Chinese Walnut Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Material - Pine (Reclaimed) Painted using natural mineral colours

Painted using natural mineral colours these window shutters would have been used internally in a majestic Indian haveli (merchants house)

Features: Narrative grid of stylised human and animal figures

6 x 6 x 20 (wxdxh cms)

A completely original piece that we rarely see

This is the origin of the word Juggernaut which we use to describe large trucks

Chinese Walnut Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Material - Pine (Reclaimed) Painted using natural mineral coloursThis elegant Chinese altar table constructed in the classical Ming style with round legs, scroll ends and simple spandrels supporting the legs. It is ideal for use as a console table in a narrow hallway or as a lamp table behind a sofa. 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