Carved Coffer Table From Shanxi - 18th Century Small Mirrors It would have been used

It would have been used to house the favorite family Hindu deity

this late 19th century Chinese spring bench comes from Shanxi Province in Northern China

original metal handle

48 x 35 x 25 (wxdxh cms)

An excellent and unusual example of an antique Tibetan painted table dating from the late 18th century

Carved Coffer Table From Shanxi - 18th Century Small Mirrors It would have been usedThis antique Chinese coffer table dates to the 18th century. It is from Shanxi province and has carved panels and fretwork. The carving depicts two facing Qilin, a mythical beast with the head of a dragon, antlers, manes and the body of an ox or horse. Qilin were associated with greatness and only appeared during the reign of a successful ruler, or at the birth or death of a great sage. The top is constructed from Northern Elm (yumu) whilst the front