Veneer Asian Art and Furniture

The furniture in this extraordinary study was designed in 1913 by Hans Bolek, an extremely talented student of the legendary Josef Hoffmann, and was impressively presented at the ren...

inspired by the unique geometries of origami art, our mahjong table is distinctly modern in spirit. hand-crafted in solid ash wood and completed with an ...

an artisanal coffee table that is designed to capture the natural profile of stone pebbles. with a precious caramel onyx from turkey and an organic curling base crafted entirely in s...

An artisanal coffee table that is designed to capture the natural profile of stone pebbles. with a precious caramel onyx from turkey and an organic curling base crafted entirely in s...

an artisanal dining table designed to capture the natural profile of stone pebbles. Elegantly adorned with a precious jade green marble top and ...

A remarkable straits Chinese (also known as Peranakan or Nyonya) carved hardwood and bamboo inlaid and embellished table-form stand, originally for dis...

Large Japanese 3-section Clothing Chest, crafted of chestnut and cedar with the entire facade of a thick rosewood veneer. The storage composition has multiple drawers of varying sizes, hinged double door compartment with interior sliding kimono trays, and two sets of top storage sliding doors highlighted in flat panels of gold leafed cloth paper with an interior shelf and drawer on one side. The facade hardware of copper & brass having bale shaped handles on the drawers, some with clover shaped keyholes and sliding covers. The side handles of iron (one missing on the inside side of the chest having the kimono trays). The top section’s top center drawer has a harmonica imbedded on the backside of the interior of the chest, wherein when the drawer is opened or closed the harmonica is played. The chest is versatile in the configuration of the units. It can be used as a large single piece by using the additional base, crown and joining bar or separately as three individual chests, or two of the chests can be stacked to create a tall unit. Measurements: Overall: 64-7/8”high x 69-1/2”wide x 16-1/4”deep. Each upright chest...

An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon Measures: H. 16 x W. 24.6 x D. 16.1 cm An exceptional Gujarati casket with a rectangular box and truncated pyramidal lid (with slopes on each side and a flat top) made from exotic wood, probably teak (Tectona grandis), covered with a mother-of-pearl mosaic. The tesserae, cut from the shell of the green turban sea snail (Turbo marmoratus, a marine gastropod) in the shape of fish scales, are pinned to the wooden structure with silver ball-headed nails. The casket is set on bracket feet on the corners. The masterfully engraved decoration of the silver mounts follows the most refined and erudite Mannerist repertoire of rinceaux and ferroneries dating from the mid-16th century. The high quality and refinement of the silver mounts and, likewise, the silver nails that replaced the original brass pins used to hold the mother-of-pearl tesserae in place indicate the work of a silversmith probably working in Lisbon in the second half of the 16th century. The Indian origin of this production, namely from Cambay (Khambhat) and Surat in the present state of Gujarat in north India, is, as for the last three decades, consensual and fully demonstrated, not only by documentary and literary evidence - such as descriptions, travelogues and contemporary archival documentation - but also by the survival in situ of 16th-century wooden structures covered in mother-of-pearl tesserae. A fine example is a canopy decorating the tomb (dargah) of the Sufi saint, Sheik Salim Chisti (1478-1572) in Fatehpur Sikri in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, north India. This is an artistic production, geometric in character and Islamic in nature, where usually the mother-of-pearl tesserae form complex designs of fish scales or, similar to the dishes also made using the same technique, with the thin brass sheets and pins, stylized lotus flowers. The truncated pyramidal shape corresponds, like their contemporary tortoiseshell counterparts also made in Gujarat, to a piece of furniture used in the Indian subcontinent within the Islamic world prior to the arrival of the first Portuguese. This shape, in fact, is very old and peculiar to East-Asian caskets, chests or boxes used to contain and protect Buddhist texts, the sutras. A similar chest is the famous and large reliquary chest from Lisbon cathedral that once contained the relics of the city's patron saint, Saint Vincent. Both match in shape, having the same kind of socle or pedestal and bracket feet, and in their engraved silver mountings, featuring the same type of refined, erudite decoration. Their differences lie in the silver borders that frame the entire length of the edges of the chest (both the box and the lid), pinned with silver nails, and on the lock plate, shaped like a coat of arms in the Lisbon example. Given the exceptional dimensions of the reliquary casket...

This large buffet is part of a whole dining room set designed by Fritz Nagel and executed by Adolf Nagel in Vienna ca. 1910. Bib.: Innendekoration, Mein Heim mein Stolz, Band 21, 19...

A Vizagapatam pen-engraved veneered sandalwood portable writing desk with silver mounts India, Coromandel coast, Visakhapatnam, circa 1875 ...

This particularly unusual and classic-style french sideboard from the 1950s blends in with any stylish interior with its simple elegance. The warm brown tone of the high-quality maho...

Mughal India, Gujarat, 2nd half 17th century H. 22.4 x W. 30.3 x D. 26.8 cm This small cabinet has six drawers behind two doors. Originally ordered by the Portuguese, and made afte...

The Linley Riviera rouge desk is a unique desk with a high gloss finish featuring a Santos rosewood top and inlaid sycamore pinstripe inspired by yacht ...

Pair of Palatial Chinese Hardstone veneered Vases with hardstone cartouches of birds, flowers and fruits on Ebonized Stands.

4 chairs for a dining room, around 1800, provenance probably from a noble household in the Baltic States Mahogany, backrests and seat frames decorated with brass wire, designed in s...

- Mi-Century Modern cupboard chest tallboy - Manufactured by G Plan - Features 2 drawers and a cupboard with shelves.

re-imagining traditional oriental craftsmanship for the modern era, the hand-crafted clover mahjong table combines the timeless beauty of solid ashwood with a built-in wireless charg...

crafted with artful design and inspired by the profiles of interlocking puzzle pieces, our puzzle console caters to multiple purposes. the solid ash fra...

Rare 1940s Vintage Baker Furniture Satinwood and Walnut Chest With Pull Out Tray. Features 4 dovetailed drawers in smooth working condition. C...

Provenance: noble Family "von Puttkamer" from Berlin Brandenburg; on the back original marked with pencil "Henriette von Puttkamer" and a transport sticker, made of paper, from the railway "Waren (Müritz)" (Henriette v. P. lived from 1799 until 1878) This piece of furniture from the time of the German Empire has a tasteful lightness that is underlined by the extraordinary design. Both ends of the backrest are crowned by a reclining, hand-carved and gilded lion...

English Antique Centre entrance hall Table with the finest Burr Walnut Veneers to the top which is Crossbanded with Tulipwood and then finished with a fabulous Coromandel wood cross ...

An exceptional quality late 19th century French Petite desk made with exotic woods Amboyna , Purpleheart & Tulipwood crossbanding, the large central Gilt Bronze Cherub mount in the s...

The stunning Odyssey Desk is created in elegant hand dyed figured anigre and finished with bespoke nickel handles wrapped in leather and a leather writing...