Antique Chinese Cabinets

Jiangsu, circa 1880 Cabinets from the area around northern Jiangsu and Shandong provinces on China's east coast were fairly simple and solid in sty...

Jiangsu, circa 1880 This rugged, solid looking cabinet dates back to the end of the nineteenth century and was produced in the northern part of Jia...

Shandong, circa 1880 This distinctively shaped cabinet is in elm and comes from the city of Linyi in Shandong province, northern China.  The rounde...

Shanxi, circa 1890 This simple, square styled cabinet is a wonderful showcase for the beautiful, wide patterned grain of the elm wood it is made fr...

Shanxi, circa 1880 Walnut was readily available as a material for carpentry in parts of Shanxi and in the western part of Gansu province and was th...

Shanxi, circa 1880 The lovely grain of the elm wood on the front and top of this cabinet is particularly attractive, with its wide, mountain like d...

Shanxi, circa 1890 The original dark finish on this antique cabinet has worn in an irregular way to give a uniquely patterned surface. The cabinet ...

Shanxi, circa 1900 These beautiful chests of drawers would originally have been used by a Chinese apothecary to store the various herbs, roots and ...

Shaanxi, circa 1860 This wonderful old cabinet would have been used to store valuables and personal possessions, with the metal fixings over the d...

Shanxi, circa 1880 The small panels in the doors and outer sections of this lovely cabinet, set within rounded frames, are a feature of this style ...

Zhejiang, circa 1900 This unusual cabinet is quite typical of the furniture produced in and around Zhejiang province west of Shanghai. It is made f...

Shanxi, circa 1880 This unusual cabinet, with a bottom shelf, drawers and two sets of doors, would have been used originally to store food and othe...

Shaanxi, circa 1800 This striking cabinet is from the central province of Shaanxi and made from elm. The style, with ornate relief carvings on the ...