Early 1900s Cabinets

Stunning and rare Renaissance Revival cabinet. Striking Dutch design from the 18th Century and manufactured in the 1900s. Solid oak base with three original hand-carved lion heads ...

Shapland & Petter Edwardian mother of pearl inlaid mahogany display cabinet, stamped to lock and fitted with a series of shelves and mirror a...

This is a masterpiece of English design and construction. The paint decoration is absolutely fantastic and richly done. The condition of the satinwood case and the the finish are imp...

A rare Arts & Crafts oak record cabinet for holding 1978 (LP's do not fit into this cabinet but singles do). With a roll up door retaining the original key ...

Antique Pine Wood & Glass Counter Top Display County Store Pie Safe Display Cabinet. Item featured is a nice larger size, rear entry with 2 swing doors an...

Shapland and Petter in the Liberty style. An Arts & Crafts oak music or storage cabinet with slightly angled sides. The top display area with stylized cut-out to the back and extend...

Antique Chinese side cabinet. Small Elm wood side cabinet with two upper drawers and a lower cabinet. Also know as a Kang Cabinet. This diminutive low decorative cabinet was placed on the kang, a raised heated platform used as living space in cold climates. An unusually sized visually interesting piece that provides interesting storage space, doors, drawers and or compartments. This particular kang cabinet is a good Size to use for side cabinet - table next to a chair. These pieces are very useful as platforms, tables with storage, stands and many other functional decorative uses. Great for tight spaces, wonderful as book table a fantastic small antique cabinet.

A very unusual William IV side cabinet featuring the highest quality burr walnut veneers Period William IV - 19th century Standing upon a plinth base with 2 working cupboards The cup...

Quarter Sawn oak English barrister's desk cabinet with sliding panels, 1890-1900. Panels slide effortlessly. Utilitarian understated piece with elegant construction.      

Stunning and rare Arts & Crafts wall cabinet. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak base with four original drawers with original patinated metal handles. Hand-carved decor...

A white wooden cabinet from France, circa 1900. This handcrafted armoire stands on turned feet, guarded by a golden-brass lock. A refreshing space maker and a stylish storage. Adorne...

Johan Rohde sideboard, birchwood, Denmark, 1909 This exquisite sideboard, designed by Johan Rohde in 1909, is a rare piece of furniture and a distinguished example of his creativity...

Antique Edwardian mahogany display cabinet having an astragal glazed door to the top section with a fitted interior and two ...

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, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The interior of the vitrine with three glass shelves, lined with a burgundy broque fabric and a mirror backing, flanked by a pair of side doors, each fitted with a pair of mahogany...

This large countertop cabinet was used for decades in a ship foundry in Milwaukee, WI housing a number of schematics and tools. The cabinet boasts t...

An oak chest of drawers from turn of the century France. Elaborate columns create a Neo Renaissance aesthetic, their intricate contours framing the right-angled paneling of the drawe...

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...

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak & Maple Wood Tambour Shutter Door File Cabinet. ItemfWorking lock and key, adjustable tilt lectern bookstand top, 9 drawers, very unique antique filing cabinet...

Magnificent and rare antique black forest wall cabinet. Striking German design from the 1900s. Solid oak with hand-carved bird on top of the cabinet. Original interior inside, pro...

American Bolt&Screw Case Co. of Dayton, Ohio, USA. Late 19thC- early 20thC (1890-1910). Finally patented in 1903 by George W. Chaffin. One-of-a-kind piece of USA manufacturers of cas...

A Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tulipwood vitrine with marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door cabinet fitted w...

Handsome and eye catching antique French display cabinet, with super interior space to store tableware/porcelain, wine glasses and cutlery. This super cabinet is from around 1900, a...

This elegant two-stepped cabinet showcases a distinctive half-bamboo motif, with split bamboo forming the tops of the shelves and cabinet in a lattice-lik...

This wonderful lovely piece of furniture is a true eye catcher in an Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau home! Unusual rare small cabinet c.1900- 1910. Ra...

An early 20th century carved 2-tier cabinet from Fujian province, China. The carvings on the front are mostly through carvings, which are carved very deep and lively, featuring human characters as well as various animals. The oval panels on the top doors are surrounded by relief carvings of phoenix...

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...

A Superb Cream Lacquered Chinoiserie Decorated Cabinet A Prime example of chinoiserie decor with traditional Chinese illustrations on the front panelled doors and a simple Pin Lock...

Art and Craft oak wooden corner bookshelves opening with one door, shelves in the low part. UK, 1900s.

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Vernis Martin Decorated Single-Door Vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The wh...

Beautiful Chinese cabinet in mainly black and red lacquer with red decorations. Contains several shelves and four drawers, all with original brass hardware.

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...

This German Jugendstil cabinet, circa 1905, is a stunning example of the era's artistic flair. Crafted from richly-toned cherry wood, the cabinet's lower half is intricately carved w...

Edwardian Cadbury’s counter top sweet shop display cabinet This glazed shop display cabinet is made mahogany, the glass has etched lettering on the front of the cabinets saying 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...

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...

Glasgow School mahogany cabinet With stylised trees, flower and foliage inlay design Well proportioned canted glass display cabinet and original green cru...

Tall Edwardian 8 Drop Drawer A4 Oak Filing Cabinet A superb 8 Drawer Oak Filing Cabinet, each drawer can drop at the front and still stay in the cabinet ...

You are viewing a gorgeous Edwardian display cabinet in the Sheraton style Crafted from mahogany with satinwood for the inlay designs including shells, garlands and other Sheraton mo...

This high quality linen cabinet was made by lambs of manchester. Standing upon ogee bracket feet. The bottom of the cabinet having 3 oak lined graduated drawers which retain their de...

A grand Nouveau cabinet with a carved floral motif, featuring five doors, two drawers and gilt bronze handles.

Sn3655 Very attractive Edwardian, mahogany display cabinet, having satinwood crossbanded and moulded top above inlaid, glazed door with original brass handle, enclosing 3 removable s...

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...

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...

English office cabinet or shops cabinet A fantastic Edwardian era office cabinet or called shops cabinets. The top divided into eight sections....

Italian modern wooden icebox Stella Polare by G. Saracco Asti, early 1900s Wooden ice chest with rectangular base. The upper floor is a cockpit openin...

The Art Nouveau cabinet from circa 1900 from Germany was made in solid ashwood. The panels of the side doors are made of cherry wood. In the middle is a mirror with facet. The handle...

Fine quality Edwardian display cabinet with intricate inlay Marquetry inlay is in the Sheraton manner with floral motifs and festoons Hand crafted from mahogany Circa 1890 Fully rest...

Austro-Hungarian Wiener Werkstätte period bookcase , made around 1905, attributed to Koós Károly (Hungarian architect and designer), decorated with hand carved elements, such as bird...

Large glazed display cabinet in chrome by Siegel. France Circa 1900. H 171cm x W 70cm x D 31cm

A Very Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Rosewood, Mahogany and Kingwood Single Door Vitrine, in manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The u...

An antique chest of drawers from the turn of the century. Very good condition, after professional renovation, chest of drawers finished in polytone. ...

A fine and unusual English 19th century Edwardian style painted satinwood and silver-mounted two-door side cabinet with a twin-front-doors and a single apron drawer. The doors, sides...

Cadbury’s counter top sweet shop display cabinet  This glazed shop display cabinet is made mahogany, the glass has etched lettering on the fron...

This Art Nouveau cabinet was fabricated by the famous Viennese furniture manufactury August Ungethüm Kunst-Möbel-Fabrik. The cabinet documents the Vien...

This statuesque vitrine crafted in France in the early 20th century impresses with the unique patchy texture of the original patina that accentuates bold outlines of the chest: the r...

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 ...

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...

French Art Nouveau small cabinet with marquetry by Louis Majorelle, circa 1900-1903. Documented.