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. Gothic Revival furniture's characteristics include such decorative flourishes as pointed arches, floral details, finials, heraldic motifs and linenfold carving.
The movement was rooted in religious and social conservatism. Gothic Revival's 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 castles or cathedrals that inspired them, Gothic Revival chairs, bookcases and beds make 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 will declare that your home is indeed your castle.
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Spanish Oak Cabinet Deux Corps Buffet Gothic Revival, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Buffet deux corps Spanish cabinet, circa 1890 Gothic Revival, solid oak Nice patina Good antique condition Shipping: P 111/L 105/H 93 cm 104 kg.
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Stunning & Large Gothic Revival Hand Carved Oak Bookcase / Television Cabinet
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted and excellent condition two-piece Gothic bookcase. We are always on the lookout for top quality carved and handcrafted Gothic Revival antiques and to have fo...
Iron
1970s French Gothic Revival Carved Oak Sideboard
Located in High Point, NC
This 1970s French Gothic Revival carved oak sideboard showcases detailed craftsmanship inspired by medieval architectural motifs. The front panels feature intricately carved floral a...
Oak
Sizeable & Meaningful Gothic Revival Cabinet w. Nun Sculptures & Church Windows
Located in Lisse, NL
Early 20th century, solid oak Gothic cabinet with hand carved church window panels. This beautifully and deeply carved oak cabinet from the early 1900s is in excellent condition. It...
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Large and Extensively Carved Late 19th C., French Gothic Revival Cabinet
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th C., French Gothic Revival cabinet, with interior shelf and central door. Heavily adorned with carved panels to front and sides. The front is comprised of panels flanking a central door. To each side of the door are two beautifully carved panels. The door has brass hinges and escutcheon. It locks with the key retained. The carving is mirrored on both sides of the piece, each comprising five carved panels. The red undertones suggest that this is a chestnut rather than an oak piece. The overall structure owes much to the Gothic Revival movement of 19th century France, with a nod to Renaissance Revival. The door panel is dominated by a lovely example of Gothic tracery in the form of a half moon “window...
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Gothic Revival Quarter Sawn Oak Sideboard with Exceptional Carving
Located in Milford, NH
A fine four piece Gothic Revival sideboard in quarter sawn oak, with shaped molded edge top surmounting three fitted frieze flatware drawers, surmount...
Oak
19th Century Gothic Sideboard or Huntboard
Located in Hamburg, PA
A 19th-century American Gothic-style sideboard or console table, crafted from rich, dark wood, likely chestnut. The intricate carvings on the legs, featuring ornate, architectural mo...
Chestnut
19th Century French Gothic Oak Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Gothic oak buffet is a marvel of hand-worked craftsmanship and the sculptor's art, all in one piece! Rendered from old-growth oak...
Oak
Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Sideboard with Ebony Inlay
Located in London, GB
A Gothic Revival oak and inlaid ebony Victorian sideboard attributed to the renowned English furniture designer Charles Bevan (1820s-1882). The undercut top shelf, with a raised t...
Oak
Exquisite Gothic Revival circa 1860 Hand Carved Sideboard Must See Pictures
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, circa 1860 Gothic revival hand carved English oak sideboard A very good looking and decorative piece, it...
Oak
$8,700
H 95.75 in W 82 in D 21 in
19th Century Large French Bleached Oak Carved Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century large French bleached oak bookcase and display cabinet featuring extensive and highly expressive hand carving throughout. Elaborate carved details include putti faces, l...
Brass
$1,533
H 22.45 in W 13 in D 6.3 in
Antique French Renaissance Revival Richly Carved Wall Cabinet 19th Century Brass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Luxurious & romantic French Renaissance revival Wall cabinet / small cabinet , richly carved & decorated with brass. Very nice craftsmanship with impressive carvings. When opened...
Brass
$4,800
H 55.5 in W 68 in D 26.5 in
Antique French Oak Liquor Cabinet Bar Sideboard Server Allegorical Barley Twist
Located in Tyler, TX
Superb antique french oak allegorical cabinet, sideboard, server, buffet, liquor cabinet or bar~~highly carved with barley twist pillars and biblical scene carvings ~~c. 1880s This is a must see! Outstanding 19th century French oak exquisitely carved "Allegorical" sideboard, liquor cabinet or bar, server, or buffet~~barley twist posts with lion capitals and exquisitely carved biblical figures and scenes~~twin cherub masks serve as pulls for two upper drawers~~beautifully carved sides The top left drop down door portrays a devil with his imps and goat on a tether. The top right drop down door portrays Pegasus with muses. The lower left cabinet door features Adam and Eve with forbidden fruit and the snake in the Garden of Eden! The lower right door shows God sending an angel to expel them! This cabinet tells age-old story and is one of a kind with tons of storage~~this would make a wonderful bar or liquor cabinet or use in an office, study or library for supply storage~~quilt or linen storage in a large bath...
Oak
$807
H 40.16 in W 60.24 in D 10.63 in
Mid-Century Modern Sliding Glass Door Bookcase Cabinet Robert Heritage
Located in Leicester, GB
We can ship directly to you - please contact us with your country & postcode for an accurate delivery price. Shipping to the US £450 in a custom made crate A beautiful long slim gla...
Hardwood
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H 55.52 in W 90.56 in D 23.04 in
19th-Century Neo-Renaissance Oak Sideboard in Deep Brown
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Neo-Renaissance Oak Sideboard in Deep Brown A massive, oak sideboard/buffet in the Renaissance Revival style, dated to the late 19th century. The piece features a three...
Oak
French Alpine Rustic Folk Art Cabinet, France 19th Century
Located in Aartselaar, BE
This 19th-century French Alpine rustic folk art cabinet embodies the charm and authenticity of traditional mountain craftsmanship. Handcrafted from solid oak wood, its surface bears ...
Wood, Oak
$19,500
H 101 in W 67 in D 22 in
Monumental French Gothic Revival Bibliotheque - Buffet China Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent 19th century Gothic Revival hand carved painted parcel gilt bibliothèque (today use as a library bookcase or hutch, dining room buffet, vitrine display) Most ...
Glass, Wood, Paint, Pine, Giltwood
$2,950
H 27.63 in W 60 in D 16.25 in
Diminuitive Henning Kjaernulf Danish Quarter Sawn Oak Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A smaller sideboard cabinet in the style of Henning Kjaernulf, made of oak veneer. The solid oak doors with a carved relief provides great movement and an ode to true craftsmanship. ...
Oak
French 19th Century Napoleon III Cabinet
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique Napoleon III cabinet. Wood is black color polished surface, decorated with inlaid brass stripes, bronze details ourside and natural stone lazurite. Inside the cabine...
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Gothic Oak Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Gothic oak buffet is a marvel of hand-worked craftsmanship and the sculptor's art, all in one piece! Rendered from old-growth oak...
Oak
19th Century French Two-Piece Gothic Style Oak Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine form two-piece oak Gothic style cabinet in old dark finish with trefoil lined crest surmounting an upper tracery gallery back, over a singl...
Oak
Mid 20th Century Spanish Oak Credenza 1940s
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Mid 20th Century Spanish Oak credenza from the 1940s. Stunning solid oak sideboard with typical arched doors and large wrought iron hinges. With w...
Wrought Iron
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H 33.47 in W 77.96 in D 21.26 in
Antique early 20th century Dutch handcarved blackened oak neo gothic sideboard.
Located in Casteren, NL
This is an impressive Neo-Gothic sideboard, crafted in the Netherlands around 1920. Made from solid oak, the piece was recently blackened, which enhances its Gothic stylistic feature...
Oak
19th Century carved oak mirrored sideboard of grand proportions
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved oak mirrored sideboard of grand proportions, circa 1860. Here we present a profusely carved buffet comprising of 4 sections. 2 pedestals, top surface and mirror....
Mirror, Oak
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H 31.5 in W 40.1 in D 17.7 in
Quality Oak Gothic Revival Small Sideboard / Credenza with Carved Church Windows
Located in Lisse, NL
Early 1900s, solid oak and practical Gothic cabinet in amazing condition. This handcrafted and very practical-in-size Gothic Revival cabinet can be used as a small credenza, as a si...
Iron, Wrought Iron
A Gothic Revival French Oak Chest, c.1880
Located in Chicago, IL
This remarkable Gothic-style chest is intricately carved in stone-inspired tracery and solidly built. The Gothic Revival style was popular in Europe in the second half of the 19th ...
Oak
Early 20th Century Oak Gothic Revival Sideboard
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A late 19th century or early 20th century one of a kind gothic revival sideboard from a church made of solid oak. Stripped and sanded of the old wax, revealing the beautiful surface and texture of the natural oak wood. Half-height corpus with rectangular ground plan standing on 5 turned feet. Artfully carved openwork front with 3 doors, a total of 5 drawers and fluted pilaster strips under a slightly protruding profiled top. The sides are coffered and decorated with Gothic blind tracery. Framed doors hung on large external brass fittings with openwork carved panels in the form of Gothic tracery windows with rose windows. On the central door there is also a carved relief picture. It depicts the old Christian...
Oak
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H 33.47 in W 46.86 in D 18.9 in
Antique Gothic Revival Sideboard / Small Cabinet with Drawers Knights Carved Oak
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous & practical ! This Antique French Gothic Revival Cabinet / Small credenza from the 1920s. Made out of hand carved European oak, with marvelous gothic details such as Knights & Cathedral arches. Great sturdy quality piece, with plenty of storage space. The cabinet has 3 drawers with wrought iron grips & 1 door with a shelf interior. The carved figures on the sideboards edges look stunning & the sides are finished with carved book panels. Exquisite details and the right antique feeling. Some old repairs and traces of use on the oak veneer top. Fully refinished with antique wax...
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H 32.68 in W 49.61 in D 20.87 in
French Antique Gothic Revival Cabinet / Small Credenza 1920 Carved Figures Oak
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous & practical ! This Antique French Gothic Revival Cabinet / Small credenza from the 1920s. Made out of hand carved European oak, with marvelous gothic details such as holy figures & Cathedral...
Oak
20th Century Belgium Oak Cabinet
Located in High Point, NC
This bleached oak cabinet was produced in Belgium during the 20th century. A gorgeous antique cabinet in pale oak, with cast iron hinges and s...
Iron
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H 65.75 in W 55.5 in D 22 in
Antique French Server Sideboard Buffet Gothic Revival Oak Lions Mask Figural
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite antique french gothic revival highly carved oak sideboard/server/buffet/cabinet~~c. 1880s. Beautiful highly carved antique French Gothic Revival oak sideboard, buffet, s...
Oak
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H 66 in W 55.75 in D 23 in
Antique French Server Sideboard Buffet Gothic Revival Oak Lions Cherubs Birds
Located in Tyler, TX
EXQUISITE Antique French GOTHIC REVIVAL Highly Carved Oak Sideboard/Server/Buffet/Cabinet~~c. 1850s HIGHLY CARVED antique French Goth...
Oak
Neo-Gothic Sideboard 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful neo-Gothic walnut sideboard from the end of the 19th century. The trim is made of metal, a type of wood widely used at the time. It has two doors with wrought iron locks, t...
Wood, Walnut
1880s French Bleached Oak Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak buffet from France, produced circa 1880. A gorgeous three-door, two shelf cabinet, featuring richly carved, recessed patterns across the facade. A leafy motif, bookend...
Oak