{"product_id":"carved-chinese-coffer-table-shanxi","title":"Carved Coffer Table From Shanxi - 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pretty antique \u003cem\u003ecoffer table\u003c\/em\u003e from Shanxi province has its original carving and is in excellent condition. It is constructed from northern elm wood \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"zh-CN\" class=\"Y2IQFc\"\u003e榆木 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eyumu\u003c\/em\u003e) which is carved with beautiful flowing floral designs on the drawer fronts and carved flanges. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoffer tables in China had relatively little written about them. They were likely used for clothes and utensil storage by women \u0026amp; servants. This piece features beautifully carved flanges with floral motifs often used by northern nomads. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece has a large drawer at the bottom and two smaller ones at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA similar example dating from the 17th century can be found on page 105 of \"Chinese Furniture: A Guide to Collecting Antiques\" by Mazurkewich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eUK Delivery Charge - except Highlands \u0026amp; Islands £40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore delivery options available at checkout\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BinderKing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550879244597,"sku":"C2540","price":1306.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/5243\/2181\/files\/C2540-Lifestyle.jpg?v=1789232287","url":"https:\/\/binderking.shop\/products\/carved-chinese-coffer-table-shanxi","provider":"BinderKing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}