Early 1900s Furniture

Antique Morococan Kilim 6x8 Handmade 1920 5'10" x 7'5" 178cm x 226cm About Us~ Welcome to Antique Rug Collection. Your #1 Source for handmade Antique Rugs & Tapestries at great pri...

Red Lacquer Wooden Wedding Bowl. Served with Desserts.

Thick hand-knotted wool made in Morocco in the early to mid twentieth century, this red with black trim piece is a perfect statement to any hallway or water closet.

This is a stylish antique Edwardian sterling silver card case with hallmarks for Birmingham 1904 and the makers mark of the renowned silversmiths Deakin & Francis Ltd, in the origina...

A delightful and scarce Art Nouveau Royal Doulton Flambe ceramic cream jug with silver mounts dated 1907. The finely made miniature jug is of tall conic...

Red velvet armchairs 1900s - Antique- Very good condition Measures Cm 33/80 h x 50 cm x cm 45

Vaso Rosso in Vetro di Murano '900 - Antiques- Anno: 1900 circa Murano Materiali: Vetro Murano rosso Condizioni: Eccellenti Misure: Cm 35 Red Vase in Murano Glass...

A finely decorated set of 3 red lacquer sake cups, sakazuki, featuring views of Mt. Fuji, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. The lacquer sake cups, called sakazuki, of traditional p...

Author: FITZGERALD, Edward. (Omar Khayyam) Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English verse. Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd....

Beautiful antique Persian Qashqai rug from the 1900s. Excellent condition, beautiful coloring and design with original tag. Offered by MODERN VAULT Mea...

Size: 32in H x 30in W x 15in D Origin: China Circa: Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900 Material: Lacquer Painted over wood Condition: Original finished. Hand paint, hand carved, norma...

Antique poncho from Peru made from Kilim. It is from the beginning of 20th century in original good condition. - Condition: original good, - circa...

This bold red kilim is a traditional flatwoven area rug woven by hand circa 1900. The design features a geometric design woven in bold accents of black green and blue on a beautiful ...

Author: Goldsmith, Oliver. Title: The Works Of Oliver Goldsmith. Publisher: NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. Description: The Turk's Head Edition. 10 vols., 9-3/8" x 6-1/2", ...

Antique estate made wrought iron table lamp from the beginning of the 1900s Of a large size. Still with the original brass and ceramic lamp holders wit...

Red lacquer cabinet with gilt motif with inside two drawers shelf and bottom space. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appea...

This fine cream wool rug is a handwoven masterpiece. Woven with fine organic materials, the central design features a bold all-over design with a red background and accents of pink, ...

Antique rug made by hand in wool of Spanish origin. - Textile from the Spanish region of Salamanca from around 1900. - Original piece with original geometries throughout its field....

This fine wine red wool rug is a handwoven masterpiece. Woven with fine organic materials the central design features a bold all-over design with a red background and accents of pink...

Here a series of golden yellow octagonal motifs, obtained from the stylisation of the dragon element, are arranged in an orderly manner against a rare lacquer red...

Originating from Turkey in 1900, this antique transitional wool Kilim rug features an atypically rich and Minimalist combination of colorways among its kind. A square piece flat-wove...

Antique Chinese - Textile Size: 4'3" x7'6"

Antique Chinese - Textile Rug, Size: 6'2" x8'9"

Antique Agra rug with branching floral design in mint green and Burgundy, rug CIND-8061, country of origin / type: India / Agra, circa 1900 This magnificent vintage Agra carpet (c...

This is a pristine antique Persian red and navy Serapi carpet with a medallion from the 1900s-1910s. This lovely carpet measures 9.1 x 12.2 ft.

Antique Azerbaijan area rug with extended length. Its dimension runs 2’10” x 23’3” which works great for long entryways and hallways. It features a tribal design consisting of geomet...

A fine French 19th-20th century kingwood and tulipwood marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted vitrine, 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...

Vibrant red cinnabar lacquered Chinese altar table the top featuring a cartouche depicting a Chinese landscape.

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Fine pair of Italian 19th-20th century baroque style giltwood carved winged throne armchairs, each finely carved throne with scrolls and wavy armrests, on cabriole carved feet. (New ...

This exquisite antique Sultanabad carpet beautifully illustrates the stunning Persian workmanship of the early 20th century. The open red field is surrounded by a broad yellow-green ...

Set of four Louis XV style wooden carved chairs with crimson red brocart fabric.