Early Chinoiserie Japanned Leather Top Desk and Chair Set - Nichols and Stone

An early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Original lilac leather and bleached mahogany curved desk with built in bookshelves. The drawers are hinged and swing open. The original ...

A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning & faux tortoishell ground. “Before Japan was made in England, the imitation of tortoise-shell was much in request for cabinets, tables and the like“. John Stalker and George Parker, a treatise on Japanning and varnishing (originally published in 1668), Alec Tiranti, 1998, p. 75. - This bureau is decorated in one of the most fashionable styles of the Baroque period, Chinese lacquer with gilded decoration and tortoiseshell imitation ground and would have been a statement piece within the interior. - The colours, which have become muted from atmospheric conditions over time, are still striking and colourful evoking warm and richness. - It has come from a private collection where it has reputedly been for many generations which explains why it is in such original condition retaining the original hinges, lock and catches. - Pieces of imitation tortoishell with gilded lacquer decoration are rare, the last piece I handled was a chest of drawers about 20 years ago. - Tortoishell furniture was only affordable by royalty and the elite and the height of fashion in the 17th century, as was producing things that were not what they seemed. One of the oldest examples of faux material from the Baroque period is at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen where, in 1667, the royal bed...

A stunning, petite French slant-top desk or "bureau de pente" in the Louis XV style, turquoise and gold polychromed with Chinoiserie detailing, and red under-body. Desk opens to rev...

Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie Ebonized Bamboo and Rattan Writing Desk. Features grass cloth on writing surface, front apron and sides, and is framed with ebonized bamboo. The ebon...

A gorgeous French Louis XV Chinoiserie style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Karges USA, Circa 1980s Cream lacquered walnut, with hand-painted Asian scenes, ornate bronze ormo...

This is the Niagara Furniture version of the Leather Top Partner Desk. It is a true partner’s desk in every sense of the phrase with an equal numb...

An 18th century French painted three-drawer desk. It has a leather top and two doors. The knee hole is very small, as in the period one sat sideways with only the right knee under th...

A wonderful medium oak roll topped desk and matching oak tilt and turn office chair, in excellent overall condition, desk comes into pieces for transport, original working key and lo...

A single young bamboo desk with its comfortable chair: from Italy. The thick crystal top (NOT photographed ) is cm. 130 x 80 x 2 cm. depth. Shipping the crystal may cause some probl...

This striking Antique Chinoiserie Ladies Writing Desk, dating to the early 20th century, offers a beautiful blend of function and ornate design. The desk’s exterior is painted in a r...