Elm Chinese Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC Coffee Tables There is a brass nameplate

There is a brass nameplate on the top with an engraved name - probably a Portuguese priest who commissioned the chest

Choksar From Tibet with Original Painting - 19thC

85 x 48 x 115 (wxdxh cms)

28 x 22 x 33

while the natural wear tells the story of its utilitarian origins

Elm Chinese Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC Coffee Tables There is a brass nameplateThis provincial country cabinet is from Shanxi province in Northern China. It has retained hints of its original painted finish and original iron hardware. Cabinets like these were probably custom made for a farming family and would have been painted black. At some point in its life it was stripped back from its original finish. It dates from the 19th century, is over 150 years old, and was constructed from elm wood. The carvings are in the