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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Pair of Antique Quality French Kingwood Marble Top Marquetry Bedside Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique quality French kingwood marble top marquetry inlaid bedside cabinets having quality serpentine shaped marble tops with a thumb moulded edge above two bombe shaped kin...
Category
Early 20th Century French United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Other
Small 19thC English Pine Linen Press
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
Small 19thC English Pine Linen Press
W124 x D56 x H213 cm
Base W121 x D54 x H104 cm
Top W124 x D56 x H109 cm.
Category
1870s English Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$7,678 Sale Price
20% Off
Teak Sideboard
Located in London, GB
This teak sideboard is a stunning example of mid-century craftsmanship, combining clean lines, refined simplicity, and functional storage. Crafted from richly grained teak, the wood’...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
$1,372
Italian 18th Century Venetian Hand Painted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful and incredibly decorative Italian 18th century Venetian hand painted polychrome chest of drawers. The two drawer chest is raised upon eleg...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Large 19th C English Pine Housekeepers Cupboard
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
Large 19thC English pine housekeepers cupboard with sliding doors.
sku 1112
W197 x D50 x H228cm
Base W193 x D50 x H93cm.
Top W197 x D50 x H135cm.
Category
19th Century Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$15,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Late 19th Century Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Stunning Quality Late 19th Century Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Attractive Tooled Leather Inset To Crossbanded Top, Over Nine Highly Figured Drawers...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$6,723 Sale Price
30% Off
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Side Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian rosewood inlaid side cabinet having a fantastic quality rosewood inlaid back with five bevelled edge mirrors,...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Art Deco Spectacular Circular Walnut Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display cabinet. This lovely figured walnut veneered mid-tone cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your 'collections'. Beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Chest on Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany chest on stand having a quality mahogany rectangular top with a moulded edge above two short over two long drawers crossbanded in satinwood with o...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Walnut 19th Century Wellington Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality Late 19th Century, Victorian Period, Figured Walnut Wellington Chest, Of Attractive Small Proportions, Having Rectangular Top Over Seven Extremely Well Figured Drawers, With Replacement Brass Ring Handles, Flanked By Pilasters Headed With Elegant Carved Corbels And Well Figured Ends, Raised On Original Plinth Base.
The first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, commissioned the first chest of this type, i.e. a tall bank of drawers secured by hinged locking pilasters to take with him and carry around various battlefields and that is where the name wellington chest comes from. It is now used to refer to almost any tall, narrow antique chest of drawers.
From around 1820 onwards they were manufactured in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, plus they varied a great deal in terms of both their quality and the wood which they were constructed from.
This particular antique wellington chest of...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$6,099 Sale Price
30% Off
Freestanding Bookcase Room Divider in Olive Wood
Located in London, GB
Solid olive wood free unit is very versatile. It can be free standing as a room divider as well as a open cabinet against the wall for books and decorative objects. It is a very stab...
Category
Late 20th Century European United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Olive, Wood
Outstanding Quality Antique Mahogany Inlaid Serpentine Shape Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian mahogany inlaid serpentine shape display cabinet
having a low mahogany satinwood crossbanded top above a magnificent quality mahogany inlaid se...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
19th Century Large Japanese Shodona
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality and impressive large Japanese hardwood Shodona from the Meiji period, the lovely carved pediment incorporating a large winged bird and having decorative C scrolls ...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
French Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Fine French Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Cabinet
Item Code: 961
A beautifully crafted French vitrine cabinet in the Louis XV style, showcasing superb workmanship ...
Category
19th Century French Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Drawing Room Show Cabinet, English, Burr Walnut, Chest on Stand, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique drawing room show cabinet. An English, burr walnut and boxwood chest on stand, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Superb raised cabinet with beautiful figu...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Pellicano Chest Of Drawers
By Vittorio Introini
Located in London, GB
Iconic and rare chest of drawers from the 'Pellicano' series by Vittorio Introini for Saporiti Italia, circa 1960. A standout example of Italian modernism, featuring its original whi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French Workshop Drawers, Circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
French workshop drawers, Circa 1930s
- Solid oak drawer fronts
- Solid pine sides and frame
- Original steel cup handles
- 24 large drawers
- Drawers have their original metal...
Category
1930s French Industrial Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique English 19th Century George III Chest of Drawers, C.1800
Located in London, GB
An antique English George III Mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers.
Made in England, dating from C.1800.
Fine quality piece on classic Georgian splayed bracket feet, and oval bras...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Carved Desk Writing Table Meiji Era Hardwood Asian 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing an elaborate hand carved Japanese desk in hardwood
Hopefully the photos illustrate the levels of workmanship that have gone into the crafting of this work of art
Carv...
Category
1860s Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Georgian Bath Basement Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very rare 18th century Georgian pine Bath basement dresser. Great hand carved gun barrel turnings to the legs. 1780.
Height to worktop is 34.5".
Internal reference: C
Code: 8649
...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Vintage Barber's Chest of Drawers, Turkish Pine Bombe Front Cabinet, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a charming vintage barber’s chest of drawers, of Turkish origin, crafted in stained pine and dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. A distinctive piece with bold form an...
Category
1950s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Antique 6 Drawer Specimen Collector Cabinet, English, Display Storage, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 6 drawer desktop specimen cabinet. An English, mahogany and pitch pine glazed collector's set of drawers, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
A superb ant...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Pine
Impressive 19th century french empire revival 5 piece bedroom suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
We are pleased to offer this 5 piece bedroom suite circa 1890.
Suite comprising of a bed, wardrobe, dressing table and pair of night stands.
Do...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Mid 20th century burr birch cabinet by Bodafors
By Bodafors
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality 1 piece cabinet by smf bodafors circa 1940.
Double door cabinet with a partially fitted interior of drawers and shelves divided by a central partition. Below which are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Revival United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Birch, Pine
Large 19thC English Pine Waterfall Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
Large 19thC English Pine Waterfall Dresser
sku 1812
Base W192 x D55 x H89 cm.
Top W197 x D27 x H130 cm.
Together W197 x D55 x H219 cm.
Weight 126 kg
Category
19th Century Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ash, Pine
18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A really good example of an 18th Century French walnut commode from the Louis XIV period.
With arbalète shaping to the front and having three drawers with original brass handles.
Fea...
Category
1730s French Louis XIV Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
1950s Sideboard Birchwood Structure Glass Top Italian Design by Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in London, GB
An outstanding sculptural organic sideboard / dresser designed by Vittorio Dassi in the early 1950s. Birch wood and original engraved glass construction, flanked by two-legged cheeks...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Birch
Oriental Carved Camphor Wood Chest This Beautiful Carved Chest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oriental Carved Camphor Wood Chest
This Beautiful Carved Chest is made from Camphor Wood, for those of you who do not know camphor wood it is a hard wood which lends itself very wel...
Category
1930s Chinoiserie Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
1960s Danish Teak Arrebo Møbler Folding Drinks Cart Bar Trolley Andreas Hansen
By Arrebo Mobler, Andreas Hansen
Located in London, England
1960s Vintage Danish Teak folding dry bar drinks trolley by Andreas Hansen for Arrebo Møbler which is beautifully designed. The two leaves open out to reveal a fully functional bar s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$1,503 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Diamond fronted maple wood cabinet
Located in London, GB
A Part of two cabinet beautifully constructed from maple wood with diamond fronted design doors . Two lockable doors revealing a spacious interior with a single shelf to the centre w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality oak Arts & Crafts sideboard having two unusual leaded glazed doors and a large bevel edge mirror to the centre. The base boasts a wonderful oak top and has three frieze drawers with original copper...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Mid 20th century carved chest of drawers by Fazal Rahim & Bros
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small mid 20th century carved chest of drawers by fazal rahim & bros circa 1960.
Small decorative chest made by fazal rahim & bros, wood master peshawar, west pakistan. Profusely c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pakistani Victorian United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Burr Walnut Cocktail Cabinet Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stupendous vintage French burr walnut and ormolu mounted cocktail cabinet with a fitted mirrored interior, of the highest quality complete with a suite of cut crystal glass...
Category
1930s Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Gustavian Buffet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish Gustavian buffet dating to 1780.
110cm Gallery height and 103cm front height.
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Carpenter's Chest, English, Pine, Tool Trunk, Coffee Table, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carpenter's chest. An English, pine tool trunk, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Dutiful craftsmen's chest with great colou...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Art Deco Cocktail Cabinet - Drinks Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wowsers... don't you just love this art deco style drink cabinet?
This elegant piece manages to capture the essence of the 1920s aesthetic in one fair swoop
Clean and angular design ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
English Painted Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century English painted and glazed pine bookcase. 1830.
Code: 8832
Dimensions:
W: 47" (119.4 cm)
H: 92" (233.7 cm)
D: 18.5" (47 cm)
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$5,262
Breton Cabinet, Carved French Sideboard, Oak, Late 19th Century, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carved Breton cabinet. A carved French sideboard crafted in oak in the late 19th century, circa 1880.
An ornate example of French,...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian French Quality Rosewood Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality rosewood marquetry inlaid bureau having the original ornate brass gallery above a quality rosewood marquetry inlaid fall opening to reveal three draw...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
Antique Burr Walnut Cocktail Cabinet Drinks Dry Bar & Glassware Circa 1930
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic antique burr walnut cocktail cabinet with wonderful hand carved decoration and a set of glassware, by Gold Feather Products of Leeds, dating from the mid 20th Century.
The cabinet doors open to reveal a stunning fitted mirrored interior with a glass shelf, a useful pull out...
Category
1930s Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
English Antique Chest of Drawers in Oak
Located in Leicester, GB
Compact solid Oak chest of drawers. This original English antique chest with three slim long and two smaller drawers on top has gorgeous colour and patina from years of use. Lovely d...
Category
1860s English Georgian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Avalon Modular Teak & Metal Multi Piece Shelving & Cabinet Storage Wall Units
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Avalon Modular Teak & Metal Multi Piece Mid Century Modern Bookcase Wall Unit
AVALON a mid-century teak shelf and cupboard stack...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Victorian Three Door Sideboard in Mahogany
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5613 Attractive Victorian breakfronted mahogany sideboard, having well figured top above three cedar lined cylindrical drawers and three arched and panelled cupboard doors, enclosi...
Category
19th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$3,402 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Satinwood Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian satinwood demi-lune shaped display cabinet with original beautiful hand painted decoration, single glass door to the centre opening to reveal three adj...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Satinwood
Monumental Estate Made 19thC English Dresser Base
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Monumental Estate Made 19thC English Pine Dresser Base
Measures: W246 x D58 x H99cm.
Category
19th Century Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$7,678 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Scarlet Lacquered Bar Cabinet
Located in Kent, Dover
A striking Italian Mid-Century scarlet lacquered bar cabinet, with four angled drawers, two lower compartments and the bar, mirrored inside with ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Chest of 4 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality mahogany chest of 4 drawers having a quality mahogany satinwood crossbanded rectangular shaped top with a moulded edge above two short and two long cockbeed...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
1930s Art Deco Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A striking and beautifully crafted Art Deco chest of drawers, dating to the 1930s. The piece is constructed in rich burr walnut with bookmatched veneers across the drawer fronts, pro...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Regency Mahogany Wellington Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Quality Late Regency Period, 19th Century, Tall Mahogany Wellington Chest, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Seven Drawers With Original Turned Wooden Knobs, Flanked ...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$5,661 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Louis XV Marquetry Bedside Cabinets
Located in Faversham, GB
A charming pair of Louis XV bedside cabinets of of fine standing with inlaid Kingwood marquetry.
The cabinets display raspberry blush marble tops with moulded edges
Each is fitted ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$2,675 / set
Austrian Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Austrian original painted pine three drawer commode. 1820.
Reference: 8438
Dimensions
54.5 inches (138 cms) Wide
26.5 inches (67 cms) Deep
33.5 inches (85 cms) High
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
18th Century Louis XVI Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Solid bleached oak Louis XVI period commode.
With beautiful hand carved details and original brass fittings.
Circa 1770.
Category
18th Century Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19thC English Pine Linen Press
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Pine Linen Press
sku 1104
Lock & Keys
(2 parts)
W120 x D56 x H219 cm
Base: W116 x D54 x H97cm
Top: W120 x D56 x H122cm
Category
1880s English Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Victorian Figured Mahogany Wardrobe
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5641 Victorian mahogany single door wardrobe, having cavetto cornice above a shallow frieze and a single door fitted with a working lock and a key and an arched mirror, flanked by ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$3,402 Sale Price
20% Off
Tall Antique Corner Cabinet, English, Oak, 4 Shelf Wall Cupboard, Georgian, 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique corner cabinet. An English, oak four shelf wall cupboard, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Superb period...
Category
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Figured Walnut Drinks Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Art Deco figured walnut drinks cabinet, made in England and dating from the 1930’s.
This is of superb quality and has a very interesting bow fronted design, with a deep ...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique Queen Anne Walnut Secretaire Chest / Escritoire, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Queen Anne walnut secretaire chest / escritoire, circa 1710 in date.
The upper section features a moulded cornice above a secret bulge front frieze drawer, this is above a hinged fall front clad in burr walnut-figured book veneers framed in broad cross-banded borders edged with feather-banding.
The interior housing three pairs of pigeon holes concealing secret compartments above a central cupboard flanked by three side drawers on each side with six further drawers below, all clad in burr figured veneers edged with feather banding and fitted with brass pendant handles. The rear of the central cupboard is a concealed panel that sildes away to reveal four further secret drawers.
The base of the chest comprises two half-width drawers above two full width drawers, all fitted with pendant shaped brass drop handles, The cabinet is raised on bracket feet.
The walnut secretaire is outlined throughout with decorative herringbone stringing.
Complete with working locks and original keys.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 176 x Width 102 x Depth 59
Dimensions in inches:
Height 5 foot, 9 inches x Width 3 foot, 4 inches x Depth 1 foot, 11 inches
Anne was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. Anne continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1714.
The Queen Anne style of...
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1710s Queen Anne Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Pair Walnut Bedside Chests Regency Nightstands
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing an elegant pair of Regency manner bedside chests
Hand crafted from walnut with sumptuous patina
Features a ebonized trim around the drawers and to the top which
reall...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
An Important Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquered Cabinet Edo Period on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely fine, elegant and rare late 17th Century Japanese lacquer cabinet, from the Eco period, on later lacquered black stand.
Japanese circa 1690
Provenance
A private Scottish collection
This outstanding cabinet is a fascinating fusion of east and west. The cabinet itself would have been made in Japan, c.1690, and is decorated to the outside with hiramaki-e lacquer. This technique involves the use of sprinkled gold powder which adheres to the lacquer surface. On the best pieces, as with this example, many layers are added in order to create areas of high relief and give depth to the surface decoration. The taste of the Japanese workshops in this period was often for quite restrained pieces with plenty of the black background visible, unlike some of the busier Chinese lacquer or European japanned examples produced around the same time. The Japanese makers seemed content to rely on the outstanding quality of the lacquer itself, regarded by most experts as the finest lacquer ever produced, and did not see the need to cover every surface believing that less was more in this respect. The lacquer here is used to produce a mountainous scene with buildings on the bank of a river, the other side of the river with more buildings and a contrasting flatter and forested landscape. The fine perspective achieved is the result of the clever use of raised and flatter areas in the lacquer itself in combination with the drawing of the design itself.
Another remarkable aspect of this piece is the fine metalware throughout, but particularly the lockplate / hasp, hinges and foot mounts to the front. This is all beautifully cast and engraved contrasting against the black background. Interestingly another cabinet on stand with near identical metalwork was advertised in the Burlington Magazine, November 1913, with the dealer W. Williamson and Sons of Guildford. The lacquer on that piece is similarly refined and it seems likely that both pieces came from the same workshop.
The European influence in our piece can be seen in both the later ebonised stand and in the japanned decoration which has been applied to the inside of the doors and is also very fine indeed. This consists of two panels with birds of prey perched on branches in colours set against a golden background. The cabinet has a recent Scottish provenance and so it is likely that the ebonised stand was made in Britain though such pieces were made throughout Europe as a way of quite literally elevating these imported pieces of eastern lacquer as in Japan these would have been used on the floor. Inside the cabinet there is a combination of more Japanese lacquer and lock plates and European drawer handles. Most of the lacquer drawer fronts incorporate mountainous scenes and birds in combination, with a few purely one or the other of the two subjects. Again the lacquer is in excellent condition and is of exceptional quality with multiple layers of relief used in one single scene in many cases.
As mentioned above, Japanese lacquer is the most technically brilliant of the eastern lacquers and, as such, was highly prized by collectors and connoisseurs throughout Europe when this piece was made. The acquisition of such pieces would only have been possible for a small group of incredibly wealthy individuals, largely royal or high ranking courtiers or merchants connected with the East India trade...
Category
1690s Japanese Edo Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
19thC English Regency Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1800
19thC English Regency Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
sku 1944
Base W123 x D59 x H98 cm
Base internal shelf depth 51 cm
Top W129 x D46 x H137 cm
Top internal shelf depth 36 cm
To...
Category
19th Century Antique United Kingdom - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
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