3 Door Painted Mongolian Sideboard - 19th Century Cabinets Style: Inspired by English Coalbrookdale

Style: Inspired by English Coalbrookdale benches

There is a small indent for an oil lamp which would be lit daily

naturally weathered surface

while the simple Ming style brackets beneath the top add a restrained decorative detail typical of Northern Chinese furniture

3 Door Painted Mongolian Sideboard - 19th Century Cabinets Style: Inspired by English CoalbrookdaleThis antique Mongolian painted sideboard dates to the 19th century. It has layers of paint and lacquer built up over many years of use, some of which have worn away giving it a wonderful feeling of age. The doors have scenes of an official or courtly nature painted on them. They have at some point been minimally vandalized, most likely during the time of Mao. This was done to preserve the piece, as vandalized pieces were spared destruction in the time