Chinese Red Elm Side Table From Jiangsu Province - 19thC Gifts decorative

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They were made from turned Teak legs (sometimes lacquered or carved) with a roheda wood frame & woven with cotton or jute

Planted up it can be used outside in a garden

These were used in every household in India on a daily basis in the old days for rolling out chapati - circa 1920 from Rajasthan

Made with durable stoneware and finished with a rich black glaze

Chinese Red Elm Side Table From Jiangsu Province - 19thC Gifts decorativeThis antique Chinese side table is made from red elm (jumu) and would have been used as stools or side table. The style is classic of Jiangsu province, an area that uses predominantly red elm. Red elm (also known as 'zelkova' or 'southern elm') is considered a superior wood to yumu, its northern cousin. Originally these pieces would have been coated with a burgundy lacquer which has worn away from years of use. They have been sympathetically restored