{"product_id":"antique-chinese-hand-carved-elm-altar-coffee-table","title":"Antique Chinese Hand-Carved Elm Altar Coffee Table","description":"\u003cp\u003eLow and grounded, a Chinese altar table carved by hand and softened by a century of use. The piece a room quietly arranges itself around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe long top is solid elm, open grained and alive, its figure pouring down the boards in knots and long straight rays. Warm honey deepens to amber where the light sits longest. At each end the top lifts into an everted flange, that gentle upward scroll of the old altar tables, so the eye is carried up and out. Run your hand along it and you feel the small history of the wood, the worn seams, the places time has smoothed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow, the apron is where the maker lingered. Deep openwork panels carved with peony and vine and small figures run across the front, iron ring pulls hanging quiet at the center of each. In the recesses, faint traces of old blue green and gold still hold, the ghost of its first life. The corner brackets scroll into carved ruyi curls, and the legs turn out to scrolled feet wrapped in carved flowers. Nothing here was hurried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicture your evenings around it. A low light, a pot of tea, books stacked at one end and a candle burning down at the other. The drawers still slide, dark and soft inside from age, ready to keep the small things you reach for. Set a glass down, let the grain catch the last of the sun, and live around it the way it has been lived around before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a one of a kind antique. No two are alike and none will be made again. Every mark it carries it earned honestly, and it only grows warmer with another set of years on it. Bring it home and add yours to the ones already in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproximately 42\" W x 15\" D x 17\" H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolid elm with a natural weathered finish, hand carved openwork apron, iron ring pulls, carved ruyi corner brackets, scrolled carved feet, and working drawers. Traces of original polychrome. A genuine antique, with honest age wear and old repairs that are part of its character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shipping costs for furniture items are calculated after purchase. Once your order is confirmed, a shipping invoice will be sent to the email address on file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFurniture is available for pick up at our New York Gallery Store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFurniture delivery is available within a 2 hour driving distance of New York City.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e$150 delivery fee for locations within 20 miles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e$250 delivery fee for locations beyond 20 miles (up to a 2 hour drive)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Organic Erotic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45347496296471,"sku":"OE-FURN-ALTAR-001","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/4207\/2599\/files\/hf_20260726_204203_99f12bac-9e6b-4577-a001-7231df9a8267.png?v=1785266420","url":"https:\/\/www.organicerotic.com\/products\/antique-chinese-hand-carved-elm-altar-coffee-table","provider":"Organic Erotic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}