A Late 19th/ Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Folding Travelling Scribes Desk. The hinged
A Late 19th/ Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Folding Travelling Scribes Desk. The hinged rectangular top carved with a border of scrolling dragons and shou symbols edged in faux bamboo, and rising to reveal stationary racks to the underside with a frieze compartment of lidded partitions, with further carving to the exterior depicting dragons, shou symbols and flowers. The pierced trellis panel back & side supports folding away underneath for travelling. 27'' (61 cm) high, folding away to 9'' (23 cm), 31'' (79 cm) wide, 21½'' (54 cm) deep.
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A Late 19th/ Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Folding Travelling Scribes Desk. The hinged rectangular top carved with a border of scrolling dragons and shou symbols edged in faux bamboo, and rising to reveal stationary racks to the underside with a frieze compartment of lidded partitions, with further carving to the exterior depicting dragons, shou symbols and flowers. The pierced trellis panel back & side supports folding away underneath for travelling. 27'' (61 cm) high, folding away to 9'' (23 cm), 31'' (79 cm) wide, 21½'' (54 cm) deep.
