ANTIQUE CHINESE FURNITURE
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Chinese antique furniture comes in many guises . Our main areas of interest is in the antique Chinese furniture from the Shanxi region of Northern China,much of this dates from the early Qing period and may be best discribed as transitional furniture . That which was made in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.This early antique Chinese furniture was very often made in Elm or Walnut and usually lacquered in one way shape of form.
Of the many books on the market ,C C Ma's . Traditional Chinese Furniture From the Greater Shanxi region. ISBN 962-7956-19-8 has been the most useful in helping us to understand these fabulous types of early Chinese furniture, their history ,construction and dating.
In addition to this provincial country Chinese furniture, we have a few pieces of older Huang Huali furniture, sometimes called classical chinese furniture, some dating from the Ming dynasty, others from the last days of the Qing dynasty.
Provincial antique Chinese furniture from the the greater Shanxi is very versatile and can be used in both traditional and contempory interiors.Used sparingly it is at home in clean modern urban interiors, as well as looking great when combined with more traditional english and continental furnishings in cottages and country houses.
Demand in China for this quality Shanxi furniture is growing daily, as the newly wealthy Chinese living on the eastern sea board embrase the furniture of their ancestors.