Dutch Furniture

While the birth of Christ is briefly told in the Gospel of Luke (2, 7) it is in the apocryphal texts that we find most of the elements and details that have then inspired artists. As of the 14th century and even more of the 15th century the subject of the Adoration of the Child replaces in Western art the scene of the Birth, much favoured in Byzantine art. Instead of being depicted lying with the new-born swathed in the manger, the Virgin is now kneeling, her hands joined in prayer in front of the naked child. This change was probably hastened by the popularity of the visions of Saint Bridget of Sweden to whom the Virgin allegedly appeared to show how she had given birth to Jesus (Visions, VII, chap. 21). Sheltered by a thatch-roofed structure the Virgin is kneeling in front of the Child Jesus. She wears a magnificent red dress under a large gold cloak. Her curled blond hair is partially veiled. The newborn is lying on a straw mat. Joseph is depicted with a parted beard and stands opposite from the Virgin. He wears a tunic and a coat with a purse hanging from the belt. His costume reminds us of the long journey him and Mary have accomplished to reach Bethlehem. Two other women are present. One is looking through the stable’s window to observe the Holy Family while another one kneels in prayer in front of the divine child. The rich costume of the lady might indicate she is a donator. However they could also both represent the women who took part in the birth of Christ, Zelemi and Salome. Salome, incredulous did not believe in the virginal conception of Mary and she is represented far from the scene. The artist has depicted her with an expression of doubt on her face. Zelemi, on the contrary, is a believer. She is rewarded by a place of honour at the heart of the scene, close to Mary. To the left the donkey and ox that have accompanied Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem observe quietly the scene. On the foreground two angels hold a scroll reading an excerpt from the Gloria : “/Gloria/ in excelsis /Deo/.” One of the angels wears a blue cape while the other’s is red Those two colours are very significant as during Middle-Ages blue symbolises hope and red charity. Together they express the hope in redemption thanks to the advent of Christ and his sacrifice to come. Above the main scene, up a cliff, a small shepherd lets his herd of sheep graze amidst the trees. He is framed by two walled cities. This wood carving is the work of a very skilled and inventive artist. The piece bears witness to his exceptional talent. The realism of the scene is emphasised by the amount of details depicted. The refinement of the carving itself is highlighted by the well preserved polychromy. This key moment of the New Testament is set in a contemporary context thanks to the clothes of the characters and the scenes of rural life. The universal dimension of the scene is intensified while allowing contemporary viewers to grasp its meaning more easily. This care for details, the picturesque realism as well as the extraordinary rendition of the cloths suggest it was made by a Flemish artist during the late 15th century. This relief can be compared with the panel of the Nativity from the Saint-Vaast altarpiece made by Jacques Daret between 1433 and 1435, today in Madrid’s Thyssen-Bronemisza Museum. Literature Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’Art chrétien...

Neoclassical-Style, Continental Silver (.800), paw-footed chocolate pot with wood handle and hinged lid, Dutch, year-hallmarked for 1886, Ate deGroot Boersma Sneek - maker. Beautifu...

Vintage industrial hanging factory lamps with enameled metal casing, glass shades and steel pipe stems. This one has a moss green casing with a blue collar and seafoam green and blac...

Monumental antique Dutch Baroque frame. Great for use as a mirror or art frame. Made of walnut featuring geometric form with extended corners and ornate carved gilded accents over a ...

Flemish 17th Century Genre Painting Circle of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690). This cabinet painting depicting a woman shelling peas is from the Flemish School of the 17th ...

A lovely antique Dutch white ironstone handled cachepot, planter, or jardiniere by Société Céramique Maestricht, made in Holland, circa 1890. Maker's mark on reverse. This fine plant...

Beautiful robust and heavy coffee table with a warm and strong appearance. The table is made of a solid oak base with a Sell Pillarguri slate top. This top is handmade, where the sla...

This casted side table can easily be put next to a sofa anytime. The KLINK is shaped by hand, so there is hardly any straight line to be found. Both the use of material, as the form ...

Vintage Dutch wood cart with pull string and wheels. In original condition with heavy, visible wear including paint splatter, stains and chipping. Wear is consistent with its age and...

Stunning hand-crafted pendant with a great patina. This stunning chandelier clearly is the result of the skilled and focused craftsmanship of a master carver. To be able to carve on...

A fine and impressive antique Dutch 833 standard silver teapot; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Dutch silver teapot...

Large Dutch Side Table or Gueridon Table in Solid Oak, The Netherlands, 1940s. This is a large side table or gueridon table in ‘The Hague School’ or ‘Haagse School’ style, made in t...

Superb Dutch Empire Burl Wood -veneered sofa table ,On Iron casters On four shaped scroll feet joined by a baluster turned beech stretcher, the top ...

Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles wall plate, 1948 A Dutch delft Porceleyne Fles wall plate with in medallion painted bouquet with flowers in vase with birds on each side. Floral decor on...

Antique map titled 'De IIde Landkaart verbeeldende t'Land Kanaan nog bewoond door deszelfs eerste bezitters (..).' - Map of the biblical Land of Canaan. With large title cartouche, c...

Burmese Alphabet Chart – Antique Linguistic Print from Symes' 1800 Ava Mission This rare and visually engaging antique print presents a comparative chart of the Burmese alphabet, ti...

Magnificent and rare pair of Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau side chairs. Design by Jac. van den Bosch. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak frames with decorative solid ebony p...

Very nice teak daybed, fabricated in The Netherlands in the 60's. Underneath the bed there are two drawers. The mattress is renewed with new foam and it has just been upholstered w...

Dutch Mid-Century double section industrial wall mount shelving unit with one wider section, which has a yellow and a white shelf and a narrower se...

This blue and white Delft jar was made in the Netherlands in the early 18th century, circa 1730. The jar is covered in a gorgeous light blue glaze traditional to much early 18th ce...

This extraordinary Dutch Delft pancake plate was made in the early 18th century. Beautifully hand-painted, it features bold zigzag lighting bolts, Bliksemborden, which seem to flash across the plate. Between the lightning bolts, we see clouds painted...

An unusual and striking mid-century Dutch Brutalist orange glazed art pottery vase possibly by Jaap Ravelli (1916-2011) and dating from around 1960. T...

Striking and sizeable oak bookcase with a gallery on top. Back in the earliest years of the 20th century not many people learned how to read. Even less people had the means to buy t...

If you want to see what makes the 691 series unique, just look at it from behind. The steel tube that runs over the back from arm to arm lends the otherwise sober 691 a contrastingly...

Finish -Oak -Wool Fabric by Bisson Bruneel Dimensions 24.25”W x 27.5”D x 33”H Seat Height - 18” Sold as a pair Item must be White Glove delivered or crated

This striking Red Blue Chair, inspired by the renowned design of Gerrit Rietveld, is a stunning example of mid-century modern furniture that perfectly embodies the principles of the ...

Note: This is full-swing suspension, for the standard version. Our colored limpid light size large is a pendant light, decorative light made in Europe. The Limpid Lights collecti...

A spectacular and large scale Flemish early 19th century Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony, ivory, Tortoiseshell and ormolu specimen cabinet. The fifteen drawer one door cabinet is raised by its original base with six exceptional most decorative turned legs with topie shaped feet below block supports adorned with foliate ormolu mounts each connected by similar beautiful turned stretchers. Above each leg are additional lovely pierced foliate ormolu mounts flanking three drawers each displaying two superb ivory and Tortoiseshell inlaid plaques with intricately detailed scenes depicting hunting and soldiers below the French polished top with a delicate inlaid ivory border. The cabinet above is raised by striking richly chased ormolu claw feet grasping Rosewood balls with a fine double mottled border. At the center is a single door decorated with a beautiful brick like design with soldiers on horses within an arched gateway above inlaid hunting scenes and flanked by impressive Tortoiseshell columns with mottled ormolu plinths and capitals. The door opens to reveal a stunning inlaid checkerboard design with the three original arched mirrors below an impressive dome like design with the door is also finished on the inside with exceptional inlaid geometric designs and the striking original hardware. Flanking the door are four drawers each decorated with two stunning inlaid Tortoiseshell and ivory plaques framed within most decorative mottled wavy borders and displaying foliate ormolu keyhole escutcheons and beautiful pierced plaques and rosettes throughout. Above are three drawers decorated with exquisite etched ivory...

Mid-Century "1401" chair by Wim Rietveld for Gispen. This stylish lounge chair has original enameled gray steel frame, Bakelite armrests, and is outfitted in new lemonade colored uph...

Amazing set of 2 very comfortable model F585 Lounge Chairs. This popular chair is designed by the famous Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort in the 60's, this particular piece is fabricat...

Spectacular 18th century Dutch bombe linen press, made from exquisite mahogany and plum pudding figured mahogany throughout the piece. This pi...

Very nice table lamp . Teak with Brass details ,comes with Two Opaline Glass shades . All original and good condition . Typical 1950s . please ask for better shipment solutions

Pair of 1960s Dirk Van Sliedrecht rattan bamboo high-back with a round seat chairs. Manufactured by Rohe Noordwolde. The chairs are well made and v...

J.J.M. Hoogervorst counterbalance ceiling light for Anvia. Hoogervorst's signature light is also one of the most iconic Dutch designs of t...

Dutch modernist oakwood club chair modeled after design by Bas Van Pelt, Holland, circa 1940's.

Unique hand-cast ceramic “rosettes” from Jeanine Keizer’s 1990s Lichtpuntje installation are reborn as sculptural pendant lamps. Each set groups five to seven pieces in harmonising c...

Art Deco, Valinte Oy style, flush mount ceiling chandelier with frosted petal shaped glass shades, six copper arms with matching stem and canopy. The lighting sockets use medium base...

This 1930s Dutch lounge chair, designed by the legendary Hendrik Wouda in the Amsterdam School style, captures a unique blend of functionality and artistic flair. The chair's carved ...

Magnificent and ultra rare Mid-Century Modern Triënnale floor lamp. Design by J.J.M. Hoogervorst for Anvia. Striking Dutch design from the 1950s. Black lacquered base with three orig...

This low wingback lounge chair by Theo Ruth features a tufted back with three buttons, covered in a deep red corduroy fabric. Its teak legs are in good co...

Very nice attractive wall shelve ''Planchet ''. Thick cut Glass shelve .greenish in color .holding by polished aluminum brackets . Design by Peter Ghyczy 1980s

18th Century Large Delft Garden Urn, of octagonal form with mask handles painted in blue with river landscapes within foliate and leaf borders. A good e...

Large Dutch extendable table from the second half of the 19th century. Finely carved furniture in high quality mahogany. Oval table with a central leg resting on four solid carved cu...

A fine example of Dutch Art Deco design from the early 20th century, this table by P.E.L. Izeren was produced for Genneper Molen. Model 259 combines architectural structure with a st...

Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist coat rack Design by P.E.L. Izeren for De Genneper Molen. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak frame with solid walnut elements. Se...

Pair of low-back 'Siegfried' Lounge Chairs in Solid Oak and freshly reupholstered with quality bouclé fabric by Abraham 'Bram' Sprij for 'Sprij Meubelen' Vlaardingen, The Netherlands...

Mid-Century Manou bamboo stool with floral fabric cushion. In original condition with some visible wear consistent with its age and use.

From the range Phillips this centre-light is on a Flex Cabele 60 cm The lamp has a fitting on a Solid plate and holds a shade of opaline glass. Size Schade: 30 cm Diameter. / Height...

18th Century Playing Cards by David Weege, 1758 27 pieces of copper engraved playing cards, framed behind glass, made by David Weege 27 pi...

Dutch Delft Tile Large Picture of A Fleet of Ships, 19th Century The Framed Twenty blue & white Dutch Delft tin-glazed earthenware picture depicts ...

Fenestra 240 Dining Room Table in Warm Brown European Oak by Mokko Amsterdam Dimensions: D 90 x W 240 x H 75 cm. Materials: European oak. Available in different material options an...

Very nice set of side tables .Curved Grey Metal frame ,comes with a round Glass and on top of that a Green Marble tops . Good condition.

Luxurious Eichholtz Arlington design table lamp made of stainless steel with a granite rectangular base and a dark brown velvet lampshade in the shape of a trapezium, 21st century. T...

Beautiful 1960's Brovorm wood block magazine rack with black and white enameled metal frame and brass accents. In lightly refinished condition with wear consistent with its age and u...

Adjustable Table lamp by vrieland design made in Holland around 1980s Original condition

Jasper Morrison 2-seater "Vega" bench for Artifort 1990's. In original two toned upholstered seats on a chrome wire frame. Seat width 22" each. Visible wear, consistent with age and ...

Chair MG5 by Marcel Breuer in black saddle leather name: chair MG5 designer: Marcel Breuer, inspired by Mart Stam (Dutch) manufacturer: JOX Interni, Italy design year: 1928 year of m...

1592 Abraham Ortelius map entitled "Lorraine: Lotharingiae Nova Descripti Ric.a005 Description: Ortelius is best known for producing the atlas from which this map comes from, "...

Introducing the Exquisite Vintage Brutalist Coffee Table by Design Studio Stam Are you in search of a truly exceptional coffee table that embodies timeless beauty and unparalleled c...

Friso Kramer inspired Dutch Teak single bed or daybed with dark grey enameled metal frame, inset teak panels and a custom black mattress. The mattress frame hooks into the end panels...