Two Drawer Carved Elm Table material-photo or as newspaper and magazine

or as newspaper and magazine holders

They make lovely little ornaments

deep grain of the reclaimed elm wood is still visible

and six "foo dogs" mounted on the guard rail

This warm elm

Two Drawer Carved Elm Table material-photo or as newspaper and magazineShanxi, circa 1870 This unusual chest is from Shanxi in central China. The original dark finish, still largely in place on the sides, has worn on the front and top surface to reveal the paler wood underneath and to leave an interesting, aged patina. The thick top, in deep grained elm wood, extends over three drawers, which are each decorated with deep relief carving and fitted with simple ring handles. The carved detail is all original, with the