Wood Cabinets

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style mahogany, kingwood and stainwood ormolu-mounted marquetry two-door Meuble D'Appui attributed to either Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener or Zwien...

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.

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...

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

Beautiful Louis XV period armoire in cherrywood. Masterfully carved floral details in relief. Two drawers, one with original lock. Door lock is also original and functional. Great or...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Rare and large 18th century French armoire or wardrobe constructed of walnut wood. This intricately carved Louis XV period piece features beautiful mirrored doors and a wonderful "chapeau gendarme" crown molding. It is generously sized with delightful proportions. The interior features ample storage space for clothing, bed and bath linens...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An exquisitely carved and painted French curio cabinet in the Louis XV / Italian Rococo Taste. The cabinet has an impressive stature, with its lon...

Crafted in the 18th century, this antique Austrian two door cabinet is painted with a well-detailed floral motif and adorned with hand-carved and gold leafed decorations. Exquisitely...

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...

Louis XV style parcel-gilt and paint decorated two-door cabinet server sideboard.

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

A large French vintage Louis XV style painted two-part bookcase with glass doors, custom-made for a client in 1978. This French bibliothèque features a dark grey painted cornice...

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...

A French late 18th century Louis XV style cherry two-part vaisselier with original hardware and open shelves over two drawers and two doors. This French buffet à deux-corps features a bonnet-shaped pediment carved with delicate foliage motifs, sitting above an open-shelved upper cabinet. The deep shelves (12 inches) are made of baluster-adorned rails, creating the perfect setting to display beautiful serveware. The lower section comprises two thin drawers, decorated with flower backplated hardware, above two carved doors with shaped recessed panels. This set of double doors opens to reveal two inner shelves. The ensemble is raised on scrolled feet in the front, connected to one another with a beautifully scalloped skirt, carved with a delicate foliage motif in its center. The fluted side posts, echoed on the central beam separating the double doors, are reminiscent of the taste of the Louis XVI era for such motifs. With its clean lines, subtly balanced by the gentle curves of the pediment, skirt and legs, and warm patina of the cherry wood, this French 1790s...

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...

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 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...

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-...

This 19th century French vitrine cabinet is done in a one door, Bombay shaped formed walnut Louis XV style. The vitrine is decorat...

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

Louis XV style walnut dough bin from provence. circa 1880.

A French early 19th century cherry wood Louis XV style bonnetière from the Charente Region. This French cabinet was born in the Southwestern region of Charente (think Angoulême) , fa...

A superb quality French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood, satinwood and satine single door figural vitrine by the renown Parisian master craftsman and cabinet...

Beautiful Louis XV style cabinet with two drawers and a door in charming design. Made of solid walnut wood the piece rests on elegantly curved legs. Created in the late 19th centur...

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...

A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Kingwood and ormolu-mounted single-door Vitrine, the demilune shaped cabinet with and arched bonnet, molded trim above a bombé glazed d...

Superior craftsmanship and intricate marquetry characterize this rare secrétaire by Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand, one of the most popular French ébénistes of the 19th century. Th...

Highly important and palatial Napoleon III Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour by Charles Guillaume Diehl, Designed by Jean Brandely, The Marquetry by E. Varlot, Paris. The rarity & importance of this magnificent piece cannot be overstated, it is without question one of the finest examples you will see. Originally commissioned for European nobility as a statement of love and marital grandeur. Incorporating the finest & rarest veneers and timbers of the time, including Harewood, Thuya, Purpleheart, palm wood and tulipwood. The beautifully shaped ormolu gallery on the top, gracefully curving outwards inset with fretted heart shapes highlight the incredible attention to detail that flow throughout this majestic piece. The upper section set either side with ormolu mounted fluted pilasters, aside two doors both individually set with masculine & feminine central marquetry panels of the most supreme quality, as you would expect from the master E. Varlot. The colors incorporated in the inlay are outstanding to behold, simply perfection. Opening to reveal the double top & bottom lock, engraved with Diehl's mark and address. Internally veneered in Rosewood of the richest color with one shelf. With two drawers below the doors, both veneered on the inside with Sycamore, one fitted for inkwells. The ormolu edged writing flap again centrally set with both a male & female figure now seated, holding hands with the lady holding a Mandoline, a true sign of happiness & love. The writing flap opening to reveal the original richly tooled velvet leather surface. The stand with one central frieze drawer, again lined inside with rosewood and with a top and bottom lock. On ormolu-mounted fluted legs. This grand Museum Quality masterpiece is in excellent condition for its age. Charles Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) was of Germanic origins, he is considered among the most important & influential of cabinetmakers of the 19th century. He was born in Steinbach, Germany later moving to France, establishing his atelier in Paris in 1840, at the 3, Rue de Thorigny and then at the 170, Rue Saint...

A southwestern French Louis XV period painted buffet à deux-corps from the mid-18th century with chicken wire and pantalonnière. Born in the southwestern region of France that includ...

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

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...

A Fine Louis XVth Style Meuble a Hauteur D'Appui In the Manner of J-E. Zwiener Constructed in Bois Violette, with well executed floral inlays, and having extensive gilt bronze moun...

Late 17th ice dressing table inlaid with frills and foliage in walnut and rosewood. Work to bring closer to that of Jean François Hache.

Louis XV 1920s little side cabinet or nightstand blond walnut and walnut inlay maple, restored and polished to wax Measure cm: H 60 x W 40 x D 26.

Rare and important 19th century French kingwood and parquetry inlaid display or vitrine cabinet, signed by the renowned designer and cabinet maker François Linke. The shaped bonnet atop large glass double doors and inset parquetry panels trimmed in bronze. Finely appointed overall with remarkably detailed gilt bronze mounts depicting caryatid masques, maiden busts, shells, acanthus leaves, and fleur de lis. The entire on gilt bronze animal...

French Louis XV-style (19th Century) kingwood 2 door vitrine display cabinet with bronze trim and shaped glass sides

French Louis XV-style (19th Century) kingwood 2 door vitrine display cabinet with shaped glass sides and rust marble top

Attributed to Millet rosewood cabinet St Louis XV. Superb Sunbeam Veneer on the front door, beautiful bronze accents on each upper side corners, on each feet and all around the base, The structure of the piece is in the best oak. Excellent condition for age, carefully refinished. The cabinet is attributed to Maison Blaise et Théodore Millet...

The painted scenes that decorate the side doors are children and a harp in one and a woman with a Cupid in the other. Technically, they remember the plaques made with the so-called "...

A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood ornately carved two-door vitrine display cabinet of serpentine form with foliate and shell carvings, surrounding ...

Large French Louis XV style oak bookcase with adjustable shelves and chicken wire in doors.

A fine quality late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted two-door Vernis Martin Vitrine Surmounted by a marble top above a frieze with scrolling foliage, above two glas...

A Truly Magnificent 19th century Secre´taire a` Abattant by Maison Rogie´ of Paris After the original in the Wallace Collection, London, made in 1777 by Pierre-Antoine Foullet Con...

A good quality pair of 19th century French kingwood, ormolu-mounted pier cabinets, each with the original marble tops and 'Sevres' porcelain plaques to the doors.

Mahogany cabinet in Louis XV design Breche de Verdin marble top Tapering bombe shape, surmounted by a Shaped top, edged with bronze ormolu The front is a shaped panel decorated ...