• #29206 Antique Early Qing Ju Wood Square Stool with Round Legs and Rounded Construction

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture ...

    2200.00

    1350.00

    This early Qing Dynasty square stool with excellent styling and rounded construction is a beautiful example of early furniture pieces when all parts of the piece are hand made to the right proportions, with a simplistic design in style and strongly built with solid joinery that lasts for several hundred years and more. The unfinished wood surface has developed a subtle reddish hue in the blond wood that looks denser through time. One sees the well thought out design with all parts of the stool cohesively created in rounded shapes with the rounded legs which the Chinese in the trad call it "Round-wrapped-in-round (Yuan-Bao-Yuan)". all parts are substantially and elegantly built with an proportion that is appealing to the eyes. Older Chinese furniture pieces from the earlier period with a good styling and good build are becoming more scarce. 18th century. Dimensions: 17 1/4"x17 1/4"x18 3/4" H

  • #29204 Antique Northern Chinese Crescent-Moon Three-legged Stool

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture ...

    365.00

    265.00

    Antique Northern Chinese Crescent-Moon Three-legged Stool constructed with a single-board top that is shaped like a crescent moon. This simple peasant style stool is light and easy to carry around. All parts are joined together with the tongue-and-groove construction only. Lightly refinished, very solid. Early 20th century. Dimensions: 16 3/4" L x 13 3/4" W x 18 3/4" H

  • #28362 Good Antique Older Tool Chest/Bench with Melon Design and Drawers

    Bench and Stool Specialty Item Chinese Furiture ...

    950.00

    695.00

    This tool chest with a tapeies for making a living such as scissors, coins, and others, and possibly was used by a street trader, such as a traveling barber, to keep all his business tools in one place. The single board top to the ground is the perfect height for one to sit on and get a haircut! This older piece has tapered legs with an unusual "melon" design carved on its four solid legs that were constructed with one solid piece of wood for each leg, giving an illusion that each leg might have been constructed with several pieces of wood, a structure seen often in 18th century Chinese furniture pieces. This "melon" look in design embeds a wish for life's prosperity with genrations to succeed like that of many melons produced from a vine plant. The two top drawers have replacements of wood and fitting on the face. The bottom spandrels with a pomegranet design has also been replaced. Such tool chest is handy to carry with small tools stored inside the drawers. One could also sit on it to relax during a break time! Possibly 18-19th century. Dimensions: 21 1/2" L x 4 1/2" D x 17 3/4" H

  • #28361 Antique Narrow Low Stand/ Bench Carved with Early Dragon Design

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture Specialty Item ...

    950.00

    695.00

    This antique Chinese narrow low bench/bench is carved with a rare early style dragon design with auspicious clouds on the side. The stand/bench is constructed off a Ming style design with a single-top board resting on four rounded splayed legs with stretchers in between the legs for support. The use of such very narrow low bench/stand is not known at the moment. It might have been used as a small altar stand on a table against the wall or used to park inside a sedan for extra table surface to place objects on. In good unfinished condition. Possibly 17-18th century. Dimensions: 31" L x 4 1/4" D x 9 3/4" H

  • #28360 Antique Narrow Low Stand with Single-Board Top and Shou and Bat Carvings

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture Specialty Item ...

    635.00

    435.00

    This northern Chinese Yu wood (northern elm) is handsomely carved with a longevity Shou design with two very large well executed bats for its auspicious "good luck" and "longevity" meaning. One sees the bats with pointed large heads with vivid expression. The stand/ bench is constructed off a Ming style design with a single-top board resting on four rounded splayed legs with stretchers in between the legs for support. The use of such very narrow low bench/stand is not known at the moment. It might have been used as a small altar stand on a table against the wall or used to park inside a sedan for extra table surface to place objects on. In good unfinished condition. 19th century. Dimensions: 26" L x 4 7/8" D x 8 7/8" H

  • #28077 Antique Lacquered Four-Legged Round Stools with Carved Floral Design

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture ...

    820.00

    585.00

    This very heavy and elegantly shaped antique wooden round stool has an interesting design with four curved leg-supporting cross bars in the middle that look like two pairs of fish or leaves. The four legs are each carved with an unusual long string of bell shaped flowers hanging down from a Ruyi frame. This stool is generously built with a very heavy wood and broad aprons beneath the single-board top. The carved animal shaped feet flare out at the bottom. From the underneath, it appeared that this stool was once partially repaired and joined with metal to secure it rather than by appropriate woven palm fiber and wood, possibly due to its heavy use. 19th century. Dimensions: 12" (top) Diameter x 19 1/2" H

  • #27659 Large Size Shi-Wan Style Elephant Shaped Ceramic Garden Stool

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture Decorative and Collectible ...

    850.00

    540.00

    Large Size Shi-Wan Style Elephant Shaped Ceramic Garden Stool with beautiful very thick cream-white glaze and other color pigments and pattern. In excellent condition and tasteful design. This piece is well made and solid! First half of the 20th century. Can be used indoor or outdoor. Dimensions: 23" L x 11" D x 22" H

  • #27318 Good Antique Long and Narrow Single-Board Top Bench (SOLD)

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture ...

    1500.00

    850.00

    Good Antique Long and Narrow Single-Board Top Bench. Made of a denser and heavier wood than elm, possibly walnut, the top of this bench has been lightly refinished with a beautiful soft shine that reflects its old patina as well as a delicate grain pattern. It is solidly and generously built with a splayed-leg design with supporting stretchers. The top shows a natural recessed area from the tree. This graceful bench will last another few hundred years if well take care of! 19th century. Dimensions: 52 1/2" L x 6 3/8" D (top of bench) x 20 3/4" H. Also, the widest distance between the legs is 12 1/2".

  • #27197 Antique Narrow Long Yu Wood Bench with Single-Board Top (SOLD)

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture ...

    1150.00

    750.00

    Antique Narrow Long Yu Wood Bench with Single-Board top. This weathered bench showing lovely large grain of the wood in its original condition is solidly built with splayed style legs with the traditional joinery with stretchers in between the legs for excellent support. No metal nails were used but built with complex joinery, fitting all the parts from the inside of the woodwork. 120 years old or older. Perfect for entryway, in front of the bed, or anywhere when needing additional seating, this one will last another hundred years or more inside a home! Dimensions: 53 3/8" L x 6 3/4" D x 20" H

  • #27197 Vintage Chinese Small Tall Square Stool Made of Exotic Hardwood (SOLD)

    Bench and Stool Furniture ...

    0.00

    0.00

    Vintage Chinese Small and Tall Square Stool Made of Mahogany Grade of Dark and Heavy Exotic Hardwood and built with the traditional Chinese joinery without nails. Just been lightly refinished recently. 20th century. Four pieces are available as a set, but sold and priced for each piece. Dimensions: 12" x 12" x 20" H

  • #26747 Pair of Rare Antique Ming Style Rectangular Stools with Original Red Lacquer

    Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture ...

    2400.00

    1550.00

    (一對舊明式紅漆長方櫈)Pair of Rare Antique Ming Style Rectangular Stools with Original Red Lacquer made from organic minerals. This pair of stools constructed with slightly splayed legs and a graceful waist design is rare and hard to find. It has a simple classical style that is quite stunning with its vivid and beautiful original red color pigments made of organic minerals. Created with great proportions and right joinery, these stools are solidly built with worn tops that are appropriate in time's grace. It is wonderful that they remain in pair since created. 150 years old or older. Price is for the pair. Dimensions for each: 16 7/8" L x 12 1/2" W x 18 3/4" H

  • #18243 Rare Tall Antique Hand-Painted Hexagonal Shape Porcelain Stool (SOLD)

    Bench and Stool Decorative and Collectible ...

    0.00

    0.00

    Very Rare Tall Antique Hand-Painted Hexagonal Shape Porcelain Stool with Rose medallion style enameled glaze with wonderful detail and colors of figures, floral, and bird motives. While such decorative style of enameled ware are more commonly seen in dish ware, it is unusual to find a garden stool in this work. This beautiful piece will grace a room! Can be used as an end table next to a chair or a couch to place a mug, a book, or anything without worrying about staining it! 19th century. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 15" Diameter (widest) x 18 1/2" H

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