Chinese Display Case with "Bronze Star" Motif

Whatever goes under the glass had better be good.

Here is a display case with a "Bronze Star" motif, contemporary, from China, in elm wood and glass. Collectors, museums and merchants use cases of this kind to put a single layer of small objects at reading height, behind glass and out of harm's way. The dark interior sets off whatever is placed within. A brass-toned star marks the front rail, and crossed legs brace the case at either end, with a stretcher between them. Just under forty-eight inches long.

Dust it on Mondays. Reconsider the contents on Fridays.