Pair of Antique Carved Window Panels, Natural and Red material-brass the trunk has a metal

the trunk has a metal stay to hold the lid open when required

this old chest has worn to leave a pared back

modern wardrobe or as a more general storage unit

On the right hand side

deep grain of the reclaimed elm wood is still visible

Pair of Antique Carved Window Panels, Natural and Red material-brass the trunk has a metalJiangsu, circa 1880 These intricately carved wooden panels are from Jiangsu province in eastern China, where they would once have formed part of an ornate internal room divider. They are made from beech wood, with the more natural colour of the frames contrasting with a black and red finish applied to the carved sections. The main central panels each show a pair of figures a man and a woman and are suspended between eight supporting spacers including