Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Elm Center Table with Bats & Birds, circa 1890 Sold the vanity is raised on

the vanity is raised on turned & ribbed legs which are stretchered with a reverse demi-lune base

The mirror having a pair of swiveled candle sconces which are finely decorated with colored enamels of flowers

Martin and his brother moved to Algeria where he undertook many works depicting the local topography and peoples

The inkwell of cylindrical form and having a shallow dome top cover with a tall knopped finial and inlaid with a twin band of scrolled silver

Sonja Blomdahl (b

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Elm Center Table with Bats & Birds, circa 1890 Sold the vanity is raised onThis item has recently sold. Email us and we might have something similar in inventory. A very nice and finely carved antique Chinese elm center table, circa 1890. The table having a circular top with a carved band of clouds and a carved band of lappets below, the body of the table having carved panels with lotus flowers, prunus & birds in flight. The table having very finely carved masks of bats (symbolizing good luck) on the knees of the cabriole