Chinese Elm Wine Table l70 unusual ornaments

unusual ornaments

including mitered corners and traditional mortise-and-tenon construction

home to powerful merchant families and active regional trade routes

Each side has three shallow drawers

Chinese Elm Wine Table l70 unusual ornamentsShanxi, circa 1850 This distinctive table is of a type that was used in China for centuries for serving food and drink, but also as a more general display surface. The thick table top extends over rounded, recessed legs that are supported with long single stretchers to the front and back and double stretchers at the sides. Below the table surface and at the top of the legs is a simple, moulded apron and spandrels, which still show large traces of the