Pair of original side tables

Pair of antique high side tables with a single drawer in the middle. Well maintained, good quality. Price is per pair.

These side tables were known in China as tea tables. Tea tables were high side tables and used not only for serving tea, when they would be placed between a pair of chairs, but also as stands for incense burners or vases of flowers. During the Ming dynasty they were square shaped with straight legs, but tea tables with curved legs and circular bases became popular in the Qing Dynasty.