Pair of Italian 19th Century Venetian Style Giltwood Vitrines

A stunning and large scale Italian 19th century Venetian st. giltwood cabinet vitrine. The most impressive and uniquely shallow vitrine is raised by a bombée and scalloped shaped bas...

A striking and most elegantly pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Kingwood, Tulipwood and ormolu cabinet vitrines. Each two door vitrine is raised by fine block feet with delic...

A beautiful and most elegant Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated and giltwood cabinet vitrine. The vitrine is raised by circular tapered fluted legs with handsome giltwo...

A most elegant and unique pair of Italian 19th century Napoleon III period giltwood étagères with their original mirror plates. Each display shelves o...

PAIR OF CARVED GILTWOOD COLLECTOR DISPLAY CABINETS M. Grieve Co. of New York & London both marked verso circa 1910 ref. 411LJT20P 71 7/...

a handsome pair of Empire-style gilt bronze mounted (ormolu) mahogany marble top vitrines / display cabinets, each with two interior glass shelves, glass on three (3) sides, back and...

Rare pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted curved shape vitrines attributed to J.E Zwiener. Glazed on all sides, they open with two doors framed by gilded and chiseled Rocaille style foliated bronze mounts. Resting on four cabriole legs ending with lion’s paws, the whole is covered by a « brèche de Benou » marble top. This model was probably designed by L. Messagé. Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener was born in Germany in 1849. In 1880 he sets up his extensive workshops in rue de la Roquette in Paris where he creates many original pieces of furniture. He imitated practically every style, ranging from ‘’Boulle’’ to Louis XVI and including extraordinary personal interpretations of the Louis XV ‘’exuberant’’ style. He participated in the 1889 Universal Exhibition, held in Paris, and was awarded the gold medal for his remarkable copy of that most famous piece of furniture, Louis XV’s desk. The catalogue of the exhibition included a wonderful elegy qualifying the work as perfect : « No criticism what-so-ever could be made ». As that other famous cabinet-maker François Linke, Zwiener had most of his bronzes modelled by Léon Messagé whose work was considered as being of the best possible quality. Léon Messagé is a renowned designer and sculptor who integrated in his ornaments related to the Rocaille asymmetry, new lines and shapes announcing the “Art Nouveau” style. But even though, Messagé found inspiration with these 18th century artists, such as Nicolas Pineau or J. A. Meissonier, he didn’t simply copy their work and showed great originality, even extravagance, with some designs contained in "Cahier des dessins et croquis style Louis XV". He realized numerous sketches on grey paper before the execution of a reduced or life sized model of his ornaments, made of wax or terra-cotta. From 1885, Léon Messagé started working with important Parisian cabinet...

Pair of beautiful Regence style vitrines in gilded wood. Napoleon III period. c. 1890s sliding doors adjustable shelves. Provenance: jewelry store in Madrid. Dimensions: H226 x ...