Tibetan-style Buddhist Altar Table

A Buddhist polychrome altar table in the Tibetan manner. Later…
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A Buddhist polychrome altar table in the Tibetan manner. Later 19th to early 20th century. The simply constructed cabinet with square section legs, peg joins, open to the back and sides, having an extended top and full length front with a single drawer, the top in distressed red colours with a green skirt below, the body in orange with key fret spandrels, auspicious Buddhist symbols and a circle of bliss motif. Height 88 cm. Width 122 cm. Depth 41 cm

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  • Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
  • Distressed - Usually applied to describe the condition of an item of furniture, and means that the object is extremely worn and is verging on being unsuitable for its intended use, without some restoration or repairs being undertaken.

    Furniture can also be artificially distressed, by deliberate infliction of superficial damage to make it appear old. Artificial distressing can be done with the object of deceiving a purchaser, where the object is being passed off as "of the period", or can be done for aesthetic reasons so that a new object is made to appear as though it has been in use.

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