Chinese Side Cabinet with 1 Drawer & 2 Doors

Compact dark cabinet with a drawer on top and a round metal face on the doors.

This side cabinet with 1 drawer & 2 doors is from Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, and dates to the early 20th century. It is lacquered 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. Tall narrow body, one drawer with a ring pull above two paneled doors closed by a circular metal plate. Small decorative leaf-shaped mounts sit at the corners, and short shaped legs finish the base. The surface is glossy black-brown. It is 17.25 inches long, 15.75 deep and 27 high.

Compact, polished, and keeping its own counsel.