Gilt Black Lacquer Jewellery Cabinet - Early 19thC Amulets We saw poorer quality than

We saw poorer quality than this recently for sale in the antique market in Beijing being sold as the genuine article for vast amounts of money

or window sill as a decorative piece or as storage plate

These beautiful vintage shawls from Lembata island in Indonesia were dyed by hand using natural dyes in two shades of indigo using strobailanthes cusia

It still has some of its original vermilion paint

This plate has been checked over in our workshop and small restorations made to stop the aging process

Gilt Black Lacquer Jewellery Cabinet - Early 19thC Amulets We saw poorer quality thanThis gilt black lacquer Chinese table cabinet was made for the Chinese export market and 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. These pieces are fragile pieces of history and are usually found damaged. This jewellery