Tapered Cabinet, Black Lacquer spo-default circular brass plates on the

circular brass plates on the doors

It is in the same distressed black lacquer finish as the rest of the range

while the top is set with a rattan panel to provide a hard wearing surface

our light elm herbalist chest has drawers that are all made with dovetail joints and a simple brass ring pull on the front

Deeper and wider than our Ming chest of drawers it has a real sense of understated oriental style

Tapered Cabinet, Black Lacquer spo-default circular brass plates on theCabinets like our black lacquer version were sometimes known as 'Scholars' Cabinets' as they were often used to store the books, papers or writing implements of the scholarly classes. The style of this Chinese cabinet, with its doors mounted on wooden dowels that fit directly into the frames and a slightly tapered profile, is one of the most ingenious designs to have been perfected during the Ming dynasty. The overall effect is one of balance and