Tibetan Altar Cabinet With Original Painting - 19thC Material - Porcelain a compact side table

a compact side table

Print: 35 x 0 x 28

and work particularly well beside a sofa or placed symmetrically on either side of a mantelpiece

bleached surface with rich aged patina

it adds an unmistakable air of historical charm

Tibetan Altar Cabinet With Original Painting - 19thC Material - Porcelain a compact side tableThis beautiful antique Tibetan altar cabinet dates to the middle of the 19th century. The top frames the cabinet with a repeating 'key fret' design which is characteristic of Eastern Tibetan furniture where there was a stronger Chinese cultural influence. The style of the floral design also has clear Chinese influences unsurprising as Chinese emperors sponsored Tibetan religion since the Yuan dynasty (12711368 AD). The flowers seen in each of the