Chinese Stacking Cabinet with 6 Doors: In 3 Sections

Tall, narrow black cabinet decorated with gold vases and blossoming branches.

This stacking cabinet with 6 doors is from Fujian Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is lacquered & painted fir wood. Collectors generally weigh aesthetics, age, condition, design, origin and provenance when judging antique furniture, though the article argues that scarcity ends up with the greatest influence on value. Soft, worn gloss. Two stacked cabinets with paneled doors, painted in gold with vases, flowers and branches on a black ground. A lower pair of small doors sits near the base, and short legs finish it. It is 27.5 inches long, 17.5 deep and 81 high.

Gilded bouquets for people who dislike watering plants.