An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios Frederick Tucker No

Frederick Tucker No

preserved in formaldehyde within a cylindrical glass capsule

The playful and intellectual nature of trompe l'oeil is the artistic ability to depict an object so exactly as to make it appear real

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

equally suited to a collection of advertising tins

An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios Frederick Tucker NoOrigin: 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