Impressive 19th century french empire revival 5 piece bedroom suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
We are pleased to offer this 5 piece bedroom suite circa 1890. Suite comprising of a bed, wardrobe, dressing table and pair of night stands.
Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu
$32,636 / set
H 94.49 in W 122.05 in D 27.56 in
Set Mid 20th century Baroque Venetian Bedroom by Permanente Mobili Cantu
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Set Mid 20th century Baroque Venetian Bedroom . Furnitures in carved, lacquered, gilded gold leaf and hand painted wood with very pleasant floral decorations. Wavy and rounded furnit...
Maple
$13,582 / set
H 60.63 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Victorian Hampton & Son's Satinwood Bedroom Suite Wardrobe Dressing Table Mirror
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for auction this very rare original Victorian Satinwood bedroom suite by Hampton & Son’s of Pall Mall London. A very rare bedroom suite made by one o...
Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood
$82,000Sale Price / set|31% Off
H 89 in W 79 in D 24 in
19C French Empire Style Complete Bedroom Set - Outstanding
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING 19C French Empire Style Style Complete Bedroom Suite/Set. HIGHLY, IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE Empire Style Bedroom Suite or Set from circa 1880. The Su...
Ormolu
$2,995 / set
H 49.5 in W 40.5 in D 80 in
Jacob-Desmalter Style Antique French Empire Mahogany Twin Beds, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful pair of antique French Empire twin beds In the manner of Jacob-Desmalter France, Late 19th Century Carved mahogany, with mounted gilt bronze ormolu. Each measures: 40...
Bronze
$5,250 / set
H 35.5 in W 50 in D 22 in
4-Piece Federal Bedroom Set with Detailed Carving and Marquetry
By Royal, Robert W. Irwin Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
4-Piece Federal Bedroom Set: Vanity, End Table, Dresser, Check of Drawers Elegant bedroom set from the Royal furniture Line by Robert W. Irwin and Royal Furniture Co. There are four...
Brass
19th century French empire mahogany and ormolu cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality French empire revival mahogany cabinet circa 1890. Generous proportions and as with all furniture of this scale and period it was built to come apart. Central glazed d...
Ormolu
$2,913
H 53.15 in W 82.68 in D 50.4 in
Napoleon III Bedroom Set, France, circa Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Erable wood, pinewood interiors, tinted moldings. Bedroom consists of a door closet with mirror, dresser desk with three drawers in the front and another three behind a door, in add...
Metal
$7,443 / set
H 94 in W 60 in D 21.5 in
1800s, 19th C, Antique Polychrome Marbelized Spanish Bedroom Set, Set of 4!
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible One of a Kind 1800s, 19th C, Antique Polychrome Marbelized Spanish Bedroom Set, Set of 4! Antique Bedroom Set, Polychrome Marbelized Spanish, 4 Piece, 19th Century, 18...
Wood
Louis XVI Style Solid Mahogany Bedroom Furniture
Located in BARSAC, FR
A bedroom suite crafted from solid mahogany, richly carved with Louis XVI style motifs such as ribbons, vegetal garlands, and friezes. Composed of: a three-door wardrobe with a larg...
Mahogany
$44,291 / set
H 118.12 in W 118.12 in D 118.12 in
Vincenzo Cadorin Venetian 1890s Bedroom Renaissance Set in Massive Carved Walnut
By Vincenzo Cadorin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A monumental Vincenzo Cadorin circa 1890s bedroom Renaissance set in carved walnut. Top of the dresser, bedside tables and Console-Vanity in green imperial marble. Finished with wax ...
Marble
$76,000Sale Price|39% Off
H 86 in W 84 in D 24 in
Exceptional 19C French Empire Style Buffet/Vitrine by AME Fournier
By A.M.E Fournier
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING an OUTSTANDING, IMPORTANT and UNIQUE 19C French Empire Style Buffet/Vitrine by AME Fournier. Pieces by A.M.E. Fournier are EXTREMELY RARE and next to impossible to find, ...
Siena Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Bedside Commodes, Marble Top, Circa 1890
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) fruitwood bombe-shaped bedside commodes / tables with three drawers, bronze trim, and a shaped green marble top. (PRICED AS Pair) Ant...
Bronze
$241,450Sale Price|44% Off
H 99 in W 57.5 in D 19.5 in
A Rare Francois Linke Louis XV Style Five-Piece Bedroom Set, Circa 1905
By François Linke
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Rare François Linke 'Suite de Chambre À Coucher', index number 1447 Paris, circa 1905-1906. Comprising of two beds, two bed side tables and a wardrobe. Having acajou and oeil ...
Bronze
Very Fine 19th c French Three Door Cabinet
Located in Hanover, MA
Superb mahogany and walnut three-door tall cabinet with ormolu mounts, a fitted liver and white veined marble top (2 inches thick) and toupie feet. Original key. Original interior w...
Marble, Ormolu
$2,972
H 94.49 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
French Double Body Furniture from the 19th Century in Walnut Root
Located in Madrid, ES
French Double Body Furniture from the 19th Century in walnut root H: 240cm 50cm below 40cm above good condition origin: Roman house (Italy)
Walnut
$37,298 / set
H 92.13 in W 108.67 in D 85.83 in
Louis XV Style Hand-Carved Walnut Bedroom Set, Antique French, 1890
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Carved walnut bedroom set in Louis XV style, composed of: Bed: Headboard height: 171 cm Footboard height: 99 cm Width: approx. 171 cm (including footboard carvings) Depth: approx. 2...
Walnut
French Empire Giltwood Bed Corona
Located in Essex, MA
With acorn and oak leaf crest and scrolled swans. Probably used over a bed.
Other
$4,500
H 13.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
"Leda and the Swan", Incised and Painted Wood Panel, Art Deco, Gold and Black
By Arthur Crisp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brilliant depiction of Leda and the Swan, a nude female figure and outstretched black swan illustrating the classic mythological story, was painted by Arthur Crisp on wood panel...
Wood, Paint
Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
French portrait of a nobleman, 17th Century, great condition. With a beautiful carved wooden frame.
Canvas, Oil
French Late 19th Century Onyx Champlevé Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful onyx and gilt bronze champlevé enamel jewelry box in a chest design; made in France in the Late 19th Century, having a soft red velvet interior and impeccable hand-painted ...
Onyx, Bronze
$20,514Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.93 in Dm 0.04 in
1913 Rene Lalique Leurs Ames Perfume Bottle D'Orsay Frosted Glass Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Rene Lalique "Leurs Ames" tiara perfume bottle made in 1913 for D'Orsay in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Molded signature on bottom. Exceptional and extremely rare bottl...
Blown Glass
$5,018
H 52.76 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
20th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cutlery Cabinet, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Louis XVI style French ormolu applied over ebonises and lacquered wood cutlery cabinet. Inside fabric lined and fitted to contain a full canteen of cutlery...
Ormolu
$34,700
H 14.5 in W 6.5 in D 4 in
Extremely Rare Pair of Ferdinand Barbedienne Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Vases
By Louis-Constant Sevin, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An extremely rare, museum quality pair of Ferdinand Barbedienne ormolu and champlevé enamel vases, circa 1870, certainly designed by Louis Constant Sevin. Very unusual form and s...
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of English 19th Century Cast Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A good pair of candelabra of the William IV period Constructed in gold leaf gilt bronze; rising from square bases, with scrolled plinths supporting octagonal sided imbricated cast c...
Bronze
$5,300
H 49 in W 66 in D 21 in
Antique French Entry Bench Settee Trunk Renaissance Revival Dark Walnut c1890s
Located in Tyler, TX
HANDSOME Antique Dark Walnut French Renaissance Revival Bench or Settee with Lift Top Seat~~PAW FEET~~c. late 19th C These benches are always in high demand! Versatile size easy t...
Walnut
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Executive Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely handsome and impressive French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu executive desk. At the frieze is a central wider drawer flanked by smaller drawers at each sid...
Ormolu
$36,671
H 29.53 in W 59.85 in D 32.29 in
A William IV rosewood library table, Williams & Gibton, Irish circa 1830
Located in Reepham, GB
A William IV library or writing table made circa 1830 by the renowned Dublin firm of Williams & Gibton. The table has a superbly grained and richly hued rosewood top set above two d...
Rosewood
Prestigious and luxury French bed Louis XV style 1970s
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Prestigious and luxury French bed Louis XV style 1970s
Wood
19th century French Empire dressing table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Early 19th century French Empire mahogany dressing table, the oval mirror frame with swans heads terminals,To the well figured top over a large freeze drawer. All raised up on scroll...
Wood
Large Empire-Style Ormolu and Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Large Empire-style ormolu and malachite centre table French, 20th Century Height 85cm, width 165.5cm, depth 85.5cm This superb centre table pairs vibrant malachite with classical o...
Malachite, Ormolu
$21,819 / set
H 119.3 in W 50.2 in D 20.48 in
Antique-Inspired Console and its Mirror, Italy, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare set including a console and a mirror in blackened, gilded and painted wood of antique inspiration. The console, topped with molded Italian Portor marble, is decorated with three...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique French Baccarat Crystal and Bronze D'ore Chandelier circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Baccarat Crystal and Bronze D'ore 16 Light Chandelier, circa 1890. Keil's Antiques will work with the purchaser of this chandelier on packing and shipping costs.
Crystal, Bronze
When shopping for antique and vintage wardrobes and armoires for your home, there are several things to keep in mind, not least of which is question number 1:
What is the difference between an armoire and a wardrobe?
The difference between an armoire and a wardrobe is actually simple: An armoire is merely an ornate wardrobe. A wardrobe is a tall, streamlined storage cabinet that usually has some combination of drawers, shelves and hanging rods.
Antique and vintage armoires, on the other hand, are freestanding, heavy wooden structures that typically feature decorative metal hinges and pictorial carvings. Armoires are large cabinets that aren’t outfitted with the varied storage features that wardrobes now commonly have. Armoires often have one or two doors and a hanging bar and allow for quick access. Whether a minimalist mid-century modern wardrobe or grandiose Victorian-era armoire is the right fit for you, both are highly functional furnishings and can be a smart storage solution.
Armoires have been around since medieval times, and initially they may have housed weapons and armor. In their early days, armoires were often adorned with elaborate carvings and lavish paintings, particularly in Renaissance-era France. During the 18th century and later, armoires were widely known as “presses” for hanging clothes, and they were so large that they swallowed up the room where they stood.
In today’s modern homes, an antique armoire can be a striking, architectural work of art amid comparably unadorned furnishings. Whether you’re using your piece in the kitchen for cookware or as a food pantry, in the bedroom for clothes or in the living room as a media console, it will likely become a lovable focal point.
The evolution of the armoire can be seen in today’s corner wardrobes, which may rest on an asymmetrical base to account for corner placement, and even mirrored wardrobes, which feature a mirror affixed to the inside panel of one of the doors for convenience. Contemporary wardrobes commonly feature additional sliding trays and drawers and hanging space for clothing or linens, and the cabinet doors make them ideal for concealing televisions and computer monitors when such devices aren’t in use.
When choosing the right wardrobe or vintage armoire for your home, it’s good to have the following in mind: What are you planning to store in it? How much of what you’re storing will need to be housed in it? It should be big enough to accommodate your needs. What is the size of the room where your wardrobe or armoire will live? A large new piece of furniture in a modest space can easily become a hindrance if you have to navigate your way around it during your daily routine, so be mindful of the area you'll need in order to move freely.
Whether you are looking for an antique walnut armoire or a simple contemporary wardrobe, find the right piece for your home today on 1stDibs.