Double body cabinet with four carved doors and drawers, Italy

Antique wardrobe, double-door wardrobe, hand-built, in solid wood, carved and hand-painted, With two doors with carved and painted panels with floral and leaf decorations, Sculpted a...

Antiqe Wardrobe, furniture in solid poplar wood, composed of two doors with six richly diamond-sculpted panels, base, sides carved with diamond tips and top with frame, beautiful con...

Antique Trumeau, piece of furniture in solid walnut, hand-carved with geometric and floral shapes typical of the late Baroque, upper part composed of two doors with shelves and base ...

Antique Credenza, wooden cabinet, solid walnut sideboard, organized with two doors and two drawers, It has internal shelves. Very elegant and refined, ideal in all interiors, of Ital...

Former collection Altounian At the beginning of the reign of Henri II (1547-1559) the furniture’s ornamentation evolves. The few medieval motifs that were still used are eventually relinquished. Furniture becomes more sober showcasing moulded panels and perfect architecture. Cabinet-makers use ornaments such as curved fluted or plain columns, feather quills, roses or winged putti heads. High-relief carving becomes more scarce and compositions lighter. To that end cabinet-makers draw inspiration from Fontainebleau motifs filtering them and adapting them to French taste. During this period cabinet-makers turn into a kind of architects. Indeed the architectural balance of furniture is the centre of their concerns. The study of Antic formulas is then a necessity. From this care given to proportions appear refined cabinets with pure lines. This style is characteristic of the reign of Henri II and disappears soon after under the regency of Catherine de Medici (1560-1574) when an abundance of high and low-relief ornaments comes back on furnitures. This two-bodies cabinet...

This Renaissance Cabinet reveals the great mastery of the Lyon workshops which are at the origin of its realization. Sculptors and wood-carvers worked here in symbiosis to express an...

17th century Italian two door, two drawer cabinet. Original bronze hardware. Decorative carving at base. Dark walnut.

Important and rare antique solid walnut cabinet, 19th century. Characterized by a refined hand carving of the wood on the front doors. The...