Late 18th Century Vitrines

This impressive antique French buffet deux corps was crafted in Normandy circa 1780 and exemplifies the elegant provincial interpretation of the Louis XV style. Built in solid pine, the two-part cabinet combines graceful movement with abundant hand-carved ornamentation, showcasing the craftsmanship and regional character for which Norman furniture is celebrated. The upper vitrine is crowned with a shaped bonnet featuring carved scrolls and a richly detailed central crest decorated with birds, grapes, floral bouquets, and a woven basket motif. Two glazed doors with shaped moldings open to reveal two interior shaped shelves designed for the display of faience, porcelain, glassware, or treasured collections. Delicate carved floral garlands and foliate motifs embellish the façade throughout, while the original brass escutcheons and hardware add authenticity and charm. The upper display section has been fitted with interior lighting controlled by a convenient on/off switch, allowing collections to be beautifully illuminated. The lower cabinet is fitted with two paneled doors framed by deeply molded surrounds and accented with carved floral decoration. Inside, the case offers generous storage and retains an interior pull-out drawer. A distinctive carved star medallion centered on the shaped apron adds a unique decorative element rarely encountered on provincial Norman furniture. The cabinet stands on elegant Louis XV feet and retains wonderful proportions that provide both visual lightness and practical functionality. Throughout, the pine exhibits beautiful grain patterns and a warm honey-colored patina developed over centuries of use. Rich hand-carved details, original character marks, and subtle wear consistent with age contribute to the authenticity and appeal of this important antique Normandy buffet deux corps...

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...

With a Christies, New York auction sticker on the back. The cabinet with carved cornice and openwork frieze. Carved sinuous floral vine supports flank the glass door with mullions in a light brown stain. The interior in pale green paint with three shelves. The lower cabinet with metal mounts (broken...

A Dutch Rococo period walnut vitrine cabinet from the late 18th century, with hand carved hunting trophy, glass doors and bombé chest. Born in the Netherlands in the later years of t...

A Dutch Rococo display cabinet crafted in veneered walnut and richly decorated with marquetry in light maple and satinwood, featuring floral, le...

18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is resplendent with artfully sculpted bas relief across its entire facade! This superlative instant family heirloom is sized to sufficiently display almost any prized heirlooms, collection, or library! Hand-crafted from solid old-growth quarter-sawn oak, it boasts a reverse contoured crown with four distinctive tiers. The top tier was carved in French egg...

18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Corner Vitrine ~ Curio Cabinet is the perfect choice to decorate and utilize what is usually dead space in a room ~ the corner! Hand-crafte...

Pair of Italian painted and gilt vitrines with hinged glass tops, carved intertwined decorative floral vine motif, corner floral medallions, and terminating on bulbous fluted legs su...

There is a quiet confidence to this exceptional 18th-century Dutch Rococo display cabinet—an authenticity that only centuries can bestow. Its gr...

Cabinet Gustavian Swedish original paint greenish yellow 18th century Sweden. A cabinet made during the 18th century in Sweden. Glassed doors ...

Each with a molded cornice above a pair of diamond mullioned glazed doors opening to a shelf, over two a pair of drawers, raised on square legs headed by pierced brackets, painted wi...

A Pair of Regency Cream, Black and Gilt-Japanned Display Cabinets Late 18th Century/Early 19th Century Provenace; Doris Duke Collection Each wi...

Late 18th Century Venetian Neoclassical Polychrome & Giltwood Display Cabinet, Late 18th Century Venetian Hand-Carved, Painted & Giltw...

A beautiful Rococo vitrine with original brass hardware and locks. The upper cabinet has four shelves under a bonnet top with glass doors. The lower cabinet has two shelves behind ra...

A Dutch oak buffet à deux-corps from the late 18th century, with glass doors, canted sides, carved panels and central clock. Born in the Netherlands d...

Louis XVI mahogany display showcase on stand. Cornice accented with dentil moldings above two doors. Copenhagen, circa 1800. New mahogany stand. We can shorten this if desired. ...

An oval mahogany wine cooler, George III period, circa 1790. With excellent, unrestored, deep, rich color and patination, and original solid-brass carrying handles to either side. This smart Georgian wine cooler (cellaret or cellarette) retains its original waxed surface and patina. It is brass-bound (of coopered construction) supported on its separate, original stand. Raised on square tapering legs terminating in its original brass cappings and castors. It can be also used as a small side table or lamp table. Comes with a bespoke, clear, safety glass cover. Nb. An antique oval wine cooler of this design is quite rare, and makes a very elegant addition to a dining room sideboard, or an occasional table in a drawing room. By removing the top, some examples of this form of wine cooler were often later converted to be used as jardinières. See Christies, 23rd May 2013, lot 23: a mahogany oval wine cooler sold @ £17,500. Literature: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA 'Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Hamlyn, London (Fourth Impression 1972) p. 640: “In late Georgian times the wine cooler was generally a plain mahogany tub hooped with brass and standing on four legs. Mary Kenyon in a letter to her mother (October 30th 1775) wrote that among the furniture in the parlour of her new house in Lincoln’s Inn Fields was a ''handsome cistern of mahogany with brass hoops etc. under the sideboard”. A typical example of a brass-bound wine cooler is shown in a picture by Zoffany, representing William Ferguson...

A late 18th century George III period brass-bound mahogany wine cooler, on its original detachable stand of four tapering legs terminating in brass cappings and castors. With apparently original side-carrying handles, the interior has its original lead lining and drainage tap. In very good condition with excellent color and patina. Ca 1790. With its fitted glass top, it can be used as a small antique side...