Palm Beach Chic Bamboo Cane Chinoiserie Pagoda Form Desk

This is a stunning vintage Maitland Smith desk with Chinoiserie painted details throughout. The bamboo bases are leather wrapped and the hardware is all solid brass. It’s in gorgeo...

A Wonderful Tall Gold Gilt Faux Bamboo Chinoiserie Pagoda Glass Shelf Palm Beach Etagere

A stunning Chinoiserie style Campaign desk by Drexel, 1960s. Fully marked, the desk features hand painted details, bas relief figures, a three panel leather top, brass hardware and g...

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...

The Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Secretary Desk blends American style with Eastern elegance, featuring intricate Chinoiserie detailing and exquisite cra...

Midcentury burnt tortoise bamboo and grass cloth desk with British Colonial design elements featuring two glove boxes, two drawers, elegant splay...

Our Heron Desk brings a touch of timeless style to any workspace. A paneled cane gallery and drawer fronts introduce texture and warmth, beautifully complementing the wooden top. Des...

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...

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Cane Two Drawers Brass Pulls Decorative Desk MINT.

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...