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Carved elegant cabinet from Ningbo in China
A beautifully carved very elegant Chinese cabinet from Ningbo. It was produced in the early 19th century. It has 2 small doors which are beautifully carved at the top. The main doors, are also carved and there are two drawers at the bottom. Inside the main cabinet section is an adjustable shelf and two drawers at the bottom. There is a removable privacy panel at the back, so it would probably have been used as a room divider. When the panel was removed, access would have been possible from both sides of the cabinet in the divided room. Privacy was most important in families where several generations lived together.
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