Gilt Cabinets

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...

In an unusual pentagon shape, this fine Victorian example of the Aesthetic Movement is constructed of burled walnut and ebonized wood. Features include a raised beveled mirrored ba...

A Wonderful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Palace Size Cabinet Rouge marble top above two large doors opening to shelves, the top centered by a lovely female ...

A unique late 19th century gilt bronze mounted parquetry cabinet by François Linke and Léon Messagé François Linke and Léon Messagé This unusual cabinet features a cube parquetry top with a back splash centered with a plume of bronze feathers and flowers, above a long single drawer with a bronze leaf-clasped scallop shell and two handles shaped as wings, the sides headed by foliate and flower-cast clasps. The cabinet was most likely made to store magazines or original phonograph records. Stamped FL under many of the bronze mounts, the lock stamped CT LINKE/PARIS Linke was born in Pankraz in Bohemia and was celebrated by the French as one of the greatest ébénistes of meubles de style at the turn of the century. He began his apprenticeship with a Bohemian master at the age of thirteen. Four years later, he toured Austria, settling and working in Vienna for two years. Linke arrived in Paris 1875, and by 1881 he had established his own small workshop at 170 rue du Faubourg St. Antoine. Taking 18th century styles as his starting point and adapting earlier styles to contemporary taste, Linke produced fine quality furniture, steadily expanding his business during the next 20 years. He firmly established his reputation after receiving a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900 for his extraordinary Grand Bureau. He continued to use international fairs as a means of exploring new markets, exhibiting at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, the Liege in Belgium and the 1908 Franco-British exhibition in London. Linke’s highly original designs sprang from the Régence and Rococo styles but were imbued with something quite new, Rococo curves were laden with gilt-bronze sculptural mounts in the tradition of A.-C. Boulle (1642-1732) or Charles Cressent (1685-1758). Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’. The Revue called Linke’s creations entierement nouveau, and continued to say that ‘Linke’s stand...

Paul Sormani Style 19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Cabinet A very fine Louis XV Style cabinet in the manner of Paul Sormani. This exquisite and very well proportioned ...

A fine French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted and "Vernis Martin" style bombé tulipwood veneered vitrine cabinet with a Breche d' Alep marble top. The serpentine fron...

The splendid showcase vitrine, made of solid wood, dates back to the end of the 19th century. Made in France by a master cabinet maker of great ability, it’s in Louis XVI style. The ...

A circa 1920's Italian cabinet with gilt details. Measurements: Height: 30" Width: 27" Depth: 16"

Elevate your living space with this Pair of Antique Napoleon III Ebonized Demilune Shaped Side Cabinets, a remarkable display of opulence and craftsmanship. These cabinets are more t...

Lovely little Louis XV style sideboard in marquetry of violet wood trellis and Rio rosewood frames, rich ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilded bron...

Beautiful and elegant mid 20th century Tuscan showcase / vitrine cabinet , in a lacquered, gilded and hand painted wood with very pleasant floral decorations. Two part body display c...

Beautiful TV Cabinet from an original 1920s Venetian Baroque low console, in gilt hand-carved walnut, black laquered. Gilt bronze handles. Measures cm: H 52, W 116, D 34.

An epic conversation starter! A liquor cabinet and floor lamp in one big monumental collectible design piece. The light is turned on and off by the gilded golden cube dimmer switch...

A late 18th century small Chinese black lacquered wood cabinet decorated with a raised animal scenery in a traditional landscape d...

Dimensions - H: 53 in W: 34 in D: 16 1/4 in This exquisite 19th century French Louis XV style cabinet or server is a masterclass in luxury, elegance, and fine craftsmanship, showca...

Aesthetic walnut serving cabinet, “Cherubs”, with 20 finely incised inlaid panels This is an original and beautiful handcrafted and hand incised wa...

Elegant Mid-Century Modern cabinet console in walnut, walnut veneer, attributed to Dassi, circa 1954 with two tops in crystal, one transparent and one lacquered, three drawers. Mea...

A very fine Napoleon III cabinet or bookcase in the Louis XVI style with original marble top, bronze doré ormolu, antique 18th century French book bindings on the end doors and a bra...

French two piece gilt bronze mounted and glass frame with gilt accent mahogany wood frame holding base curio cornered display cabinet. The curio / vitrine cornered cabinet features a demilune shape , giltwood legs with a Y shape stretcher bar with a gilt accent centered finial top. The cabinet also features a gilt bronze adorned laurel wreath top inset with a glass door. There is only one adjustable and removable glass shelve. The bronze pegs can be adjusted as well. The backdrop and the bottom base is mirrored. The cabinet is well kept and in great condition. The door isn't flush close all the way. Minor wear to the mahogany wood base related to use / age. The curio stands...

A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine, kingwood and burlwood two-door cabinet, the mounts by Ferdinand Barbedienne, fitted with a shaped Breccia Colorata marble top above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, centered by two doors flanked by putti and griffin mounts, the interior with two shelves, on four tapering fluted legs, the backs of the mounts stamped 'FB'. Paris, circa 1890-1900. Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) Was a highly important and prolific bronze founder of furniture mounts and more commonly, bronze sculpture including figures, animals, urns, clocks and candelabra. His signature Varied from hand written capitals to stamp in capitals,- Bronzes cast bear...

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...

Elegant early 20th century hand painted and gilt gold decorated showcase / display cabinet. The showcase features an oval and rounded painted wood side with glass panels, lacquered, gilded and hand painted wood with very pleasant courtship scene decorations on each side. The front body of the display cabinet is equipped with one large wood frame with glass door panel...

A Sumptuous Boulle Commode in the Napoleon III Style This elegant commode is a fine example of 19th-century French craftsmanship, executed in the style of André-Charles Boulle, the...

Napoleon III period cabinet stamped "GROHE". Napoleon III period cabinet in rosewood and mahogany. Inlaid with marquetry. Gold-plated bronze fittings. Late 19th century Signed by Guillaume Grohe...

Pair of Louis XVI kingwood parquetry ormolu mounted cabinets white marble top, over a pair of cupboard doors. French, circa 18th century Measures: H 44 in.; W 51 in.; D 19 in. P...

George IV early 19th century chiffonier made of fine rosewood featuring a double tiered back supported by delicate carved columns. The bottom p...

Wonderful Art Deco Cabinet designed by Maurice Dufrene and manufactured by La Maitrise around 1940. The cabinet is made from rosewood and has mother of pearl inlays. Rosewood-vene...

This late 19th-century cabinet in the transition style of Louis XV boasts rosewood marquetry on an oak frame. It has a symmetrical design with 14 drawers on both the left and right sides of the central body. In the central section, you'll find a spacious drawer at the top, followed by two curtains that unveil a secretary with shelves...

Early Classic Art Deco display cabinet/vitrine by Paul Follot, circa 1918, in original blue/black lacquer and with original gilding. This exquisite cabinet is a masterpiece of sculpt...

Cabinet blocks gold with wooden structure. Each part covered by metallic elements in gold finish. Handcrafted in black and gold high gloss varnish finish. Mirror inside. Joinery, ...

A fine pair of 19th century English Regency mahogany and parcel gilt cabinets with White marble tops.

Bois-Satiné-veneer, all-round covering mirror veneer and marquetry on solid conifers. With finely chiselled, highly decorative, perforated rocaille, fire-gilded bronze fittings. Two-...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period red lacquered cabinet from the early 20th century, with butterfly hardware, two drawers, four doors, carved and gilt décor. Created in China during...

19th Century French ebonised cabinet with outstanding gilt bronze decoration.In the Napoleonic style with gilt bronze mask of Bacchus on the the base, acanthus leaf repeat decoration...

A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood parquetry and mahogany gilt-bronze mounted three-door Meuble d' Appui (Side cabinet) with marble top, Paris, circa 1900. Measur...

Elegant mahogany cabinet by Jules Leleu, beautifully fitted with gilt bronze mounts designed by Debarre and Perret, the central cameo featuring a representation of " The Birth of V...

A French Regence style Commode with a black blue and white lacquered finish with a parquetry design. This fabulous commode - chest of drawers is ...

This red lacquered cabinet captures a layered sense of history through its worn surface, intricate detailing, and elegant proportions. The linear wooden frame is finished in a deep r...

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

Antique (late 19th century) side cabinet with marble top, otherwise known as a meuble a hauteur d' appui, has a warm, reddish brown patina, and is crafted from mahogany with rosewood...

This wooden cabinet is designed in the Boulle style. This style was very popular around the time of Napoleon III. The characteristic of this style is the use of small pieces of wood in furniture, inlaid designs with many different materials: precious wood, precious stones, enamel, ivory, seashells, metal, marble etc. In addition, to express the royal style, the "Boulle" style also uses a large amount of gilded copper on the furniture, such as tiger claw decoration, mirror border decoration, leaf decoration, etc. The main elementsof this cabinet is ebony and turtle shell, with decorative details and gilded legs. This is a pretty prominent highlight in the overall black and gold color scheme. Moreover, the head of a woman is in the middle of the cabinet with waves in her hair and grape vines could be representing the Greek goddes of spring Spring. Surrounding the head are beautiful acanthus motifs incorporated in every layer and surface of the cabinet. Symmetricallly on the left and right side of the head are two identical faces, with one being the lock of the cabinet where key goes. The four corners of the cabinet have blooming carnations to create a feeling of spring coming. The details are collaged, decorated with golden bronze leaves in a classic French style. On the edges of the cabinet are sculptures of two women wrapped around with cloth and leaves. Through it, the author highlights the beauty of the woman's status in the past. On the side panels of the cabinet is placed a gilded face of a man with wings...

A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Meuble d'Appui Cabinet with Marble Top. The serpentine walnut and satinwood body with three front drawers and a rolled ...

Shelves Zodiac Signs set of 2, with zodiac signs carved around the structure frame. With 4 clear glass shelves each and with gilded metal structure each. Base in white stone and reco...

Impressive 19th century French Napoleon III stone overlay ormolu mounted ebonized cabinet with black marble top. The shaped black marble top is over a gilt bronze mounted frieze in an leaf-tip motif with an egg and dart border, above a large single door...

An extraordinarily beautiful masterpiece in Rococo from 1754, created by Mathias Tiberg (Master Cabinetmaker in Stockholm, 1755-1775). The cabinet is veneered in walnut and burl waln...

A fine cabinet of the Napoleon III period Retailed by Grimard of Paris Almost Certainly by François Linke   Constructed in Kingwood and mahogany, with extensive decoration of high qu...

A Fantastic Late 19th/Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke François Linke – Index no. 599 Brèche d’ Alep marble top above one long bronze mounted drawer, the center two drawers bronze mounted with floral wreath and bird, the base mounted with a tambourine and flowing curtains. Signed F. Linke to the right-hand chute, locked stamped Ct. Linke and the number 599. Pictured on Page 493 and Daybook Entry on Page 477 in “François Linke 1855-1946 The Belle Epoque of French Furniture” By Christopher Payne. Designed in 1900, this model commode was conceived en suite with a dressing table, index number 600, and a double bed, number 601. Although clearly started in 1899, a note in the Blue Daybook shows that the ciseleur enriched the chasing on the bronzes much later, in September 1902, and with a fleur de pêcher marble top costing 110 francs. Whereas two of the matching beds and dressing tables were made, Linke made five versions of this commode between 1899 and 1910, with one example made for the compagnie nationale de Buenos-Aires in 1908. Linke was born in Pankraz in Bohemia and was celebrated by the French as one of the greatest ébénistes of meubles de style at the turn of the century. He began his apprenticeship with a Bohemian master at the age of thirteen. Four years later, he toured Austria, settling and working in Vienna for two years. Linke arrived in Paris in 1875, and by 1881 he had established his own small workshop at 170 rue du Faubourg St. Antoine. Taking 18th century styles as his starting point and adapting earlier styles to contemporary taste, Linke produced fine quality furniture, steadily expanding his business during the next 20 years. He firmly established his reputation after receiving a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900 for his extraordinary Grand Bureau. He continued to use international fairs as a means of exploring new markets, exhibiting at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, the Liege in Belgium and the 1908 Franco-British exhibition in London. Linke’s highly original designs sprang from the Régence and Rococo styles but were imbued with something quite new – Rococo curves were laden with gilt-bronze sculptural mounts in the tradition of A.-C. Boulle (1642-1732) or Charles Cressent (1685-1758). Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’. The Revue called Linke’s creations entierement nouveau, and continued to say that ‘Linke’s stand...

English Regency style (19/20th Century) black lacquered single door cabinet with gilt faux bamboo trim.

It is a luxurious piece of furniture, characterized by its rich ornamentation and use of contrasting materials. Materials The cabinet is crafted from ebony with gilt bronze mounts ad...

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 fine French, 19th-20th century Louis XV style mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted Vitrine by Haentges Freres. The single door cabinet surmounted with or...

The commode in the image is a Napoleon III commode from the mid-19th century. It is a beautiful and elegant piece of furniture that is characterized by its rich ornamentation and use...

A Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Cabinet / Server By Hampton & Sons By Hampton & Sons A reticulated bronze gallery above a single drawer, the upper structure ...

Rare and important 19th century French kingwood and parquetry inlaid display or vitrine cabinet, signed by the renowned designer and cabinet maker François Linke. The shaped bonnet atop large glass double doors and inset parquetry panels trimmed in bronze. Finely appointed overall with remarkably detailed gilt bronze mounts depicting caryatid masques, maiden busts, shells, acanthus leaves, and fleur de lis. The entire on gilt bronze animal...

French Consulat period mahogany commode with three-drawers, ebonized griffin feet and pilasters, and black fossil marble top. Gilt bronze escutcheons i...

This exquisite 19th-century chest of drawers is a remarkable example of the Napoleon III Boulle style, a fusion of French craftsmanship and opulence. Characterized by the intricate B...

French cabinet in a curved shape with a cupboard base and nine drawers. It is adorned with tulipwood and kingwood inlay veneers, and ormolu mounts. A pill-out slide is covered with t...

Large late 19th century french neoclassical gilt metal mounted vitrine Measures: Height 184cm, width 121cm, depth 46cm This excellent display cabinet is a large late nineteenth c...

A pair of elegant, ebonized, lacquered, hand painted and parcel gilt, Chinoiserie decorated corner cabinets. Doors featuring two panels painted with unique scenes and embellished wit...

Late 19th century transitional style marquetry commode with three drawers. The set is topped with a Breche d’Alep molded marble top with canted corners. A marquetry motif of interlac...