Object Description
A Very Attractive And Good Quality 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Rectangular Low Coffee Table, Having Well Figured Panelled Top Over Elegant Carved & Pierced Frieze, Raised On Stiff Turned Cabriole Legs.
An Attractive 19th Century Coffee Table which is fairly typical of the items which were being produced in China specifically for the western market from early in the 19th century and beyond. These items are commonly referred to as having been made for the Chinese Export market.
Slightly different in design to the more regularly found opium tables these hardwood coffee tables are always very popular indeed. That is mainly because they serve a purpose which very few other genuine antiques can, which is be used as a coffee table in modern interiors.
The oriental hardwood which it is constructed from is a particularly hard wearing wood making it perfect for use as a coffee table and requiring very little ongoing care, polishing and attention
This item is ready to placed straight into the home having had a clean, polish and wax in the traditional manner at our workshops.
Circa 1860.
Height 11.75in.
Width 30in.
Depth 16in.