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Period: Early 1900s
Material: Mahogany
Edwardian Corner Cupboard
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4559 Edwardian mahogany and inlaid wall hanging wall cabinet, having inlaid swan neck pediment, astragal glazed door fitted with original working lock and a key and enclosing 2 she...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Art Nouveau Music Cabinet in Mahogany Stamped A. Wilson, Peck & Co, Sheffield
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4829, exceptional Art Nouveau mahogany music cabinet, having shaped tray top above open shelf and 5 satinwood crossbanded drawers, all fitted with original stylish Art Nouveau copper handles, standing on elegant shaped legs united by apron. This fine music cabinet retains its original finish which has been cleaned, revived and waxed, all ready to place at home, circa 1900 Measures:H 38.5?, W 22?, D 16? H 98cm, W 57cm, D 41cm A. Wilson, Peck & Co, Sheffield was open for business by 1896, by two founders – Arthur Wilson (a pseudonym) and John Peck. They established a big retail shop on Pinstone Street, right opposite the town hall, which they named Beethoven House. Traces of a large painted advert for the shop’s original occupiers can still be seen in the alleyway left of the shop. Their business was described as pianoforte, harmonium and American organ merchants, tuners and repairers, as well as sole agents for Bechstein pianos...
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Elegant Edwardian Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3655, very attractive Edwardian, mahogany display cabinet, having satinwood crossbanded and moulded top above inlaid, glazed door with original brass handle, enclosing 3 removable ...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Josef Maria Olbrich Music Room Settee Cabinet Darmstadt Germany made c.1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous Art Nouveau music room settee with cabinet of finest manufacturing quality. Designer: Attributed to circle of Josef Maria Olbrich (186...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Other

Stylish Art Nouveau Cabinet with Mirror
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4337 stylish Art Nouveau mahogany and marquetry hall cabinet or side cabinet, having arched cresting above divided mirror flanked by a pair of circular platforms on downswept supports, the projecting base having finely inlaid centre panel depicting sailing ship, outlined in boxwood and flanked by a pair of leaded, glazed doors enclosing glass shelf and fitted with original handles, working locks and two keys, all standing on square legs terminating in pad feet, all united by fretwork apron. This antique mirrored cabinet...
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Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Edwardian Display Cabinet Mahogany 1900 Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous period Edwardian display cabinet in mahogany Features intricate inlay work Two doors open out either side of the central section which features curved glass Circa 1900 on th...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique English William Powell & Sons Leather Brass Rifle Case on Mahogany Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English William Powell & Sons English Leather & Brass Rifle Case on Mahogany Stand Item features a lightly tooled top, brass corner caps, green felt lined oak interior, and o...
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Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Brass

French Vitrine Display Cabinet 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French Mahogany Vitrine. Circa 1900 This Piece is Raised upon Shaped Legs. The Cabinet is of a Serpentine Form with a Glazed Central Door and Glazed Side Panels. The Cabinet is Adorn...
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Early 1900s Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Glass, Mahogany

Victorian Display Cabinet Mahogany Bookcase 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Good Quality Mahogany Display Cabinet. Circa 1900 This Display Cabinet Stands Upon Shaped and Carved Legs with an Undertray. The Lower Paneled Doors Featuring Blind Fret Work. The Up...
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Early 1900s Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany Serpentine Cabinet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Edwardian Mahogany Chippendale style Serpentine fronted display cabinet, enclosing two glass shelves and standing on claw and ball feet.
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Early 1900s Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Cabinet Carved Freize Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A Wonderful Quality Mahogany 2 Door Side Cabinet of Serpentine Form. Standing Upon Tapered Legs with Block Feet. Circa 1900 Having 2 Panelled Doors Which Feature Wonderful Mahogany T...
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Pair Arts and Crafts Cabinets Mahogany Nightstands 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Arts and Crafts Style Mahogany Cabinets. Circa 1900 These Cabinets Feature Paneled Doors With Carved and Turned Rosettes to the Upper Panel. The Doors are Flanked by Fluted C...
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Early 1900s Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Edwardian Maple & co marquetry display cabinet
Located in Salisbury, GB
Edwardian Maple & co display cabinet. This Edwardian Maple & co display cabinet was made during the height of the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Maple & co who were known for the fine...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Marquetry Cabinet in Mahogany, c.1900
Located in Brussels, BE
Marquetry Cabinet in Mahogany, c.1900
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Early 1900s Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Art Nouveau Display Cabinet English Cocktail Golding and Son 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
On trend period art nouveau display cabinet or Bijouterie Circa 1900 on this wonderful piece which is crafted from mahogany Original makers Golding and Son of Bolton, England Wonderf...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Accrington, GB
A fine quality display cabinet dating to the Edwardian period, The cabinet has two side cupboards with original brass grill and curtain, with a main glazed centre cupboard all of whi...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Edwardian Display cabinet in good condition with a pediment top with a nice shell inlay to the centre with a satinwood band underneath below this the glazed door when open reveals th...
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Early 1900s European Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Large Edwardian Display Cabinet
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4427, rare and very unusual Edwardian cylindrical display cabinet / vitrine, having original bevelled edge glass to inlaid top, inlaid door fitted with original working lock and a ...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Glass, Mahogany

Glasgow School Mahogany Display Cabinet with Stylised Inlay Design
Located in Petworth, GB
Glasgow School mahogany cabinet With stylised trees, flower and foliage inlay design Well proportioned canted glass display cabinet and original green cru...
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Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

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 Mahogany Cabinets

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Glass, Wood, Mahogany

Edwardian Marquetry Bijouterie Display Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Edwardian Marquetry Bijouterie Display Table of Mahogany Frame on Slender Cabriole Legs - 21"diam x 37"h
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Glass, Mahogany

Low Edwardian Inlaid Display Cabinet
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4481 Stunning Edwardian, mahogany and inlaid china cabinet, having shaped and inlaid upstand, moulded cornice above neoclassical inlays to fri...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Chinese Chippendale Mahogany China Cabinet Etagere Curio
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 2 piece Edwardian mirrored china, curio cabinet, or barback, circa 1900s. Top section comprised of 6 beveled mirrors and large cabinet, surmounted by carved latice canopy, pierced floral spandrels and meticulous fretwork. Tiers are linked together by quad turned columns. Includes two lower hand dovetailed serving drawers flanked by velvet lined cabinets...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chippendale Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mirror, Mahogany

Small Inlaid Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
The top of this cabinet is inlaid with ebony and boxwood banding. The cabinet section has glass windows on all four sides that have shaped framing. The single drawer below the cabine...
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Early 1900s English Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Brass

Shapland & Petter Edwardian Mother of Pearl Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Altrincham, GB
Shapland & Petter Edwardian mother of pearl inlaid mahogany display cabinet, stamped to lock and fitted with a series of shelves and mirror a...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

Fine Quality Solid Mahogany Brass Bound Campaign Style Wine Cellarette
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Early 1900s English Campaign Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Brass

Pair Adams Display Cabinets Mahogany Antique Bookcase
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Matched Pair of Mahogany Adams Style display cabinets. These Rater Attractive Cabinets are of Diminutive Form. circa 1900 Raised upon Shaped Legs with Ebony Line Inlays. The Shap...
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Early 1900s Adam Style Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Cabinet Signed Linke with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 84 1/4in W: 58 3/4in D: 18 1/4 inches This 19th century French Louis XVI Style cabinet signed Linke With Ormolu Mounts i...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique 19th Century English Mahogany Commode
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
English chest of drawers with curved front, in mahogany and mahogany veneer. This dresser is equipped with five drawers of different dimensions, good storage capacity. Mahogany pull ...
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Early 1900s British Modern Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Metal Mounted Rosewood Cabinet Vitrine P.E. Guerin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and gilt metal mounted rosewood vitrine cabinet with malachite tops, by Pierre E. Guerin (1843-1911), in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single-glazed front door tri-level vitrine 'Meuble d'Appui' cabinet fitted with three sectional malachite veneer tops (later) and glazed beveled-glass panels on the sides, surmounted with gilt-bronze and gilt-metal ornamental mounts with playful Putti amongst vines and leaves, ribbons, musical instruments, flowers, torches, masks, wreaths and acanthus, all raised on six fluted and tapered legs with gilt-bronze ring fittings and sabots. The apron mounts with a polychromed Verde-green background. The mounts marked 'P.E. Guerin 527 and other numerals. The interior with two glass shelves and a recent green velvet paneling. Circa: New York, 1890-1900. The marks on the bronze of this cabinet are from Pierre E. Guerin (1843-1911), who established his New York foundry in 1864 providing mounts for renowned cabinet makers such as Leon Marcotte and Pottier and Stymus...
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Early 1900s North American Louis XVI Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Malachite, Metal, Bronze

English Carved Mahogany Serving Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
The top of this serving cabinet has a carved gadrooned molding. The frieze has blind fretwork. The right hand double doors are both functioning doors whereas the left hand is actuall...
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Early 1900s English Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Brass

August Ungethüm Art Nouveau Mahogany Cabinet, Ca. 1905
Located in Budapest, HU
This valuable Art Nouveau cabinet was fabricated by the famous Viennese furniture manufactury August Ungethüm Kunst-Möbel-Fabrik. The cabinet documents...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Vitrine, François Linke Attributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Rosewood, Mahogany and Kingwood Single Door Vitrine, possibly by François Linke (1855-1946). The upp...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Secessionist Mahogany Display Cabinet with Carved Decoration Beveled Glass Doors
Located in London, GB
A Secessionist style Arts and Crafts mahogany display cabinet with two upper beveled glass doors, and a central display cabinet with stylised flora...
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Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Glass, Mahogany

Small inlaid Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
Small inlaid Mahogany Cabinet, is inlaid with boxwood and ebony stringing and bandings of bees wing satinwood. The center of the doors are inlaid with ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Brass

Fine French Belle Epoque 19th Century Vernis Martin Vitrine by Louis Majorelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Ormolu, Bronze

Edwards & Roberts, Queen Anne Revival Swan Neck Inlaid Mahogany Wall Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Edwards & Roberts. An Edwardian Aesthetic Movement Queen Anne Revival mahogany wall cabinet with floral inlaid swan neck pediment and chequer and line in...
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Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Very Rare and Fine Edwardian Display Case by ‘Edwards and Roberts’ London
By Edward Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare and very fine Edwardian mahogany display case by 'Edward and Roberts'. Inlaid with intricate floral marquetry throughout depicting swags, garlands, flowerheads and trailing be...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Brass

Mahogany / Bronze Mounted Parquetry Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mahogany bronze mounted detail parquetry / breakfront display cabinet / vitrine with four wooden shelves , supported by six tapering reeded legs . The cabinet / vitrine is in good co...
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Early 1900s French Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Bronze

Antique Cabinet, Sweden, circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers / cabinet from the end of the 19th century. Bidermeier style Dimensions: Height 152 cm / width 79 cm / depth 56 cm.
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Early 1900s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

Historic Corner Commode from Around 1900, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the turn of the century. Very good condition, after professional renovation, chest of drawers finished in polytone. ...
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Early 1900s German British Colonial Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

E A Taylor for Wylie & Lochhead Arts & Crafts Display Cabinet with Heart Details
By Wylie & Lochhead, E.A. Taylor 1
Located in London, GB
E.A. Taylor made by Wylie and Lochhead. An Arts & Crafts mahogany display cabinet or sideboard, with upper open shelf and gallery with capped uprights to the sides, a central upper ...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Glass, Mirror, Mahogany

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 Mahogany Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted & Tulipwood Vitrine Cabinet, Attr. F.Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Three-Door Vitrine Commode 'Meuble d'appui with a Brêche Violette Marble Top, at...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet by Maple & Co.
Located in Suffolk, GB
Edwardian inlaid mahogany display cabinet by Maple & Co., with a shaped inlaid top, two astragal glazed doors with beveled edge glass, six adjustable glass shelves, beveled edge mirr...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Brass

Biedermeier Mahogany Cabinet from circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
A stylish chest of drawers from the turn of the century. Furniture after professional renovation, finished in polythene. Wood: mahogany, Year: circa 1900, Origin: Northern E...
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Early 1900s Danish Biedermeier Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood parquetry and mahogany gilt-bronze mounted three-door Meuble d' Appui (Side cabinet) with marble top, Paris, circa 1900. Measur...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Bronze

French Louis XV Style Belle Époque Mahogany & Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Attr. Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Louis XV style Belle Époque mahogany and tulipwood ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet with a Brêche violette marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Liberty & Co. a Mahogany Display Cabinet with Floral Mother of Pearl Decoration
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. George Walton attributed. An Arts & Crafts mahogany display cabinet with original liberty label to the back and 'Liberty & Co. Ltd, London' stamped on the brass locks....
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

English Satinwood Cabinet or Étagère
Located in Wilson, NC
English satinwood cabinet or étagère, with satinwood being the primary wood, and all sides, doors, and shelves are crossbanded with mahogany. The cre...
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Early 1900s English Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Brass

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 Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

English Office Cabinet or Shops Cabinet, circa 1910
Located in Hixson, TN
English office cabinet or shops cabinet A fantastic Edwardian era office cabinet or called shops cabinets. The top divided into eight sections....
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

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...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Glass, Mirror, Mahogany

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Bronze, Ormolu

French, 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine by Haentges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Vitrine, François Linke Attributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Louis XV style ormolu and jasperware-mounted mahogany single door vitrine, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The two upper front corners surmounted with or...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

19th-20th Century Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted, François Linke Atrributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Superb Quality Early 20th Century Cabinet by Edwards & Roberts
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality early 20th century mahogany cabinet in the Chinese Chippendale manor by Edwards & Roberts, the top of the cabinet has a broken arch pediment with dentil mouldings an...
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Early 1900s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Mahogany Cabinets

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Mahogany

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