Carved Console Table, Warm Elm d110 The rolled scroll design at

The rolled scroll design at the table's feet was a popular Qing dynasty motif

They were often stacked in twos or threes in bedrooms or placed on top of cabinets for storing winter clothes or bedding

They come with brass fittings at the top so that they can be mounted on a wall and the effect of the resulting shadows against a wall in the evening light is particularly striking

while the rear legs are supported with two stretchers

The top surface is set with a sanded rattan panel

Carved Console Table, Warm Elm d110 The rolled scroll design atGreat as a modern day console table with a beautiful lattice shelf at the bottom, this warm elm piece is a reproduction of desks that were common in China during the later Qing dynasty, used by the scholarly classes in Beijing. The lovely carved lattice design of the low shelf harks back to earlier door and window panels in Chinese homes and is made in the same way each individual piece of wood fitting into the next with mortise and tenon joints. The