Pair of Tall Lattice Window Panels, Natural and Red Dining Chair elegant handle is in the

elegant handle is in the form of a serpent or dragon

The dragon is shown here curled up in embryonic form

It is in the same distressed black lacquer finish as the rest of the range

square-cornered style

Pair of Tall Lattice Window Panels, Natural and Red Dining Chair elegant handle is in theJiangsu, circa 1880 These two tall, narrow panels once formed part of the sides of a large Chinese marriage bed in the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu province. They are finely carved, with the large, central panels in open fretwork showing a central 'missing vase' design. The smaller panels above and below are in deep carved relief showing floral designs and, in the two large square panels towards the bottom, various figures in battle. These panels are