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Union National Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Breakfront China Display Cabinet 116"
$7,350
$10,50030% Off
£5,596.87
£7,995.5330% Off
€6,444.65
€9,206.6430% Off
CA$10,415.60
CA$14,879.4230% Off
A$11,203.46
A$16,004.9530% Off
CHF 5,987.46
CHF 8,553.5130% Off
MX$132,056.93
MX$188,652.7530% Off
NOK 75,487.80
NOK 107,839.7230% Off
SEK 69,010.18
SEK 98,585.9730% Off
DKK 48,152.39
DKK 68,789.1330% Off
About the Item
The Union National breakfront was rated as the finest breakfront in the world. In 1980, after flying in the magazines Lear jet to inspect the factory and the breakfront, the publisher of Leaders magazine rated it as the finest available anywhere in the world. If you've never heard of Leaders magazine, don't be surprised because if you aren't one of the worlds leaders, you can't even buy a copy. Built of solid maple and finished in hand rubbed black lacquer with 42 panes of hand beveled glass. The interior is painted in Chinese (Mandarin) red to contrast with the exterior and show off whatever is showcased within. The whole piece is hand striped in gold with snowflakes, fretwork and scrolls on each panel. To top it off Chinoiserie landscape designs were then hand painted on each door with birds, butterfly's, flowers, figures / geishas, bridges and pagodas. Hand Signed along the lower right door by the artist Elsie Connelly. Union National made fewer than 20 of these breakfronts per year while they were in business and even if 2 were ordered with the same description, each would be unique because the artwork was always original.
Elsie Linnea Connelly, 1927 - 2010. Born in Jamestown to Swedish immigrants,
Dimensions:
86.5"H x 18.5" x 116"L
- Creator:Union National (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 86.5 in (219.71 cm)Width: 116 in (294.64 cm)Depth: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
- Style:Chinoiserie (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970-80s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. Structurally solid, wear from age and use, wear to guilding, scuffing / marking, edge wear / finish loss to base.
- Seller Location:Dayton, OH
- Reference Number:Seller: 464041stDibs: LU5343246682092
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