English 19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Commode with Five Drawers

An Italian faux painted commode from the 18th century, with three drawers and black accents. Created in England during the 18th century, this faux painted commode features a rectangu...

An English painted wood four-drawer commode from the late 19th century, with old paint, new scrollwork motifs and turnip feet. Born in England during the later years of the 19th cent...

An Italian neoclassical style painted wood three drawer commode from the 19th century, with mythological scenes. Created in Italy during the 19th century, this neoclassical commode d...

An English black lacquer secretary bookcase from the 19th century, with glass doors, drop-front desk and gold Chinoiserie décor. Created in England during the 19th century, this secr...

A mid 20th Century carved, hand painted and ebonized continental chinoiserie chest. The three drawers with Asian style decoration with gilt highlights. The French form with curved bo...

19th century gilt bronze-mounted lacquered commode. 19th century French commode structure made with the drawers of an 18th century lacquered Japanese cabinet. Unique and very rare ...

Elegant Louis XV style chest of drawers dating from the first half of the 20th century. The black-lacquered body is embellished with curved cartouches painted in red, decorated with ...

A sophisticated Queen Anne-period chinoiserie japanned chest raised on elegant cabriole legs with 'pony foot' carved detailing. This early-18th century chest on stand demonstrates the charming and highly fashionable English domestic interpretation of oriental scenes of pagodas, rockwork, trees, ornamental bridges, mythical birds, and figures dressed in the oriental manner, holding parasols and cavorting in gardens. All in remarkable condition having survived some three hundred years. Chests on cabriole supports of this form were also very much in fashion in the American colonies during this early Queen Anne-period (1702-1714). Sometimes erroneously referred to as ‘'lacquer''. The fashion icon Coco Chanel furnished her exquisite Paris apartments largely in the European chinoiserie taste. References: V & A Museum, London - The development of English black japanning 1620-1820. Literature and further reading: John Stalker and George Parker...