English 19th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Display Cabinet
$18,000
English 19th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Display Cabinet
$18,000
A striking English 19th-century japanned display cabinet or bookcase, richly decorated with gilt chinoiserie scenes on a black lacquered ground. The piece features an upper glazed cabinet with two doors, geometric glazing bars, and a contrasting yellow-painted interior fitted with shelves for display. Below, the cabinet base is decorated with gilt landscape scenes, pagodas, trees, figures, bridges, and water motifs, all framed by patterned borders and round floral bosses.
The cabinet has a strong architectural presence, with a shaped crest, pierced gallery, urn-form finials, carved molding, and decorative chinoiserie panels extending across the front and sides. The black and gilt exterior contrasts beautifully with the warm yellow interior, making it especially effective for displaying ceramics, glass, books, or decorative collections.
This type of japanned furniture reflects the English taste for Asian-inspired design during the 19th century, when chinoiserie decoration remained highly fashionable in formal interiors. Large in scale and highly decorative, this cabinet would make a dramatic focal point in a dining room, library, drawing room, gallery, or layered traditional interior.
Height: 91.5 in (232.41 cm)
Width: 62.5 in (158.75 cm)
Depth: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)
SKU: A 6791
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