Scholar's Desk, Warm Elm finish-lacquer The rear panel includes a

The rear panel includes a hole for feeding wires through

provide useful storage space for papers and pens

The four panels are held together with brass hinges

here in light elm

phonebooks and other odds and ends

Scholar's Desk, Warm Elm finish-lacquer The rear panel includes aTables like this warm elm version, simple in style with two or three drawers, were commonly used by Chinese scholars of the Qing dynasty. The 'horse hoof' shaped feet and curved aprons that stretch between each leg give it a distinctive oriental feel but otherwise the style is quite plain, with simple ring handles on each of the three drawers. Made from solid wood, it works beautifully as a dressing table, as an elegant hall table or as a narrow desk