Mid-19th Century Cabinets

This cabinet was crafted in France at the end of the ‘Bourbon Restauration’ period. It is characteristically ‘Restauration’ in its style, with its curvaceous Neoclassical forms, and fine marquetry work. The cabinet is comprised of a two-storey body, which is surmounted by a pitched top, with chamfered edges. This top is hinged, and lifts up to reveal the upper compartment, which is divided into five parts (four small, one large). The underside of the top is mounted with a mirror. Directly beneath this, there is a pull-out drawer, which is split into two sections (one narrow, one large), and is lockable. The top, the top’s chamfered sides, and the front of the upper and lower storage spaces, are decorated with light-coloured floral marquetry designs. This light-coloured wood also runs along, and articulates, the edges of the cabinet body. Four curvy, cabriole legs with scrolled tops support the cabinet body. These are ornamented on their tops with light-coloured marquetry flowers and leaves, and along their edges with marquetry bands. The four legs support an oval-shaped shelf about midway between them. This shelf features a central light-coloured marquetry rosette, bordered by a slim marquetry band. The legs stand on castors, which will allow the piece to be easily moved around an interior. The cabinet’s variety of small compartments are perfect for storing precious jewellery, or makeup. This aspect, combined with its large mirror, make it an ideal women’s dressing table...

Antique French mahogany and ormolu cabinet by Grohé Frères French, c. 1860 Height 112cm, width 124cm, depth 52cm The well-known firm of cabinetmakers, Grohé Frères crafted this sup...

On later stands, each fitted with a pair of cabinet doors opening to shelves. Loose translation of the calligraphy across the four doors reads: "Going tens of miles in Jiangnan in ...

A pair of Napoleon III satinwood side tables or bedside tables, each of rectangular form with a marble top (repaired) surrounded by a brass pierced gallery, all above a single frieze...

19th century oak coin cabinet, the moulded top above panelled body, the two front doors opening to reveal fitted interior of twenty two lined drawers terminating on platform base.

A fine and rare Anglo-Indian padouk wood cabinet on chest, the upper section with paneled doors opening to reveal 11 shelves lined in Fortuny style fabric over a central pull out she...

A fine early William IV mahogany breakfront bookcase firmly attributed Gillows of Lancaster, in four sections, the top with astragal glazed doors enclosing four adjustable shelves between reeded pilasters with anthemion scroll corbels, the base with four panelled arched doors between acanthus scroll and reeded pilasters, the frieze with two short drawers and a central secretaire drawer fitted with a reading slope and two slides above small compartments, decorated throughout with rich book-matched veneers. The secretaire drawer stamped ‘Preston’. English, circa 1835. Footnote: Many closely related acanthus carved terminals, anthemion corbels and other typical Gillows features can be seen on the pair of bookcases, on this website, made by Gillows & Co for the library at Dallam Tower, Cumbria in 1829, and on a bookcase shown in Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008, vol. I, p.379, pl.450. A similar large breakfront bookcase...

Pyramid studded varnished wood body, gilded wooden legs, with two doors and bottom drop-down shelf, featuring interior glass shelves and original ke...

A very large George IV plum pudding mahogany side cabinet, the shaped top above a moulded frieze with five cupboard doors interspersed between scrolling acanthus columns, the three central doors glazed with pleated fabric linings opening to reveal a double cupboard...

Second Empire period gilt bronze and kingwood display cabinet French, c. 1860 Measures: Height 218cm, width 128cm, depth 42cm This fine displ...

A mid-Victorian kingwood serpentine cabinet, English in the French style, the shaped top with burr-walnut half veneers within kingwood banding and b...

A William IV rosewood breakfront side cabinet, with a later dark grey marble top above four doors each enclosing a shelf and re-lined in pleate...

A rare and highly important pair of neoclassical style gilt-bronze and biscuit porcelain mounted mahogany side cabinets, by Jules Piret. French, circa 1...

A Regency rosewood Canterbury in the manner of Loudon, with three divisions separated by pierced laurel wreaths and ribbons supported by crosses with turned stretchers, one side with...

An early Victorian two-door mahogany side cabinet, attributed to Gillow, the shaped rectangular top with cut corners above two cupboard doors flanked by two deeply carved bold acanth...

A superb early Victorian ebony collector’s cabinet, of rectangular form with two cupboard doors opening to reveal four short and two long drawers lined...

A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted cabinet with a Vernis martin panel, in the manner of Paul Sormani. This elegant cabinet has a rectangular Seravezza marble top with cant...

English Regency rosewood secretaire cabinet with two upper shelves supported by a lyre form over a secretaire drawer fitted with a leather wri...

This walnut cabinet has a shaped, stepped top above a central glazed door enclosing four Moroccan leather drawers with cedar linings. Flanked by eight smaller disguised drawers, the ...

A rare hexagonal walnut display table attributed to Holland and Sons, of the finest quality with the original mirror-inset top and mirror-backed glass shelves, each corner with a tur...

A High Quality Amboyna and Fire Gilt Bronze Vitrine in the manner of Holland Rising from a rectangular stepped plinth with everted corners, in well figured Amboyna; the glazed door having bead and reel decoration. The top edge having lobed decoration, and the fire gilt bronzes show a gadroon casting to the lower section, with architectural corbels. England Circa 1855 Holland & Sons Originally founded in 1803 by Stephen Taprell and William Holland, a relation of the architect Henry Holland, the firm of Holland & Sons soon became one of the largest and most successful furniture making companies in the 19th Century. The firm worked extensively for the Royal Family, being granted the Royal Warrant early in the reign of Queen Victoria, hence taking a leading part in the decoration and furnishing of Osborne House...

Renaissance style, Napoleon III period, ebonized pearwood cabinet inlaid with painted Belgian black marble plaques all hand-painted with flower designs to imitate Pietra Dura; the to...

19th Century Regency brass mounted chiffioner. The top section with three open shelves, supported by a Lyre shaped and fluted uprights with brass mounts and brass eagle claw feet. Th...