A Pair of Late 19thC Chinese Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Cabinet Doors c.1890 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews Michael Castleden of the Independent

Michael Castleden of the Independent Church at Woburn who preached at Hockliffe at the beginning of the nineteenth century

and is of a typical Victorian design

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though these are early examples of the primitive style and this

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A Pair of Late 19thC Chinese Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Cabinet Doors c.1890 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews Michael Castleden of the IndependentOrigin: Chinese Period: Qing Dynasty Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Widths: 14. 5 Heights: 44. 5 Depths: 2. 25 (each) The striking pair of late nineteenth century Chinese cabinet doors, richly lacquered in cinnabar red and decorated with time softened black and gilt chinoiserie ornamentation including scattered blossom forms and faint architectural vignettes, each being framed within a simple moulded border and retaining their original dark