French Faux Bamboo Armoires, a Pair

A 19th century French faux bamboo armoire, or wardrobe, made of pitch pine with solid beechwood faux bamboo details. Beveled m...

A French Art Deco three-door armoire made of solid cherry wood, nicely detailed with hand-carved stylized floral panels at the top. Center door with original beveled mirror. Nickel p...

An 18th Century French Provincial miniature sample armoire from the Burgundy region. Made of walnut and burl of oak with pine as a secondary wood. A rare early armoire, nicely crafted with subtle carved details and beautiful wood grain to the burl panels. Bottom dovetailed drawer is lined with tin compartments. Original brass hardware. Lock and keys in working condition. Waxed patina. Hooks have been added so that it may be hung as a small wall cabinet...

A 19th century French Louis Philippe armoire, or wardrobe, made of solid cherry with beautiful bookmatched wood grain pattern and fine linear inlay around the perimeter of the doors....

A large 18th Century French Louis XV armoire from Burgundy with chapeau de gendarme crown. Made from thick planks of solid walnut with twelve raised panels. Simple hand-carved decorative details on the apron and crown and on the rounded front corners. Mortise & tenon and pegged construction. Waxed patina. Oak as the secondary wood. Iron escutcheons and large forged iron hinges. Working lock and key. Interior has a center shelf with two drawers and two new shelves. In good condition for its age with normal wear for a 200+ year old armoire...

An 18th century country French armoire, or vitrine, from Alsace made of solid oak with inlaid mahogany and cherry Marquetry details. Original iron hardware with long decorative escut...

A handsome French faux bamboo armoire (or bookcase and display cabinet) of long leaf pine and cherry, featuring a serpentine canopy top with turned decorative finials, over a framed beveled mirrored glass door...

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Original lock and key This piece of furniture shows no recess on its upper part. It opens with four folding-doors and two drawers within the belt. The key bears the date 1524 above cross motifs. Burgundy and Lyon regions subordinated themselves to architecture in a different manner than the other french schools. Rather than using particularly columns and pediments pieces of furniture from Lyon borrow architecture’s organization principles and rigorous designs. On the upper body a strong feeling of balance and symmetry appears with the folding doors reliefs. Swags of flowers and fruits held with knot cloth centered by a man seating on his arms. Here profiles, masks and chou de Bourgogne mingle with the structuring scrolls. The two lateral terms wear draperies and the goddess Diana in the center wears a belt of fruits similar to Hugue Sambin’s designs (Termes de Diane et de Venus, 1554, BNF). The two palm-leaves enriched drawers and the alternating scrolls belt balance the weight of the cornice with its alternatings consoles and tops. The lower body is also adorned by three terms with a feminine one in the center, all three are wearing fruits on their heads. The folding doors are centered upon a motif of cut cuirs by a mask in high relief. Wearing a feathered tiara...

Elegant lines and a wealth of charming details gives this antique cabinet a perennial freshness. Made in France in the 1780s, the wood has retained its original finish — a rich aubur...

French Art Deco armoire made of amboyna burl with marquetry and inlaid mother-of-pearl. Large rectangular mirrored center door and two large si...

This wedding armoire is hand carved with detailing that reflects symbols of wealth and prosperity. Traditionally the armoire was hand built and carved ...