Gilt Black Lacquer Chinese Export Jewellery Cabinet - Early 19th Century Reverse Glass Painting lime paste (chunam)

lime paste (chunam)

5 x 0 x 35

The wood on this is a beautifully variable elm wood and the door panels are made using solid burr elm

the bottom left shows the Parasol (gdugs)

17 x 17 x 85 (wxdxh cms)

Gilt Black Lacquer Chinese Export Jewellery Cabinet - Early 19th Century Reverse Glass Painting lime paste (chunam)This gilt black lacquer Chinese table cabinet was made for the Chinese export market was made in Canton for wealthy members of the British Georgian upper class in the Qing dynasty. This intricate and detailed work was made for export to Britain when Chinoiserie was all the rage in the early 19th century. Black lacquer export sewing kits and games boxes were also made. These pieces are fragile pieces of history and are usually found damaged. This