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What is the difference between antique and vintage?

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What is the difference between antique and vintage?

Antique is usually defined as being over 100 years old. Vintage is a bit more subjective, with some saying anything over 20 years old is vintage, while others state something must be over 50 years old to be considered vintage.

Lotus Gallery
Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020
Shop for Chinese Wedding Cabinets on 1stDibs
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
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Wedding Cabinet
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Chinese wedding cabinet in beautifully aged all original burnt sienna red stained finish
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

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
Category

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
Category

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
Category

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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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 ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Korean Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Delft Blue and White Fluted Octagonal Jar, JV Duijn, 18th c, Netherlands
By Johannes Van Duijn, De Porceleyne Schotel
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....
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars

Materials

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...
Category

Vintage 1980s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Tibetan Rock Crystal Covered Bowl with Gilt Silver Filigree Mounts, Modern
Located in Austin, TX
A sumptuous Tibetan rock crystal bowl and cover mounted in gilt silver filigree and studded with coral, turquoise, and lapis lazuli. The extravagant bowl has been carved out of a si...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Bowls

Materials

Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Silver

Japanese Bronze Deer Incense Burner, Koro, Meiji Period, late 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and ethereal Japanese bronze censer, koro, in the form of a deer, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan. The deer is portrayed standing upon thin, spindly legs, one leg ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Kinkozan Satsuma Plate with Miniature Figures, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
By Kinkozan
Located in Austin, TX
A very finely painted Japanese Satsuma plate with miniature figural paintings, signed Kinkozan for the Kinkozan workshops, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The lovely plate crafted ...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Sutra Box with Peony Mon, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A Japanese maik-e decorated black lacquer sutra box, kyobako, with peony mon design, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The elegant lacquer box originally crafted to hold sutras, sacr...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

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