Gary Magakis Cabinets

IMPORTANT CABINET WITH TWO BODY IN BLACKENED WOOD CARVED AND ENGRAVED ORIGIN: FRANCE PERIOD: 17TH CENTURY Height: 188 cm Width: 135 cm Depth: 53.5 cm Blackened wood and veneer: rosewood, ebony, pear, mahogany Framed in oak wood A real ceremonial piece of furniture, this two-part cabinet opens with two historiated panels and two drawers in the upper part and two leaves and two belt drawers in the lower part. Richly worked, it offers both inside and outside a floral decoration, finely engraved which contrasts with the importance given to geometric lines. This duality, typical of this type of cabinet, confirms its dating and its origin. In addition, the gilded metal locks and fittings enhance the sumptuous trait of this piece of furniture and also contribute to its ornamentation. Furniture of predilection for “enclosing the most precious things” (Furetière, Dictionnaire, 1690) the appearance of cabinets in the 16th century accompanied the development of wunderkammern, these cabinets of curiosities enriched both by the vogue for the antique and by distant expeditions which bring back with them natural wonders and rare testimonies of distant civilisations. The curious, combining fortune and culture, brings together antique medals, rare plants, fossils, or oriental ornaments. This meeting of pieces which embodies much more than their material reality, a subjective evocation of all the riches of the earth and all the knowledge of men, acts in the eyes of its owner like a microcosm of which he is the master and which he enjoys according to his will. This is how the first cabinets were designed to be transportable, often wooden structures calling for riches only those they housed for a collector who refused to part with them, even temporarily. In the 17th century, the cabinet gained in technical complexity and luxurious materials until it could no longer be moved itself and became a prized and expensive collector’s item...

This double-sided English display cabinet was made in the late 1800s. It has six compartments with six glass doors that open on both sides. It is in good condition and highly functio...

Early Double Sided Shop Counter From France, Circa 1900. Solid oak construction with four doors and original hardware. Great original patina and use.

This bedside cabinet cabinet with the traditional technique is brustalist chic style thanks to its simple aesthetic and its bronze handle. This pair of oak nightstands...

Set of 2 Polished Blackened Bronze PSL Handles by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 2 x D 3 x H 9 cm Materials: Bronze, polished, heat treated Also available in XL dimensions 20.5 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm This versatile handle can be used for cabinetry, sliding doors and sash windows...

Shown in: Blackened steel and ebonized walnut- 18" D x 24" W x 21" H Waxed aluminum and oxidized maple- 18" D x 24" W x 21" H Blackened steel and ebonized walnut- 15" D x 24" W x 24"...

Rare Poul Cadovius Royal system teak, double sided room divider, made in Denmark. Custom ordered, unusual double sided wall unit, room divider, desi...

A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern ebonized birch double sided wall unit or room divider By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture "Perimeter Group" USA, 1950s Measures...

Small cabinet-console and its mirror in solid wood and chipboard veneered in oak; doors decorated with straw marquetry. Spain c.1970. Dimensions CABINET: cm 120 x 30 x 73 inch...

The Connect Credenza is designed to express the process by which each piece is created, with visible construction and fastening details that are integ...

Theodore Alexander Althorp Console Flourish Cabinet / Console Table The Flourish dining room side cabinet is a Louis XVI style flame mahog...

Vintage cabinet gorgeous wood grain. Dimensions. 34 W ; 54 H ; 18 D.