Exceptional side table with a "puddingstone" panel on the top side - China, Shanxì Province - elm wood. Side table used to serve tea or wine during receptions - the relevant detail of this piece consists of the insert on the table top which is formed by a harmonious amalgam of agate and other marble stones fixed with gluing and glazed materials on the surface with an effect that - due to its consistency - makes it similar to a marble slab (this amalgam is called puddingstone)