Low Carved Altar Table Rustic More flowers and vases are

More flowers and vases are shown on the outer section

With a luxurious sheen uncommon in traditional rugs

a bold border and a stunning central motif

This type of cabinet was common throughout China where large versions like this were used to store clothes and other items

where the original dark finish has worn to the more natural wood colour beneath

Low Carved Altar Table Rustic More flowers and vases areShanxi, circa 1860 This lovely low table would make a wonderful, unusual TV stand in a modern home, or could be used as a coffee table. It was produced in Shanxi province towards the end of the nineteenth century, where it would have been used as a low altar table. Placed on a home's 'kang' the raised platform that would be heated from below and provide the main living space during colder months the table would provide a surface for ancestor