Painted Elm Altar Table From Qinghai -19th Century Bedside Cabinets Condition: Exceptional

Condition: Exceptional

Original antique Tibetan cabinets and Choksars are now quite rare and there are many reproduction pieces made in China coming into the market

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Some plates such as this one were produced in London and whilst intricate and detailed work

Painted Elm Altar Table From Qinghai -19th Century Bedside Cabinets Condition: ExceptionalThis ornately carved Chinese altar table is from Qinghai in North West China. It has been relacquered with a modern layer of grey lacquer over yellow lacquer to give a distressed look. 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