Etched Bronze Flying Horse 29 x 36cm The distinctive tapered frames and

The distinctive tapered frames and beautifully crafted lattice headboard and footboard give it a strong oriental style

Tables like our black lacquer ladies cabinet were made popular during the Qing dynasty

Set centrally within this pattern is a rectangular section in deep carved relief

They are made from a beautifully figured blue stone

Etched Bronze Flying Horse 29 x 36cm The distinctive tapered frames andThis cast bronze horse is a reproduction of a similar horse unearthed in Gansu province in 1969 that dated from the Han dynasty (206BC 220AD). The original is now in the Gansu Provincial Museum, but this one is in the same pose, shown mid gallop with one of its hooves on a flying swallow a pose which gave the Han dynasty horse its name the 'Flying Horse of Gansu'. The dark base is beautifully etched around the horse's back, flanks and head in