Small Decorative Mirror with Antique Carved Panels colour-red Shade diam 45cm Height 27cm

Shade diam 45cm Height 27cm

Shade Diam 43cm H 25cm

Normally the subjects would be shown seated and wearing official robes to show their status

The cabinet tapers upwards to meet the curved apron at either end of the top surface

rustic benches are from Shandong province to the south of Beijing

Small Decorative Mirror with Antique Carved Panels colour-red Shade diam 45cm Height 27cmZheijiang, circa 1880 This unusual portrait mirror has been created using what would once have formed part of a Chinese marriage bed from Zhejiang province. The upper carved section, with a half shoulder top frame, would have been set as the right hand support for the large, enclosed bed, with a corresponding carved panel on the opposite side. The main, shaped section in the large panel is in carved relief, showing a Chinese elder and distinguished