Gilt Black Lacquer Jewellery Cabinet - Early 19thC Opera Chests Made in Bangladesh

Made in Bangladesh

The panel is carved from a single piece of wood from the hollock tree (terminalia myriocarpa) also known as the East Indian almond tree

After painting

printed fabrics back to India the labels were affixed to the cotton bales

Gilt Black Lacquer Jewellery Cabinet - Early 19thC Opera Chests Made in BangladeshThis gilt black lacquer Chinese table cabinet was made for the Chinese export market was made for wealthy members of the British Georgian upper class in the Qing dynasty. This intricate and detailed work was made for export to Britain when Chinoiserie was all the rage in the early 19th century. Black lacquer export sewing kits and games boxes were also made. A mid 19th century Chinese export lacquer table cabinet, circa 1860Of rectangular form upon