Grey Lacquer Coat Stand finish-painted with is lovely grain

with is lovely grain

large console table looks contemporary but is influenced by many of the simpler Chinese altar tables that were used as the stage for offerings to ancestors

Though the proportions are slightly lower

The Chinese believed that this life would continue into the next

where they were used to decorate the palaces of the Maharajas

Grey Lacquer Coat Stand finish-painted with is lovely grainBeijing, circa 1950 This old coat stand dates from the mid 20th century, when it was made in Beijing. It has been repaired and refinished in a shiny grey lacquer. The tapered design, with rounded poles, has some nice decorative elements, including turned supports at each set of pegs.