Asian Cabinet in Wood, 1880

Description

uperb Asian Cabinet in carved Chinese mahogany (toona sinensis).

Carved with plant and animal motifs: 1 bat carved at the … more uperb Asian Cabinet in carved Chinese mahogany (toona sinensis).

Carved with plant and animal motifs: 1 bat carved at the bottom of the piece of furniture.

Very beautiful furnishing bronzes: keyhole in the shape of a bat, upper cupboard door decorated with 4 bronze bats facing each other (symbol of good fortune, happiness and longevity).

2 cupboards
Keys and locks OK

Very good condition, new polished waxed finish.

Indochina (Vietnam) or South China.
Circa 1880-1900

It was then the period of Japonism (1870-1910) and the colonies, furniture and objects from the Far East were then fashionable, they came from China, Indochina, or Japan, when they were not reinterpreted by European cabinetmakers (Viardot, Perret & Vibert, etc.).

Dimensions:
Height: 153cm
Width: 44m
Depth:30cm less