Red Lacquer Sideboard with Carved Spandrels colour-warm-elm The muted design incorporates flashes

The muted design incorporates flashes of pink

Wooden trunks and chests were extremely common in Chinese homes and used for all kinds of storage

decorated with a traditional design in gold leaf showing flowers and animals

The doors are mounted on traditional wooden hinges rather than modern metal ones giving a very pure

Families would honour and commemorate their ancestors

Red Lacquer Sideboard with Carved Spandrels colour-warm-elm The muted design incorporates flashesGansu, circa 1920 This stunning sideboard would make a real statement piece in a modern home. Refinished in a vibrant, deep red lacquer, it has some wonderful open carvings on each spandrel showing birds and flowers. The sideboard is from Gansu province and in a style typical of the region. It would originally have included just the central doors, with fixed panels on either side. These have been converted recently for easier access to the interior,