Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 234539, member: 2844&quot;]Hello lukestah, welcome.</p><p>Here is some information on Majestic, it was founded by a Shanghai merchant. Shanghai has always been an important furniture making city.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;After 1949, major furniture makers in Shanghai such as J.L. George and George Zee relocated to Hong Kong while Shanghainese merchants like Hoi Yu-lei and Percy Yeh established the firms of Cathay Arts and Majestic in Hong Kong. All of these firms benefited from the strong Post War foreign demand for wooden furniture and camphor wood chests, particularly from the US market and American servicemen who visited during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Since most of the demand was from foreigners (including overseas Chinese), most of the furniture makers had retail outlets in the tourist areas of Tsim Sha Tsui and Wanchai and factories in Kowloon and New Territories.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://industrialhistoryhk.org/shanghainese-wood-carvers-and-the-development-of-the-wooden-furniture-industry-in-hong-kong/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://industrialhistoryhk.org/shanghainese-wood-carvers-and-the-development-of-the-wooden-furniture-industry-in-hong-kong/" rel="nofollow">http://industrialhistoryhk.org/shanghainese-wood-carvers-and-the-development-of-the-wooden-furniture-industry-in-hong-kong/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So the table set is post 1949, which is consistent with the style and the general feel. This set was designed for foreigners, incorporating elements that foreigners of the post-war period expected Chinese furniture to have. Or rather the Chinese perception of what non-Chinese expected Chinese furniture to look like. A bit ott to Chinese taste.</p><p>It incorporates lacquerware, stone appliqué, carving and slightly Baroque lion masks and feet, possibly introduced by Jesuits, who had influenced Chinese art since the 16th century.</p><p>It is an attractive period set, nicely made, and very post-war.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in