October, 1917 
41 
A beautifully lac¬ 
quered mirror 
frame with Queen 
Anne contour sug¬ 
gests use in the 
hall or the bed¬ 
room 
Both the interior 
and exterior of the 
music cabinet, of 
which another 
view is shown op¬ 
posite, are richly 
decorated 
A music cabinet in which 
utility and beauty have 
been successfully combined 
is among the new desigtis. 
It stands 33" high 
NEW DESIGNS IN CHINESE LACQUER 
Part of the editorial purpose of House & Garden is to serve as 
a news agency for things appertaining to the house and grounds. 
With this page starts a new branch of that service. Each month 
will be shown the latest designs in_ furniture. By the time the 
magazine reaches you, the article will be on display _ in the shops. 
The address of the 'nearest dealer will be furnished by The 
Information Service, House & Garden, 19 W. 44 th Street, N. Y. 
The Oriental habit of keep¬ 
ing treasures hidden away 
created such delectable 
chests as this. It is a suit¬ 
able incidental piece for 
the hall or living room 
Among the magnifi¬ 
cent new pieces is a 
lacquer closet with 
glass doors and 
drawers below. It is 
fully decorated. A 
living or dining 
room could contain it 
Both the mirror and 
the table below con¬ 
tain decorative 
panels taken from 
antique Chinese 
temple carvings. 
They suggest a nat¬ 
ural hall grouping 
A new Chinese high¬ 
boy possesses unique 
decorative value and 
carries out essential¬ 
ly the spirit of act¬ 
ual Chinese furni¬ 
ture. It is mainly 
a living room piece 
Panels from an old Chinese 
temple carving have been 
set in a lacquer frame to 
form a fire screen of rare 
beauty and distinction 
This lacquer desk 
might well prove the 
center of decorative 
interest in any room. 
Several choices of 
Queen Anne desk 
chairs are now avail¬ 
able in the market 
