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Material: Zitan
Side table made and designed in Japan for the Liberty and Co.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Liberty and Co. was established in 1875 by Arthur Lisenby Liberty with the intention of selling goods and furniture from all around the British empire. By the end of the XIX th ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Zitan Furniture
Materials
Zitan
Chinese Altar or Console made of exotic wood
Located in PARIS, FR
Chinese altar also used as console or side table. Made of exotic hard wood, probably zitan, with a dark patina. It features voluptuous flared edges and spandrels carved in cloud moti...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Qing Zitan Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Zitan
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