Important 16th Century Augsburg Marquetry Table Cabinet

A German single door table cabinet. The front is inlaid with a Knight on horse back set within an oval and surrounded with a trophy of arms. The fitt...

A 19th century mahogany display cabinet with finely carved details and open fret work legs to the stand, the upper section with glazed sides and front with pagoda shaped glazing bars...

A superb late 17th century Spanish tortoiseshell and ormolu mounted cabinet on stand. The central architectural door opens to reveal a mirrored theatre. The stand a 19th century one ...

A fine 19th century mahogany slide case with glazed door and original brass carrying handle, containing 20 drawers each with numbered ebony knobs. All with 14 slides. circa 1845.

A 19th century German burr field maple marquetry inlaid table of lovely colour and decoration, with a drawer to the front frieze. The whole inlaid with flowing floral design and the ...

A fine quality marquetry inlaid walnut and olive wood Italian letter or paper box, the shaped top lid with a pastoral scene and shepherdess. Circa 1870

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...

Exceptional Augsburg cabinet, Germany, 17th century with precise marquetry of birds and animals diiferent kind of woods.  

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

An exceptional 16th Century Spanish walnut and boxwood table cabinet from Catalonia, also known as an arquilla. The fall is richly inlaid with bone, creating a decorative scene of tw...