Small Ceramic Tang Horse finish-painted as an elegant hall table

as an elegant hall table or as a narrow desk with useful storage in the drawers

The lovely lattice headboard and footboard give this bed a subtle oriental style but with a more contemporary twist

providing an extra hidden compartment

The doors are fitted with wooden dowels that slot into wooden sockets rather than with brass hardware

Small Ceramic Tang Horse finish-painted as an elegant hall tableThese ceramic horses are replicas of those made during China's Tang Dynasty. Along with figurines of camels, servants, and civil officials, pottery horses like these were created for burial with wealthier members of society. The Chinese believed in an afterlife and to maintain their status and lifestyle, the ruling classes would have ceramic replicas of their servants, animals and other prized possessions made to be buried with them in order to