Dressing table with a mirror. China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Walnut wood. Front with olive tree plaques. Glass in the central part of the top. Lacquered drawer interiors. Signature on the central drawer. Sealing wax seal for export. With marks of use. Measurements: 111 x 49 x 27 cm. Nineteenth century Chinese dressing table, in walnut wood. The front shelters five drawers of different sizes and shapes that are integrated between them, saving space. Each of the drawers, with button handles, is lined on the front with olive wood plaques that enhance the aesthetic effect. The large, vertical mirror is set in a tilting structure and set in a frame with rounded corners. The whole has a carefully crafted aesthetic.

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