Burgundy Lacquer Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Chests The panels would have originally

The panels would have originally been a door to either a temple or monastery

length 54 cm

darker oxblood finish and the other with a lighter

Iron painted grain storage bin from Rajasthan dating from the early 1900's

this table originally accumulated layers of yak butter residue from the lamps that burned continually within monasteries

Burgundy Lacquer Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Chests The panels would have originallyThis burgundy lacquer console table is from a Shanxi farmhouse and dates from the 19th century. It has five handy drawers and the lacquer on the table top has long since worn through revealing a rich elm wood grain. They were always long & narrow in form a configuration seldom found in antique European furniture. Woods used are Elm, Red Elm, Walnut & more rarely Cypress & Pear. Our pieces are mostly 19th century & early 20th century. From China 207 x