Original Painted Lectern From Tibet Green Porcelain This intricate and detailed work

This intricate and detailed work was made for export to Britain when Chinoiserie was all the rage in the early 19th century

Almost 200 years old and perfectly suited for a blanket box at the end of a bed in a bedroom

Its deep red ground is enriched with luminous gold decoration

is a superb example of Central Tibetan painted furniture created for household Buddhist practice

Materials: Teak wood with later mirror glass

Original Painted Lectern From Tibet Green Porcelain This intricate and detailed workThis beautiful Tibetan Lectern has the original painting Circa mid 19thC These were often used as family altars or to store religious scrolls, silk ceremonial clothes, family jewellery and the yak butter that is used in votive lamps. Tibetan furniture is constructed from cedar or pine and decorated in the traditional Tibetan colours. Tibetan cabinets are now very rare and there are many reproduction pieces made in China coming onto the market. From