Campaign office by Charlotte Horstmann

Elegant mahogany desk opening in front on three drawers of identical size, and resting on two feet in trestles decorated with black leather bands. Plateau covered in black leather and decorated in corners with brass trim. The term "campaign office" refers to the office used by officers and their auxiliaries at the back of the front during a military campaign. This type of furniture is designed to be easily transportable. Work from the 1960s to 1970s. Signature "charlotte horstmann hong kong" on a brass plate attached to one of the drawers. Wear and gaps on the underhand. Charlotte horstmann (1909-2003): born into a german-chinese family, charlotte horstmann was a famous asian art merchant based in beijing and hong kong. She specialized in ming period furniture. Self-taught - her father refused to allow her to attend higher education - horstmann developed an eye for chinese arts at a very young age. His career began in the 1920s, during which time chinese art was rediscovered internationally; horstmann began as an interpreter for museum collectors and curators such as john d. Rockefeller jr. And lawrence sickman (director emeritus of william rockhill nelson gallery and atkins museum of fine art). His work as a chinese art dealer in the 1930s and the following two decades contributed greatly to the development of this market in the second half of the 20th century. This antique dealer was also a furniture designer between the 1950s and 1980s. In particular, she had replica ming furniture made using the same tools and techniques as those of the period.

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