ENGLISH COLONIAL LINEN PRESS CABINET BONE & EBONY INLAY

An Anglo-Indian style tall armoire made of mango wood and adorned with floral-themed bone inlay. Behold the magnificence of this Anglo-Indian style tall armoire, a true masterpiece c...

An antique Dutch Colonial armoire from the early 20th century, with low-relief carved birds and foliage. Our eye is immediately drawn to the lar...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period armoire from the early 20th century with dark brown rubbed patina, brass hardware and carved apron. Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of this Chinese late Qing Dynasty period armoire from the early 20th century. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, this armoire showcases a dark brown rubbed patina, brass hardware, and a beautifully carved apron. The armoire's linear silhouette exudes a sense of elegance and sophistication, making it a stunning focal point in any space. Its two doors are adorned with a traditional brass medallion, featuring teardrop pulls that add a touch of antique charm. Opening the doors reveals inner shelves and two hidden drawers, providing ample storage space for your belongings. The lower section boasts a captivating carved apron, featuring a central flower motif surrounded by scrolling foliage and birds. This intricate carving showcases the craftsmanship and artistry of the period. The armoire is raised on four short tapered feet, adding a touch of stability. With its dark brown rubbed patina, brass hardware, and carved apron, this Chinese late Qing Dynasty armoire...

A Chinese wooden cabinet from the 19th century, with brass hardware. This elegant Chinese cabinet adopts a rectangular shape, standing on four straight legs. The two doors open to reveal a black interior comprising of a shelf and two drawers. All open via brass pear...

A Chinese Qing dynasty period cabinet from the 19th century, with carved panels depicting Guanyin and Daoist immortals. Created in China during the Qing dynasty, this 19th century cabinet attracts our attention with its beautifully contrasting colors and carved motifs. Depicting the bodhisattva Guanyin as well as Daoist immortals, the façade presents small doors in the upper section followed by two larger ones creating a focal point with their black ground highlighting their decorative motifs to perfection. The doors open to reveal inner shelves and hidden drawers while the lower section completes the ensemble with its two drawers fitted with hardware. Resting on straight legs accented with carved spandrels, this Qing dynasty carved cabinet...

This large and unusual Anglo-Chinese, turn-of-the century elmwood armoire displays accordion openwork doors with two drawers within and five drawers below. The well grained refinished wood ensures an excellent condition to this display cabinet, which is lacquered in a warm brown red color. The doors are simply adorned with recessed panels, and have brass locks reflecting traditional Chinese hardware...

This two-door, two-drawer wardrobe / linen press in finely grained mahogany is just the right size for that guest room with no closet. Not too big so as to take up too much space, bu...

English mahogany one drawer linen press with lower two door cabinet revealing original pull out shelves, and terminating on stylized bun feet. Early 19th Century.

Large Dutch, pale oak linen press with applique mouldings on recessed panel doors, half column sides with ebonized treatment and having brass mounts over deeply fluted and chamfered ...

A very good quality 18th century George III period Mahogany linen press with dentil cornice and Superbly figured pair of oval panelled doors with Satinwood crossbanded decoration enc...

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...

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...