Antique Tibetan Altar Cabinet Armoire The Zola rugs are based

The Zola rugs are based on traditional designs enhanced with bolder colours

These attractive wooden containers were once used for carrying food

The handles and circular lock plate on the front are in brass and give the trunk its classic Chinese style

the seat itself has a smoothed rattan inlay and they work perfectly as dining chairs

where it would have been used as part of an internal divider or as a window panel

Antique Tibetan Altar Cabinet Armoire The Zola rugs are basedTibet, circa 1880 The finish and paintings on this once brightly decorated cabinet are all old, with a painted design that is typical of Tibetan furniture. The door panels are decorated with lotus flowers in blues, creams, reds and greens, the colours now softened from their original vivid palette to a more subtle look that would fit more easily into a contemporary space. The lotus flower is an important motif in Tibetan Buddhist as a symbol for