Painted Mongolian Sideboard - 19th Century Chakki Tables Carved with a beautiful cloud

Carved with a beautiful cloud motif - 19thC

These gates make very interesting & decorative garden gates & are suitable for outdoor use or use as wall art

The pillars are surmounted by carved figures

This elegant antique Chinese half table is from Shanxi province and dates to the early part of the 19th century

suitable for portrait or landscape hanging

Painted Mongolian Sideboard - 19th Century Chakki Tables Carved with a beautiful cloudThis antique Mongolian sideboard was used for storing clothing and grain by the nomadic people of Mongolia & Northern Shanxi in the 19th century. Unusually the scenes on the front panels are framed by pomegranates. The scenes depict workers and youths playing outside, framed beautifully by a deep red background. The frame is a faded black. These sideboards were also used as altar cabinets for family ancestor worship. The front doors have been modified