Document Box with Drawers colour-natural used normally in ladies' quarters

used normally in ladies' quarters

thick framed cabinets that were commonly made in Beijing and other parts of northern China

chunky furniture of northern China and finished in a lovely

mounted on a hardwood stand

pale colour of the elm wood

Document Box with Drawers colour-natural used normally in ladies' quartersJiangsu, circa 1880 This elegant, domed chest made from beech wood was made in Jiangsu province in eastern China in the late nineteenth century. It retains its original metal handles to the sides and front, along with its old finish. The domed lid opens up to a shallow section at the top, whilst the doors open to reveal five small drawers. The chest would likely have been used by a family to store some more expensive items of jewellery, coins, or silk