Antique sideboard in pine wood – China, circa 1930
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This antique sideboard in pine wood features two plain doors with ring-shaped hand-forged iron pulls and a simple lower apron. It originates from northern China, from the late Qing dynasty, where pine was worked using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery.
Chinese domestic furniture from the north kept stable typologies throughout the Qing dynasty. The variant without painted decoration — flat panels, discreet perimeter frame, simple low apron — belongs to the more sober vernacular register, where the natural figure of the wood and the iron hardware compose the entire visual expression.
The body is built in solid pine. The front comprises two identical doors with plain panels without a recessed frame, set between vertical uprights. The sides are solid and the legs continue square to the floor. The pulls are circular hand-forged iron rings secured with visible rivets. The construction is traditional Chinese mortise-and-tenon, without metal fasteners.
The patina keeps a warm natural tone. The pine grain remains visible, with characteristic knots and soft chromatic variations on the top surface. The most exposed areas — top edges, corners and door perimeters — have acquired a darker tone through handling. The surface bears no added finish: expression rests entirely on the worked wood.
With a 161 cm length and a contained 79 cm height, this sideboard works in living rooms, dining rooms, entrances and hallways. As low cabinetry for television, its height allows hanging the screen above. It suits wabi-sabi, japandi, contemporary rustic and Asian-inspired interiors.
Details
Ref.: AM34128
Dimensions: Length 161 cm – Width 40 cm – Height 79 cm
Style: Qing Dynasty
Materials and techniques: Solid pine; hand-forged iron hardware; traditional Chinese mortise-and-tenon joinery; aged natural finish without added paint.
Place of origin: China
Period: Late Qing dynasty / Early Republic
Date of manufacture: Circa 1930
Condition: Good. Warm natural patina with the pine grain visible. Wear consistent with age and use.
This piece is part of the curated collection of Amaru Antiques, Barcelona.
ONE OF A KIND PIECE
Additional details:
- Brand: AMARU
- Style: Qing Dynasty
- Style: Wabi-sabi
- Style: Japandi
- Style: Contemporary Rustic
- Style: Asian-inspired
- Material: Pine
- Colour: Natural
- Period: Late Qing dynasty / Early Republic
Specifications
CategorySideboardConditionGoodColorsBrownMaterialIronHeight161 cmWidth40 cmDepth79 cmSeller locationGelida (Barcelona), SpainDelivery optionsDelivery or pickup