Mid-19th Century Linen Presses

19th Century Country French Buffet ~ Linen Press was designed to provide all the storage space needed by a large family for all their linens and flatware needed for setting a grand t...

Very good quality mid 19th century flame mahogany linen press English circa 1860’s , all original slides , working lock and key the drawers run smoothly This been has been through ou...

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...

A West Indian satinwood gentleman’s compactum/press attributed to Holland & Sons, of rectangular form with central cupboard doors opening to reveal four slides, flanked on both sides with five banks of drawers, decorated throughout with book matched veneers, orignal turned knob handles. English, circa 1840. Holland & Sons, originally founded in 1803 by Stephen Taprell and William Holland, a relation of the architect Henry Holland, the firm of Holland & Sons soon became one of the largest and most successful furniture making companies in the 19th Century. The firm worked extensively for the Royal Family, taking a leading part in the decoration and furnishing of Osborne House...

Superb quality antique English bookmatched figured mahogany Hepplewhite style linen press which retains its original interior sliding linen trays. The panel...

19th Century French Renaissance two-tiered cabinet is a marvel of the cabinetmaker's art! Designed as a repository for personal belongings of the gentle...

A fine and rare Anglo-Indian padouk wood cabinet on chest, the upper section with paneled doors opening to reveal 11 shelves lined in Fortuny style fabric over a central pull out she...

Circa 1860 19th C English bleached pine housekeepers cupboard with original brass T bar hardware sku 1027 (2 Sections) Measures: W140 x D49 x H104 cm Base W138 x D60 x H78 cm T...

An exquisite American Empire diminutive wardrobe, circa mid 19th century. Made from flame mahogany with double doors over large lower drawer. Features 3/4 cut reeded columns with fol...

Circa 1850 19thC English Pine Waterfall Dresser with original hardware and finish Exceptional patination and colour. sku 1067 W145 x D52 x H199 cm Ba...

19th century late george III Mahogany bowfront chest on chest A flame Mahogany chest on chest, late 19th century having a lower case suppor...

A W N Pugin. Made by John Gregory Crace. A rare Gothic Revival four-door pitch pine wardrobe with hand-carved fleur de ley finials flanked with castellated...

An exquisite French Renaissance Revival Bibliotheque, Linen press or display cabinet. Circa mid 19th cenutry. A large rectangular oak case centered by original 3/4 length glass between turned and fluted columns. Lower side of doors features an inset baroque cartouche with fruit basket and foliate motif within an arched deisgn. Upper molding is stylized with a dentil molding over acanthus frieze. Opens to four adjustable shelves. Case is supported by bun feet. With large full length doors, we often look at antique armoires as passageways to secret rooms or even different worlds. While most antique armoires don’t take us to a different dimension, they nonetheless add incredible charm and beauty to both new and old homes alike. Before closets were built into rooms, a solid wood free-standing wardrobe or “armoire” (French for Wardrobe) was standard for storing clothes. However, not all could afford such a luxury, and many antique wardrobes belonged to the upper classes who owned more than one set of clothes. Thus, on antique armoires from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, we often see artistic embellishments and luxurious details. Antique French armoires often have Rococo or Gothic carvings, mirrored doors and naturalistic carvings. These feminine elements on antique French armoires demonstrate a high level of craftsmanship and artistry afforded only by the rich. The phrase Knock-down referes to the ability for these pieces to be easily disassembled and re-assembled. This allowed for these massive...

A handsome Victorian linen press with six interior drawers and six dresser drawers with original working locks, and keys. French-polished mahogany with pin...

Circa 1835 Georgian English Scrumbled Pine Housekeepers Cupboard in original finish with adjustable shelves. Exceptional Scale and Colour. sku 1073 W136 x D50 x H194 cm Base W136 x D...

This is an antique linen press. A French, chestnut cupboard or wardrobe dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850. Select chestnut resplendent with rich caramel hues Displays fine grain interest and a desirable aged patina Capped with a deep crown moulding A pair of full-length field panel doors Brass lock escutcheons with foliate detail, working lock and key Generous internal shelf sits above a small drawer, working brass lock and key Raised upon generous, shaped bracket feet This is an antique French linen press...