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ANTIQUE #SA937816

A Chinese Export Lacquer Dressing Mirror

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Cave Decorative Arts

A rare early 19th century Chinese lacquer dressing mirror, in black lacquer with gilt chinoiserie decoration of vines and vignettes of pagodas and landscaped rocky gardens, the original detachable oval mirror surmounted by a cartouche, the stepped serpentine base retaining two sets of highly decorated lacquer boxes in superb condition.
 
China, circa 1810
 
Provenance:
 
Edward Parker Esq., Alkincoats Hall, Colne, Lancashire.
 
Literature
 
A similar example is illustrated in Carl Crossman''s The China Trade and is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum, New York. In Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, an example retailed by the firm Town & Emanuel, is illustrated on p.453.
 
 
Internal Reference: 1044
Antique Number: SA937816
Dateline of this antique is Regency
Height is 84cm (33.1inches)
Width is 41cm (16.1inches)
Depth is 21cm (8.3inches)
Antique #SA937816, shown on this page, originates from the regency Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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Cave Decorative Arts
London
United Kingdom
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD
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