1880s Vitrines

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...

Beautifully hand painted and decorated black lacquered giltwood chinoiserie scene detail display china cabinet. The cabinet / vitrine features a dou...

Black Forest bookcase, that was part of a major collection of Black Forest items sold by a Chateau outside of Marseille, France. There is a total of (42) antique Black Forest items that we have imported from the chateau and all will be listed on 1stdibs as soon as they can be photographed. Old Plank has been collecting and selling Black Forest furniture and Black Forest accessories for over 30-years and never have we witnessed a collection of Black Forest of this magnitude. Our 19th century Black Forest bookcase still retains its original wavy glass. Black Forest history began in Switzerland during the 1800’s and expanded with the increasing popular tourist trade. By the late 1800’s, the small animal carvings...

This magnificent American Victorian vitrine is crafted from finely quarter sawn oak, showcasing the beauty and durability of this premium hardwood. Dating from the late 19th to early...

A fantastic late 19th century English mahogany whatnot, or tired stand, with beautifully turned supports mimicking columns, two shelves, and a lower drawer with two brass knobs. Whatnots were originally used to display Victorian curios...

Rare pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted curved shape vitrines attributed to J.E Zwiener. Glazed on all sides, they open with two doors framed by gilded and chiseled Rocaille style foliated bronze mounts. Resting on four cabriole legs ending with lion’s paws, the whole is covered by a « brèche de Benou » marble top. This model was probably designed by L. Messagé. Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener was born in Germany in 1849. In 1880 he sets up his extensive workshops in rue de la Roquette in Paris where he creates many original pieces of furniture. He imitated practically every style, ranging from ‘’Boulle’’ to Louis XVI and including extraordinary personal interpretations of the Louis XV ‘’exuberant’’ style. He participated in the 1889 Universal Exhibition, held in Paris, and was awarded the gold medal for his remarkable copy of that most famous piece of furniture, Louis XV’s desk. The catalogue of the exhibition included a wonderful elegy qualifying the work as perfect : « No criticism what-so-ever could be made ». As that other famous cabinet-maker François Linke, Zwiener had most of his bronzes modelled by Léon Messagé whose work was considered as being of the best possible quality. Léon Messagé is a renowned designer and sculptor who integrated in his ornaments related to the Rocaille asymmetry, new lines and shapes announcing the “Art Nouveau” style. But even though, Messagé found inspiration with these 18th century artists, such as Nicolas Pineau or J. A. Meissonier, he didn’t simply copy their work and showed great originality, even extravagance, with some designs contained in "Cahier des dessins et croquis style Louis XV". He realized numerous sketches on grey paper before the execution of a reduced or life sized model of his ornaments, made of wax or terra-cotta. From 1885, Léon Messagé started working with important Parisian cabinet...

A fantastic 19th century English mahogany whatnot, or tired stand, with beautifully turned supports mimicking columns, with turned frames supporting solid mahogany shelves, and a low...

This is a spectacular English canopy etagere. The etagere is designed in the Chinese Chippendale style and features a laminated mahogany pierce carved top or canopy and a carved dark mahogany frame with mirrored panels in the back to reflect your superb collection of Sevres or Wedgewood china...

An extraordinary Louis XVI style display cabinet, France, around 1880. Very good condition, after professional renovation. Wood: walnut Dimensions: height 214 cm width 132 cm dept...

Walnut dining room buffet with marble top. We have 2 identical buffets if you wish to buy a set. Perfect furniture to store and expose your dining ...

Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original condition from many years ago. Sim...

This is a superb antique French Vernis Martin mahogany vitrine, in the Louis XV manner, circa 1880 in date, with exquisite hand-painted decoration and exquisite ormolu mounts. The t...

Sn4193 A XIXth century tulipwood and rosewood vitrine, having glazed door with parquetry inlaid panel enclosing 3 shelves and flanked by concave glass sides, all with fine quality or...

Antique French Louis XV walnut and glass vitrine cabinet, Circa 1880.

Charming Vernis Charming Vernis Martin Side or Music Cabinet This is a delightful cabinet, it has a wide slim scalloped shape with a marble top and ormolu mounts surrounding the lac...

Hexagonal corner cabinet from a Parisian art gallery, this elegant vitrine is glazed on six sides on a wooden base. A practical and easy system allows adjusting the height of the two...

Rare aesthetic movement showcase, opening in its upper part by two beveled glass doors framed by brass moldings, in its lower part by two door panels in carved walnut decorated with blooming branches and gilded bronze ornaments representing dragons and birds. The sides are carved, like wicker woven. This showcase is topped by an important carved and gilded walnut cornice depicting a Fô Dog in its center, with a protective power, and rests on elephant head with overtuned trunk shaped feet. This type of elephant head with overtuned trunk shaped feet is a characteristic of the Maison Giroux, which can be found on many objects they produced. Aesthetic movement cabinet, signed Maison Alphonse Giroux...

A pair of vitrines, by Henry Dasson, Paris, circa 1889. Acajou with patinated bronze upper sections, both respectively signed and dated Henry Dasson ...

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

Original black oak cabinet with rich carving that's partly up lighted, glass with facets and original silver chrome mirror. Completely restored.

A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood ornately carved two-door vitrine display cabinet of serpentine form with foliate and shell carvings, surrounding ...

This Fine Gilded Figural Walnut Ebonized Vitrine in the manner of Charles-Honoré Lannuier is an exceptional example of early 19th-century inspired Neoclassical craftsmanship. The vit...

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

Pair antique French satinwood vitrines (glass display cabinets), Circa 1880.

Showcase from 1880 in Italian larch, internal part color white, with three internal shelves Original paint. They will be delivered in a specific wooden case for export, packed in bub...

Antique display cabinet - chest of drawers from the end of the 19th century. Chest of drawers in very good condition, professionally renovated, polished to a high gloss. Year: 188...

A fine quality French Kingwood Louis XV style vitrine, having silver plated mounts, serpentine glass to the front and sides, adjustable shelves ...