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.


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Very fine, French, Louis XV style chinoiserie commode
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
Very fine, French, Louis XV style, black lacquer (chinoiserie) bureauplat
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
Italian, Baroque period, chinoiserie, painted and parcel-gilt secretaire bookcase
Item No. 586
Italian, Baroque period, chinoiserie, painted and parcel-gilt secretaire bookcase

Early 18th century.

91" high by 48½" wide by 21¼" deep
Fine, French, Louis XV style chinoiserie sauteuse sans traverse (two drawer commode)
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.

Fine, English, George III period, chinoiserie and parcel-gilt, tall-case clock
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.

Louis XV style, chinoiserie secretary (
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
Louis XV style, chinoiserie commode scriban
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