傢俱主要供生活所用,製造者又多是工匠,所以作為藝術收藏品時間並不太長。但是一件傢俱不但是傳統與風俗的顯現,而且與所在時代的歷史,文化和藝術息息相關。 國玉堂所收藏的古家俱主要是清末至民國時代的製作,材料也以中國北方最盛行的榆木為主。其中以民國時代集中了雕刻,繪畫,鑲嵌工藝的架子床最富特色。

People use furniture daily and they made by workers, so the history of collection of  furniture not as hot and long as other collections. But the furniture shows the history, culture and art of different era. The collection of furniture by Kwok Yuk Tong cover the period from late Ching Dynasty to the early date of ROC, elm is the main material. The three special king size bed which incorporated carving, embed and painting are characteristic.