Ormolu Vitrines

An Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Wedgwood Mounted Parquetry Vitrine The breakfront marble top above a scrolle...

A beautiful 19th century Louis XIV style breakfront vitrine, decorated with a variety of geometric veneer patterns of contrasting shades and grains,...

A very imposing French 19th Century Walnut, ormolu mounted vitrine / display cabinet. Having an arched egg and dart molded glazed door, opening to reveal a glass shelf and mirror bac...

A Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Vitrine By Paul Sormani Paul Sormani Bronze gallery above a centered glass door, flanked by glass panels, four bronze mount...

Exquisite quality 19th century display cabinet, Topped with marble above scrolling foliage, a single door opening to two glass shelves, with gilded ormolu mounted all over the vitrine. Stamped KRIEGER PARIS...

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...

A fine quality late 19th Century French Kingwood bow fronted glazed Louis XIV style vitrine, in the manner of Francoise Linke. Having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, moulds and swag ...

A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Vitrine By Victor Raulin Victor Raulin A center glass door with three shelves and a black felt back, quartered ven...

A fine quality French 19th century Kingwood vitrine, having ormolu swags and drapes. parquetry inlaid panel to the door and adjustable glass shelves.

A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Centre Display Cabinet or ‘Vitrine de Milieu’, By Paul Sormani, Paris. The oval vitrine cabinet...

A stunning and large scale French 19th century Napoleon III period ebony, brass and ormolu Boulle vitrine. The cabinet is raised by six elegant topie shaped legs with ormolu feet and...

A good quality pair of 19th century French ebonized display cabinets, having classical gilded ormolu mounts. Adjustable glass shelves and mirror backs within, raised on plinth bases ...

A striking and most unique French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu and glass display vitrine. The vitrine is raised by fine scrolled beaded feet joined by an X stretcher. The base displays a most decorative and superbly curved design with scrolled foliate movements centering a lovely reeded bowl...

A handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and Brèche Violette marble cabinet/vitrine. The stunning three door cabinet is raised on a scalloped base with...

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 most elegant and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III period, ebony, bone, giltwood, ormolu and glass cabinet vitrines. Each striking vitrine is raised by charming bun feet. Leading up each side are striking square and circular columns with ormolu foliate plinths and capitals, fine inlaid bone fillets and beautiful giltwood flutes. The door retains its original glass pane and is framed within a lovely beaded ormolu band. The ebony frame has fine inlaid bone fillets and intricately carved giltwood rosettes, which is repeated at each side of the cabinet. Inside are three upholstered shelves...

A most impressive and large scale French 19th century 1st Empire period mahogany, ormolu, and marble cabinet vitrine. The cabinet is raised by a straight mottled design base showcasi...

A very good quality late 19th century French kingwood vitrine. Having gilded ormolu mounts, a single glass door, opening to reveal two shelves within. Raised on cabriole legs, termin...

A superb and most elegant French 19th century Transitional st. Mahogany, ormolu and Brèche d'Alep marble cabinet vitrine. The two door vitrine is raised by four slender cabriole legs...

An exquisite and extremely high quality French 19th century Napoleon III period Kingwood, Tulipwood, and ormolu cabinet vitrine. The two door, one drawer vitrine is raised by elegant...

An elegant and high quality French 18th century Regence period Kingwood, ormolu, and brass cabinet vitrine. The vitrine is raised by scalloped shaped supports and a straight base wit...