RENAISSANCE TWO BODY CABINET 19th Century

Portuguese 18th century cabinet Made of kingwood. Three drawers simulating four. Base with profusely decorated skirts with plant motifs, turned legs and beams. Hardware and fittings ...

MAGNIFICENT ELEGANT ITALIAN VENETIAN TRUMEAU 19/20th Century in walnut briar, enriched with 19th Century Venetian craftsmanship gilded wood carvings in pure gold h 280 x 165 x 75 cm...

Important Spanish Cabinet 17th century in blackened wood and tortoiseshell veneer. It opens with eight drawers framing a central door, surrounded by two columns. Richly decorated w...

This remarkable 17th-century Italian cabinet is a masterpiece of craftsmanship, combining ebony and ebonized wood with tortoiseshell plaques, finely worked brass mounts, and delicate...

19th century Neo-Renaissance cabinet closet Oak, solid. Richly carved, grotesque carved, two-door cabinet, centered with portrait medallions, resting on a bivouac and on pillars, ...

Small renaissance cabinet from Lyon. ORIGIN: FRANCE, SCHOOL OF LYON PERIOD: 16th CENTURY Height:151cm Depth: 120cm Length: 54cm Walnut ...

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...

Exceptional Renaissance Cabinet from Lyon Origin: Lyon, France Period: 1540-1580, Second French Renaissance Measures: Height: 188 cm Length: 132 cm ...