Set of Four Carved Antique Fretwork Panels furnish-feed often gilded and usually painted

often gilded and usually painted with landscapes

The five main upper carvings show various characters and scenes from Chinese mythology - two figures on horseback with their servants following

The feet are in a 'horse hoof' design that is typical of antique Chinese tables

weathered look

They were often either stacked in bedrooms or placed on top of cabinets to store winter clothes or bedding

Set of Four Carved Antique Fretwork Panels furnish-feed often gilded and usually paintedZhejiang, circa 1830 This exquisite set of four hardwood panels is part of a set of sixteen that were saved from a traditional house in Zhejiang province, eastern China, before its refurbishment. They date from the early nineteenth century and, with their detailed central carvings and fine, intricate surrounding lattice work, they show some of the highest level of craftsmanship we have seen in surviving Chinese antique furniture. Unlike most fretwork