Late 19th Century Chinese Stained Elm General Purpose Barrel Religious Artifacts This low altar table is

This low altar table is most likely from the Shanxi area

Early 20th Century

We think it was originally made in the 1950's but in the style of the mid to late 19th Century movement 'Arts & Crafts'

majority of the painted image has gone

Late 19th Century Chinese Stained Elm General Purpose Barrel Religious Artifacts This low altar table isThis beautiful little pot originated in China within the 1880s. It is hand crafted from elm, which has then been stained to give it a lovely dark brown colour. This barrel still holds all of its original metal work including the brass band and iron rim. The bottom of the barrel is also made of elm so the durability of this piece is undeniably good. Originally, it would have been used as a general purpose storage barrel, storing all sorts of domestic