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Chinese Lap 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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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Silk, Plexiglass, Wood

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

"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

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Steel

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

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

Japanese 7-Pcs, Arita Sweetmeat Set & Matching Lacquer Box Meiji Period, 1880s
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A seven-piece Japanese Arita Sweetmeat set and matching lacquer box, Meiji period (1880-1890). Comprising of a central hexagonal dish and six-fan shaped outer dishes, each painted in...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Porcelain, Lacquer

Antique fine quality Oriental Japanese /Chinese black lacquer dressing screen
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large fine quality Oriental Japanese /Chinese C1900 black lacquer dressing screen room divider. Attractive designs on silk or similar fabric. A rare find. Would look amazing...
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Antique Early 1900s Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Silver Box
By Luen Wo
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Box, c1890. Two dragon on the hinged lid. Embossed and chased with fish and crustaceans. Marked with LH, for 'Luen Hing' ’联兴‘, a retailer based in Shanghai, b...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Chinese Export Silver Box
Chinese Export Silver Box
H 2.13 in W 2.96 in D 3.63 in
Black Lacquer Console Table with Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
Black lacquer console table with two drawers and hoof feet.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Bandaji Chest circa late 19th century toward the end of Joseon Dynasty from Gyeonggi Do. Bandaji is known as drop front half opening chest and was traditionally used to stor...
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Antique 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Brass

Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Considered the first step into the world of modern photocopying, the copying machine was among the first widely used devices to successfully produce an exact copy of an original writ...
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Antique 18th Century English Other Historical Memorabilia

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Mahogany

Stars Table Lacquered Solid Wood Top and Bronze Base
Located in Paris, FR
Dining table stars with lacquered solid wood top and bronze base with stainless steel inside.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tables

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Antique Chinese Red and Black Lacquer Wedding Basket With Gold Leaf
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique Chinese Wooden Wedding Basket (c. 1860 - 1880) with red and black lacquer finish. So-called Peking opera basket. Top in gold leaf design depicts a Chinese sage on horseback w...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf

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China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
Located in Wilton, CT
China Trade Lap Desk With Pop-up Compartments and Secret Drawers. Retro-fited with Brass English
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
H 11 in W 19 in D 17 in
19th Century Chinese Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality Chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1820. Brass bound around
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Tambour Campaign Writing Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Quality Chinese export camphor wood lap desk, circa 1820. Made for sea Captains and military
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Export Lap Desk with Chinoserie Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Chinese Export Lap Desk with Chinoserie Decoration
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Burr Campaign Lap Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-19th century burr campaign lap desk, circa 1860. Good quality Chinese export burr writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks

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Walnut

Mid 19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Asian Burl Wood & Elmwood Scholar's Lap Floor Desk Stationary Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Uniquely conceived Asian scholar's writing table with flaps and drawers as well as open tier for housing paperwork, stationary etc. Simple lines with old patina. Some ink stains pres...
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Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

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
Large Chinese Export Brass Inlaid Amboyna Lap Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese export amboyna wood brass inlaid lap desk of large scale opening to reveal a fully fitted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Boxes

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Amboyna

19th Century Camphor Campaign Tambour Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century camphor campaign tambour writing desk, circa 1860 Fine quality Chinese export
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks

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Hardwood

Quality 19th Century Military Campaign Camphor Wood Roll Top Writing Slope
Located in Benington, Herts
quality Chinese export camphor wood metamorphic writing slope / lap desk dating to circa 1850 was made for
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Original Charlotte Horstmann Hong Kong Military Campaign Chest of Drawers Desk
By Charlotte Horstmann
Located in GB
Japanese bronze stirrup lies next to an Anglo-Indian rosewood lap desk; a Khmer bronze stands beside a low
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Early 20th Century Hong Kong Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Writing Desk on Stand Stamped RE Johnson
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Writing desk on Stand stamped R E Johnson on base> The boxed lap desk with brass mounts opens to
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Writing Desk on Stand Stamped RE Johnson
Writing Desk on Stand Stamped RE Johnson
H 21.5 in W 17 in D 10.5 in
Collection of 19th Century Boxes from the Estate of Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
grain painted lap desk (11 across, 8 deep and 4 tall). The edges are painted to resemble metal mounts as
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Iron

19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
A early-19th century Asian hardwood lap desk on stand. A similar one is pictured in "The Decorative
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks

Materials

Wood

A Collection Of Period Boxes
Located in Alexandria, VA
A collection of boxes including several tea caddies, a China trade trunk, a lap desk, a document
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

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