Tulipwood Furniture

A Very Fine French Napoleon III Figural Ormolu and Porcelain (Probably Sevres) Mounted Tulipwood Meuble A Hauteur D'Appui, by Mathieu Befort, dit Befort Jeune. The rectangular shaped...

A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood, amaranth, satinwood and Tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout Floral Marquetry - Inlaid - Two-Drawer Com...

A signed piece with rectangular top with inset green leather, possibly original , over a frieze with one central drawer flanked by drawers each with round original wreath rings...

Antique French Louis XV transitional ormolu-mounted tulipwood & marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, Roger Vandercruse (dit Lacroix) , circa 1770. The desk is finely inlaid on all sides, ther...

An outstanding gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and sycamore parquetry breakfronted breche violet marble topped commode, in French Transitional style dating to the late 19th-e...

An Important Pair of Cabinets By Grohé Frères of Paris From a Noble Genoese Family Constructed primarily from matched tulipwood throughout, with purpleheart and bois de rose bandin...

A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, and ormolu cabinet vitrine attributed to François Linke. The two door cabinet is raised by...

A fine English satinwood and tulipwood marquetry veneered top console table with specialist paint and gilt decoration. The design from the late 18th century. The table of extended D ...

Stamped Stumpff and Ohneberg. The shaped, eared breccia marble top above two drawers with satinwood geometrical frieze and three panels inlaid sans traverse with musical trophies, above a shaped apron with a lion-mask mount, flanked by canted corners, the sides inlaid with a vase, on cabriole legs and scroll feet, stamped once 'J.STUMPFF' and 'JME' and once 'M. OHNEBERG'. Jean Chrysostome Stumpff, maître in 1766. Martin Ohneberg...

This outstanding Italian Baroque style commode is crafted in fine tulipwood and finished in a beautiful white-wash patina that enhances its timeless character. Featuring three spacio...

A fine late 19th century tulipwood and kingwood side table or table en chiffoniere inlaid with stained sycamore lines applied with gilt bronze mounts and an edging. The shaped oval t...

We care delighted to offer for sale this very fine pair of satinwood and tulipwood polychrome painted George III serpentine console tables An exquisite pair of fine English circa ...

The serpentine molded ‘rouge royal’ marble above two long bombé-shaped drawers ‘sans traverse’ inlaid with bronzes and floral sprays, the sides decorated similarly, on splayed legs, ...

An exquisite quality French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat attributed to Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener Attributed to Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener (1848...

A Petit Bureau à Cylindre in the Transitional Manner After the design by Jean-François Oeben By François Linke Index no. 1626 A rare small cylinder bureau, after the celebrated exa...

This is made-to-order traditional mahogany four door buffet or credenza made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features four doors with swirly crotch mahogany fields and satinwood and Sa...

An exquisite French 19th century Louis Philippe period Tortoiseshell, brass, and ebonized Fruitwood Boulle cave a liqueur. The cave a liqueur is raised by ...

A fine French 19th-20th century kingwood and tulipwood marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted vitrine - display case, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door display cabinet with a red-velvet backing and bowed glass panels surmounted with acanthus and floral gilt-bronze mounts in the style of Léon Messagé (French, 1842-1901), the serpentine shaped front door with an ornate marquetry and ink colored panel depicting wreaths, ribbons and tied acantus leaves, all raised on four cabriolet legs ending with gilt-bronze paw-feet, Paris, circa 1900. Linke was born on 17 June 1855 in the small village of Pankraz, in what is now the Czech Republic. Records show that Linke served an apprenticeship with the master cabinet maker, Neumann, which he completed in 1877. Linke’s work book or Arbeits-Buch records that he was in Vienna from July 1872 to October 1873 at the time of the International Exhibition held there in 1873. He subsequently travelled to Prague, Budapest & Weimar before finally arriving in Paris in 1875. It is documented that he obtained employment with an unknown German cabinetmaker in Paris, and stylistic similarities, photographs and geographical proximity have led some to suggest that Emmanuel Zwiener was the most likely candidate. After a period back in his home town of Pankratz, he returned once and for all to Paris in 1877. In 1878 Paris hosted the third great International Exhibition, a remarkable success for a country ravaged by war only seven years earlier. It is known that the fledgling Linke workshops were active in the Faubourg St. Antoine as early as 1881, during this time he supplied furniture for other more established makers such as Jansen and Krieger. By 1889 another World’s Fair, as they were often referred to in America, took place in Paris. Monsieur Eiffel erected what has become the most iconic building in Paris for the exhibition and the atmosphere of wealth and confidence may well have encouraged Linke to think that he could contribute an important part to the next great exhibition. As early as 1892 this was decreed to take place at the end of the century, in an attempt to pre-empt Berlin from staging the last great show of the century. In 1892, Victor Champier (fr) one of the commissioners for the 1900 Paris Fair had appealed, “Create in the manner of the masters, do not copy what they have made”. It was an appeal against mere reproduction and Linke rose to this challenge in an unparalleled way with his unique display that was to include the Grand Bureau. Determined to outshine the competition at the Exhibition, Linke had set about creating the most ambitious pieces he could envisage, and more extravagant than had ever been displayed before. The items he exhibited marked a transition from the historicist interpretation of Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, an interpretation that was the mainstay of his nearest rivals, to something startlingly new and vital in its immediacy. [6] Together with Léon Messagé he developed a new style for the 1900 Exhibition that paid homage to the Louis XV rococo in the fluidity of its approach, but an approach fused with the lively flowing lines of the contemporary and progressive 'art nouveau'. The Art Journal reported in 1900 on Linke's stand: "The work of M. Linke ... was an example of what can be done by seeking inspiration amongst the classic examples of Louis XV and XVI without in any great sense copying these great works. M. Linke's work was original in the true sense of the word, and as such commended itself to the intelligent seeker after the really artistic things of the Exhibition. Wonderful talent was employed in producing the magnificent pieces of furniture displayed". Linke's stand would have appeared refreshingly new to contemporary onlookers, the traditional designs of the eighteenth century melting seamlessly into an exuberant naturalism. The 'Revue' described Linke's style as 'entièrement nouveaux' and noted "This opinion is universally accepted. Linke's stand is the biggest show in the history of art furniture in the year 1900". It is perhaps the most extraordinary and remarkable aspect of Linke’s personal history that he produced such expensive and luxurious furniture of exquisite quality for the 1900 exhibition without any commission or any potential buyer in mind. [9] At a time when other more established furniture businesses such as those of Beurdeley and Dasson were closing down, he made a huge investment in his stand and the furniture he supplied for it. Linke recognised that to move his business forward he needed to appeal to a more International clientele and the new emerging rich who were at this time amassing fortunes on an unprecedented scale. For this reason he gambled everything he had on his display for the 1900 exhibition. Had this not succeeded he would almost certainly have succumbed to bankruptcy. Linke’s notebook records visitors to his stand from England, Europe, the Americas, Egypt and Japan and including; the King of Sweden, three visits from the King of Belgium, Prince Radziwill, the Prince d’Arenberg, the Comte Alberic du Chastel, Miss Anna May Gould, the American heiress, distinguished furniture makers and the President of France Emile Loubet. This risky endeavour was a resounding success, and with his reputation established, La Maison Linke became the pre-eminent furniture house until outset of the Second World War. The technical brilliance of his work and the artistic change that it represented was never to be repeated. His showrooms expanded into prestigious premises in Paris, in the Place Vendôme as well as the Faubourg St. Antoine where his workshop had been established. He embarked on many important commissions in the years up to the outbreak of the First World War, making and designing furniture for leading international industrialists and bankers. After the 1914-1918 World War, Linke undertook the extraordinary commission to furnish the Ras al-Tin Palace in Alexandria for King Fuad of Egypt, possibly the largest single furniture commission ever conceived, eclipsing even Versailles. Linke flourished and remained active until the middle years of the 1930s and died in 1946 Léon Messagé (1842-1901) was a French sculptor, best known for his sculptural collaboration with François Linke for the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Messagé was also responsible for much of the design and creative work for Roux et Brunet...

A very finely carved Biedermeier fruitwood and inlayed center table. Intricate inlayed design.

Rouge marble top commode/chest of drawers having three drawers. Intricate floral marquetry inlay in Satinwood and tulipwood. Bronze mounts on front corner and at center bottom. Sabo...

A large mid-18th century Italian walnut, tulipwood and marquetry inlaid bureau bookcase, made in Venice, circa 1740, combining a glazed bookcase upper section with a fall-front burea...

A very fine French Louis XV style Belle Époque mahogany and tulipwood ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet with a Brêche violette marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The ...

A Fine French 20th Century Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Marquetry Meuble d'Appui à Hauteur (Side cabinet). The rectangular variegated white marble top with outset corners over a gilt foli...

A Pair of Sligh Furniture Crotch Mahogany, Burl and Tulip wood Crossbanded Single Bed Frames Circa 1920s. Solid construction. Will last for decades to come. Measure 42.5" in width ...

An exquisite French antique chest showcasing a breakfront design, featuring its original Marquina Marble top elegantly positioned above three drawers. The superb craftsmanship of the...

Elegant in both proportion and detail, this antique Louis XVI console combines refined marquetry, finely cast gilt-bronze mounts, and a striking rouge marble top. Crafted in France c...

American Hepplewhite mahogany satinwood string inlaid secretary bookcase with a hinged fall front leather writing surface, central arched tulip wood inlaid cornice with original bras...

A finely crafted French Louis XV style writing table or petite bureau plat, executed in tulipwood and kingwood marquetry and parquetry and raised on slender tapered legs terminating ...

A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted, leather, tulipwood and kingwood parquetry cartonnier with clock. The circular clock with elaborate pi...

An impressive and grand scale French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood and Ormolu desk. This wonderful Bureau Plat desk is raised by four handsome cabriole legs decorated by bottom...

A gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood two drawer commode stamped Schlichtig of the late Louis XV period, (circa 1770). The commode also bears the JME stamp, (for jurande des menuisiers-ébénistes), which was added once a committee made up of elected furniture...

A very handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI St. tulipwood, kingwood and ebony drop front desk. The desk is raised by four square columns joined by a bottom tier an...

A very fine French 19th Century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted amaranth, tulipwood, sycamore and parquetry pedestal Régulateur de Parquet Tall Case Clock, Attributed to Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) After the model attributed to Jean-Henri Riesener, surmounted by a cloud-form case cast with three putti cherubs suspending garlands, centred by a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, on a spreading socle with ribbon-hung garlands, above the square tapering pedestal headed...

TreeHouse Drinks Cabinet is a striking, sculptural statement piece, meticulously handcrafted to resemble a tree house nestled within a sculpted tree trunk. The trunk rises from a sub...

This magnificent demi-lune Georgian sideboard displays the pinnacle of the era’s refined craftsmanship and boasts a distinguished provenance. Crafted of the finest mahogany, the era's timber of choice for well-appointed manor homes, the sideboard is inlaid with satinwood marquetry and crossbanded with tulipwood, one of the most coveted species of rosewood. Tulipwood is prized not only for its durability but also for its innate beauty. The sideboard features its original brass pull handles and knobs. Illustrating the caliber of its exquisite craftsmanship, this large demi-lune sideboard was once housed in one of the most illustrious grand manor homes of the era, Hackwood Park...

An Exceptionally Rare Secrétaire à Abattant After the designs of Jean-Henri Riesener for Marie Antoinette By Paul Sormani of Paris Of upright rectangular form with canted corners a...

A gorgeous Edwardian centre table of exceptional quality, finely carved, crossbanded and line inlaid throughout with richly patinated timbers comprising of mahogany, tulipwood and wa...

Rectangular top over three drawers with wood knobs and escutcheon. Bun feet.

A fine Italian 19th century mahogany, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted center table or writing desk. The serpentine inlaid shaped top centered with a marquetry floral arrangement medallion, surrounded by sections of diamond-shaped acanthus parquetry designs flanked by further medallions of flower bouquets, all within a gilt-bronze rim, above a similarly decorated frieze fronted by four drawers, on scroll legs raised on lion paw feet on rolling casters, joined by an 'X'-shaped marquetry stretcher...

A very fine 19th century Louis XVI marquetry inlay secretaire A Abattant by Charles Diehl. Kingwood, satinwood and tulipwood inlay with fine gilt bronze ...

An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Tulipwood, ormolu, and Incarnat Turquin marble desk. The three drawer desk is raised by slender cabriole legs with fin...

Rectangular adjustable top with removable book holder. Adjustable fire screen and drawer and slide. Lower shelf joining circular bamboo turned tapered legs. With Hyde Park Antiques....

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart bureau plat. An original furnishing from the Waldorf Towers in New York City. Newly replaced tooled brown leather set...

Tulipwood Marquetry Cabinet  A superb and elegant French Louis XVI tulipwood marquetry cabinet, crafted in the late 18th century (signed by cabinetmaker) and raised on an oak carcas...

This very fine formal transitional commode is of the period circa 1770 is crafted from oak secondary woods with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood veneers. The break front form is enl...

A Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood and Tulipwood Marquetry Gilt-Bronze Mounted Two-Door Buffet Server China Cabinet...

With later embellishments, the rectangular ratcheted and adjustable raisable top with book stop and lacquered top depicting vessels and plants, the ratchet w...

A Fine French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ladies Writing Table or Desk. The single drawer center table surmounted on each corner with...

A handsome French late 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, and Ormolu desk, signed by Krieger. The Bureau Plat desk is raised by elongated cabriole legs with fine pierced ...

A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany and tulipwood marquetry gueridon side-table. The circular top inlaid with a floral design marquetry and sy...

English Regency (c. 1815) brass inlaid & mounted satinwood sofa table with tulipwood cross-banded top above 2 frieze drawers on trestle legs with brass caps & casters.

A fine French 19th century gilt-bronze (Ormolu) mounted, mahogany and tulipwood marquetry oval Gueridon (side) table with marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The in...

A very fine French 19th century tulipwood, mahogany and ormolu-mounted Bureau de Dame Lady's secretary desk, in the manner of Maison Millet. The s...

French Louis XV period (18th century) "Tric Trac" or Backgammon table stamped by the maker, "P. Roussel," and the guild "JME" (Jurande des Menuisiers et Ebenistes --translated as the...

With a thick serpentine breche de alep marble top over a conforming case with two conforming drawers with bronze handles raised on cabriole legs with sabot feet. From a Bellevue Avenue Newport Rhode Island estate.

A very fine French Louis XV style Belle Époque Figural ormolu-mounted mahogany, tulipwood and fruitwood marquetry oval coffee table with marble top, in the manner of François Linke (...

French Bureau plat / desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880. Solid beech wood veneer. Extremely fine, floral bronze fittings. Cambered and pronounced / arched wooden body. Four-side...

A magnificent and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Tulipwood, Kingwood, and ormolu Bureau Plat desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole leg with exquisite pierced fitted ormolu sabots with fine foliate designs and hoof feet below a delicate ormolu chute leading upwards to impressive richly chased ormolu masks of handsome bearded men. The apron displays three drawers separated by impressive curved foliate gadroon designs each displaying superb quarter veneered Kingwood...

An important and extremely rare Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted bombe vitrine, firmly attributed to Maison Krieger. The back of the mounts on the four cornice corners and the floral swags cast with the monogram LM possibly for Leon Message; an old, possibly original label on the back with ink inscription: '1181 (?), galbee vitrine, Lxv, bois Violette..101'. This exceptional vitrine has a spreading pediment centred by a finely cast gilt bronze stylized acanthus, ‘C’-scroll and foliate cresting, above a glazed bombé central door and concave sides. The silk lined interior is fitted with adjustable shelves and the angles headed by superb gilt bronze figural espagnolettes with uplifted heads, plumes and ruffs. The lower galbée shaped section of the vitrine is mounted with foliate garlands and raised on cabriole legs with acanthus clasps and feet. An almost identical vitrine of the same proportions, construction and design, stamped to the lockplate ‘Mon Krieger...

An unusually good tric trac or game table with inlaid marquetry design of a village scene, top flips to a chess board, or can be removed to show an inset tooled leather top. Beautifu...