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Rosewood How does CITES affect Antique Mid
Century furniture
The need to protect rosewood began with Brazilian
rosewood. It was being so extensively used that
it was becoming endangered, and substantial harm
was being done to woodland ecosystems by over-
felling. New regulations to ensure the protection
of Rosewood (also known as Dalbergia) took
effect in January 2017. The regulations were
adopted by the Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES) and impact the international commercial
trade of Dalbergia rosewood, including products
made with it.
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As a responsible and reputable antiques store, we
are happy to comply with the requirements of
CITES and obtain relevant certification when
dealing with post 1947 vintage furniture. Whats
so special about Rosewood furniture? Rosewood is
a beautiful wood for furniture making and has
been popular for many years. A favourite with
18th century cabinetmakers, solid rosewood is
heavy and has a strong, sweet smell which
can last for years. Its colour is hard to find
in other species of wood, a dark red sometimes
garnet like and its dense grain responds
particularly well to polishing. It also has a
high resistance to insect attacks. It is
commonly finished with lacquer, which helps to
protect the wood from moisture and
humidity Well known designer, Charles Eames said
Rosewood never shows wear, at the launch of
his Eames Lounge Chair - a luxury Brazilian
rosewood and black leather chair, his first piece
of high end furniture. Post-War rosewood
furniture is highly desirable, with many Danish
and Scandinavian designers rediscovering its
superb qualities. The Scandinavians, with their
penchant for stressing the surface and
silhouette of furniture, were the first in the
twentieth century to realize that a simple slab
of rosewood could provide all the ornamentation
that a lot of people would wish for, said the
New York Times in this 1964 article on the
modern rosewood revival. Other designers enjoyed
using rosewood in their designs such as
Johannes Anderson who designed for CF
Christensen, and the British born Merrow
Associates and Pieff Furniture.
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How does CITES affect Antique Rosewood
Furniture? Most pieces of antique rosewood
furniture are exempt from these control measure,
thanks to antiques derogation which applies
to worked antiques. This states that an item
shall be exempt from normal sales controls if it
was acquired prior to March 1947 and has been
significantly altered from its natural raw state
before that date. Most of our rosewood furniture
is 19th century and therefore exempt from the
new requirements. In 2014 more than 80 lots of
rosewood Danish furniture were pulled from an
auction, after advice that the sale did not
comply with CITES. How does CITES affect vintage
and midcentury furniture? If you are buying a
piece of rosewood furniture that was made after
1947, reputable and responsible dealers will
indicate on the listing that the piece of
furniture will come with an Article 10
Certificate (sometimes called a CITES
Certificate). The seller will apply for
certification and this will accompany the piece
of furniture this is called a Transaction
Specific Certificate (TSC) which is issued in
the name of the applicant and may only be used
by them for one transaction.
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