AN ANGLO JAPANESE AESTHETIC POLYCHROME BAMBOO ÉTAGÈRE PARLOR SHELF, IN THE MANNER OF JEAN BAPTISTE KOHN, PROBABLY ENGLISH, CIRCA 1890-1930, in the chinoiserie taste, the pierced back rail over a rectangular shelf with an inset Japaned flower bloom panel, above a double inset flower bloom Japaned panel pierced back, over a central shelf with a rectangular Japaned flower and bird inset panel, above sheet music/newspaper storage centering a like painted inset panel, raised on splayed legs, with faux tortoise shell decoration throughout. Height: 53 3/8" Width: 21 1/2" Depth: 13 1/2"

Chip on one of the flat disc finials, a chip on the upper shelf, some surface scratches, general wear, minor losses of paint, the back diagonal support now loose, humidity cracks along the grain and minor losses, but otherwise in very good condition, wear commensurate with age and use.

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