Antique Black Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC Campaign Furniture The vessel displays a warm

The vessel displays a warm copper body highlighted with brass detailing in a diamond motif

The rattan seat has been replaced as so many were damaged in the 20th century

allowing its dramatic presence and material character to be fully appreciated in a contemporary interior setting

Tribal Silver Amulet on New Chain -19thC

Origin: Kutch

Antique Black Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC Campaign Furniture The vessel displays a warmThis antique Chinese black lacquer wedding cabinet is decorated with flowers and cranes. Lacquer cabinets were often given as wedding gifts, usually in pairs. Black lacquer is the rarest with red being more common. Other colours such as green, blue, yellow and pink were not used and are only found in modern reproductions. The lacquer is a resin made from the sap of the rhus verniciflua tree. Lacquer has a long history in Chinese furniture and has been