Elm Coffer Table From Shanxi Province - 18thC Style - Teapot Carved Mango Wood Mirror with

Carved Mango Wood Mirror with distressed Paint Finish

Sealed rattan basket made in the villages of Karnataka which is in the south-west of India

and fading to evoke the character of older ceremonial pieces

Constructed from cedar or pine

Elm Coffer Table From Shanxi Province - 18thC Style - Teapot Carved Mango Wood Mirror withThis pretty antique coffer table from Shanxi province has its original painting and is in excellent condition. Coffer tables in China had relatively little written about them. This particular piece has beautifully carved flanges with floral motifs often used by northern nomads, They were likely used for clothes and utensil storage by women & servants. A similar example dating from the 17th century can be found on page 105 of "Chinese Furniture: A