Mint Painted Sideboard From Shanxi Origin - Nagaland The handles were originally ivory

The handles were originally ivory and whilst some original handles remain

Please note that the legs of all these benches are splayed

125 x 49 x 180 (wxdxh cms)

In our modern western world they make a lovely small coffee table

Mint Painted Sideboard From Shanxi Origin - Nagaland The handles were originally ivoryThis early 20th century sideboard is from the northern Shanxi province on the border of Mongolia. The cabinet shape is Mongolian in style. These cabinets were used by nomadic people for storage of clothes and bedding as grain stores. They were also used as altar cabinets for family ancestor worship. The front doors have been modified from the original closed front to make it more functional. Instead, it would have originally opened from the top by a