Apothecary's Cabinet, Warm Elm d50 The chair could be used

The chair could be used as occasional seating or as a dining chair

These lovely chairs in solid elm show off some of the wonderful craftsmanship of our Shanghai workshop

Most popular was camphor wood as it acts as a natural insect repellent but elm was also favoured

Bookshelves were used by the ancient Chinese scholarly classes

Our version is a faithful reproduction of antique Chinese chairs from the Ming dynasty

Apothecary's Cabinet, Warm Elm d50 The chair could be usedChinese herbalists have used chests, like our warm elm version, with multiple drawers, for centuries, to hold the herbs and remedies of their profession. In some cases these would hold dozens of drawers, each one split into three or four sections and labelled to show the contents. Our apothecary cabinet is a slightly more modern interpretation of the classic medicine chest, with a cabinet section at the bottom and 12 drawers above. The drawers are