Tapered Cabinet, Black Lacquer winter-sale this elegant warm elm blanket

this elegant warm elm blanket box looks beautiful at the end of a bed and is strong enough to provide additional seating

It is in the same distressed black lacquer finish as the rest of the range

It features the usual frame and panel construction with a simple apron below the lower frame and round brass handles that mirror the hardware on our classical Chinese cabinets and chests

Traces of the old

seen here in a warm finish

Tapered Cabinet, Black Lacquer winter-sale this elegant warm elm blanketCabinets like our black lacquer version were sometimes known as 'Scholars' Cabinets' as they were often used to store the books, papers or writing implements of the scholarly classes. The style of this Chinese cabinet, with its doors mounted on wooden dowels that fit directly into the frames and a slightly tapered profile, is one of the most ingenious designs to have been perfected during the Ming dynasty. The overall effect is one of balance and