Object Description
An Extremely Good Quality Late 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Coffee Table, Or Opium Table, Having Very Well Figured Panelled Top, Over Elegantly Carved And Pierced Frieze, Flanked By Attractive Solid Curved Ends With Further Carved Decoration And Scrolling Supports.
A very 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.
Normally referred to as opium tables due to their similarity in design to other tables used in China during the 18th and 19th centuries for people to sit on the floor and smoke opium at 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 1880.
Height 13in.
Width 37.5in.
Depth 17.5in.