Red & Black Painted Five Drawer Altar Table - 19th Century Furniture Fittings available for ceiling pendants

Fittings available for ceiling pendants or lamps

The painting is original & is early 19thC

Traces of old paint are still visible in its carvings giving it a splash of colour

38 x 8 x 41 (wxdxh cms)

No two pieces are ever exactly alike

Red & Black Painted Five Drawer Altar Table - 19th Century Furniture Fittings available for ceiling pendantsThis provincial Chinese altar table dates from the 19th century, Qing dynasty (1644 1911). It is from Gansu province in Northern China and is made from pear wood. It has five red painted drawers set within a black frame. It would be perfect in a hallway given its shallow depth. Pear wood ( l m) is considered a luxurious wood in Northern China. Tables of this design are known as altar tables. They were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually, a