Chinese Cabinet with 2 Drawers & 2 Doors

Two drawers and a round latch plate, arranged with the calm of a small bank.

This cabinet with 2 drawers & 2 doors is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the mid 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. Tidy cabinet with a flat top, two drawers with ring pulls, and framed double doors meeting under a large round metal lock plate. Reddish-brown surface with visible grain and a slight dark patch on the upper right side. It is 30 inches long, 16.5 deep and 30 high.

Respectable, symmetrical and not at all in a hurry.