Set of Four Antique Carved Fretwork Window Panels antique-side They would have been produced

They would have been produced by a master craftsman at the top of his profession and commissioned for installation in the home of a family of considerable wealth

They are also deep enough to hold DVDs if placed with the spine facing upwards

Each painting is mounted and framed as shown

depicts chrysanthemums which symbolise humility

There is a further carving on the shaped

Set of Four Antique Carved Fretwork Window Panels antique-side They would have been producedZhejiang, circa 1830 This exquisite set of four hardwood panels is part of a set of sixteen that were saved from a traditional house in Zhejiang province, eastern China, before its refurbishment. They date from the early nineteenth century and, with their detailed central carvings and fine, intricate surrounding lattice work, they show some of the highest level of craftsmanship we have seen in surviving Chinese antique furniture. Unlike most fretwork