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

Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 2200.00

Price: 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

#28585 Antique Chinese Tea Table with Ice-Ray Lattice Pattern

Tea Table and Low Table Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 750.00

Price: 520.00

Antique Chinese Tea Table with A Shelf and Ice-Ray Lattice Pattern. 19th Century. This is an excellent table with great style from the Ninbo area in China. It has also been beautifully refinished recently. Ice-Ray lattice pattern is highly regarded in Chinese furniture woodwork and required skillful craftsman to create the visually appealing pattern. Sometimes this pattern is assembled free-handly without drawing a pattern first by skillful woodworker. Dimensions: 15 1/2"x15 1/2"x 29 3/4" H

#29208 Antique Ming Style Ju Wood Side Chair (Antique Clearance)

Chair Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 920.00

Price: 650.00

Antique Ming Style Ju Wood Side Chair. This beautiful chair stripped in lighter color is built with great proportions, well balanced like many of the older chairs from the Ming and early Qing period. Its simplicity in design speaks the style favored by the literati class during the golden age of Chinese furniture. The old foot rest is nicely worn from the testimony of time. There are some replacements and repairs in the wood as well as some minor weather cracks, nevertheless, it is elegant and timeless. This chair makes a nice presentation for a home desiring sophistication in style. As is. 180-250 years old. Ju wood is a better tropical wood, considered a southern Chinese elm. It is less common than northern Chinese elm. Ju wood had been used in the furniture making during the Ming Dynasty with found examples. Older Ming style furniture pieces made of Ju wood are rare. Dimensions: 20 3/4" L x 16 1/4" W x 39 1/2" H

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

Bench and Stool Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 365.00

Price: 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

# 28796 Rare Antique Chinese Wooden Trunk with Pi-Huei Style Old Lacquer

Wooden and Leather Trunk Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 3600.00

Price: 2200.00

Rare Antique Chinese Wooden Trunk with Pi-Huei Style Thick Lacquer in original dark color and old patina. With fading and losses on the lacquer surface. Partial replacements on the brass. As is. At the front of the trunk, it has simple raised lacquer design of what look might be temple objects such as incense burner and ancient vessel and fruits or flowers. On the top, one can see its beautiful patina on the evenly worn lacquer surface through time like a modern abstract painting. Objects made with such thick lacquer hand-built with many layers in the ancient traditional technique have been treasured by Chinese art and furniture collectors for their beauty and skills presented. Though this trunk is considered a utilitarian ware, nevertheless, it speaks for the thousand years' old lacquer art in its own uniqueness. For those who enjoy older objects, this trunk offers practical function as well as its beauty to enhance one's living space. Dimensions: 34 1/2"L x 20 3/4"W x 11" H

#28795 Excellent Antique Rectangular Bamboo Low Table with Broad Band Bamboo

Tea Table and Low Table Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 4600.00

Price: 2600.00

Excellent Antique Rectangular Bamboo Low Table with Broad Band Bamboo, with beautiful latticework pattern and a very thick wooden top. Refinished in clear lacquer finish. 19th century. Ancient Chinese literati favored objects made with bamboo for its natural beauty revealed on its surface. True antique bamboo furniture pieces are hard to find as few survived, compared to wood furniture, especially the older ones. Most old bamboo low tables were built in smaller size and much lower in height and often made with thinner bamboo parts. This bamboo low table with a generous size and built not only is beautiful, is very secure in its structure and will sure to last for a long time even it was created over 100 years ago. 19th century. Dimensions: 39" L x19 1/2" W x 19 3/4" H

#28794 Antique Smaller Size Huali Hardwood Lounge Style Armchair with Bamboo Slats

Chair Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 5800.00

Price: 3600.00

Antique Smaller Size Huali Hardwood Lounge Style Armchair with Bamboo Slats. Some repair. This beautifully made lounge style chair is incredibly comfortable. And because of its slightly smaller size, compared to other similar style lounge chair with bamboo slots, this lounge chair might have been made for a lady. The curved seat, which is also made of broad band bamboo, is scientifically made to hold the human body and weight in the most luxury way, providing relaxation and comfort. Such chair came from the Ningbo area in china where summer is humid and bamboo provides cooling effect on the skin. Please note its beautiful shape and the beautiful old patina only seen on old bamboo pieces. 19th to early 20th century. Dimensions: 24 5/8" W x 29 1/2" D x 35" H

#28792 Rare Hardwood Table Screen with Old Black Laquer (Antique Clearance)

Decorative and Collectible Chinese Furiture Specialty Item ...

List price: 5000.00

Price: 2200.00

Rare Hardwood Table Screen with Old Black Lacquer. This table screen made of excellent dense hardwood looks like but is heavier than Bai-wood, Chinese cypress. It has beautiful delicate grain. The inserted thick old black lacquer might originally has some writing but is all gone. The screen frame sits on high-footed pedestals with well-carved simple minimized dragon head design on the top of the supporting vertical posts for the actual screen insert, with rounded horizontal supporting wood rod to stop the insert from falling out. The overall simple design of the screen stand/frame is the perfect match to showcase the beautiful wood alone. Such small screen was often used on a scholar's table to partially shield an area for the desk. One might place scholarly objects in front of the screen on the inside. For a Feng-Shui purpose, such screen might exclude unnecessary destruction and provide a mental tranquil space. From a modern interior decorating point of view, it shields an area and provides an intimate personal space. Partial repair on the frame apron. Refinished in lacquer finish. Possibly from 17-18th century. Dimensions: 17" L x 9 1/2" W x26 1/2" H

#28785 Antique Carrying Style Chest with Drawers and Compartments (Antique Clearance)

Small Cabinet and Chest Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 3000.00

Price: 1600.00

Antique Chinese Carrying Style Chest with Drawers and Compartments Inside. This very heavy larger antique carrying chest/box is made of hardwood. It has some replacements of other wood and metal fitting as well. This chest contains four separate drawers with several distinct compartments inside three of the drawers. Such chest was probably made to cater the need for storing specific objects. The wood is incredibly heavy but hard to see what type of hardwood it is. The bottom of the drawers were made of elm or walnut, likely replaced. The Chest is painted in dark/black lacquer overall. 19 or early 20th century. Dimensions: 15 1/8" L x 11 1/8" W x 13 3/4" H

#28582 Antique Older Nan-Guan-Mao Style Armchair with Ruyi Design

Chair Chinese Furiture ...

List price: 3400.00

Price: 1400.00

This Antique Older Nan-Guan-Mao Style Armchair with traces of original black lacquer is possibly from the early-mid Qing period. The single splat back is carved with a wonderful Ruyi/ Ling-Zhi cutout design. All the wooden rails were hand-carved with an elegant rounded shape, corresponding to its proportions with a slightly more petite size as well. Some wooden posts and one leg have been replaced and touched up. This incredibly elegant armchair speaks a time of excellent craftsmanship and design in Chinese woodwork. Dimensions: 21 1/2" L x 17 1/2" X x 38 3/4" H (20 1/2" H from the seat to the floor)