Late 16th Century Italian Cupboard

This Antique Elizabethan Tudor Oak Court Cupboard, dating to the late 16th century, exemplifies the craftsmanship and aesthetic values of the Tudor period. Constructed from richly gr...

French Late 16th Century Renaissance Walnut Deux-Corps Cabinet in two parts. The top part with two carved doors featuring classical figures, opening to an interior fitted with three ...

16th Century Spanish Bargueño, Polychromed Wood A rare and evocative Spanish bargueño dating to the 16th century, retaining traces of its original polychrome decoration. The fall-fr...

Italian Painted Cupboard or Bookcase, Late 18th Century fitted with a center drawer, top section for display with chicken wire, and a bottom section for storage

French Henry II Deux-Corps cabinet, in two parts. Of linear design and interesting, unusual proportions, the top part with two-doors over two drawers, bottom with two larger drawers ...

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...

Rare carved Renaissance cabinet Period : 2nd half 16th century, ca. 1570 Origin : France, Burgundy or Languedoc This cabinet embody the produ...

19th Century Italian, useful cupboard with two fielded panelled doors beneath a smaller compartment with two fielded panelled doors. Retaining the original ochre paint finish. With o...

Anonymous Possibly Florence, Italy; 18th century Wood, iron Approximate size: 37 (h) x 48 (w) x 21 (d) in. each These Late 18th-century Italian cupboards stand as a captivating tes...

This very unique primitive jelly cupboard is made of deeply figured pine with richly colored wood and a simple design, most likely made in the northern...