Italian Early 19th Century Ebony, Tortoiseshell and Bone Specimen Cabinet

A charming Italian 19th century Milanese st. Rosewood, Ebonized Fruitwood and Bone chiffonier cabinet, stamped Brevete VF Paris. The three drawer, one door chiffonier is raised by fo...

An exceptional and most unique Italian early 18th century Baroque period ebonized fruit wood and Pietra Dura marble and semi precious stone inlaid specimen cabinet. The small scale cabinet...

A stunning and large scale Italian 19th century Milanese st. ebony and bone cabinet vitrine. The impressive four door vitrine is raised by fine bun feet below the straight frieze wit...

A very handsome and elegant Continental 19th century ebonized Fruitwood and Tortoiseshell cabinet vitrine. This beautiful freestanding vitrine is raised by four slender square tapere...

A scarce nearly 400 year old fine quality Italian Lombard ebony rosewood bone and ivory tabletop curiosity cabinet with warm rich beautifully aged patina and interesting provenance. ...

Important Antwerp Cabinet In tortoiseshell, ebony And Bronze, theater in ebony and bone marquetry

A Spanish ormolu mounted cabinet on original stands. The banks of drawers either side of a central cupboard all with red tortoise shell panels and turned columns. Standing on claw fe...

Uncovered sample desk made of wood, with the central part advanced and highlighted with a double chapel of architectural composition. Each of the sides has five drawers with the front decorated with tortoiseshell and an elaborate golden bronze lock shield (two rampant lions faced, located on a garland and with a shield crowned between them, in which the hollow of the key). The center of the front has two levels: the lower one has four columns with éntasis, two on each side and joined by an entablature and a top finish in dark wood, and a series of gold metal elements in the center between which it stands out, sheltered under a semicircular arch, the figure of Hercules fighting against Caco; the upper one has some moldings forming some recesses, with an important heraldic shield in the center, all enhanced with volutes towards the sides, and different elements in gilded metal, of classicist inspiration. The general scheme of the furniture responds to a very widespread and valued model in 17th century Europe, of which the best examples have been, as a rule, those of Italian manufacture, and which is continued in the eighteenth century without breaking the compositional clarity of the one that shows in this frontal but yes changing slight decorative details and elements in the area of the central chapel, above all. The practice of using tortoiseshell plates...