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Chinese Export Lacquer Desk

Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese export, circa 1820. An exceptional quality and rare form. Featuring figural landscape
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Giltwood, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer and Gilt Davenport Desk
Located in Brea, CA
Early 19th century Chinese export lacquer and gilt Davenport desk, the entire finely decorated with
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market Canton
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

black lacquer wood chinoiserie travel Desk George III
Located in Valladolid, ES
Travel desk made of lacquered and gilded wood with drawers inside, reserved scenes with figures in
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Antique 1790s English Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Metal

A Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful Chinese Export black and gold lacquer desk, elaboratly decorated with detailed
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks

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Gold

Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare mid 18th century Chinese Export lacquer bureau on stand. Probably made in Canton
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century English Regency Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Chinese export (19th Century) black lacquer desk with foliate trim and Chinese
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Late Qing Period Chinese Gilt and Black Lacquer Partner's Desk and Chair
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
A Chinese Gilt and Black Lacquer Partner's Desk and Chair, Late Qing/Republican Period 民国 黑漆金木桌椅一套
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

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Lacquer

19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830. Stunning quality Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

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Alabaster

Cartier Paris 1930 Art Deco Lacquered Geometric Desk Cock In 935 Sterling Silver
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric desk clock designed by Cartier. This fabulous one of a kind desk table clock is an
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Silver, Sterling Silver

Stunning quality pair of Chinese export canton black lacquer desk cabinet
Located in TOULON, FR
Stunning quality pair of Chinese export canton black lacquer desk cabinet China, circa 1830 The
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Antique Early 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Folding Floor Screen with Stone Insets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A six panel hinged folding floor screen from China circa end of the 19th- early 20th century. Each
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Stone

Vintage Chinese Carved Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extraordinary single vintage Chinese style chair is in great condition, is a beautiful hand
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinese Export Chairs

Materials

Teak, Wood, Cane

Vintage Chinese Carved Armchair
Vintage Chinese Carved Armchair
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H 35 in W 21 in D 22 in
Portuguese-colonial Japanese Namban lacquer Vargueno Cabinet, circa 1600
Located in Amsterdam, NL
presence in Japan in 1639 (Oliver Impey & Christiaan Jörg, Japanese export lacquer 1580-1850, Amsterdam
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Antique Early 1600s Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Gold, Brass

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19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional palatial quality pair of 19th century Chinese cloisonné Fu dogs featuring gold gilding over copper. Chinese cloisonné objects were intended primarily for the furnishi...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

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Copper, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
H 26 in W 27 in D 14.25 in
19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A antique Victorian era English campaign style brass bound mahogany portable lap desk / writing slope with nicely aged patina. circa 1850 Commonly used by military officers in the f...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Ivory Lacquer Table Base by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 20th century faux goatskin table base of ivory lacquer made in the Hollywood Regency chinoiserie style. The table bears a label from its maker, Henredon. (For reference, the tab...
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Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Ormolu Mounted Malachite French Vases after a design by Galberg
By Ekaterinburg Faceting Factory, Russia
Located in London, GB
A pair of ormolu mounted malachite Ekaterinburg vases after a design by I.I. Galberg French, 20th century Height 51cm, diameter 32cm Crafted to a design by the prestigious architect...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Vases

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Malachite, Ormolu

Rare Pair of 19th C. Bohemian Uranium Color Decanters Ottoman/Turkish Market
Located in New York, NY
A very rare and impressive pair of 19th century Bohemian cut crystal Uranium color decanters/bottles with gold and platinum hand-painted decoration made for the Turkish/Ottoman marke...
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Antique 19th Century Czech Islamic Bottles

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Chinese Export Bronze-Mounted Red Lacquer and Parcel-Gilt Cabinets
Located in Hudson, NY
On later stands, each fitted with a pair of cabinet doors opening to shelves. Loose translation of the calligraphy across the four doors reads: "Going tens of miles in Jiangnan in ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Carved Cinnabar Pot with Two Dragons
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese cinnabar pot, produced within the Daoguang period (1890-1920), the body beautifully carved, detailing two celestial dragons, the interior painted in black lacquer. Markings...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Cinnabar Box
Located in Miami, FL
A fine antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer lidded round box carved with a scene with a young boy and a seated elderly bearded sage within a rocky landscape with trees. The "dragon's...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery Panel
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite piece of antique embroidery from the 19th century with supporting documents from Hong Kong. Two sleeves of high officials combined to create an intricate panel. The art tel...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

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Plexiglass, Wood, Silk

Ferdinando Vichi Lifesize Marble Figure "Apollo Belvedere"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ferdinando Vichi (Italian, 1875-1945) A fine and lifesize Italian white Carrara marble Greco-Roman figure of the Belvedere Apollo, after the original, now in the Vatican Museum, the ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

18th Century Chinese 4 Panel Coromandel Landscape and Figural Screen
Located in Sharon, CT
Offering an early 4 Part carved and lacquered paneled screen, scenes on both sides, each section divided into three parts plus a skirt. Fine carved landscapes on one side and figures...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Qing Dynasty Red Lacquered Scroll Box with Distressed Gold Chinoiserie
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty red lacquered lidded scroll box from the 19th century with distressed gold chinoiserie motifs. Resting on a scalloped plinth accented with discreet foliage, th...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

"Moleskine" Portable Atelier Desk Designed by Philippe Nigro for Driade
By Philippe Negro, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Moleskine" is a desk, designed by Philippe Nigro and manufactured by Driade, with a folding top in birch plywood and oak veneer. Matte black painted steel structure with cable flap....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
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Antique 19th Century French Moorish Busts

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th Century Rococo Style Meissen Porcelain Parrot and Flower Lidded Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An incredible pair of 19th century Rococo Style Meissen Porcelain parrot and flower encrusted lidded vases. Each is absolutely stunning with a variety of hand-painted and encrusted f...
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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Vases

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Porcelain

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Antique Chinese Export Carved and Gilded Black Lacquered Desk and Chair
Located in Antwerp, BE
A sensationally chic Chinese export dual pedestal desk with matching chair .The classically British
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK & GILT LACQUER & MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUREAU
Located in New York, NY
A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK AND GILT LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BUREAU FROM THE DANISH ROYAL
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Desks

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, Middlesex
was described in an inventory as a black lacquered Chinese chest of drawers with a secretary desk and
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Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

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Lacquer

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Black Lacquer Desk
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century black lacquer bureau plat, the surfaces all with foliate gilt decoration upon
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Chinese Red Cloisonné Enamel Opium Smoking Set Box with Accoutrements
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Chinese opium smoking set in red cloisonné enamel and shaped like a parallelogram
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Metal

Rare circa 1900 Chinese Export Hand-Carved Writing Desk Ebonized Black Lacquer
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this jawing dropping circa 1900 hand-carved Chinese export hand
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

19th Century Chinese Canton Black Lacquered Desk Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830. Stunning quality Chinese
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

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Lacquer

18th-19th Century Chinese Export Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Knee Hole Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderfully all over decorated Chinoiserie decorated knee hole desk. Decorated bracket Feet
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Alter Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
surface. Presented in black lacquer which has worn through. Now useful as a desk with a drawer in each
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Canton Black Lacquered Desk Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830. Stunning quality Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Desks

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export Lap Desk on Later Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th century Chinese export lacquered traveling desk decorated overall with figures in a garden
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export Lap Desk on Later Stand
Chinese Export Lap Desk on Later Stand
H 6 in W 17.25 in D 10.25 in
A Very Unusual Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk
Located in New York, NY
A Very Unusual Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Exquisite Antique Chinese Export Gilt Decorated Black Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Outstanding late 19th century Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer cabinet on stand. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

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Wood

Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Cylinder Roll Desk and Chair, 19th/20th C.
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese export gilt black lacquer desk with a cylinder roll top supported on cabriole legs together
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Early 20th Century Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Red Rosewood Lacquered Solid Teak Desk Good for a Dressing Table as Well
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice Chinese vintage red lacquered Rosewood desk or
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables

Materials

Teak

19th Century Chinese Canton Black Laquered Desk Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning quality Chinese export desk, circa 1830. Main feature is the rare alabaster doors
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinoiseries Lacquered English Cabinet, circa 1870
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning lacquered with chinoiseries Chinois cabinet made ordered to be exported and then the
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Antique 1870s German Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Gold

Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Dining Table / Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
small calligraphy table. This dark brown table with black lacquer can double as a desk or a dining table
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood, Elm

An Unusual & Important Painting by Ralph Cahoon
Located in Downingtown, PA
sailor before a Chinese Export lacquered desk. The mermaid sits on a yellow garden seat and the sailor
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Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Scarlet Japanned Traveling Desk on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very pretty Chinese export scarlet lacquer traveling desk circa 1860, decorated overall with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Scarlet Japanned Traveling Desk on Stand
Scarlet Japanned Traveling Desk on Stand
H 20.5 in W 18.75 in D 10 in
18th Century English Black Lacquered and Gold Painted Wood Bureau Chest
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Chinese exports black lacquered chinoiserie and golded painted with flowers, animals
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Commodes and Chest...

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Bronze

William and Mary English Black Lacquer Bureau Commode, Chinoiserie
Located in Valladolid, ES
most exported lacquers were the Japanese ones, and from 1700 the Chinese ones came to dominate the
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Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

c.1830 Jennens & Bettridge M.O.P. Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
EXCITING AND ANCIENT HISTORY, ORIGINATING IN CHINA IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE 2ND CENTURY AD. IT HAS BEEN
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20th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

18th Century Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decoration Chinese Export Writing Desk
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 18th century black lacquer Chinese export writing desk with chinoiserie decoration. Unusual
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Polychrome Pedestal Desk Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite Chinese export pedestal three-part desk or writing table featuring a beautifully
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks

Materials

Brass

Napoleon III Chinese Lacquer Box and Tray Writing Kit, Circa 1870
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
matchbox, all on a tray. The set is decorated in Chinese lacquer, on the mailbox is represented a scene of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Sets

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century English Tortoise Bamboo, Lacquer and Leather Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish desk was recently purchased in London and has been restored to its full glory with its
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chinese Export Desks

Chinese Abacus by Lotus Flower
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Chinese abacus dating from 1912 to 1949. A black lacquered frame secured with brass corners
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Chinese Abacus by Lotus Flower
Chinese Abacus by Lotus Flower
H 4.25 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Bonheur du Jour
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exceptional black lacquer and silver and gold gilt decorated bonheur du jour from the early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Chinese Red Lacquer Console Table with Lattice Shelf, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
export market that catered to Western tastes. An unusual design element for Chinese tables, the splayed
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Scholar Painting Table with Bamboo Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Ming-dynasty style Chinese recessed-leg scholar's painting table with bamboo stripes inlay. It
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Elm

Chinese Dry Bar Cabinet or Hollywood Regency Style Chinoiserie Bedside Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
. This black and gold lacquered Chinese cabinet is made with Jiangxi style decor. The side and front
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Chinese Export Lacquer Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A 19th century Chinese Export gilt decorated lacquer desk, the front having five drawers with cast
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Lacquer Desk
Chinese Export Lacquer Desk
H 32 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Chinese Export Lacquer Writing Desk
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Chinoiserie-decorated Chinese Export lacquer writing / sewing table with two covered sewing bins
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Lacquer Writing Desk
Chinese Export Lacquer Writing Desk
H 30 in W 28.5 in D 17.5 in
Rare Chinese Export Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Charming Chinese export desk made for the American market in three parts, stretcher base with bold
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Gold

Rare Chinese Export Desk
Rare Chinese Export Desk
H 51.5 in W 24 in D 27 in
Chinese Export Black Lacquer Cabinet and Secretary
Located in Miami, FL
First quarter 19th century, the scrolled pediment above a pair of doors decorated with oriental landscapes and figures. The interrior containing a series of drawers centered by a mi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Black Lacquered and Hard Stone Mounted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Louisville, KY
Chinese Export Black Lacquered and Hard Stone Mounted Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century; in two parts
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Early 20th Century Chinese Georgian Desks

Elegant Chinese Export Lacquer Cabinet/Desk, Circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
# E219 - A rare Chinese lacquer cabinet desk on stand. This piece relates to the popular English
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Bookcases

Chinoiserie Writing Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Charming Chinese export desk made for the American market in three parts, stretcher base with bold
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Desks

Materials

Gold

Chinoiserie Writing Desk
Chinoiserie Writing Desk
H 51.5 in W 24 in D 27 in
George II Desk Armchair with Chinese Export Lacquer, circa 1760
Located in Paris, FR
A fine English George II period desk chair, the lacquer Chinese export (painted in Canton), circa
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Antique 1760s English George II Armchairs

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Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Export Lacquer Box on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Export lacquer box on stand. A fine example of Chinese lacquer work made for the export
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Side Tables

Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese black & Gilt Chinoiserie decorated desk. Top has two cabinet doors decorated
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Desk
Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Desk
H 66.5 in W 30.25 in D 29.75 in
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Chinese Export Lacquer Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese export lacquer desk you’re looking for. Each Chinese export lacquer desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese export lacquer desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese export lacquer desk, those designed in Regency styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Chinese Export Lacquer Desk?

Prices for a Chinese export lacquer desk start at $750 and top out at $53,800 with the average selling for $7,575.