16th Century Mexican Pine Chest

Rare Mexican Chippendale table made from Sabino pine wood. Beautiful carving.

Magnificent 18th century Bolivian locking escritorio with inlaid wood and hand-forged iron details.

19th century Peruvian "Frailero" wooden chair with rough suede leather seat and back Carved and gesso gold leafed large scale antique chair.

Solid Sabino wood work table. It is rare to find this table with both top and base in sabino. Hand forged iron nails. This table has a beautiful patina from age and use. Mexico.

This is a lovely and rare still life painting by acclaimed California abstract expressionist Helen Inez Seibert. Born: 1914 Died: 1987.

18th century Portuguese library table, with three drawers. Intricately carved walnut with bronze hardware and corner details.

Beautiful model of chest in carved walnut with features typical of the late sixteenth century in Florence with the addition of parts decorated with grotesque lean tempera on a chalky background. Used as a small travel chest, it is complete with an antique lock...

The chest in question is an elegant piece of furniture made entirely of chestnut wood. Its manufacture dates back to the Renaissance, around the second half of the 16th century, by T...

Handsome and dignified, this antique Provincial cabinet combines understated simplicity with a beautiful auburn finish. Made in Portugal in the 16th century, paneled doors unlock wit...

Former collection Altounian At the beginning of the reign of Henri II (1547-1559) the furniture’s ornamentation evolves. The few medieval motifs that were still used are eventually relinquished. Furniture becomes more sober showcasing moulded panels and perfect architecture. Cabinet-makers use ornaments such as curved fluted or plain columns, feather quills, roses or winged putti heads. High-relief carving becomes more scarce and compositions lighter. To that end cabinet-makers draw inspiration from Fontainebleau motifs filtering them and adapting them to French taste. During this period cabinet-makers turn into a kind of architects. Indeed the architectural balance of furniture is the centre of their concerns. The study of Antic formulas is then a necessity. From this care given to proportions appear refined cabinets with pure lines. This style is characteristic of the reign of Henri II and disappears soon after under the regency of Catherine de Medici (1560-1574) when an abundance of high and low-relief ornaments comes back on furnitures. This two-bodies cabinet...

Rare carved Renaissance cabinet Period : 2nd half 16th century, ca. 1570 Origin : France, Burgundy or Languedoc This cabinet embody the produ...

Very attractive, rare and large Gothic cabinet / sideboard with three drawers over two doors, constructed in three parts. beautiful Gothic tracery work,...