USA - Vitrines

A Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tulipwood vitrine with marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door cabinet fitted w...

Three-door burl wood Vitrine from France 1700s. This vitrine or biblio cabinet features a giltwood crown that is intricately decorated in golden scrolls. The crown is removable. Th...

Elegant Italian mid-century display cabinet, circa 1950s, featuring finely book-matched exotic wood veneer, brass inlaid motifs, and curved glass doors framed by sculptural brass fil...

This exceptional French Charles Bernel of Paris inlaid vitrine is a museum-quality example of 19th century craftsmanship, showcasing the finest details in luxury furniture design. Th...

The top having an arched crown with a central foliate carving over a single arched, 9-pane glass door (one pane cracked) that reveals two glass shelves. The base having a single doo...

A rare and important Art Deco period Century of Progress Display Cabinet designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana, United States of America. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, one piece design, having a rectangular showcase top with glass panel sides and a pair of sliding glass doors, over solid wood chest fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, flanked by cabinet doors, opening to shelved interior. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera, and glass. Signed, original label to drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching sideboard - buffet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately** Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the important and iconic collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091 History: Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”. Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925. Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City. During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc. Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972). The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola. Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein. In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan. In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...

C. 1920s flame mahogany individual glass panes double doors display cabinet curio showcase.

A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Transition Louis XIV-XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Two-Door Vitrine Cabinet, the arched top surmounted with gilt-bronze moldings a...

​19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bronze Mounted Cabinet Vitrine Dimensions :51" Wide X 50" Tall X 16" Deep This stunning vitrine was made in France in the late 19th ce...

Antique French style mahogany display cabinet with gilt bronze mounts and interior illumination.  

Gorgeous 1800's Antique Cabinet, Vitrine, Display, French Gothic Revival, Carved Wood! Antique Cabinet, Vitrine, Display, French Gothic Revival, Carved Wood, 1800s! French Gothic R...

This Continental European ebonized Circassian walnut Rococo vitrine china cabinet is an extraordinary example of 19th century craftsmanship, blending ornate Rococo design with the ra...

A very fine French Louis XV style Belle Époque mahogany and tulipwood ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet with a Brêche violette marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The ...

Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal Mounted Oak Vitrine, 20th century, the glazed door enclosing three shelves. 67" H x 39" W x 15" D.

LOUIS XIV EBONIZED AND BRASS-INLAID DISPLAY CABINET ON STAND France upper portion composed of 18th century materials, stand crafted of 19th century materials, interior covered with ...

Vitrine is made out of high quality walnut wood. It has 2 keyed drawers on the bottom. Sides are covered up with glass. Front is covered with 2 sliding doors. There are 2 glass shelv...

Wonderful, rare, unique in design and size. Marked Colombo Hnos Buenos Aires Argentina Av. Alvear. Came form The Palace Hotel on Av. Alvear it is Antique and very old. Fully functio...

This elegant two-door cabinet by renowned British designer Tom Dixon combines heft with light. Its sturdy bronze frame rests on tapered legs while the glass sides and shelves lend to...

Lovely rococo curves and carvings accentuate this striking Vitrine or display cabinet from Sweden. Note the exagerated curves and heavily carved feet that combine for dramatic effect...

American Mid-Century Modern ebonized metal and brass trimmed vitrine cabinets (MASTERCRAFT)

Beautiful French 19th Century Louis XV ten door cabinet showcases three Chinoiserie decorated panels. The piece features gorgeous bronze d'ore mounts most notable seen on the diagona...

Stately Topiary Etagere with finial top. 4 graduating glass shelves with brass supports for added visual appeal. Nicely tapered for a subtle towering presence.

An Art Deco, two-section cabinet for china or bar storage. The upper cabinet has sliding glass doors and a mirrored interior. The lower cabinet fea...

Mid-century glass sideboard, as glamorous as gold jewelry sparkling in the light, this brilliant glass sideboard reflects beauty from every angle. It...

A beautiful antique French gilt bronze, patinated bronze, steel and glass jewelry vitrine or showcase, Paris, circa 1890-1910. It is very unusual to see these vitrines having the ori...

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine, Circa 1890.

This magnificent monumental French vitrine china cabinet showcases the grandeur and refinement of 19th century European design. Crafted from rich rosewood, the cabinet features intri...

French Louis XV-style (19th Century) kingwood 2 door vitrine display cabinet with shaped glass sides and rust marble top

A handsome French 19th century Charles X period Rosewood and Maple bookcase/vitrine. The vitrine is raised on a mottled plinth below three square bottom glass doors displaying X desi...

Late 19th century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Jewlery Display Case. V.F Paris Dimensions : 36" Wide X 24" Deep X 30" Tall This gorgeous display case was made in France in the la...

load capacity on shelves: 20 kg load capacity on top: 30 kg 39cm between shelves Wired showcase in a 6 mm transparent curved glass with three 8 mm fixed glass shelves. Shelf support...

19th century French Neoclassical Walnut Display Armoire ~ Bookcase was crafted from blonde French walnut creating a naturally lighter shade of furnishing that is ideal for today's airy, casual decors. Taking a cue from 3,000 years of classical architecture, it features a boldly formed crown flanked by a pair of orb finials, and an intriguing bonnet that combines raised panels with burl walnut faces...

Showcase with champagne profiles; relevant glass structure and doors in extralight glass. Showcase with varnished aluminum profiles, available in metalized champagne or Vulcan grey f...

Exceptional quality vitrine with mirrored back having four glass shelves. Beautifully cast bronze dore mounts decorate this piece. Beveled glass ...

A stunning French early 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany three-door, three drawer demilune buffet vitrine. The D-shaped vitrine is raised by elegant, refined circular tapered le...

An exceptional pair of tall illuminated vitrines by Henredon, gracefully combines traditional forms with modern design elements. Good design, meticulous tailoring and superior constr...

A stunning and large scale French 19th century Napoleon III period ebony, brass and ormolu Boulle vitrine. The cabinet is raised by six elegant topie shaped legs with ormolu feet and...

French Louis XV-style (19th Century) kingwood 2 door vitrine display cabinet with bronze trim and shaped glass sides

A Very Rare and Exquisite pair of French 19th c. Carved Giltwood and Glass Vitrines/Display Cabinets from a Paris Jeweler of the 19th century. Original Mirrored Backings are not in P...

Early 20th century French Art Deco Vitrine. Display cabinet, salvaged from super high end jewelry or gift gallery in New York City. Superior quality and construction. Tiffany quality, bronze frame, machined fittings, brass shelf brackets...

Pair rustic vintage corner wine cabinets ~ Vitrines are perfect for your entertainment room! Situated in adjacent corners, you can take advantage o...

Vitrine with champagne profiles; relevant glass structure and doors in fused extralight glass. LED lighting system integrated Load capacity on each shelf: 20 kg load capacity on ...

A beautiful and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood vitrine cabinet. The four door vitrine is raised by elegant topie shaped feet below the straight mott...

French Art Deco elegant rosewood showcase, display cabinet from the 1940's, attributed to Jules Leleu in a very good condition. Features intricate inlay marquetry details on both doo...

This French Rosewood display cabinet with inlays and brass sabot feet hails from the 1940s and is a true masterpiece of design in the style of Jules Leleu. The sliding glass doors el...

A rare and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, ormolu, silvered bronze, and glass circular vitrine cabinet attributed t...

This exquisite French antique Art Deco wood and glass showcase or vitrine display cabinet by Ateliers Gauthier Poinsignon was made in Nancy, France circa 1920-1930. This exceptional ...

Fine 19th Century French Kingwood Bronze Ormolu Armoire Vitrine China Cabinet Dimensions : 91" Tall X 54" Wide X 21" Deep This piece was made in France in the late 19th century in...

Impressive in stature, this 1900s French Wood Patinated Vitrine invites attention with its slender yet elongated silhouette. Featuring four doors that gracefully open to reveal five ...

Impressive French display cabinet. Bronze doré mounts that are exceptional. Center portion having three glass shelves that are moveable Lighted

Fine quality 19th century gilt bronze mounted and glass vitrine table. Top and 4 sides of beveled glass with a red velvet lined interior. Burn mark on bottom for C. Mellier & Co. C. Mellier & Co The firm of C. Mellier & Co. was founded by Charles Mellier...

Mixed metals Mid-Century Modern etagere.

About as original as can be, this stellar antique only received a minimal amount of conservation in our highly regarded workshop. Constructed of exotic rosewood, the case packs quite...

Emanating timeless charm, this 19th-century French wooden vitrine is a testament to the elegance of rustic design. Its glass-fronted upper cabinet beautifully showcases treasured col...

This large French Louis XVI gilt bronze-mounted malachite vitrine cabinet features a serpentine form with glass-paneled display compartments and a bombé lower body, raised on four sl...

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Thick 3/4" lucite shelves heavy lucite structure etagere shelving unit with table level overhanging shelf. Shelf # 3 can be used as a small writing table....

Pair Antique English Mahogany Chippendale Vitrines, Circa 1890.

19th Century French Louis XVI Rosewood Marble Top Corner Vitrine ~ Cabinet is a remarkable piece, crafted with classic, tailored architecture but with distinctive features that set i...

A pair of wooden vitrines created in 20th century France. Understated and minimal, yet still full of character, these vitrines exude both chic and charming attitude. With a smaller u...