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Item Ships From: Europe
Very Rare, Original 1960s Orange Plastic Washstand by Vidal, Spain
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1960s Spanish Space Age Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Large 19th Century French Counter
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very large and important 19th Century French counter in walnut.
This is a freestanding item with cupboards both sides and eight doors on each side. Finished all the way around with...
Category
19th Century French Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Giovanni Pelis for Stile Neolt, Trolley, 1964
By Giovanni Pelis
Located in London, GB
Good original condition, consistent with age and use. Some scratches and marks.
Space Age trolley designed for architects and artists in the 1960s,...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Bauhaus Briar Wood Sideboard in Hynek Gottwald style
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Milano, IT
This stunning storage cabinet, with uncertain attribution but strongly influenced by the style of Hynek Gottwald, immediately captures attention with its modernist lines and perfect ...
Category
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Iron
19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Pier Display Cabinet Edwards & Roberts Mahogany
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Introducing a distinguished 19th Century Antique Mahogany Pier Display Cabinet crafted by the esteemed maker Edwards & Roberts. This exceptional piece showcases intricate Chinoiserie...
Category
19th Century Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
A unique late Georgian satinwood collector’s cabinet painted with maritime scene
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A unique late Georgian satinwood collector’s cabinet painted with maritime scenes, of rectangular form with the original marble top above, t...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Satinwood
Fine Dutch Baroque Double Domed Walnut Cabinet
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very fine and rare burr walnut and walnut double domed cupboard; Holland, circa 1700.
Resting on bracket feet, the base has two large drawers a pair of half - width drawers, protruding on the bottom and inlaid with cross banded geometric ornament. The doors have elegant protruding curly serpentine - shaped walnut ornament and are topped with finely carved low - relief walnut lambrequins in the Régence style under the double domed cornice.
Each dome has an elegant molding transforming in its centre into a richly carved bracket.
Together with the flat - topped corners and centre, these were meant to support a Chinese porcelain or Delft glazed earthenware set of 5 blue - and -white vases, called a ' kaststel ' in Dutch.
The interior is typically executed in oak, with three interior drawers and shelves behind the cupboard doors.
As was often the case, the bronze handles and keyholes were replaced later in the 18th century by more contemporary Louis XVI models. The interior drawers however, where it was not felt important as they were invisible when the doors were closed, still keep their original handles.
The double dome is a rare feature in Dutch walnut cabinets...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch William and Mary Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of antique Victorian quality ebonised and amboyna inlaid side cabinets
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of antique Victorian quality ebonised and amboyna inlaid side cabinets, having ebonised tops above an amboyna inlaid frieze single glazed door opening to reveal two glass displa...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Ebony, Amboyna
Palinfrasca Sideboard by Fabio Fantolino
By Miniforms, Fabio Fantolino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the low composition reminiscent of a sideboard, to the higher one that brings to mind a window overlooking a beautiful landscape, the perfect spot for all good reading. Palinfra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Bridges cabinet by Muller Van Severan, contemporary blue laquered large closet
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bridges is a collection of cabinets designed by Muller Van Severen. MVS developed the cabinets from their series of ‘Wave’ vases. The vase silhouettes were brought into handmade cabi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Highboard Bar Chest by Luigi Saccardo for Gasparello, Italy, 1980's
By Luigi Saccardo
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Italian design highboard dry bar chest drinks & glasses cabinet by Luigi Saccardo for Gasparello, Italy 1980's. From the "Seven" series. Memphis Design Style. Blac...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Wood, Lacquer
Bruce Talbert for Gillows attri, A Fine Aesthetic Movement Oak & Glazed Cabinet
By Gillows of Lancaster & London, Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attributed to Gillows.
A rare Aesthetic Movement oak cabinet with parcel-gilt carving to the demilune doors depicting vine grapes and a butterfly to the right, and the...
Category
Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Swedish Vintage Inlaid Cabinet
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning Swedish Vintage cabinet, dating from around the 1930’s.
The quality is exceptional, this has a beautiful design, with gorgeous floral patterns on the door fro...
Category
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Doha Contemporary and Customizable Cabinet with Artistic Intervention
By Luísa Peixoto
Located in PT
Contemporary cabinet with two doors and two interior shelves
Electrification only approved for Europe.
Hand-painted by Luís Melo.
Bespoke / Customizable
Identical shapes with diffe...
Category
2010s Portuguese Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bevan Funnell Yew Wood Dwarf Open Library Bookcase Cabinet
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Vintage Bevan Funnell Yew Wood Dwarf bookcase.
A very well-made and solid piece. We have lightly restored this by giving it a hand clean, h...
Category
20th Century British Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Yew
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Bookcase Cabinet, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French bookcase from the early 20th century. Double-body inlaid furniture in rosewood, mahogany, maple, walnut and fruitwood. Sideboard with four doors, two of which are inlaid...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Danish Green Folk Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This incredible free standing cabinet is a wonderful example of Danish folk furniture, with excellent traditional craftsmanship techniques. This cabinet features a stunning patinated...
Category
1780s Danish Folk Art Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Anglo-Japanese Ebonised & Coromandel Side Cabinet, by Lamb & Co. of Manchester
By Lamb of Manchester
Located in London, GB
Lamb and Co., Manchester, an Anglo-Japanese ebonized and coromandel side cabinet, possibly designed W. J. Estall, with a fret and mistletoe gallery, an upper shelf, a above a bevelle...
Category
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Anglo-Japanese Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Rare Small 17th Century Dutch 'Nursery' Cushion Cabinet Oak White Painted
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
This model cabinet was called 'Tafelkast' (table cabinet) in the Netherlands because the base resembles the Dutch Renaissance and early Baroque tables. Cabinets of this type are usua...
Category
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century Cabinet with Beveled Mirror Walnut art Nouveau
Located in Buggiano, IT
Furniture with semi-oval ground mirror for entrance, original Art Nouveau, with three doors, one with ground glass linked to lead.
Size cm.: 107 x 31 x 95 + 165 H (tot 260).
They wil...
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Cabinet with Drawers, Black / Ico Parisi, 1970
By Ico Parisi, Brugnoli Mobili Cantú
Located in Berlin, DE
This extraordinary drawer cabinet in black lacquered wood was designed by architect and designer Ico Parisi around 1970. The nine drawers of different sizes are equipped with rectang...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Solid Oak Cabinet, France, 1950s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Mid-Century solid oak buffet, Art Deco inspired. The buffet features stunning Oak structure on door panel. It offers a compact storage, with shelve behind the sliding door.
The cab...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Regency Period Mahogany Two Door Cabinet
Located in London, GB
An early 19th Century Regency period figured Mahogany two door Cabinet, boxwood strung throughout having crossbanded ‘D’ shaped top above fri...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
STUNNING VINTAGE CHINESE CHINOISERIE GEISHA GIRLS LACQUER SiDE CABINET SOAPSTONE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Chinese side cabinet with native scenes of Geisha girls carved out of soapstone and deco...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Black / Ebonized Portuguese 'Contador' Cabinet with Matching Decorative Stand
Located in Madrid, ES
Similar in concept to the Spanish bargueño, the Portuguese "contador" cabinet started out as a small portable chest of drawers used for storing valuable...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Nightstand Restored and Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Italian Art Nouveau nightstand in cherrywood and mahogany inlaid, restored and polished to wax
Measures cm: H 81+34, W 40, D 32.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Monumental 19thC English Country House Ash Linen Press
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Monumental 19thC English Country House Ash Linen Press
circa 1890
sku 1891
W247 x D65 x H221 cm
Internal shelf depth 50 cm
Weight 230 kg
Category
19th Century Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Ash
Pair of vintage mitre cornered display cabinets
Located in Alton, GB
Wonderfully rare survivors of the retail display era of the 1920's. This pair of vintage mitre cornered display cabinets offers 360 degree glazing giving the perfect vista from all a...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Modern Cabinet With Geometric Surface Wood Structure & Gold Polished Brass Legs
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Rosalia Cabinet is an outstanding modern style design. This bar cabinet combines harmonious shapes and materials. An elegant theatrical shape to store your favorite drinks and be par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Dutch Cabinet by A.A. Patijn for Zijlstra, 1950's
By Abraham A. Patijn, Zijlstra
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Dutch walnut cabinet, designed by A.A. Patijn for Zijlstra Joure in the 50’s.
This high quality cabinet is composed by 2 modules.
...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique French Walnut Marble Top Bedside Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique French walnut marble top bedside cabinet, dating from around the 1880-1900 period.
It is of superb quality and it is a very use...
Category
1880s French Empire Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Cabinet Black and Gold Napoleon III 1860 France marble Top André-Charles Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Cabinet Black and Gold Napoleon III 1860 France marble Top André-Charles Boulle
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Giltwood Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French giltwood display cabinet
French, early 20th century
Measures: Height 175cm, width 130cm, depth 40cm
This beauti...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Cabinet with 27 Big and 4 Small Drawers Oak with Ebene de Macassar
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Modern Art Deco cabinet with 27 oak drawers where you may put A4 papaers or folders.
The 4 small drawers are perfect for CD's.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Design Sliding Door Filing Cabinet, 1960s, Belgium
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern design sliding door filing cabinet, made in Belgium 1960s. Wood with wood veneer constructed cabinet with a sliding door that slides all the way open to th...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Memphis Fridge by Roberto Pezzetta transformed to cabinet
Located in Mortsel, BE
THE WIZARDS COLLECTION FRIDGE BY ROBERTO PEZZETTA FOR ZANUSSI, 1980S. Transformed to a multifunctional cabinet that can open on both sides.
Category
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Pair Antique 19th Century French Marble Top Commodes Credenzas
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century French serpentine commodes in the Louis XV manner.
Each with a marble top above a frieze of one short drawer above a central door, the surfaces with scrub pai...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Luciano Frigerio Side Cabinets with Gilt Bronze Decoration
By Frigerio
Located in Göttingen, NI
Rare pair of massive macassar side cabinets by Luciano Frigerio Desio, Milan 1970s
Mounted with gilt bronze plaques
Interior with one shelf.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Set of Antique Display Cabinets
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Set of special display cabinets with curved glass. 4 adjustable shelves per display case. Rear wall and part side walls are equipped with mi...
Category
1890s English Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Rare Mid Century Danish Wall Mounted Sideboard in Oregon Pine and Brass, 1950's
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Wall Mounted Sideboard in Oregon Pine and Brass, 1950's
Additional Information:
Material: Oregon pine and brass
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Produced in Denmark
Dimensions ...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French Empire Cabinet on Stands 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French Empire side cabinet on stand
This Pretty Cabinet Stands Upon Typical Shaped French Legs.
Circa 1870
The Single Door Features...
Category
1870s Empire Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Parchment Jewelry Box, R&Y Agousti Paris, 20th
Located in Nice, FR
Jewelry chest consisting of 4 drawers, parchment front, two doors in palm wood veneer, made by the Parisian house Agousti. Work of the 80s.
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Parchment Paper
1970s Birch Chest of Drawer, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good/very good original conditon with minor signs of use.
- High gloss finish.
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Birch
Antique Victorian circa 1860 Pine Housekeepers Cupboard Linen Original Paint
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning highly collectable original paint Victorian pine Housekeepers linen or pot cupboard
A very charming and highly collectable piece, ...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Contemporary by Studio Oxi Dresser Cabinet Wood Dressing Cabinet Mirror Steel
By Interna8
Located in Pordenone, IT
This piece is ultra feminine and sits in a space dedicated entirely to beauty, where purpose and aesthetics blend into one. Surprisingly functional, its simple lines and high-quality...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Victorian Music Cabinet Rosewood Chest, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian rosewood music cabinet being of very good quality.
Note the retailers plaque " T. Wallis and Co Holborn Circus London)
Raised upon a plinth base.
circa 1880
The cabinet...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Guillerme et Chambron, Cabinet in Oak, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1960/1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, cabinet in oak, Edition Votre Maison circa 1960/1970.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near t...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Ovetto Gala black glossy garbage collection garbage can
Located in Calenzano, IT
For dreamers of luxury and sophistication, who design a better and more beautiful world.
The recycling garbage can becomes a designer dustbin, Ovetto Galà Black Glossy gives a touch ...
Category
2010s Italian Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
20th Century, Osvaldo Borsani Wooden Cabinet 40s
Located in Turin, Turin
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...
Category
1940s Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Burl Yew Wood Lamp, End or Wine Table Cupboards with Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of lovely vintage Burr Yew wood lamp end wine side table cupboards each with a single drawer and shelf.
A good looking and we...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Yew
George III Bookcase Mahogany Library Cabinet 1790
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous period George III bookcase in mahogany
Circa 1790 on this wonderful piece of antique English furniture
Top half comes apart from bottom so easy to move aro...
Category
1790s George III Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Cabinet in the Renaissance Style, France, 1870
Located in Chorzów, PL
Cabinet in the Renaissance style, France, 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: Walnut
Dimensions: height 233 cm, width 64 cm, depth 62 cm.
Category
1870s French Renaissance Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Firenze, IT
This late 19th-0early 20th century English handsome large and tall chest of drawers in rich mahogany has a bow front, is outfitted with five total drawers, two smaller top drawers, w...
Category
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Hanging Cabinet / Small Cabinet Oak Bird
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stunning 19th century Swiss black forest hanging cabinet / small cabinet carved from solid oak.
Superb Black Forest cabinet with floral carvings displaying leaves & acorns. The doo...
Category
1870s Swiss Black Forest Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Oak
DeCastelli Ripple Cabinet by Marco Pisati
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ripple cabinet is inspired by the fluidity and adaptability of water, and the texture of metal, expertly worked by the company. The result is a sinuous, polymorphous volume in wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Cassone Venetian 16thc Renaissance Cedar Original Stand Neptune Armorial Unicorn
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum-quality, late-16th century, cedar, Venetian, cassone on its original stand ; the sea creature ornament probably drawn from De la Cosmographie Universelle, livre III, engraving 1550-1568
• This is the only, known, cassone of this type retaining its original stand.
• The collection in Italy that it originally came from was a palazzo that it had reputedly been in for generations of the same family and this most likely why the stand has survived.
• The decoration is very unusual, and delightful in the array of sea creatures depicted. The connection of the region with the sea is very strong.
• The inner lid is very practical and can be used for display or serving. The interior offers masses of storage space which is particularly suitable for textiles being cedar which repels moths.
• The cassone is a beautiful, rich colour and has developed a lustrous patina.
• The cassone is Illustrated & discussed in discussed in ‘Woods in British Furniture Making’, (Bowett) c13
Provenance: Private collection, Mayorca. Private collection, Italy
Related to: Cassone in V&A collection, no 4886-1858
Width 177 cm., 70 in., Height 87 cm., 34 ½ in. Depth 68 cm. 26 ½ in.
With lid open 155 cm., 61 in
“Late 16th and 17th century, London inventories confirm that cypress wood chests were relatively common in prosperous households. In 1598 there was a cypress chest in the hall of John Mason, a vintner, valued at 50 shillings. It was the most expensive piece of furniture in the house. Similarly there was a ‘fair cypress chest’ in the great chamber of Adrian Moore, haberdasher, in 1618, and a cypress chest worth £ 9 in the hall of Thomas Willis, a clotherworker in 1630. The chests were sometimes described as ‘great’ or ‘small’ but not otherwise described – presumably they were familiar to the compilers of the inventories. They were placed in halls, chambers and parlours, places where they would have been on prominent view. It is noteworthy that only the chests were imported and not, apparently, the wood. “ (p282, Cypress, Woods in British Furniture making)
The decoration is very unusual, and delightful in the array of sea creatures depicted. The connection of the region with the sea is very strong. I have never seen one of these chests on its original stand. The collection in Italy that it came from was a palazzo that it had reputedly been in for generations of the same family and this most likely why the stand has survived. In practical terms, the stand makes the chest a comfortable height to use. The exterior of the chest is a beautiful, mellow colour and has developed a lustrous patina.
The top comprises three planks faced with a shallow, cleated, moulded edge nailed on. The front retains its original hasp and lockplate and, as is commonly found, the lock has been removed but, unusually the original ring hinges have survived. The top opens to reveal an inner lid with ring hinges and a brass ring, revealing a large open storage compartment below, the bottom lined with an old fabric. The underside of the lid retains its original penwork and pierced decoration. The central panel depicts sea creatures, sharks, flatfish, monster fish, sea horses, Neptune and mermaids, probably drawn from De la Cosmographie Universelle, livre III, engraving 1550-1568. The panels either side depicting a crown, the sun and unicorns amongst stylised floral sprays. The surrounding naive penwork border features repeats of three naked ladies in the sea, a man wearing an animal mask with two dogs in a forest and a huntsman with two dogs. The floor of the inside of the cassone is upholstered in an 18th century red and yellow striped woven textile the colours of the Catalan flag. The front is decorated with pierced, silhouettes of beasts, trees and figures. The sides are plain with iron carrying handles. On its original stand, with similar decoration, and bearing a cartouche which would have been decorated with the arms of its original owner. Italian, last quarter of the 16th century.
Condition Report : Old repair to bottom left moulding of top. Some hairline cracks to top. The hasp, lockplate and ring hinges are original, the lock has been removed. Handles probably 18th century. The inner lid was probably added in the 18th century and supporting mechanism in the 19th century. Exceptional original, lustrous colour and patina.
Measures: Width 177 cm. 70 in., height 87 cm. 34 ½ in., depth 68 cm. 26 ½ in.
The cassone was the principal piece of furniture in 16th century, Italy. These chests were made as bridal gifts for nobles and aristocrats from cedar specifically for storing their much prized and valued hangings, clothing and linens, as the wood repels moths and the sweet fragrance delicately scents fabrics. Consquently the cassone, as in this example might be decorated with the family coat of arms or with depictions of virtue and edifying episodes from the Bible. A young woman could not be allowed to enter marriage without some instruction. Later, many cassoni were taken apart so that the decorated front panel could be hung as a painting. The stand of this cassone has a cartouche that would have contained a painted coat of arms in the centre which shows that it was conceived for a noble family. Such cypress or cedar chests, incised in bas relief and pyrographically engraved, have long been associated with Venice and typically have a naïve decoration on the exterior.
Literature:
The 'cypress chests' containing 'arras, counterpoints, costely apparel, tents, and canopies, fine linen, Turkey cushions...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Guillerme & Chambron Highboard in Stained Oak
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, highboard, green stained oak, France, 1960s
This sideboard, a creation of the esteemed French designer duo Guillerme et Chambron, epitomizes ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Entry Italy cabinet, Renaissance style, blond walnut wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1940s entrance Italy cabinet, Renaissance style, by Bassano's Ebanistery in blond walnut , wax finished
Measure cm: H 96 W 118 D 36
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Europe - Cabinets
Materials
Walnut