Chinese Tea Table with 1 Shelf

Two interlocked rings float in the stand's open frame like a magician's practice session.

This tea table with 1 shelf 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. Tall square stand with a thin top and a very dark finish. Open sides carry a bar and two circular interlocking ring motifs between upper and lower rails. Straight slim legs, tidy joinery, and a modest height. It is 16.25 inches long, 16.25 deep and 30.25 high.

Slender, airy, and quite fond of its own jewelry.