Large Elm Daybed with Carved Apron Batik 15% Cotton

15% Cotton

Made from 100% wool and coloured using a variety of pale grey hues

and are each strung with a colourful

is reminiscent of the Chinese tea tables that would be positioned between a pair of chairs for serving tea or other refreshment

but in this case the extending top rail that gives the style its name is only slightly curved

Large Elm Daybed with Carved Apron Batik 15% CottonShanxi, circa 1850 This beautiful daybed would be ideal today as a very large coffee table or against a wall piled high with cushions. It has an ornately carved apron on each side and 'sword' legs supported by double stretchers. The colour and finish are original, worn on the top surface to the richly grained elm wood beneath.