Shanxi Butterfly Sideboard, Red Lacquer
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This beautiful red lacquer sideboard is based on the famous painted furniture of Shanxi province in central China. Each of the four doors is decora...
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Shanxi Butterfly Sideboard, Red Lacquer
This beautiful red lacquer sideboard is based on the famous painted furniture of Shanxi province in central China. Each of the four doors is decora...
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These cabinets are decorated by hand with gold leaf before being painted so each one is in some way unique. Cabinets like our red version seen here...
View full detailsShanxi Painted Chinese Cabinet, Black Lacquer
Our black lacquer painted Chinese cabinets are reproductions of the wonderful furniture that was produced in Shanxi province in north central China...
View full detailsShanxi Painted Dressing Mirror, Black Lacquer
Our solid, full length mirrors are designed to be stood against a wall and these decorative versions match the frames of our Shanxi cabinets. The f...
View full detailsShanxi Painted Dressing Mirror, Red Lacquer
The frame of this model is decorated in gold leaf and paintings of flowers, which contrast well with the red lacquer background. Our solid, full le...
View full detailsShanxi Painted Mirror, Black Lacquer
The black lacquer finish of the solid elm frame makes the paintings really stand out, decorated with gold leaf they are hand painted to match the f...
View full detailsShanxi Painted Mirror, Red Lacquer
This beautiful mirror, seen here in our rich red lacquer, is decorated to match the frames of our Shanxi cabinets and sideboards. The frames are in...
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Zhejiang, circa 1880 Originally one of several panels that would have formed an internal divider in a Chinese home, this tall, narrow panel is from...
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Zhejiang, circa 1860 This rare nineteenth century piece was handcrafted in Zhejiang province as a tabletop altar for ancestor worship. It features...
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View full detailsSmall Butterfly Cabinet, Black Lacquer
Finished here in black lacquer, these pretty little bedside cabinets are decorated with gold leaf and painted by hand. The colourful butterflies on...
View full detailsSmall Butterfly Cabinet, Black Lacquer - Clearance Item
Finished here in black lacquer, these pretty little bedside cabinets are decorated with gold leaf and painted by hand. The colourful butterflies on...
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This cream lacquer cabinet is beautifully made with traditional wooden peg hinges and a single drawer at the top. These pretty little bedside cabin...
View full detailsSmall Butterfly Cabinet, Red Lacquer
The colourful butterflies on the doors of our red lacquer cabinet are framed on the outside with flowers in gold, red and green. The butterfly is a...
View full detailsSmall Carved Antique Decorative Panel
Shanghai, circa 1860 This little carved wooden panel would have been one of a set used as internal dividers or window panels in a Chinese home. It ...
View full detailsSmall Chinese Cabinet, Warm Elm
This warm elm end cabinet is based on the solid framed, simply styled pieces that were commonly used in northern China for centuries. Ours are slig...
View full detailsSmall Chinese Kang Cabinet, Warm Elm
This low warm elm cabinet is ideal as a TV stand with unmistakeable oriental style. It shows the same simple, balanced design of our double sided c...
View full detailsThis little console has the same sleek, tapered profile and extended top with curved underside as our Two Door Console as well as the attractive la...
View full detailsSmall Decorative Mirror with Antique Carved Panels
Zheijiang, circa 1880 This unusual portrait mirror has been created using what would once have formed part of a Chinese marriage bed from Zhejiang...
View full detailsSmall Herbalist Chest, Black Lacquer
This little black lacquer chest is a modern take on the old apothecary chest, smaller in size but with drawers made larger so that they are ideally...
View full detailsSmall Herbalist Chest, Light Elm
Made from solid wood, our light elm herbalist chest has drawers that are all made with dovetail joints and a simple brass ring pull on the front. C...
View full detailsSmall Herbalist Chest, Warm Elm
Chinese herbalists used chests containing dozens of small drawers to hold their medicines for hundreds of years. This little warm elm chest is a mo...
View full detailsSmall Kang Cabinet, Black Lacquer
The black lacquer version of our small kang cabinet oozes oriental style. Small, low cabinets like this were used throughout the colder Chinese pro...
View full detailsSmall, low cabinets, like this light elm version, were used throughout the colder Northern and Western Chinese provinces where they would be placed...
View full detailsTibet, circa 1900 Sourced from Tibet near the border with Qinghai province, these lovely old bowls date from the beginning of the 20th century. The...
View full detailsAlthough smaller than our other 'Contemporary Asian' wardrobe, this piece still has the same attractive tapered profile and panelled doors. The int...
View full detailsThese round wooden buckets are great as magazine holders. Originally made for collecting grapes for wine making, they have been repaired and refini...
View full detailsSouthern Official's Chair, Black Lacquer
Our black lacquer chair has a rattan covered seat and curved backrest for comfort. The backrest has a scrolling dragon motif in carved relief, whil...
View full detailsSouthern Official's Chair, Warm Elm
This style of chair appeared slightly later in China's history than the 'Yoke-Back' or 'Official's Hat' chair. The main development was that the to...
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View full detailsSquare Daybed Table, Black Lacquer
Daybeds like our black lacquer model were used in Chinese homes as seating during the day, often being moved around for different uses, and for sle...
View full detailsSquare Daybed Table, Light Elm
This light elm square coffee table has been reduced in size to be more practical in a contemporary setting although it is based on original Chinese...
View full detailsThis square shaped warm elm coffee table is based on original Chinese daybeds, but reduced in size to be more practical in a contemporary setting. ...
View full detailsShanxi, circa 1900 This elegant, square shaped table would have been used to serve food or drink, placed either on a heated kang platform in a Chin...
View full detailsUnlike in other Asian countries, where people continued to sit on the floor centuries later, the Chinese quickly developed higher level seating and...
View full detailsSquare Stool, Black Lacquer - Clearance Item
Unlike in other Asian countries, where people continued to sit on the floor centuries later, the Chinese quickly developed higher level seating and...
View full detailsStools and higher level seating were in use throughout China from as early as the Tang dynasty over a thousand years ago, unlike in other Asian cou...
View full detailsOur warm elm version is a faithful reproduction of the classic design, and has a rattan top set within the seat. It works well for occasional seati...
View full detailsSquare Stool, Warm Elm - Clearance Item
Our warm elm version is a faithful reproduction of the classic design, and has a rattan top set within the seat. It works well for occasional seati...
View full detailsShanxi, circa 1900 This small dining table oozes oriental style, with its typical Chinese features of a waisted top and horse-hoof feet. A shelf be...
View full detailsWith a modern cream lacquer finish this smaller, cube shaped blanket chest has brass handles and circular lock plate on the front giving the trunk ...
View full detailsThe handles on the sides and circular lock plate on the front of this light elm square trunk are in brass and give the chest its classic Chinese st...
View full detailsOur red lacquer, cube shaped blanket chest is great for storing towels in a bathroom, as a side table next to a sofa or as a bedside table. Like ou...
View full detailsZhejiang, circa 1920 This small box is in beech wood, finished in a dark lacquer stain. It would have been used to store personal belongings and ha...
View full detailsStraight Legged Walnut Altar Table
Shanxi, circa 1860 This simply styled table looks quite modern in design, but dates to the mid nineteenth century. It is made from walnut, a lovely...
View full detailsJiangsu, circa 1880 This decorative low cabinet originates from the Suzhou in Jiangsu province - a city known for its canals, bridges and waterways...
View full detailsThis tall chest with its tapered frames and side panelling provides elegant bedroom storage with a hint of oriental style. The five drawers, each w...
View full detailsLike our very popular square trunk this light elm, taller, narrower version makes a great lamp table or vase stand, It's also great for linen or la...
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