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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 310249, member: 2844"]Mat is right (of course), a papier maché cup with Chinoiserie style lacquer. The rough bottom is probably due to water damage. </p><p>Chinoiserie is a European style to imitate Chinese and Japanese art. It was highly fashionable in the 17th and 18th century, and had a revival in the late 19th century.</p><p>The lacquer is not like Chinese and Japanese lacquer, but the result of experiments to emulate the Asian lacquers. </p><p>The Italians were the first to make Chinoiserie lacquered furniture, but the great breakthrough came with a Dutch inventor named Hans Huyjens who was able to produce a lacquer which actually looked like Asian lacquer. One of his employees, the french polisher Guillaume Martin, perfected it, and the lacquer is now known as vernis Martin. Vernis means varnish or polish. The durable vernis Martin was also used to protect European style painting on quality furniture, etc. </p><p>Italian, Dutch and French lacquerware was sold all over Europe, and the techniques were introduced in Britain as well.</p><p>Your cup is not vernis Martin lacquer, but it is European Chinoiserie. It is late 19th century, and could have been made Italy, the Netherlands, France, or Britain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 310249, member: 2844"]Mat is right (of course), a papier maché cup with Chinoiserie style lacquer. The rough bottom is probably due to water damage. Chinoiserie is a European style to imitate Chinese and Japanese art. It was highly fashionable in the 17th and 18th century, and had a revival in the late 19th century. The lacquer is not like Chinese and Japanese lacquer, but the result of experiments to emulate the Asian lacquers. The Italians were the first to make Chinoiserie lacquered furniture, but the great breakthrough came with a Dutch inventor named Hans Huyjens who was able to produce a lacquer which actually looked like Asian lacquer. One of his employees, the french polisher Guillaume Martin, perfected it, and the lacquer is now known as vernis Martin. Vernis means varnish or polish. The durable vernis Martin was also used to protect European style painting on quality furniture, etc. Italian, Dutch and French lacquerware was sold all over Europe, and the techniques were introduced in Britain as well. Your cup is not vernis Martin lacquer, but it is European Chinoiserie. It is late 19th century, and could have been made Italy, the Netherlands, France, or Britain.[/QUOTE]
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