19TH CENTURY BURMESE HAND PAINTED TEAK VILLAGE TABLE

Description 19TH CENTURY BURMESE PAINTED TEAK VILLAGE TABLE CIRCA 1890. RARE TABLE FROM MYANMAR (FORMERLY BURMA) .  THIS TABLE WAS FROM A VILLAGE WHERE THE ELDERS WOULD GATHER ROUND TO DISCUSS LOCAL ISSUES.  HAND PAINTED ON THE SIDE, WHICH ROUGHLY TRANSLATES AS ‘HERON WATER POT  SHENG KHU TASHI – COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION’ TEAK TOP WHICH TRACES OF THE ORIGINAL PAINT, OPENS OUT WITH THE LEAVES PULL OUT BARERS TO MAKE AN 8 FOOT LONG TABLE AND WITH A 22 1/4″ KNEE HEIGHT, PROVIDES ADEQUATE SPACE TO FUNCTION AS A DINING TABLE, EITHER IN THE KITCHEN OR ENTERTAINMENT ROOM. BASE HAS RETAINED IT’S PAINT BETTER, WHICH FORMS A PERFECT BACK DROP FOR THE ELEGANT BURMESE HAND PAINTED TEXT.   ORIGINALLY THIS TEXT HAS EVIDENCE OF BEING ON BOTH SIDES, BUT HAS BEEN RUBBED OFF ON THE REVERSE.  STANDING ON 4 SUBSTANTIAL ROUND STRAIGHT LEGS. EXPECTED SURFACE MARKS, MINOR NON STRUCTURALLY COMPRISING AGE SPLITS, FADING AND LOSSES TO PAINT WORK.