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Cabinets For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Napoleon III
Large Cabinet, Secretary, Austrian Work, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Cabinet, Secretary, Austrian work, 19th century. Large cabinet, secretary in blackened wood and enamel plate on metal, Austrian work, 1880, very fine work of paint and enamel ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Metal, Brass, Enamel

Pair Custom Mahogany Brass and Gilded Mesh Door Two Door Side Cabinets
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of American made brass grillwork and gilded mahogany side cabinets or comodes. They are in good condition and are designed in the Louis xvi or directoire styl...
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1950s American Louis XVI Vintage Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique Louis XVI Piedestal Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI pedestal cabinet in a beautiful gray color. Features a door with a wooden-carved sun in the center flanked by flutings on each side. At the top, there's a wooden-carved Vit...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Red White Painted Armoire Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style red and white painted armoire with decorated cornice above two screen mounted cabinet doors above two small cabinet doors opening...
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Cabinets

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Wood

19th Century Marble Top Bronze & Plum Pudding Mahogany Cabinet By L. Cueunieres
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Marble Top Bronze & Plum Pudding Mahogany Cabinet By L. Cueunieres Dimensions : 32.5" Wide X 54" Tall X 16" Deep This cabinet was made in Paris in the third quarter o...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Bronze

BOULLE CABINET 19th Century French Napoleon III
Located in Madrid, ES
BOULLE CABINET 19th Century French Napoleon III, Marquetry in ebonized wood, tortoiseshell and brass. Gilded bronze applications "Caryatids", marble top. Box with a door, interior wi...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Bronze

19th Century French Carved Painted Wood and Polished Iron Safe with Combination
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique wooden and iron safe, was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1870. The black painted and polished iron safe stands on a separate carved oak base decorated with a straight b...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Iron

Gorgeous Figural Bronze Mounted Marble Top Napoleonic Inlaid Cabinet Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautifully inlaid French-made bronze mounted and inlaid cabinet or commode. The commode has exotic wood inlays and a nice piece of white carrara marble on top. The bronze ...
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1950s French Napoleon III Vintage Cabinets

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

AMAZING NAPOLEON III CABINET 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
AMAZING NAPOLEON III CABINET 19th Century French, 19th century in ebonized wood, gilded bronze applications "caryatids, masks, allegories and vegetal motifs". Box with two doors, in...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux After The Model by Weisweiler, by Hubert-Joseph Heubès. The carcass stamped 'HEUBES' and bearing ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Grasscloth Cabinet or Armoire
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century French cabinet with a case crafted in pine, having five adjustable shelves inside, and covered in woven reed featuring a cornice and geometric panels, bronze ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Grasscloth

17th Century French Provincial Cupboard
Located in Edenbridge, GB
A Stunning French Walnut Provincial cupboard dating from the early 17th Century in the period of Louis XIII.Consists of four carved panelled doors with two drawers and the original ironmongery making this into a truly wonderful and usable early piece of historical antique...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Walnut

19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Located in IT
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard Rare veneered wood secretaire sideboard, France, late 18th century - early 19th century Measurements: cm W 105 x H 11...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Wood

Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Mahogany Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Mahogany Vitrine Display Cabinet
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Antique Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mounted Vintrine Display Cabinet
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mounted Vintrine Display Cabinet
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

A Superb Pair of French Brass Mounted Tortoiseshell Veneered Collectors Cabinets
Located in London, GB
A Superb Pair of French Brass Mounted Tortoiseshell Veneered Collectors Cabinets in the Louis XVI Style Wood, Glass, Brass, Tortoiseshell, Horn, Velvet France, Napoleon III Circa 1...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

Materials

Brass

French Bow Front Mahogany Cabinet, XVI Style
Located in New Orleans, LA
A diminutive, vintage French burled mahogany, satin wood, boxwood and inlaid mother of pearl cabinet with a slightly curved front, topped with a beautifully veined and thick creme ma...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Burr Walnut Marble Top Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French marble top cabinet in burr walnut, this dates from around the 1930’s. It is of superb quality, with gorgeous burr walnut grain patterns. The doors have in...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

Double door safe - Italian, 18th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cassa-forte Double door safe Italian, 18th Century Iron & Wood Height: 157 cm Width: 104 m Depth: 53 cm
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Iron

Kindel Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Server or Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century French Regency Louis XVI style server or bar cabinet By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware. Measures: 36"W x...
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1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Cabinets

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Brass

Late 19th Century Louis XV Transition-Style Cabinet
Located in NICE, FR
This late 19th-century cabinet in the transition style of Louis XV boasts rosewood marquetry on an oak frame. It has a symmetrical design with 14 drawers on both the left and right sides of the central body. In the central section, you'll find a spacious drawer at the top, followed by two curtains that unveil a secretary with shelves...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble

20th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble-Top, Bronze and Walnut Nightstands
Located in Miami, FL
Antique French Louis XVI style pair of nightstands topped with a white marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Two dovetailed small drawers with brass details.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Bronze

Late 20th Century Black Hand Painted French Louis XVI Console Cabinet
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Louis XVI style console cabinet, unbranded, similar in quality to Century. Solid hardwood painted black with slight distressing to lend the appear of age, hand painted with ...
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Late 20th Century Asian Louis XVI Cabinets

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Brass

Important Collector's Cabinet Stamped Grohé In Paris
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent collector's cabinet from the Napoleon III period presenting very fine marquetry of crosspieces made from rosewood and rosewood species. This piece of furniture also forming a buffet or large meuble d'appui opening thirteen drawers and a central door, it is topped with a thick Morello red marble top with a double groove. Blackened wooden moldings highlight the frames and openings. We note a double projection on the facade. As is standard in the prestigious productions of major Parisian signatures, the rich ornamentation of very finely chiseled and gilded bronze is there, including bouquets of laurel wrapped in keyholes, lion heads and asparagus on the front uprights, various pearl friezes and gadroons. Cold stamped “GROHE in Paris...
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1840s French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Rosewood

French 19th Century Napoleon III Cabinet
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique Napoleon III cabinet. Wood is black color polished surface, decorated with inlaid brass decor and bronze details ourside. Inside the cabinet there are two shelves. ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze, Brass

Exceptionally Rare 19th Century French Secrétaire à Abattant by Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
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...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Pair French Bois de Violette Parquetry Bedside Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant pair of Antique French Bois de Violette and ormolu mounted Louis XVI Revival bedside cabinets, circa 1870 in date. They feature shaped ormolu banded rectangular ...
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1870s Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Ormolu

Rare Pair Burled Walnut and Porcelain Plaques and Bronze Ormolu
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These gorgeous cabinet measure 44.75 tall x 35 wide x 14.5 inches deep and closely relate to a sideboard by and signed Druce & Co of England. They are fitted with gorgeous porcelain ...
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1890s English Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Low cabinet in marquetry and bone inlay, Napoleon III period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" Low cabinet in marquetry and bone inlay, Napoleon III period. " Low piece of furniture from the XIXth century, Napoleon III period, marquetry and blackened wood. Small restoration...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Bone, Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Armoire Display Shelf Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Armoire Display Shelf Cabinet Country: France Materials: Oak, Glass Shelves, Metal Mesh Door Condition: Original Condition Style: French Antique Year: 194...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Cabinets

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Metal

French 19th Century Bar Cabinet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
So special piece, this bar cabinet is so charming with a bronze element on the top to protect the glasses of bottles to fall. It wears rolls at the feet to slide it easily.
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Walnut

Louis XVI Style Cabinet and its Companion Vitrine by F.Linke, France, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional Louis XVI style cabinet and its companion vitrine beautifully mounted with chiseled and gilded bronze. They are surmounted by a rectangular top with an egg-and-dart molded edge, above a frieze centered by a laurel-festooned Bacchic mask and scrolling acanthus. The vitrine and the cabinet open by one door ; the paneled door of the cabinet centered by a ribbon-suspended lyre and foliate pendant. Both have the angles adorned with tapering female caryatids, above a guilloche. They rest on tapering fluted quiver-form legs joined by a pierced stretcher, surmounted by a flowery urn, and ending on toupie feet. Related work : Cabinet and vitrine listed under index 684 of Linke’s photographic archives (see photo attached). View of a room of the private collector Elias Meyer’s Mansion, in 16 Grosvenor Square, London, taken in 1909 and reproduced and commented in François Linke (1855-1946), The Belle Epoque of French Furnitures, Ch. Payne, p.247) showing the cabinet and the showcase in situ. (see photo attached). View of the cabinet in situ in the Queen’s bedroom in the Palace Ras al-Tin, in Alexandria, after being bought by King of Egypt Fouad on March 1927. Reproduced and commented in François Linke (1855-1946), The Belle Epoque of French Furnitures, Ch. Payne, p.278. (see photo attached). François Linke, born in 1855 in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia), worked as a cabinet-maker in Paris from about 1882 until his death in 1946. In 1900, at the apex of his career, he opened a new shop at the famous Parisian place Vendôme. He specialized in Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture: all pieces were beautifully mounted with gilt-bronze ornaments, and he received numerous commissions. Later Linke decided to collaborate with the well-known sculptor Léon Messagé and integrated new lines and shapes announcing the “Art Nouveau” style. His great success is definitely the 1900 Universal Exhibition where he was awarded the gold medal for his extraordinary kingwood desk, designed by Messagé. At this occasion, the “Revue artistique et industrielle” commented that “Linke’s stand...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XLV Style Mahogany Vernis Martin Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vernis Martin Vitrine ormolu, with exterior panels depicting Napoleon and Josephine, two glass shelves and single fabric covered shelf, with mirror...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Glass, Wood, Mahogany

LOUIS XVI STYLE CABINET French early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
LOUIS XVI STYLE CABINET French early 20th Century in mahogany wood with gilding with a "concave" glass door, decorated with plant motifs. Usage signs. Dim.: 107 x 108 x 35 cm very g...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

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Wood

Theodore Alexander Flame Mahogany Althorp Flourish Side Table Console Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Theodore Alexander Althorp Console Flourish Cabinet / Console Table The Flourish dining room side cabinet is a Louis XVI style flame mahog...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Cabinets

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Mahogany

Showcase, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Showcase, France, circa 1880. Very good condition. Wood: walnut dimensions: height 165 cm x width 80 cm x depth 47cm
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Walnut

A French 19th Century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and marble cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French 19th Century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and marble cabinet/vitrine. The vitrine is raised by topie shaped front legs and square tapered legs in the back, with all leg...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble

Napoleon III Meuble d'Appui By Gervais-maximilien Durand In Paris
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Napoleon III Meuble D'Appui in Rosewood marquetry opening a door with a medallion with a floral motif. Oval top capped by a black veined white marble top. Rich ornamentation...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Rosewood

19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Side Cabinet with Red Marble Top by Vedder of Paris
Located in London, GB
A fine Meuble d'Appui by Vedder of Paris Constructed from gently patinated mahogany with brass-inlay to the edges, the cabinet of breakfront form resting on decorated toupie feet to the front, the canted corners carrying ormolu scrolled ornament and caryatid herms flanking a central door dressed with a silvered bronze plaque depicting satyrs dancing and playing the flute. The frieze applied with ormolu mounts and brass inlays below a shaped Griotte Rouge marble...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Floral Marquetry Cabinets with Carrara Marble Tops
Located in London, GB
A Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Meubles d'Appui Constructed from a striking burr walnut, with marquetry inlays of various specimen woods including harewood, boxwood and sycamore, with amaranth crossbanding and decorated with ormolu mounts; both cabinets of rectangular outline with concave sides inlaid with a geometric floral trellis design; the whole supported on tapering toupie feet; the central door with an oval marquetry plaque...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Italian Walnut Cabinet - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Italian cabinet of the 18th century in walnut Very beautiful piece of furniture in two parts in walnut marquetry the lower part is composed of three drawers. Each w...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Walnut

Nightstands French 19th Century Bedside Louis XVI Marble Snails Encrusted, Pair
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of side cabinets French Louis XVI with column, late 19th century Rare red marble top with encrusted snails Bedside tables with three drawers and one drop front Good antique c...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Cabinet Signed Grohé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. cabinet signed Grohé. The one door one drawer cabinet is raised by impressive most handsome ormolu paw feet amidst large richly chased acanthus leaves in a superb satin and burnished finish. The frieze is centered by a lovely pierced ormolu mount of finely detailed oak branches with etched leaves and charming acorns tied with a bow. The door displays a beautiful wonderfully executed central panel with intricately detailed marquetry in a most decorative array of exotic woods with designs of blooming flowers in a woven basket framed within a delicate beaded band and wrap around mottled foliate band with rosettes at each corner. The door opens to reveal two adjustable shelves and the beautiful interior. At each side are decorative half panels...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Boulle Inlaid Side Cabinet or Credenza
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French Boulle serpentine fronted credenza, having shaped glazed doors to either end with shelves within. The central door with classical scrolling fo...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Brass

Rare Pair of 19th Century Marquetry Display Cabinets in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A pair of Marquetry display cabinets in the transitional manner By Edmund Kahn of London & Paris Constructed from kingwood, with tulipwood, bois satiné and harewood inlays; f...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Ormolu

Pair of Napoleon III Lacquer Commodes À Vantaux by by Winckelsen
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze, Chinese Lacquer And Ebonised Side Cabinets By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, Paris. Signed 'Chles WINCKELSEN 21 Rue St Louis', Paris. Each ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

Early 20th Century French Marble Top Hand Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elegant early 20th century hand painted and gilt gold decorated showcase / display cabinet. The showcase features an oval and rounded painted wood side with glass panels, lacquered, gilded and hand painted wood with very pleasant courtship scene decorations on each side. The front body of the display cabinet is equipped with one large wood frame with glass door panel...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

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Marble

Exquisite Mahogany Feathered Trumeau, Adorned with Floral Inlays from the 1700s
Located in Barletta, IT
Exquisite mahogany feathered trumeau, richly adorned with polychrome floral inlays typical of Dutch craftsmanship. The lower part is divided into three large drawers and two small dr...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Mahogany

20th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cutlery Cabinet, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Louis XVI style French ormolu applied over ebonises and lacquered wood cutlery cabinet. Inside fabric lined and fitted to contain a full canteen of cutlery...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

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Ormolu

Mid-Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Seven-Drawer Semainier Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1970, the elegant fruit wood "Semainier" stands on tapered and fluted legs, over a straight apron. The chest decorated with projecting spline corner posts and...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

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Mahogany

Italian Louis XVI Style Polychrome Bookcase
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful and stately Louis XVI style gessoed and polychromed bookcase made with 18th century architectural fragments.
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Cabinets

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Wood

Chic Louis XVI-Style Neoclassical Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Louis XVI-style neoclassical commode in the style of Jean-Michel Frank or Maison Jansen. Elegant and understated. The next picture gives an example of how this commode could ...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Cabinets

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

French Napoleon III Period Boulle Console
Located in San Antonio, TX
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the French Napoleon III Period with our exquisite "Boulle" cabinet. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this stunning piece features a remarkable ebony veneer, adorned with intricate nacre, brass, and bronze ornamentations. The addition of detached columns on the sides adds to its grandeur and sophistication. The main facade boasts an impressively decorated door, offering access to a vast storage space within the cabinet. Completing its luxurious design, a beautiful marble top adds a touch of elegance and refinement. This cabinet is truly a masterpiece of Meuble Boulle...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Brass, Bronze

20th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble-Top, Bronze and Walnut Nightstands
Located in Miami, FL
Antique French Louis XVI style pair of nightstands topped with a white marble, cabriole legs. Three dovetailed small drawers with brass details in pulls each table.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Antique Louis XVI Corner Cabinet Walnut Veneer, circa 1790
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare corner cupboard with beautiful walnut veneer. 2 Doors at the top and 2 doors at the bottom with a drawer in the middle.
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18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Wood

French Napoleon III Buffet Cabinet with Its Original Marble Top, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III buffet, with its original marble top, from the early 19th century. This antique console from France, circa 1820's, features its original marble top over a case which houses a single drawer at top, over a pair of doors (with right door fitted with a single wreath shaped brass escutcheon), and flanked within column form front side posts with decorative brass capitals. The doors open to reveal a single shelf within and plentiful storage. The skirt is clean and linear, with sides having a recessed panel design each. The cabinet is raised on thickly rounded front legs...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Napoleon III French Boulle Style Buffet or Cabinet
Located in San Antonio, TX
Bring a touch of elegance to your home with this superb 19th-century French Boulle buffet or cabinet, hailing from the Napoleon III period. This rare an...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

19th Century Second Empire Pine Marble Top Nightstand
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Second Empire Pine marble top nightstand is a wonderful example of the style, expressed by craftsmen from the outlying regions. A tailored neoclassical architecture domi...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Cabinets

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Vintage and Antique Cabinets for Sale on 1stDibs

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