Burgundy Lacquer Kang Table From Tianjin - 19th Century Serveware bringing both colour and historic

bringing both colour and historic craftsmanship into an interior

Dating to the 19th century and crafted in the Bastar tribal style

Layers of fading colour and natural paint loss reveal the timber beneath

these ar edry clean only and they may fade in strong direct sunlight

198 x 0 x 133 (wxdxh cms)

Burgundy Lacquer Kang Table From Tianjin - 19th Century Serveware bringing both colour and historicThis low kang cabinet still has its original brasswork fittings & handles. Originally this would have been part of a much larger glazed cabinet with a second section stacking on top. This style is classically from the Tianjin area and is constructed from catalpa wood finished with an old burgundy lacquer. It has four outward opening doors on either side of a locking removable central panel. Three separate interior spaces and five drawers offer storage