Oak Altar Table From Gansu - Early 19thC Cotton Each lamp is skillfully hand

Each lamp is skillfully hand blown by skilled artisanal glass blowers and then etched by hand

They became incredibly popular with the American market between 1910 / 50 and were therefore shipped all over the world from the workshops in Sarouk which is a village located 30 miles north of the city of Sultanabad (today called Arak) and is famed for it's looms and weavers

it can be repurposed as jewellery storage

The semi-circular teak frame is divided by radiating muntins

185 x 0 x 124 (wxdxh cms)

Oak Altar Table From Gansu - Early 19thC Cotton Each lamp is skillfully handAltar Table With Oak Top & Elm Legs From Gansu 19thC It is very rare to find antique furniture from China made from Oak. The Oak is identifiable by the Medullary rays on the table top. During the Ming period, furniture craftsmen would often create pieces with multiple woods. Given that this piece is made form both Oak and Elm gives it a good age. Usually a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table