Bleached Ribbon Altar Table Made From Reclaimed Elm Cabinets 103 x 5 x 195

103 x 5 x 195 (wxdxh cms)

Date: Circa 1920

Elegant yet versatile

They can be used as water pots or planters

Finished in a beautiful sang de boeuf (oxblood) yaobian glaze

Bleached Ribbon Altar Table Made From Reclaimed Elm Cabinets 103 x 5 x 195This Chinese altar table has been made using reclaimed Chinese doors and is constructed from bleached elm. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well being of the household. They were always long & narrow in form a configuration seldom found in antique European furniture. Woods used are Elm, Red Elm, Walnut, Poplar & more