Chinese Kitchen Cabinet with 2 Drawers & 8 Doors

Lattice doors, an open display niche, and plain doors below, all in pale wood.

This kitchen cabinet with 2 drawers & 8 doors is from Hebei Province, China, and dates to the mid 19th century. It is pine wood. Many Chinese antiques are now returning to China through auction houses and foreign dealers, as Chinese buyers actively purchase older pieces back, which the article describes as reclaiming their heritage. Light-toned cabinet with an open upper niche, four lattice doors with geometric fretwork, and two small drawers with ring pulls. Two plain lower doors and two side cupboards sit above square legs. It is 52 inches long, 17 deep and 51.5 high.

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