Chinese Black Lacquer Elm Sideboard - 19thC Tansu 64 x 31 x 51

64 x 31 x 51 (wxdxh cms)

This striking military chest is constructed from teak and has the original brass corners and fittings

Ding Bronze Vase - with silver inlay - a museum quality  reproduction piece - The original Ding bronzes were made in the Warring States Period - 475 - 221 BC

This cabinet is painted on the front

India carved in the late 19th century

Chinese Black Lacquer Elm Sideboard - 19thC Tansu 64 x 31 x 51This beautiful traditional black lacquer Chinese sideboard is a classic example of black lacquering on sideboards made for city residents in Shanxi Province in North China. Beautifully painted with good luck and wise symbols to instill wisdom in the owner. Sideboards like this would have been used as altar cabinets, for burning incense on and making offerings to the ancestors. Over 150 years old and made in the first half of the 19th century, soft