Green Chinoiserie Candlestick Lamp

Green Chinoiserie Candlestick LampA charming and very decorative Chinoiserie candlestick table lamps in imitation green lacquer, of the 18th century style. Complete with tomato red parchment shade. Why we like it We love the decorative effect of the worn lacquer, very much in the tradition of the 18th century fashion for Chinese objects, a craze that epitomised in such creations as the Kinaslott, a small pavillion built for the Queen of Sweden at Drottningholm. Dimensions Height to

mellow colour

such as a kingwood writing table bought for the Blue Drawing Room at Burghley for £21 in 1836 (illus

A large and decorative pair of Meissen porcelain vases

A very fine pair of George II period side chairs in solid Cuban mahogany

is inspired by ancient Greek 'Klismos' chairs

Width: 22 cm / 8

1799 that is preserved in the Westminster archives and published in L

All our chairs are stamped WB to seat rails

and Amphitrite

The pair to the triton supplied by Chambers to Wedgwood was probably modelled by John Bacon

flowing design and the exoticism of the Chinoiserie manner

The table is made in Grecian black-lacquered wood which provided a dramatic contrast to the gilded metal mounts