Grey Lacquer Tall Tapered Cabinet colour-warm-elm As is typical on Chinese

As is typical on Chinese chairs the backrest has some lovely carved decoration

which taper down slightly to quite square

where they were used to decorate the palaces of the Maharajas

Many were produced to be part of a bride's dowry and so they have become commonly known as wedding cabinets

Grey Lacquer Tall Tapered Cabinet colour-warm-elm As is typical on ChineseShandong, circa 1920 This tall, elegant cabinet would once have been used for storing clothes, fabrics and other possessions in a Chinese home. It has been restored and given a new lease of life with a shiny grey green distressed lacquer that has been applied so as to still reveal the beautiful grain of the wood. The tapered profile, narrowing from the floor to the top and with doors that fit directly into the upper and lower frames on wooden dowels,