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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
English Oak Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th century Englsh three drawer oak dresser base with nice colour and original brass handles. 1790.
Code: 8966
Dimensions:
W: 61" (154.9 cm)
H: 30" (76.2 cm)
D: 19.5" (49....
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$4,951
18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI period commode, or chest of drawers, made of solid walnut. Three panels on the sides, rounded fluted corners and short tapered legs. Four dovetailed ...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Rococo Large Blue Painted Chest of Four Drawers, Sweden circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Large antique oak chest of four drawers with handsome brass hardware pulls all raised on attractive carved legs (notice the hoof base).
It has been given an exceptional new professio...
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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Georgian 18th Century Bowfront Side Cupboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bowfronted Side Cupboard, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Crossbanded Top Over One Drawer And Two Panelled Cupboard...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$6,438 Sale Price
20% Off
17th CENTURY WALNUT SIDEBOARD
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid hand-carved solid walnut sideboard, characterized by timeless elegance. The sideboard is characterized on the front by linear and geometric motifs that enhance its design. I...
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Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
German Late 18th Century Chest Of Drawers, Walnut, Restored with Patina
Located in Greven, DE
Classicist chest of drawers
Southern Germany
Walnut and others
late 18th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 88 x 121 x 58 cm
Description:
Three-tier piece of furniture standing on tap...
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German Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian One Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau, secretaire made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk is composed with a writi...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Bronze
George II Lacquer Cabinet on Chest
Located in London, GB
A George II Lacquer Cabinet on Chest with double dome cornice and three ball finials, above two cabinet doors with robust banded hinges, opening to reveal an interior of ten drawers,...
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George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
English Charles I 17th Century Oak and Inlaid Court Cupboard
Located in Troy, NY
Large English Charles I Oak and Inlaid Court Cupboard, Yorkshire circa 1640, having a boarded top with a delicately carved edge above a leave-carved frie...
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English Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
American Chippendale Mahogany Chest on Chest with Orig. Claw & Ball Feet NY 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American New York Chippendale mahogany chest on chest with a carved dentil molded edge cornice, articulated carved circular fret work, ten graduat...
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American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century Paneled Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century oak paneled chest of drawers from England. The top is made from two boards, following down to hand raised paneled sides, and two drawe...
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English Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
18th Century Oak French Commode
Located in Nijlen, BE
A fine quality, 18th Century French country, Directoire commode in Bleach oak, with a superb colour and proportions, of simple lines, that will work well in most settings.
Pure cre...
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French Directoire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
A large and exceptional 15th c. Gothic leather and iron bound travelling chest
Located in PARIS, FR
Large leather and iron bound travel chest, very rare in its dimensions
Late 15th century, Northern France
Dimensions: h.103 cm, w. 178 cm, d. 77cm ( (H. 40.55 in, w. 70.08 in. d. 30.31 in)
Our rectangular-shaped chest opens with a rounded lid. It is entirely covered in leather veneered on a wooden core, and decorated with wrought and crafted iron frames and hinges.
It is garnished on all sides with iron hinges cut at the ends of Gothic trefoils.
On the facade two lock plates with cut-out cloverleaf borders fitted with a hasp (one missing) attached to the cover.
The iron bands serving as reinforcements on all sides as well as the central bands are decorated with plant and floral friezes and geometric patterns. These strips are attached to the wood using daisy-headed nails, typical of the French Renaissance.
Given its size and loaded weight, our trunk has four carrying handles: two wrought iron side handles, but also two front handles.
The interior has a stretched fabric dating from at least the 17th century, we find on the interior sides of the cover the original raspberry-colored vellum.
This is a rare model in leather and iron of very large dimensions. Expensive materials, which were only used on small Gothic boxes (20 cm to 50 cm in length) like those in the public collections of many museums.
Large chests exceeding 1 meter in length for the sake of economy and simplicity were generally made of wood sometimes covered with iron cladding.
We found a large chest in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of New York, but still smaller than ours (inv. 47.144, dim. H: 22 1/2" W: 50 1/2" D: 21").
There are also two similar large chests (with flat or slightly domed lids) in the collections of the Barcelona Leather...
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French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
$33,346 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch Baroque Cushion Cabinet ca. 1700
Located in MILL, NL
Original Dutch Baroque Cushion Cabinet / Cabinet. Ca. 1700. Standing on large bulbous legs. Rosewood and Ebony veneer. Contains beautiful details including the hand-carved capitals.
...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ebony, Rosewood
Georgian Gentleman’s Wash Stand
Located in Bradenton, FL
Georgian Gentleman’s Mahogany wash or basin stand 1795-1810. This is a very well constructed piece with all case and drawer pieces nicely dovetailed together including the mirror frame and the hinged lids. The retractable mirror...
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Unknown George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Walnut and Mahogany Three-Drawer, Serpentine Front Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut and mahogany three-drawer chest from the 18th century with serpentine front, aged bronze hardware and bracket feet. Immerse yourself in the allure of the 18th centu...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
18th C. Irish George III Burled Mahogany Bachelor's Chest for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An early chest requiring restoration. With a serpentine case, the top drawer opens to a secretary/ toilette section with a green felt cover, compartments (some with lids), two glass ...
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Irish George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Brasserie Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very decorative mid 19th Century Italian cupboard from a brasserie or restaurant in old paint with later line decoration. Unusually having two tall bi-fold doors enclosing shallow ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine, Paint
French Painted Enfilade
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century French four drawer oak enfilade with old paint finish. 1790.
Internal reference: H
Code: 8900
Dimensions:
W: 95" (241.3 cm)
H: 35.5" (90.2 cm)
D: 19" (48.3 cm)
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$6,081
George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
Located in Essex, MA
From the estate of Bartlett Burnap in Palm Beach. A fine example with the finest quality mahogany.
With a slant lid fold down writing surface exposing an interior with central mirror...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Late-17th Century, Dutch Oak Cabinet on Stand
Located in London, GB
Dutch oak cabinet on stand
An exceptional late 17th-century Dutch oak cabinet-on-stand with an ornately carved interior, depicted in the Baroque man...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Early 18th Century Chest on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century chest on stand from England made from oak. It has pegged construction throughout and features raised paneled sides and t...
Category
English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French 1750s Louis XV Walnut Provençal Buffet with Single Drawer and Two Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period mid-18th century walnut buffet from Provence with single drawer and two doors. Created in Provence during the reign of King Louis XV nicknamed the Beloved (l...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Italian Louis XV Scriban/Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian Louis XV scriban or slant front secretary/desk, circa 1740. The slant front opening to four drawers, above the relief carved case retaining the very early finish, carved fro...
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Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$7,500 / item
Original Hand Painted Swedish Cabinet dated 1798
Located in Round Top, TX
Painted cabinets were a traditional element of Swedish country homes, this one is particularly lovely as it still maintains the original hand-painted finish with floral bouquet and f...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Georgian Oak Cabinet / Cupboard
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Late 18th century oak cupboard, The top part has two doors with fielded panels. The lower part has four drawers with brass handles. The cabin...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare original George III circa 1780 walnut twin pedestal double sided partner desk with period handles and green leather surface...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ostrich Leather, Walnut
$4,813 Sale Price
30% Off
English Regency Mahogany Bow Front Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany bow front sideboard with a one board top, central drawer with flanking cabinets, foliage brasses, satinwood inlaid panels ...
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English Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
18th Century Oak Large White Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This large antique rococo oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, carved skirt and brass hardware pulls.
It has been given an exceptional newer professional antique white l...
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Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique gustavian sideboard from Northern Sweden made around 1780. The sideboard is made in painted pine and dry scraped by hand down ...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
18th Century Adams Painted Decorated Demilune Two Tier Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a Measures 35.5 tall x 54 wide x 22.5 deep. The table is period, has age cracks commensurate with the elements of time, humidity and time. No major paint losses only the mino...
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English Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$2,396 Sale Price
44% Off
Geo III Mahogany 2 Drawer Wall Shelf, C1785
Located in valatie, NY
Geo III mahogany 2 drawer wall shelf, C1785. The shelf has 4 equally spaced tiers, 2 drawers with original brass pulls and inset locks. The sides beautifully fret carved.
Trent Antiques has been a respected name in antiques for over 30 years with a large collection of period furniture, art, books...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Italian / Bolognese Late 16th / Early 17th Century Baroque Walnut Credenza
Located in Troy, NY
Small Bolognese credenza of unusual proportions and typical design features, the massive top with a large overhang on both sides, above one door, opening to an interior fitted with o...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
French 1790s Louis XVI Period Three-Drawer Cherry Commode with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period cherry commode from the late 18th century, with three drawers and fluted side posts. Created in France during the last decade of the 18th century, this cher...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th Century Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau having a fantastic quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of ten shaped drawers, bookends and a door opening to reveal a single drawer above three long bombe...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
Stunning 18th Century Italian Bookcase
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Dating from the 18th Century and of Italian origin, this fine grand scale bookcase has a molded frieze above a three-bay open bookcase. Each bay contains shelves flanked by Corinthia...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Pair of George III Mahogany Bedside Cabinet Nightstands Manner of Gillows
Located in London, by appointment only
A very useful pair of late 18th century bedside cabinets
Crafted from the finest South American mahogany
With curved opposing doors and raised on tapering fluted legs in the manner...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Walnut Pilaster Wardrobe
Located in Kleinfischlingen, DE
This exceptional mid-18th century German Baroque Pilaster Cabinet is a distinguished antique storage piece crafted from walnut, walnut burl, and walnut root veneers. Featuring intric...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
18th Century French Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
What beautiful lines for this commode. The marble is original.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Antique Flemish Painted Polychrome Corner Cabinet Christ Nativity Magi 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique Flemish/Dutch polychrome corner cabinet, painted with the nativity scene of Jesus, Holland circa 1760.
The two door bow-fronted cabinet having an original painting of ...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Exceptional 1750 Red and Blu Painted Blanket Chest, Central Europe
Located in Vo', Veneto
Small Antique painted blancket chest
Measures: H. 31cm - L. 72cm - P. 45cm
Rare small chest in painted fir wood.
The decorations are geometric, of an intense blue color, with ...
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Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fir
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Inlaid Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this imposing antique Italian chest of drawers dating back to the second half of the 17th century Baroque period, Louis XIV. An extremely refined chest of drawers, its fea...
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Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$14,291 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboard
Located in Huntington, NY
A unique Swedish Gustavian four door sideboard with original brass hardware and locks. Featuring curved corner design, beveled top, decorative hand carved dental detail, elaborate dr...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique 17th-century Dutch Renaissance Portal Cupboard in Solid Oak
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is an exceptional Dutch cupboard made of the finest European summer oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age”
This cabinet is made in the Provence of Utrecht, circa 1680. The arched doors are typical for this province and this type of cabinet is also known as “Utrechtse Poortkast”. The cabinet stands on bun feet and is with handsomely carved patterns and ebony veneer inlaid panels. The carving depicts elements that represent prosperity and Classic ornaments as is common in Dutch Renaissance furniture...
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Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
$8,102 Sale Price
20% Off
17th c. English William & Mary Walnut and Ebony Seaweed Marquetry Commode
Located in Wichita, KS
A fine English walnut and ebony seaweed marquetry chest of drawers from the William & Mary period, circa 1690. Ogee molded top with a central banded oval inlaid with exquisite hand-c...
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English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique 2 Piece English Burl Bookcase Cabinet - Circa 1730 -1750 For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This Cabinet requires restoration. An antique English bookcase cabinet in two parts, George I or William & Mary, circa 1730 - 1750 with two beveled mirrored doors, adjustable shelvin...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique William III Oak Linen Chest Trunk, 18th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
United Kingdom/ 18th century / chest / oak wood, metal / Arts & Crafts / classical / English / Romantic / William IV / Antique / Hand-Crafted
Antique hand-crafted oak chest/ trunk o...
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British William IV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
French 18th Century Solid Pine Louis XV Armoire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French solid pine carved armoire from the Louis XV period, with stylized bonnet top, dramatic paneled doors, and serpentine apron that together give this large storage piece its hi...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Kingwood Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With inset serpentine blu turquin marble top over two conforming drawers. Tapered legs.
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Antique Danish Chest of Drawers in Oak, Made in Late 18th Century, Louis 16
Located in Odense, DK
Romantic antique chest of drawers, made by a Danish cabinetmaker in 1790-1810.. Louis XVI. This chest features great curves and carving skills and undoubtful high quality. Made in so...
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Danish Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
18th Century Inlaid Bone and MOP Walnut Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Inlaid Bone and Mother-of-Pearl inlaid Walnut Cabinet. Beautiful cabinet features inlaid bone that creates contrast and texture while mother-of-pearl with it's iridescen...
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English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
16th century large chest strongbox iron and walnut
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A quite large 16th century Italian so called 'coffre fort' . Coffers or chest like these were specifically made for cities or large villages to safegueard the gold and valuables. The...
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Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
French 18th Century Louis XV Style Provincial - Country French Armoire Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Tall French 18th-19th Century Louis XV Style Provincial - Country French Carved Walnut Armoire - Bibliotheque - Bookcase. The twin-door vitrine or book cabinet with three wooden sh...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$8,950 Sale Price
51% Off
Exceptional George II Oak Hunt Board
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine 18th Century Oak Hunt Board in Classic Welsh style and form. The Hunt Board a two-plank top with back gallery, carved apron, three banded drawer...
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European George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
King George I Ambassadorial Secrétaire-Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly important secrétaire-cabinet was crafted for and specially ordered by King George I for the British Ambassador to Russia. From its craftsmanship and materials to its exceptional artistry, it is a work of royal and historic significance that exudes power in each and every detail. The broken pediment at its apex features the simplified royal coat of arms bearing the king’s crown, while the interior is adorned by portraits of the British Royal Family. Placed within the ambassador’s St. Petersburg home, this entirely unique piece of furniture would have been a potent reminder of England's grandeur and political importance.
Relations between England and Russia during this period were at an all-time high. Peter the Great had traveled to England in 1698 as part of his widely known “Grand Embassy” tour, wherein he attempted to gain foreign support against the Ottoman Empire. He spent a period of nearly four months there, meeting with King William III and his court on numerous occasions. Noted academic Arthur MacGregor wrote concerning the impact of the trip, “For two decades following Peter's visit, British influence in Russia reached a peak. It manifested itself in social custom, in craft practice and in ships and naval organization... it reached a significant sector of the population before relations cooled once again and the two nations pulled back from this era of unprecedented cordiality.”
First and foremost, however, it is a reminder of British might and influence. By the reign of King George I, England had come into its own as a world power. Unique in its design, this cabinet is a reflection of the country’s might. It is crafted from the highest-quality solid walnut and burr walnut adorned by gilded lock plates and engraved hinges. The presence of ormolu at its apex and lining the doors was a rarity for this period, and its addition makes manifest the importance of the design.
The outer doors open to reveal multiple interiors, including fifteen separate drawers around a central cupboard; the cupboard doors each bear mezzotint portraits of George I and his father, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover. An etching after the portrait of George I dating to circa 1716 is in London’s Royal Academy. A second, inner pair of doors are adorned by mezzotints of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later Queen Caroline and George II), which are both after portraits by Sir Godfrey Kneller dated 1716 in the Royal Collection. A final portrait is revealed on the very interior of the cabinet, where a mezzotint of Frederick, Anne, Amelia and Caroline, children of the Prince of Wales, resides. An etching (circa 1715-1720) after this portrait can be found in the National Portrait Gallery (London).
Apart from its abundance of royal portraiture, the cabinet features stunning painted decoration, including floral designs as well as clouds, birds and trees in a bucolic motif reminiscent of Eden. Its lower portion is a study in both form and function, featuring a fitted secrétaire-drawer above three additional drawers for storage. The cabinet appears in The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture by R. Edwards from 1964, a text that is regarded as the bible of British furniture design. Edwards describes it as a “writing cabinet...given by George I to the British Ambassador at the Russian court.”
The cabinet was likely made for the 18th-century German diplomat and writer Friedrich Christian Weber, who represented English interests at the Russian court from 1714 until 1719. Although Weber’s tenure as ambassador was relatively short, while in St. Petersburg, he authored his account entitled Das veraenderte Russland (The Present State of Russia), which was published in three volumes in 1721, 1739 and 1740. It may, however, also have been made for George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton, who served as ambassador alongside Weber in 1716. Diplomatic relations ceased between the two countries in 1721.
In 1928, the cabinet appeared for sale at the International Exhibition of Antiques & Works of Art in Olympia. It had previously been in the collection of the Woltner family of Bordeaux, the celebrated vintners who owned the estate Château Laville Haut-Brion and produced wine of the same name. According to the family, Monsieur Woltner was given the cabinet as a gift from an aunt who lived in Russia for many years. After leaving the Woltner collection, the cabinet was acquired by William Berry...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Very Large Armoire - France, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Impressive cupboard from a convent (1 meter deep). Carved details, original hinges and key, original paint (except for the cornice).
The interior can be adapted according to speci...
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French Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
18th Century Italian Bleached Rustic Drop Front Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century large Italian charming rustic bleached drop front secretary with fragment of old paint, multiple cubby holes and drawers above two large base drawers on short tapered le...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
George I Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Mirror Doors
Located in Woodbury, CT
Truly a spectacular example of its kind, this grand secretary grabs your attention with its broken arch pediment and doesn't let go until you admire the original bracket feet. In bet...
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British George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Georgian Palladian Corner Cupboard
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George II hanging corner cupboard with great architectural details, the pedimented top with keystone arch over two panel door flanked by fluted pilasters, the interior with love...
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English Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Antique George III Mahogany and Line Inlaid Sideboard 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique flame mahogany and ebonized line inlaid bow front George III sideboard, circa 1790 in date.
The splendid shaped stage back is above three frieze drawers abo...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
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Italian Marquetry Commode
Japanese Carved Cabinet
Indian Wood Door
Industrial Vintage Cabinet With Drawers
Intarsia Wood
Large Architectural Frieze
Library Chest
Marble Bureau
Medieval Column
Mid Century Hidden Desk
Mahogany 5 Drawer
Metal Filing Cabinet
Leather Campaign Chest