Chinese Red Elm Taper Cabinet - Qing Dynasty Scarves The British East India Company

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

The height of the consoles elevates items to eye level when sitting

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

the carpentry is excellent and although it is lightweight

Features: Distressed green painted finish

Chinese Red Elm Taper Cabinet - Qing Dynasty Scarves The British East India CompanyThis 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