Early 19th Century Furniture

Antique Chinese padouk wood bench Provenance : Private collection Port Royal Montreal , purchased at Hyde Park Antiques New York City.  

Very fine example of Chinese Export furniture made for the English market during the Regency period and the epitome of Brighton Pavilion taste. The round tilt-top elaborately decorat...

Historically important and rare Japanese lacquer trunk with 275 family crests. This trunk, originally used for storing textiles, was commissioned by the Tokugawa Shogunate in the late Edo period to commemorate his allegiance with about 275 families associated with his court by using their family crests as the decoration. The crests are mostly rendered in gold leaf and there is some nashiji on the trunk's edges and on the interior of the lid. The bronze mounts are incized with more family crest imagery and show traces of the original gold leaf patina. All mon (family crests) are identified in calligraphy, also in gold lacquer. The main crest appearing on the center of the lid and again on the inside of the lid is that of the hollyhock. "The most illustrious bearers of the hollyhock as a family crest was one of the greatest bloodlines in Japanese history, the Tokugawa. Both the main shogunal line and branch families bearing the name of Matsudaira used variations of the hollyhock crest. Along with chrysanthemum and paulownia, the hollyhock occupied the pinnacle of prestige among Japanese crests." From Elements of Japanese Design, by John Dower. The underside of the lid has the dedication in calligraphy with another Tokugawa family crest. The text names the three hatamoto families (samurai families under retainer of the Tokugawa), Tayasu, Shimizu, Hitotsubashi. The calligraphy also mentions the prowess of the Tokugawa family, which back then was measured by rice barrels...

An Anglo-Siamese carved, gilt and painted armchair, having leopard carved arms with sitar playing deities, the pierced back rails with central medallion with deity and surrounding fo...

Bandaji book storage chest, Chonju-style, three drawers above double doors and drop door in center, with handle on either side, with Chinese locks, early 20th century, Korean.