This magnificent secretary desk in the Chinoiserie style
(see below) is hand painted by master craftsmen with black lacquer and gilded gold. A remarkable acheivement is realized in this piece as it demonstrates the quality and beauty of the period.
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Price Includes: Chinoiserie Hand Painted Secretary Writing Desk 38"W, 19½"D, 81"H
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A Brief History of Chinoiserie   The imaginative style of decoration known as chinoiserie reflects a fascination by Westerners with the luxurious wares of Asia that reaches back into antiquity. For centuries, exchange between East and West was sporadic, and Cathay (China) remained more a myth than a reality. But during the seventeenth century, actual contact and trade with the East increased, and such luxury items as silk textiles, lacquer, and porcelain were eagerly sought in the West and later imitated by European artists. Europeans also began to decorate a wide variety of objects in the chinoiserie style, with motifs culled from anywhere east of the Mediterranean and west of Japan.

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