Chinese Compound Shrine Cabinet with 2 Drawers & 2 Doors
Product ID: F0806-047
$19,950.00
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Little carved roof, a lattice shrine front, and a closed cabinet below.
This compound shrine cabinet with 2 drawers & 2 doors is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is 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. Visible is a tall piece topped with a miniature tiled roof with curled eaves. The upper niche has a fine lattice front with red accents, and the lower cabinet has two plain doors. Small feet finish it. It is 33 inches long, 26.5 deep and 56.5 high.
Fussy at the top, wholly sensible below.
