Red and Gold Decorative Carved Lintel colour-warm-elm or in a reception room

or in a reception room where space is at a premium

warm elm finish to show the beautiful grain of the wood

Certainly made by a highly skilled craftsman

These lovely bowls are made from coconut shells

Red and Gold Decorative Carved Lintel colour-warm-elm or in a reception roomJiangsu, circa 1880 Salvaged from a home in Jiangsu province in eastern China, this brightly decorated panel once formed part of an internal wall as a lintel. The deep red lacquer of the main section is adorned with relief carvings picked out in gold showing pagoda roofed houses, trees and, set centrally, three distinguished elders. The middle figure holds a 'ruyi' sceptre an ancient auspicious symbol for power and good fortune and a sign of nobility.