Small Two-Body Buffet Decorated with Bird Quills

This stipo, little Italian cabinet made of walnut and walnut burl, is a remarkable example of Mannerism applied to decorative arts during the late 16th century. While the Manneris...

Former collection Altounian At the beginning of the reign of Henri II (1547-1559) the furniture’s ornamentation evolves. The few medieval motifs that were still used are eventually relinquished. Furniture becomes more sober showcasing moulded panels and perfect architecture. Cabinet-makers use ornaments such as curved fluted or plain columns, feather quills, roses or winged putti heads. High-relief carving becomes more scarce and compositions lighter. To that end cabinet-makers draw inspiration from Fontainebleau motifs filtering them and adapting them to French taste. During this period cabinet-makers turn into a kind of architects. Indeed the architectural balance of furniture is the centre of their concerns. The study of Antic formulas is then a necessity. From this care given to proportions appear refined cabinets with pure lines. This style is characteristic of the reign of Henri II and disappears soon after under the regency of Catherine de Medici (1560-1574) when an abundance of high and low-relief ornaments comes back on furnitures. This two-bodies cabinet...

Renaissance cabinet with a quill-feather decor. ORIGIN: FRANCE PERIOD: 16th CENTURY Height : 162 cm Length : 134 cm Depth : 54.5 cm Blond w...

IMPORTANT CABINET WITH TWO BODY IN BLACKENED WOOD CARVED AND ENGRAVED ORIGIN: FRANCE PERIOD: 17TH CENTURY Height: 188 cm Width: 135 cm Depth: 53.5 cm Blackened wood and veneer: ...

RARE RENAISSANCE CABINET WITH FEATHER QUILL AND FENESTRATION DECORATION ORIGIN: FRANCE PERIOD: EARLY 16th CENTURY DIMENSIONS : Height : 178 cm Length : 145 cm Depth : 58 cm Walnu...

Small cabinet by L’ecole De Fontainebleau Incrusted with marble tablets Origin : VAL-DE-LOIRE, France Period : 16th century Measures: Height : 170...

An Anglo-Indian style two part mango wood buffet à deux-corps with four doors, floral and bird themed bone inlaid décor, and flaming patterns on the doors. This Anglo-Indian style ma...

A mid-19th century Swedish painted wood buffet. This Swedish buffet features two drawers ornate with ring pulls, over two doors. This Swedish buffet from circa 1850 is raised on brac...

Particularly high buffet, of great storage capacity, characterized by the unusual horizontal division into two compartments with different heights, closed ...

Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...

A richly colored, hand painted, polychrome 18th century Italian two door cabinet.

20th century French walnut buffet with two doors and three central drawers.