French Vitrines

Exceptionally well-carved Flemish buffet a deux corps in oak in the Renaissance Revival style of Henri II. This cupboard features very well-articulated ...

An antique French Louis XVI vitrine offers mahogany construction in demilune form having shaped and mirrored backsplash over single do...

This stunning pair of shelves are made of black lacquered metal, brass and bronze glass shelves. The bottom legs of each vitrine has very nice bronz...

Last 19th century French Provençal vetrine cupboard all solid walnut and pine, restored and finished to shellac and wax Measures cm: H 100 + 115 W 110 D 43.

This beautiful French Louis XV bookcase has a single molded domed top and two arched doors with screened openings. The bibliotheque is carved with wheat, grapes, flowers, leaves and ...

A stunning pair of French Louis XV style grand vitrines in the manner of Vernis Martin, circa 1900. Decorated with flame mahogany veneers, the vitrines are richly trimmed with gilt b...

A unique showcase, France, circa 1880. Very good condition, after professional renovation. Wood: oak dimensions: height 213 cm width 90 cm depth 34 cm

Elegant Louis XVI style vitrine characterized by finely mahogany wood. Enriched with precious frames in golden brass.Internally three shelves that can be moved to the desired height....

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...

Antique French Regence Violin Vitrine was crafted from hand-select hardwoods with a casework that resembles the form of a bass violin. The style is akin to a Louis XV style but with...

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

Antique Directoire Style Mahogany Petite Vitrine with Carrara Marble was hand-crafted in the mid-1900s out of exotic imported mahogany, then trimmed in brass and fitted with brass dr...

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 ...

This antique French vitrine is presumed to have been made in the Edwardian time period and is intricately inlaid with various fruitwood panels, ...

Rare Louis XVI showcase made of very finely carved solid rosewood. Opening a front door decorated with floral garlands and heart-shaped friezes, the sides are domed and delimited by ...

A French Louis XV Style 'Belle Époque' Vitrine Cabinet Giltwood Carved Vitrine. The three panel curio cabinet, the center one with bowed-front glass, with twin side-doors and carved ...

France / 1900 / table cabinet / wood, facet cut glass / rustic / mid century Small display cabinet in wood with facet cut glass door and one wooden shelf. The door can be locked wit...

France / 1900 / table cabinet / wood, facet cut glass / rustic / mid century Small display cabinet in wood with facet cut glass door and one wooden shelf. The door can be locked wit...

Historic site, France, circa 1830. AFTER RENOVATION. UNIQUE An antique display cabinet from France, dating from around 1830, is a true work of furniture art. Richly decorated with m...

French Empire ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet pedestal, circa 1840. Very good quality bronze mounts of typical Empire period heads. Very useful pedestal open vitrine...

19th century Country French Walnut Vitrine will make a stunning display case for your most prized possessions! Crafted in the inimitable French m...

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...

An extremely high quality and elegant French late 19th century Louis XVI period mahogany and ormolu-mounted cabinet vitrine which is finished on all sides. The cabinet is raised by t...

This stunning early 19th-century mahogany wood three-part French display china cabinet is a true testament to exquisite craftsmanship and timeless elegance. With its gracefully curve...

Display cabinet, France, circa 1890. Very good condition. Wood: oak dimensions: width 91 cm x height 176 cm x depth 38 cm

This is a beautiful French antique mahogany inlaid ladies writing desk, circa 1870 in date. The fall front opens to reveal an interior of writing surface, and bank of two drawers. Th...

Sn5387 Finest turn of the century French display cabinet in rosewood, having original marble top above geometrically inlaid frieze and a glass door fitted with original working loc...

A late 19th century Louis XV style French vitrine a deux corps made of solid walnut with raised panels and beautiful carved details. Crown has curved corners with floral carving at t...

French Brass Mounted Mahogany and Rouge Marble Vitrine, late 19th century, the rectangular three quarter gallery top above a glazed door enclosing three adjustable glass shelves, fla...

Elegant 19th-century French display case made of precious wood finely marquetry with exotic geometric motifs, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and richly adorned with gilded bronze. The...

Charming curved vitrine - display case, in marquetry of different types of wood, and "medallions" in diamond marquetry in the lower part. Rich bronze o...

Splendid vitrine in the style of Frederick the great. Solid beechwood, finely carved, gilded and hand-painted. Cambered and three -sided glazed bo...

A fine late 19th century French vitrine cabinet, single glazed door, two glass shelves and lower storage. The front panel painted ...

An unusual showcase, France, circa 1880. Very good condition. wood: walnut dimensions: height 190 cm x width 115 cm x depth 48 cm

An unusual French 19th century kingwood, vernis martin vitrine in the style of a Sedan chair. Having serpentine glass to the front and sides. Bombe fronted painted panels, ormolu mou...

Large half-moon shaped Louis XVI style showcase made of rosewood marquetry in rosewood frames, opening a door with inlaid cartouche depicting a flower garland and two torches. Rich ...

This magnificent Louis XVI French vitrine showcases the exceptional artistry and craftsmanship of the 19th century, featuring a refined blend of rosewood and satinwood veneers accent...

Art Deco display case / library made of Macassar with marble top, approx. 1925 Paris. Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our furniture u...

19th Century French Empire Revival Inlaid Walnut Vitrine is a splendid example of Old World craftsmanship in a style that was revived during the reign of Napoleon III. Utilizing han...

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...

Antique display cabinet from around 1880, France. Dimensions: height 178 cm / width 76 cm / depth 42 cm

A painted white pine buffet a Deux corps. Restored to original color. In two pieces, top and bottom.

A large-scale late 19th century Louis XVI style display case / vitrine with sliding glass doors and gold finished wood furniture, decorated with neoclassical motifs. The sides are gl...

Magnificent Louis XVI style showcase in mahogany veneer with rich, very finely chiseled gilded bronze ornamentation. Opening two large doors on the front separated by a glass frame. Beveled windows on the front as well as on the sides. Mirror bottom and three thick glazed...

Exceptional quality vitrine with mirrored back having four glass shelves. Beautifully cast bronze dore mounts decorate this piece. Beveled glass ...

A very well made Sinuous French Vitrine Cabinet topped with a Colorful veined Marble in Pinks, Browns and White. The Cabinet has French type motifs of Bundled Reed corner supports ...

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...

Showcase, Western Europe, circa 1900. Very good condition. Wood: mahogany Dimensions: height 194 cm / width 118 cm / depth 51 cm

Charles Dudouyt vitrine with glass upper sliding doors and interior mirror with 2 glass shelves. Lower doors are carved with signature Dudouyt pattern and open to reveal interior s...

Bookcase or Vitrine from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany. The bookcase has been ebonized and finished with a lustrou...

Large fine quality 19th century Louis XVI marble top mirrored vitrine/display cabinet. Two individual single door top and bottom mirrored cabinet sect...

19th Century French grand vitrine or wardrobe made in fine hand carved walnut wood in provincial style. Very good and stable condition with no restorations made so far. Original glas...

A fine quality late 19th century mahogany oval table display cabinet, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts depicting cloven hoofed Bacchus influen...

Napoleon III glass-fronted boulle cabinet with domed top. Features black lacquered wood, inlaid marquetry and decorative cast brass figural mounts.

A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Display Cabinet With Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques. The upper section has a s...

19th-century walnut and marquetry cabinet, the serpentine brocatello marble top above gilt metal mounted door with marquetry inlay. The door opening to reveal an upholsterers interio...

French 18th century Louis XV Transition period cube marquetry vitrine showcase or library A fine small 18th century Louis XV/Transitional period vitr...

19th century, French wood showcase with gilt bronze This valuable showcase or vitrine was made in Paris in the second half of the 19th century, when there were great blacksmiths and...

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Transitional st. Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble vitrine cabinet. This handsome cabinet is raised by Tulipwood cabriole legs fitted with ...

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...