Antique Elm Occasional Table, Chinese, Octagonal, Coffee, Moorish

This is an antique occasional table. An English, Chinese elm octagonal coffee or lamp table in strong Moorish taste and dating to the mid 19th Century. Burnt red hues to the lacquered Chinese elm table top and legs. Aged running repairs as typical of a piece from this period. Two piece, folding design well suited to occasional use. Octagonal table top with bevelled edge and decorated with panels of Temples, Warriors and Elephants. Similar decoration is found on each panel of the folding stand. Standing upon legs carved into the shape of minarets. This is a fascinating occasional table, eye-catching in its decorative Moorish taste. Solid joints and construction, delivered waxed, polished and ready for the home.