Skip to main content

Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

to
75
570
164
795
21
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
2,891
6,578
8,787
2,164
3,469
2,165
944
366
60
246
166
112
250
227
180
140
67
308
180
159
141
125
723
641
452
168
36
795
795
795
8
2
2
2
2
Period: Mid-19th Century
Antique Red Blue and Gold Geisha Motif Saucer Sichuan Province, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking antique porcelain saucer from the Sichuan Province in China. This lovely piece depicts still life scenes of mountains and botanica...
Category

Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys....
Category

Tibetan Tibetan Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese ancestral portrait, 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
male portrait; painting on rice paper; painting can be rolled up
Category

Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paint, Paper

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand painted, scene in shades of blue, green, purple and brown and red. With antique lacquer fan box...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Ancestors Portrait
Located in Schellebelle, BE
These paintings are from a traditional Chinese Art that dates back to antiquity and which allows descendants to preserve a connection with their ancestors. Festive attire dress and Mandarin hats...
Category

Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Japanese Meiji Period Painting Scroll Night Landscape Nihonga Japan Artist Sign
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanse school Boerderij in bamboebos in maanlicht Rolschildering / scroll op zijde, benen rollers. B 140.4 x 42 / 198.5 x 54.5 cm 140.4 x 42 / 198.5 x 54.5 cm.
Category

Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk

Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent of the Yuan landscapes in the style of Ni Zan. These rock were treasured by Chinese ...
Category

Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Table Screen Mirror, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Screens served numerous functions as portable architecture in Chinese homes. The largest examples sectioned off entire rooms, allowing a family to shape the spaces in their home to a...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood

19th Century Thai Naga Temple Finial
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Thai Naga Temple Finial on Stand Southeast Asia, Naga is known as the king snake, the ruler of the underworld waterways (the Chinese equivalent is D...
Category

Thai Chinoiserie Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Teak

Edo Period (19th) Japanese antique painting of flowers
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese antique painting of flowers 19 C Weight 3kg ( 6.6lb)
Category

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Paper

Rare Chinese circa 1840 Campaign Chest Ornate Metal Work Swastika Well Being
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1840 Chinese hand carved campaign chest with ornate metal strap work depicting the Swasti...
Category

Chinese Campaign Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Silver Goblet
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Goblet of rare and unusual form. The bowl has four panels, two decorated with figural scenes; a third with mythical beasts; and the fourth, which also has a v...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver

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

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Antique Pith Painting, Oriental Art, Watercolour, Qing Dynasty, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pith painting. An Oriental, framed watercolour figural pair from the Qing dynasty, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. A fine example of Chinese arti...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Glass, Paint, Parchment Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-58) Number: 39 Distant View of Kinryuzan Temple and Azuma Bridge Publisher: Uoya Eikichi Format: Vertical Oban Number of Prints: 120/120 (inc. title page and a replacement print by Hiroshige II) Medium: Woodblock Print Date: 1857 (Ansei 4), 8th month Size (H x W): 14" x 9.25" print only. Signature: Hiroshige ga Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 8 No blockcutter's mark Reference: For a similar print, see the collection of Art Institution Chicago Accession Number 1938.536 and 1965.1062; MFA Boston...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Unique 19th Century Export Chinese Gilt Chinoiserie Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Unique 19th century export Chinese gilt chinoiserie lacquer box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, this box has a unique shape, it is f...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Chinese Spindleback Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th century spindleback armchairs owe their graceful design to the styles and techniques that emerged during the Ming dynasty, the golden a...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Chinese Drum Form Column Bases, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th century column bases likely figured into the grand and imposing surroundings of a Qing-dynasty courtyard, flanking the entryway with their protective presence. Carved from...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Antique circa 1860 Chinese Hand Painted Wedding Cabinet Housekeepers Cupboard
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique circa 1860 hand painted and lacquered Chinese Wedding cupboard for folded linens etc A ver...
Category

English High Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine in Snow
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School, Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border and lacquer wood trim.
Category

Japanese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Pair Tabouret Biedermeier German Walnut about 1830
Located in Epfach, DE
This is a rare pair of Biedermeier stools, or tabouret. They very beautifully finished especially in their details. This gives them an extremely elegant flair and makes them fit almo...
Category

German Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Famille Verte Porcelain Opium Lamp, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box with the Stand
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over the table.
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Qing Dynasty Chinese Wooden Red Lacquered Presentation Box
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty Chinese wooden red lacquered presentation box, lovely and beautiful red lacquer box with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, this auspicious objects ar...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

pair of Chinese ruby red porcelain spoons, 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
incised with floral scrolls on ruby ground; floral motif; Daoguang mark on underside
Category

Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Early 19th Century Elm Chinese Armchairs
Located in Hudson, NY
These chairs from circa 1840 are well made and retain the original split cane woven inset seat mats. The wood is finished in a deep rich red transparent lacquer giving the wood a lustrous finish . They are generous in scale and comfortable and original throughout. The arms are carved in a bamboo pattern and the central splat is decorated with a pierced Chinese linguistic character. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the condition of any item we sell, pointing out any repairs or alterations that may have been done to the best of our knowledge, as is the case with any antique and vintage item, there is a possibility that at some point in the life of the piece that there may have been damaged which has been professionally repaired and as such a repair undetectable, it is therefore impossible for us to disclose... we recommend that you also read and agree to the 1st dibs user agreement...
Category

Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cane, Wood

Fine Antique Silver Beaker Kandyan, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb beautifully executed tall 19th-century Kandyan silver beaker, richly decorated in deep repoussée and chased work. The surface is adorned with classic Sinhalese scrolling f...
Category

Sri Lankan Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver

Mid 19th Century Pair of Chinese Silk Metal Embroidery (7" x 1 9" - 18 x 54)
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th Century Pair of Chinese Silk Metal Embroidery (7" x 1' 9" - 18 x 54)
Category

Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk

Pair of Chinese Silk Lotus Slippers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These dainty, pointed slippers, made of blue silk and embroidered with pink flowers, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity in the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These embroidered silk lotus slippers...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Shanxi Province Pierced Apron Elm Side Table - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province pierced apron elm side table - pair. A rare pair of elm side tables from the Shanxi Province of China. These side tables have a ...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm

Rare Exquisite Antique 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite and exceptionally rare 19th century Chinese red lacquer cabinet on stand A good looking and decorative piece, this is circa 1860-18...
Category

Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Rare and Antique Geometric Ivory Mongolian Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Today Mongolian carpets are highly appreciated for the geometric character of their design and for their neutral palette, which is often centred on an ivory/dark colour combination. ...
Category

Mongolian Tibetan Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wool

Japanese Two Panel Screen Manchurian Crane and Turtles
Located in Hudson, NY
In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friends of winter (pine, plum, and bamboo). So called the three friends of winter because all three flourish during the cold months. This screen was originally fusuma doors...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Japanese Six Panel Screen, Snow Scene at Water’s Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Snow Scene at Water's Edge with Flowers and Waterfowl. Edo period painting (mid 19th century) of plum, bamboo, white camellias, cranes and mandarin ducks ...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chinese Round Leg Courtyard Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese courtyard stool dates to the mid-19th century and has a classic splayed leg design with round legs and a rectangular seat. The stool is crafted of northern elmwood (yumu...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

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

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Reed, Elm

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

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Double Handled Brass Brazier, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
On a cold winter’s night in China’s Northern provinces, the well-to-do held their hands over this coal-filled brazier to ward off the chill. Handmade of brass, the exquisitely crafte...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Japanese Bronze Usubata with Waves and Plovers, Edo Period, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive Japanese cast bronze usubata, vessel for ikebana, in the form of a large conical vessel being supported by crashing waves and flying chidori. Edo Period, mid-19th centu...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Playful Wisdom Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous black lacquer coffer from China's Hebei province may have begun its life as part of a dowry. Dated to the mid-19th century, the coffer was likely used as both an altar for ancestor worship and as a storage cabinet for clothes...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Blue White Soup Spoon, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century porcelain soup spoon is a delicate example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics. Once used daily as an everyday eating utensil, the spoon's broad form is hand-painted...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Chinese Celadon Pot, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite stoneware jar from the mid-19th century is decorated with low relief linework of autumn chrysanthemums and crashing waves. With precious scale and a subdued, celadon-grey...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Fu Lion Candle Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, this petite ceramic sculpture is a 19th-century Chinese candle stand molded in the shape of a mythical fu lion. Also known as a shizi or fu dog, t...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Fu Lion Candle Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, this petite ceramic sculpture is a 19th-century Chinese candle stand molded in the shape of a mythical fu lion. Also known as a shizi or fu dog, t...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Ho Ho Boy Oil Lamps, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th-century Chinese oil lamps are shaped in the form of a young boy or baby, a motif often referred to as a "ho ho boy." Children are a popular motif in Chinese art and are co...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Five Blessings Brass Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this exquisitely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the cold hands of a wealthy woman on a winter night in northern China. The brazier is hand-wrough...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

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

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century 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

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Two Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Big Chinese Storage Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
19th century pair of shell Inlaid black lacquer big Chinese storage boxes with bail handles two sides, each with hinged lid reversing to a mother o...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Chinese Provincial Bentform Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th century cypress chairs with gently curved crest rails and undulating aprons were created by the age-old process of soaking, bending, and heating the wood to form it into t...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cypress

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Winter Landscape Under Moonlight
Located in Hudson, NY
A full moon illuminating an ancient gnarled plum tree laden with snow covered blossoms. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with beautiful...
Category

Japanese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box with the Stand
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over the tabl...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese a Set of 10 Silver Inlay Coconut Wine Cups
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century set of 10 Chinese silver cups with silver liner in interior of each cup with wood box with a sliding cover, well detailed with ...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Mid-19th Century/Qing Dinasty of Enameled Chinese Porcelain Figurines
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Mid-19th century/Qing dinasty enameled chinese porcelain figurines depicting a laughing boy kneeling and another lying down By: unknown Material...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pomegranate Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
With various flowers, manderin ducks and garden stone accented with gold leaf on ground surface. Nagasaki School Painting.
Category

Japanese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver Leaf

Chinese Reverse Painted Glass and Hardwood Table Screen
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual table screen featuring a reverse glass painted portrait of a young noble lady set into a hardwood frame and stand. The beautiful maiden has a roun...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Chinese multicolor porcelain vase, 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
wooden base is not included with this lot; continuous figural scene
Category

Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Six Diminutive 19thC. Qing Chinese Pith Paintings Mounted in (3) Matching Frames
Located in Incline Village, NV
Difficult to find set of six diminutive mid 19th century Qing Dynasty hand painted Chinese Pith watercolor paintings; prepared for the tourist trade; depicting mores and customs of C...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Chinese Trailing Clouds Altar Sideboard, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Topped with offerings of food, burning incense, and painted images of the deceased, this enchanting coffer played a central role in Chinese ancestor worship. Handcrafted of northern elmwood in China's Shanxi province, this 19th century coffer...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Still Thinking About These?

All Recently Viewed