Hand-Crafted Vitrines

Exquisite and grand French Bookcase. This Louis XVI carved and painted two door bookcase features a chapeau de gendarme top, a shape made to reflect the military hats of the 19th cen...

This Trumeau has been handmade using the technique of Venetian art. In the 18th century in Venice the fashion of lacquering spread. Using small prints, cut out and then glued on the wood, then handpainted and lacquered at the end. The finishing was in fact in shellac which, passed in several very thin layers, gave brightness and uniformity to the decoration. This type of finishing was placed both on the outside of the Venetian furniture of the eighteenth century, and on the inside of the drawers and doors . The wooden structure of this piece of furniture is hidden by a flowering of pleasant designs. The craquelé finishing tipical of ancient painting...

Mid-Century Modern inspired Penedo Showcase, Hand-Crafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo marble cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes, shaped a...

Mid-Century Modern inspired Penedo Showcase, Hand-Crafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo marble cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes, shaped a...

Marvellous Italian showcase in wood with sliding crystal glasses. This elegant and versatile object was designed by Dino Cavalli in Italy during the 1970s. The quality of the wood ...

Beautifully handcrafted walnut veneer Bauhaus era with a touch of expressionism display cabinet. This finest quality early 1900s, two doors display cabinet with its original beveled...

A beautiful Art Deco display cabinet from a former Haute Couture Dress store, suitable for hanging long dresses or coats also very effective for exhibiting...

Fabulous brass and glass tall showcase with 4 thick glass shelves etched for showing plates. Shelves are adjustable. Two glass doors each hung on 4 hinge...

Mid-Century Modern inspired Penedo Showcase, Hand-Crafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo marble cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes, shaped a...

Large mahogany display cabinet made by the Joslin Showcase Company of Boston, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1893. The cabinet is made it two pieces. The upper part has three glass shelves plus the bottom wooden shelf. The base has six working drawers and four sliding doors with fielded panels. The two end drawers are false and don't open. The original nickel shelf...

Very rare cabinet from the short period when the Wiener Werkstätte has had its own cabinet makers workshop in the Neustiftgasse in Vienna. Attributed to Koloman Moser or Emanuel Marg...

A tall, vintage pair of Mid-Century modern Belgian two-part vitrines made hand crafted metal, in good condition. Each of the detailed Industrial style glass display cabinets are comp...

Table display cabinet. For the collectors of rare Arts and Crafts antiques. When we first saw this cabinet, we immediately were convinced that it could have only been designed and h...

Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Vitrine ~ Display Cabinet will make a stunning visual statement in any room, calling attention to your prized family heirlooms or cherished collecti...

Luxury glazed drinks cabinet, beechwood, walnut veneer and black lacquered side legs. In excellent condition. Presumably executed by Spojene UP Zavody, Czechoslovakia.  

A petite Arts and Crafts mahogany display cabinet in the Anglo-Japanese style with chequer string inlays and carved fern details to the upper sides with stained and coloured leaded f...

Docia bar cabinet is carefully produced entirely from oak wood. Designed with attention to the wine storage, the bar cabinet has spaces for liqueurs and glasses. There are places to...

A 19th century French Louis XIV style Vernis Martin vitrine with hand painted panels, cast bronze mounts and curved glass. Raised on cabriole legs with foliate cast brass trim throug...

An early 19th Century, antique German pair of Biedermeier display cabinets made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. Each of the cupboards...

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...

A truly authentic wall shelf / vitrine, made by a Swedish carpenter in the late 19th century. Constructed from durable pine wood, the shelf exudes a rustic charm characteristic of pr...

Beautiful late 19th century steel showcase cabinet with beveled glass on three sides. Five glass shelves for display. Great for bath, kitchen or office. Has lock with key...

Unique Henning Kjaernulf Style Glazed Display Cabinet in Solid Oak 1970s This is a truly special glazed display cabinet, made in solid oak somewhere in the 1970s. Wonderful castle ...

19th Century French Louis Philippe Rosewood Bookcase is the perfect choice for those with a special collection, prized family heirlooms, or for your library of books! Rosewood, some...

Solid oak Renaissance Revival bookcase with superbly hand carved decorations. If you are familiar with style elements of the Renaissance era then you will immedidately recognize this practical size bookcase as a Renaissance Revival antique. In this particular case, you are looking at a Dutch specimen from the 1800s. If you are looking for a piece of this not-too-large and rare size then this bookcase could be perfect. It also is as strong and stable as the day it was made and its rare size and shape make this handcrafted, two-door bookcase an absolute joy to own, to use and to look at. The combination of the arched design of the upper parts of the doors with the antique glass panels...

19th century French Louis XV walnut display Armoire ~ Bookcase is a majestic example of fine craftsmanship, executed in what experts consider the finest indigenous wood ever availabl...

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...

The Modern Milano Restoration Mercury Glass Mirrored BATHROOM Vanity features three drawers on top framed with nicked metal and a selenite handles graft...

Stunning 19th century French Empire, neoclassical/Rococo Revival style Marquetry vitrine or display cabinet, of large proportions!! A real statement piece! Made of a fabulous variety of veneers, including kingwood, satinwood, tulipwood, harewood and walnut with quality classical ormolu mounts. It has ebonized pillars in the Empire style, with walnut and exotic hardwood friezes in the Rococo style. Double glass doors to middle section and single glass doors on either side. The glass on the doors are framed in ormolu banding. Floral Marquetry panels on front and parquetry on the sides. The front central section is a pullout / pull-out drawers with gorgeous walnut frieze panel and original carved walnut knobs. Scrolling pelmet on the top in 3 sections banded in ormolu beading. Scrolling base with cabriolet feet and ormolu mounts on base. Various ormolu mounts, floral mounts, mounts of Baachus and mounts of neoclassical female figures. In 3 sections. with 2 side cabinets and large central section with 3 section pelmet, stunning piece!!! The quality ormolu mounts are marked with the letter “R” and what appears to be “FR 678”. We were originally of the belief that this piece might have been made at the very end of the 19th century, but having regard to the quality of workmanship throughout this piece we are of the opinion that it was most likely made in the third quarter of the 19th century, circa 1870 and by an obviously top quality Parisienne maker with a surname beginning with “R”. It is definitely in the style of David Roentgen who was known for his Rococo/neoclassical styles. David Roentgen, (born Aug. 11, 1743-died Feb. 12, 1807, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau), cabinetmaker to Queen Marie-Antoinette of France; under his direction the family workshop at Neuwied (near Cologne), founded by his father, Abraham Roentgen, became perhaps the most-successful firm of furniture production in the 18th century. After succeeding his father as head of the Neuwied workshop in 1772, Roentgen strove to broaden their clientele, an ambition that brought him first to Hamburg and ultimately to Paris (1774), where in 1779 he was spectacularly successful in selling his finest furniture to King Louis XVI of France for £3,300 to £4,000, an unprecedented sum for the time. Appointed cabinetmaker to the queen, Roentgen was granted admission (1780) as maître-ébéniste (master cabinetmaker) to the trade corporation of Paris cabinetmakers, making it possible for him to keep in Paris a stock of the furniture manufactured at Neuwied. Thus he was able to compete with such great cabinetmakers as Jean-Henri Riesener and Adam Weisweiler, reputedly his former pupil at Neuwied. After his first visit to St. Petersburg, Empress Catherine II the Great bought huge quantities of his furniture; King Frederick William II of Prussia was also his client. When in 1795 the French Revolutionary armies threatened to cross the Rhine, Roentgen evacuated his establishment and moved his stock farther inland. Unfortunately, he lost everything in his Parisian salon and in his Neuwied workshop, both of which were sacked by Republican troops. He was crushed, despite his appointment as court furnisher to the king of Prussia. Although he never succeeded in starting production again, former apprentices of his whom he helped to establish in the German cities of Berlin (David Hacker...

This magnificent Italian 18th century cabinet is beautifully painted and comes to the store from Bologna. On the lower portion, the piece ...

Early 19th century Swedish neoclassical painted vitrine ~ bookcase is a stunning find from the rarefied world of Gustavian-influenced Swedish cabinet works that glorified the revival...

Art Nouveau Display Cabinet, Gilded Bronze with Floral Theme, France, circa 1900. Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of Art Nouveau with this exceptional display cabinet craf...

A unique opportunity for enthusiasts! This fantastic vintage design display cabinet from Dyrlund dates back to the 1960s and was made in Denmark. With its atmospheric lighting and gl...

A charming antique circa 1900 German pine display case with glass panels and painted blue interior. Three interior wood shelves that are removable. The blue paint on the interior is ...

Antique Wilmarth Crystal Umbrella or Cane Display Case Made in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the early 1900's. Described in the 1908 Wilmarth catalog as;...

Early 20th century French Art Deco Vitrine. Display cabinet, salvaged from super high end jewelry or gift gallery in New York City. Superior quality and construction. Tiffany quality, bronze frame, machined fittings, brass shelf brackets...

Very rare and excellent condition, This all-handcrafted cabinet with a stunning decor of foliate carving and inlaid, Eastern style motifs is completely original and can be used for all kinds of purposes. It must have taken a highly skilled artisan several weeks to design and create this architecture inspired piece of wall furniture. It also comes with Arabic calligraphy on the drawer, but unfortunately we don't know the meaning of the word(s) or phrase. This unique, single door cabinet with its beautiful patina and its marvelous look and feel is as stable/strong as the day it was made and the pair of metal hooks on the back makes it very safe and easy to mount on your wall. If you are decorating a home or business with an Eastern interior then this late 1800s cabinet...

Unique three-door Arts & Crafts bookcase / book shelves with hand carved sculptural door panels. If you are looking for a truly stylish and top quality crafted bookcase, then this ...

Elegant early 20th century hand painted and gilt gold decorated showcase / display cabinet. The showcase features an oval and rounded painted wood side with glass panels, lacquered, gilded and hand painted wood with very pleasant courtship scene decorations on each side. The front body of the display cabinet is equipped with one large wood frame with glass door panel...

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...

A rare and important Art Deco period Century of Progress Display Cabinet designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana, United States of America. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, one piece design, having a rectangular showcase top with glass panel sides and a pair of sliding glass doors, over solid wood chest fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, flanked by cabinet doors, opening to shelved interior. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera, and glass. Signed, original label to drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching sideboard - buffet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately** Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the important and iconic collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091 History: Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”. Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925. Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City. During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc. Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972). The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola. Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein. In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan. In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...

Elegant and tasteful pair of display cabinets Vitrines. They are very well-made, HEAVY, and solid pair. bronze frames, Gilt Gesso carved wood/plaster legs ( Attached to the units). ...

A light-grey, antique large Swedish Baroque two-part bookcase made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The upper part of the detailed Scandinavian library, showcase is composed with two doors featuring its original glass and two long arched shelves...

Empire guillotine cabinet. Fine Neoclassical fruitwood and mahogany vitrine small bookcase cabinet with glass panel door àla guillotine above t...

Marcel Breuer S40 Cabinet Showcase for Tecta, Germany Rare display cabinet model S40, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925. Re-editioned by Tecta Germany in the 1980s. Mar...

A fine 19th century Italian Louis XV style bronze mounted cabinet with vitrine. Made of solid walnut and pine as a secondary wood. Beautifully patterned book-matched veneers of walnu...

A large and unique antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted bombe shaped Malachite vitrine cabinet of superb quality embellished with fine curved single glass door...

19th Century Country French Regence Vitrine ~ Curio Cabinet is an interesting blend of styles not uncommon in those produced in the provinces, and in this case a blending of Louis XV...

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...

A fine quality American made George II style bookcase, breakfront, china cabinet in mahongay with inayed boxwood. This piece has a glass upper section with glass shelves and an arche...

Gorgeous and Elegant display cabinet in mahogany wood, original from the English Edwardian period. The furniture of this period achieves great simplicity of lines and a very sober an...

Art Nouveau Display Cabinet, Bronze and Carved Wood with a Lacustrine Theme, France, circa 1900 We are pleased to present this exceptional Art Nouveau display cabinet, a rare and el...

French two piece gilt bronze mounted and glass frame with gilt accent mahogany wood frame holding base curio cornered display cabinet. The curio / vitrine cornered cabinet features a demilune shape , giltwood legs with a Y shape stretcher bar with a gilt accent centered finial top. The cabinet also features a gilt bronze adorned laurel wreath top inset with a glass door. There is only one adjustable and removable glass shelve. The bronze pegs can be adjusted as well. The backdrop and the bottom base is mirrored. The cabinet is well kept and in great condition. The door isn't flush close all the way. Minor wear to the mahogany wood base related to use / age. The curio stands...

A cabinet that displays refined elegance in the truest form, this piece is entirely crafted of durmast with a natural finish. Its rectangular configuration features a glass door and ...

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...

Antique French Burl Walnut Glazed China Cabinet, Bookcase or Bibliotheque, with awesome carvings, 2 locking lower drawers, and black accents. This beautifully crafted Burl Walnut Bookcase or China Cabinet will definitely change a room with its exquisite unmistakable, antique heritage.

A true masterpiece, this display cabinet showcases an angular design that captivates the eye. Predominantly crafted from glass, it allows for an unobstructed view of your prized poss...

Antique European Slant front store display cabinet is an uncommon artifact from the early 1900s, as such pieces rarely survive the vagaries of ti...

A 19th Century French faux bamboo vitrine or wall cabinet made of pitch pine with turned cherry wood details and finials. Glass paned door with thr...

Waring & Gillows attributed a good quality Arts & Crafts oak bookcase with flaring cornice, ebony and fruitwood inlay to the top and the centre, with glazed and leaded doors...