Shanxi Butterfly Cabinet, Black Lacquer d90 Equally useful as a stool

Equally useful as a stool or as a side table next to a sofa

circa 1850

Hand decorated our red lacquer oriental cabinets

provide plenty of space for clothes or bedding

with a removable shelf on each side

Shanxi Butterfly Cabinet, Black Lacquer d90 Equally useful as a stoolThese stunning painted cabinets are based on the wonderful pieces produced for centuries in Shanxi province in central China, like our black lacquer model seen above. They are decorated with gold leaf and painted by hand, so each one is individual. For the Chinese the butterfly is a symbol of beauty and especially of marital happiness often seen painted on armoires and trunks from Shanxi that were to be given as part of a bride's dowry. In a modern