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Cabinets For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Louis XVI
Louis XVI Style Cabinet with Salmon Marble Top
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Louis XVI style rectangular, gilt bronze mounted, red and gold chinoiserie painted side cabinet with salmon marble top above a frieze drawer and a pair of cupboard...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century Style French Corner Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 18th century style French marble topped, ormolu mounted marquetry corner cabinets, each with classical inlaid motif decoration surrounding musical instrum...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Breccia Marble
Pair of Louis XVI Style Vitrines with Wedgwood Plaques by Zwiener, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted vitrines with wedgwood Jasperware plaques, by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.
French, circa 1880.
Stamped 'NZ', 'NZ.309' and 'ZJ' to the reverse of the bronze mounts.
Signed to the reverse of the lockplate 'Mon THEAU THIEFFINE Succ./SERRURIER PARIS'.
This rare pair of vitrines, each have a shaped Carrera marble top above a frieze centred by a round classical Jasperware plaque flanked by gilt-bronze putti figures and scrolling acanthus running pattern. Below is a gilt-bronze framed bevelled glass door above a panel centred by a finely modelled Jasperware plaque of a putto representing the seasons. The door is flanked to either side by gilt-bronze monnaie pattern and headed by a pair of exceptionally fine female canephor figures. The shaped sides have corresponding bevelled glass panels and the vitrine is raised on tapering fluted legs.
The distinctive canephor figures, finely cast as female caryatids with ringlets in their hair and supporting baskets of fruit upon their heads, is a distinctive and celebrated model unique to Zwiener. Many of Zwieners bronzes are executed in the Louis XV style, with flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves and an emphasis on asymmetry, typical of the work of his bronze sculptor Léon Messagé. The mounts employed on this rare pair of vitrines however sees Zwiener creating his own up-to-date reinterpretation of the Louis XVI style, drawing inspiration from established Louis XVI models such as those designed by Weisweiler for Marie-Antoinette's Dressing table. [See Mestdagh, p.305].
A second distinctive feature of the vitrines is the finely modelled Wedgwood Jasperware plaques incorporated in the frieze of each vitrine and beneath the doors. Wedgwood exhibited at nearly all of the Universal Exhibitions held in 19th century France, displaying amongst other pieces, plaques specifically intended to be mounted on to furniture. The first vitrine displays to the frieze a finely modelled plaque in the classical style, depicting a group of putti at play, one being pushed on a swing, while another plays a trumpet and a small attentive dog watches from below. Beneath the glass panelled door a larger Jasperware plaque is incorporated depicting a putto figure with a garland of flowers, emblematic of spring.
The second vitrine has a classical plaque...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Mahogany Wall Cabinet with Two Drawers Art Nouveau, Austria, circa 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Appealing mahogany wall cabinet from the Art Nouveau period in Austria, circa 1910. Made with finest mahogany veneer, this small wall-mounted cabinet offers two doors with beautiful ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sideboard / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century Louis XVI style ebonized fruitwood parquetry with inlaid porcelain and inserted guilloche gilt brass insert. The front of cabinet / sideboard has polychrome decora...
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1810s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Louis XVI Cherrywood Secrétaire Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Louis XVI cherrywood secrétaire cabinet.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Cherry
Napoleon III Cabinet in Walnut with Ormolu in Louis XVI Style, France, c. 1850
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Napoleon III cabinet or bookcase in the Louis XVI style with original marble top, bronze doré ormolu, antique 18th century French book bindings on the end doors and a bra...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Mahogany Side Cabinet in the Louis XVI Manner by Durand of Paris
Located in London, GB
A fine side cabinet in the Louis XVI manner
By G. Durand of Paris
Of elegant demilune form and employing exquisite flamed Cuban mahogany, the whole dressed with restrained neocla...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
18th Century, French Louis XVI Inlaid Wood Secretaire with Marble Top
Located in IT
18th century, French Louis XVI inlaid wood secretaire with marble top and gilt bronzes.
This elegant secretaire Louis XVI was made in F...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Commodes
Located in London, GB
Pair of Neoclassical style malachite and gilt bronze commodes
French, 20th century
Measures: Height 87cm, width 84cm, depth 38cm
This superb p...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Parquetry Secrétaire, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted parquetry and marquetry fall-front Secrétaire with a marble top.
Stamped to the carcass ‘10298’.
This elegantly shaped Secrétaire is deco...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Floral Marquetry Two-Door Cabinet with Carrera Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century floral marquetry two-door cabinet with Carrera marble top and gilt bronze mounts, French, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted French Consoles
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze mounted French consoles
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 90cm, width 130cm, depth 51cm
This pair of consoles is crafted from gilt bro...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XVI Style 19th Century Parquetry, Bronze, and Beige Marble Commode
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI-style (19th century) commode with parquetry veneer, a beige marble top, two drawers with brass hardware, and bronze corner embellishments.
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Cabinet Stand with Mirror
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0450 stylish Art Nouveau mahogany and marquetry hall cabinet with arched cresting above divided mirror flanked by a pair of circular platforms on downswept supports, the projecting ...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Art Nouveau Painted Cabinet Magazine or Record Rack in Walnut, Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Italian Art Nouveau cabinet magazine or record rack in walnut white color hand painted, restored
Measures cm: H 70, W 65, D 30 (internal shelves H 35cm).
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Country Nightstand Cabinet Restored Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian early 20th century Art Nouveau country rustic nightstand cabinet restored and polished to wax, in all massive pine.
Measure cm: H 79, W 48, D 35.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Louis XVI Style Etagere or Cabinet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style mahogany etagere or cabinet with brass galleries and a carrara marble top, circa 1890-1910. The mahogany has a nice old original patina.
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Design Chinoiserie Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Somani
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century French rosewood cabinet with gilt bronze mounts. Beautiful red chinoiserie design cabinet doors and a breche Violette ma...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Bedside Cabinet
Located in Sofia, BG
French 19th century walnut bedside cabinet. Often known as chevet or night table in France. The cabinet dates from circa 1880, it is made from ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
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.
Category
18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Two Vernis Martin and Gilt Bronze Mounted Display Cabinets by Linke
Located in London, GB
These elegant display cabinets (or vitrines) were crafted in the late 19th century by the leading ébéniste (cabinetmaker) of the period, François Linke (French, 1855-1946). Linke was...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Side Cabinets with Floral Marquetry
Located in Madrid, ES
A matched pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style double door side cabinets with intricate multi-wood floral motif marquetry and gilt-bronze details. The central oval image area ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Cabinet or Buffet by August Ungethüm Mahogany, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Mesmerizing Art Nouveau cabinet or buffet by August Ungethüm from Austria, circa 1900. Designed and produced by the famous art furniture factory of A. ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Cabinets
Materials
Copper
Swedish Birch Armoire Hand Carved
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a hand carved Swedish birch armoire. Its has incredible carved handles on each drawer, and the handle on the door is OMG. its a 2 piece, upper an...
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1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis XVI French Demilune Marquetry Chest of Drawers Stamped Tondeur
Located in Firenze, IT
This wonderful French 18th century demilune (half moon) shaped sideboard or chest of drawers dating back to Louis XVI period (1774 -1791) -stamped by the French cabinet maker Tondeur...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century, Wood and Gilt Bronze French Showcase Vitrine
Located in IT
The splendid showcase vitrine, made of solid wood, dates back to the end of the 19th century. Made in France by a master cabinet maker of great ability, it’s in Louis XVI style.
The ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Unique Pair of Art Nouveau Cabinets
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Two superb Art Nouveau mahogany and inlaid cabinets with mirrors.
Art Nouveau mahogany and marquetry hall cabinets, each having arched cresting above divided mirror flanked by a pai...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Nightstand Restored and Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Italian Art Nouveau nightstand in cherrywood and mahogany inlaid, restored and polished to wax
Measures cm: H 81+34, W 40, D 32.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Boulle Inlaid Side Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of French late 19th century French Louis XVI style Boulle side cabinets, each with their original white marble tops, red ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Emile Gallé "Aux Ombelles" French Art Nouveau Cabinet
By Emile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A French carved and fruitwood marquetry inlaid Ombelliféres vitrine by Emile Gallé. The vitrine has marquetry ombelle flowers in its interior and on the panel below the bottom shelf....
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Country Nightstand Cabinet Restored Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 19th century Art Nouveau country rustic nightstand cabinet restored and polished to wax, in all massive pine.
Measure cm: H 77 x W 45 x D 36.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Louis XVI Style Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI style fall top secretaire, France second half of the 19th century, mahogany veneer with white marble top. In very good condition. The sec...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed to Paul Sormani (1817-1877).
The Vernis Martin Panels signed "V. Gossen." The lower part of the cabinet with three frieze drawers supported by two square-sectioned on tapered legs, fronting an ormolu mounted parquetry back panel, on toupie feet. The ormolu stamped with the initials "P.S." on the reverse. Circa: Paris, 1870.
Height: 101 inches (256.5 cm).
Width: 56 inches (142.2 cm).
Depth: 20 inches (50.8 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...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Fontainebleau Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany, fruitwood and sycamore marquetry and parquetry commode with a Brèche Violette marble-top, after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), circa 1880. The finely detailed commode with rounded sides three apron drawers with wreath ormolu pulls and an acanthus plate...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century transitional style marquetry commode with three drawers. The set is topped with a Breche d’Alep molded marble top with canted corners. A marquetry motif of interlac...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
A fine very quality tall French Louis XVI style kingwood, marquetry inlaid bronze-mounted marble-top commode. The front door inlaid with a basket of flowers.
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style free standing display cabinet.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French ormolu-mounted free standing vitrine. Having bowed glass to the ends, a door to open with a glass shelf within. Classical floral and fola...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Dutch Writing Cabinet, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Dutch writing cabinet hand built by a master craftsman, circa 1960s featuring ornate inlay work and numerous drawers and compartments. Very impressive piece and great quality.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French Showcase Vitrine in the antique Transition Style 1870 mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood. High-aisle, one-door, curved and three-sided glazed body. On its curled feet, a draped frame.
Three-sided glazed display case. Slightly protruding top plate ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Two Art Nouveau Gilt Metal and Steel Vitrines
Located in London, GB
These wonderful vitrines (display cabinets) were created in France in the early 20th century. They are designed in an elegant Art Nouveau style which was in vogue in this period.
...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Metal
Pair of 19th Century Boulle Pier Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 19th century Boulle side cabinets, having ebonized tops and sides, gilded ormolu mounts, glazed doors to each with r...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cabinet with a Painted Panel, French
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted cabinet with a Vernis martin panel, in the manner of Paul Sormani.
This elegant cabinet has a rectangular Seravezza marble top with cant...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Military Armor Commode Attr. Mâison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style burr-walnut and mahogany marquetry and ormolu-mounted Military armorial Meuble D'Appui with a Veined Brèche Violette marble top, attri...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Rosewood Marble-Top Mirrored Server
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine antique server with much decorative carving in a flowing Art Nouveau or Baroque style. The chosen wood is particularly rich in graining and flow. Condition is very good with age...
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19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Walnut Side Cabinet in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French side cabinet or nightstand in Louis XVI Style. Made of hand-carved walnut it has two sliding hiding doors and is ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Edouard Colonna Art Nouveau Paris "Bibliotheque Victor Hugo" Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau cabinet by Edouard Colonna, 1900-1901, identified in numerous period sources as Bibliotheque Victor Hugo. It is 57" wide x 16" deep x 83" high. Colonna used it as the image in his own full-page advertisements in 1900-1901. Fabricated in Ceylonese lemonwood and leaded stained glass. The drawings for the cabinet are in the Decorative Arts collection of the Louvre, notated in Art Nouveau Bing by Gabriel Weisberg. This cabinet was exhibited at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Also exhibited at the Nassau County Museum of Art's Reflections of Opulence, Art Nouveau to Art Deco, in 2001. It is pictured in the catalog from the exhibition.
Janet Calderwood
Tue, Apr 23, 12:07 PM (1 day ago)
to me
I found this in an email from a couple of years ago - is there space on 1stDibs to include a designer's bio? I did a lot of research to distill this info:
EDWARD COLONNA (b. Germany, Edouard Klonne 1862-1948)
Renowned Art Nouveau furniture, jewelry and objets d’art designer and architect, EDWARD COLONNA, was German-born and raised, studied architecture in Brussels, Belgium, became an American citizen, lived in Canada for several years, and had the artistic soul of a Frenchman.
Colonna was born in Muhlheim near Cologne (Koln), Germany in 1862. He studied architecture in Brussels and in 1882 he moved to the United States. There he found a position with Associated Artists...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets
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Other
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Secrétaire en Cabinet by Jean-Francois Leleu
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The later breccia marble top over two paneled doors opening to reveal shelves, above a drawer over a fall front with an interior fitted with drawers and compartments, and two further...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine, kingwood and burlwood two-door cabinet, the mounts by Ferdinand Barbedienne, fitted with a shaped Breccia Colorata marble top above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, centered by two doors flanked by putti and griffin mounts, the interior with two shelves, on four tapering fluted legs, the backs of the mounts stamped 'FB'. Paris, circa 1890-1900.
Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) Was a highly important and prolific bronze founder of furniture mounts and more commonly, bronze sculpture including figures, animals, urns, clocks and candelabra. His signature Varied from hand written capitals to stamp in capitals,- Bronzes cast bear...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
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Breccia Marble, Ormolu
French Art Nouveau Ebonized Cabinet with Inlaid and Overlaid Naturalistic Panels
Located in Wells, ME
French Art Nouveau ebonized two door cabinet with double arched facade, lower shelf with mirrored back. Two cabinet doors with four inlaid and overlaid naturalistic panels of birds, ...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century the rectangular three-quarter galleried top with eared corners above the conforming case fitted with a fall-front opening to gilt and tooled leather-inset writing s...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Attributed Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu mounted two-tier vitrine cabinet. The upper section with a single glass front door below a pierced gilt-bronze floral r...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Austrian Dry Bar Art Nouveau Wall Display Cabinet in walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau dry bar wall display cabinet in walnut with two compartments with glass shelf and mirror on the bottom and with two comfortable...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Five-Drawer, Marble Top Chiffonier by Zwiener, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted five drawer, marble top chiffonier by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.
French, circa 1880.
Stamped to th...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinets by Paul Sormani, circa 1870
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cabinets by Paul Sormani.
Paris, circa 1870.
Signed to the lock...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Louis Majorelle Cabinet with Wisteria Marquetry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau small cabinet with marquetry by Louis Majorelle, circa 1900-1903. Documented.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Kingwood Parquetry Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th/20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry three-door vitrine with ormolu-mounted floral wreaths, ribbons, female masks and centr...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
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Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Fall Top Desk
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI fall top desk, made in the Strassburg region, (France) in the 18th century. Stunning walnut root veneer with carved sunflower details on the co...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets
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Walnut
Vintage and Antique Cabinets for Sale on 1stDibs
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