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AN ANTIQUE JAPANESE CABINET ON A FRENCH STAND
The cabinet Meiji period, second half 19th century, the stand of the same period, apparently made to support the cabinet
The rectangular cabinet in early eighteenth century manner with a pair of doors enclosing a fitted interior with three open compartments with mirrored backs above an arrangement of drawers, the whole of the cabinet except its back japanned in black and richly decorated in Chinese manner with various scenes of figures in landscapes and complementary floral designs in coloured lacquer and gold, with decorative brass mounts, the parcel-gilt ebonised wood stand raised on a pair of end standards on platform bases with bun feet, its fretwork frieze and supports decoratively carved in rococo chinoiserie manner
153cm high overall (cabinet on stand), 132cm wide, 56cm deep
The cabinet Meiji period, second half 19th century, the stand of the same period, apparently made to support the cabinet
The rectangular cabinet in early eighteenth century manner with a pair of doors enclosing a fitted interior with three open compartments with mirrored backs above an arrangement of drawers, the whole of the cabinet except its back japanned in black and richly decorated in Chinese manner with various scenes of figures in landscapes and complementary floral designs in coloured lacquer and gold, with decorative brass mounts, the parcel-gilt ebonised wood stand raised on a pair of end standards on platform bases with bun feet, its fretwork frieze and supports decoratively carved in rococo chinoiserie manner
153cm high overall (cabinet on stand), 132cm wide, 56cm deep
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Glenleigh Antiques, Melbourne, from whom purchased by the vendor in 2001
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8826
6:00pm - 16 November 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 13 - Sun 15 November, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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