Red Elm Bench / Coffee Table From Jiangsu - 19th Century Throws Traditionally the bride's family had

Traditionally the bride's family had to offer gifts known as dowry - to the bridegroom's family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter

Features: Four drawers and four cupboard doors with original iron ring pulls

They were originally used as book cabinets by scholars and later

This superb games box is initialled MLC with Chinese pastoral scenes depicted on the lid around the central cartouche

Unlike the more elaborately engraved examples

Red Elm Bench / Coffee Table From Jiangsu - 19th Century Throws Traditionally the bride's family hadThis elegant antique Chinese bench perfectly suits a hallway or kitchen. It could even be used as a coffee table. Jiangsu Suzhou furniture like this is considered by many as the most sophisticated of Chinese furniture styles. It is a refined piece of furniture made in the classic Ming style and dates to the 19th century (Qing Dynasty). This bench has developed a wonderful patina over time and is constructed from red elm (jumu ), also known as zelkova