18th Century Georgian Corner Cabinet With Chinoiserie Motif

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This is a English Antique Georgian bow front cabinet, which has fixed
shelves inside and a locking door.
The Chinoiserie … Read more This is a English Antique Georgian bow front cabinet, which has fixed
shelves inside and a locking door.
The Chinoiserie decoration or Japanning as it is known in Europe,
is beautifully decorated with Figures, Birds, Rocks and Trees, and
a Pagoda in the background.
This is a lovely and useful piece of furniture when a quiet corner asks
for some interest. The late Coco Chanel decorated her apartment with
several pieces of Chinoiserie.
Literature:
English Furniture Of The Eighteenth Century, Herbert Cescinsky, George Routledge & Sons (1911) vol. I, p. 215, fig 224. Dated 1725-1730.
Refs:
The development of English black japanning 1620-1820 …
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