The Allure of the East
Cathay, China, the land of the dragon…has fascinated and inspired Europe for hundreds of years. Chinoiserie is a style created by fable, myth and exotic merchandise. What do I love about it? that...
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When Lord Marchmain asks for a bed downstairs, he requests ‘the Chinese drawing-room; and Wilcox the “Queen’s Bed” ‘. His final days are spent in a Chinoiserie chimera – to aid his vision of a...
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