Chinese Sawhorse Style Altar Table

A narrow golden board on angled legs, built to be sat on or worked at.

This sawhorse style altar table is from Hebei Province, China, and dates to the 20th century. It is 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 light wood bench with a slightly dished top. Each end has a trestle of two sloped legs joined with a round rung, and the feet are tapered. The tone is a pale honey, worn at the top edges. It is 78 inches long, 14 deep and 33 high.

Simple, honest and very ready to carry load.