19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table

A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century Oriental Hardwood
Opium Coffee Table Having Well Figured Panelled Top Of
Good Colour With Carved Pierced Frieze Raised On Elegant
Curved Ends With Blind Carved Decoration

(Often referred to as opium tables due to the similarity in 
design to similar tables used in their home country for the  
locals to sit on the floor around and smoke their opium 
these types of coffee tables were produced around the 
end of the 19th century in China specifically to be shipped 
to the western markets. These days they serve a purpose  
that very few other types of genuinely antique furniture can,  
in that they are usually the right height to be used as a coffee 
table in modern interiors. Also the fact they are constructed  
from an extremely dense and hard wearing oriental hardwood  
means that they are not easily damaged by spilt, or hot, drinks) 

Circa 1870

Height - 13.5in
Width - 38.5in
Depth - 18in

This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance

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