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What is a Chinese wedding cabinet?

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What is a Chinese wedding cabinet?

A Chinese wedding cabinet is a general term to refer to any number of large armoire type cabinets with two large doors and fitted with shelves and usually a false bottom. True wedding cabinets will have auspicious paintings, such as butterflies or flowers, or even boys, covering the doors and frame.

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Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020
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19th Century Chinese Wedding Cabinet
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Chinese wedding cabinet in beautifully aged all original burnt sienna red stained finish
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Asian Red Lacquer Oriental Chinese Wedding Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Asian red lacquer oriental Chinese wedding cabinet. Item features solid wood construction
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Wedding Cabinet Black on Red Lacquer with Circular Brass Medallion
Located in Hanover, MA
Chinese Qing Dynasty wedding cabinet in black lacquer with red accents featuring large circular
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Early 20th Century Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Hardwood Wedding Cabinet with Mother of Pearl Inlay 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chinese wedding cabinet offers hardwood construction with double doors having arched mirrors, inlaid
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Antique Early 19th Century Asian Cabinets

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Chinese 19th Century Qing Dynasty Period Wedding Cabinet with Butterfly Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty wedding cabinet from the 19th century, with two pairs of double doors and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Shanxi Wedding Cabinet with Original Red Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period Shanxi wedding cabinet from the 19th century with original red
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Wood

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Located in Austin, TX
"Sepia Chrysanthemum I" by Lauren Hua, 2023 Acrylic, tempera, acrylic wash, mixed media 27.5" x 21.5" In this special commission for the gallery by local Austin based artist Lauren ...
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

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Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain Quail Boxes, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite pair of Chinese Export famille verte biscuit porcelain "Nesting Quail" boxes with fitted hardwood stands, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The delightful pair of b...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain, Hardwood

Korean Blue and White Small Jar, Late Joseon Dynasty, c. 1895, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
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Antique 1890s Korean Ceramics

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Porcelain

Korean Joseon Blue and White Small Jar, 18th/19th century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean blue and white decorated porcelain jar, Joseon Dynasty, 18th/19th century, Korea. This jar exudes character. The squat and slightly irregular shaped jar is formed ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Korean Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Delft Blue and White Fluted Octagonal Jar, JV Duijn, 18th c, Netherlands
By De Porceleyne Schotel, Johannes Van Duijn
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Dutch Delft jar of octagonal shape with fluted sides, mark for Johannes Van Duijn, De Porceleyne Schotel Factory, 1764 - 1773, Delft, Holland, the Netherlands....
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars

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Faience, Pottery, Earthenware, Delft

Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Porcelain Guanyin, Zeng Longsheng, 1980's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and vibrantly decorated Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain figure of Guanyin, marked Zeng Longsheng (1901 - 1964), but of later manufacture, circa 1980's, China. The t...
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

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