Chinese Square Apothecary Chest with Nine Drawers and Brass Pulls

A beautiful Chinese vintage four-drawer dresser chest from the mid 20th century with warm caramel patina and iron hardware. Our vintage chest features a long rectangular top offering...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period late 19th century apothecary merchant's cabinet made in two parts of nam wood (a variety of cedar) with shelves and multiple drawers. Created in China d...

A Chinese Late Qing Dynasty period elmwood cabinet from the early 20th century with five drawers, two doors and iron hardware. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty in the ea...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elmwood side cabinet from the 19th century, with double doors and two drawers. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this elmwood cabinet features a...

A compact Chinese provincial elmwood cabinet of domestic origin, dating to the 19th to early 20th century. At 35.25 inches wide, 19.5 inches deep, and 27.5 inches tall, the piece occ...

Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 45 years specializing in Asian Arts & Antiques. Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 59-Drawer Apothecary Chest, Herb Cabinet China, 19th century Qing dynasty 45.5"W × 23.5"D × 57.5"H (116 × 60 × 146 cm) Approx. 200 lbs (91 kg) A substantial apothecary cabinet (药柜, yào guì) of the type used in traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies, fitted with 59 drawers arranged in a grid of multi-compartment sections — each front face labeled with hand-brushed paper tags identifying the herbs or medicinals stored within. The case is constructed in elmwood (榆木, yú mù), finished overall in deep ox-blood lacquer with characteristic age-crackle and wear to the surface. Drawer bodies are plain-sawn softwood with forged iron ring pulls throughout; construction is mortise-and-tenon throughout, with the frame-and-panel side panels showing clean, flat-sawn grain. The large-format drawer at the base bears carved Chinese characters across the apron. Original paper labels remain largely intact, with calligraphic script identifying ingredients including 白菊花, 生薏仁, 冬瓜子, 廣木香, and others — a rare survival that documents the cabinet's active pharmacy use. Condition: Expected wear consistent with 19th-century working provenance — lacquer loss, surface scratches, and minor cracking to several drawer sides (visible in photos); structurally sound. All drawers operate. Labels intact with some loss and lifting at edges. A rare and complete example of Chinese pharmacy furniture...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super are and highly collectable, original Chinese export circa 1880 suite of four stackable campaign c...

19th century Chinese Elm wood chest with 11 functioning, dovetailed drawers. Mortise and tenon construction. Old weathered black finish wearing off and creating a unique patina. Str...