Continental Europe - Wardrobes and Armoires

Coat rack 'Rigg' from IKEA, designed by Tord Björklund in 1987. Curved metal tubes, painted pastel colors, ends made of black plastic. Dimensions in cm: Height 169 cm, width 54 cm,...

Elegant vintage six-door closet, restored in our workshops, with exotic wood veneer, interior with brass hangers, shelves, drawers and storage compartments with glass front.

Custom made three-door wardrobe / armoire, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection. These high-quality, handmade furniture in a...

Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School armoire or wardrobe. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak and original oak veneered base with decorative hand-carved handl...

Very nice simple wardrobe from the time of the Biedermeier. Made of solid walnut. The cabinet has very beautiful walnut wood that leaves a great impres...

Venetian Baroque exceptional wardrobe, in hand-carved walnut and burl walnut fillet inlay of the period 1920s, Testolini & Salviati attributed; only we just polished it with wax. Me...

Magnificent Venetian wardrobe from the mid-18th century in walnut, front veneered in burr walnut with simple inlays in lighter wood thread. Frontal ...

Charlotte Perriand wardrobe design and installed in Les Arcs Ski Lodge in the french alps in 1967. It offers a large amount of storage with a single slidi...

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

An antique wardrobe from the end of the 19th century. Furniture in very good condition. Dimensions: height 258 cm / width 159 cm / depth. 50 cm

Wardrobe or highboard, walnut, wood, Italy, 1940s This large, elegant sideboard embodies the refined aesthetic sensibilities characteristic of the Italian Art Deco period of the 19...

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...

Unique wardrobe, France, around 1880. Very good condition. wood: walnut dimensions: height 240 cm width 130 cm depth 51 cm

Custom made three-door wardrobe / armoire, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection. These high-quality, handmade furniture in a...

Made around 1910 in France, this locker has three compartments to store all your belongings. The locker has a dark green-grey colour that goes perfectly with any style. The locker a...

Designed by Luciano Frigerio, wardrobe with eleven doors in brass and walnut wood, Macassar ebony is a precious essence that is widely used in cabinet making, fine carpentry, turning...

This industrial, metal factory cabinet was produced during the 1950s. The wardrobe has three doors with ventilation openings. There are hangers f...

Armoire in Aged Oak, France, 1940s Evoking the devotional architecture of French provincial craftsmanship Standing with quiet authority, this tall French armoire from the 1940s reve...

Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto, 'Artona' vitrine or sideboard, lacquered wood, walnut, ebony, glass, brass, Italy, 1970s This substantial sideboard with concealed and transparant c...

Large 5-door vintage wardrobe in rosewood with stylish adjustable legs in Italian style from the 60s. The wardrobe has two drawers, 4 shelves, 2 hanging rods and a mirror. The wardro...

Customized three-door wardrobe, manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection. These high-quality, handmade furniture in a classic modern timeless...

Rare and important antique wardrobe in solid walnut made in the late seventeenth century in the seventeenth century Italian Baroque Louis XIV. The line is in fact typical of this per...

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...

French Armoire in Oak and Brass, Late 19th Century Rooted in the provincial elegance of the Belle Époque This tall oak armoire, dating from the end of the 19th century, embodies the...

Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School armoire or wardrobe. Design by Fa. Drilling Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with original solid black...

Mid Century wardrobe in bamboo cane and woven rattan with brass details. Wood structure with single door, thin rattan weaving, mirrored glass and large chest of drawers at the base. ...

Description: This beautiful vintage wardrobe, crafted by Dal Vera in Italy during the 1960s, is a striking example of mid-century modern design with a naturalistic touch. Showcasing...

Wonderful Art Deco wardrobe from the 1920s. High-quality solid teak corpus with three doors, four shelves, two internal drawers, shoe rack and a typical base. The top and one side ar...

Belle Époque elegant 1910s Baroque Revival Venetian wardrobe cupboard with mirror in hand-carved walnut and burl walnut applied. Attributable Vincenz...

Antique Art Nouveau wardrobe from around 1920, France. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 250 cm / width 118 cm / depth 66 cm

19th Century Biedermeier Wardrobe, Germany, 1820 Cherry wood, A remarkable 19th-century two-door wardrobe from the Biedermeier period, originating from Southern Germany around 1820....

This is a unique and monumental Dutch Baroque cupboard called “Kussenkast" from the late 17th century, probably circa 1670-1680. Made of rosewoo...

Up to two large charming Minimalist wall coat hooks, model #4056, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock workshop, Vienna/Austria. These are authentic, vintage wall hooks,...

Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School three- door armoire or wardrobe. Design by Willem Penaat for Metz & Co. Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s Solid o...

The curved cabinet shape was designed by Barnaba Fornasetti in 2003 and now it can be considered one of the most iconic pieces of furniture in the Itali...

Armored jewelry armoire in matte Canaletto walnut or polished white bird’s eye maple and 24 karats gold hardware. Inside, safe with biometric o...

Elegant 1860s Biedermeier wardrobe cupboard in walnut with hand-carved parts. Recovered in Villach, in the beautiful Alpine region of Austria, a tourist area full of lakes. Restored...

This locker was made in France around 1940 and has four compartments to store all your belongings. In the upper part a shelf and in the lower part clothes hooks. The locker has a gre...

19th Century Biedermeier Wardrobe Prague Walnut Biedermeier circa 1830 Dimensions: H x W x D: 180 x 122 x 50 cm Description: Two-door piece of furniture standing on skirted square...

Agresti Il Grande Scrigno Armoire has twenty lockable drawers are lined for all kinds of jewelry. The three large bottom ones do not have lock. The u...

Outstanding Art Deco Armoire or Wardrobe in black piano lacquer from France around 1930. Mahogany body, outside in black piano lacquer, polished to high gloss. Double metal trim on t...

Wardrobe or highboard, teak, Italy, 1950s Beautiful cabinet originating from Italy. This spacious 1950s piece showcases timeless modernist elegance. The graphic front of this cabine...

Wall unit, teak, maple, lacquered wood, brass, glass, Italy, 1950s. This Mid-Century Italian wall unit seamlessly integrates form and function, captivating with its aesthetic allure...

La Permanente Mobili Cantù, wardrobe, maple, mirrored glass, brass, Italy, 1950s This charming armoire of Italian origin is beautifully crafted and manufactured by La Permanente Mob...

Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, cabinet or cupboard, solid oak, France, 1960s This cabinet is a strong example of thoughtful woodworking, where structure and surface are tre...

Rare Wardrobe vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled

Twenty lockable drawers are lined for all kinds of jewelry. The three large bottom ones do not have locks. The upper part has two pull-out necklace bars and two folding ones, adjustable mirror and secret compartment. Travel box, safety deposit box...

Custom made cabinet designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection. These high-quality handmade furniture in a Classic, timeless design...

An impressive cabinet from the early Biedermeier period circa 1810, the cabinet was built with a spruce body covered with flamed birch veneer. The flamed birch, the protruding door i...

A Fine French Louis XV period, carved, solid walnut , Bordelais Armoire that opens with two beautifully paneled doors.

Armored jewelry case with pull out necklace bars. See information below for details of item variations. Gold variation: Shiny gold steel. Inside d...

This is a splendid wardrobe designed by Pierluigi Colli and crafted in Turin in the first half of the 1900s. The attention to detail is remarkable, with a plethora of exquisite featu...

This striking Baroque “Wellenschrank” (wave cabinet) was crafted in Nuremberg, Southern Germany around 1730 and represents the highest level of craftsmanship of its period. The cabin...

Italian Art Deco five-door Armoire produced around the 1950s in Cantù. Structure completely covered in parchment, profiles and details in fine maple wood. The central door features a...

Elegant Soft Green Painted French Marriage Armoire from the 19th Century. The "Normandie Armoire Du Marriage" was a traditional gift to a newl...

A large oak storage cabinet with doors, drawers and drop-front panel design by Osvaldo Borsani, manufactured by Arredamenti Borsani Varedo, Italy, 1945 This substantial storage cabi...

Osvaldo Borsani in 1953, together with his brother Fulgenzio, realized his most complex project: a company idea named after the "techne" of the Greeks, which means both art and techn...

Up to six Minimalist wall coat hooks, model #4056, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock workshop, Vienna/Austria. Sold and priced per piece. These are authentic, vintage...

From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Tevere Armoire in a special deep sea blue with a full on-relief gilded Chinoiserie Decor. The entire facade of this spectacular Armoire becomes an amazing canvas opportunity to hand-decorate a full gilded Chinoiserie Decor on relief. Each Piece from our Collections is entirely hand-painted on each side of the Furniture by using the very best 18th century craftsmanship Venetian techniques, passed down through the generations of artists from our land. Likewise, the sides of this beautiful creation is also enriched with on-relief Chinoiserie Scrollings...

Paolo Buffa, wardrobe or highboard, walnut, ash, beech, brass, mirrored glass, steel, plastic, Italy, 1950s Elegant and modern at the same time, this magnificent armoire is by the ...