Gansu Painted Antique Sideboard d100 Two small doors sit centrally

Two small doors sit centrally within rounded frames

Great today as containers for kindling wood or as newspaper and magazine holders

they serve perfectly as magazine racks

With some features that are typical of Chinese Ming furniture

Gansu Painted Antique Sideboard d100 Two small doors sit centrallyGansu, circa 1890 This sideboard is quite typical of the grain chests that were used in the eastern part of China's Gansu province, with creams and reds on the doors contrasting with the outer frames in black. Chests like this would be made normally from pine or, as in this case, poplar wood. This one dates from the end of the nineteenth century and today would make a highly attractive dining sideboard or storage unit. When it was first made the front