Cabinets

A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood and gilt bronze mounted two-Door Meuble D'Appui (Side-Cabinets) with a Brêche d'Alep marble top. The slender cabinets...

Cylinder burl walnut pedestal cabinet. Late empire. Oak beautifully veneered with walnut. A large front door that opens to reveal a set of four shelve...

With serpentine crest with finials over a door and surrounded by spindles, carved apron and raised on cabriole legs. These were used to store bread and would sit on a chest or table.

F. Linke style Louis XV Curio / Vitrine cabinet, 19th-20th century. This bombe shaped parquetry and floral inlaid curio is simply stunning with the fine...

Exceptional French Empire neoclassical "Retour d'Egypte" cabinet. All original, including the marble top.

18th century, Italian Louis XV wood center table This elegant and refined center cabinet was made in Turin around the mid-18th century. Characteristic of the high Piedmontese cabinet making, for this piece of furniture, a veneer was chosen with the particular wood, applied on the piece of furniture with a sophisticated game of mirrors and patterns of the wood grain. The furniture has a shaped and wavy top, and the wooden essence creates a chromatic game called "a occhio di pernice" (partridge eye). On the front it consists of two drawers and a compartment protected by two doors. The opening system of the doors is sliding, very rare and difficult to achieve. The mouthpieces of the locks are in chiseled bronze and gold, as well as the tips of the four legs that are arched and graceful, typical of the Baroque. This cabinet is perfect for any room and can also be exposed in the center of a room thanks to its finish on all four sides. It is also suitable alongside modern and antique furniture.

A beautiful "Somno" side table made of high quality Cuban mahogany with a grey marble top. This French Empire piece dates from the early 19th century, circa 1805. Meaning sleep in ...

Antique French Louis XV small Petite Curio étagère stand with satinwood inlay and one-drawer. Item features a mirror back, bronze ormolu, satinwood inlay, nice petite size, small imp...

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...

French Empire style late 19th century mahogany small chest with 4 drawers and bronze trim with a black marble top.

A French Louis XV period 18th century cherry buffet à deux-corps from the Loire Valley, with carved doors and apron. Created in the stunning Loire Valley (the French Valley of the Ki...

A superb and rare pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted side cabinets having the original breche marble tops, wonderful marquetry inlaid panels to the doors and sides. Scrolling ormo...

Impressive Empire style buffet by Maison Krieger French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 199cm, width 217cm, depth 66cm This magnificent Empire style c...

Antique French miniature cabinet with the best patina ever. This beautifully designed and all handcrafted French masterpiece is an absolute joy to own and look at. The stunning and ...

Pair of singed Linke bronze mounted and parquetry commodes in the Louis XV style. Parisian made cabinets are signed "F. Linke" on the bronze mounts. S...

This elegant and unusual Italien painted beech wood cabinet has retained it's original painted decoration. This extravagant piece of furniture shows all the characteristics of late ...

Antique French Walnut China Cabinet, Vitrine, Bookcase or Armoire, probably constructed over 200-years ago. Our Old Plank restoration department, went through the Armoires structure,...

Mid-20th century low table cabinet.

An important pair of early 19th century French cabinets, almost certainly made by Pierre-Étienne Levasseur. gilt bronze mounted ebony and ebonised, cut-brass, pewter and faux tortoiseshell marquetry cabinets in the Boulle style. The rectangular top with brass-mounted rim over decorated ormolu frieze above four reeded brass inlaid pillars with brass capitals, the exceptional centre door profusely decorated with ormolu scrolls and head mounts, flanked by two glazed doors decorated in red boulle and silver inlay, the interiors fitted with shelves, the base with four Bacchic masks terminating on turned tapering toupie ormolu-mounted feet. Provenance: Kilkenny Castle, Ireland. Purchased new by either, Walter Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormond, (2nd creation in the Irish Peerage, 1770-1820) or James Butler...

Plywood black polished veneer on solid softwood. High-corpuscular body. In the articulated front is a wide door with a bronze plate, with a scene of a musical lady and a dancing nymp...

A very fine Louis XV Style cabinet in the manner of Paul Sormani. This exquisite and very well proportioned cabinet is made of bois violette or kingwood, with well executed floral i...

Elegant late Empire 4 doors glass and wood cabinet, bookcase in mahogany. Pair of locking paned glass doors sitting atop pair of locking wood d...

18th century, Italian solid walnut wood Trumeau Measures: height cm 239, width cm 122, depth cm 52, depth raised cm 30 Elegant Trumeau, made in piedmont, north of Italy, in th...

Fruitwood Louis XVI Deux corps. Bottom piece dimensions: L 60.75, W 25.5, H 36", top piece dimensions: L 60.75", D 15", H 54.5".

A Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tulipwood vitrine with marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door cabinet fitted w...

John Widdicomb made in England pair of painted Bombe marble-top chests. Each chest with oak secondaries in the Louis XV Fashion having painted leaf, vine and scroll design on an off-...

The soft curves of an arched bonnet cornice embellished with a central carved shell, rounded corners, and a scalloped apron are featured in this elegant cabinet, which is raised on l...

An exceptional and very rare Louis XV style gilt-bronze and Vernis Martin Mounted Parquetry side cabinet by Maison Krieger. Stamped to the carcass ‘K...

A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Transition Louis XIV-XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Two-Door Vitrine Cabinet, the arched top surmounted with gilt-bronze moldings a...

A fine French, 19th-20th century Louis XV style mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted Vitrine by Haentges Freres. The single door cabinet surmounted with or...

This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewelry display cabinet...

Louis XV French style reproduction bombe curio cabinet vitrine with bronze ormolu. Item features figural bronze ormolu, upholstered interior, bombe form, f...

This is a stunning antique French mahogany and ormolu-mounted display cabinet in the French Louis XV manner, circa 1870 in date. This beautiful cabinet has an abundance of exquisite...

Plywood black polished veneer on solid softwood. High-rise, one-door, cambered and three-sided glazed body on high slanted, angled feet. Profiled cornice with marble top. Inside two ...

This exceptional one-of-a-kind armoire from the area of Bremen has the original pink gesso appliqués, circa 1790.  Fabricated from a beautiful knot-less dense pine, the carved ribbed...

Italian Louis XV style painted bombe cabinet / commode with a marble top, circa 1950.

A very fine French Louis XV style Palissandre, Tulipwood, mahogany and Marquetry Meuble D' Appui with one door and veined black marble top, Stamped: M. Descotte & Fils, circa 1880-18...

A very fine French Belle Époque 19th century tulipwood and gilt bronze-mounted Vernis Martin decorated Vitrine by Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926). The single door case with a hand-painted board depicting a garden courting scene surmounted with ormolu wreaths and a banded frame. The top with a pierced gilt bronze gallery above an ormolu royal tassel trim flanked by a pair of female masks above crossed torches and flames, cross flutes, a tambourine, a pan flute, ribbons and a tassel. Raised of four cabriolet legs with corner ormolu wreaths and leaves ending with hooves, Paris, circa 1990. The back bears the original Majorelle label that reads: "Louis Majorelle, Fabrique a Nancy, 3 Rue Girardel. Depot. 56 Rue de Paradis, Paris." Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle, usually known simply as Louis Majorelle, (26 September 1859 – 15 January 1926) was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy. The Majorelle firm's factory was designed by famous École de Nancy architect Lucien Weissenburger (1860 – 1929) and located at 6, rue du Vieil-Aître in the western part of Nancy. In the 1880s Majorelle turned out pastiches of Louis XV furniture styles...

A very impressive and imposing late 19th century French, marble topped side cabinet, having a brass gallery to the top, three frieze drawers, the central one with a wonderful gilded ...

Impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted Kingwood and mahogany marquetry Encoigneurs, corner cabinets or vitrines, attributed to Paul Sormani. The upper section with molded cornice and shell cresting and enclosed by a bowed glazed panel door, the lower section surmounted by a marble top of arc-en-arbalète outline above two frieze drawers and cupboards below enclosed by tambour shutters, raised on short cabriole legs ending in foliate sabots, lock plates engraved 'Sormani PARIS.' Circa: Paris, 1875. Height: 90 1/2 inches (230 cm). Width: 44 inches (112 cm). Depth: 29 inches (74 cm). Sormani, Paul (1817-1877): Born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...

An Ormolu-mounted and mahogany parquetry cabinet by François Linke Constructed in the Louis XV transitional manner, in mahogany parquetry work, and dressed with ormolu mounts of ...

19th century French display cabinet or armoire in the Louis XV style. This is an original display cabinet that is made in solid pi...

A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany Coiffeuse attributed to François Linke. French, circa 1910. François Linke (1855 - 1946) was the most important Parisian cabinet...

In two pieces, the dramatic arching crest above a two-door cabinet resting on a base fitted with two short drawers over 2 doors.

Scriban with facade and curved sides in the taste of Saxony, circa 1930-1950 many cracks, and lack of paint Dimensions: H 185 x W 100 x D 50 cm Dimensions of the base: H 75 x W 10...

Very fine Lacquer Chiniosiere Side Cabinet by Raulin, Paris, circa 1880 Gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood cabinet with a shaped rectangular marble top above a cupboard door inset with...

This beautiful mahogany cabinet was crafted in France in the early 19th century, when Napoleon Bonaparte was Emperor (1804-1814,15). The cabinet features a wide rectangular body, top...

This is an early French Louis XV provincial cherrywood buffet a deluxe corps with an arched cornice over a carved conforming frieze above two glazed doors situated on a bottom sectio...

Superb 18th century French buffet, the wood is covered with white wax.

A French mahogany two-drawer chest from the early 20th century. This antique French chest features two dovetailed drawers decorated with exquisite Empire style hardware. The keyholes...

19th century wood and gilded bronzes elegant France Empire style sideboard Pair of columns on the front with golden bronze capital repres...

Impressive vintage French Louis XV style small walnut corner Curio China cabinet with satinwood inlay. Item features a serpentine front, ornate satinwood ...

18th century exquisite Louis XV panetiere Originally used to store French baguettes or long loaves of bread, panetieres were meant to sit on a petrin (dough chest...

Maslow Freen French Empire style breakfront bookcase China cabinet with brass grill. Item includes 2 part construction, 8 swing doors, working lock and key, 1 dovetailed drawer, 15 a...

A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted, Mahogany and Tulipwood Marquetry Side Cabinet/Secretaire in the style of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender s...

18th Century French Small Louis XV Marquetry Side Table or Table Chiffonnière A small Louis XV transition period side table or commode, a so-called "table chiffonière" with a recta...

This beautiful display cabinet was crafted by the prestigious furniture company, Maison Krieger. The firm was founded in 1826 by Antoine Krieger. Over the course of the 19th century,...

A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-bronze Mounted Japanned Side Cabinet, With A Breche D'Alep Marble Top, By Henri Nelson, Paris. French, circa 1900. Stamped to the carcass 'H. Nelson'. ...