THE MEETING OF EAST AND WEST IN THE FURNITURE TRADE

Introduction Towards an understanding of Western-style furniture made in Asia Amin Jaffer Conservation of an ivory-clad drop-front secretary from Vizigapatam, India Kathy Z. Gillis and David Park Curry ?Picking up the pieces? The first steps in collection management for seven museums in Jakarta, with the emphasis on the kolonial furniture in the Museum Sejarah Jakarta Martijn de Ruijter Tortoiseshell imitations Elisabeth Grall Tortoiseshell and imitation tortoiseshell Donald C. Williams Experiment on the removal of beeswax and the restoration practice on an aogaizaiku urushi box Mariko Nishide Removal of varnish from japanned and lacquered surfaces: principles and practice Shayne Rivers ?Sawed, divided, cut, cleft and split asunder? Eighteenth-century Chinese export lacquer screens in Europe ? two restoration cases Irmela Breidenstein Mahogany in Jamaica was like gold in the reign of Solomon John M. Cross English cane chairs, a meeting of Asian and European traditions David Dewing A typical piece of Dutch furniture, isn?t it? Pol Bruys Domestic interiors at the Cape and in Batavia 1602-1795 Introduction to the exhibition, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, October 2002 ? February 2003 Deon Viljoen