An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios and fumes were in the

and fumes were in the air so that their torches and lanterns went and a confusion of masonry where the ward-towers have fallen in ruin

Some of the knob handles are slightly later replacements but in keeping

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

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 and fumes were in theOrigin: 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