Scroll Altar Table, Warm Elm Bronze with a large cabinet section

with a large cabinet section below

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

including a blue pigment on the vases

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

north east China

Scroll Altar Table, Warm Elm Bronze with a large cabinet sectionSimple 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