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What is a Chinese garden stool?
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The Chinese garden stool is a round, barrel-shaped stool with a circular seat. Inspired by traditional drums, these stools often feature decorative elements simulating actual drumheads, such as a ring of faux nails at each end.
PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020
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Pair of Vintage Chinese Garden Stools, Porcelain, Chinoiserie Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of blue and white Cherry blossom Chinese garden stools. These stools feature a dark cobalt blue background covered with white branches of cherry blossoms in the Chinoiserie sty...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Garden Stool, Blue and White Porcelain, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage blue and white Chinese porcelain garden drum stool. Its silhouette mimics an ancient drum, a classic design originally created in imperial China for courtyard and garden use.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Two-Tone Patinated Chinese Brass & Copper Garden Barrel Drum Stool
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare two-tone Copper and Brass hand tooled Chinese garden stool. Versatile and exuding character to be used indoors, on the porch or exposed to the elements.
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Materials
Brass, Copper
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Green Glazed Ceramic Chinese Garden Stool Side Occasional Table, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large vintage Chinese ceramic garden stool features classic drum or barrel form with a band of large scale abstract graphic decor in relief and thin impressed band near the base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Vintage Chinese Black Glazed Garden Seat, Porcelain, Circa 1980s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage glazed and pierced Chinese garden stool in glossy black finish.
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Studded Marble Drum Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive stone garden stool is hand-carved from solid marble, designed to add the essential stone element of a traditional Chinese garden.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Marble
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Antique Chinese Scholar's Tea Tray, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
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Chinese Blue & White Chrysanthemum Brush Pot, Early 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional Chinese scholars' desk. This petite, ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Antique Chinese Walnut Waisted Stools, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than heavy chairs, stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries and were used indoors and out at mealtimes and during social gatherings. ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chinese Drip Glazed Kitchen Pot, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese jar from the early 20th century is cloaked inside and out with a beautiful drip glaze of red-brown color with irregular streaks of inky black. The little jar was...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Jars
Materials
Earthenware
Elegant Chinese Waterfall Scroll Table, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
With no stretchers or spandrels, this low Chinese bench flows as one continuous ribbon, rounding the bend with simple lines and waterfall sides. The minimal design is at once modern ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese Blue & White Egg Jar with Lovebirds & Peonies, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully glazed in the blue-and-white manner, this antique Chinese vessel from the early 20th century was originally used in a Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) kitchen for salt-pickling e...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Provincial Chinese Rustic Square Stool, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
With rustic charm and a great patina, this provincial Chinese stool has a simple design that feels at home in any interior. Known as a fang deng, or square stool, this type of casual...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Elm
