Red Elm Desk From Shanxi Province - 19thC Plates V or sound system and

V or sound system and dates from the 19th century

Chinese Furniture: A Guide to Collecting Antiques

This bronze Indian cauldron from South India is called an Urli and it dates to the late 19th century

Very few of the many extant examples can be confidently dated with any precision by association with a recorded and datable visit to Canton

4 cms (wxdxh)

Red Elm Desk From Shanxi Province - 19thC Plates V or sound system andScholars Desk from Shanxi Province dating from the 19th century. Chinese Desks were generally made from elm, red elm or walnut , or sometimes from Oak. With 4 handy drawers and remnants of the black lacquer on the front this piece is a really stunning piece. Red Elm, also known as zelkova or southern elm (jumu) is considered superior to it's northern elm (yumu) cousin as it has a more refined grain structure. From China 138 x 55 x 82 (wxdxh cms) UK