Continental Europe - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Italian mid-century sideboard i produced by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s. This sideboard has excellent manufacturing aspects, noticeable from the arched line, hard transparent glass s...

Armoire in briar and mahogany, matte finish. Twenty lockable drawers are lined for all kinds of jewelry. The three large bottom ones do not have lock. The upper part has two pull out...

- Very good original conditon with minor signs of use. - High gloss finish. - Iron legs added afterwards.

Antique wardrobe from the 19th centuries. Furniture in very good condition. Dimensions: height 260 cm / width 112 cm / depth. 57 cm

Art Nouveau display case, France, ca. 1910. Very good condition. Wood: walnut Dimensions: height 165 cm width 85 cm depth 40 cm

Mid Century Modern scandinavian teak sidboard record player Dual 1210 , radio by Senderwahl The radio is in fully functional. as well the vinyl record with space of storage Dime...

Shelving unit with two wooden cabinets and six wooden shelves. Italy, Amma Torino, 1962. Important piece of modern design, mixing modernist and classic design ideas in a modular sys...

A good late 18th century Italian neoclassical library room panneling. This room consists of one central bookcase with a tympan centerpiece. At both sides angle cabinets...

Produced in Sweden, 1960s. Very good condition. Global front door shipping available.

Credenza, solid oak, France, 1940s. Art Deco Brutalist sideboard. The credenza consists of two storage facilities and covered with very detailed designed doors and in the center, ...

Wir bieten fünf wunderschöne USM Haller Sideboards/ Lowboards in pulverbeschichtetem beige zum Verkauf an. Die Boards sind nicht/ nur sehr wenig genutzt und verfügen über zwei geräum...

‘Cado’ Wall System / Bookcase in Rosewood and Glass by Poul Cadovius, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Rosewood, glass Style: Mid century, S...

Large modular wall shelf BO71 from the 1960s with a beautiful rosewood veneer and shelves made of pine and brass, designed by Finn Juhl in 1953. The...

File rack designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950. Manufactured in France, circa 1950. Moulded plastic and painted metal. Each drawer moulded with Modele Charlotte Perriand or Br...

As soon as 1540 France's second Renaissance is in the making, intimately linked to the rediscovery of the Antique world. The development of the printing and engraving industry allows the spread of artworks and models in many cities and countries. The Italian influence can be perceived in every artistic field. While the French king entrust the most talented Italian artists with major projects such as Il Rosso or Primaticcio in Fontainebleau, French artists also travel to Italy to form themselves to this new style. In Italy they get acquainted with the work of Leo Battista Alberti the first to theorize perspective (De Pictura, 1435-36) and architecture (De re oedificatoria, 1541). Those two publications would have a revolutionary impact on arts. Furniture is marked by the work of the most famous Italian architects of the time as well as French architects. Indeed Philibert de l'Orme competes with Alberti and by the end of his life publishes several treaties including one devoted to a theory of architecture (1567). Unfortunately he would not live to complete the second volume. In this treaty he expresses his interest for mathematical norms applied to architecture, copied from the Antique. His journeys in Italy allowed him to accumulate the most sophisticated references. Jean Bullant, another architect of great talent also theorizes his practice. He establishes rules characterizing Greco-Roman art staying faithful to Vitruvius. Following this new inspiration the structure of furniture evolves. From then on appear columns, capitals, cornices, friezes and architraves. The ornamentation uses this inspiration as well with egg-and-dart, palm leaf and rose adorning the most beautiful pieces. In Lyon, crossroad where meet merchants from everywhere those new experiments are welcomed. Lyon florishing printing industry allows the spreading of models and treaties essential to the artist's work. Thus the first publication of Vitruvius' De Architectura in France would be printed in Lyon in 1532. Artists from Lyon rediscover and familiarize themselves with the Antique knowledge very early. They adopt those new ideas and use them in their own creations. Lyon cabinet-makers re interpret Antique architecture and Italian Renaissance palaces to give their pieces a pure and harmonious architectural structure. Grooved pilasters are particularly favored. They are topped by capitals of diverse orders always respecting the sequencing with simpler ones for the lower levels and the richest ones on the higher levels. As for the ornamentation, one of the great distinctiveness of Lyon workshops remains the architectural perspective illusions, drawing inspiration from Tuscany. True masterpiece of the Second French Renaissance this important cabinet illustrates Lyon workshops' taste for fine Italian architecture inspired by Antiquity. An architectural perspective of great quality is treated in symmetry on each panel. This two-bodied cabinet without recess stands on four rectangular feet. The base comprises a molding, a palm leaf frieze and is bordered by a braid. The lower body is divided by three grooved pilasters with Tuscan capitals framing two door-leaves. The two panels are encircled by a moudled frame with palm leaves. They are finely carved with a decor of fantasized architecture depicting an Italian Renaissance palace erected symmetrically on each side of a grooved pilaster. On the ground floor a door opens through a stilted arch while the stories are opened with mullioned windows, dormers and occuli. Two large pegged-boss cladded pillars support the entablature enriched by a palm leaf frieze upon which stands an arch whose coffered intrados is centred by a rose. Behind this arch a pyramid appears, standing in front of a second facade with a window topped by a broken curvilinear pediment under a cul-de-four with a shell. The checker flooring gives depth to the low-reliefs creating vanishing points structuring the panels and guiding the eye of the observer. A thin laurel braid highlights the belt of the cabinet where are located two drawers. Their facades are adorned by palm leaves in hoops. The upper body is encircled with palm leaves. The same ternary division as in the lower body appears. However, the pilasters are topped by Ionic capitals with volutes and egg-and-dart. The door-leaves are framed with flowers. On the panels the artist has designed another architectural decor. On the foreground open two arches on top of grooved pilasters with rectangular capitals adorned with palm leaves. The arches are enriched with braids and the coffered intrados bears a decor of roses. The spandrels also bear a flower decor. In the background another arcature hosts a fluted grooved column topped with double basket acanthus capital, characteristic of Corinthian order. The triangular pediment is interrupted by a choux bourguignon. A large cornice crowns the cabinet. It stands on pilasters and forms an entablature comprising a palm leaf frieze and an egg-and-dart, triglyph and palm leaf cornice. The cabinet's sides have also been carefully considered. The lower body's panels are enriched with an arch rising above a broken pediment portico hosting a twisted column. Flowers garnish the spandrels. An architectural facade completes the decor. The upper body's panels present two arches supported by a facade opened with dormers and mullioned windows as well as cartouches (one bears the inscription 1580 dating the cabinet) suggesting the interior of an Italian Renaissance palace, confirmed by the chandeliers. The flooring leads our gaze to a second arch with a broken curvilinear pediment where stands a flower vase. This arch opens onto a perspective of another facade along a road. Inside the cabinet, on the lower body door-leaves appear two designs. On the right door is depicted a Crucifixion. Saint Mary and Saint John flank the Christ on the cross. In the bottom part is inscribed « Dure uiator abis nihil haec spectacula curas / Pendenti cum sis unica cura Deo. / Tota suo moriente dolet natura Magistro. / Nil qui solus eras caussa dolenda doles. ». The signature [Christoff Swartz Monachiensis pinx[it] / Ioa[nnes] Sadeler sculp[it]] tells us it was made by Johan Sadeler I (1550-1600) after Christoph Schwartz (1548-1592). This engraving belongs to an ensemble depicting the Passion of Christ Johan Sadeler executed in 1589 after an altar piece painted by Christoph Schwartz for the private chapel of Renée of Loraine, wife of Duke William V of Bavaria. This altar piece made of nine copper panels has been destroyed during the 19th century. The Crucifixion panel once in the centre of the altar piece is the only one that survived and is today kept in Munich's Alte Pinakothek. On the left door appears Saint Francis receiving the stigmata. The inscription says : « Signastidomine Servum Tuum. Franciscum. Signis Redemptionis Nostrae ». This Renaissance cabinet with an architectural decor appearing as much in the structure faithful to Antique rules...

Questo elegante mobile rappresenta l'apice del design degli anni '30, combinando forme geometriche audaci con dettagli raffinati. Realizzato con legno di alta qualità, finemente ri...

This unique copy of the Sumi nest of tables is exactly as shown in the pictures. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. The name Sumi comes from the Japanes...

Pair of bookcases in oak with adjustable shelves, designed by Maa. Børge Mogensen for C.M. Madsen cabinetmakers in 1958. Made in Denmark.

A late 19th century Napoleon III bronze-mounted mahogany bureau à cylinder, an elegant French Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up ...

This unique pair of André Arbus wardrobes is sure to add an element of French neoclassicism chic to any room. It was designed by André Arbus in the late 1930s. Made out of solid oak wood, each wardrobe is decorated with André Arbus celadon green lacquer signature. The orientalist mirror frame is covered with gold leaf. The large bronze rope handle is also gilt, as well as the frieze. All the details are a wonderful example of the French neoclassicism of André Arbus. Each wardrobe features inside three oak wood shelves, with one drawer. The large central and side mirrors make these wardrobes suitable as bedroom or dressing armoires...

Large Desk with Sideboard in Rosewood and Chromed Steel by Jørgen Pedersen, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Rosewood and chromed steel Style:...

Beautiful cabinet by Otto Dahlin, Sweden, during the 1940s. Made in solid pine with elements of iron. The wavy form of the top shelf as well as the legs of the cabinet makes you ...

Midcentury drinks corner bar cart or bottle stand in rattan and bamboo, Spain, 1960s The perfect accent as cocktails or drinks corner or bar cart for ...

A functional and stylish vintage coat rack from the 1960s, made in former Czechoslovakia. This piece reflects the clean design and utility-driven aesthetic typical of post-war furnit...

Made in Italy, 1950s. This shelving unit is made in durmast wood. It can be used fixed to the wall or as a divider. It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be...

Credenza, solid oak, France, 1940s. Large Art Deco Brutalist sideboard. The credenza consists of two central drawers and three storage facilities and covered with very detailed de...

Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison, armoire or wardrobe, oak, brass, France, 1960s This charming wardrobe is a good example of excellent woodworking by virtue of the graphical de...

This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1950s in the Netherlands my P Mac Lean. This piece features 18 large paper covered drawers in oak with brass hardware. It was origin...

Important dark wood deco bar cabinet with two doors and two drawers. Created by the Italian company Ducrot in the 1920s, it bears the manufacturer's label in the left drawer5000

Pair of sideboards mod. MB55 Wood veneer frame with leather top. Prod. Poggi, 1960s Small defects and marks due to use.

Hello, This elegant and truly exceptional walnut Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna circa 1825. The Secretaire is an example of beautiful, rare and refined design an...

IMPORTANT CABINET WITH TWO BODY IN BLACKENED WOOD CARVED AND ENGRAVED ORIGIN: FRANCE PERIOD: 17TH CENTURY Height: 188 cm Width: 135 cm Depth: 53.5 cm Blackened wood and veneer: rosewood, ebony, pear, mahogany Framed in oak wood A real ceremonial piece of furniture, this two-part cabinet opens with two historiated panels and two drawers in the upper part and two leaves and two belt drawers in the lower part. Richly worked, it offers both inside and outside a floral decoration, finely engraved which contrasts with the importance given to geometric lines. This duality, typical of this type of cabinet, confirms its dating and its origin. In addition, the gilded metal locks and fittings enhance the sumptuous trait of this piece of furniture and also contribute to its ornamentation. Furniture of predilection for “enclosing the most precious things” (Furetière, Dictionnaire, 1690) the appearance of cabinets in the 16th century accompanied the development of wunderkammern, these cabinets of curiosities enriched both by the vogue for the antique and by distant expeditions which bring back with them natural wonders and rare testimonies of distant civilisations. The curious, combining fortune and culture, brings together antique medals, rare plants, fossils, or oriental ornaments. This meeting of pieces which embodies much more than their material reality, a subjective evocation of all the riches of the earth and all the knowledge of men, acts in the eyes of its owner like a microcosm of which he is the master and which he enjoys according to his will. This is how the first cabinets were designed to be transportable, often wooden structures calling for riches only those they housed for a collector who refused to part with them, even temporarily. In the 17th century, the cabinet gained in technical complexity and luxurious materials until it could no longer be moved itself and became a prized and expensive collector’s item...

Modular wall unit with 3 shelves, 2 boxes with two sliding glass doors containing one shelf, 1 boxes with a folding door containing one shelf and 1 boxes with 4 drawers and a door c...

Skovby furniture is renowned for its high quality. Recently, it has gained more recognition for its design and style, emerging from the shadows of top Danish mid-century modern desig...

Genuine antique Swedish escritoire from the early 1800s. This escritoire, or secretary desk, is a genuine country furniture from northern Sweden made around 1820 to 1840. Made by han...

This three-post bookcase consists of 2 cabinets and six shelves, as well as a storage element which, can be added or removed, making the addition lighter. The bookcase does not need...

Surprisingly functional, its simple lines and high-quality details make it a unique, elegant and timeless piece. Ready to take centre stage in any setting. Drinks cabinet in 107 Moth...

A overwhelming beauty eclectic sideboard Vittorio Dassi Lissone attributed. Styles: neoclassic - with renaissance engravings and art nouveau-mi...

Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, 'Lib 2' bookcase, enameled iron, brass, wood, Italy, 1955 The Lib 2 bookcase, designed by Ignazio Gardella, stands as a defining piece within the desig...

Sideboard, cherry, mahogany, ebonized wood, Italy 1970s This stunning sideboard, made from a luxurious combination of cherry, ebonized wood, and mahogany, is a true statement piece ...

painted chest from the Bernese Alps dated 1753 you can see on the sides of the chest a bear typical of this region of Switzerland , all the fittings and the lock are original

Introducing the sideboard designed by Sven Andersen – an exquisite masterpiece that seamlessly blends the timeless elegance of Scandinavian Modern design with the iconic flair of Mid...

French work of the 1980s, this elegant shelves combines rusticity and modernity by the choice of a wood with warm tones and minimalist lines, like the creations of Pierre Chapo. The...

Mogens Koch for Rud. Rasmussen, modular bookcase or library, pine, Denmark, design 1928 Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is con...

Unique and very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century dry bar cabinet, in walnut with double front door having amazing interior part with mirrors and a two-tier side bottle holders. T...

Very elegant Louis XVI style cylinder secretary in mahogany and light wood marquetry with floral basket decorations on the front of the cylinder and floral arrangements on the sides ...

"Captains bar" designed by Reno Wahl Iversen for Dyrlund, Denmark. The bar is made of rosewood with elegant details in brass. The black l...

Introducing an Italian masterpiece that stands in a league of its own - our Italian Drinks Cabinet with a pairs of original Footstool. The authenticity of this spectacular piece is r...

An attractive Spanish brutalist lowboard with nice graphical details ont he front. The lowboard consists of three elements, adding up to 2.40 cm widt...

Extravagant CLOUD shelf from 2004 by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Cappellini. High-quality white polyethylene corpus with eight compartments. The individual modules can be used as a ...

Bedside table or small cabinet designed by Frantisek Mezulanik in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. The surface is high gloss and the top is made of opaxite glass.

Rare Swedish Modern sideboard in walnut veneer, with shelves and one side woth two drawers. Beautiful craftmanship, with original keys (2). In good condition, smaller signs of age ...

A secretary desk from the 1950s, French craftsmanship. Solid elm wood with a beautiful patina. Height with the drop-down leaf open: 75 cm. Dimensions of the drop-down leaf: 45 cm ...

Walnut low chest of drawers designed by Gianfranco Frattini manufactured by Bernini. Iconic piece of Gianfranco Frattini, this elegant sideboard present five drawers for each side,...

One-of-a-kind modular oak & plexiglass shelf unit, Finland, 1960s. Unknown maker but as far as we know, it is a proto model and never made it in production. Consisting of two separa...

Antique, rustic Flemish cabinet made around 1850. This solid oak cabinet has a great patina and beautiful copper details in the locks and doorknobs. Has some old restorations at the ...

Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist cupboard or cabinet. Design by Frits Spanjaard. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak with original red lacquered panels in the four...

Reinterpreting the concept of traditional storage in an eye-catching design, this exclusive cabinet will be the focal point in a modern living room and dining room. The luxurious che...