Square opium coffee table, solid teak, elephant legs

This opium coffee table is remarkable. Its beautiful general state of conservation. The presence of 4 squares of woven rattan on the top. It has the warm charm of a teak coffee table which brings a beautiful touch of exoticism. This square coffee table will add elegance and functionality to your living room, in the middle of an exotic or ethnic decor but not only... Simple, elegant and short on legs, the opium table will delight your guests with its orientalist touch. No snags, no missing parts, simple traces of use, treated wood. The table has been entirely sanded, its base has been stylized in an anthacite gray from the lubéron brand, a beautiful deep color. Top dimensions 80 X 80 cm for the record: chinese coffee tables in fine oriental wood date from the 19th century, in the middle of the qing dynasty. The dimensions of this piece of furniture, quite considerable, refer to its original function: in fact, it serves as an opium bed, on which customers lie down. This type of bed is found in the special opium dens that, from the first decades of the 19th century, spread widely throughout china and were gradually frequented by people belonging to all social classes. In the center of the table there is a typical woven rattan panel, with characteristic legs called "elephant" folded inside.