>l foreign countries Chinese, and among the humble collectors we asserted. Of all the purchasers ol I hear of Moliere owning some Chinese cabinets tions andebenisterie,Spain hai and chairs; Daniel Marot proposing over- flamboyant and least suitable to her mantels, composed of consoles bearing… … entitled The King of China, whichrequired Chinese musicians antChinese decors, the rest ofFrance willingly succumbedto the fascination fromthe Far East. In vainthe edict of 1709,forbidding the puchase, sale orownership ofwares from Asia,attempted tostop the deepimpression itsdaring…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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