STYLE: Private Collections
STYLE: Private Collections
A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUERED BUREAU BOOKCASE, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 12, 05:03 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUERED BUREAU BOOKCASE, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
the upper section with panelled cupboard door enclosing shelves, the lower section with a slope with lopers enclosing a fitted interior and a well, above two short drawers and two long drawers
181cm. high, 83cm. wide, 47cm. deep; 5ft. 11¼in., 2ft. 8 3/4in., 1ft. 6½in.
Exported from China to be sold on the European market, this bureau bookcase mixes an English form with exotic lacquer panels. For a related example, see that illustrated in Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture 1715-1740, China, 2009, p. 51, pl. 1:44.