Chinese Bookcase with 10 Drawers

Open shelves over a block of ten brass-handled drawers.

This bookcase with 10 drawers is from China, and dates to the 19th century. It is elm wood. Collectors generally weigh aesthetics, age, condition, design, origin and provenance when judging antique furniture, though the article argues that scarcity ends up with the greatest influence on value. Dark brown cabinet. The upper section is an open niche with a middle shelf, and the lower section has two columns of drawers, each with a round pull and a small brass plate. Straight legs rise with chamfered, slightly outward ends. It is 78 inches long, 19 deep and 50 high.

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