Chinese Wardrobe Cabinet with 2 Doors & 4 Drawers

Red wardrobe with a round metal plate and drawers stacked like pigeonholes.

This wardrobe cabinet with 2 doors & 4 drawers is from Shanxi Province, 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. Upper doors carry a large circular lock plate with pulls, with strap hinges at the edges. Beneath are two rows of drawers, each with a small metal pull. Deep red finish is mottled and darkened, with abrasions along the frame. It is 39 inches long, 20 deep and 72 high.

A sturdy storage solution that never apologized for being tall.