Chinese Altar Table with 2 Drawers

A long, plain slab top propped on two chunky end cabinets.

This altar table with 2 drawers is from China, and dates to the 19th century. It is lacquered elm wood. During the Cultural Revolution, from 1966 to 1976, a great deal of antique Chinese furniture was burned, confiscated or scattered, which the article says helped start the scarcity of such pieces. Long dark brown table with a thin flat top, resting on two end pedestals. Each pedestal has a small drawer above an open frame with a lower shelf. The finish is smooth and darkened with age. It is 79 inches long, 14 deep and 35 high.

Plenty of desk, and discreet little drawers at each end.