Chinese Wood Base

A low olive-brown stand with scrolls curling along its apron.

This carved wood base from Shanxi Province, China is from Shanxi Province, China, and is contemporary. A display base lifts an object off the table and frames it, and in Chinese interiors such stands were traditionally shaped from hardwood to suit the piece. A small rectangular stand with a flat, recessed top and a shaped, scalloped apron. Raised spiral scrolls flank a round central medallion, and the feet curve outward. Rubbed highlights show on the edges of an olive-brown finish. It is 10 inches wide, 5.5 deep and 3 high.

A modest platform with proper showmanship at the hem.