Chinese Red Elm Taper Cabinet - Qing Dynasty Scarves On stepped octagonal lotus decorated

On stepped octagonal lotus decorated base - made from gilded copper alloy

This robust old Indian brass bucket bears a punched Devanagari inscription reading नागपुर म्युनिसिपल कौंसिल १९५४ (Nagpur Municipal Council 1954)

The British East India Company had stations across Northern India & Burma throughout much of the 19th century

a preparation

Features: Distressed green painted finish

Chinese Red Elm Taper Cabinet - Qing Dynasty Scarves On stepped octagonal lotus decoratedThis graceful antique Chinese taper cabinet is from Jiangsu province and dates to the Qing dynasty (1644 1911) and the early 19th century. This style is often called a round corner cabinet and the style was first seen in the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644). They were originally used as book cabinets by scholars and later, the style became more commonly used for the storage of clothes. It is constructed from southern elm (jumu), also known as zelkova or