Unusual Chinese Export Lacquer Box Decorated with Cockerels

Unusual Chinese Export Lacquer Box Decorated with CockerelsA charming and decorative Chinese export black lacquer box, exquisitely gilt decorated with cockerels and oriental dragons. Canton, Qing dynasty, mid 19th century. Why we like them A charming object to decorate a coffee table or a console, also useful to store small bits, jewellery, etc. with gusto. Such luxurious items were popular in England during the height of fashion for oriental exoticism, called chinoiserie in Europe. Available to order through

A superbly decorative pair of painted wrought iron wall lights or sconces

the beautifully patinated original colour of these chairs

decorated in Royal Blue cobalt glaze and gilding

and the rich variant of Corinthian called the composite order

This armchair relates to 'French Chair' designs in the George II picturesque manner illustrated in Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director

rosewood veneered tip-up top with original brass latch

A very chic pair of gilt brass

and was found in a tomb in Agrigento

A set of fourteen chairs of this pattern with square seats are illustrated in S

Made of extremely dense solid Cuban mahogany

reflecting the change in taste from carved to veneered and inlaid furniture

dated 1792