The vertical pieces on these marble table-tops unscrew from the horizontal pieces. This greatly simplifies moving them. When I first saw them, I originally thought we would need to have crates made to fit the L-shaped table-tops as is.
I haven’t seen a china cabinet like this before–both for its shape and for its color. Most china cabinets are rectangular-shaped and are boring to me personally (but I don’t know if the purpose of traditional china cabinets is to “be interesting!”)
My Designer friends would better be able to categorize this furniture style. Is the arch-design evocative of a church, or of a stained-glass design you might see in a church? I do feel it has an uplifting air to it. Most rectangular china cabinets have a heavy, monolithic feel to them like having a Walmart in your dining room. This one has a different feel to it. You want to look at it first, and only secondly think about putting china in it!
What is that color? I should find out–someone tell me if they know. For some reason it reminds me of the color you would see on a theater set.
SOME TECHNICAL MOVING DETAILS:
Like most large china cabinets, it is two-piece. But the shape of the top piece makes it easier to move than the standard rectangular china cabinet top-piece. The standard rectangular top piece is an unbalanced monstrosity that can be very difficult for two men to carry. The top usually has a crown that flares out, so the top is wider than the bottom. It rolls on a 4-wheel dolly, but not with perfect balance. This top-piece of this arched cabinet on the other hand, is about the same width at the top as at the bottom. It carries relatively easily and balances rather well on a 4-wheel dolly. Because of it’s considerable height, the best or only way to get it through a doorway is on a 4-wheel dolly. When we carried it into the house, there was a plastic child-fence blocking the hallway, and there wasn’t room to lift it over the fence, so we first removed the child-fence with some difficulty.
Instead of having long glass shelves that go the whole width of the piece, each shelf is divided into two pieces. This makes the glass easier to move and easier to remove and install–another advantage of the piece!
TIP: Use a 4-wheel dolly to move the top piece of china cabinets, especially through doorways.
McGregor Moving's Insider's Guide on Moving 