A George II Chinoiserie lacquered cabinet on stand, circa 1730, the rectangular cabinet in early eighteenth century Japanese export style with a pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of small drawers, the lowest central drawer being of shorter depth concealing two further drawers behind, the exterior and interior japanned in black and richly decorated with various scenes of figures in landscapes and birds and flowers in coloured lacquer and gold, with decorative brass mounts and carrying handles to the sides, the stand with a shaped walnut frieze on oak cabriole supports, overall 123 cm high, 71 cm wide, 44 cm deep