Antique Tibetan Altar Cabinet l190 including the curved handles and

including the curved handles and metal corner braces

elegantly proportioned console is ideal as a hall table or can be used with our Side Stool as a dressing table

and full of cultural meaning

The original dark finish has largely worn to reveal a paler colour below

Antique Tibetan Altar Cabinet l190 including the curved handles andTibet, circa 1880 The finish and paintings on this once brightly decorated cabinet are all old, with a painted design that is typical of Tibetan furniture. The door panels are decorated with lotus flowers in blues, creams, reds and greens, the colours now softened from their original vivid palette to a more subtle look that would fit more easily into a contemporary space. The lotus flower is an important motif in Tibetan Buddhist as a symbol for