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Technique: Veneer
Mid-20th Century Danish Wooden TV Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
Wooden cabinet / TV console made in Denmark in the 1960s. The cabinet has two doors, behind which are shelves to hide a small TV. "Superphone" mark inside the top flap. Key included.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Grande Bureau Italiano in Noce Intarsiato Undici Cassetti e Abattant 1750 Circa
Located in Milano, MI
Ribalta Antica Italiana della metà del secolo XVIII di origine trentina, la regione a nord vicina all' Austria. Lastronata in legno di noce, decorato con filettature geometriche in ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Directoire Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
Alfredo Paredes Ventana Bar Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Designed to be a focal point when opened or closed. The contemporary case has doors of unusual matched end grain veneer concealing a fully outfitted bar interior. The honey-toned oak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$21,192 / item
Louis Seize Cabinet, South Germany, late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large two-door Louis Seize cabinet with bevelled corners and profiled and curved cornice. The cabinet stands on moulded ball feet and is veneered i...
Category
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
R & Y Augousti Style Lacquered Bamboo, Pen Shell and Egg Shell Cabinet
Located in Stamford, CT
20th century lacquered bamboo, pen shell and eggshell cabinet Absolutely stunning two door cabinet made with a array of natural materials, wove bamboo doors and sides, sliced lacque...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Shell, Eggshell, Bamboo
Pair of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Mounted Side Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of late 19th century amboyna 'Sevres' style porcelain mounted plaques, each having wonderful gilded ormolu swag decoration to the doors, column supports to the si...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Solid Wood & Brass, Handmade Glass & Multicolor Veneer Cabinet, FLORAL by R’kan
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
The FLORAL Cabinet by R’Kan is a celebration of texture and hue, combining solid wood, multicolor veneers, hand-made glass, and solid brass accents to deliver a visually stunning cen...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Modern Campaign Style Oak Gentlemen’s Chest by Founders Furniture Patterns 35
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage modern Campaign style oak Gentleman’s chest by Founders Furniture Patterns 35. Comprised of book matched oak veneer, six drawers and two double doors with brass toned hardware, and brass plated beading detail. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. Specifically, it was missing a handle & we had a custom duplicate replacement produced. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970-1980’s.
Just what the Gentleman ordered!!! Although, it is suitable for a lady as well!! This Founders Furniture tall Gentleman’s chest is comprised of gorgeous book matched oak veneer and features six full width drawers and two double opening doors, one drawer above the doors and five below. Each drawer is fitted with unique campaign style brass-toned inset handles with brass plated beading around each drawer opening. And the doors have a picture framed border with mitered corners and are inlaid with brass plated beading. It’s a lovely detail! This modern beauty has ample storage for linens...
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Mid-20th Century American Campaign Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted and Vernis Martin Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$12,985 Sale Price
23% Off
Black Patinated Monolithic Sideboard by Tino Seubert
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Patinated Monolithic Sideboard by Tino Seubert
Dimensions: D 160 x W 45 x H 50 cm.
Materials: Walnut carcass, patinated brass cladding, walnut burl veneer.
Tino Seubert
W...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$26,950 / item
Magificent Dutch 'Daniel Marot' Baroque Walnut Burr Cabinet on Stand, circa 1720
By Daniel Marot
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Marot cabinet
A Magnificent Walnut Burr Cabinet on stand or 'kruisvoetkabinet' in the style of Daniel Marot
Circa 1720, probably made for George Clifford III in Amsterdam or the Hague
The cabinet is one of the rarest examples of a so-called Kruisvoetkabinet, which is translated to Cabinet on stand. The cabinet is raised on a stand with eight legs and tree drawers. Below the drawers and on the sides are five carved ornaments. The hollow formed corners are mounted with carved ornaments too. The upper part of the cabinet has two doors decorated with panels and on each door two carved ornaments in Marot style. The cabinet has a double dome top.The interior of the cabinet has tree shelves and five drawers. The brass fittings and handles are original and finished with gilt lacquer. The cabinet is made of oak and veneered with burr walnut. The carvings, turned parts and the ball feet are made of solid walnut.
This cabinet is a unique piece of Dutch furniture. Cabinets on stand became popular in the third quarter of the 17th century and were made until the second quarter of the 18th century. Most of the dutch cabinets on stand...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chest - Vintage Cherrywood Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian chest with a trapezoidal body and an imbedded glass top, made of hand carved veneered Cherrywood in good condition. The small rectan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chapman Double Unit Storage Cabinet Maple Gold
Located in Cincinnati, US
One unit or four? Doors or drawers? Go sexy with black and walnut or keep it light and fun with maple and pink? The chapman credenza allows you the freedom to choose exactly what sui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Steel
$1,890 / item
Baroque Cabinet with Secretaire, Germany 1750
Located in Belmont, MA
Add timeless elegance to your home or office with this original Baroque cabinet featuring a built-in secretary desk, crafted in Germany circa 1750. This exquisite piece originates fr...
Category
1750s German Baroque Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Fine quality pair of Sheraton revival bowed side cabinets, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of Sheraton-style side cabinets, showcasing a bow-fronted design, crafted from fine satinwood and adorned with intricate classical marquetry inlay. The elegantly ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Lapiaz Walnut Cabinet - Hand-Crafted Joinery Brass & Veneer - Boca do Lobo
Located in Rio Tinto, PT
Lapiaz cabinet takes exceptional craftsmanship and design to a new realm. Finding beauty in the most unexpected places, this contemporary design piece i...
Category
2010s Portuguese Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf
$23,824 Sale Price / item
20% Off
19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Discover the timeless charm of this exquisite Louis Philippe/Late Biedermeier half cabinet, crafted around 1850. This remarkable piece features a single drawer and two doors, offerin...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Antique German Cabinet on Stand in Walnut
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
Antique German cabinet on stand in walnut veneer with plumwood inlays. Straight, single-drawer frame on strongly curved scrolled legs. Above, a...
Category
18th Century German Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Navajo Canyon Cabinet, Oak and Sycamore, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The cabinet Navajo Canyon reinvents the glorious majesty of Arizona cliffs with their twists and turns along the Colorado River.
With the identical proportions and tones of the rock ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Sycamore, Oak, Glass, Wood, Lacquer
$12,898 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Drinks Cabinet from Beithcraft, 1950s
By Beithcraft
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid century mahogany Beithcraft drinks cabinet or linen cabinet
There's a cupboard with a mirror back and shelf, along with three drawers.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Teak, Walnut
Tarius Large Cabinet Dresser
Located in Paris, FR
Cabinet Dresser Tarius Large with wooden structure with solid walnut
veneer in matte finish. With polished solid brass details and with
brushed aged brass base. With 2 doors and 2 dr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$27,978 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Armour, 21st Century Modern Unique Polished Aluminum 2-Doors Cabinet
Located in Sofia, BG
Armour, 21st century modern unique polished aluminum 2-doors cabinet
When we design and create our pieces, we always imagine their soul.
In ARMOUR cabinet we sense the spirit of an immortal samurai. The doors remind us of an ancient armor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum
Rampa by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Karakter
Located in Berlin, DE
The depth given applies to the cabinet/secretaire being closed. The desk top measures 80cm in depth.
Rampa, a multifunctional station on wheels from 1965, was inspired by the traditional florist’s display...
Category
2010s Danish Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Oak
1950s Art Deco cabinet in mahogany burl with white marble top
Located in Premariacco, IT
1950s Art Deco cabinet upholstered in mahogany burl with maple profiles and lacquered feet.
It can be used in different contexts, as a small dresser in the room or in the hallway an...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Black Oak key cabinet
Located in Manchester, GB
Wood key cabinet made from Oak wood dyed with Black ink. This wall cabinet is wonderfully unique in it's design with it's patchwork veneer and brass dowel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$2,080
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
$24,850 Sale Price
44% Off
Early 20th C. Serpentin Buffet Cabinet Walnut Hand-Carved & veneer with Inlaids
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Venetian Serpentin buffet cabinet in walnut hand-carved, walnut veneer with light wood threaded inlays. Period Art Nouveau, 1910s.
Measure in cm.: H 94 x W 87 x D...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
21st Century Marama Sideboard in Black Ash, Satin Brass, Marble, Made in Italy
By Hebanon Fratelli Basile, Nabi Design
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
Proportion and compositional elegance for a timeless piece of furniture.
Satin-finish brass embraces the deep black of the ash wood like a line of light, while a disc of Calacatta marble shines ethereally on the top.
Each element is in harmonious balance.
Features:
Double-sided entrance cabinet...
Category
2010s Italian Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
$10,240 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Vitrine, François Linke Attributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$26,850 Sale Price
22% Off
Symphony Cabinet - Hand-Crafted Gold Plated Brass - Boca do Lobo
Located in Rio Tinto, PT
The Symphony Cabinet is inspired by the movement and evolution of music, from the natural flow of sound, to it’s various epochs and styles. Re-interpr...
Category
2010s Portuguese Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
Nova Walnut Bar
Located in Paris, FR
Bar Nova Walnut with structure in walnut wood
vennered, with 2 doors, with 1 drawers with easy
glide system and with clear glass back inside.
Also available on request with other ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$10,077 / item
Art Deco Cabinet by Maurice Dufrene, France, c. 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
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...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Custom Ordered Mahogany Dry Bar / Credenza 1975
Located in Camden, ME
A custom ordered mahogany dry bar and storage cabinet from Blackwelder's in 1975 delivered to Newport, R.I.
In good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Allan Bar Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
Bar cabinet Allan with wooden structure in walnut matte
veneer. Bar with 2 doors and 4 storage parts inside. Bar
with 2 drawers with easy glide system. Base ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
$7,707 / item
Strata Cabinet by SNICKERIET
Located in Geneve, CH
Strata Cabinet by SNICKERIET
Dimensions: D 40 x W 125 x H 115,7 cm.
Materials: Oak veneer, solid oak, lacquer and wax.
Smaller size adjustments are accepted without additional cost. Larger
adjustments can be discussed as long as the furniture archetype is maintained. Please contact us.
By manipulating wood grain patterns, Strata captures an expression in
between the organic and the man-made. The surface consists of tangential layers of oak, veneered at an angle on top of each other, and carefully sanded down into a pattern inspired by the veining of sedimentary rock. The combination of wood grain patterns and stone vein formations creates a mesmerizing texture that draws the mind toward root or burl wood, yet is distinctly different through its repetition and distortion.
The technique developed has its roots in conventional intarsia inlay, but in
order to find an expression more organic and naturally occurring, the
graphical nature of cut-out veneering has been replaced by an extensive
process of sanding down transitions between overlapping veneers. Continuing the approach of interpreted nature; all angles, shapes, and proportions of the cabinet relate to pi and the golden ratio. The subsurface of Strata is prepared to compensate for the irregularities caused by the sanding, resulting in a perfectly flush surface. The cabinet is finished with a glossy lacquer and a wax coating.
SNICKERIET is a furniture studio with an explorative approach to traditional woodworking craft and philosophy. Projects are initiated as research into topics revolving technique, construction, decoration and material properties. The findings are released in the form of individual pieces of furniture. The studio was founded in 2011 and is based in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Karl-Johan Hjerling, designer, creative director, founder
Gunnar Dahl, Production manager, founder
Hannu Hietamäki, Lead cabinet...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Other
$37,036 / item
Scandinavian Modern Teak Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Roll-up Flap
By Åtvidabergs Snickerifabrik
Located in Madrid, ES
Scandinavian made cabinet veneered with teak. Top part with roll-up flap, bottom with two sliding doors, behind which are storage compartments with a shelf. Key included.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Black Brutalist Cabinet, Three Graphic Patterned Doors, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Black Brutalist bar cabinet in black lacquered oak, Belgium 1970s.
Sideboard features three graphic patterned doors. It provides plenty of storage which makes it both very functio...
Category
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Tall 19th Century Neoclassical Palisander Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Probably the tallest cabinet on the market.
A breathtaking neoclassical palisander cabinet from the 19th century. Presumably of French origin.
Solid rosewood and veneered on oak.
...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Palisander
Dark Ebony Cocktail Cabinet with Stone Top
Located in Caragh, IE
Book-matched Macassar ebony drinks cabinet.
The hand-sculpted legs in ebonised walnut and waterfall veneer edging encase a beautiful Irish stone top.
The interior of the cabinet is made from ripple sycamore...
Category
2010s Irish Art Deco Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Marble
$14,226 / item
Vintage cabinet by Meurop, 1960s
By Meurop
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century veneer cabinet with 4 drawers and a single door by Meurop, Belgium, 1960s.
Beautiful veneer, nice handles and chromed legs.
1960s - Belgium
Very good condition
Dimens...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
Pair of 19th Century English George II Style Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of English George II style cabinets in burled walnut and pine from the 19th century.
The pair of nicely carved cabinets have cabriole legs and have of two drawers and doors ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English George II Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Chapman Double Unit Storage Cabinet Walnut Brassy Gold
Located in Cincinnati, US
One unit or four? Doors or drawers? Go sexy with black and walnut or keep it light and fun with maple and pink? The chapman credenza allows you the freedom to choose exactly what sui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Steel
A Swedish Modern Cabinet With Contrasting Veneer
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish modern cabinet with squares of contrasting figured mahogany veneer. The three cabinet doors concealing three shelves and three drawers. The body supported by four squared a...
Category
1940s Swedish Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th century French empire revival mahogany cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French empire influenced mahogany cabinet circa 1890.
This cupboard was constructed using a flat pack technique, with panels held in place by bolts.
Central door with ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century German Walnut Hamburger Schapp Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 18th century "Hamburg Schapp". Walnut veneered on oak.
In the second half of the 18th century, the first "Schapp" were created in northern Germany for the entryways of wealthy m...
Category
18th Century German Baroque Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Norm Large TV Cabinet by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Norm Large TV Cabinet by Pastform
Dimensions: D 40 x W 190 x H 56 cm.
Materials: Stained and varnished wood.
Available in different wood color finish...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$2,880 / item
Late Victorian / Edwardian Golden Burr Oak Cabinet
Located in Norwich, GB
A good quality late Victorian / Edwardian golden burr oak & oak drop sided cabinet. Circa 1890-1910.
The cabinet is in excellent condition and has been sympathetically re-finished i...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Serge Cabinet by DeMuro Das in Dark Grey Tulip with Hand-Cast Bronze Legs
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
Informed by the refined craftsmanship of mid-century Italian design, the Serge Cabinet features sculptural two-legged brackets, with a gently tapered silhouette and articulated edge....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
19th-Century Small Walnut Cabinet With the Motif of Sunflowers by George Davis
By George Davis
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Small Walnut Cabinet With the Motif of Sunflowers by George Davis
A small piece of furniture made of walnut wood in the style of a cabinet, dating back to the 4th quart...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
$1,849 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Northern German Baroque Wardrobe
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Northern German Baroque cabinet from the late 18th century.
Walnut veneered on oak. Ebonized head strip and profile strips on the base.
Two-door body standing on 5 feet with bevelled corners. Profiled base with large drawer. Curved, blown gable with center console.
Original lock and key.
Partly restored. Newer door...
Category
Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
TV Stand Space in Walnut and Oak
Located in Lisbon, PT
Space tv stand is a high quality product by Mambo Unlimited Ideas, crafted in natural oak and natural walnut plywood veneer. It features four drawers and two ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Plywood
$2,325 / item
Vintage Teak Storage Cabinet on Wheels Side or End Table
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Teak Veneer Storage Cabinet on Wheels, Side or End Table, Nightstand, Vintage, Mid Century, MCM, Bedroom, Living Room, Office
This multipurpose teak storage cabinet on wheels serves...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Louis XVI Style Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI style fall top secretaire, France second half of the 19th century, mahogany veneer with white marble top. In very good condition.
The se...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th-20th Century Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted, François Linke Atrributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
$18,950 Sale Price
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Furniture Veneer Solid Wood and Stained Wood, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Two bodies furniture; lower part with swing doors, upper part with swing doors and showcase with sliding doors; ebony stained and veneered wood, fluting...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Wood
1960s Design Sewing Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of veneered palisander
- Carefully refurbished.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Located in IT
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Rare veneered wood secretaire sideboard, France, late 18th century - early 19th century
Measurements: cm W 105 x H 11...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Dutch 19th Century Walnut Bedside Cabinet with Drawer, Door and Bronze Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Dutch walnut cabinet from the 19th century, with single drawer over door and bronze mounts. Created in the Netherlands during the 19th century, t...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Chapman Double Unit Storage Cabinet Maple Pink
Located in Cincinnati, US
One unit or four? doors or drawers? Go sexy with black and walnut or keep it light and fun with maple and pink? The chapman credenza allows you the freedom to choose exactly what sui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Steel
$1,890 / item
Chapman Double Unit Storage Cabinet Walnut White
Located in Cincinnati, US
One unit or four? Doors or drawers? Go sexy with black and walnut or keep it light and fun with maple and pink? The chapman credenza allows you the freedom to choose exactly what sui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Veneer Cabinets
Materials
Steel
$1,890 / item
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