Vitrines

A very fine French Belle Époque 19th century tulipwood and gilt bronze-mounted Vernis Martin decorated Vitrine by Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926). The single door case with a hand-painted board depicting a garden courting scene surmounted with ormolu wreaths and a banded frame. The top with a pierced gilt bronze gallery above an ormolu royal tassel trim flanked by a pair of female masks above crossed torches and flames, cross flutes, a tambourine, a pan flute, ribbons and a tassel. Raised of four cabriolet legs with corner ormolu wreaths and leaves ending with hooves, Paris, circa 1990. The back bears the original Majorelle label that reads: "Louis Majorelle, Fabrique a Nancy, 3 Rue Girardel. Depot. 56 Rue de Paradis, Paris." Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle, usually known simply as Louis Majorelle, (26 September 1859 – 15 January 1926) was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy. The Majorelle firm's factory was designed by famous École de Nancy architect Lucien Weissenburger (1860 – 1929) and located at 6, rue du Vieil-Aître in the western part of Nancy. In the 1880s Majorelle turned out pastiches of Louis XV furniture styles...

Italian 1930s small Art Deco wall display cabinet with bevelled crystal in oakwood with brass handle and hinges closure, polished to wax This ca...

A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Table Vitrine by François Linke. French, circa 1900. Linke Index Number 131. The lockplate signed 'F.Linke', the mounts variousl...

Impressive and majestic midcentury Venetian Baroque style walnut sideboard, vitrine, glass display cabinet, with richly floral inlays of maple and rosewood. All in massive wood. Thi...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare George III mahogany sideboard from Ince Castle Saltash and restored in 1988 for Patricia Viscountess Boyd. A very rare find, i ha...

A very fine French Louis XV style Belle Époque mahogany and tulip wood ormolu-mounted vitrine curio cabinet in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). ...

Important display case attributed to l'Escalier de Cristal, made in engraved gilded bronze, with bent and beveled glazed panels and mirror background plaques. The top and the sides can be completely and widely opened. L’Escalier de Cristal, Parisian firm created circa 1800 by Mme veuve Desarnaud, famous under the French “Restoration” for its decorative objects combining crystal and bronze. She was awarded a gold medal at the 1819 Paris Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie for an outstanding gilt-bronze mounted crystal dressing table. Located in Paris, at the Palais-Royal, Galerie de Valois, L’Escalier de Cristal was bought out circa 1830 by Boin, and then by Lahoche in 1840. The company owed its rise to a position amongst the most important Paris decorative wares shops to Lahoche, who expanded considerably the business and entered later in partnership with his son-in-law to set up in 1852 Lahoche et...

This very large English breakfront features classic Chippendale design flourishes. From the broken pediment crown to the arcaded cavetto moul...

French antique Napoleon III vitrine cabinet is after renovation. Wood is decorated with inlaid brass and bronze details. Inside there are two glass shelves. Side parts are with perfe...

A very large and impressive fine quality 19th century French mahogany Virine, in the style of Louis XVI by 'Francoise Linke'. Having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts of scrolling foli...

A pair of Edwardian satinwood vitrine tables with shaped tops with banded edges above single drawer, and raised on square tapering legs with string inlay, joined by stretchers surmounted by circular...

A chinoiserie vitrine. Extensively decorated in the chinoiserie manner in giltwork and polychromes; rising from a plinth base, having canted sides, a central door to the lower secti...

20th Century Showcase, Writing Desk or Wet Bar A piece of furniture in the French type from the 1980s. Composed of two parts: a two-door base on the high, bent legs, with a lockable writing desk over them, and a two-door upper section with glazed leaves. Richly inlaid surface of the entire piece of furniture surely grabs attention, and its versatility makes the item very attractive. The lower part was designed to be used on barges, proof of which can be seen in the profiled shelves that bottles can fit in. The middle writing desk can also serve as a buffet, and the glazed upper section with glass shelves is also a showcase for glasses and china, or a bookcase. Presented piece of furniture is in good condition, with the exception for the writing desk flap...

Solid beechwood colored hand painted. Oval one- drawered combered and four-sided glassed body on high, brass-painted four edged legs, ending in sabots. Border and cornicing with fine...

A fine and rare Italian Venetian 19th century giltwood carved Rococo "Vernis Martin" style decorated credenza vitrine cabinet with a marble top. The upper single door vitrine with a ...

A Dutch Rococo period walnut vitrine cabinet from the late 18th century, with hand carved hunting trophy, glass doors and bombé chest. Born in the Netherlands in the later years of t...

Italian liberty walnut étagère with showcase, late 1800-early 1900. Liberty etagere in walnut equipped with showcase and grinding mirror. Small containe...

A lavishly carved wedding piece, this oak buffet a deux-corps from Normandy, is embellished with foliage and flowers in carved relief, as well as offering beautifully-articulated applied carvings in high relief as seen in the central flower-filled basket and flanking floral sprays, which are symbolic of a fruitful union. It features the original hand-blown glass, as well as the original pulls, key plates, locks, one key, shelves, and carved escargot feet. A dowry piece of this quality would have been commissioned for a bride of some financial & social standing. France, circa 1800 or earlier (late 18th century). Perfect for your French provincial kitchen...

This versatile Mid-Century Modern vitrine / wall unit designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman features four shelves behind original sliding glass doors atop a sculptural rendered two...

Unique sculptural display case in oak from 1965 by craftsmen Donald Lloyd Mckinley (signed). Glass dome is missing (needs a rear window from a 1954s Plymouth).

Petite French vitrine in the style of Louis XV Rococo Piano black polished veneer on solid beechwood high-octagonal, one-armed, curved body, three-sided t...

A very good quality late 19th century French mahogany free standing oval vitrine, having a gilded ormolu gallery to the top and foliate mounts to the pelm...

A Very Fine French 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Louis XV Style Double-Door Vitrine attributed to Francois Linke. The front bombe Vernis Martin panel decorated with a painted scene wit...

Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) for Collinson and Lock, The Eaton Hall cabinet, circa 1878, in rosewood, the scroll-carved broken arched Queen Anne pediment above a dentil and moulded frieze, with a pair of astragal glazed doors flanked by shelves beneath fielded panels, above a central drawer and semi-circular cupboards, the moulded top above a pair of panelled doors with an open panelled section beneath, on shaped splayed feet, japanesque engraved brass handles, hinges and lockplates, stamped 'Collinson and Lock, London 7480', the handles, hinges and lockplates all stamped 'Elsleys, Gt Portland St, London'. Provenance: Eaton Hall, Cheshire. A previous owner purchased this lot from a sale of the contents at Sweetenhams of Chester, 20th and 21st May 1959, where it states:- '283. Rosewood display cabinet, the upper portion enclosed with astragal glazed doors with side shelves, the lower portion enclosed with two panelled doors. This was the last mention of the Rosewood cabinet before it was sold. This piece has many features, which firmly show Godwin's hand at work, i.e. Queen Anne broken pediment, (Soros, Susan Weber 'The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin', Butterfly cabinet, p. 227; and a Queen Anne cabinet p. 269 and an 'over door', p. 251), the dentil moulding to the top is identical to the Butterfly cabinet, the astragal glazed doors and panelled lower doors identical to a design for a table for Grey Towers (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 157 and similar detail to the doors on two cabinets on pp. 222-223). The semi-circular central side doors and semi-circular open shelves above are identical to a dressing table and a sketch for a dresser (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 211), a design for a mantelpiece (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 248) and a design for a buffet (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 265). The integrated design of solids and voids in many of his cabinet designs and the framed back panels to each individual shelf and framed panels to each side is typical of his work. The splayed front feet are identical to the Four Seasons cabinet (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 217). The elongated handles with japanesque engraved backplates simulate Japanese woven rush work (Susan Soros, 'E.W. Godwin Aesthetic Movement, Architect and Designer', p. 303, fig. 11-10 and Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 268) a detail he used in many combinations. 'Sheraton and Queen Anne in Japan at Eaton Hall' only Godwin could have designed this exceptional work of art. Possibly part of a larger commission, the Eaton Hall archivist also found a Collinson and Lock billiard table in the inventory at Eaton Hall. Godwin is known to have designed billiard tables for Collinson and Lock, a design appears in his sketchbook on the 6th of October 1873, carved in the Jacobean style with circular decorations of white storks in relief interspersed with square panels. A corresponding entry on the 7th of October 1873 it shows that he designed it for the McLaren house, a large commission that Godwin did at Adison Rd, Kensington. The third Marquis of Westminster, who later became the 2nd Duke of Westminster, commissioned Sir Alfred Waterhouse to substantially remodel and rebuild Eaton Hall. The work began in 1869 and reached its completion in 1883. The large drawing room can be seen in a photograph taken, circa 1887, pl. 199 in Cooper, Jeremy. Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, in which Cooper mentions that the Duke had spent 600,000 pounds on the decoration alone and that Heaton, Butler and Bayne carried out the work. In 1885, an inventory of the contents of Eaton Hall was carried out, and it is precisely at this point in time that the cabinet receives its first mention. Having occupied a place in the Ormand Sitting Room, 72 on the ground floor of the North Wing of the Waterhouse Hall, the cabinet was described as, 'A Rosewood china cabinet with cupboards beneath and glass fronts at the top, 50ins'. The cabinet is then mentioned again in a 1917 inventory in the Angel Bedroom. The cabinet made its next appearance in 1931 in the 'Declaration of Trusts', which was a valuation of the contents of Eaton Hall, appearing as T86/27 in the Stewards Offices with a similar description, and then finally in the 1959 sale catalogue mentioned above. Sotheby's and various other local auctioneers held many sales of the various contents of Eaton Hall from 1955 through to 1961 until the Hall was demolished in 1961. This description was compiled with the generous help and assistance of the Grosvenor Estate's Archive Department, Eaton Hall, Cheshire. Collinson and Lock of London...

An outstanding Arts & Crafts display cabinet, with stylized ebony and pewter inlays. Arched bevelled mirror to the back above display area, flanked by two upper shelves stylized inla...

Very important French two-parts vitrine cabinet, richly carved, circa 1770-1990.

Plywood black polished veneer on solid softwood. High-rise, one-door, cambered and three-sided glazed body on high slanted, angled feet. Profiled cornice with marble top. Inside two ...

Original faux marble painted cabinet with gilt decoration and giltwood finials. Glass door and sides with two inner shelves. The interior red paint is new and the shelves were added ...

Three-door burl wood Vitrine from France 1700s. This vitrine or biblio cabinet features a giltwood crown that is intricately decorated in golden scrolls. The crown is removable. Th...

This antique display cabinet, or vitrine, is an exquisite piece of furniture: dating from the late Victorian period in England, the cabinet is beautif...

This large and exquisite vitrine cabinet is a true statement piece and would make the perfect place to display an antique collection of curios or fine tableware. The cabinet is c...

A very good quality pair of late 19th century French mahogany bow fronted display cabinets, each with a gallery to the top, gilded ormolu foliate and molded mounts, central doors with a glass shelf within, a frieze drawer above a shelf beneath with a paneled back and raised on elegant cabriole legs. Signed; Paul Sormani (1817-1877), one the most important cabinetmakers of the 19th century, was born in Venice. Having trained as a cabinetmaker, he moved to Paris where he opened his first shop in 1847 specializing in furniture made in the Louis XV and Louis XVI style. When she decorated her palace, Empress Eugenie, the wife of Emperor Napoleon III, who was particularly fond of furniture in the 18th century styles, engaged Sormani to create spectacular pieces to compliment her period examples. Sormani was able to meet the Empress’s high standards with the excellent quality of the cabinet work, bronze mounts, use of lacquer and unusual marbles. Sormani’s firm was a maker of fine “meubles de luxe”, (deluxe furniture) whose work was described in the 1867 Exposition Universelle catalogue as “toute sa production revele une qualite d’execution de tout premier ordre”. He received a medal of premiere classe at the Exposition Universelle of 1855, followed by another medal at the 1862 exposition in London The workshop also made eclectic furniture...

19th c signed P Sormani French Louis XVI viewing cabinet. The cabinet is illuminated and made from Mahogany with ebony inlay. Beautiful first quality b...

This beautiful illuminated display cabinet reveals the special design of Chr. Robert. The rounded glass panels turn in and can be opened in that wa...

A Tour de Force table Vitrine in the Louis XVI Manner by Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley, of Paris Of free-standing form, constructed in a finely patinated fruit wood, adorned with ...

A fine quality English Edwardian satinwood, Sheraton Revival display cabinet, by Edwards & Roberts, London. (1845-1900) having classical inlaid decoration, two frieze drawers, raised...

A great quality late 19th century louis xv style gilt bronze mounted kingwood vitrine. By François Linke - Varient of Index Number 38 and 1122. Surmounted by a Brèche d'Alep ma...

An impressive pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany vitrines by François Linke. French, circa 1890. Signed to the reverse of the bronze mounts ‘LINKE’. Each ...

Exceptional central set of shelves - vitrine in solid and veneered mahogany, glass flap door with 2 glass shelves inside, decorated with marquetry and ...

A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival carved oak Bombé figural vitrine. The single front-door display cabinet with bowed front and side beveled glass panels, with two interior g...

Mid Century , in walnut, rosewood and maple bar cabinet attributed to Vittorio Dassi designer. All the external parts are with curved edges, three drawers with golden brass handle, f...

PRESENTING an OUTSTANDING, IMPORTANT and UNIQUE 19C French Empire Style Buffet/Vitrine by AME Fournier. Pieces by A.M.E. Fournier are EXTREMELY RARE and ...

French Art Deco Dry Bar Cabinet, Elegance Attributed to Jules Leleu This captivating French Art Deco display cabinet, attributed to the renowned designer Jules Leleu, embodies the ...

18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is resplendent with artfully sculpted bas relief across its entire facade! This superlative instant family heirloom is sized to sufficiently display almost any prized heirlooms, collection, or library! Hand-crafted from solid old-growth quarter-sawn oak, it boasts a reverse contoured crown with four distinctive tiers. The top tier was carved in French egg...

A late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted marquetry vitrine with side door. France, circa 1880.

This Austrian library /office suite is comprised of seven magnificent pieces including three book and display cases, a desk, couch and two chairs...

Crafted in the 18th century, this antique Austrian two door cabinet is painted with a well-detailed floral motif and adorned with hand-carved and gold leafed decorations. Exquisitely...

Vitrine in the style of Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880 Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round surface-covering mirror veneer on solid softwood. High-rectangular, one-door, cambe...

Baroque display cabinet, Aachen (Germany) 18th century, oak finely carved. Top section with glass doors and interior shelves. Bottom section wi...

French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany single door display/vitrine cabinet with gilt bronze trim and front sphinx form legs.

Beautiful one-door showcase cabinet, the body is made of pine wood with covered cherrywood veneer. The cabinet dates back to the Biedermeier period circa 1830. The glass is original ...

Majestic French vitrine Napoleon III in transition style, Paris. Rich in extremely finely chiselled, fire-gilt decorative bronze fittings. Mahogany on solid softwood. High-angled, on...

Italian bookcase period 1930s in walnut and walnut veneer with two drawers, wax polished. Upper showcase with grating and the two lower doors covered in leatherette. Excellent condit...

Paul Frankl creme Cork Mahogany Display Cabinet

Stephen Webb for Collinson & Lock of London. An outstanding exhibition quality satinwood and marquetry Renaissance Revival inlaid corner cabinet of the s...

This French Rosewood display cabinet with inlays and brass sabot feet hails from the 1940s and is a true masterpiece of design in the style of Jules Leleu. The sliding glass doors el...

Venetian baroque sideboard with glazed display, attributable to Testolini & Salviati in hand carved walnut and veneer walnut, with four cen...

A fine 19th century Louis XV style country French - Provincial carved white-washed walnut bombé credenza vitrine. The slender and tall carved single-door...