An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios Some of the knob handles

Some of the knob handles are slightly later replacements but in keeping

the cards are all clean and show the standard postcard

There are two areas of repair to the iron tassel work

There is a listed artist by the name of Johannes Leonhard (German

An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated & Painted Desk c.1920-25 sub-Curios Some of the knob handlesOrigin: English Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1920 25 Height: 30 Width: 60 Depth: 30 (all at top) The hugely decorative chinoiserie lacquered and ivory gold painted desk of serpentine form, decorated all over with richly decorated chinoiserie scenes in polychrome on a warm, time softened ground, depicting figures in garden landscapes interspersed with floral motifs, scrolling foliage, and ornamental borders in low relief, having a