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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.
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.
What’s 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. It’s colour is hard to find in other species of wood, a  
dark red sometimes garnet like and it’s 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 it’s 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.
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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