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Large gilt bronze mounted ebonized wood and Boulle work antique vitrine cabinet
Located in London, GB
highly complex artisanal techniques such as Boulle inlay and Vernis Martin. The Napoleon III style is
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Fine C19th Kingwood French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
By Vernis Martin
Located in London, GB
Lovely French Vitrine in the Louis Xv style This Vitrine is Bombe Shaped and Extremely Elegant with Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounts and Very Finely Painted Panels Dates C1880s.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Kingwood

Three Doors Louis XV Style Glass Cabinet, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Cupid in the other. Technically, they remember the plaques made with the so-called "Vernis Martin" that
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Antique 19th Century European Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood, Mahogany

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Cabinet by Henry Dasson with Venus Aeneas
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Vernis Martin Cabinet-on-Stand In the Louis XVI Style By Henry Dasson Surmounted
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Ormolu Lacquered Bombé Commode with Onyx Marble Top
By Bernard II van Risamburgh
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV Style Lacquer Commode After the design of BVRB Constructed from bois noirci with vernis
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Onyx, Ormolu

Side cabinet on stand, by Paul Sormani, 19th Century.
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
original marble top with a three quarter pierced brass gallery. A pair of wonderfully hand painted Verni
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

A Very Fine French 19th CenturyOrmolu-Mounted Louis XV Style Double-Door Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Tarzana, CA
Francois Linke. The front bombe Vernis Martin panel decorated with a painted scene with two female busts on
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu

Important 19th Century Amboyna and Purpleheart Cabinet by Henry Dasson of Paris
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
ormolu mounts issuing pendant foliage, the door has a Vernis Martin panel depicting cupid and psyche
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Antique Late 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Wonderful 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine Table by Joseph Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Fine 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Joseph Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and 'Vernis Martin' panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Meuble D appui
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
finest quality marquetry and 'Vernis Martin' panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in
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Antique Early 1900s European Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pr French 19th-20th Century Ormolu Mounted Side-Tables Zwiener-Jansen Successeur
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and 'Vernis Martin' panels
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Chest Of Drawers Commode Stamped LARDIN
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in Forney, TX
cabinets d'histoire naturelle." Carré also worked with two vernisseurs (vernis Martin): Porchon and Prévost
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted and Vernis Martin Vitrine
By Vernis Martin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted and "Vernis Martin" style bombé
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Serpentine Front Vernis Martin Cabinet, circa 1870
By Vernis Martin
Located in Edinburgh, GB
French serpentine fronted cast brass and gilded Vernis Martin cabinet, circa 1870. With cast brass
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Antique 1870s French Cabinets

Materials

Brass

French Vernis Martin Mantel Clock
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
French Vernis Martin mantel clock with ormolu mounts. Beautifully decorated case featuring floral
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Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Vernis Martin Bureau Abattant
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
A Louis XV desk opening by an abattant, red lacquer interior, on four cabriole legs, Vernis Martin
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Kingwood French Bombe Vernis Martin Display Cabinet Vitrine
By Vernis Martin
Located in Antrim, GB
A stunning antique Kingwood French Bombe Vernis Martin display cabinet vitrine in the Louis XV
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Antique 1890s French Late Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Kingwood

A 19th century French Vernis Martin display cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century French Vernis Martin display cabinet
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Antique 19th Century French Vitrines

Materials

Kingwood

Louis XVI Style Vernis-Martin Bonheur de Jour
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
Louis XVI style rosewood vernis-martin Bonheur de jour.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rococo Vernis Martin Bombé Cabinet, Paris, 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
French Louis XV style Vernis Martin bombé cabinet epitomizing the fine craftsmanship of the Rococo
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Dry Bars

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Style French Vernis Martin Aneroid Barometer
Located in Salisbury, GB
A fine and decorative Louis XV style French Vernis Martin Aneroid barometer and thermometer
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Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments

French Kingwood and Vernis Martin Vitrine Cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Edinburgh, GB
French kingwood and vernis martin vitrine cabinet, circa 1880. The arched cornice with an ormolu
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Antique 1880s French Vitrines

Materials

Kingwood

Beautiful Kingwood Ormolu Mounted 19th Century Vernis Martin Cabinet
Located in Darwen, GB
A beautiful Kingwood Ormolu mounted 19th century Vernis Martin cabinet. Constructed with beautiful
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Antique 1880s Cabinets

Materials

Kingwood

Vernis Martin Decorated French Kingwood Vitrine
By Vernis Martin
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A charming and decorative French Kingwood vitrine. Decorated with lovely hand painted classical scenes and further embellished with crisply cast brass mounts. Of serpentine form and ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Vitrines

Materials

Kingwood

Louis XV Style Vitrine Vernis Martin 1890 lock signed by P. Keul Paris France
Located in LAGE ZWALUWE, NL
An exceptional Louis XV style 'Vernis Martin' display cabinet, sculpted wood. Circa 1900. Hand
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French Vernis Martin Style Painted Chests Cabinets Lacquer Commodes
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous pair of French antique Vernis Martin style painted cabinets. In French interior design
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Late 20th Century French Empire Cabinets

French Cartel clock with console in Vernis Martin, ca. 1855
By Medaille D Argent
Located in Ulestraten, Limburg
This is a French Cartel clock with console in Vernis Martin. Wood is romantically painted with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Painted Empire Cabinet Chest Credenza Vernis Martin
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
stage in any interiors scheme. Painted details are exquisite in the Vernis Martin manner, with
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Vintage 1960s Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Louis XVI Style Vernis-Martin Bonheur de Jour Ladies Desk with cabriole legs
Located in Salisbury, GB
Louis XVI style vernis-martin bonheur du jour comprising 3 drawers over the decorated cylinder fall
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Vintage 1930s Louis XVI Desks

19th Century French Carved Oak and Vernis Martin Painted Corner Curio
Located in Miami, FL
Large French carved oak and Vernis Martin painted corner curio cabinet with concave glass door
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Corner Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Louis XV Style Verni Martin Cabinet in the Manner of Linke
Located in Alhambra, CA
Impressive Louis XV style Verni Martin cabinet in the manner of Linke, circa 1900. A French antique
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Vernis Martin Style Display Cabinet Angelica Kauffman
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Antique French display cabinet with Vernis Martin painted plaques in the style of Angelica
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Vintage 1910s Empire Vitrines

French Fine "Vernis Martin" Toilet Casket, Paris Louis XV Period, circa 1740
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
French fine "Vernis Martin" Toilet Box, Paris Louis XV Period circa 1740 Rare box in brown
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Small Louis XV Ormolu and Vernis Martin Quarter-Striking "Wedding" Clock
By François Verneaux
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
Small table "wedding" clock in ormolu and Vernis Martin, Louis XV-period, circa 1760; three-train
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Bluthner Grand Piano in Rosewood with Vernis Martin Styling
By Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik 1
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
), in Vernis Martin style, with hand-painted floral and musical instrument murals, so intricate and
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Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Rosewood

18th Century Brisé Fan Vernis Martin Handpainted Mount Olympus Bone Nacre France
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing a remarkable mid-18th century Brisé fan in Vernis Martin, a true testament to the
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Paint

French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Black Vernis Martin Commode, Stamped Wolff
By Christophe Wolff
Located in London, Middlesex
vernis de la Chine dans le gout le plus nouveau”. His work can be seen in the Muse des arts decorative
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Very Attractive So Called "Vernis Martin" Swiss Console Clock, circa 1760
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This nicely decorated Swiss console clock with very nice ormolu bronze mounts is from the Neuchâtel area and was very popular in those days. The charming waisted proportions are v...
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Antique 18th Century Swiss Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

A French Louis XV Blue Vernis Martin Ormolu Mounted Bracket Clock on Wall Bracket, circa 1750
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
with alarm and verge escapement.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Varnish Martin Wooden Boulle Clock with Candlesticks
Located in Heukelum, NL
Elegant Vernis Martin clock set, painted by hand, Dimensions candlesticks: 21 x 12 x 8.5 cm
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Antique 1860s Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Varnish Martin wooden Boulle clock with candlesticks
Located in Heukelum, NL
Elegant Vernis Martin clock set, painted by hand, Dimensions candlesticks: 21 x 12 x 8.5 cm
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Antique 1860s Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

A French Régence 18th century wall cartel
By Becquet
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
Vernis Martin with floral motif and very nice gilt-brass .
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Régence Wall Clocks

Materials

Enamel

French Louis XV 18th Century Cartel
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
Floral vernis martin.Hunting decors with dogs, pheasant & stag. The clock maker is Houblin in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Clocks

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Wig Boxes
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
black lacquered background (Vernis Martin). Very elegant shape, reversed cove lid. the traditionally
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Verny Martin Style Mahogany Bureau De Dame, circa 1890
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A French Vernis Martin style mahogany bureau de dame with a brass gallery to the top and three
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Display Cabinet
Located in Edinburgh, GB
serpentine-fronted glass door, enclosing a velvet-lined interior above three Vernis Martin style panels, the
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Kingwood

Swiss Louis XVI Musical Bracket Clock On Wall Bracket, Dated 1784
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Swiss Louis Xvi 'vernis Martin' Musical Bracket Clock On Wall Bracket, Dated 1784 Case: the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swiss Louis XVI Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Kingwood Display Cabinet Bijouterie Painted Plaques
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French antique display cabinet with Vernis Martin style painted plaques Main cabinet
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Vintage 1940s Empire Cabinets

"CA", France, Movement, Rare French Table Clock with Arcane Time Display
By Mathieu Planchon
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
base, Vernis Martin, partly framed in gold; very finely painted with "en grisaille" scenes of working
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Wood

Important French Vitrine Signed Boudet Paris, circa 1900
Located in Redding, CA
, with the lower section centered by a beautiful Verni Martin Cartouche expertly painted with a love
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu

Art Case Steinway Hamburg Model "A" Grand Piano Hand Painted Masterpiece
By Steinway Sons
Located in Port Jefferson, NY
art historian evaluate the paintings and she said, "The paintings on the case are “Vernis Martin
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Antique Early 1900s German Louis XV Musical Instruments

Large Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonized Wood and Boulle Work Antique Vitrine Cabinet
Located in London, GB
artisanal techniques, notably the renowned Boulle inlay and Vernis Martin, which were meticulously executed
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Antique Mid-19th Century Cabinets

Materials

Wood

French Vernis Martin Painted Cabinet
Located in Cheshire, GB
Early 20th century French cabinet, the white marble top above a demilune cabinet with Vernis Martin
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Early 20th Century French Cabinets

French Ormolu and Vernis Martin Vitrine
Located in Queens, NY
French Ormolu and Vernis Martin Vitrine, French, late 19th or early 20th century. An exceptional
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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Find many varieties of an authentic vernis martin available at 1stDibs. Each vernis martin for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vernis martin, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vernis martin, those designed in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Rococo styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one vernis martin that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Bailey, Banks Biddle and Chartier Marcus produced versions that are worth a look.

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