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Chinese Export Parcel-gilt on Lacquer Quartetto Tables

Offered by: Antiquario Villas and Cottages

Description
Rare persimmon lacquer with outstanding carved and gilded dragon feet. Meticulously detailed parcel-gilt palace scenes; with up to sixteen courtiers and architectural follies. The table tops are not just simply rectangular. Superb Chinese creation for export to England during the Regency period.

More Information

Origin:	China
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	lacquer and gilding on native hardwood
Condition:	Good. Specimen antique condition.
Creation Date:	circa 1820
Number of Pieces:	4-5
Styles / Movements:	Regency, Chinese Export, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	1305 JKSA/SW
Incollect Reference #:	439248

Dimensions

W.	19.5 in;	H.	27.75 in;	D.	13.5 in;
W.	49.53 cm;	H.	70.49 cm;	D.	34.29 cm;

Message from Seller:

Period furniture and decoration spanning four centuries and three continents, galleried in a 1754 National Register of Historic Places house in Woodbury; Connecticut's long established "Antiques Capital”. Five decades of antiques collecting experience in a succession of Historic Register homes in Virginia, New York, and Connecticut; and a 1901 beaux arts building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Open Thursday through Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment.