Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo Desk Attributed to R.J.Horner

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R.J. Horner Antique American Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift Top Desk Satin wood & Birch , Maple … Read more R.J. Horner Antique American Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift Top Desk Satin wood & Birch , Maple Birds Eye Maple
Tall Bamboo Secretary 1890s with Chinese Chippendale Influence
52 x 32 x 23 1/2 in. (132.1 x 81.3 x 59.7 cm.)

R.J. Horner An American Furniture Maker , This Desk Demonstrates an appropriation and absorption of Asian Aesthetics in response to a mass trend . American Magazines at the time Declared Bamboo the perfect material to furnish a sophisticated home.

East Asian inspired furniture design gained popularity as Chinese bamboo furniture became fashionable in England during the 1800's
The American consumer became further acquainted with East Asian aesthetics through the militarized initiation of Japanese American trade in 1856 and the soaring popularity of the Japanese Pavilion at the 1876 Centennial Exposition See less