Antique sideboard in pine wood – China, circa 1900
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This antique sideboard in pine wood presents shaped side brackets beneath a large-format top and hand-forged iron ring pulls. Originates from northern China, from the Qing dynasty, where local timber was joined with mortise and tenon and finished in lacquer or oil paint.
The low two- or three-door sideboard is among the most widespread storage pieces of northern China. It stood against the wall of the main room, held tableware, clothing and grain, and its height allowed the top to serve as a work surface and a domestic altar.
The carcass is solid wood joined with mortise and tenon, without a single screw. The doors are panels on a frame, turning on pivots cut into the stile itself rather than on metal hinges. The pulls are hand-forged iron rings on backplates. The front stiles continue into shaped brackets beneath the top, and the lid is formed of wide boards butt-jointed together.
The timber has been stripped back to bare wood and has taken a warm honey tone, with sunken knots and grain raised by use. The joints have opened slightly and the edges are rounded. It is the natural finish that bare-wood interiors look for today.
It works as a dining room sideboard, a low living room cabinet or a hall console. Its length and contained height make it easy to place beneath a window or along a wide corridor, and the bare timber suits wabi-sabi, japandi and contemporary rustic interiors.
Details
Ref.: AM17043
Dimensions: Length 239 cm – Width 49 cm – Height 105 cm
Style: Qing dynasty
Materials and techniques: Solid pine; hand-forged iron ring pulls; traditional Chinese mortise-and-tenon joinery.
Place of origin: China
Period: Qing dynasty
Date of manufacture: Circa 1900
Condition: Stripped back to bare wood, with sunken knots and slightly opened joints. 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: wabi-sabi
- Style: japandi
- Style: contemporary rustic
- Material: pine
- Colour: honey
- Period: Qing dynasty