Altar Table, Warm Elm spo-enabled and would have been used

and would have been used to hold especially prized or valuable items

The doors are fitted with wooden dowels that slot into wooden sockets rather than with brass hardware

The largest of our oriental trunks and chests

Either side of these are smaller drawers perfectly sized to hold CDs and DVDs

Altar Table, Warm Elm spo-enabled and would have been usedChinese altar tables, like our warm elm version seen here, were actually used not just for holding offerings to ancestors, but also as more general surfaces to display flowers, vases or other prized possessions. Our version is smaller than most original altar tables, making it more practical in a modern western home, but is in a classic design with wonderful carvings at the top of each leg. The carvings show scrolling 'chi' dragons a common motif on