chinoiserie

European furniture employing Chinese style decorations and ornamentation which was popular in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Elaborately painted laquer is a common feature of chinoiserie furniture.

Antiques From Our Gallery

Item No. 970 Very fine, French, Louis XV style chinoiserie commode Of bombé form in black lacquer with original gilt bronze mounts and original rose de Brignoles marble top. Late 18th or early 19th century. 50½" wide by 35½" high by 25½" deep

Item No. 1061 Very fine, French, Louis XV style, black lacquer (chinoiserie) bureauplat With bronze d'ore mounts and original gilt, embossed leather blotter. Mid-19th century. 67" wide by 33½" deep by 30¼" high

Item No. 586 Italian, Baroque period, chinoiserie, painted and parcel-gilt secretaire bookcase Early 18th century. 91" high by 48½" wide by 21¼" deep

Item No. 924 Fine, French, Louis XV style chinoiserie sauteuse sans traverse (two drawer commode) In black lacquer, gilt-bronze mounted, painted and parcel-gilded; in the bombé form with veined marble top. 19th century.

Item No. 915 Fine, English, George I style, chinoiserie, fall-front secretary In black lacquer, painted and parcel gilded. Late 19th or early 20th century.

Item No. 802 Fine, English, George III period, chinoiserie and parcel-gilt, tall-case clock With clock dial signed "Sam Vale - Coventry." Late 18th century.

Item No. 394 Louis XV style, chinoiserie secretary ("dos d'ane") Painted and gilded with black lacquer base. Late 18th or early 19th century. 29" wide by 18" deep by 38" high

Item No. 439 Louis XV style, chinoiserie commode scriban Gilded and painted with ivory inlay. 19th century. 38" wide by 20" deep (when closed) 35" deep (when opened) by 43½" high