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  • Chinese Export Furniture | Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art | 30 November 2022
Chinese Export Furniture | Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art | 30 November 2022

Chinese Export Furniture | Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art | 30 November 2022

Chinese Export Furniture | Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art | 30 November 2022

For those seeking a little oriental inspiration this winter, we have some exquisite Chinese Export highlights coming up in our auction of Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 November 2022.

This sale contains a number of fascinating examples of Chinese manufacture constructed from exotic hardwoods or decorated lacquer. The western obsession and fascination with the Orient really took off with the establishment of the East India Company in 1600, when the nobility in Britain was suddenly able to acquire oriental goods for their own homes. Chinese Export items were made to English inspired design or to suit European taste and to cater for the longstanding fashion for Asian decorative arts. Particularly for items made in the early part of the eighteenth century, this furniture will have been made to special order, and may have taken a year or more to get to its destination. 

Fine examples of Chinese Export furniture can be found in many of the great and historic houses of Britain including Buckingham Palace, Osterley Park, Ham House and Petworth House amongst many other important collections.

It is safe to say that the Orient still fascinates many of us today when designing our interiors, even if our homes and spaces may be a little more modest in size. 

Inline Image - A Chinese Export Lacquer Cabinet on Stand, late 18th / early 19th century | Est. £6,000-8,000 (+ fees)
A Chinese Export Lacquer Cabinet on Stand, late 18th / early 19th century | Est. £6,000-8,000 (+ fees)
Inline Image - A Pair of Chinese Export Exotic Hardwood Side Chairs, possibly Huang Huali, circa 1740 | Est. £4,000-6,000 (+ fees)
A Pair of Chinese Export Exotic Hardwood Side Chairs, possibly Huang Huali, circa 1740 | Est. £4,000-6,000 (+ fees)
Inline Image - A Chinese Export Leather, Polychrome Painted and Camphorwood Trunk, late 18th / early 19th century | Est. £1,500-2,500 (+ fees)
A Chinese Export Leather, Polychrome Painted and Camphorwood Trunk, late 18th / early 19th century | Est. £1,500-2,500 (+ fees)
Inline Image - An Anglo Chinese Exotic Hardwood Corner Chair, 28th / 19th century | Est. £5,000-8,000 (+ fees)
An Anglo Chinese Exotic Hardwood Corner Chair, 28th / 19th century | Est. £5,000-8,000 (+ fees)
Inline Image - A Chinese Export Green Leather and Brass Mounted Trunk, 18th century | Est. £1,000-1,500 (+ fees)
A Chinese Export Green Leather and Brass Mounted Trunk, 18th century | Est. £1,000-1,500 (+ fees)
Inline Image - A Chinese Export Hardwood Box on Stand, possibly incorporating Huang Huali, 18th century | Est. £1,200-1,800 (+ fees)
A Chinese Export Hardwood Box on Stand, possibly incorporating Huang Huali, 18th century | Est. £1,200-1,800 (+ fees)

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Auction Details

DAY ONE:
Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art
Wednesday 30 November, 10.30am GMT
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DAY TWO: 
Property from the Phillip Lucas Collection, Spitalfields House and other Properties including Garden Furniture and Statuary
Thursday 1 December, 10.30am GMT
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    • Sunday 27 November: 10am - 3pm
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    • Tuesday 29 November: 10am - 4pm
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