Painted Elm Altar Table From Qinghai -19th Century
This ornately carved Chinese altar table is from Qinghai in North West China. It has been relacquered with a modern layer of grey lacquer over yellow lacquer to give a distressed look.
Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually, a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well-being of the household. They were always long & narrow in form, a configuration seldom found in antique European furniture.
Dimensions:
229 x 45 x 90 (wxdxh cms)
From China
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £80
More delivery options available at checkout
This ornately carved Chinese altar table is from Qinghai in North West China. It has been relacquered with a modern layer of grey lacquer over yellow lacquer to give a distressed look.
Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually, a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well-being of the household. They were always long & narrow in form, a configuration seldom found in antique European furniture.
Dimensions:
229 x 45 x 90 (wxdxh cms)
From China
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £80
More delivery options available at checkout
Original: $3,240.88
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$1,134.31Description
This ornately carved Chinese altar table is from Qinghai in North West China. It has been relacquered with a modern layer of grey lacquer over yellow lacquer to give a distressed look.
Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually, a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well-being of the household. They were always long & narrow in form, a configuration seldom found in antique European furniture.
Dimensions:
229 x 45 x 90 (wxdxh cms)
From China
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £80
More delivery options available at checkout
