Small Herbalist Chest, Warm Elm colour-black including its carved outer frame

including its carved outer frame

the middle backrest is carved in relief with a 'ruyi'

decorative curved support

given a fresh take with a distressed blue lacquer

or in a reception room where space is at a premium

Small Herbalist Chest, Warm Elm colour-black including its carved outer frameChinese herbalists used chests containing dozens of small drawers to hold their medicines for hundreds of years. This little warm elm chest is a modern take on the apothecary chest, smaller in size but with larger drawers that are ideally sized to hold up to 25 CDs each. It is also great as a side table, in a bathroom for storing lotions and potions, or even as a sock drawer in the bedroom. The drawers are all made with dovetail joints, with a simple