VINTAGE CHINESE CHINOISERIE BLACK LACQUER WOOD NIGHTSTAND CABINET FEATURING RAISED MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND HARDSTONE FIGURAL BONE INLAYS.
THERE IS ONE PULL-OUT STORAGE DRAWER AND A LOWER TWO-DOOR CABINET COMPARTMENT WITH STORAGE SPACE.
THE DRAWER AND DOORS HAVE CLASSIC BRASS PULLS.
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A SIDE CABINET, ACCENT CHEST, ELEGANT STORAGE PIECE, OR END TABLE,THE PIECE IS FREQUENTLY UTILIZED AS A LIVING ROOM END TABLE OR BEDROOM NIGHTSTAND.
MATERIALS & CRAFTSMANSHIP:
IT IS EXPERTLY CONSTRUCTED WITH A LACQUERED WOOD CASE FINISHED WITH A GLOSSY BLACK LACQUER, ACCENTED BY HAND-PAINTED GOLD BORDERS. IT IS ADORNED WITH DETAILED HAND-PAINTED AND INLAID SCENES DEPICTING TRADITIONAL FIGURES, LANDSCAPES, AND ARCHITECTURAL MOTIFS. DELICATE MOTHER-OF-PEARL ACCENTS ADD DEPTH AND SHIMMER THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN.
THE RAISED FIGURATIVE OVERLAYS TRADITIONALLY DEPICT CHINESE GEISHAS IN GARDEN LANDSCAPES USING CARVED ELEMENTS LIKE MOTHER-OF-PEARL
THIS PIECE ALSO HAS A 2/8" THICK GLASS THAT SITS ON TOP
THE CABINET MEASURES APPROX. AS FOLLOWS:
24 2/8" TALL WITH GLASS
24" TALL WITHOUT GLASS
IT IS 20" SQUARE
THE INSIDE OF THE DRAWER IS APPROX.
17" SQUARE AND 3 1/2" DEEP
THE STORAGE SPACE BEHIND THE DOORS IS APPROX.
18 3/4" SQUARE AND 13 1/2" TALL
IN OVERALL GREAT SHAPE
THERE ARE SOME CHIPS AND SCRATCHES MAINLY ON THE BOTTOM, THE MOTHER-OF-PEARL IS PERFECT
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