Precious Table Books In Lacquer From China

Precious Chinese lacquer table structures in wood lacquered black and gold, animated on all sides of palace scenes, pagodas, Chinese characters, dragons ... The table is based on a lyre base also richly decorated on a whole and completed by giltwood claws. The interior entirely inlaid in the set of a large scene is composed of many traps with four seats. More than thirty delicately carved objects and for the seams are present: coils, boxes, reels, needle cases ... Weaving under the base can accommodate achievements through a sliding door. Signed "Patent" on the lock. An object of great quality, because of its scenery, its bill but also its finely carved objects. Provenance: Family of Marquis of Aligre and Preaulx. A similar model at this Pau castle used to learn more about the original table works presented here. According to research by the former Imperial Palace Pau this model to the castle is clearly the gift of Queen Victoria offered to the Empress Eugenie in 1856. This diplomatic gift whose similarities are obvious visible on the Pau castle site : http://chateau-pau.fr/objet/table-ouvrage restorative Anne Jacquin, tells us that "the lacquer decoration and gold is characteristic of a Chinese production of the Qing Dynasty ((1644- 1911). it speaks for this type of furniture, much of which was intended for export, "lacquer Canton." the dating would be to place in the first decades of the nineteenth century. "World wide Delivery. other photos on request. see in Méounes Antiques, 21 church square, 83136 Méounes, Var, France. antiquites-var.fr