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Material: Elm
Chinese Red Lacquer Roundback Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favor of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditio...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Low Waisted Kang Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Late Qing Dynasty Period Bookshelf with Classic Design and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period bookcase from the early 20th century with classic design, four shelves and two drawers. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty period in the early years of the 20th century, this wooden bookcase features a classic design with two drawers. The elegant linear silhouette presents four shelves interrupted in the center by two drawers. These drawers are adorned with slightly raised cartouches and are fitted with brass c-scroll handles on floral backplates. Each of the two middle shelves...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ming-style Official Hat
s Chair
Located in Singapore, SG
A pair of black lacquered Ming-style official hat's chair from Shanxi province. The origin of the name is because the crest rail at the top of the chairs resembles the winged hats of...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,304 Sale Price / set
29% Off
Antique Elm and Iron Korean Chest, Circa 1880
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An exceptional elm wood Korean chest with hand forged iron work mounts. The original finish with beautiful grain with dovetailed corners. The front drop lid opens showing a large sto...
Category
1880s Korean Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large Elmwood Dark Lacquer Cabinet with Brass Hardware and Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
This tall elm wood cabinet combines bold simplicity with refined detail, offering both practical storage and visual presence. The linear silhouette is finished in a rich dark lacquer...
Category
20th Century Chinese Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Ctr. Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Butterfly Style Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
18th Century sideboard or side cabinet.
Decorated with fine ornate relief carvings on front and drawer and carved spandrels at each side that taper down to the feet.
Original polyc...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
$2,289 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair Chinese Elm Official
s Hat Chairs
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Chinese elm offficial's hat chairs In very good original condition w/ beautiful glowing color patina. Qing Dynasty style - dating from around the mid 20th century. Look at a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Elm
$950 / set
Chinese Lacquered Fang Deng Side Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries and were used indoors and out at mealtimes and during social gatherings. This style of low square stool is...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Adjustable Chinese Console Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite 19th century console table crafted in China's Shanxi province is the perfect example of Qing-dynasty ideals of scholarship and craftsmanship. Though its clean lines and r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Charred Chinese Kitchen Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This humble stool from the mid-19th century balances simplicity of form with the inimitable beauty of a timeworn patina. The low stool is crafted of elm with traditional mortise-and-...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet with Gilt Decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese red lacquered cabinet with gilt decoration from the late 19th century.
This cabinet is a great size and is highly decorative and useful with a lot of hidden storage space.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Elmwood Bookcase with Doors, Drawers and Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique elmwood bookcase cabinet from the 19th century, with two drawers, two doors and brass accents. Crafted in China from elm wood, this bookcase captures our eyes with its linear silhouette and subtly contrasting colors. The upper section, presenting open shelves, is accented with two drawers and their teardrop pulls, as well as rosette-pierced brass details in the corners, while the lower section showcases petite double doors...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Dou Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, a traditional Chinese unit of volume. The rice measure has a square form with tapered sides...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antike Theaterbank Sitzbank Opera Bench Ulmenholz massiv, China 18. Jhd
Located in Reutlingen, DE
Ein wirklich sehr seltenes und traumhaft schönes Möbelstück ist diese antike, chinesische Theatersitzbank aus Ulmenholz. Die Sitzfläche ist aus einem langen Holzbalken gearbeitet und...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Hebei Two-Toned Elm Cabinet with Burlwood Panels and Brass Hardware, circa 1920
Located in Yonkers, NY
A elm and burl wood cabinet from the early 20th century, with newer brass hardware, two doors and drawers. Created in the Hebei province during the early 20th century, this exquisite...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Qing Dynasty Elmwood Bookcase with Three Shelves and Pierced Cartouches
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty elmwood bookcase from the 19th century, with three shelves and decorative carved panels. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this elmwood bookca...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Carved Elm Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
This Antique Shanxi Province Elm Bench showcases the timeless beauty of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Crafted from solid elm wood, the bench features elegantly carved curved leg...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Qing Dynasty Elmwood Altar Console Table with Carved Apron and Fretwork Panels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar console table from the 19th century, featuring a long rectangular top, carved apron, and open fretwork side panels. The top, with its generous len...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Reeded Fang Deng Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than heavy chairs, stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries and were used indoors and out at mealtimes and during social gatherings. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
$5,780 / set
Pair of Chinese Woven Top Square Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and portable, stools were popular in Qing-dynasty homes for their simplicity and convenience. These elegant 19th-century square stools have beautifully worked frames featuring rounded edges, humpback stretchers, and ruyi-form fretwork finished with dark lacquer. Each top is inset with a hand-woven seat, providing textural contrast to the graceful elmwood frame. Used as seats or low side tables, this pair of square stools...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
$2,480 / set
Qing Dynasty Shanxi Province Elmwood Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period elm Shanxi Province coffee table from the 19th century, with woven rattan top and curving legs. Created in the North-Eastern province of Shanxi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Late Qing Dynasty Yumu Wood Wine Table with Dark Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty yumu wood wine console table from the early 20th century, with carved spandrels, humpback stretchers and new custom lacquer. C...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Vintage 1960s Lacquered Yumu Wood Chinese Bookcase with Hand-Carved Medallions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage handmade Chinese lacquered yumu wood 1960s bookcase with hand-carved medallions. Made of yumu wood, this Chinese bookshelf features a nicel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Korean Scholar Book Storage Chest with Buddhism Symbols
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean wood chest desk made from zelkova wood (Korean Elm) circa late 19th century (end of Joseon period). The chest was likely used as to store and view books and manuscripts in m...
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century Large Chinese Daybed
Located in Singapore, SG
A large elmwood daybed from Shandong province, China. The color and patina of the daybed has been kept fully original, but repairs have been made to the woven seat as it was already ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hemp, Elm
Chinese Wine Table with Humpback Stretchers, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The elegant design of this 19th century table is inspired by earlier Ming dynasty furniture designs highly prized by collectors. Clean lines, si...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elm Side Cabinet with Fretwork Shelf and Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period brown elm wood side cabinet from the 19th century with fretwork motifs, open shelf and double doors. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period in ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Large Elmwood Four-Door Armoire with Low-Relief Carved Foliage
Located in Yonkers, NY
Rich in craftsmanship and rooted in tradition, this elmwood armoire brings presence and practicality to any interior. The cabinet’s tall, linear frame is constructed from warm, natur...
Category
20th Century Chinese Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Japanese Elm and Calamander Parquetry Sarcophagus Work Box
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A mid 19th century Japanese export elm and calamander parquetry workbox with a divided interior and lift out tray.
This charming box would work e...
Category
1860s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Petite Round Leg Wine Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Straight lines and subtle curves flow together seamlessly in this elegant mid-19th century table made in Shanxi province. We love the way its humpback curves and rounded aprons sweep into simple stretcher bars and round legs, invoking the classic style and aesthetic restraint of Ming-dynasty design. Made for sharing and offering wine and spirits...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Low Daybed Step, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This low 19th-century table is actually a step used for easily getting in and out of a raised daybed. Crafted of northern elmwood (yumu), the step features a plank top surface, carved lotus spandrels, and a prominent apron carved with floral scrollwork. The wooden step is finished with dark lacquer, now lightly worn along the edges with rich texture. Today, we love this low step as a tabletop display stand or a footstool beside a plush armchair...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Chrysanthemum Lady
s Chair, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming lady's chair dates to the early 19th century and is an armless variation on the classic Chinese 'southern official's hat chair.' The side chair is crafted of elm (yumu)...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Large Qing Elm Armoire with Carved Motifs and Red Lacquered Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese Qing Dynasty elmwood armoire from the 19th century, with hand carved panels, red lacquered accents and bronze hardware. Created in Chin...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Eight Immortals Square Table with Stone Top, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Called an "eight immortals" table, this early 19th century square table was designed to seat eight people, with a bench for two on each side....
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table with Enforced Rattan Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table with Enforced Rattan Top
The Antique Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table with Reinforced Rattan Top is a stunning vintage piece from the 1900s....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Antique Chinese Elm Side Table with Humpbacked Stretcher and Cylindrical Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique elm wood side table from the early 20th century, featuring a humpbacked stretcher, rich wood grain, and cylindrical legs. Created in China during the later years of the Qi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Book Cabinets, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this pair of tall book cabinets was once used in a scholars' studio or well-to-do home to store a collector's most ch...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Elmwood Center Hall Table with Ming Dynasty Stone Inset
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese 19th century elmwood center hall table with Ming dynasty 15th or 16th century courtyard stone inset. Born in China during the 19th century, this elegant center table...
Category
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Table Screen with Soapstone Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative stone panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Single 19th Century Chinese Horseshoe-Back Bamboo Armchair with Elm Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese armchair with horseshoe back and elmwood base. This Chinese horseshoe-back armchair was made in bamboo with an elmwood base in the 19th century. This chair ens...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Chinese Fine Plank Top Altar with Cloud Medallions, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant 19th century altar table is light and beautifully proportioned. It was masterfully designed with stretchers that appear to wrapar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Low Chinese Stool with Woven Hide Top, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The top of this stool was woven with incredible care by a skilled artisan who used thin strips of hide to create multiple patterns in the seat, including stars. The hand-hewn stool w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm, Hide
Provincial Chinese Guanyin Table Stand, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For thousands of years, precious Chinese artworks have been elevated for display on fine wooden table stands. Recognized today as works of art in their own right, these display stands are typically finely carved, crafted of exquisite hardwoods, or designed with the refined proportions of larger furniture pieces.
Resembling a low kang table, this waisted table...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Ornately Carved Writing or Accent Table with Dragons
Fruits
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique very ornately carved hardwood writing or accent table is unsigned, but presumed to originate from China and date to approximately 1890 and done in the period Qing style....
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
$9,995 Sale Price
23% Off
"Longevity and Good Fortune" 19th Century Chinese Hat Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
De rigeur for any respectable, status-seeking male in the Qing-dynasty, hats would have found elevated storage and display on this remarkably crafted hat stand. Flanking the central ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Glass, Elm
Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinets with Birds in Flight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of early 19th century red lacquer cabinets is an extraordinary find. When placed beside each other, what remains of the finely-painted decoration comes together to form a s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Provincial Chinese Collector
s Shelf, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This provincial collector's shelf features three open compartments enclosed by a decorative frame carved with abstract floral motifs. Dated to the late 19th century, the shelf once stood in an office or home studio, displaying a curated collection of precious objects such as porcelains, bronzes, jades, and scholars' rocks. At the base is a shallow drawer with a floral knob, perhaps used for stowing incense accessories and other smalls. Darkened by a warm finish, the shelf boasts a beautifully worn texture that only time can achieve. We love the rich history this small collector...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquer Elm Side Tables, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquer Elm side tables - pair
These Antique Shanxi Province Elm Side Tables have been wrapped in linen and painted with red...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Elm, Lacquer
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Horseshoe Back Armchair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A primitive 19th century elm horseshoe back armchair. This classical Chinese armchair has good proportions and a nice patina. The original black lacquer is softly faded and crackled....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Bentwood Roundback Armchair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favor of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditio...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Early 20th Century Elmwood Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of early 20th century Chinese elmwood cabinets in a old lacquered finish. This pair of cabinets would be ideal bedside chest, or end tab...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,000 / set
Pair of Ornate Chinese Lacquered Cabinets with Cabriole Legs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These richly carved and lacquered cabinets were made over 150 year ago in China’s Shanxi Province and remain in remarkable condition. The cabinet fronts are well-proportioned and carved with imaginative detail, including a scalloped trim, swirling s-form cabriole legs, and relief panels of the flowers of the four seasons...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Ruyi Wine Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 19th century Chinese inset leg wine table is characterized by the lightness of its proportions, its finely executed detailing and the lustrous...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Ming Form Painting Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This Qing-dynasty painting table from Hunan province is a beautiful example of the elegance of Chinese furniture design. With its broad surface ideal for contemplating scrolls and pa...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Antique Chinese Cabinets with Reverse Painted Glass Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of antique Chinese cabinets in elmwood with reverse painted glass planels depicting the four seasons. These early 20th century ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Wicker Rattan End / Side Tables, Set of 3
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Wicker Rattan End/Side Tables - Set of 3
The Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Wicker Rattan End/Side Tables are a stunning set of three tables with a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm, Bentwood
Pair of Chinese Red Gilded Lacquered Bookcase Cabinets from the 18th Century
Located in Brescia, IT
A beautiful and rare pair of 18th century Qing Dynasty bookcase furniture, in fine Chinese elm wood.
Each sturdy piece of furniture has an original thick lacquer and a slightly trap...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm, Giltwood
Provincial Chinese Burden Bar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Used across the shoulders to tote pails of water and grain, this 19th-century burden bar transcends its functional origins as a striking sculptural object. Also known as a carrying p...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Low Chinese Bentwood Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This bentwood chair was created over a century ago in northern China by moistening, bending, and heating willow to form its desired shape. It is beautifully carved with auspicious flowers and is considerably smaller than most roundback chairs. As the height and size of chairs were traditionally marks of status in Chinese culture, it is likely that this artful chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
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