Chinese Bookcase with 3 Shelves & 2 Doors

Open shelves up top, carved filigree trim, and a round brass lock on the doors.

This bookcase with 3 shelves & 2 doors is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the 18th century. 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. Case with three open shelves under a pierced, carved lattice border. Two plain doors below, in warm honeyed wood, meet at a round brass plate. Metal hinges and shaped legs finish the frame. It is 62.25 inches long, 18.75 deep and 80 high.

Half show, half hide, and ornament in between.