Console Table Made From Old Elm - Ming Style Style - Ginger Jar Framed in a gilt faux

Framed in a gilt faux bamboo frame

is a fine example of an Anglo-Indian military chest

Original Red & Black Lacquer Book Cabinet - 19thC with Gilt decoration on the front

Condition: Good antique condition with wear consistent with age and use

25 x 25 x 42(w x d x h cms)

Console Table Made From Old Elm - Ming Style Style - Ginger Jar Framed in a gilt fauxThis very elegant Console table is Ming Style It is ideal for use in a narrow hallway or as a lamp table behind a sofa. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & incense 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 antique European furniture. Woods used are Elm, Red Elm, Walnut