Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet - 19th Century Door Coffee Tables Paan is a preparation

Paan is a preparation

This distressed Teak Cabinet is such a useful piece

Originally part of an architectural interior

Its raised back

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet - 19th Century Door Coffee Tables Paan is a preparationLacquer cabinets were often given as wedding gifts usually in pairs, better quality cabinets were made from Elm. Lacquer has a long history in Chinese furniture and has been used for over 2000 years. It's is a resin made from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree, red is the most commonly used colour, black is much less common. Chinese wedding cabinets are usually decorated with gold leaf or coloured lacquer, but original pieces were not usually