Red Elm Console Table From Shanxi - Late 19thC Origin - Congo Small: W12 x D12 x

Small: W12 x D12 x H29 cm

the sides and top of this piece are painted

They're framed by the shou symbol

The wooden pot is spun and a lac stick

Red Elm Console Table From Shanxi - Late 19thC Origin - Congo Small: W12 x D12 xThis antique Chinese console table comes from Shanxi province in Northern China and was made during the Qing dynasty (1644 to 1912). It is constructed from southern elm (jumu), also known as zelkova or red elm which has distinctly more intricate wood grain in comparison to northern Chinese elm. The brass hardware is a later replacement as the original would have been robbed during Mao's cultural revolution. As can be seen from the green table depicted