Chinese Wood Dining Table

Low black table with a pierced apron and hoof feet that turn inward.

This dining table is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is elm 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. Broad rectangular table with a reddish brown top set in a dark frame. A row of oblong openings runs along the apron. Slim square legs end in small inward hoof feet. It is 82.5 inches long, 39.5 deep and 30.5 high.

Airy under the top and steady underneath.