Chinese Export Teak What Not

A chinese export teak what not c1830. By the Regency period large amounts of furniture destined for the domestic British market was made cheaply in China or India, using local woods but to classic Regency designs. This what not is a great example and would have been used to display fine china which was becomming both fashionable and decorative as opposed to purely functional a generation before. The teak of this piece has mellowed to a beautiful colour.

Dimensions: 46 cm x 46 cm x 155 cm