Pair of Antique Carved Window Panels, Natural and Red material-brass Used for all kinds of

Used for all kinds of storage in Chinese homes

The thick frames taper up from the feet

Tables like our black lacquer model were used to hold offerings to ancestors but also for more general decorative items

the trunk has a metal stay to hold the lid open when required

Pair of Antique Carved Window Panels, Natural and Red material-brass Used for all kinds ofJiangsu, circa 1880 These intricately carved wooden panels are from Jiangsu province in eastern China, where they would once have formed part of an ornate internal room divider. They are made from beech wood, with the more natural colour of the frames contrasting with a black and red finish applied to the carved sections. The main central panels each show a pair of figures a man and a woman and are suspended between eight supporting spacers including