Scroll Altar Table, Warm Elm Bronze north east China

north east China

Made from solid elm with dovetailed drawers and brass ring pull handles the chest could also be used to store small items of clothing

with a large cabinet section below

wing-like carvings at each end of the extended cabinet top

Note that the dimensions shown are for the ring including the metal stand

Scroll Altar Table, Warm Elm Bronze north east ChinaSimple and almost contemporary in looks, this style of table, here in our warm elm finish, actually dates from China's Ming dynasty, although the rolled scroll design on the feet was more common in later furniture. Tables like this were used to hold offerings to ancestors but also for more general decorative items. They were usually placed against a wall in the main reception room with a pair of chairs either side. Our version is slightly smaller than