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20th Century African Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood, Petrified Wood

Vintage Elm Wood Burl Root Pedestal Table Stand or Stool Organic Modern 1970 s
Located in Troy, MI
Large elm burl root form pedestal table or stand circa 1970's Formed from a single massive root
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Organic Modern Pedestals

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Organic Material, Burl, Elm

19th Century Chinese Scroll Container
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese burled root wood scroll container with wonderful patina.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Chinese Sculptural Three-Tiered Root Wood Table
Located in Culver City, CA
A stunning Chinese root-wood table with a sculptural element that features abstract snakes and
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Vintage 1940s Tables

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Wood

Rare Natural Root Wood Table / Stool, China, 18th Century Primitive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Natural root table, China, 18th century. Primitive form table / stool, excellent patina.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Primitive Side Tables

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Wood

Chinese Scholars Root Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
early 19th century scroll pot made of hand-carved root wood has an organic form that would have been
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Wood

Chinese Organic Root Walking Stick, c. 1870
Located in Chicago, IL
The knotted and twisted nature of root wood has long been celebrated in China, as evidenced in this
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia

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Wood

Chinese Root Wood and Burl Side Table of Pedestal, Republic Period
Located in Austin, TX
An early 20th century Chinese hardwood burled root wood low side table or display pedestal, circa
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Pedestals

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Hardwood, Burl

Set of Four Vintage Chinese Root Stools
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A solid set of four vintage Asian root stools. All with dense interlaced roots with splayed ends
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20th Century Asian Ming Stools

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Wood

Antique Chinese Rustic Root Table with Circular Top and Dark Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small Chinese antique root table from the early 20th century, with circular top. Created in China
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Early 20th Century Chinese Center Tables

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Wood

Organic Root Sculpture Chandelier
Located in Winnetka, IL
Organic root sculpture newly made into a chandelier. Naturally found in Chinese river beds, this
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wood

"Reclining Protector" Monumental Scholars Root Object, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
The unique formation of this early 19th century Chinese scholars' root sculpture brings to mind a
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Natural Specimens

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Wood

Pair of Ealborately Carved "Root" Benches
Located in Larkspur, CA
Pair of Mid 20th Century Settees From China Composed of Elaborate Roots Intertwining to Create Back
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Sofas

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Wood

Chinese Root Wood Stool
Located in Washington, DC
Tripod seat or small table over a tree trunk form with tapering legs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Stools

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Wood

Chinese Carved Root Wood Figure, 18th-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese carved root wood figure, 18th-19th century. The natural form of the wood carved as
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Root Wood Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
fabulous gnarled root wood for seat or tables highly polished petrified ring top
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20th Century Chinese Tables

Root Wood Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
fabulous gnarled root wood for seat or tables highly polished petrified ring top
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20th Century Chinese Tables

Fine Pair Chinese Root Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful Root arm chairs with solid elmwood seats
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20th Century Chinese Armchairs

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Wood

Root Wood Console
Located in Atlanta, GA
* Unique console made from Chinese root wood * Hand painted white finish * Wood plank
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21st Century and Contemporary French Console Tables

Rare Chinese Root Stool or Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Washington, DC
Classic vine root constructed drum shaped stool or table with burl wood top. Compelling depth of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

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Wood

Unique Chinese Hand Carved Root of Buddha in Cave with Worshippers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
peice of root wood. It is both rare and unusual as we have not seen one similar to this item.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Late 19th Century Chinese Yoke Back Root Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century Chinese yoke back rootwood chairs with pagoda shaped back top railing. Finish
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Antique Late 19th Century Chairs

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Wood

Chinese Hardwood And Burr-Veneered Center Table
Located in New York, NY
Chinese root wood table having a "natural" shaped top veneered with an exotic burr wood.
Root Wood Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Organic and original Chinese root wood side table. Would work well as pedestal, side table or
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1990s Chinese Side Tables

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Wood

Root Wood Side Table
Located in New York, NY
An organic and original Chinese root wood side table. Would work well as a pedestal, side table or
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1990s Chinese Folk Art Side Tables

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Wood

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Root Wood Chinese For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of root wood Chinese available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique root wood Chinese was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and burl. Root wood Chinese have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Root wood Chinese are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Root Wood Chinese?

Prices for root wood Chinese start at $520 and top out at $225,000 with the average selling for $3,500.
Questions About Root Wood Chinese
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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.