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Lacquer Collection

Background imageLacquer Collection: Rowley Hall Chinese Bedroom

Rowley Hall Chinese Bedroom
An illustration showing a Chinese bedroom of Rowley Hall, Staffordshire. This space is heavily themed with oriental colouring, expressed through the burnished gold background of the room

Background imageLacquer Collection: Red Lacquer Dream

Red Lacquer Dream
A watercolour painting of a woman, sat casually atop a muscular lion, travelling along a pathway. The panel is heavily decorated with a huge variety of colourful flowers. Date: circa 1918

Background imageLacquer Collection: Queen Anne Red Lacquer Cabinet

Queen Anne Red Lacquer Cabinet
An illustration of a A Queen Anne Red Lecquer Cabinet. In the possession of Anthony Horderns Fine Art Gallery. The cabinet is decorated in relief in the Chinese manner

Background imageLacquer Collection: Red Lacquer

Red Lacquer
A still life oil painting showing a large decorative red lacquer vase, beside an oriental figurine of a man seated in a meditative position. Date: circa 1931

Background imageLacquer Collection: Sacred red lacquer bridge, Nikko, Japan

Sacred red lacquer bridge, Nikko, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: sacred red lacquer bridge, Nikko, Japan

Background imageLacquer Collection: Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery

Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge. Man weaving silk cloth on a loom in Coventry 40, customers in a fancy jewellery shop in Birmingham 41

Background imageLacquer Collection: Medieval knight in armour standing over his slain horse

Medieval knight in armour standing over his slain horse
Medieval knight in armour with sword standing over his slain horse in the moonlight. Sir Ethelberts horse killed by unknown assailant

Background imageLacquer Collection: Chinese-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Chinese-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilt pelmet, damask valance, satin curtains with gold and silver decoration, embroidered silk wall decorations. Planche 3. Croisee Genre Chinois

Background imageLacquer Collection: Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victoria s

Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victoria s
Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Equerry of the Crown Stable, Sir George Augustus Quentin, Queens Gentleman Rider, Deputy Adjutant General

Background imageLacquer Collection: Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with black waistcoat

Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with black waistcoat
Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with little waistcoat of black velvet. Robe de velours mais, petite veste de velours noir bordee de vair

Background imageLacquer Collection: Shirley Kellogg & chorus in Zig-Zag, Hippodrome

Shirley Kellogg & chorus in Zig-Zag, Hippodrome
A zig-zag effect in " Zig-Zag!. Shirley Kellogg, star of the 1917 revue at the London Hippodrome, " Zig-Zag!" seated on a cushion as Shir Lee in the Chinese Lacquer scene

Background imageLacquer Collection: Men collecting varnish from the Chinese lacquer tree

Men collecting varnish from the Chinese lacquer tree
Chinese men collecting varnish from the Chinese lacquer tree, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, using bamboo pipes. One man stirs collected varnish in a pan while another eats from a bowl with chopsticks

Background imageLacquer Collection: Dining room by R W Symonds and Robert Lutyens

Dining room by R W Symonds and Robert Lutyens for Baroness Ravensdale. Date: 1933

Background imageLacquer Collection: Chinese lacquer album

Chinese lacquer album
Chinese black lacquer album with a dragon in bone or ivory and mother of pearl set into the cover. Date: C.1905

Background imageLacquer Collection: The lacquer or sacred bridge, near Nikko, Japan, circa 1880s

The lacquer or sacred bridge, near Nikko, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageLacquer Collection: Advert for Asprey dressing case 1935

Advert for Asprey dressing case 1935
Lightweight cases by Asprey. Obtainable in a variety of coverings and with a wide range of high quailty fittings, made from chinese lacquer. Also supplied unfitted. Special design to order. Date: 1935

Background imageLacquer Collection: Dry lacquer sculpture of the Buddha. Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar

Dry lacquer sculpture of the Buddha. Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar
Dry lacquer sculpture of the Buddha. From Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). Late 18th or early 19th C. AD. Seated in the lotus position. In Right hand is a myrobalan, medicinal fruit. British Museum. London

Background imageLacquer Collection: Raymond hair style advertisement

Raymond hair style advertisement
Advertisement for the Hurrican Line hair style, achieved with the help of products from Raymond - a summer rose colour rinse, hair lacquer and liquid make up. Quite wild for 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageLacquer Collection: Japan - Creating a miniature Bonseki landscape

Japan - Creating a miniature Bonseki landscape
Japan - Bonseki - the ancient Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes on black lacquer trays using white sand, pebbles, and small rocks

Background imageLacquer Collection: Japanese lacquer postcard artist at work

Japanese lacquer postcard artist at work in a London shop. Date: circa 1924

Background imageLacquer Collection: Japan - Sacred Bridge, Nikko

Japan - Sacred Bridge, Nikko
Red lacquer Shinkyo (Sacred Bridge), Nikko. Photograph shows the red lacquered Shinkyo (sacred bridge) spanning the Daiya River - part of the Futarasan Shrine complex. Date: circa 1910

Background imageLacquer Collection: Melanorrhoea usitata, Burmese lacquer tree

Melanorrhoea usitata, Burmese lacquer tree
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLacquer Collection: Lacquer commode

Lacquer commode
A lady, wearing an evening gown by Worth, stands by an elegant lacquer commode. Date: 1914

Background imageLacquer Collection: Zato and a lacquer craftsman

Zato and a lacquer craftsman. Print shows Zato, a blind man, walking into a man applying a coat of lacquer to a piece of pottery. Date between 1843 and 1846

Background imageLacquer Collection: Red lacquer (Sacred Bridge), Nikko

Red lacquer (Sacred Bridge), Nikko

Background imageLacquer Collection: Brushes used in lacquer painting, fig. 5

Brushes used in lacquer painting, fig. 5. Drawing shows six types of brushes on individual strips of paper, cut and pasted on a larger piece of paper in the form of a starburst or asterix. Date 1878?

Background imageLacquer Collection: Lacquer craftsmen

Lacquer craftsmen. Print shows three men in a lacquer painters workshop (studio) lacquering items. Date 1878 Dec

Background imageLacquer Collection: Ivory vase decorated with lacquer

Ivory vase decorated with lacquer. Drawing shows a vase, decorated with birds and tree branches, sitting on a stand. Date 1878 Dec

Background imageLacquer Collection: Fine lacquer painting, fig. 4

Fine lacquer painting, fig. 4. Drawing shows a hand holding a small paint brush. Date 1878?

Background imageLacquer Collection: Owen Jones Indian 54

Owen Jones Indian 54
A fine specimen of painted lacquer work from the collection at the India House

Background imageLacquer Collection: Owen Jones Indian 53*

Owen Jones Indian 53*
Specimens of painted lacquer work from the Collection at the India House

Background imageLacquer Collection: Evening Dress / Worth 1923

Evening Dress / Worth 1923
Orientally inspired gowns by Worth in lacquer reds: wrap over with diamante bows, fur trim & matching jacket; floral embroidered panels, sash & gored skirt with train


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