19th C Antique New England Sheraton Chinoiserie Painted Work Table / Nightstand

With our highest compliments and utmost honors Bay Colony Antiques is proud to offer for sale this exceptional early 19th century Antique Sheraton worktable. The worktable has an extremely rare chinoiserie paint decoration, and it is in wonderful condition with our only notes being minor paint loss. In the 18th century China trade items and Oriental items were all the rage and the finest homes would have imported carpets and textiles and mainly ceramics from China. China did make furniture for export, but it was usually lacquer painted and nothing close to this form. The paint decoration is absolutely stunning and was probably made in Eastern Massachusetts around Salem because Salem held one of the only direct trade routes with China. The top of the stand is Cherry and has a fantastic Asian scene showing a man or woman giving an offering to a noble. The sitter is wearing yellow and that's important because only the emperor could wear Imperial Yellow and other yellows were reserved to d