$92,880
French Renaissance Armoire
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Original lock and key This piece of furniture shows no recess on its upper part. It opens with four folding-doors and two drawers within the belt. The key bears the date 1524 abov...
Walnut
French Renaissance Armoire with Carved one door and drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Original lock and key This piece of furniture shows no recess on its upper part. It opens with one folding-door and one drawer within the belt. Burgundy and Lyon regions subordina...
Walnut
$4,375Sale Price|30% Off
Antique French Renaissance Armoire Linen Press Library Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite French Renaissance Revival Bibliotheque, Linen press or display cabinet.
Glass, Oak
$8,800Sale Price|20% Off
French Renaissance Style Carved Oak Armoire
Located in Asheville, NC
This 19th century continental armoire with two three paneled doors featuring portrait bust oval framed carvings, bobbin turned pilasters terminate with masks on the foliate decorated...
Oak
$2,985Sale Price|25% Off
19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Armoire was crafted by master artisans from solid, old-growth indigenous oak during the late Napoleon III Period, and features a heraldic...
Mirror, Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Armoire was crafted by master artisans from solid, old-growth indigenous oak during the Napoleon III Period, when craftsmanship reached a...
Mirror, Oak
$12,400Sale Price|20% Off
Impressive Renaissance Revival Armoire
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome, well-patinated piece hails from Alsace, France. The molded and dentil cornice sits above a cherub-decorated frieze and stepped architrave that is supported by three Cl...
Hardwood
$8,127Sale Price|53% Off
Neo Renaissance Style Walnut Armoire, France, End 18th Centrury
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Wardrobe with 3 doors, in renaissance style, enriched with carvings of considerable elaboration and difficulty of execution. Made in France at the end of the 18th century, beginning ...
Poplar, Walnut
$7,740Sale Price|40% Off
French Renaissance Walnut Cloth Cabinet or Wardrobe late 16th Century
Located in London, GB
RENAISSANCE CABINET in walnut molded with pyramidal frames. The front opens with four leaves and four drawers in the waistband. The cornice and drawer frames are adorned with carved ...
Walnut
$20,898
Renaissance Style Wardrobe
Located in Marseille, FR
Exceptional richly carved Renaissance style wardrobe decorated with sketches with many characters depicting various rural scenes extraordinary size. Outstanding standards and remarka...
Wood
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Cabinet with Ornamental Figural Carvings
Located in Chicago, IL
This Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival oak cabinet showcases a sophisticated combination of two distinct varieties of solid oak, each sourced from different parts of the tr...
Oak
Hunting library, France, around 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Hunting library, France, around 1890. Very good condition, after professional renovation. A new glass with a bevel has been installed. Wood: oak Dimensions: height 226 cm width 12...
Wood, Oak
18th century Engraving of a Renaissance Armoire
Located in London, GB
18th century French engraving of a Renaissance armoire depicting the mode of construction.
Renaissance Style French Armoire
By Hugues Sambin
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular French Renaissance style armoire or bookcase in the manner of Hugues Sambin.
Glass, Cherry
19th Century French Renaissance Walnut Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning 19th century French Renaissance walnut armoire ~ crafted during the Napoleon III period ~ features two carved door panels instead of the more typical mirrors ~ with cor...
Walnut
French Chestnut Renaissance Style Armoire
Located in Astoria, NY
Solid chestnut wood armoire with hand carved geometric detail on its doors and crown molding. The interior features three spacious shelves. This armoire comes from a Chateau in south...
Antique French Renaissance Stripped Oak Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Renaissance Stripped Oak Armoire features no less than 12 individual relief carvings of busts of ancestors, all rendered in solid oak and framed in their own panels an...
Wrought Iron
Impressive Renaissance Revival Armoire
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome, well-patinated piece hails from Alsace, France. The molded and dentil cornice sits above a cherub-decorated frieze and stepped architrave that is supported by three Cl...
Oak
Vintage Renaissance Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-crafted from solid French oak, this armoire features a different personage expressed in each of 12 cameo-style carved panels across the entire facade. Four linenfold panels on e...
Oak
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H 94.25 in W 56 in D 23 in
Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Double Door Armoire, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Renaissance carved walnut double door Armoire with fluted frieze, surmounting beveled mirrors with flanking full turned columns, single lower long drawer, pyramidal el...
Mirror, Walnut
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H 100 in W 53.5 in D 23.25 in
19th Century French Renaissance Style Armoire in Fruitwood with Double Bonnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fruitwood armoire in the Renaissance style with double bonnet top and carved apron, France 19th century.
Fruitwood
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H 118 in W 69 in D 27.5 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Period, Renaissance Style Walnut Mirror Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Napoleon III period, Renaissance style walnut mirror armoire soars to almost ten feet in height for a grand statement to all who enter the room!
Mirror, Walnut
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H 97 in W 75 in D 33 in
Grand 17th Century French Renaissance Chateaux Stripped Oak Four Door Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique furniture like this large French Armoire Renaissance "Quatrefollet" is preferred in France with four doors during the 17th-18th centuries, allowing one to more easi...
Oak
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H 76 in W 47.75 in D 27.25 in
Antique Wine Cabinet Bar Armoire French Belgian Bruegel Style Oak Renaissance
Located in Tyler, TX
Superb and rare antique Flemish or Belgian Bruegel style oak wine cabinet, storage cabinet, bar, cupboard or armoire~~highly carved~~c. 1880s SO many versatile uses for today'...
Oak
Antique French Renaissance Bonnetiere
Located in Dallas, TX
Festooned with artistic hand-carved relief across the entire facade, this Antique Renaissance Bonnetiere is a diminutive version of the armoire, designed to fit neatly near entryways...
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H 87.75 in W 85 in D 18 in
Large 19th Century Renaissance Revival Period Bleached Placard or Armoire
Located in Birmingham, AL
Large 19th century French Henri II or Renaissance Revival period four-door placard or armoire handcrafted in Provence of solid walnut that's been bleached or washed to a natural fini...
Walnut
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H 84.65 in W 59.85 in D 22.64 in
IMPORTANT CARVED NEO RENAiSSANCE ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS ANTIQUE WARDROBE ARMOIRE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind, fully restored, Important Neo Renaissance Armoire Wardrobe hand carved in Fran...
Chestnut, Oak
Antique French Two-Door Armoire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid walnut, French two-door armoire, circa 1890. Lovely carvings and brass hardware on this piece. It’s deep enough for a rod to hang clothes.
Brass
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H 94.25 in W 58.25 in D 25.25 in
1800s Antique French Henri ii Style, Foliate Carved, Molded Cornice Armoire!!
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Armoire, French Henri II Style Foliate Carved, Molded Cornice, 1800s, 19th Century!!
Wood
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H 92 in W 43.5 in D 24.5 in
French Antique Single-Door Solid Walnut Armoire by Poitreau Freres Circa 1890
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Top quality single-door armoire in carved walnut, with giltwood trim. Handmade by French ebeniste, “Poitreau Frères” marked & stamped on back of the piece, circa 1890. Lovely detaile...
Walnut, Giltwood
18th Century Louis XIII Style Armoire
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exceptional Louis XIII style armoire from a chateau in the Southwest of France near the town of Agen. Made of exotic woods including ebony, rosewood, lemon and walnut. Magnificent...
Wood
Antique Rustic Renaissance Raised Bonnetiere
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique rustic Renaissance raised Bonnetiere combines linenfold panels with family crest carvings, creating doors that are mounted with forged iron strap hinges. Urn pediments suppor...
Oak
Antique wardrobe, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique wardrobe, France, circa 1880. Very good condition. Wood: oak dimensions: height 230 cm width 105 cm depth 55 cm
Oak
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H 86.62 in W 112.6 in D 27.96 in
Huge Vintage French Antique Painted Breakfront Wardrobe Fully Dismountable
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this absolutely stunning, very large, quad bank breakfront wardrobe with antique French paint that can be fully dismantled This piece is rather impressiv...
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance Armoire was sculpted from dense, old-growth oak by master sculptors and craftsmen!
Mirror, Oak
French early 17th century Renaissance Armoire / Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
Superb, tall, armoire with decoratively carved doors and paneled sides, flatened bun feet. The doors open to an empty space that could be custom fitted with either a hanging rod for ...
Oak
Grand Renaissance Revival Armoire with Wire Screens, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This grand antique cabinet is a 19th century French armoire crafted in the style of Renaissance Revival furniture.
Fabric, Wood
French Neo Renaissance Wardrobe, 1900s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This stunning antique wooden wardrobe with two doors and two drawers is a true masterpiece. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this neo-renaissance armoire showcases the ti...
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Armoire in the Renaissance Style
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
A spacious walnut armoire from 19th century France may have been used as a linen press. It has shelving top and bottom divided midway by narrow drawers designed to hold smaller items...
Walnut
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H 90.56 in W 59.06 in D 25.6 in
French Marriage Wardrobe with Sculptured Oak Panels, Made in 1801
Located in Wingene, BE
Very good looking French marriage wardrobe made in 1801. Good sculptures and nice condition. 200+ years old. With original, in working condition lock. This can be rebuild to sto...
Oak
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.
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