Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Gilt Black Lacquer Table 3 Drawer Desk 1850 Recently Added his brother Octave ("mouleur en

his brother Octave ("mouleur en plâtre") also worked at A

the work was sold in the late 1980s through the celebrated Laura Russo Gallery

the vanity is raised on turned & ribbed legs which are stretchered with a reverse demi-lune base

the door is flanked with a pair of Corinthian gilded gesso capitals & gilded cuffs to the base

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Gilt Black Lacquer Table 3 Drawer Desk 1850 Recently Added his brother Octave ("mouleur enA fine antique gilt wood & black lacquer Chinese Export Qing dynasty table desk, circa 1850. The table top is finely hand painted to the top with a gilded landscape scene, depicting a river with boats and various pagoda buildings, set below a mountainous landscape. The table is decorated on all sides, with three drawers to the front with corresponding landscape scenes, the back of the desk having three panels decorated with similar hand painted gilt