Long Walnut Table with Beveled Angular Scrollwork
Early 18th century, walnut, Shanxi. 86.5″ w, 20″ d, 33.5″ h. Expensive wood, beautiful openwork carvings, Buddhist motif relief carvings… Read more.
Rare Korean Scholar’s Book Chest with Printing Block Panels
1860, pear wood, iron fittings, printing-block panels, found on Kangwha Island. 36″ w, 17″d, 34″ h. This elegantly-styled chest has… Read more.
Rare Korean Blanket Chest with Inlaid Chinese Character
1860, chest nut wood frame, pear wood inlay, Kangwha Island. One hundred Chinese characters were inlaid instead of painted on.… Read more.
Palace Chest on Chest with Mother-of-Pearl inlay (bottom piece)
1860, Choson Dynasty, lime wood, mother-of-pearl, found on Kangwha Island, Kyung Ki Do Province. This double chest, with quiet… Read more.
Korean Double Dragons Palace Writing Desk
1880. 1880, mother 0f pearl, pear wood, brass, silk lining, Kangwha Island. 30″w, 14″ d, 18.5″ h This beautiful little… Read more.
Rare Korean Wedding Trunk with Incised Brasswork
1880, cedar wood, brass fittings, found on Kangwha Island. 42″w, 24.5″ d, 27″ h. This magnificent trunk, with incised brass-work… Read more.
Palace Wedding Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
1870, lime wood and nacre, found on Kangwha Island, Kyung Ki Do Province. Certified. With inlay of mother-of-pearl like this,… Read more.
Korean Cheon Chu Chest With Significant Motifs
1870, pear wood, Cheon Chu City, Cheon Ra Buk Do Province. Valuable wood; beautiful metalwork with significant motifs. 34″ L,… Read more.
Rare Korean Dragonwood Scholar’s Book Chest
1850, Zelkova with dragon pattern grains (Dragon-wood), primitive-style iron fittings; found on Kangwha Island, prison colony for the Kingdom of… Read more.
Korean Dragonwood Scholar’s Chest
1850, Zelkova with dragon grains image (Dragonwood), found on Kangwha Island, prison colony for the Kingdom of Korea for Two… Read more.
Important Large Lidded Ormolu Cloisonné Ceremonial Vessel
Second Half of 18th Century 19½” h. 14¾” w. 9½”d. This exceptional incense burner is of the “fanghu” type of… Read more.
Important Tibetan “Yidam” Thangka
16th/17th c. Rare; age shown by old application of painted pigments on fabric over board; by specially trained religious… Read more.
Rare Gilded Monastic Cabinet
17th/18th c, pine, mineral pigments, gold leaf. 42″ w, 18″ d, 55.5″ h. From the earliest times, some form of… Read more.
Rare Tibetan Shrine Cabinet
16th/17th c, pine, mineral pigments, gesso, gold leaf. 33″w, 17.5″d, 79″h. This cabinet illustrates the richness of furniture made in… Read more.
Early Ming Chest with Three Deep-Carved Drawers
12th/13th c, Sophora (Huai) wood, Shanxi. Distinguish for age and rare extinct wood that never warps; beautiful deep carving. 46″… Read more.
Mid-Qing Altar Table with Side Drawers
Mid 1800’s, Northern Elm, Shanxi. Quality construction with beautiful carved antiquity designs; drawers slides out at each end; excellent condition.… Read more.
Red Lacquered Half-Round Tables with Claw Feet
17th/18thC, Camphor, Hunan. Rare five-claws dragons cabriole legs; designed for the elite; graceful central hallway table in reception hall. 44″… Read more.
Ming Platform Bed / Coffee Table
16th/17th C, Sophora, Shanxi. Considered “honorific seat”; of extinct wood, elegantly styled; aged but fit in contemporary setting. 15½” h.… Read more.
Ming Altar Table with Heavenly Stallions Motif
15th c, Sophora (Huai), Shanxi. Age, extinct wood, rare “Heavenly Stallion” motif, beautiful deep carving; all-original. 36” h x 51”… Read more.
Rare Early Ming Eight Drawer Coffer/Buffet
14th/15th c, Sophora (Huai) wood, pine or other soft wood for secondary framework, Shanxi. 35” h. 70” w. 25” d.… Read more.
Red Lacquer Cabinet with Gilded Medallion Decorations
17th/ 18th Century Northern Elm (Yumu) Shanxi This cabinet is designed in the “four-sides-square” style, a common form of construction… Read more.
Rare Sichuan Lama Chest
19th C, Pine, Sichuan. Full-figure lama image on furniture rare; antique furniture from Sichuan rare; good condition; all-original. 61” W… Read more.
Important Southern Official’s Hat Armchair (Pr.)
15th/16thc, Northern Elm or Sophora (Huai), Shanxi. This pair of chairs displays indisputable characteristics of what constitute a Ming chair. … Read more.
Rare Ming Buddha Scripture Storage Chest
16th/17th century, raw lacquer mixed with clay powder over core wood, Shanxi; storage of Chinese scripture of “Avatamasaka Sutra”. 23″w,… Read more.
Rare Square Cabriole Legs Table with Skirted Apron
14th/15th C, Sophora (Huai), Shanxi. Exceptional construction from extinct rare wood, distinguish deep grains, never warps, beautifully styled and carved. … Read more.
Rare Korean Military Officer’s Uniform Cabinet
Ca 1880, persimmon, pine, Kyang Ki Do Province. Rare finding after war; exceptional construction complimented by wood and brass fittings;… Read more.
Rare Korean Bamboo Motif Scholar’s Document Chest
Ca 1860, found in Kangwha Island, lime wood, mother-of-pearl inlay; made for high-ranking court official; certified. 28½” h. 34¾… Read more.
Rare Korean Sharkskin Inlay Inkstone Box
1860, chestnut wood, sharkskin/brass wire inlay, found on Kang Wha Island, Kyung Ki Do Province. 8″ w, 14″ d, 11.75″… Read more.
Chestnut Document Chest with Unique Locking System
Ca 1870, Kang Don Do Province. Solid chestnut, unique locking system and drawers arrangement inside suggest used by elite… Read more.
Korean Sharkskin/Brasswire Inlaid Bean Chest
1860. chestnut wood with sharkskin, brass-wire inlay, found on Kang Wha Island. This is no ordinary bean chest. It… Read more.
Rare Korean “Double Happiness” Bamboo-Slats Design Chest
1880, pine and pear wood, paulownia wood inlaid Chinese characters. 36″ w, 15.5 ” d, 25″ h. This chest is… Read more.
Medicine Cabinet with “Ginseng” and “Deer Horn” Characters
1860, zelkova for frame, paulownia for drawers, iron fittings; Cheon Ra Buk Do Province. 37″w, 10″d, 56.5″h. The sliding panels… Read more.
Korean Scholar’s Document Chest
1860, Zelkova wood, iron fittings, Found on Kangwha Island. Certified. This document chest is made from zelkova, which many Korean… Read more.
Sharkskin Blanket Chest with Round Iron Hinges
1860, sharkskin/brass wire inlay, iron fittings, found on Kangwha Island, Kyung Ki Do Province. Certified. This chest was found on… Read more.
Korean Sharkskin Wedding Box
1860. lime wood with sharkskin and brass wire inlaid, found on Kangwha Island. Certified. This wedding box was used… Read more.
“Double Happiness” Wedding Chest with White Brass
!870, chestnut and pear wood, found on Kangwha Island, Korea. Certified. This beautiful chest has the “Double Happiness” motif made… Read more.