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AN ANGLO-JAPANESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL, BONE AND IVORY INLAID MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET

CIRCA 1880

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AN ANGLO-JAPANESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL, BONE AND IVORY INLAID MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET
CIRCA 1880
The hinged doors decorated with birds amidst flowers, flanked by various fret-work supported shelves and compartments, with mirror glass backboards
79 1/2 in. (202 cm.) high; 68 3/4 in. (175 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38.5 cm.) deep

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

The opening up of Japan to large scale trade with the west during the 1850s and 1860s inspired a flurry of interest in Japanese design aesthetic which inspired the work of architects, designers and artists of the period in both France and Victorian Britain. Strains of this influence can been identified with the Aesthetic movement and significant designers of the period include Christopher Dresser, E.W.Godwin and the manufacturer James Lamb. In France the taste for the Japanese style was defined under the title 'Japonisme' coined in 1872, where romantic motifs and naturalism were combined with an amalgam of style to create an atmosphere, instead of creating an accurate representation.

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