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.We offer transport all around the world. Please ask for a qu...