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Antique French Vitrine Display Cabinet Painted Vernis Martin 1870
Canonbury Antiques
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Antique French Vitrine Display Cabinet Painted Vernis Martin 1870

19th century
Description

Superb French antique vitrine - or display cabinet in kingwood

Features intricate gilt fixtures include cherub plaques

Hand painted panels are after Vernis Martin and show various Romantic scenes

Very detailed painted sections, very deft brushwork

Bought from a dealer on Marche Biron at Paris antiques markets

Offered in great shape and will ship to anywhere in the world

Please contact us for a shipping quote or if you have any other question

Showroom based in North London / Hertfordshire - please contact for viewing appointment

Physical Dimensions
Height
157cm (61.81")
Width
116cm (45.67")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Declaration

Canonbury Antiques has dated this French Vernis Martin Vitrine to the 1870s.

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SA1060241
Description
Superb French antique vitrine - or display cabinet in kingwood

Features intricate gilt fixtures include cherub plaques

Hand painted panels are after Vernis Martin and show various Romantic scenes

Very detailed painted sections, very deft brushwork

fig 1. A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels.
fig 1. Antique French Vitrine Display Cabinet Painted Vernis Martin 1870

Bought from a dealer on Marche Biron at Paris antiques markets

Offered in great shape and will ship to anywhere in the world

Please contact us for a shipping quote or if you have any other question

Showroom based in North London / Hertfordshire - please contact for viewing appointment

Height
157cm (61.81")
Width
116cm (45.67")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Date of Manufacture

Canonbury Antiques has dated this French Vernis Martin Vitrine to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1060241
Canonbury Antiques
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Archive I A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels.

Antique French Vitrine Display Cabinet Painted Vernis Martin 1870

Archive II A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View II
Archive III A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View VIII
Archive IX A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View IX
Archive X A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View X
Archive XI A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View XI
Archive XII A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels. View XII
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A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels.
Antique French Vitrine Display Cabinet Painted Vernis Martin 1870
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A 19th-century French glazed vitrine featuring a marble top, gilt bronze mounts, serpentine glass side panels, and hand-painted pastoral scenes on the lower door panels.
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A Vernis Martin vitrine is a glazed display cabinet featuring decorative panels finished with a specific 18th-century French lacquering technique designed to imitate Asian lacquer, frequently depicting pastoral or romantic scenes. Popularised during the reign of Louis XV and revived in the late 19th century, these cabinets typically incorporate curved glass, marble tops, and gilded bronze mounts.

Craftspeople utilised fine hardwoods such as mahogany and rosewood for the main structure, accented with hand-painted lacquered panels. Additional primary components include cast ormolu (gilded bronze) mounts, shaped marble top slabs, and glass doors and side panels.

Authentic period examples display hand-chased gilt-bronze mounts with precise casting marks, naturally aged marble undersides with hand-cut tool marks, and hand-painted Vernis Martin artwork showing fine crazing under close examination. Frame joinery typically features hand-cut dovetails and pegged mortise-and-tenon joints.

Position the cabinet as a focal piece against a neutral wall, allowing its detailed gilded mounts and painted panels to stand out without visual competition. Inside the glazed section, display curated ceramics, glassware, or small sculpted objects arranged with ample spacing to avoid visual clutter.

Keep the cabinet away from direct sunlight, radiators, and fluctuations in humidity to prevent wood warping or cracking of the painted varnish. Dust surfaces with a dry microfibre cloth, clean glass with dedicated cleaner applied directly to the cloth, and avoid applying water or chemical polishes to the hand-painted panels.
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