Viardot style cabinet

Cabinet in the style of Viardot, with inlays in the doors, the fabric of the bottom has been changed, minimal wear from use and time in good condition, some old holes from xylophages

A Japanese style carved wood cabinet attributed to G. Viardot. A painted decor imitating Japanese lacquer, ornamented with flowers, birds and butterflies. Opening onto two drawers an...

Gorgeous Antique mahogany wall cabinet etagere wall shelf display rack Japanese Chinese woodCarved 1890 1900 art nouveau rare Gabriel Viardot style ...

This wonderful display cabinet is designed in a ‘Japonisme’ (Japanese) style, which was popular in Europe in the mid-late 19th century. This craze was kick-started by Japan reopening to trade with the West, and exporting Japanese goods—including furniture and decorative art—to Europe. One craftsmen by the name of Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906) established a name for himself in France producing Chinese and Japanese style furniture...

Lovely little Japanese-style vitrine in carved wood in the style of Gabriel VIARDOT. Vitrine in the upper part and shelves in the lower part. This small piece of furniture is in good...

Rare Japanese style cylinder desk in tinted and carved wood, richly engraved on all sides with foliage, cherry branches and geometric interlacing. Surmounted by two asymmetrical shelves, the cylinder is decorated with an engraved dragon. Opening this cylinder reveals many compartments with adjustable dimensions, a drawer with engraved decoration and letter storage. The cylinder sides can open laterally, allowing a larger area for working and writing. The lower part of the desk is formed on the left by five superimposed drawers decorated with geometric interlacing and carved branches, as well as Japanese characters, deer and mother-of-pearl foliage. On the right, there is a drawer and a door decorated with carved leaves and mother-of-pearl interlacing, revealing four drawers forming compartments. An ingenious mechanism makes it possible, when the cylinder is closed with a key, to completely lock the desk. Gabriel Viardot career began as a wood carver and he produced small furniture, sculpturally carved with naturalistic motifs and animals. In the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, his finely sculpted objects were well received. However, with the increasing importation of similarly produced Swiss and German articles, he found less opportunity for these and decided to innovate. G. Viardot succeeded to his father’s business in 1861 installed rue Rambuteau in Paris. Around 1870 he turned to the idea of producing « Meubles genre Chinois et Japonais ». The taste in Europe for exotic furniture, incorporating sometimes authentic Chinese or Japanese objects...

Very rare and important, Museum quality Gabriel Viardot 1830-1906 display cabinet signed to the side G Viardot Paris 1887, finished with Mother of Pearl inlay and Gold Gilt oriental ...

Large Brighton Pavilion Pagoda style display cabinet by Edwards & Roberts of England.

Heals Attributed. An Anglo-Japanese Ebonised small 'Pagoda' style side cabinet with a fretwork, mirrored and shelved top, the base with an asymmetric arrangement of a cupboard and sh...

An architecturally compelling Italian Mid-Century Modern corner room divider shelving unit, attributed to the elegant design sensibility of the Gio Ponti style. This piece offers a s...