An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios largely left untouched

largely left untouched

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

the cards are all clean and show the standard postcard

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

Origin: English    Period: EdwardianProvenance: A Northamptonshire country houseDate: c

An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios largely left untouchedOrigin: 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