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Unknown — Paravent chinois, en laque burgauté, XVIIIeme siècle
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Paravent chinois, en laque burgauté, XVIIIeme siècle

This 18th-century Chinese lacquered screen (paravent) is decorated with burgauté technique, exemplifying the ornamental sophistication of rococo-era decorative arts. The work represents the elaborate craftsmanship and cross-cultural aesthetic exchanges of the period.

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Style Paris : Mobilier

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 104

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Unknown, Paravent chinois, en laque burgauté, XVIIIeme siècle

This 18th-century Chinese lacquered screen (paravent) is decorated with burgauté technique, exemplifying the ornamental sophistication of rococo-era decorative arts. The work represents the elaborate craftsmanship and cross-cultural aesthetic exchanges of the period.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Gold, Functional Art, Lacquerware, Black Tones, Decorative Arts, Historical, Eighteenth Century, Ornamental, Screen, Chinese

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art