Cross Legged Armchair, Black Lacquer d40 Using a large palm tree

Using a large palm tree trunk that has been hollowed out

often gilded and usually painted with landscapes

Low cabinets and tables were in use from early on in China's history

Chinese altar tables were actually used not just for holding offerings to ancestors

seen here in a warm elm finish

Cross Legged Armchair, Black Lacquer d40 Using a large palm treeThis lovely black lacquer chair has the same 'S' shaped legs forming an hourglass shape at the front and back, as well as a slightly curved seat with a rattan inlay, it goes perfectly with our cross legged desk or can be used separately for occasional seating. Based on the classic Chinese horseshoe armchair but in a more colonial style, the middle backrest is carved in relief with a 'ruyi', symbolising prosperity, while above this is a lotus flower to