Oriental Side Tables

Shanxi, circa 1880 This cute little table was produced in Shanxi province as a child's desk, with a single drawer for storing papers, pens and penc...

Dongbei, circa 1900 This simple little table would have been used as a surface for serving food or drink, placed on the heated kang platform that w...

Shanxi, circa 1880 Low level cabinets and tables like this one were used on the heated 'kang' platform in Chinese homes, where members of the house...

Shanxi, circa 1880 This understated table is narrow enough to fit in smaller spaces, ideal as a console or side table. It is in a classic Chinese '...

Shanxi, circa 1860 With a lovely worn patina and colour and three useful storage drawers, this would make a wonderful little console table. Made fr...

Shanxi, circa 1880 This simple, rustic looking table is in a classic Chinese design that dates back centuries. The rounded legs are supported by do...

Shanxi, circa 1920 These stylish stools are slightly taller than most and so would work perfectly as night stands or as side tables next to a sofa....

Shanxi, circa 1920 These old stools are made from pine and have been refinished in a distressed grey green lacquer. The legs taper down to horse h...

Shanxi, circa 1900 Simply styled and in a tall, elegant shape, these tables were originally used as flower stands. They would still be ideal for di...

Shanxi, circa 1920 This lovely pair of side tables are from Shanxi province in central China. Each one has been refinished in a distressed greenish...

Shanxi, circa 1900 Slightly more out of the ordinary in style than most Chinese stools we see, this pair are in a more box-like, square cornered st...

Shanxi, circa 1900 The seat of this charming stool is in a highly unusual trapezium shape that we've very rarely come across, with the front and re...

Shanxi, circa 1900 This simple elm stool, with an extended seat over the frames, would originally have been used for seating in a Chinese home, bu...

Shanxi, circa 1880 Originally used for display or as a table for serving food and drink, this old table is made from elm wood, with a thick extende...

Shandong, circa 1920 This little console has been restored and refinished in a distressed greenish grey lacquer. The simple style incorporates the ...

These stools have a beautiful, classic Chinese blue and white glaze and are hand decorated with paintings of birds perched on the branches of a ram...

The painting on this porcelain stool depicts pheasants sat on a branch surrounded by blooms of tree peonies. Finished in a classic blue and white g...

This lovely little warm elm side table has exactly the same features as our carved console table, but sized to sit perfectly next to a sofa or a be...

The oriental look of our black lacquer side table is completed with the elegant 'horse hoof' feet. Though the proportions are slightly lower, the o...

With the same features as our carved console table, these lovely little side tables, like the light elm model above, are sized to sit perfectly nex...

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...

Unlike in other Asian countries, where people continued to sit on the floor centuries later, the Chinese quickly developed higher level seating and...

Stools 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...

This lovely little table, with a single drawer at the top and a shelf at the bottom, is reminiscent of the Chinese tea tables that would be positio...

This simple square stool is not only great for seating, but also works perfectly as a side table, either next to a bed or a sofa. Stools have been ...

Perfect next to a bed or as a lamp table, this lovely piece harks back to the tea tables that were used in China between a pair of chairs. A single...

Equally useful as a stool or as a side table next to a sofa, the design here is classically Chinese, with a waisted seat and 'horse hoof' feet. Mad...

Beijing, circa 1860 This elegant table originates from Beijing and is finished in its original dark lacquer. It combines many of the typical featur...