Metal Vitrines

Fantastic iron etagere with 6 shelves 4 of them plate glass. Painted Black iron with a tapered support at the sides. Narrows as it gets taller. Cross x brace at the backside bottom. ...

A Spanish Colonial vitrine cabinet from the 20th century in walnut with scalloped base and reeded sides and door. Original lock with key. Original glass. and lead solders. The upper ...

This incredible burled wood display cabinet, produced by Mastercraft in the 1970s, features incredibly exotic grained burl with arched glass displa...

Pair of Italian painted and gilt vitrines with hinged glass tops, carved intertwined decorative floral vine motif, corner floral medallions, and terminating on bulbous fluted legs su...

About as original as can be, this stellar antique only received a minimal amount of conservation in our highly regarded workshop. Constructed of exotic rosewood, the case packs quite...

An important pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted vitrines with wedgwood Jasperware plaques, by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener. French, circa 1880. Stamped 'NZ', 'NZ.309' and 'ZJ' to the reverse of the bronze mounts. Signed to the reverse of the lockplate 'Mon THEAU THIEFFINE Succ./SERRURIER PARIS'. This rare pair of vitrines, each have a shaped Carrera marble top above a frieze centred by a round classical Jasperware plaque flanked by gilt-bronze putti figures and scrolling acanthus running pattern. Below is a gilt-bronze framed bevelled glass door above a panel centred by a finely modelled Jasperware plaque of a putto representing the seasons. The door is flanked to either side by gilt-bronze monnaie pattern and headed by a pair of exceptionally fine female canephor figures. The shaped sides have corresponding bevelled glass panels and the vitrine is raised on tapering fluted legs. The distinctive canephor figures, finely cast as female caryatids with ringlets in their hair and supporting baskets of fruit upon their heads, is a distinctive and celebrated model unique to Zwiener. Many of Zwieners bronzes are executed in the Louis XV style, with flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves and an emphasis on asymmetry, typical of the work of his bronze sculptor Léon Messagé. The mounts employed on this rare pair of vitrines however sees Zwiener creating his own up-to-date reinterpretation of the Louis XVI style, drawing inspiration from established Louis XVI models such as those designed by Weisweiler for Marie-Antoinette's Dressing table. [See Mestdagh, p.305]. A second distinctive feature of the vitrines is the finely modelled Wedgwood Jasperware plaques incorporated in the frieze of each vitrine and beneath the doors. Wedgwood exhibited at nearly all of the Universal Exhibitions held in 19th century France, displaying amongst other pieces, plaques specifically intended to be mounted on to furniture. The first vitrine displays to the frieze a finely modelled plaque in the classical style, depicting a group of putti at play, one being pushed on a swing, while another plays a trumpet and a small attentive dog watches from below. Beneath the glass panelled door a larger Jasperware plaque is incorporated depicting a putto figure with a garland of flowers, emblematic of spring. The second vitrine has a classical plaque...

An Industrial Style brushed steel and glass etagere with illuminated interior and four glass shelves all with fine beveled edge. The etagere with cable elements that are looped around the horizontal supports. The crown with a knotted element...

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

Made of steel and glass that is clamped in the steel by a rubber strip. The cabinet is from the 1970s and was produced in Hungary. The cabinet has been stripped to the metal and fini...

Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal Mounted Kingwood and Brass Inlay Vitrine, retailed by Hampton & Sons, Pal Mall East, London, the three quarter gallery above the glazed door, enclosing thr...

Bar display cabinet made in Italy from the 1950s, designer Cesare Lacca.

Art and craft oak cabinet with dark brown finish (nearly black). Double doors on the front with beveled stained glass. Many beautiful brass details. Large drawer, one key and four sh...

Year: 1930 Country: French We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the b...

Rare 19th Century museum quality brass and kingwood bijouterie table, the shaped and moulded top with brass mounted sides, cross banded in kingwood and with centred brass framed glas...

20" Sqaure Solid Brass Case 7' Tall Glass Shelve Display Cabinet Vitrine MINT! Outstanding solid brass craftsmanship lighted case.

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Vernis Martin Decorated Single-Door Vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The wh...

This is a stunning 1900s era (1890-1920) vitrine or collector's cabinet designed in the manner of Adam Weisweiler one of France's best known cabinetmak...

Surprise your guests with a drink from your most beloved bar cabinet by Modenese Gastone Interiors. This model, taken from the Imperial collection, features empire-style inlaid woods and beautiful ivory-finished decorations, plus a Blue Bahia...

A very fine French 19th/20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry three-door vitrine with ormolu-mounted floral wreaths, ribbons, female masks and centr...

Very nice Dutch walnut cabinet, designed by A.A. Patijn for Zijlstra Joure in the 50’s. This high quality cabinet is composed by 2 modules. ...

French Louis XVI style mahogany bookcase (or bibliotheque) with brass trim. The door panels are inset with contrasting "plum pudding" mahogany. The doors have indented corners with b...

Large smoked glass and chrome cabinet or vitrine by Pierre Cardin. Three doors and six compartments. Can be backlighted (optional). A spectacu...

A fine 19th century Louis XVI mahogany and gilt bronze mounted vitrine . Signed Francois Linke . Locks also signed . Original Breccia marble top

Art deco display case made from glass and brass on original mahogany stand. The interior, back and bottom, is covered with black velvet. Glass shelves on original brackets. Franc...

An Exceptional Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine By François Linke François Linke – Variant to Index no. 1552 The shaped fleur de pecher marble ...

Dutch Rococo style burled walnut cabinet from the 19th century with nice carving and patina. This display cabinet with glass doors and sides res...

A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI Style mahogany and ormolu mounted two-door vitrine, after a model by Adam Weisweiler (French, 1744-1820) with two-doors below a finely chase...

American Mid-Century Modern ebonized metal and brass trimmed vitrine cabinets (MASTERCRAFT)

This beautiful Classic is an early 1900s French rosewood vitrine with beautiful bronze ormolu-mounted details. There are two glass shelves in the top portion with a wonderful mirrore...

An impressive large gilt-bronze mounted mahogany vitrine. This impressive vitrine has a shaped cresting rail carved with acanthus above a pair of shaped doors with bevelled glass ...

18th Century Rustic Country French Vitrine ~ Bonnetier is an early example of the genre, wherein a design was needed to both display and provide storage while offering a minimal foot...

Les Cuirs - Bar cabinet by Marc Dibeh 2020 Materials: Leather, brass, American walnut Dimensions: W86 x H193 x D41 cm Beirut based designer Marc Dibeh narrates his cultural en...

French Art Deco elegant rosewood showcase, display cabinet from the 1940's, attributed to Jules Leleu in a very good condition. Features intricate inlay marquetry details on both doo...

French Art Deco Cherry vitrine by Jules Leleu (1883-1961) from the 1930s and features a top compartment with two sliding glass doors and a glass shelf. A lower compartment has two wo...

Mastercraft brass and glass vitrine, operational dome lighting and switch.

Vitrine or showcase, oak, glass, copper, Europe, 1940s This wonderful Art Deco showcase is made in Europe in the 1940s and is executed in oak wood. The showcase offers plenty of sto...

Showcase made of chemical colored brass with glass and tip-on drawer. 3 dimensions possible : 53 cm, 72 cm, 88 cm.

A French elm vitrine cabinet from the 19th century, with chapeau de gendarme top, glass doors, carved décor and three drawers. Created in France du...

High-end bespoke bottle showcase, with a capability of more than 100 bottles. This tailor-made project by Modenese Luxury Interiors was precisely desig...

A fine French 19th-20th century kingwood and tulipwood marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door display cabinet with a red-velvet backing and bowed glass panels surmounted with acanthus and floral gilt-bronze mounts in the style of Léon Messagé (French, 1842-1901), the serpentine shaped front door with an ornate marquetry and ink colored panel depicting wreaths, ribbons and tied acantus leaves, all raised on four cabriolet legs ending with gilt-bronze paw-feet, Paris, circa 1900. Linke was born on 17 June 1855 in the small village of Pankraz, in what is now the Czech Republic. Records show that Linke served an apprenticeship with the master cabinet maker, Neumann, which he completed in 1877. Linke’s work book or Arbeits-Buch records that he was in Vienna from July 1872 to October 1873 at the time of the International Exhibition held there in 1873. He subsequently travelled to Prague, Budapest & Weimar before finally arriving in Paris in 1875. It is documented that he obtained employment with an unknown German cabinetmaker in Paris, and stylistic similarities, photographs and geographical proximity have led some to suggest that Emmanuel Zwiener was the most likely candidate. After a period back in his home town of Pankratz, he returned once and for all to Paris in 1877. In 1878 Paris hosted the third great International Exhibition, a remarkable success for a country ravaged by war only seven years earlier. It is known that the fledgling Linke workshops were active in the Faubourg St. Antoine as early as 1881, during this time he supplied furniture for other more established makers such as Jansen and Krieger. By 1889 another World’s Fair, as they were often referred to in America, took place in Paris. Monsieur Eiffel erected what has become the most iconic building in Paris for the exhibition and the atmosphere of wealth and confidence may well have encouraged Linke to think that he could contribute an important part to the next great exhibition. As early as 1892 this was decreed to take place at the end of the century, in an attempt to pre-empt Berlin from staging the last great show of the century. In 1892, Victor Champier (fr) one of the commissioners for the 1900 Paris Fair had appealed, “Create in the manner of the masters, do not copy what they have made”. It was an appeal against mere reproduction and Linke rose to this challenge in an unparalleled way with his unique display that was to include the Grand Bureau. Determined to outshine the competition at the Exhibition, Linke had set about creating the most ambitious pieces he could envisage, and more extravagant than had ever been displayed before. The items he exhibited marked a transition from the historicist interpretation of Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, an interpretation that was the mainstay of his nearest rivals, to something startlingly new and vital in its immediacy. [6] Together with Léon Messagé he developed a new style for the 1900 Exhibition that paid homage to the Louis XV rococo in the fluidity of its approach, but an approach fused with the lively flowing lines of the contemporary and progressive 'art nouveau'. The Art Journal reported in 1900 on Linke's stand: "The work of M. Linke ... was an example of what can be done by seeking inspiration amongst the classic examples of Louis XV and XVI without in any great sense copying these great works. M. Linke's work was original in the true sense of the word, and as such commended itself to the intelligent seeker after the really artistic things of the Exhibition. Wonderful talent was employed in producing the magnificent pieces of furniture displayed". Linke's stand would have appeared refreshingly new to contemporary onlookers, the traditional designs of the eighteenth century melting seamlessly into an exuberant naturalism. The 'Revue' described Linke's style as 'entièrement nouveaux' and noted "This opinion is universally accepted. Linke's stand is the biggest show in the history of art furniture in the year 1900". It is perhaps the most extraordinary and remarkable aspect of Linke’s personal history that he produced such expensive and luxurious furniture of exquisite quality for the 1900 exhibition without any commission or any potential buyer in mind. [9] At a time when other more established furniture businesses such as those of Beurdeley and Dasson were closing down, he made a huge investment in his stand and the furniture he supplied for it. Linke recognised that to move his business forward he needed to appeal to a more International clientele and the new emerging rich who were at this time amassing fortunes on an unprecedented scale. For this reason he gambled everything he had on his display for the 1900 exhibition. Had this not succeeded he would almost certainly have succumbed to bankruptcy. Linke’s notebook records visitors to his stand from England, Europe, the Americas, Egypt and Japan and including; the King of Sweden, three visits from the King of Belgium, Prince Radziwill, the Prince d’Arenberg, the Comte Alberic du Chastel, Miss Anna May Gould, the American heiress, distinguished furniture makers and the President of France Emile Loubet. This risky endeavour was a resounding success, and with his reputation established, La Maison Linke became the pre-eminent furniture house until outset of the Second World War. The technical brilliance of his work and the artistic change that it represented was never to be repeated. His showrooms expanded into prestigious premises in Paris, in the Place Vendôme as well as the Faubourg St. Antoine where his workshop had been established. He embarked on many important commissions in the years up to the outbreak of the First World War, making and designing furniture for leading international industrialists and bankers. After the 1914-1918 World War, Linke undertook the extraordinary commission to furnish the Ras al-Tin Palace in Alexandria for King Fuad of Egypt, possibly the largest single furniture commission ever conceived, eclipsing even Versailles. Linke flourished and remained active until the middle years of the 1930s and died in 1946 Léon Messagé (1842-1901) was a French sculptor, best known for his sculptural collaboration with François Linke for the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Messagé was also responsible for much of the design and creative work for Roux et Brunet...

Showcases or presentation desks, walnut, walnut burl, glass, brass, wood, plastic, Italy, 1950s A stunning pair of Italian-made showcase pieces from the 1950s, these tables are an e...

The Mikado Collection is inspired by the game "Pick a Stick" we used to play in childhood. Tubes of thick copper, which remind us of the Mikado sticks game, are cut at precise angles...

An Elegant Louis XV Style Vitrine Attributed to Paul Sormani Of bombé form, constructed from kingwood, skilfully bookmatched throughout and dressed with extensive fire gilt bronze m...

Second Empire period gilt bronze and kingwood display cabinet French, c. 1860 Height 218cm, width 128cm, depth 42cm This fine display cabinet, dating from the Napoleon III period, i...

A charming 19th century French Terrarium/Glasshouse/Greenhouse with double hinged glass doors for wide opening and original worn paint finish. One door glass has beautiful etching o...

Cadbury’s Art Deco Display Cabinet, Art Deco Crome This a small but Charming Cadbury’s Sweet Shop Display Cabinet it is a counter top piece, from above you can see it is in the shap...

This very nice brass and glass vitrine was designed and made around the 1920s in France. It was made from brass and finished with an oak top. The build quality of the item is very so...

19th Century French Louis XVI Rosewood Marble Top Corner Vitrine ~ Cabinet is a remarkable piece, crafted with classic, tailored architecture but with distinctive features that set i...

This is a great cabinet and a great size for virtually any space in your home. The width and shallow depth means placement options are virtually endless. The cabinet can be used as a...

This rare and stunning vitrine was crafted by the illustrious French ébéniste François Linke. A master of the Louis XVI style, Linke was renowned for his highly original designs t...

Kai Winding cabinet in partly solid rosewood. Top with glass doors, lower part with drawers with keys. Made by Rud Rasmussen  

Single-Door Beech Display Cabinet, Mid-20th Century This elegant vintage display cabinet from the mid-20th century is a true embodiment of timeless craftsmanship and classic charm. ...

French Louis XV-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed vitrine table with glass top and sides.

Exceptional Italian furniture, a unique and exclusive piece of coin cabinet from Modenese Interiors Luxury production. Its dramatic use of veneers from elm, walnut and maple gives th...

Pair of Grey Glass and Polished Brass Vitrines Retailed by Mario Sabot, Italy, 1970s A striking pair of sleek, modernist vitrines composed of smoked grey glass and substantial polis...

A museum quality Painted Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a mirrored door fitted with the original handles. It features two shelves on cast brass shel...

French kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted vitrine. In the Louis XV-XVI Transitional style, of kingwood and tulipwood crossbanding and o...

Pair of antique ormolu mounted vitrine cabinets by L'Escalier de Cristal French, Late 19th Century Height 178cm, width 105cm, depth 55cm Crafted in the late 19th century, this exqu...

A Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tulipwood vitrine with marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door cabinet fitted w...

A unique French Art deco vitrine bar cabinet produced in the 1920s. The wrought iron feet are glittering in an antiqued gold gilt finish, with beautiful details, while the mirrored vitrine cabinet part gives the piece a glam twist. Its sophisticated and clean design is typical of the French neoclassical work within the early Art deco movement from the 1920s and 1930s, and offers a timeless look. The interior, for stowing away glasses and bottles, features a glass holder rack and plenty enough space for 15 to 20 bottles. This cabinet would make a beautiful focal piece for a living room with plenty of French Art deco charm. It has been fully restored, and is found in a beautiful vintage condition, with an amazing patina. Two similar cabinets are actually displayed in the main hall of Le Meurice...