Frédéric Schmit Furniture

Beautiful Louis XVI style commode opening with three doors topped with drawers decorated with rich and fine ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze of female masks, ibexes and youn...

A fine antique French Louis XV style bibliotheque (bookcase), or display cabinet made by master ébéniste Schmit & Cie. Hand-crafted of exotic kingwood veneers, matched and cross-...

A fine quality 19th century marquetry inlaid French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset tooled leather top, an ormolu moulding around, three oak lined frieze drawers, with the locks stamped; Schmit, Paris. Dummy drawers to the reverse. The frieze being bombe shaped all the way round, quartered veneers and marquetry inlay. Wonderful ormolu monopodia supports to the tops of the elegant cabriole legs that terminate in hairy paw feet. Frédéric Schmit...

A fine kingwood parquetry and gilt-bronze bureau plat by Schmit, Paris, circa 1890 Gilt bronze mounted desk Kingwood and mahogany veneer. Black leather...

A beautiful and large scale French Mid-19th Century Louis XV st. solid Oak buffet/vitrine signed Schmit. The six door three drawer Deux Corps buffet is raised by elegant stout cabriole legs with lovely scrolled designs centering the scalloped friezes each centered by a charming finely carved seashell reserve. At the center are three doors with the central door displaying four faux drawers each decorated with lovely carved mottled fillets and gadroons centering ormolu keyhole escutcheons with one actioning the lock for the door. The doors at either side display superb recessed panels with similar beautiful foliate gadroon designs framed within a striking thick mottled wrap around band with an ormolu foliate keyhole escutcheon and delicate pull. Above the doors are three drawers each decorated with recessed panels framed within fine mottled fillets with scrolled foliate ormolu pulls and escutcheons. The top displays three doors each retaining all of their original glass panes framed within beautiful wrap around mottled fillets with lovely seashell carvings and ormolu keyhole escutcheons. Above are impressive architectural pediment like designs centering the arched central top crown and a striking richly carved foliate reserve with a lovely smooth cabochon. All original wonderful rich patina throughout. Frédéric Schmit...