Vintage Terracotta Pot with Bats antique-sideboard The images shown here are

The images shown here are examples only

the handles and front clasp are original

The brass circular hardware on the doors adds simple decoration to the wardrobe's otherwise pure design and gives it a recognisably oriental feel

representative of the empress in China and a symbol for beauty and grace

this intricate marriage bed fascia is a work of art

Vintage Terracotta Pot with Bats antique-sideboard The images shown here areThese lovely stoneware pots are great as indoor plant holders. They were produced around the mid 20th century, originally used to store oil or wine. Each one incorporates four upside bats around the centre as a symbol for good luck. In Chinese words for "upside down" and "arrive" are homonyms, as are the words for "bat" and "fortune" so the inverted image of a bat is meant to convey the idea that happiness is arriving from heaven. Note that each pot