Renaissance Cabinet

Original blue paint, carved wood display cabinet with unique original display shelving. Very sturdy cabinet in two pieces. Original shelvin...

A rare painted and scraped faux grain Gustavian clock cabinet. Key for all cabinets. Top Dimensions H 51.75 inches x D 11.50 inches x W 50 inches ...

A pair of leather document cabinets or side tables on wheels. Each as 4 drawers, flap in front of each drawer pulls down. See images.

A beautifully painted grey, Louis XVI armoire from either times Provence or Auvergne, French, late 18th century.

A late 18th century painted double sided counter with a white marble top and 12 drawers and decorative front.  

A three-section modular veneer wood and brass trimmed console cabinet by Willy Rizzo.

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...

The cabinet’s upper body, slightly recessed is topped by an overlapping entablature and cornice supported both in the front and the rear by four fluted columns. The lower body stands on four squared feet and a moulded base. Each door-leaf’s panel is centred by a low-relief carving presenting one of the four evangelists...

Rare carved Renaissance cabinet Period : 2nd half 16th century, ca. 1570 Origin : France, Burgundy or Languedoc This cabinet embody the produ...

Oak with a wonderful "patina" Renaissance cabinet on high legs a double door and one drawing original locks. Measures: 125 x 174 H x 60cm. Usa...

Superb cabinet called bargueno from the Spanish renaissance in walnut from the 17th century-Castile-Spain Very elegant cabinet from the region of Castile composed of 15 small drawer...

Beautiful French Renaissance cabinet in two parts. The top part with two carved doors featuring classical figures opening to an interior fit...