Low Carved Altar Table boxes-bowls-and-baskets with its sturdy

with its sturdy

with plenty of storage space inside

birds and flowers

while the distinctive 'horse hoof' feet and waisted table top are unmistakably Chinese

Low Carved Altar Table boxes-bowls-and-baskets with its sturdyShanxi, circa 1860 This lovely low table would make a wonderful, unusual TV stand in a modern home, or could be used as a coffee table. It was produced in Shanxi province towards the end of the nineteenth century, where it would have been used as a low altar table. Placed on a home's 'kang' the raised platform that would be heated from below and provide the main living space during colder months the table would provide a surface for ancestor