Chinese Altar Cabinet, Warm Elm finish-matt Chinese altar tables

Chinese altar tables

while the top is set with a rattan panel to provide a hard wearing surface

trunks like these were extremely popular in Chinese homes

The chair's sleek curves and proportions will add sophistication to any setting

Chinese Altar Cabinet, Warm Elm finish-matt Chinese altar tablesFinished in our warm elm, cabinets in this style were used from early in Chinese history to hold incense and other offerings to ancestors. The religious function is indicated by the raised, wing like carvings at each end of the extended cabinet top. In most Chinese homes the altar to ancestors would double as a more general purpose storage cabinet and our version has two central doors as well as two smaller doors either side. There is a removable