Are your oriental furniture pieces unique?

Yes they are. Antique Chinese furniture was rarely if ever mass-produced. Each piece was typically commissioned by individual customers with specific requirements for size, design, and materials. When you buy a piece of antique Chinese furniture from Mostly Danish you are getting a unique, original, and high-quality piece which will look great in your home.

What characterises antique chinese furniture?

As mentioned in the previous question, one of the main defining characteristics of antique chinese furniture is that each piece is unique. Antique chinese furniture was made mostly by hand with some pieces featuring beautiful ornate carvings. Another defining characteristic is the joining they commonly used, called the tenon-and-mortise structure. This allowed pieces to be joined together without the use of glue or damage from nails. Many antique chinese cabinets also feature removable doors, setting them apart from other styles at the time.

What were antique chinese cabinets used for?

When they were first built, antique chinese cabinets were used to store pretty much anything and everything. Cabinets were the primary means of storage in Chinese households at the time, containing whatever the owner wanted stored and out of site for whatever reason. Whether they were to store clothing, books, cooking utensils, paintings, or anything else chinese cabinets held it all. Today you can use antique Chinese cabinets much in the same way. So long as it fits, you can store it in your antique chinese cabinet!

What is a chinese wedding cabinet?

A Chinese wedding cabinet is a general term used to describe large armoire type cabinets with two large doors and shelves. As the name suggests, wedding cabinets played an important part in the bringing together of two households by marriage. That being said, not every “wedding cabinet” was given as a wedding gift. Typically, true wedding cabinets will have paintings of butterflies, flowers, or children covering the doors and frame. Whether or not they were truly used as part of a marriage, Chinese wedding cabinets are beautiful, practical, and stylish.

How can I incorporate antique chinese furniture?

There are a number of ways you can incorporate antique chinese furniture into your home or office. Antique chinese cabinets are excellent accent pieces which go well with a wide range of styles ranging from more classic to contemporary designs. In a more modern home, the contrast of old and new elements, simple and ornate, create a beautiful design which is sure to delight all those who see it. In more traditional homes, antique chinese cabinets go especially well in rooms with other dark wooden elements to compliment it. Antique chinese consoles are seamlessly incorporated into mid century modern homes, which is no surprise considering much of the inspiration for this movement in furniture design came from China. Browse our selection of antique chinese furniture today and find a piece which will fit perfectly in your home.