Early 20th Century Vitrines

Unique three-door Arts & Crafts bookcase / book shelves with hand carved sculptural door panels. If you are looking for a truly stylish and top quality crafted bookcase, then this ...

These two display cabinets are ‘metamorphic’ pieces of furniture. This means that each can either be used as a raised display cabinet, or can be taken apart and used as a console tab...

This antique French vitrine is presumed to have been made in the Edwardian time period and is intricately inlaid with various fruitwood panels, ...

For sale is a very good quality Edwardian rosewood and inlaid cabinet. The top of the cabinet has three beveled mirrors, with two cabinet sections, one on each side, both with glazed...

A French Louis XVI Style "Belle Époque" Mahogany and gilt bronze Mounted Sever Exhibition Vitrine with Marble Top. The three-sided cabinet with twin front glass doors below a pair of apron drawers, the interior with a single curved glass shelf...

This Austrian library /office suite is comprised of seven magnificent pieces including three book and display cases, a desk, couch and two chairs...

Aluminum sideboard opening with a door on the right and two drawers surmounted by a showcase with two sliding windows on the left. It is made of b...

Venetian baroque sideboard with glazed display, attributable to Testolini & Salviati in hand carved walnut and veneer walnut, with four cen...

An unusual Edwardian display cabinet in the Adam manner By F. Sage & Co Constructed from solid mahogany, the oval display cabinet supported ...

A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival carved oak Bombé figural vitrine. The single front-door display cabinet with bowed front and side beveled glass panels, with two interior g...

1910s Austrian Art Nouveau dry bar wall display cabinet in walnut with two compartments with glass shelf and mirror on the bottom and with two comfortable...

Louis Majorelle (1859-1926), an Art Nouveau carved walnut, inlaid and glazed salon cabinet, with stylised floral carved details to the crown with a centr...

These wonderful vitrines (display cabinets) were created in France in the early 20th century. They are designed in an elegant Art Nouveau style which was in vogue in this period. ...

A French Ormolu Mounted Tulip-Wood Vitrine by Francois Linke Circa 1890 Origin: Paris Height: 66.5" (168cm) Width: 34.5" (87cm) Depth: 17" (43cm) Good condition Ind...

A fine French, 19th-20th century Louis XV style mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted Vitrine by Haentges Freres. The single door cabinet surmounted with or...

A very fine French Louis XV style ormolu and jasperware-mounted mahogany single door vitrine, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The two upper front corners surmounted with or...

Elegant antique vitrine in walnut veneered with refined inlays and bevelled mirrors. Essential line typical of the early Liberty period of the early 1900s. Good internal capacity. Th...

A fine French 19th-20th century kingwood and tulipwood marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door display cabinet with a red-velvet backing and bowed glass panels surmounted with acanthus and floral gilt-bronze mounts in the style of Léon Messagé (French, 1842-1901), the serpentine shaped front door with an ornate marquetry and ink colored panel depicting wreaths, ribbons and tied acantus leaves, all raised on four cabriolet legs ending with gilt-bronze paw-feet, Paris, circa 1900. Linke was born on 17 June 1855 in the small village of Pankraz, in what is now the Czech Republic. Records show that Linke served an apprenticeship with the master cabinet maker, Neumann, which he completed in 1877. Linke’s work book or Arbeits-Buch records that he was in Vienna from July 1872 to October 1873 at the time of the International Exhibition held there in 1873. He subsequently travelled to Prague, Budapest & Weimar before finally arriving in Paris in 1875. It is documented that he obtained employment with an unknown German cabinetmaker in Paris, and stylistic similarities, photographs and geographical proximity have led some to suggest that Emmanuel Zwiener was the most likely candidate. After a period back in his home town of Pankratz, he returned once and for all to Paris in 1877. In 1878 Paris hosted the third great International Exhibition, a remarkable success for a country ravaged by war only seven years earlier. It is known that the fledgling Linke workshops were active in the Faubourg St. Antoine as early as 1881, during this time he supplied furniture for other more established makers such as Jansen and Krieger. By 1889 another World’s Fair, as they were often referred to in America, took place in Paris. Monsieur Eiffel erected what has become the most iconic building in Paris for the exhibition and the atmosphere of wealth and confidence may well have encouraged Linke to think that he could contribute an important part to the next great exhibition. As early as 1892 this was decreed to take place at the end of the century, in an attempt to pre-empt Berlin from staging the last great show of the century. In 1892, Victor Champier (fr) one of the commissioners for the 1900 Paris Fair had appealed, “Create in the manner of the masters, do not copy what they have made”. It was an appeal against mere reproduction and Linke rose to this challenge in an unparalleled way with his unique display that was to include the Grand Bureau. Determined to outshine the competition at the Exhibition, Linke had set about creating the most ambitious pieces he could envisage, and more extravagant than had ever been displayed before. The items he exhibited marked a transition from the historicist interpretation of Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, an interpretation that was the mainstay of his nearest rivals, to something startlingly new and vital in its immediacy. [6] Together with Léon Messagé he developed a new style for the 1900 Exhibition that paid homage to the Louis XV rococo in the fluidity of its approach, but an approach fused with the lively flowing lines of the contemporary and progressive 'art nouveau'. The Art Journal reported in 1900 on Linke's stand: "The work of M. Linke ... was an example of what can be done by seeking inspiration amongst the classic examples of Louis XV and XVI without in any great sense copying these great works. M. Linke's work was original in the true sense of the word, and as such commended itself to the intelligent seeker after the really artistic things of the Exhibition. Wonderful talent was employed in producing the magnificent pieces of furniture displayed". Linke's stand would have appeared refreshingly new to contemporary onlookers, the traditional designs of the eighteenth century melting seamlessly into an exuberant naturalism. The 'Revue' described Linke's style as 'entièrement nouveaux' and noted "This opinion is universally accepted. Linke's stand is the biggest show in the history of art furniture in the year 1900". It is perhaps the most extraordinary and remarkable aspect of Linke’s personal history that he produced such expensive and luxurious furniture of exquisite quality for the 1900 exhibition without any commission or any potential buyer in mind. [9] At a time when other more established furniture businesses such as those of Beurdeley and Dasson were closing down, he made a huge investment in his stand and the furniture he supplied for it. Linke recognised that to move his business forward he needed to appeal to a more International clientele and the new emerging rich who were at this time amassing fortunes on an unprecedented scale. For this reason he gambled everything he had on his display for the 1900 exhibition. Had this not succeeded he would almost certainly have succumbed to bankruptcy. Linke’s notebook records visitors to his stand from England, Europe, the Americas, Egypt and Japan and including; the King of Sweden, three visits from the King of Belgium, Prince Radziwill, the Prince d’Arenberg, the Comte Alberic du Chastel, Miss Anna May Gould, the American heiress, distinguished furniture makers and the President of France Emile Loubet. This risky endeavour was a resounding success, and with his reputation established, La Maison Linke became the pre-eminent furniture house until outset of the Second World War. The technical brilliance of his work and the artistic change that it represented was never to be repeated. His showrooms expanded into prestigious premises in Paris, in the Place Vendôme as well as the Faubourg St. Antoine where his workshop had been established. He embarked on many important commissions in the years up to the outbreak of the First World War, making and designing furniture for leading international industrialists and bankers. After the 1914-1918 World War, Linke undertook the extraordinary commission to furnish the Ras al-Tin Palace in Alexandria for King Fuad of Egypt, possibly the largest single furniture commission ever conceived, eclipsing even Versailles. Linke flourished and remained active until the middle years of the 1930s and died in 1946 Léon Messagé (1842-1901) was a French sculptor, best known for his sculptural collaboration with François Linke for the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Messagé was also responsible for much of the design and creative work for Roux et Brunet...

A very fine and large French 19th-20th century Louis XV style mahogany and ormolu-mounted Vitrine cabinet with a Veined Mint green marble top, attributed to Georges-François Alix...

Monumental antique hand carved elmwood cabinet. Sideboard, 20th century.

This beautiful display cabinet was crafted by the prestigious furniture company, Maison Krieger. The firm was founded in 1826 by Antoine Krieger. Over the course of the 19th century,...

Sn4248 Edwardian mahogany display table of shaped outline, having hinged lid with bevelled edge glass and original working lock enclosing crushed velvet interior, all standing on cabriole legs terminating in sabots. This antique display table...

This turn of the century vitrine out of a French perfume shop is double sided with large hand made beveled glass panes on both doors. Key on one side, glass shelves on both sides, pl...

A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Kingwood and ormolu-mounted single-door Vitrine, the demilune shaped cabinet with and arched bonnet, molded trim above a bombé glazed d...

1920s precious and refined Venetian eclectic credenza sideboard with china cabinet by Testolini & Salviati. Splendid sideboard in all its parts. Beve...

A highly unusual and very beautiful desert cupboard/ vitrine in mahogany from the Belle Époque period. This elaborate dumbwaiter offers a mirrored back with open shelving, closed sto...

A Louis XVI style desk with vitrine Top. This fine custom quality Louis XVI style desk has long tapering bronze-mounted legs supporting a center drawer flanked by larger drawers leading to a set of three smaller drawers under a vitrine mirrored shelving...

Stylish and practical Art Nouveau table with built-in display cabinet. This multi-layer and multipurpose piece of Art Nouveau furniture is a great example of the creative and elegan...

French Art Deco palisander wood display vitrine cabinet with a glass door above a Pair of doors with bronze trim and geometric inlaid round column ...

A very Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted four-door vitrine, with two central bombé glass doors and single bombé glass doors on each side, the fluted mahogany...

A pair of Edwardian satinwood vitrine tables with shaped tops with banded edges above single drawer, and raised on square tapering legs with string inlay, joined by stretchers surmounted by circular...

Art deco credenza with display cabinet in burl walnut , by Ditta Strada Abramo fu Paolo, Milano, Italy. Credenza with showcase in walnut with two bodies: sideboard with two doors ...

Venetian Baroque credenza display of the early 20th century in carved and shaped walnut. Two sliding glass doors with two glass interior shelves; two lower doors with frames covered ...

A very fine French Louis XVI style Belle Époque gilt bronze and carved verde green and parcel-gilt exhibition vitrine display cabinet with side doors, circa 1900, Paris. Measures:...

E. Goodall of Manchester, a fruit wood, inlaid, and leaded glass display cabinet with an array of Glasgow Rose and floral fruitwood inlays. ...

A pair of gorgeous vitrines in carved wood, with numerous incrustations of mother-of-pearl engraved and re-ornamented. The design of the central panels of each showcase are differen...

Art deco vintage showcase or vitrine from solid oakwood with brass details, circa 1920 Austria. While one door shows a brass button to open the showca...

Early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry vitrine by François Linke. Index number 458. The fleur de pêcher marble-top above a scrolling acanthus and ...

A fine and rare English 19th-20th century Chippendale style carved oak and parcel-gilt console vitrine. The narrow upper two-door vitrine crowned with a carved parcel-gilt peacock fe...

Art Deco vintage side table or vitrine from solid ash and veneer which features octagonal shape. Also lockable with the original key, topped with facet cut-glass. The lock and the fi...

Modernist vitrine with two shelves on the sides. Other measurements_ Central Vitrine Wide: 28in Side Tables : 17.5inx14in From the floor to the marble : 38in

Edwardian satinwood display or bijouterie table with marquetry and stringing, the locking lift top fitted with curved front and back panes, the sides ...

Biedermeier style Art Deco vitrine, bowed front with two hinged doors with key escutcheons, arched tracery and carved deco motif centered with a heart on each door. Veneered case wit...

This deux-corps is a gem of French Folk Art furniture. It features a wonderful prominent fish cornice, and the front is generously decorated with all kinds of fruit (grapes, apples, pears, etc) and foliate details. Original antique glass panes...

A monumental antique Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted vitrine cabinet by Manoy of Brussels. This large and impressive vitrine features marquetry inlays, four glazed doors and exten...

Objekt: Salonschrank Entwurf: Josef Hoffmann zugeschrieben (Wien, um 1900) Modell-Nummer: 600/10 Ausführung: Jacob & Josef Kohn (Wien, um 1905 - keine Papiermarke vorhanden) Maße in ...

Showcase, France, circa 1920. Very good condition. Wood: oak dimensions : width 110 cm / height 194 cm / depth 46 cm

Pair of Art Deco hanging cabinets, veneered with flamed birch. Sliding glass doors with three shelves inside. Denmark, circa 1920. Sold ind...

Good size and highly stylish antique bookcase with all working locks and keys. When it comes to antique furniture, historically, bookcases are th...

This gilt vitrine "aux pins" by Louis Majorelle is a masterpiece in Art Nouveau design. The gilt finish and simplicity of line that unifies the piece lend it a refined elegance, making it the perfect frame for carefully selected objets d’art. Louis Majorelle’s father Auguste had specialized in 18th-century style furniture, including the chinoiserie so loved in the court of Louis XVI. Louis Majorelle experimented with the pine motif at the same time as Rene Lalique. Both looked to East Asian Art...

An antique country store display cabinet offer oak construction in cylinder form with frieze having carved scroll and foliate frieze over...

A fine and impressive pair of knife urns by the custom cabinet maker W.K. Cowan of Chicago. Hand crafted to his exacting standards this pair feature...

Elegant and formal mahogany and tulipwood display cabinet. The cabinet with glass doors with a central parquetry door with an cast bronze physician emblem mount. The sides with glass...

A stylish Ludwik glass-case from around 1890. Antique furniture with a more beautiful form will give elegance to any interior. The whole is beautifully decorated with woodcarving, re...

Stunning vintage Italian glass cabinet from the early 1900's. The vintage showcase has the structure of sturdy wood, painted in gold color in the bas...

Vitrine in mahogany and tinted wood opening with two glazed doors Compartmentalized and resting on four tapered feet, England, early 20th century. Measures: High 128 cm, width 108 c...

Japanese inspiration for this Majorelle vitrine in blond mahogany. The silk fabric inside in perfect condition is the original one from the period, this large display cabinet is in a...