Vietnamese Brass and wood Folding Side Table, form the 1950s

Vietnamese folding side table, from the 1950s. This folding coffee table/tea table consists of two parts consisting of a solid wood base carved with dragons and bamboo. The top is a bronze patinated brass. Richly decorated, with scenes from village life: a fisherman, two farmers, one with his buffalo, a european/settler (recognizable by his colonial helmet and clothing, probably an officer), dragon in the middle and bats all around, flowers and symbols. Former french indochina (vietnam).

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