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19TH C CHINOISERIE ANTIQUE 24" BLACK LACQUERED TEA TRAY, W/HND PNTD GILT FIGURES

$ 246.83

Availability: 30 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Good-Very overall antique cond: There are a few scuffs, minor surface abrasions & a couple of heat ring marks from porcelain cer cups containing hot tea, prev resting on the tray along the upper sides, below the raised sill. This wonderful blk lacquered Chinoiserie lg 24" serving tray is a particularly early one, dating from about 1870-1895. It was fashioned from rolled, hvy tin sheeting & has a distinct gently pinched upper & lower mid-section. The sides of the tray have built-in, raised hand grasps. The graphic iconography is highly detailed & quite accomplished, w/distinct royal scenes of a man & woman engaged in various activities, one w/the queen attending a child & another showing perhaps the emperor in repose, fishing privately. Cranes, butterflies & other fauna dec a tray illuminated w/bright, reflective gold gilt dec color, that seems to literally jump off the blk lacquered background of the serving tray. It's not entirely perfect but still an exquisitely dec early artifact.
  • Raised outer sill: Built-in side lifting/carrying handles
  • Hand decorated: Hand painted
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Mid-late 19th century: Circa 1870-1895
  • 24" Width x 18" Height: 17 1⁄2" center Height x 1 1⁄4" Depth
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1900
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Figurative graphic iconography: Individual vignettes or disparate scenes
  • Weight: 4 lbs. 4 oz.: Gold gilt decorated
  • Tin: Rolled, curled outer tray edge
  • Handmade: Yes
  • 100% original antique condition: Untouched & undisturbed
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Satin finish: Semi-reflective surfaces
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • European: Choinoiserie
  • Authentic: Original
  • Tea tray: Serving tray
  • Softly pinched upper/lower margins: Bowtie form
  • Culture: Asian
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Estate fresh: New to the marketplace

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    (Circa 1870-1895)
    Late 19th century
    European
    antique hand decorated
    chinoiserie
    black lacquered furniture, serving tea trays & decorative accessories
    DIMENSIONS:
    24" Width x 18" Height (sides)
    17
    1⁄2" center Height x
    1 1⁄4" Depth
    Weight:
    4 lbs. 4 oz.
    DESCRIPTION:
    There are a few scuffs, minor surface abrasions and a couple of heat ring marks from porcelain ceramic cups containing hot tea, previously resting on the tray along the upper sides, below the raised sill. This wonderful
    black lacquered
    chinoiserie
    large 24" serving tray
    is a particularly early one, dating from about
    1870-1895.
    It was fashioned from
    rolled, heavy tin sheeting
    and has a distinct, gently pinched upper and lower mid-section. The sides of the tray have built-in, raised hand grasps. The graphic iconography is highly detailed and quite accomplished, with distinct royal, figurative scenes of a man and woman engaged in various activities, one with the queen and emperor in private conversation and another with the queen attending a child and another showing perhaps the emperor in repose, fishing privately.
    Cranes, butterflies and other fauna
    decorate a serving tray illuminated with bright, reflective gold gilt decorative color, that seems to literally jump off the black lacquered background of the serving tray. It's not entirely perfect but is still an exquisitely decorated artifact and antique piece of
    chinoiserie.
    Magnificent.
    CONDITION:
    Good to Very Good overall antique condition.