Scroll Altar Table, Black Lacquer Side Table similar style consoles with drawers

similar style consoles with drawers and doors were normally used in a lady's sleeping quarters as a dressing table

Combine this lovely light elm mirror with our scholars desk to make a stunning dressing table set

with a desk or as occasional seating

like our warm elm version seen here

The colour is original - the dark lacquer now worn particularly around the feet and lower apron

Scroll Altar Table, Black Lacquer Side Table similar style consoles with drawersTables like our black lacquer model were used to hold offerings to ancestors but also for more general decorative items. They were usually placed against a wall in the main reception room with a pair of chairs either side. Simple in design and almost contemporary in looks, this style of table actually dates from China's Ming dynasty, although the rolled scroll design on the feet was more common in later furniture. Our version is slightly smaller than