VINTAGE CHINESE STYLE RED LACQUER JEWELLERY CABINET WITH GILT DECORATION

AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF CHINESE EXPORT LACQUERWARE, THIS JEWELLERY CABINET EXEMPLIFIES THE SOPHISTICATED CRAFTSMANSHIP AND AESTHETIC REFINEMENT CHARACTERISTIC OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS DESTINED FOR WESTERN MARKETS.

THE CABINET FEATURES A STRIKING ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION WITH A SINGLE HINGED DOOR TO THE LEFT ADORNED WITH AN EXQUISITE GILT-PAINTED SCENE DEPICTING A FLOWERING TREE WITH CASCADING BLOSSOMS AND PERCHED BIRDS RENDERED IN THE CLASSICAL CHINESE TRADITION. THE RIGHT SIDE COMPRISES FIVE GRADUATED DRAWERS, EACH EMBELLISHED WITH GILT-PAINTED CARTOUCHES FEATURING SIMILAR NATURALISTIC MOTIFS OF BIRDS, FLOWERING BRANCHES, AND DELICATE FOLIAGE AGAINST THE VIBRANT RED LACQUERED GROUND.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: SOLID LACQUERED WOOD WITH HAND-APPLIED RED LACQUER FINISH
- DECORATIVE ELEMENTS: GILT PAINTED DECORATION THROUGHOUT, DEPICTING BIRDS, FLOWERING TREES, AND BOTANICAL STUDIES IN THE CHINESE EXPORT STYLE
- HARDWARE: BRASS HANDLES AND HINGES, ORIGINAL AND FUNCTIONAL
- SECONDARY TIMBER: PINE AND HARDWOOD CONSTRUCTION VISIBLE IN DRAWER INTERIORS, LINED WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED PAPER FEATURING CHINESE CHARACTERS AND DECORATIVE MOTIFS
- BASE: INTEGRAL PLINTH BASE WITH SCALLOPED APRON DETAIL, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 51 CM
- WIDTH: 40 CM
- DEPTH: 24 CM

INTERIOR FEATURES:
THE HINGED DOOR OPENS TO REVEAL AN INTERIOR PANEL PAINTED WITH A DETAILED SCENE OF CRANES AND FLOWERING TREES. THE FIVE DRAWERS FEATURE ORIGINAL PAPER LININGS WITH PRINTED CHINESE TEXT AND DECORATIVE BORDERS, INDICATING AUTHENTIC PERIOD CONSTRUCTION. DRAWER INTERIORS RETAIN ORIGINAL WOODEN DIVIDERS AND COMPARTMENTS DESIGNED FOR JEWELLERY STORAGE.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE CABINET DISPLAYS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH OVER A CENTURY OF USE AND DISPLAY. THE RED LACQUER FINISH SHOWS NATURAL PATINA WITH SURFACE SCRATCHES AND MINOR CRAZING THROUGHOUT, PARTICULARLY VISIBLE ON THE TOP SURFACE AND DOOR PANEL. GILT DECORATION REMAINS LARGELY INTACT WITH MINOR LOSSES TO THE EDGES AND RAISED DETAILS. THE BRASS HARDWARE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PATINA WITH FUNCTIONAL HINGES AND HANDLES. PAINT DECORATION ON THE INTERIOR PANELS SHOWS MINOR FLAKING AND WEAR. ALL DRAWERS OPERATE SMOOTHLY ON THEIR ORIGINAL RUNNERS. THE OVERALL STRUCTURE IS SOUND WITH NO SPLITS OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LACQUERED SURFACES.



Item Size: Height: 85cm, Width: 65cm, Depth: 35cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Fair

779104+5

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