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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Exceptional Antique 18th century Dutch Renaissance Golden Age oak Portal Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This extraordinary Utrecht “Poortkast” (portal cabinet) stands as one of the finest expressions of Dutch Renaissance furniture. Crafted in ...
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Louis XV Solid Walnut Pair of Antique Corner Cupboards
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
These exquisite Italian corner cabinets from the Louis XV period, dating back to the mid-18th century, bring a unique historical charm to your living space. Crafted from solid walnut, these corner cabinets are designed to enhance the aesthetics of any space while offering functionality. Each sideboard is constructed from two detachable sections: a base with elegantly slender, curved legs, and an upper section with a door. This modular design makes them easy to move and adapt to different environments.
Distinctive features such as the elegant curved legs are typical of the Louis XV period. Adding to their appeal, the upper section boasts a rounded shape. Despite their small size, each corner cabinet efficiently integrates storage solutions: the upper compartment includes two shelves, while the lower section offers a small drawer.
Finding a pair of corner cabinets from this era in such commendable condition is exceptionally rare. Although slight signs of wear attest to their rich history, they remain in good general condition and have been restored with a conservative approach. It is essential to measure the corner spaces based on the dimensions of the sideboards: each corner side measures 40 cm (approximately 15.748 inches).
Ideal for a country home, these corner sideboards...
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Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique Painted Cupboard with Flowers Dated 1766
Located in Vo', Veneto
Antique Painted Wardrobe with Flowers Dated 1766
Period: 1766 (dated)
Origin: European Alps
Wood essence: Fir
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Austrian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Fir
Antique 17th Century Dutch Carved Ebonized Oak Credence Cabinet on Stand 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique late 17th Century carved ebonized oak cabinet on stand, circa 1680.
Such cabinets are commonly referred to as credence or chalice ...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Oak
17th Century Italian Milano Renaissance Period Bone Ivory Ebony Tabletop Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
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. ...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
18th Century Dutch Ebony Cabinet on Stand
Located in London, GB
An 18th Century Dutch Ebony cabinet with elements in walnut and rosewood, mounted on a later, 19th Century, painted and parcel-gilt stand.
This piece has ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Ebony
Antique early 18th century Dutch blacked oak two door table cabinet for TV
Located in Casteren, NL
This Dutch table cabinet, also known as a cross-legged cabinet, is made of oak and has a deep, almost black finish, which suggests a traditional treatment such as ebonized stain or dark varnish. The cabinet stands on a distinctive base with four turned and faceted legs, connected by an elegantly curved stretcher and ending in ball feet. This type of base is characteristic of cross-legged cabinets. The upper section features two doors with molded panels and a cornice with a clean yet subtle profile. The gilded hardware on the drawers and doors adds a stately and luxurious appearance. The cabinet is removable, making transport and installation significantly easier. Additionally, its design makes it particularly suitable for housing a television. Thanks to the special hinges and their strategic placement, the doors can be fully opened without obstructing the view. Inside, there is space for a television with a maximum width of 48.2 inches and a height of 27 inches. The interior is finished in the same deep, dark color as the exterior, ensuring a uniform and elegant appearance. This cabinet was crafted in the Dutch Baroque style and is likely from the period between 1680 and 1720. The Dutch Baroque style is characterized by a restrained yet elegant design, where functionality and durability go hand in hand with refined details. This piece exhibits typical Baroque features such as the heavily molded cornice, the solid presence of the upper section, the use of dark wood tones, and the expressive shape of the base. This type of cabinet was made during the late Dutch Golden Age, a time when prosperity still had a significant influence on furniture design. During this period, cross-legged cabinets were highly sought after by the affluent bourgeoisie and institutions such as city halls and council offices, where they were used for securely storing important documents, money chests, and administrative records. Dutch furniture makers were among the most influential in Europe at the time, exporting their craftsmanship to countries like England and Germany. The use of dark oak furniture...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Blue Floral Painted Cupboard with Sunflowers
Located in Vo', Veneto
Alpine Blue Painted Wardrobe with Sunflowers
Measurements: H. 183 cm - W. 128 (150 to the frames) cm - D. 55 (66 to the frames) cm
Period: Late 18th century
Origin: Bavarian Alps
Wo...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Fir
18th Century Wrought Iron Italian Antique Hobnail Safe Strong Box Bar Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship, this antique studded safe with typical all-around hobnails and great wrought iron details, pr...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
17th C. Painted Cabinet with Chalk, Graphite Panel Drawings, Turin, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An incredibly unique find on a hill top Villa in Turin, this cabinet has resided in the same home since its creation and hence is in remarkably good condition. The drawings and pain...
Category
Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Hand Carved Painted French Chateau Buffet Deux Corps 106 in H
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at an impressive 106 inches in height, this eighteenth century French Regency period buffet deux corps from a chateau in Liege, Belgium features hand carved details of an as...
Category
French Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Display Cabinet Vitrine 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique late 18th Century Dutch walnut and marquetry inlaid display cabinet dating from circa 1780.
The cabinet is superbly inlaid all over with the most wonder...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Red and Blue FLoral Painted Cupboard - 1793
Located in Vo', Veneto
Painted Wardrobe dated 1793
Measurements: H. 188 cm - W. 126 cm (144 at the frames) - D. 47 cm (56 at the frames)
Period: 1793
Origin: Tyrol (European Alpine region)
Wood: Fir
Desc...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Fir
Antique 17th Century German Baroque Inlaid Carved Pine Walnut Wall Cabinet 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique 17th century German Baroque carved pine & walnut inlaid wall cabinet, circa 1680.
This unusual antique baroque cabinet having a stepped crown with carved 'egg & dart' ...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Iron
18th Century Italian Ebonized Inlaid Collectors Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A glorious and magnificent 18th Century Italian collectors cabinet architecturally styled with pediment, columns and finials. This extremely fine cabinet features Florentine inlay de...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinet with Reeded Front
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian cabinet.
With decorative carved pediment and two large doors and a reeded front. Opening to storage shelves, below two further doors with reeded f...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood
George III Japanned Cabinet On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
With a pair of doors with elaborate brass hinges and overall Asian inspired decoration opening to an interior of drawers with brass bail handles. The slightly later base with Asian i...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Swedish Gustavian Painted Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A painted Swedish Gustavian armoire from the late 1700’s. This solid pine cabinet has its original light gray-blue paint finish that is worn in all the right places. The tall paneled...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Brass
18th Century Dutch Renaissance Oak Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful late 18th century cabinet in the best quality solid oak. This is a typical 'kussenkast' or pillow cabinet. Pillow refers to the shape of the...
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Oak
18th Century Mahogany Dutch Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional 18th-century Dutch display cabinet, richly carved and beautifully proportioned, featuring a dramatic bombe base and finely glazed serpentine doors. Crafted from solid ...
Category
Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
George III Japanned Cabinet On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
In great condition. With a pair of doors with elaborate brass hinges opening to an interior fitted with drawers with brass ring handles. The base, a one hundred year later addition w...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Rare Early 18th Century English Carved Oak Hugh Castle Cabinet Chest Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare and impressive English Gothic Medieval style Cabinet, Circa 1714. Built during the reign of King George I in honor of Hugh Lupus the First Earl of Chester and his castle. Hu...
Category
English Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
$38,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Karuma Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Kuruma tansu - cabinet on wheels. These were used to store belongings and the wheels made them easy to move outside during house fires, which were...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$7,800 Sale Price
56% Off
Antique 16th century Spanish carved cabinet in oak
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Spain / 16th century / cabinet / oak / Rustic / Antique
A stunning Spanish antique highboard or cabinet in warm oak wood with two doors from the 16th century. The cabinet has its original keys and offers ample storage space behind the doors.
This hand carved antique oak cabinet...
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Spanish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Huntington, NY
George III mahogany bedside cabinet with brass accents.
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$3,570 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Wabi Sabi Antique Cabinet in Pine, Handcrafted in Sweden
Located in Odense, DK
A charming primitive antique cabinet in pine, made with wooden fittings. Handcrafted by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the late 18th century.
A great vintage cupboard with a lovely patin...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Solid Oak with Ebony Veneer Cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful and friendly-sized cupboard is made of the finest watered oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age” It is a two-story four-door cabin...
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Ebony, Oak
Rare large early 19th century hand carved Neo-Gothic cupboard in oak
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 19th Century / cupboard / oak / Neo-gothic / Antique
Flamboyant gothic style cupboard with 4 doors, handcrafted in Belgium. We found this exceptional piece in the Belgian...
Category
Belgian Gothic Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Oak
18th Century Swedish Rococo Blue-Grey Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rococo display cabinet crafted from pine with a beautiful blue-grey painted finish.
The cabinet is composed of two parts:
The upper section fea...
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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Pine
English 18th Century Oak Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderfully carved solid oak cabinet was crafted in the 1700s with style and functionality in mind. Thumbnail molded paneling on the front and sides give it fantastic depth. The...
Category
English French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Dutch 18th Century Oak & Ebonized Armoire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Dutch armoire made of solid oak from the 1700’s. This armoire has geometric paneling instead of the classic pillowed carvings of the similarly styled Dutch kussenkast...
Category
Dutch Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Oak
17th Spanish Walnut Cabinet on Stand, Desk, Original ‘Bargueño’
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish desk (“bargueño”) in walnut.
17th century with “bridge-shapped”. Decorated on the exterior with metal applications (open-work, textile background) and bow handles with centr...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Genoese Cabinet Called Stipo From The Renaissance Period In Walnut - 16th Centur
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional Genoese cabinet called stipo "a bambocci" from the Italian Renaissance in walnut from the end of the 16th century with its original base
Museum quality piece
Provenance:...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Rare French 16th century oak cabinet with beautiful patina
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 16th century / cabinet / oak / Rustic / Mid-century
A rare antique rustic tall cabinet with nice patina on the oak wood. With 2 doors wi...
Category
French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
Original 18th Century Monumental Cabinet on Stand / Italian Bargueno / European
Located in Miami, FL
Important monumental cabinet on stand.
The case of the cabinet is walnut, veneered with rich rib boned ebony and luxuriously decorated with turtle ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Glass
17th Century German Marquetry Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th Century German Marquetry Table Cabinet. Cabinet is finely crafted with marquetry featuring a floral design on single outer door. The interior is ...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period)
A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Baroque Cabinet
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century Italian Baroque cabinet with capriccio's painted on the doors and drawer. Interior covered with Carta di Varese. Ca 1750, Italy.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood
18th Century Solid Cherrywood Baroque Wardrobe
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very beautiful baroque closet made of solid cherry wood. The back panel is made of pine wood as usual. The wardrobe is in very good restored condition. The interior layout can be cre...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Pine, Cherry
Chippendale Mahogany Ball & Claw Breakfront China Cabinet by Baker of London
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Georgian Chippendale Style Rope Carved Mahogany Ball & Claw Breakfront China Cabinet by Baker of London. Item features 2 part solid mahogany wood construction, solid brass hardware, ...
Category
Unknown Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Late 18th or Early 19th Century French Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
Late 18th/Early 19th century oak enfilade from France. The top is made from three boards, and have a beveled edge surrounding the top and a plate rail across the back. Hand runs na...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Dutch 18th Century Renaissance Oak and Walnut Cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This mid-18th century cabinet is a so called 'kussenkast' or pillow cabinet.
The pillow refers to the shape of the raised panels in the doors. It is a ...
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Oak
An English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau Cabinet, 18th Century
Description:
The upper section with a breakfront arched pedimental cornice flanked by a pair of urn finials, over...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$38,500 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Studded Safe, France
Located in Washington, DC
Antique Hand-Made French Studded Safe. France, circa 1740. Heavy in weight and pre-French Revolution private safe from Marseilles, France.
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Iron
18th Century Black French Iron Safe, Antique Cassa Forte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, antique single-door safe or cassa forte made of hand crafted iron with rivets and bands on the surface and palmettes and rocaille decorations on the front, in good condition...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Iron
Early Baroque Cabinet, 18th / 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door cabinet with shallow proportions and richly carved, multi-curved crown, adorned with a winged cherub in a cartouche with wavy edges. The cabinet stands on compressed bun fee...
Category
Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Renaissance Palace Wardrobe with Perspectival Views
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A rare carved walnut wardrobe opening with four door-leaves and two drawers in the lower part. The doors bear architectural views in low reliefs, fluted pilasters and Ionic capitals.
Upper Body
Two door-leaves with carved architectural perspectives open the wardrobe framed by three fluted pilasters with Ionic capitals.
Each door-leaf depict two semi-circular arcades whose cornice and base shows a central vanishing point. Likewise the pavement’s lines act for the artisan as a way to create depth. The vaulting instead leads us to think the vanishing point has to be situated where the handle is, between the two complementaries reliefs.
The elegant moulded belt hides an internal secret space, accessible through a moveable plank in the upper body.
Lower Body
Two door-leaves identical to those of the upper body framed by three fluted pilasters with Doric capitals. The base of the wardrobe opens with two large drawers.
The sides also bear panels depicting architectural perspectives. The external pilasters share their Ionic capital with the facade’s pilasters. Thus we can observe on the wardrobe’s sides the capital’s lateral parts with the elegant volute specific to the Ionic order.
This palace wardrobe is topped by an overlapping cornice standing on three consoles for the facade and two consoles on each sides. Placed right above the pilasters each console are adorned by fully expanded leaves.
During the 15th century a major interest for architecture and perspective studies arises and influences patrons tastes. The work of great theorists such as Leon Battista Alberti...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Cabinet "Bargueño" Walnut, Wrought Iron, Stone, 17th Century
Located in Miami, FL
The rectangular locker rests on chest with legs, and has four drawers decorated with diamonds that lock and fittings and shield shown horseshoe. Answer...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century Decorated Cabinet from Shanxi, China
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late 18th century cabinet from Shanxi, China.
Original red and black lacquer with a light clear surface finish, which highlights the lovely natural patina.
Pair of bi-fold doors wi...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Burgundian Renaissance Cabinet Depicting the Four Evangelists
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The cabinet’s upper body, slightly recessed is topped by an overlapping entablature and cornice supported both in the front and the rear by four fluted columns.
The lower body stands on four squared feet and a moulded base. Each door-leaf’s panel is centred by a low-relief carving presenting one of the four evangelists...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Wardrobe called Wellenschrank from Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Rare Baroque hallway cabinet from Frankfurt (Germany), made circa 1720. This type of cabinet originated from the city of Frankfurt, where it was developed during the 1650s. Due to th...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Pine, Walnut
$45,194 Sale Price
22% Off
Antique Safe, Important, Continental Iron Hobnail Studded, 58 Ins., 16/1700's!
Located in Austin, TX
Absolutely Amazing Antique Safe, Important, Continental Iron Hobnail Studded, 58 Ins., 17th/18th Century, 16-1700's!
Explore the charm of the past with our Antique Safe, an importan...
Category
European Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Heavily Carved Italian Baroque Walnut Cabinet with 19 Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
Heavily carved baroque walnut cabinet with putti, faces, flourishes and more.
Top has two exterior drawers, middle section has eleven exterior drawers and four additional interior dr...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
15th-16th Century Ming Dynasty Cabinet. Red Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare and well-preserved 16th century cupboard / cabinet.
Detailed carved top section depicting a floral leaf design and people in polychrome lacquer.
Front with red lacquer, pair of ...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Renaissance Cabinet from Burgundy or Lyon Region
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Renaissance cabinet from Burgundy Or Lyon Region
Origin : Burgundy Or Lyon, France
Period : Second Half 16th Century, C. 1580
Height : 209cm
Length : 184cm
Depth : 71cm
Good condition
Walnut wood, original keys and keyholes
Around the middle of the 16th century the conception and ornamentation of French furniture evolves. The start of major building projects, such as the castle of Fontainebleau, gives artists a new impulse. Inventive and rich formulas are developed there, before spreading to all of Europe thanks to engravings and printed leaflets. Furthermore, Italian artists working on such construction sites bring French artists and patrons a renewed taste for the Antique.
Regarding the art of furnitures, the most complex scenes and figures are drawn from illustrated books, ornament and emblem compendiums and engraving compilations. Rather than copying those images the artisans feed their inspiration and decline the motifs in numerous variations.
The ornamental grammar marks a return to the Antique : palm leaf, acanthus, egg-and-dart, greek, scroll, fluted pilaster… It is in Primaticcio’s and Il Rosso’s stuccos made around 1540-1550 that we have to look for the origin of leather cut-outs, masks, chimaeras, harpies, sheathed figures, fruit and flower garlands that soon enrich every pieces of French furniture.
The structure of the pieces of furniture also evolve thanks to the re discovery of Antique architectures, rigorously used as a model.
This cabinet presents an imposing structure and a rich and original decor exemplifying the production of the late 16th century, infused with Italian, Antique and Fontainebleau influences.
It stands on a moulded base ornate with palm leaves. It opens with four door-leaves and two drawers in the belt. Six whimsical terms divide the facade.
The lower body is horizontally divided by three sheathed female terms. The two standing on the lateral posts are topped with fruits while the body is covered by acanthus leaves carved with precision, belted at the waist. The term standing on the central door-jamb is crowned with laurel leaves and is draped in the Antique fashion. A wincing mask hides the key hole.
The two door-leaves are centred by a beautiful mask carved in a strong relief. They wear stylised feathered headdress and are set on draperies. Straps, leather scrolls, acanthus leaves and a shell are spread around the masks. The recessed panels are secured in frames ornate with acanthus leaves.
The belt is flanked by two large mouldings enriched with variations of acanthus leaves. The drawers are carved with choux bourguignons and palm leaf motifs minutely executed. The consoles between each drawer bear tormented wincing masks, showing horns as if they were fauns or imps.
The upper body is framed by two male terms characterised by a strong and nervous musculature, their manhood hidden by drapes secured thanks to a winged lion head. The term on the left appears to be younger and is wincing while the one on the right has a beard. The central female term brings contrast with her youth and sensuality. As it is the case on the lower body, the key hole is hidden behind the mouth of a faun’s mask placed on the drapes barely covering the intimacy of the caryatid.
The panels of the upper body present an idealised architecture comprising pilasters and sinuous broken pediments. The pilasters are flanked by two satyrs with goat legs. In the centre appears an important lion mask.
The terms of the upper body support the cornice. The entablature carries palm leaves and roses alternating as well as an egg-and-dart frieze. The cornice is adorned with acanthus motifs.
On the sides, the carving is executed flat. A central rose is surrounded by scrolls, flowers and choux bourguignons.
We can admire the variety of the elements employed. The artist vary with great genius many different ornamental motifs : palm leaf, egg-and-dart, laurel leaf, roses, scrolls … But the artist went even further as each profile and each face is individualised and presents different features. You can take a look at the faces of the satyrs flanking the upper body’s panels. The talent of the artist is undeniable.
It makes no doubt the patron who commissioned this cabinet was an aesthete looking for the greatest quality.
The artist who authored this cabinet had a great mastery of composition both in the general design and in the individual panels. They probably drew inspiration from engravings and drawings made especially for the making of this piece of furniture or not. They seem to be familiar with the style of Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Indeed, we can find in Du Cerceau’s engravings the same juxtapositions of leather cut-outs, masks and fruits. The terms and caryatids used on the facade could very well be inspired by his work as well. The cabinet-maker was also undoubtedly observant of Hugues Sambin, the most famous cabinet-maker and sculptor in the Burgundy of the time. Like Du Cerceau, Sambin left an important ensemble of models particularly useful for the design of cabinets. His publication De l’Oeuvre de la diversité des termes dont on use en architecture (1572) was an essential book for every artisan.
All the motifs testify of the artisan’s high knowledge of forms as well as the precision of their tools : super imposition of ornamental elements, foliages, architectural cut-outs, flat and high reliefs alternating, palm leaves inscribed in circular spaces, wincing faces. It is also a testimony of the artisan’s familiarity with Italian and Fontainebleau productions.
Because of the proficiency of the cabinet-maker in so many different models, this cabinet truly is a master-piece authored by the hand of an authentic master.
The generous carvings executed with great rigour and virtuosity evoke an origin close to Burgundy and Lyon workshops. This cabinet was made by a master of the region during the Second French Renaissance.
Literature
BOCCADOR Jacqueline, Le mobilier français du Moyen-Âge à la Renaissance, Édition d’art Morelle Mayot, 1996
BOS Agnès (dir.), Mobilier du Moyen âge et de la Renaissance, La collection du musée du Louvre, Louvre éditions...
Category
Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Country French Cabinet
Located in Pomona, CA
A French Provincial cabinet of cupboards and drawers. Doors decorated with floral urns. Bead design around doors and drawers. Brass hardware,...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Large 18th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th Century Swedish Baroque cabinet.
With a deeply carved pediment and decorative detailing on the doors. Below sit two drawers with their original loose pear-shaped feet.
R...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wood
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690
Provenance
Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
18th Century Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor
Located in Kastrup, DK
A stunning Chinese tapered cabinet from the 18th century, black lacquered with original gilt chinoiserie motifs.
Created in China during the Qi...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Elm
$4,614 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Swedish Late Baroque Cabinet with Original Paint Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish late Baroque cabinet with original paint from Gumbodahed Skelleftea, Northern Sweden.
A magnificent late Baroque cabinet that is divisible into 2 parts.
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Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Pine
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