18th Century Hand Painted Italian Cabinet with Original Glass

By French Antiques | Published: August 11, 2010

Item Number: 6676

This magnificent Italian 18th century cabinet is beautifully painted and comes to the store from Bologna. On the lower portion, the piece has 4 doors covered in a detailed heraldic design. The top portion features 4 doors as well, incredibly with the original glass still intact. The interior features five shelves and is painted throughout.

Price: $70,000 discounted from $90,000 view item

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French 18th Century Walnut Panetiere

By French Antiques | Published: December 5, 2017

Item Number: 5969

This fine French 18th century panetiere, or bread box, features elaborately carved walnut with a serpentine finialed top. The central cupboard features an ornate fruit basket and is embellished with a large and finely chased escutcheon flanked by spindled sides. The top and bottom also feature delicately carved urns with garlands and flowers. The piece stands on cabrioled legs and scrolled feet, a combination of detail and artistry which is still in fantastic shape since its creation in the late 1700s.

Price: $12,500 view item

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Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet with Stones

By French Antiques | Published: March 20, 2019

Item Number: 1095

This Chinese black lacquer cabinet features most notably semi-precious stones that are carved in the shape of birds, flora and fauna, and set into the piece itself. The carvings give added definition and allow the birds and flora to stand out even more so from the hand painted elements on the front, top, and sides. The piece features one drawer and two doors, adorned with gold trim. The floral painted designs throughout are set in a gold frame on the two front doors, drawer, and sides. The hardware is brass and original to the piece and the inside is black lacquer. Lastly, the top is decorated with a gold painting on black lacquer.

Price: $4,000 view item

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19th Century Louis XV Walnut Corner Cabinet with Bevelled Mirror, Circa 1830

By French Antiques | Published: September 14, 2018

Item Number: 5791

This French Louis XV corner cabinet is made fo beautiful walnut, and dates back to the 19th century Circa 1830. The piece offers incredibly elaborate floriate carving throughout, accompanied by hand chased bronze hardware. The cabinet has a bottom drawer and features a single door with beveled mirror in the upper panel. The shell motif, which is classic to the Louis XV era, is abundant throughout the carving, and is accompanied by a carved, contoured apron at top. Short cabriole legs support the aforementioned details, culminating in a beautiful hand carved walnut corner piece.

Price: $22,500 view item

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Grand Louis XVI Mahogany Cabinet with Bronze d’Ore Mounts, French 19th Century

By French Antiques | Published: December 16, 2010

Item Number: 5065

This Louis XVI four door mahogany cabinet is adorned with bronze d'ore swags and mounts throughout;  on the doors are floriate swags with a bow ribbon motif at center.  Between the top large doors, and the lower doors is a grouping of intertwining leaf scrolls.  The bottom doors are simply decorated in the classic Louis XVI manner, with short feet crowned with bronze d’ore capitals and bottoms. Additional details are seen in the bronze d'ore escutcheons as well as the gold leafed bronze in the fluting at bottom and the mounts at top left and right. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century and beautifully reflects the Louis XVI period with style.

Price: $45,000 view item

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French 19th Century Louis XVI Cabinet with Bronze d’Ore Mounts and Mirrored Back

By French Antiques | Published: December 2, 2010

Item Number: 1183

This 19th century marquetry cabinet features an elaborate inlay in the restrained manner of Louis XVI. The French antique piece is mounted with bronze d'ore in scroll and floriate designs throughout. Garlands drape down the lower front of the center door beneath clear glass pane, which reveals a mirrored interior. Finally, the piece rests on dark wood feet with bronze d’ore mounts.

Price: $25,000 discounted from $27,500 view item

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Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Cabinets with Bronze Mounts, Marble Top and Central Coromandel Panel

By French Antiques | Published: December 2, 2010

Item Number: 475

Showcasing a beautiful pair of Louis XV marquetry cabinets with a central coromandel panel flanked by open shelves. It was fashionable in the 19th century to use coromandel panels as doors, and to work these designs into the construction of French furniture. The French antique piece plays host to a curved marble top, with the same marble seen in the four open shelves, two at each side. The piece features detailed bronze mounts throughout including a pierced gallery on the shelves’ exteriors to offer a barrier for objects on display. Finally, the piece rests on fluted legs with bronze mounts on top and bottom classic to the Louis XV style.  Uniquely, the pair can be combined at the back to work as an island in an open concept room, or can of course be placed individually against a wall. 

Price: $75,000 pair view item

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Italian Transition Period Painted Cabinet

By French Antiques | Published: September 12, 2017

Item Number: 2899

This classic Transition period 2 door cabinet is hand painted and dates back to the 19th century. The Italian piece sports the original hinges, escutcheons, and features a faux marbre top.

Price: $6,500 view item

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French 19th Century Louis XVI Cabinet Stamped “H. Dasson”

By French Antiques | Published: February 25, 2014

Item Number: 6811

This exquisite, large Louis XVI cabinet is stamped by “H. Dasson,” a prestigious cabinet maker well known for their quality and designs in the 1800s. The French antique piece features two center glass doors resting in between two side doors of satinwood. The piece is mounted in elaborate, finely chiseled bronze with a floriate motif throughout. Drawers with ring pulls rest behind both side panels, as each panel plays hosts to a detailed bronze feature at front. Final details include a beautiful piece fo Breche Violette marble at top, and uniquely shaped, bronze mounted feet at bottom.

Price: $75,000 view item

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French 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps

By French Antiques | Published: August 10, 2010

Item Number: 5820

This magnificent Louis XV buffet a deux corps is draped in delicate carvings. The French antique period piece dates back to the 18th century and plays host to floriate carvings, bronze hardware, and pierced escutcheon on each of the four doors. This beautiful piece, made for a dining room, rests on cabriole legs with scroll feet and carved contour apron. The crown is formed in a Chapeau de Gendarme, a shape that mirrors the military hats from the period. The craftsmanship is phenomenal, as is the material itself. It's a piece that exudes history and beauty in the most subtle of ways. 

Price: $36,000 discounted from $45,000 view item

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