The French Taste for Chinese Art

Published on 04 November 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 13 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - 32, avenue Maunoury - 41000 Blois

This sale will feature a pair of late 18th-century Chinese dioramas and a Louis XV chest of drawers decorated in the taste of Chinese lacquerware.

Louis XV period, chest of drawers decorated with gold varnish with lake landscapes... The French Taste for Chinese Art

Louis XV period, chest of drawers decorated with gold varnish with lake landscapes with pagodas and figures on black backgrounds, two drawers without a crossbar, ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze, 87 x 113 x 57 cm/34.25 x 44.48 x 25.44 in.
Estimate: €25,000/30,000

This pair of Chinese dioramas was first announced for, and then withdrawn from, a sale on November 8, 2020, in the middle of the pandemic. Crafted in Canton in the late 18th century , they will be presented again at a slightly lower estimate, €70,000/100,000,…

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