In what’s considered a golden age of Chinese furniture, Ming dynasty artisans produced expertly made designs that married elegance and function. Ming furniture was versatile, such as tables that doubled as writing desks and dining spaces. But it was also beautiful, enhancing a room with clean lines, soft curves and sophisticated decoration.
Dating from 1368 to 1644, the Ming dynasty was a vibrant time for international trade and culture. Especially for scholars and the wealthy, there was an emphasis on a home’s design to promote a good life. From large wardrobes to angular sofas, Ming-style furniture was defined by its joinery, which, instead of nails, involved meticulously designed interlocking elements of wood. This material was carefully selected and positioned to make the grain part of the design. The slow-growing huanghuali, a yellowish rosewood, was particularly valued for its bright color.
Although ornamentation was minimal, Ming dynasty furniture often featured carved or painted details of flowers, insects, dragons, fruits and other motifs. Chairs crafted for scholars could include calligraphic brush writing. As overseas trade expanded, techniques from the West, like cloisonné enamel painting, adorned table screens and other pieces.
Ming furniture influenced styles abroad such as Queen Anne in England and Hollywood Regency in the United States. The curved shape of Ming armchairs had a profound impact on legendary Scandinavian modernist furniture designer Hans Wegner. The Danish cabinetmaker shared the Ming artisans’ interest in creating streamlined, functional furnishings, and his China chair, Round chair and Wishbone chair are inspired by Ming dynasty seating. Today, the Ming-style horseshoe chair is a graceful and sought-after type of seat, and contemporary Chinese designers such as Jerry Chen and Gan Erke are also drawing on this heritage for a new era of style.
Find a collection of Ming cabinets, decorative objects, lounge chairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Vintage Ming Style Coffee Table
Located in Medina, OH
Vintage 1980s Ming Style Coffee or Cocktail Table. Crafted from solid wood construction with gorgeous natural grain and just the right amount of patina. The low, square silhouette i...
Wood, Hardwood
Antique Low Kang Opium Bed Coffee Table with Chow Legs and Hand Carved Frieze
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large antique Ming Dynasty style kang opium bed from the early 20th century, with bulging chow legs and hand-carved frieze in scroll pattern. Created in northern China during the e...
Wood
Chinese Ming Hongmu Kang Table, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Hardwood
Baker Historic Charleston Collection Asian Style Cocktail Table w/ Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Baker Furniture Company Historic Charleston Reproductions Collection Asian Style Cocktail / Coffee Table with protective Glass Top. G...
Glass, Hardwood, Mahogany
Vintage Rosewood Ming Style Chinese Coffee Table Solid Elm Horse Hoof Leg
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rosewood Ming style Chinese coffee table. This classic Asian solid rosewood coffee table has traditional hand-carving works along the four sides. Constructed with traditional joinery...
Elm
Ming Style Coffee Table, Black Lacquered Wood, Brass Fretwork, USA
Located in Southampton, NJ
A mid 20th century black lacquered Ming style coffee table embellished with pierced brass fretwork just beneath the top having two stone inserts. The slender profile and clean lines ...
Cast Stone, Brass
Enrique Garcel Tessellated Bone Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century tessellated lacquered bone cocktail table.
Bone, Wood
Ming Dynasty Style Wooden Coffee Table with Hand-Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style square-shaped wooden coffee table from the 19th century, with original distressed finish and hand-woven rattan top. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period in the 19th century, this coffee table features the stylistic characteristic of the Ming Dynasty. The table presents a square top with woven rattan inset, adorned with a reeded edge on all sides. Showcasing its original finish with a nicely distressed patina revealing its age and use, the table is raised on four straight legs connected to one another through humpback stretchers. With its elegant Ming lines and great patina, this Qing Dynasty wood and rattan coffee table...
Rattan, Wood
Ming Style Rosewood Coffee Table with Rectangular Glass Inset Top Made in China
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Ming style rosewood coffee table with rectangular glass inset top, made in China. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have...
Glass, Rosewood
Chinese Ming Style Coffee Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese low rectangular coffee table made in walnut. Ming style. A fine and elegant example of classical Chinese furniture in cabinet-maker quality. Jiangsu Province 1860-1880.
Walnut
Ming Dynasty Style Coffee Table with Green Lacquer Top and Natural Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese Ming Dynasty style low square-shaped coffee table from the mid 20th century with green lacquer top and horse hoof legs. Created in China during the Midcentury period, this Ming style table features a dark green lacquered top with central board, sitting above a waisted apron with curving accents. Raised on four legs with horse hoof extremities, the table boasts a nicely distressed patina, slightly different on all sides. With its clean lines, contrasting colors and rustic flair, this vintage Ming Dynasty style Chinese low coffee table...
Wood
Antique Shanxi Province Ming Dynasty Elm and Rattan Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Ming Dynasty Elm and Rattan Coffee Table Beautiful Antique Shanxi Province Ming Dynasty–style coffee table crafted from solid elm with a finely woven rattan ...
Wood
Vintage Asian Elmwood Coffee Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A super chic and beautiful vintage Asian elmwood coffee table with scalloped apron.
Elm
Century Furniture Attr. Ming Style Coffee Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Ming style coffee table attributed to Century Furniture and their Chin Hua collection. The tabletop is decorated with book-matched burlwood, framed with a black lacquered edge beve...
Wood, Burl
Max Kuehne Chinese Ming Style Coffee Table
By Max Kuehne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ming style coffee table in a lacquered finish with carved floral decoration and silver leaf tone. Signed by Max Kuehne a German born artist who worked in America became part of the Rockport artist...
Wood, Paint
J.L. George & Co Ming Style Carved Camphor Wood Cocktail Table with Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century J.L. George & Co Ming Style Carved Camphor Wood Low Cocktail Table with beveled protective Glass Top and a secret drawer. Measures 38.5" in width, 17" in depth ...
Glass, Hardwood
Ming Style Rosewood End or Side Table with Glass Inset Top Made in China
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Ming style rosewood side or end table with square beveled edge glass inset top, made in China. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new...
Glass, Rosewood
Vintage Ming Style Brass & Stone Square Cocktail Table
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning polished brass frame with solid stone top feel free to email with any details
Stone, Travertine, Brass
$528Sale Price / item|30% Off
Asian Solid Wood Ming Style Coffee Table Bench
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful solid wood table finished all around. Top is of mitered, tenon and mortise, solid single board floating panel construction. Cinched waist and 4 hoof feet legs. A pair of ve...
Wood
James Mont Ming Style Cocktail Table With Brass Insets
By James Mont
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Mont cocktail table in the Ming style with brass insets on the top surface. Original painted finish with very unique brass Insets and a lowers shelf. This is an extremely rare ...
Wood
Vintage Teak Wood Low Table with Scalloped Apron and Hoof Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage low table exudes quiet elegance through its balanced proportions and time-softened teak wood. Likely crafted in the mid-20th century, the piece features a square top wit...
Teak
Vintage Low Kang Coffee Table with Carved Scrolls and Chow Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese Ming style low Kang coffee table from Java, with carved apron, chow legs and custom lacquer. Created in Java during the Mid-20th Century, this low Kang coffee table...
Wood
$2,080Sale Price|20% Off
Century Furniture Ebonized Ming Style Fretwork Coffee Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a 55" long Ebonized Ming style coffee table by Century Furniture .This table has some exquisite fretwork built into the top. The fretwork is protected by a glass top. It's a ...
Glass, Wood
$3,000Sale Price|37% Off
Large Jumu Wood Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large Jumu wood low table, antique kang table, can be used as coffee table.
Wood
$2,400Sale Price|31% Off
Jumu Wood Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Simple Jumu wood low table with framed cane top, beautiful wood grain and texture.
Wood
$3,600Sale Price|34% Off
Jumu Wood Asian Kang Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Jumu wood antiques Asian Kang low table, can be use large coffee table or side table or bench seating with relief carving on the aprons. The table is very sturdy and can be use for ...
Wood
$2,600Sale Price|27% Off
Fine Red Lacquer Low Table with Fret Work Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine red lacquer low table / coffee table with fret work top, elegant fine red lacquer finished. Purchase red lacquer low table / coffee table also come with glass top that can place...
Lacquer
$2,300Sale Price|32% Off
Fine Jumu Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Jumu low table / coffee table. Table top is 46" wide 23" deep, from outside edge of legs is 49 1/2" wide 27" deep, 18" height. We carry f...
Wood
$2,175
H 10.5 in W 26.75 in D 26.75 in
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Chinese Low Kang Coffee Table with Painted Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low kang coffee table from the 19th century, with painted décor and pierced apron. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this low kang coffee table ...
Wood
Painted Chinese Kang Table with Stone Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Agate, Soapstone
$1,850
H 16.88 in W 41.88 in D 27.88 in
Baker Sheraton Style Mahogany Oval Cocktail Table With Pull Out Trays
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Baker Furniture well figured mahogany oval cocktail table with satinwood inlay, two conforming pull out trays and the whole resting on four tapering legs with brass caps and casters....
Brass
Chinese Low Kang Table, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Low tables placed atop the kang provided a convenient surface for dining, drinking tea, or playing games. Crafted of beautiful hardwood, this low kang table...
Hardwood
$2,695Sale Price|30% Off
H 27.75 in Dm 47.5 in
Baker Historic Charleston Regency Style Mahogany Round Dining Center Table 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Vintage Baker Historic Charleston Collection English Regency Style Dining, Breakfast or Center Table. Features a round mahogany cross banded and inlaid top over a ...
Brass
$2,595
H 28.25 in W 32 in D 24 in
Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Collection Federal Mahogany Game Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style game table or tea table By Baker Furniture, "Historic Charleston Collection" USA, Circa 1980s Mahogany, with inlaid satinwood marquetry. M...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$2,795
H 29.88 in W 39 in D 17 in
Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Federal Mahogany Console or Entry Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style console or entry table By Baker Furniture, "Historic Charleston" Collection USA, Circa 1980s Mahogany, with inlaid satinwood marquetry. Me...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Baker Historic Charleston Mahogany Demilune Serpentine Front Table
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful Baker serpentine front mahogany Demilune table with satinwood inlays and bell flower design inlays on the legs. Very good condition, with minor top wear. 39" wide x 30" hig...
Mahogany
Mastercraft Brass and Glass Ming Coffee Table c. 1970s
By Mastercraft
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Ming tables have adorned royalty for dynasties and with this brass 1970s Ming coffee table by Mastercraft you can see why. Wide brass Asian Ming legs curve out and away from the coffee table with a sense of optimism and prosperity. They anchor the chic coffee and gently glow. Scrolled feet finish and accentuate the flowing legs. See photo 2 to really grasp how this table glows and incorporates surrounding pieces in its brass reflections. Thick tempered beveled glass with cut corners to highlight those forward arching legs. Glass sits atop a split brass square base. The lower table base section angles in purposeful symmetry with the tables legs for uninterrupted lines and reflections. A table fit for royalty dressed in modern couture. Want to see more beautiful things? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our shop to get your 1stDibs on our new inventory. Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop - Pair of Large Donghia Slipper Chairs Newly Upholstered in Ivory Tiger Velvet Rotating Top Maitland Smith Tessellated Travertine Side Tables with Brass Inlay Adrian Pearsall Angular Settee in Cafe au Lait Bouclé c. 1980 Pair of Hollywood Regency 22k Gold Painted Vases...
Brass
$3,695
H 35.25 in W 59 in D 20 in
Baker Historic Charleston Collection Mahogany Sideboard Console Table
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker Historic Charleston Collection Mahogany Sideboard Console Table This console table measures: 59 wide x 20 deep x 35.25 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting...
Mahogany
Baker Brass and Faux Bamboo Hollywood Regency Cocktail Table
Located in Buchanan, MI
A baker brass and faux bamboo Hollywood Regency cocktail table. Faux bamboo base with a glass and brass oval top 16.5" x 44" x 21".
Brass
$1,725
H 13 in W 35 in D 35 in
Late Qing Dynasty Square Coffee Table with Horse Hoof Legs and Stretchers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period square shaped coffee table from the early 20th century with brown finish, horse hoof legs and humpback stretchers. This Chinese coffee table from t...
Wood
Michael S. Smith for Baker Ming Style Black Lacquer Coffee Table
By Michael S. Smith, Baker Furniture Company
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
An elegant Ming-style coffee table from the Michael S. Smith Collection for Baker Furniture. Executed in a rich black lacquer finish, the table features a clean rectangular top raise...
Lacquer
Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer low table, simple and elegant, beautiful form and color. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appeared many times in "ARCHITECTURE DI...
Lacquer
20th Century Ming Style Rosewood Two Drawer Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Century Ming Style Rosewood Two Drawer Coffee Table. Two large drawer for ample storage. Measures 37.5" in width, 32" in depth and stands 20" tall.
Rosewood
Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer rectangular low table with curve legs, beautiful color and lines. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appeared many times in "ARCHI...
Lacquer
Baker Furniture Ebonized Ming Tray Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
Multifunctional Ming style ebonized, Burl-wood table with removable brass top. The smaller silhouette makes this sweet table suitable for use as side and cocktail table options. Attr...
Brass
Sold
H 18.5 in W 40 in D 40 in
Organic Modern Ming Style Grasscloth Wrapped Square Coffee Table Att. To Baker
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a white lacquered grasscloth wrapped coffee table with Ming styling attributed to Baker Furniture. It dates to the later part of the 20th century and is in very good condition.
Grasscloth, Wood
Mid Century Ming Style Coffee Table with Black Lacquer & Burlwood Top
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century Ming style coffee table features hardwood construction, original black lacquer finish, beautiful burlwood top, Ming style detailing on legs and base, and protective ...
Lacquer, Burl
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
Rooted in the elegance of Ming design, this pair of early 20th-century Chinese elmwood stools is all about balance—nothing extra, nothing missing. Straight square legs end in stylize...
Elm
18th C Style Ming Chinese Bamboo Coffee Table by Burton-Ching
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Ming Chinese Bamboo Coffee Table by Burton-Ching?
Bamboo
Vintage Regency Tessellated Horn Ming Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage Regency coffee table showcases a striking tessellated horn design with a Ming-inspired silhouette. A sophisticated blend of texture and form, it's a standout piece that ...
Horn, Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Opium Low Coffee Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese opium low coffee table. Kang form; teak. Organic body with incurved legs supports a panelled top. The carved links aprons are particularly pleasi...
Teak
Vintage Chinese Lacquered Coffee Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning large vintage Chinese Ming Dynasty style coffee table, 20th century, in black lacquer with gilt accents, and intricate colorful hand painted and incised design to the rectangular top, depicting mythical scence of Chinese dragon and Fenghuang phoenix fighting, Asian decoration, above a pierced and molded apron, rising on straight Ming style legs. Dimensions: (approx) 18.25" High, 54" Wide, 28.25" Deep Provenance / Acquisition: Property from private estate of a Dallas collector Acquired from Dallas Auction Gallery, Dallas, Texas. Owned and curated by Reyne Hirsch, a media personality and expert in 20th century decorative arts. She's was a top appraiser for Antiques Roadshow...
Wood, Lacquer