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GOTHIC STYLE

The Gothic Revival movement (also called Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) emerged in Britain in the 1740s, and reached its height in the late-19th century. The style is characterized by such decorative flourishes as pointed arches, floral details, finials, heraldic motifs and linenfold carving. The movement was rooted in religious and social conservatism. Its proponents, who included Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, the architects of London’s Houses of Parliament (designed in 1840), believed that the art and architecture of the Middle Ages were authentically spiritual and inherently moral.

In the United States, the Gothic Revival movement shaped both public buildings and private houses. Numerous American schools were built in the early-19th century in a style now called Collegiate Gothic. Many builders and craftsmen were inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing’s widely read 1850 book Architecture for Country Houses, which posited that a family’s home should exemplify their values — and that the Gothic Revival style was particularly well-suited to scholars and clergymen. Furniture with detailing that mirrored that of Gothic Revival buildings appeared in the same period. Such pieces typically feature dark, intricately carved wood, and upholstery in velvet or leather.

Much like the castle or cathedral that inspired it, a Gothic Revival chair makes a bold design statement. And while you probably don’t have to cross a moat or raise a portcullis to get through your front door, a Gothic Revival piece might make a statement that your home is indeed your castle.

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Style: Gothic
19th Century French Gothic Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French gothic enfilade with a plank top which has a beveled edge, following down to lovely hand paneled sides and four drawers ...
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19th Century French Antique Gothic Cupboards

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Oak

19th Century French Gothic Enfilade
19th Century French Gothic Enfilade

19th Century French Gothic Enfilade

Antique English Jacobean Style Stained Oak Wall Cupboard
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A noteworthy and very well crafted 19th Century two-door storage cupboard with traditional English Gothic style carved doors, fine graining and brass door pulls, key escutcheons (wit...
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19th Century English Antique Gothic Cupboards

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Metal

Antique English Jacobean Style Stained Oak Wall Cupboard
Antique English Jacobean Style Stained Oak Wall Cupboard

Antique English Jacobean Style Stained Oak Wall Cupboard

French 16th and 19th Century Gothic Freestanding Oak Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
Unique and rare cabinet with an open base, finished all around, so it could be freestanding in the room, the front panels intricately carved with gothic tracery work, the side and ba...
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16th Century French Antique Gothic Cupboards

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Oak

French 16th and 19th Century Gothic Freestanding Oak Cabinet
French 16th and 19th Century Gothic Freestanding Oak Cabinet

French 16th and 19th Century Gothic Freestanding Oak Cabinet

4 Doors Cupboard or Wardrobe Gothic Period in Oak, 15th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
exceptional and very rare Gothic 4 doors buffet or wardrobe in oak, 15th century period from the north of France. This rare gothic piece open with 4 stylized plant decoration door, each with its original entrance, lockand hinges each in their original condition. The sides of the cupboard have carved pannels typical of gothic style furniture...
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Gothic Cupboards

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Oak

4 Doors Cupboard or Wardrobe Gothic Period in Oak, 15th Century
4 Doors Cupboard or Wardrobe Gothic Period in Oak, 15th Century

4 Doors Cupboard or Wardrobe Gothic Period in Oak, 15th Century

English 19th century Gothic Style Oak Food or Aumbry Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
Decorative English Oak "Food" or Aumbry Cabinet inspired by 16th Century examples, but of 19th Century manufacture. (See Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture, the British Tradition...
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16th Century English Antique Gothic Cupboards

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Oak

English 19th century Gothic Style Oak Food or Aumbry Cabinet
English 19th century Gothic Style Oak Food or Aumbry Cabinet

English 19th century Gothic Style Oak Food or Aumbry Cabinet

Art Nouveau Gothic Hallway Cupboard, 1909
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Hallway cupboard restored Art Nouveau Gothic 1909 in the style of v. Riemerschmid Features: Two-door model with divided interior and clothes rail ...
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20th Century Gothic Cupboards

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Softwood

Art Nouveau Gothic Hallway Cupboard, 1909
Art Nouveau Gothic Hallway Cupboard, 1909

Art Nouveau Gothic Hallway Cupboard, 1909

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Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Gothic Cupboard from Flanders or Northern France

Gothic Cupboard from Flanders or Northern France

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