Antique Chinese work table with drawers – China, circa 1900
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This antique Chinese work table with drawers in solid wood, with two drawers with hand-forged iron hardware and cross-stretcher frame, is a utilitarian domestic piece from northern China around 1900. Originates from northern China, from the late Qing period, where local wood was worked using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery.
Work tables with drawers were common pieces in rural and urban households of northern China during the Qing Dynasty. Their construction reflects regional carpentry: a tabletop of assembled planks, sliding drawers with iron ring pulls, and a leg structure with horizontal stretchers.
The top is formed by planks joined with tongue-and-groove joints and reinforced with cross battens. The two drawers slide on wooden guides and carry hand-forged iron ring pulls. The four straight legs are joined by horizontal stretchers at two heights.
The wood shows a warm honey patina with traces of use and deeper darkening at the contact surfaces. The wear on the top and drawers is consistent with over a century of domestic use.
This table integrates well into japandi, wabi-sabi or rustic contemporary interiors. It works as a writing desk, side table or entrance console.
Details
Ref.: AM29017-4
Dimensions: Length 97 cm – Width 64.5 cm – Height 86.5 cm
Style: Qing Dynasty
Materials and techniques: Solid wood; hand-forged iron hardware; traditional Chinese mortise-and-tenon joinery.
Place of origin: China
Period: Late Qing
Date of manufacture: Circa 1900
Condition: Good. May show marks, stains and signs of use. Wear consistent with age and use.
This piece is part of the curated collection of Amaru Antiques, Barcelona.
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Additional details:
- Brand: AMARU
- Style: Qing Dynasty
- Style: Chinese
- Style: japandi
- Style: wabi-sabi
- Style: rustic contemporary
- Material: Solid wood
- Period: Late Qing