Painted Cabinets

The silhouette of this antique oak vitrine evokes the lavish beauty of the Baroque. Built in the Netherlands circa 1800, serpentine drawers are crowned by an arched cabinet...

Japanese 19th century miniature lacquer chest with waterfall. Late Edo to early Meiji period lacquer chest (mid to late 19th century) with two characters on the front reading Nuno an...

A William IV cabinet attributed to Town and Emmanuel Constructed in a strongly grained olivewood and dressed with gold brass inlays and an etched and engraved brass panel; rising from a plinth base, the lockable single door having an inset panel in the manner of Jean Berain, enclosing a shelved interior, and flanked by narrow vertical conforming panels; the apron being dressed with three bronze rosettes, and the Jura Jaune marble is dressed with a three quarter arcaded brass gallery, circa 1830 The cabinet is illustrated and discussed in Christopher Payne’s “British Furniture 1820 to 1920” published in 2023. Payne singles out the rarity of the olivewood timber used as well as the necessity for hand cutting the large marquetry panel. Literature: Payne, Christopher. British Furniture 1820 to 1920 : The Luxury Market. ACC Art Books, 2023, pp. 38-39 (illus. fig. 1.33). Town and Emanuel Recorded in the 'Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840', published by the Furniture History Society, as being situated at 103 New Bond Street between 1830 and 1840, and apart from being manufacturers of furniture, also dealt in 'curiosities and antiques'. The late renowned connoisseur Christopher Gilbert records in his 'Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture' London 1997, also published by the Furniture History Society, a writing table in the Transitional manner with similar plaques. Their label reads 'Town and Emanuel, manufacturers of Buhl Marquetrie, Resner (sic) & Carved Furniture, tripods, screens & c. of the finest and most superb designs of the Louis 14th. Splendid cabinets and tables inlaid with fine Sevres and Dresden china...

With panels of inlaid brass, the central door depicting a scene with cherubs playing amidst arabesque scrolls with phoenix and other exotic birds, the flanking glazed doors separated...

A wooden and metal vitrine from France, circa 1900. This vitrine is composed of two lower shelves, two drawers and two shelves which rest inside glass paneled doors. This display cab...

French Colonial rosewood armoire with inlaid Mother of Pearl. Two large doors with two drawers near bottom.

A 19th C miniature Dutch mahogany display cabinet, 104 cm high A Dutch mahogany display cabinet made of 1 whole piece with 3 drawers and behind the glass door 2 shelves. The shelves are covered with velour. A piece of work by an apprentice furniture...

19th century mahogany and inlaid display cabinet, the shaped cornice above an inlaid frieze, two glazed doors below opening to reveal two glass shelves inside, the bottom of each doo...

Handsome iron and glass vitrine made in the 1930s in Buenos Aires. All original iron and glass frame. Newly made thick glass shelves with notched corners to fit snugly inside. Fantas...

19th century French colonial cabinet with mother-of-pearl inlay along all panels. Hexagonal mosaic along door trim, with floral and butterfly motif throughou...

Pair of yew wood showcase cabinets corner vitrines French midcentury, circa 1960 Measure of the fassade: 25.6 in. (65 cm) Good condition with some mar...

This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewelry display cabinet...