Ornate Carved Elm Armchair March_offer often gilded and usually painted

often gilded and usually painted with landscapes

Chinese herbalists used chests containing dozens of small drawers to hold their medicines for hundreds of years

giving access to the full space inside

These panels are lacquered in red and black

as an elegant hall table or as a narrow desk with useful storage in the drawers

Ornate Carved Elm Armchair March_offer often gilded and usually paintedZhejiang, circa 1860 This ornately decorated armchair is from Zheijang province, produced around the mid nineteenth century from elm wood and originally one of a pair. It features some wonderfully detailed carvings on the backrest, apron and spandrels, all picked out in darker colours that contrast with the paler, golden finish of the seat, arms and legs. The main carving on the backrest is in deep relief, showing two figures possibly farm workers. A