18th Century French Carved Oak Tabletop Tabernacle Curiosity Cabinet

A scarce French Provincial Louis XV (1715-1774) / Louis XVI (1774-1792) Period mixed wood religious oratory (prie-dieu / altar) Hand-crafted in France in the 18th century, with later 19th century elements, likely originating in the south of France / Mediterranean region, featuring pegged solid wooden construction of warm, rich fruitwood, chesnut, oak, and maple. Having a slant-front bureau with tall raised back decorated with three Renaissance Revival style high relief panels, the center depicting religious scene comprising Jesus and winged Saint, the side panels with foliate floral fruit pendant carvings, flanked by classical turned baluster-form columns, surmounted with highly stylized hand carved and turned finials. Over a slant-front with star parquetry, the hinged drop-front opens to reveal a distressed leather writing desk / lectern / pulpit on which the holy books can be laid open and allows to shelter the books, which were considered precious goods at that time. The lower sacristy cabinet has a pair of slide-out supports flanking a paneled cupboard door decorated with a large stepped base Christian cross parquetry inlay, affixed with later decorative forged iron faux escutcheon overtop. The door opening with key to a single fixed shelf on which holy items...

Important and historic, acquired from the estate of legendary American businessman, the late T. Boone Pickens, we're proud to offer this exceptional carved giltwood reliquary - monstrance from the early 18th century. Elaborately hand carved in period Rococo - Rocaille taste, with superb scrollwork, openwork, fanciful acanthus leaf and shell, ornate detailing, polychrome painted warm pastel colors, now beautifully distressed, muted tones, with remnants of gold gilded accents. Pieces such as this were used in early churches for convenient exhibition or public display of some object of piety and other important religious relics...

A period Louis Philippe walnut bedside cabinet from France. Handcrafted and carved in the early/mid 19th century, during the transition from late French Restoration through Louis Phi...

A rare and magnificent antique Napoleon III period mirrored single door cabinet, Parisian work, finished in luxurious and grandiose Louis XIV style. Hand-crafted in Paris in the t...

Antique French Provincial chunky oak cabinet or commode with its beautiful old hardware. It is dovetailed and peg jointed. The doors have deep recessed panels held in place with thei...

A large French mid-18th century highly carved oak cabinet "cabinet a deux corp", probably made in Normandy. The upper two-door glazed section contains two shelves. The lower secti...

A large two-door Baroque wardrobe crafted from solid oak in the 18th century. The wardrobe features a strongly profiled base zone and doors with intricately designed paneling, with t...

A French Regence period carved oak cabinet from the Burgundy region. This unusual cabinet could be used in many different places, as an entrance piece, a dining room serving and storage piece or in a large country kitchen or morning room...