Custom Made Armoire Or Entertainment Center with Real Gilt

A set of 6 custom made chairs ordered from Van den Akker and called the Bruno chair. These are less than 2 years old and were rarely used. In good condition with some minor nicks and...

A pair of beautiful tables made by the noted wood artisan Joseph Kelly. He owns and founded the company in 1990. They custom make beautiful furniture. Based on the label this pair lo...

Pretty Zebrawood wood chest in a hard to find tall size. We had this custom made with solid brass spun legs. The chest has zebrawood veneer with solid zebra edges and solid oak drawe...

A pair of solid walnut tables with slate inset tops. Beautiful graining to the walnut sides. These are custom pieces newly made and ready to ship. The slate pieces have natural flaws...

A most unusual three footed floor lamp with a metal shade that is quite contorted. This lamp looks like a one of a kind piece as the shade has hand marker markings where it is held t...

A lovely large oversize centerpiece handblown glass vase, likely Murano. It has some scratched name on the base, but I can't make it out. It has ...

This honey-colored pine armoire or linen press is in two sections -- upper and lower cabinet, four doors with recessed panels. The armoire was later made into an entertainment unit / cabinet. Upper cabinet features a swivel TV shelf...

Armoire or wardrobe with two drawers and nice carvings. Very well-built with dovetail joints all around. Lock and key still work. Has rod for hanging clothes but we can modify an int...

20th c., A beautiful custom made Louis XVI style armoire, hand painted with a flowering urn motif, in pale beiges on a light cream background. The upper cabinet interior has been fitted with two shelves and has space for electronics. This section could easily be converted into hanging space for clothes or for linen storage. The lower section of the cabinet has three drawers. The quality of the painting is exquisite. The designer commissioned for this piece, Ned Marshall, is a master at beautifully painted furniture. A piece like this would have been time consuming and costly to produce. The cabinet is unmarked. Dimensions: 80"h x 49"w x 27"d Condition: Good. Overall condition is very clean, with paint intact. There are a few small nicks and scratches, consistent with age and use. There is a small (and inelegant) cut-out at the back of the upper cabinet. Shows well and ready to place, Provenance: A Private Collection: 600 West 115th Street, NYC; Ned Marshall Interiors, Inc. About Ned Marshall Interiors, Inc.: His work has appeared in Architectural Design, House + Garden, House Beautiful, Town & Country, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Vogue Magazine and The Advocate and books such as “Big Easy Style”, “40 years of Fabulous”, “House Beautiful Windows”, “Rooms with a View”, “Interior Visions...

Dutch Oak Linen press cupboard armoire. Made in the 18th century the cabinet work is still excellent to this day, these pieces were often made for larg...

A Spanish Mission style armoire / linen press by Drexel Heritage, from their Sonora Collection. Solid pine with an antiqued finish, metal hardwar...

An exquisite French Renaissance Revival Bibliotheque, Linen press or display cabinet. Circa mid 19th cenutry. A large rectangular oak case centered by original 3/4 length glass between turned and fluted columns. Lower side of doors features an inset baroque cartouche with fruit basket and foliate motif within an arched deisgn. Upper molding is stylized with a dentil molding over acanthus frieze. Opens to four adjustable shelves. Case is supported by bun feet. With large full length doors, we often look at antique armoires as passageways to secret rooms or even different worlds. While most antique armoires don’t take us to a different dimension, they nonetheless add incredible charm and beauty to both new and old homes alike. Before closets were built into rooms, a solid wood free-standing wardrobe or “armoire” (French for Wardrobe) was standard for storing clothes. However, not all could afford such a luxury, and many antique wardrobes belonged to the upper classes who owned more than one set of clothes. Thus, on antique armoires from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, we often see artistic embellishments and luxurious details. Antique French armoires often have Rococo or Gothic carvings, mirrored doors and naturalistic carvings. These feminine elements on antique French armoires demonstrate a high level of craftsmanship and artistry afforded only by the rich. The phrase Knock-down referes to the ability for these pieces to be easily disassembled and re-assembled. This allowed for these massive...