19th Century, Italian Credenzino

A very handsome 17th century Credenzino from Northern Italy. Wonderfully constructed from black walnut with lozenge door panels and raised on bracket feet.

A stunning and exceptional 17th century Credenzino from Venice. This outstanding piece retains its original painted finish with a faux bois painted door panel and sun ray pattern to ...

A very handsome 18th century Credenzino from Bologna, Italy. Wonderfully constructed from very handsome walnut with with a molded edge top above a conforming case housing a single d...

A very handsome 18th century Mobiletto - side chest from Bologna. Wonderfully constructed with 1 drawer and interior shelving resting on bracket feet in beautiful walnut. Rich patina...

A very beautiful 19th century Credenza from the Lombardy region of Italy. Soundly constructed from painted wood with 4 doors, shelving resting on a plinth base. A great storage piece...

A very handsome later 19th century Credenza from the Veneto region of Italy. Wonderfully constructed in the Scantonata form from beautiful walnut with a molded edge top above a conf...

16th Century Period Renaissance Tuscan Walnut Credenzino Italian 16th/17th century Renaissance walnut small Credenza with a rectangular top above a single drawer centered over a s...

This handsome 19th Century Italian Gothic painted buffet ~ cabinet was hand-crafted from solid walnut, then given a gilded and painted finish and finally lavished with brass hinges a...

19th century mahogany chiffonier cabinet, the moulded top with pierced brass gallery of rectangular form raised over two lined brass g...

Traditional 19th-century Belgian shop counter with original painted finish. Functional as a sideboard or credenza, this handsome and well-patinated piece is a beautiful combination o...

19th Century French Renaissance Confiturier ~ cabinet displays an abundance of artful splendor in a relatively diminutive package! Rendered from old-growth indigenous oak, it feature...

A magnificent rectangular black 2-door cabinet in Napoleon III style. Large and small details are gilt, bringing antique and luxurious looks. Brass medallions are centrally mounted on each door and also adorn the upper facade of the cabinet. The inside of the cabinet is divided into three horizontal shelves. At the bottom of the cabinet, there is a figure of a woman's mask, decorated with floral motifs, notably acanthus leaves and it is completed on the side with a rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes caryatides. The borders running along the cabinet are all gilt and engraved with beautiful patterns. On the two cabinet doors, there are two big figures encased in an oval border, representing Apollo, the god of music, and Hermes, the messenger of the gods. Both are the son of Zeus, and they are also frequently present in mythological tales about the other. When Hermes was just a toddler, he once left his cradle to steal the cattle of his half-brother Apollo. Apollo soon discovered that his flock was missing and began to search the surrounding area. Of course, Apollo was the god of prophecy, so he soon found out about the thief and furiously went to Mount Cyllene to find Hermes in his cave. He grabbed the infant and took him to Mount Olympus, to be judged by their master Zeus, the king of the gods. In front of Zeus, Hermes initially denied everything, but in the end, he had to confess. Zeus found the story quite amusing, so he did not punish Hermes, but only required him to return the flock. Hermes regretted what he had done and offered Apollo his lyre as a gift. The lyre was a musical instrument that Hermes had created all by himself from the shell of a turtle. To repay Hermes for his kindness, Apollo returned the gesture by giving Hermes a golden staff...