Antique Chinese Lacquered Cabinet

Description

An 18th century Chinese lacquered and intricately carved and hand painted cabinet of small proportions .

A beautiful all over … more An 18th century Chinese lacquered and intricately carved and hand painted cabinet of small proportions .

A beautiful all over patina and aged surface , the entirety of the cabinet is painstakingly decorated with landscape , coastal scenes , figures , birds , flowers etc the cabinet . The panelled doors to the front , bottom drawer & feet are carved in a deep relief showing various scenes , embellished with red lacquer and gold leaf , retaining its original engraved metal work .

This cabinet originates from the Fujian province of China a Wealthy region of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Hand painted Lacquered furniture would have been extremely expensive compared to the plainer alternatives available during the Qing dynasty .
An extremely rare and impressive cabinet in good usable antique condition with expected signs of age and use .



Dimensions: 125 cm x 93.5 cm x 40.5 cm less