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Altar Table with Cloud Head Spandrels

Name: Altar Table with Cloud Head Spandrels
Price: 2893 USD
Availability: InStock

$2,893

Shimu

Bradford, GB

Condition Notes: Surface Has Been Refinished Surface Has Been Refinished less

Description: This lovely narrow table was produced from elm wood at the start of the twentieth century in Shandong province, south … more This lovely narrow table was produced from elm wood at the start of the twentieth century in Shandong province, south of Beijing. This style of table is commonly referred to an altar tables as long, narrow tables were typically placed against the end wall of the main reception room in a Chinese home and used to display offerings to ancestors. This one is simply styled in a classic design and has attractive 'cloud head' carved spandrels towards the top of each leg. Clouds were a common motif in Chinese paintings and also popular carvings in furniture, with the word in Chinese for cloud ('yun') is synonomous with the word for luck or fortune.
The finish has been beautifully restored with a dark lacquer and varnish which brings out the wonderful grain and character of the wood.
Today this handsome table would be a real statement piece as a large console in a hallway or reception area or could be placed behind a sofa as a large lamp table in a living room. less

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