The timber, distinctive patterned bone inlay and reeded legs are characteristic of furniture from the Philippines. England exerted a strong influence on local furniture production from the late 18th century as contact with the British increased with the global trade of raw materials (R.N. Villegas, 'Classic Furniture in the Paulino Que Collection', Arts of Asia, January-February 1991, pp. 69-79). A closely related sideboard from the Paulino Que Collection is illustrated op.cit., p.69, fig.1.