Mid-19th Century Cabinets

Stunning French cabinet from the mid-1800s, in the Louis XVI style, made of rosewood, elm, and elm root. It features an upper body with 1 closed door and a large porcelain plaque dep...

This circa 1840s tall Louis XVI style mahogany cabinet was found in France. Two front hinged doors with a functional lock, brass mesh fronts and two interior adjustable shelves. Gilt...

Long and narrow, easy to place along a wall.

High Quality Mahogany and Kingwood Parquetry Louis XVI Style Cabinet decorated with crisp ormolu details. marble an locks not from origin

Exceptional quality and style. This is a gracefully curved cabinet with beautiful Inlay of fine and various woods. It has bronze dore mounts that are original The inlay design de...

19th century French Louis XVI bookcase ~ display cabinet is a marvelous way to add charm and visual interest, while creating a minimal impact...

Display a Majolica collection in this elegant, two-piece antique cabinet. Crafted in France circa 1860, the Classical Louis XVI buffet sits on four discrete tapered feet. The top section of the cabinet features a carved crown at the pediment with geometric decor, double doors with glass...

Tall French Louis XVI style vitrine in mahogany with extensive brass detailing, circa 1860s. Two hinged glass front doors open to a compartment with three internal shelves and functi...

Desirable Louis XVI style. The commode is fitted with its original stone top. It is fashioned from walnut and superbly detailed.

A French Louis XVI style bookcase with a gorgeous old painted french grey finish. The two piece cabinet consist of two glass doors that open up to four interior shelves on top and tw...

Louis XVI mahogany side cabinet has a marble top with brass gallery and two functional drawers with brass pulls, circa 1850s. Sides have brass trim, reeded legs have gilded details a...

A very fine pair of gilt bronze mounted side cabinets with Sèvres-style porcelain panels. French, circa 1860. A very fine pair of gilt bronze mounted side cabinets with Sèvres-style porcelain plaques. Each cabinet with a shaped white marble top above a gilt bronze foliate running border. The cabinet is centred to the front by a pair of cupboard doors opening to reveal an interior fitted with an adjustable shelf. The quarter veneered doors are centred by gilt bronze foliate frames containing finely painted Sèvres-style oval panels. The chamfered corners are similarly decorated with porcelain plaques; the sides with gilt bronze ribbon tied trophies. The porcelain panels depict pastoral scenes and floral sprays within bleu celeste borders. The fashion for porcelain mounted onto exquisite pieces of furniture was first brought to the novelty seeking Parisian connoisseurs by Ébénistes working for the principal Marchand Merciers, circa 1760. The pioneer was the celebrated Marchand Mercier, Simon-Philippe Poirier, working chiefly with the Ébénistes, Martin Carlin, who ordered his first plaques in 1758. These items were rare and sought after even at the time of their production, and most examples now reside in museum collections. Poirier's partner and successor Dominique Daguerre was the largest purchaser of Sèvres plaques and took over what was a virtual monopoly on porcelain mounted furniture well into the 1790s. Not only did they order the materials direct from the Sèvres factory, but they also selected the cabinetmaker to execute the piece, often supplying him with designs in the form of detailed drawings. The 19th century saw a revival for this fashion in porcelain-mounted furniture. 18th century plaques were often available to buy and many dealers would alter existing pieces or make new ones specifically to receive the plaques. The best known of these dealers were Edward Holmes Baldock, Nicolas Morel and Tatham in England, and in France, A.L. Bellanger, Vaché and Jules Piret...