An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios bushy tail

bushy tail

There are two areas of repair to the iron tassel work

The playful and intellectual nature of trompe l'oeil is the artistic ability to depict an object so exactly as to make it appear real

They could obviously be used indoors also

With simply superb character to the whole this is not the sort of table you see on sale at all often and as it so effortlessly combines industrial and traditional it will be a desirable catch in todays market

An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios bushy tailOrigin: English Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1920 25 Height: 30 Width: 60 Depth: 30 (all at top) The hugely decorative chinoiserie lacquered and ivory gold painted desk of serpentine form, decorated all over with richly decorated chinoiserie scenes in polychrome on a warm, time softened ground, depicting figures in garden landscapes interspersed with floral motifs, scrolling foliage, and ornamental borders in low relief, having a