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18th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
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for sale €21,645     $23,495
£18,500
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18th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase

18th century
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For sale is a good quality 18th century chinoiserie Secretary bookcase. The top of the bookcase has an ornately shaped and carved pediment, above a single arched mirror door, opening to reveal a fully fitted interior which is also profusely decorated with chinoiserie. Below this, there is a candle slide, above the fall front which opens to reveal a shaped and stepped interior to include various drawers, pigeon holes and a well. The bureau base has an arrangement of three graduated drawers, each with brass handles. This piece is raised on bracket feet and is in very good condition for its age, having a superb patinated finish.

Physical Dimensions
Height
245.1cm (96.50")
Width
91.4cm (35.98")
Depth
59.1cm (23.27")
Declaration

FB Antiques has dated this Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase to the Georgian era.

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SA934672
Dealers Internal Reference
S26-61
Description
For sale is a good quality 18th century chinoiserie Secretary bookcase.
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The top of the bookcase has an ornately shaped and carved pediment, above a single arched mirror door, opening to reveal a fully fitted interior which is also profusely decorated with chinoiserie.
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Below this, there is a candle slide, above the fall front which opens to reveal a shaped and stepped interior to include various drawers, pigeon holes and a well. The bureau base has an arrangement of three graduated drawers, each with brass handles. This piece is raised on bracket feet and is in very good condition for its age, having a superb patinated finish.

Height
245.1cm (96.50")
Width
91.4cm (35.98")
Depth
59.1cm (23.27")
Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA934672
Dealers Internal Ref
S26-61
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An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers.
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Archive I An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers.

18th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase

Archive II An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View II
Archive III An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View VIII
Archive IX An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View IX
Archive X An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View X
Archive XI An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View XI
Archive XII An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View XII
Archive XIII An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View XIII
Archive XIV An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers. View XIV
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Rawlings Farm Buildings
Unit 7 Main Road
Rettendon Common
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 8DY
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Jul 2014
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An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers.
18th Century Lacquer And Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Ref: SA934672
An 18th-century red and gold lacquer Chinoiserie bureau bookcase featuring an arched bonnet top, detailed landscape illustrations, a fall-front writing surface, and lower drawers.
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Chinoiserie bureau bookcases originated in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, reflecting Europes fascination with East Asian art and motifs. European cabinetmakers developed techniques known as japanning to imitate oriental lacquerware on traditional furniture forms like writing bureaux and cabinets.

These pieces typically utilized softwood or oak carcases covered with layers of shellac-based varnish, gesso, and pigments to create a smooth surface. Decorative scenes were painted using raised plasterwork, gilding, and metal powders to mimic authentic Asian lacquer.

Authentic period pieces show age-appropriate craquelure or fine cracking in the lacquer finish, hand-cut dovetail joints on internal drawers, and hand-forged iron or cast brass hardware. The timber underneath often exhibits natural shrinkage and tool marks consistent with historic manufacturing.

A Chinoiserie bureau bookcase functions as a focal focal point in a living area, study, or hallway. Positioning the piece against neutral or deeply saturated wall colours allows the gilded detailed artwork to stand out while balancing contemporary and period elements.

Keep lacquered furniture away from direct sunlight and fluctuating heat sources to prevent cracking or lifting of the finish. Dust gently with a soft dry microfiber cloth, avoiding water, commercial sprays, or abrasive polishes that can degrade historic gilding.
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