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Mid-century Chinoiserie Lacquer Coffee Table with Raised Relief Detail
Colton Antiques
for sale €2,048     $2,223
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Mid-century Chinoiserie Lacquer Coffee Table with Raised Relief Detail

1920 - 1940
For Sale by Colton Antiques
Description

A striking Chinoiserie coffee table featuring highly decorative relief-raised panels and elegant gilt detailing against a deep black lacquer background. Its low profile and impressive visual presence make it an ideal centrepiece for a principal sitting room, drawing room, or stylish modern interior.

The table features intricate traditional landscape scenes rendered in raised relief, beautifully highlighted by hand-painted gold accents that catch the light. The elegant supports and border details complement the central artwork, creating a harmonious and sophisticated design.

The piece is in very good condition. The structural frame is solid with tight, firm joints, and the lacquer finish remains bright and clear. It has been carefully cleaned and wax-polished, showing only light, age-appropriate wear that enhances its authentic vintage character.

Dimensions:

* Length: 133cm

* Width: 93cm

* Height: 41cm

Declaration

Colton Antiques has dated this Chinoiserie Lacquer Coffee Table to the 1930s.

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SA1159557
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066
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A striking Chinoiserie coffee table featuring highly decorative relief-raised panels and elegant gilt detailing against a deep black lacquer background.
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Its low profile and impressive visual presence make it an ideal centrepiece for a principal sitting room, drawing room, or stylish modern interior.
Colton Antiques
fig 1. A rectangular black lacquer coffee table featuring polychrome raised relief scenes of figures in a landscape with ornate gilt borders.
fig 1. Mid-century Chinoiserie Lacquer Coffee Table with Raised Relief Detail

The table features intricate traditional landscape scenes rendered in raised relief, beautifully highlighted by hand-painted gold accents that catch the light. The elegant supports and border details complement the central artwork, creating a harmonious and sophisticated design.

fig 2. A rectangular black lacquer coffee table featuring polychrome raised relief scenes of figures in a landscape with ornate gilt borders.
fig 2. Mid-century Chinoiserie Lacquer Coffee Table with Raised Relief Detail

The piece is in very good condition. The structural frame is solid with tight, firm joints, and the lacquer finish remains bright and clear. It has been carefully cleaned and wax-polished, showing only light, age-appropriate wear that enhances its authentic vintage character.

Dimensions:

Length: 133cm

Width: 93cm

Height: 41cm

Date of Manufacture

Colton Antiques has dated this Chinoiserie Lacquer Coffee Table to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1159557
Dealers Internal Ref
066
Colton Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2024
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Archive I A rectangular black lacquer coffee table featuring polychrome raised relief scenes of figures in a landscape with ornate gilt borders.

Mid-Century Chinoiserie Lacquer Coffee Table With Raised Relief Detail

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A rectangular black lacquer coffee table featuring polychrome raised relief scenes of figures in a landscape with ornate gilt borders.
Mid-Century Chinoiserie Lacquer Coffee Table With Raised Relief Detail
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A rectangular black lacquer coffee table featuring polychrome raised relief scenes of figures in a landscape with ornate gilt borders.
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Mid-century Chinoiserie style furniture blends mid-20th-century structural forms with traditional European interpretations of East Asian decorative arts. Key features include black or red lacquer finishes, hand-painted motifs, raised hardstone relief panels, and gilt detailing.

These tables typically feature a solid timber frame finished with multiple coats of natural or synthetic lacquer. The raised decorative elements are often hand-carved from softstones such as soapstone, jadeite, or mother-of-pearl, accented with gilt painted borders.

Authentic mid-century examples exhibit solid joinery beneath the lacquer finish, natural aging or craquelure in the surface, and individually carved stone or shell embellishments rather than molded plastic elements.

A dark lacquered Chinoiserie table functions as a grounding central piece in a living room. Pairing it with contemporary neutral upholstery, metallic accents, or clean-lined architecture allows its detailed surface artwork to stand out without cluttering the visual field.

Dust the surface regularly with a dry, soft microfibre cloth to prevent scratching the polished lacquer. Avoid damp cloths, abrasive chemical cleaners, or direct sunlight, which can cause the lacquer coating to dry out or crack over time.
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