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#15814 Rare Small Size Antique Traveling Book Chest with Iron and Bamboo
Small Cabinet and Chest Chinese Furiture ...
4200.00
2400.00
Very Rare Small Size Antique Northern Chinese Traveling Book Chest with Iron Fitting and Bamboo Trim in Original Black lacquer. Inside has two shelves with one small drawer missing. It also has an outside bottom drawer. Some replacement on the fitting. This chest was used to store rice paper bound manuscripts and other stationery tools with small metal loops for strapping and carrying it around. 150-250 years old. Dimensions: 13" W x 24 3/4" H x 15 3/4" D
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#23731 Antique Ningbo Style Red Wedding Cabinet with Two Drawers and Two Doors
Small Cabinet and Chest Chinese Furiture ...
1150.00
850.00
Antique Ningbo Style Red Wedding Cabinet with Two Drawers and Two Doors. With nice old bat shape brass fittings. This is a slightly larger, medium size cabinet, compared to a standard size bedside cabinet. The top of the cabinet had a crack and has been repaired and the lacquered has been touched up. It is a useful size with ample storage inside with a shelf. It's rich stunning color sure to brighten and add to the elegance of a room. Minor wears and dings. Late 19th-early 20th century. Dimensions: 30 1/4"L x 19 3/8" W x 29 1/2" H
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#23661 Good Antique Chinese Two-Door Square-Cornered Red Lacquer Cabinet
Small Cabinet and Chest Chinese Furiture ...
1800.00
1300.00
Good Antique Chinese Two-Door Square-Cornered Red Lacquer Cabinet with a shelf and two drawers inside. Lacquer finish over the original red pigment made of organic mineral compound which gives it's beautiful vivid and lasting red color. 19th century. Dimensions:
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#23653 Qing Dynasty Small Size Gilt-Painted Dark Lacquer Two-Door Cabinet
Small Cabinet and Chest Chinese Furiture ...
1300.00
900.00
Qing Dynasty Small Size Gilt-Painted Dark Lacquer Two-Door Cabinet. Unlike many other small painted cabinets on the market that are often reproduced to look antique, this late 19th century cabinet has its charm with its off-black lacquered background painted with a silver and gold mixed gilt paint color of pavilion landscape with many auspicious fruit and flower vegetation. The inside still retains its original old patina from its age. Dimensions: 23 1/4" L x 15 1/4" W x 33 3/4" H
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#14905 Antique Ju Wood Carrying Style Work or Tool Bench with Drawers
Small Cabinet and Chest Bench and Stool ...
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0.00
Antique Ju Wood Carrying Style Work or Tool Bench with Drawers on one side and with a carved apron in fruit design. This useful low bench still has an old cloth rope attached to it by its old owner for easy carrying when he or she, a street vendor, was out to perform the job or task when the low stool was used to keep small tools and for resting. The use of the good Ju wood, a denser southern Chinese elm, suggests the wish to keep this important personal tool chest for a long use. Dimensions: 16 1/4" L x 9" W x 10" H
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#22439 Antique Ningbo Style Tapered Wedding Cabinet with Old Fitting
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Small Antique Ningbo Style Tapered Wedding Cabinet with Large Old Hand-Forged Fitting and original red lacquer made of organic mineral compound. This cabinet with beautiful and vibrant red color has one large drawer and a shelf inside. It makes a wonderful bedside cabinet or to be placed at an entryway for your beautiful furniture collection at home. 19th century. Dimensions: 26 3/4" L x 18 1/2" W x 34" H
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#21701 Very Rare Small Size Antique Gilt-Painted Red Lacquer Cabinet
Small Cabinet and Chest Chinese Furiture ...
1150.00
720.00
This Northern Very Rare Size Antique Ming Style Gilt-Painted Two-Door Red Lacquer Cabinet has very thick lacquer both in red and in black (top). It is elaborately gilt-painted with various figures and a variety of vegetation patterns. The inside has a replaced wooden shelf. The cabinet is constructed with two protruding head style, with the door posts inserted under the thick top frame from the top and into a horizontal bar across the bottom of the doors. Such construction puts this cabinet to possibly 120-150 years old or so for its dating. This style of cabinet evolved from the 17th century with varied joinery and construction, but usually they are fairly large size cabinets. This is the first time we have seen one this petite! Great to use as an end table or a bedside table. Dimensions: 22" L x 16 5/8" W x 26 1/4" H
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#18411 Antique Ningbo Carrying Style Two-Door Chest with Bone Inlay on Hardwood Doors
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Antique Carrying Style Two-Door Chest with Lovely Bone Inlay in flower motif on the Hardwood Doors. There are two metal handles on the sides of the chest. This is somewhat of an unusual style for this type of furniture coming from Ningbo area as you see this type of inlay work on hardwood doors more commonly on cabinets and beds rather than a chest with carrying handles. Furniture with bone inlay work on hardwood surface, most on Hong-Mu, is a local characteristic of woodwork in Ningbo area. while bone-inlay is not usually as refine and detailed as other inlaid work on yellow boxwood, ivory, jade, etc. because the harder and more porous nature of the material, one can still enjoy the folk quality of the work with a different style and flavor that is direct, sometimes naive, and often very alive and moving in nature. The fitting on the doors have been replaced. Dimensions: 19 1/8" H x 30 1/8" L x 16 1/4" W
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#15817 Antique Bedding Cabinet with Old Metal Fitting and Old Pigment
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Unusual Antique Bedding Cabinet with Excellent Rare and Old Metal Fitting and Old Color Pigment. The original old iron fitting includes a rare Buddhist's "Wan" symbol motif in openwork. The old red color pigment has faded, nevertheless, quite charming. it has a lift style door that opens to a wide empty space inside for storing blankets and bedding. It is hard to say if such cabinet came from northern China or Korea, but likely from the northern border near Korea as it carries the similar look and function as a Korean bedding or blanket cabinet. There are stenciled "Double-Happiness" characters on the faded lacquer surface. In original unfinished condition. This beautiful cabinet or chest with its unique dimensions makes a useful table or stand for an entryway or other spaces that require a furniture piece that is not too high or too deep. Dimensions: 32" L x 16 1/2" W x 23" H
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#14820 Unusual Antique Table Top Dressing Cabinet
2600.00
1800.00
This unusual small antique cabinet style dressing table has a mirror holder at the open space on top. It has two drawers and two doors underneath for storing jewelry and personal cosmetic items. It has beautiful old circular brass plates as well as the original dark brown lacquer. The front is painted on two sides with vase and flower branch inside the vase. The open space inside is also painted with a large flowering branch. It is in deed an unusual one-of-a-kind useful and collectible piece. 19th century. Vase with flower is a common Chinese art motif. It signifies the "peace or harmony" as the pronunciation of the word for "vase" is the same as that of the "peace" or "harmony". Dimensions: 20 1/2"w x 10"d x 21"h
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#6530 Pair of Rare Medium Size Antique Early Style 17-18th Century Wan-Li Cabinets
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Pair of very rare antique 17-18th century Wan-Li style medium size cabinets with original thick black lacquer and old white-brass fittings; carved with openwork with dragon motif. The inside of the cabinets are lined with the original old lacquer. "Wan-Li" is a reign mark from the Ming Dynasty dated to 1563-1620. It refers to the style of the cabinet. This pair of cabinets with a narrower depth makes it easy to fit in any space where quality and presentation matter. Dimensions: 32"w x 16"d x 45"h.
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#12393 Large Size Antique Shanxi Book Chest with Exceptional Paintings
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Large size antique Shanxi painted lacquer book chest with very fine and elaborate original paintings painted with gilt and beautiful organic color pigment from the mineral and plant source. The landscapes consist of river and layers of pavilions leading to the distant mountains with groups of figures in activities at the front and the middle part of the paintings. Minor Repairs on the lacquer. This beautiful chest without any lacuqer finish over it still retains the most brilliant colors and prime look. 19th century. Dimensions: 18 5/8"h x 34 3/4"w x 22 1/4"d
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