Red Lacquer Oak Altar Table From Zhejiang Province - Late 19thC Iron Bound Chests or administrative buildings

or administrative buildings

Old Granite Bench From South India from the early 1920's

Kang cabinets were used beside the Kang which was a raised stone platform used as a bed or lounging area in wealthy homes

often accompanying brides into marriage as symbols of prosperity and domestic security

Red Lacquer Oak Altar Table From Zhejiang Province - Late 19thC Iron Bound Chests or administrative buildingsThis striking red lacquer altar table is from Zhejiang province in South China and dates to the very end of the 19th century. The front is beautifully carved with hints of the original gilding and beneath the three drawers, a hidden space can be found. Altar Tables 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