Antique Chinese Temple Table Desk often gilded and usually painted

often gilded and usually painted with landscapes

Antique chairs were often decorated with carvings of good luck symbols or animals

The chair legs are slightly tapered at the bottom and curved above the seat to match the backrest

This gorgeous square vase lamp is decorated with textured butterflies in black

stylish looking table has three useful drawers

Antique Chinese Temple Table Desk often gilded and usually paintedQinghai, circa 1860 This old, square shaped table is from a temple in Qinghai province. It is still in its original form, with doors and drawers at each end and the old paintings of flowers on the front. The colours are typical of this style of table a lovely palette of now muted red, green, blue and cream.