Red Lacquer Medicine Cabinet

c. 1850
$6,880 USD
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Dimensions
W: 42.0" D: 21.75" H: 64.0"
Materials
Northern Elmwood
Lacquer
Purchase Quantity
Collection #
CHHG001
Estimated Shipping
$588

This gorgeous lacquered cabinet is a 19th-century Chinese apothecary chest, originally used in a pharmacy to organize and store traditional herbal medicines. A statement piece brilliantly constructed with mortise and tenon joinery, it has twenty-four shallow drawers, each fitted with multiple interior compartments. Each drawer is patterned with traces of hand-painted characters and fitted with a round brass pull with a backplate modeled after Chinese coins (qián). A large upper compartment provides additional storage, ideal today as a shelf for books, pottery or sculptures. The apothecary cabinet is cloaked in a richly aged red lacquer finish, textured with subtle crazing and stabilized with a recent clear coat.

Additional Dimensions:
Drawers: 10.5"W x 18"D x 2.25"H
Shelf: 37.5"W x 19"D x 9"H

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