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19th Century Chinese Elm Side Table
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19th Century Chinese Elm Side Table

19th century
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19th Century Chinese elm side table, the rectangular top above a single drawer with carved decoration on the drawer front with original brass ring handle, standing on square legs united with side stretchers. Circa 1880.

34” x 17 3/4” x 33 1/2” high

87cms x 45cms x 85cms high

Date of Manufacture

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Antique Chinese Side Table to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09465702
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-190 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Mitred frame holding a floating top panel: traditional Chinese joinery.
Dark lacquer rubbed through to bare wood on edges: years of handling.
Pegged through-tenons on the stretchers: vernacular handmade cabinet work.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1209386
Dealers Internal Reference
2660
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Martlesham Antiques is a family run business and has been trading since 1984. Located in Suffolk just outside Woodbridge, Martlesham Antiques is run from a spacious thatched cottage housing nine large showrooms with a vast adjacent car park.

Specialising in 18th and 19th Century furniture, together with creating custom hand-made furniture which is supplied to various interior designers, trade and the retail market. Every piece on the showroom floor is in excellent condition and ready to go straight into the buyers home or premises.

All of Martlesham Antiques furniture is hand polished by their own French polishers and restorers to a very high standard. We are also a member of LAPADA, the association of art and antiques.

Description
19th Century Chinese elm side table, the rectangular top above a single drawer with carved decoration on the drawer front with original brass ring handle, standing on square legs united with side stretchers. Circa 1880.

34” x 17 3/4” x 33 1/2” high

87cms x 45cms x 85cms high

Date of Manufacture

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Antique Chinese Side Table to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09465702
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-190 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Mitred frame holding a floating top panel: traditional Chinese joinery.
Dark lacquer rubbed through to bare wood on edges: years of handling.
Pegged through-tenons on the stretchers: vernacular handmade cabinet work.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1209386
Dealers Internal Ref
2660
Martlesham Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2008
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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Martlesham Antiques Profile Page

Trade Associations

Martlesham Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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A nineteenth-century dark brown Chinese elm side table featuring a single drawer with a metal ring pull and straight square legs.
19th Century Chinese elm side table
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSide Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleChinese Provincial
  • MaterialElm, Iron
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsSingle drawer, Ring pull hardware, Mortise and tenon joinery, Carved drawer apron
  • SizeH 85 cm (33 in) x W 87 cm (34 in) x D 45 cm (18 in)

This nineteenth-century Chinese provincial side table is constructed from dark brown elm and iron, displaying visible wear to the finish on the legs and edges. The rectangular top sits above a single drawer, which incorporates a carved apron on the drawer front and an original brass ring pull handle. Straight square legs support the structure, united by side stretchers secured with mortise and tenon joinery. The piece measures 85 cm high, 87 cm wide, and 45 cm deep. Suitable for use in a gentleman's library or positioned at the end of a sofa, this table provides a compact surface and storage drawer for daily living spaces. The dark timber tone and traditional joinery suit period and eclectic interiors alike, offering a functional surface for lamps, books, or decorative objects while maintaining a simple, restrained silhouette.

FAQs

Qing dynasty provincial furniture is recognised for its utilitarian simplicity, regional timber selection, and traditional joinery methods that eliminated the need for metallic fasteners.

Craftsmen typically utilised indigenous hardwoods and softwoods such as elm (Yumu), cypress, walnut, and pine, often finished with natural dark lacquers or protective wax coatings.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-cut mortise-and-tenon joints, organic surface wear around the base and drawer fronts, and simple forged iron or brass ring hardware.

Position the piece as an accent table beside contemporary upholstered seating or within an entryway to create a textural contrast against neutral walls.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a clear, high-grade beeswax polish sparingly while keeping the item away from direct heat sources and moisture.
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