Square Low Elm Antique Table furnish-feed Colours and sizes do vary

Colours and sizes do vary and the dimensions shown are meant as an indication only

the drawers are dovetailed and fitted with brass handles

Originally the chest would have been used as a coffer for storing money

The trunk is from Shanxi province and made from pine with a new simple brass clasp on the front

like this light elm version

Square Low Elm Antique Table furnish-feed Colours and sizes do varyShanxi, circa 1900 This elegant, square shaped table would have been used to serve food or drink, placed either on a heated kang platform in a Chinese home in Shanxi province or possibly used on a large daybed. The mini cabriole legs give the table a highly distinctive look and are beautifully carved at the feet in a floral pattern. The table is in elm wood, with the original dark finish largely worn away especially on the table top to leave a lovely