Top 10 Chinese Antique Furniture Stores in Bangkok for Collectors and Design Lovers

Top 10 Chinese Antique Furniture Stores in Bangkok for Collectors and Design Lovers - Surround Living

There's a particular kind of quiet a well-worn elm cabinet brings into a room. It doesn't announce itself the way a new piece does. It simply sits there, joints tightened by hand a century ago, patina deepened by decades of use, and lets the rest of the space arrange itself around it. That's the pull of Chinese antique furniture, and it's why so many homes are making room for one more.

Whether you're furnishing a contemporary apartment or a heritage home, the city's growing appreciation for Chinese furniture in Bangkok reflects a desire for pieces that carry history, craftsmanship, and timeless character. 

1. Surround Living 

Surround Living is a curated online destination for Chinese antique furniture in Bangkok, bringing together thoughtfully selected pieces from trusted dealers and collectors across Thailand. Instead of replacing the experience of visiting antique shops, it makes discovering authentic Chinese and Asian antiques more accessible by showcasing pieces from respected names such as Yesterday Once Again and Kongka Furniture in one carefully curated collection. 

Each piece is chosen for its craftsmanship, character, and history, with details about its origin, materials, and restoration where available. Whether you are based in Bangkok or browsing from overseas, Surround Living offers a trusted way to explore Chinese antique furniture Bangkok collectors and design lovers can appreciate with confidence. 

  • Service: Chinese vintage and antique furniture online collection with international shipping
  • Opening Hours: Online Marketplace Surroundliving.com  
  • Contact: IG @surround.living | 080-961-9292 | Email: contact@surroundliving.com

2. Chinese House

Chinese House has spent more than three decades in Sena Nikhom restoring Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, and the gallery treats restoration as a discipline rather than a finishing step. Every repair uses the same mortise-and-tenon joinery the original piece was built with, so a cabinet leaving the workshop today still relies on wood locking into wood rather than modern hardware. The highlight here is depth of documentation: staff can usually walk a buyer through a piece's dynasty attribution, prior condition, and what exactly was touched during restoration. 

  • Service: Chinese authentic furniture and hand restoration
  • Opening Hours: Mon - Sat 8.30 AM - 5.30 PM 
  • Contact: Line: @chinesehouse | 094-475-9999 

3. Yesterday Once Again 

Yesterday Once Again has built its reputation on scarcity by design. The team sources furniture directly from various regions of China, then deliberately stocks only one or two examples of any given style, so buyers aren't choosing between five near-identical wedding cabinets. That approach rewards regular visits, since the inventory genuinely shifts as pieces sell and new finds arrive. Alongside antiques, the shop also offers quality reproductions and in-house repair and refinishing, which makes it a practical stop for anyone restoring an inherited piece rather than only shopping for something new. 

  • Service: Furniture sourcing, repair, and refinishing
  • Opening Hours: Daily 9 AM-5 PM, Monday Closed
  • Contact: 094-641-9965 | Email: yoabkk@gamil.com 

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    4. Yong Furniture 

    Yong Furniture began as a small shopfront in Samyan back in 2009, growing out of a family import business started decades earlier, before relocating to a larger showroom in Bang Khun Thian in 2019. The name itself, meaning "eternal" in Chinese, reflects the founders' intent to keep classical elm-wood forms alive rather than treat them as a passing trend. Its highlight is accessibility: alongside genuine antique pieces sourced from China, the shop produces its own reproduction elm furniture at a noticeably gentler price point, making Ming-style chairs and console tables realistic. 

    • Service: Reproduction and antique Chinese furniture 
    • Opening Hours: Mon–Fri 9:30 AM–4:30 PM, Sat–Sun 10:30 AM–4:30 PM, closed Wednesdays
    • Contact: 081-932-6314

    5. Kongka Furniture

    Kongka has operated as a Bangkok craft house since 1978, though its story starts even earlier with mother-of-pearl inlaid clocks made in Yaowarat. That inlay work remains the brand's signature, applied now to rosewood cabinets, sideboards, and dining sets using traditional mortise, tenon, and Chinese lacquer techniques passed down through decades of collaboration with recognised Thai artists. 

    What sets Kongka apart is its willingness to reinterpret Ming-era silhouettes for contemporary rooms, so a sideboard can carry centuries-old joinery while still reading as a modern piece rather than a museum reproduction. 

    • Service: Handcrafted Chinese furniture
    • Opening Hours: Daily 10 AM - 8 PM 
    • Contact: 086-977-1070 | info@kongkafurniture.com

    6. Golden Triangle Hangdong 

    Golden Triangle Hangdong one is for collectors willing to build a trip around it. What earns it a place on this list is sheer scale: the gallery village, running since 1995, holds one of the largest collections of antique furniture in northern Thailand, sourced from China, British colonial Burma, India, and Central Europe alongside Thai pieces. An on-site workshop restores original antiques and builds new pieces from reclaimed teak, so buyers can watch the craftsmanship rather than just take a dealer's word for it. 

    • Service: Chinese antique furniture and restoration workshop 
    • Opening Hours: MON – SUN: 8 am – 5 pm 
    • Contact: +66 53 434 700

    7. Paul's Antiques

    Paul's Antiques has held a loyal following of diplomats, expats, and long-term collectors for more than twenty years, a track record that speaks to consistency more than trend-chasing. The shop began by specialising in colonial-era teak furniture from Burma, and while that inventory is still a draw, the collection has since broadened to include Chinese pieces and finds from across Asia. What stands out is the shop's role as a trusted second opinion inside River City: staff are used to fielding detailed questions from buyers who've already been burned by a reproduction elsewhere, and the shop's longevity in a single location gives it a paper trail few dealers can match. It suits buyers who want a knowledgeable conversation as much as a purchase. 

    • Service: Curated Chinese antique furniture and decorative collectibles
    • Opening Hours: Daily, 9 AM - 5.30 PM 
    • Contact: 081 638 1702 | Email angela@paulsantiques.com

    8. PAPAYA Studio Antique Vintage Store

    Founded in 1977 by a lifelong collector known simply as Mr Tong, PAPAYA Studio has grown into a warehouse spanning several floors in Wang Thonglang, packed with everything from Chinese furniture, Chinese porcelain and carved furniture to decades of unrelated vintage curiosities. There's no map and no clear index, which is part of the appeal: pieces are arranged loosely by era or function, so a genuine Qing-era cabinet might sit a few metres from a stack of retro televisions. The highlight here is the scale of discovery rather than a tightly curated selection, and prices are negotiated on the spot rather than marked. 

    • Service: Large-scale browsing, prop sourcing, and one-off antique finds
    • Opening Hours: Daily, 9:00 AM–6:30 PM 
    • Contact: 02- 539- 8220

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    Comparison of Chinese Antique Furniture Stores in Bangkok

    Store

    Speciality

    Best for

    Location

    Surround Living

    Antique furniture verified sourcing online

    Curated, pre-vetted antiques furniture

    Online marketplace

    Chinese House

    Chinese antique furniture 

    Documented provenance

    Senanikom 1 Road branch and Chatuchak Plaza branch 

    Yesterday Once Again

    Directly sourced antique furniture

    One-of-a-kind finds

    Rama 4 Rd, Khlong Tan, Khlong Toei

    Yong Furniture

    Reproduction & antique elm wood

    Budget-friendly entry pieces

    Bang Khun Thian

    Kongka Furniture

    Mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood

    Custom commissions

    5/F MBK Center

    Golden Triangle Hangdong

    Imported antique furniture

    Large-scale collections

    Hang Dong, Chiang Mai

    Paul's Antiques

    Pan-Asian antique furniture

    Trusted expert advice

    River City Bangkok

    PAPAYA Studio

    Mixed antique & vintage finds

    Warehouse-style browsing

    Wang Thonglang Bangkok


    Some Things Get Better With Age 

    The best pieces in this city aren't loud. They're the ones that have already survived a century and will happily survive another. Whether you're filling one corner or building a collection over years, Bangkok rewards the patient collector. And when you find the piece worth bringing home, Surround Living is there to help it get there safely.


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