An English Laqué Secretary Bookcase with Chinoiserie Decor

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Van Nie Antiquairs
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Name
An English Laqué Secretary Bookcase with Chinoiserie Decor
Reference
VNAA13316
Techniques
Molded
Colors
Red, Green, Black, Brown, Gold
Categories
Furniture Case Pieces & Storage Bookcases
Materials
Bronze Glass Lacquer
Styles
Chinoiserie
Periods
19th Century Antique
Origins
United Kingdom
Subject
Animals
Description
  • Two-part piece 
  • The upper case with molded broken pediment cornice 
  • The cornice overhanging two glass arched doors 
  • These doors open to reveal inner shelves offering convenient storage for books
  • The lower section, larger in depth, is made of a drop-front desk at the top opening to open compartments, surrounded by petite drawers and the writing area, underneath a drawer a cellar and yellow colored
  • The bottom part has two small and two long drawers
  • Bronze mounts
  • The furniture is decorated with a beautiful gilt plethora scenes in Chinoiserie decor: landscapes, exotic animals and figures. The sides are no less beautiful decorated.
  • Raised on scrolled bracket feet

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