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Superb Quality Antique Victorian French Kingwood Display Cabinet
Unique Antiques by Emma Jade
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Superb Quality Antique Victorian French Kingwood Display Cabinet

19th century
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Superb quality antique Victorian French kingwood display cabinet, having a serpentine shaped glazed top with quality ornate ormolu mounts above a hand pained door opening to reveal a shelf interior, standing on cabriole legs with ornate ormolu mounts.

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Height
188cm (74.02")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
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Unique Antiques by Emma Jade has dated this French Kingwood Vitrine Cabinet to the 1880s.

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Description
Superb quality antique Victorian French kingwood display cabinet, having a serpentine shaped glazed top with quality ornate ormolu mounts above a hand pained door opening to reveal a shelf interior, standing on cabriole legs with ornate ormolu mounts.
Height
188cm (74.02")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Date of Manufacture

Unique Antiques by Emma Jade has dated this French Kingwood Vitrine Cabinet to the 1880s.

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SA1110556
Unique Antiques by Emma Jade
Unique Antiques by Emma Jade
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A Victorian French kingwood vitrine cabinet with a serpentine glazed upper section, gilt-bronze mounts, cabriole legs, and a lower panel painted in the Vernis Martin style.
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Archive I A Victorian French kingwood vitrine cabinet with a serpentine glazed upper section, gilt-bronze mounts, cabriole legs, and a lower panel painted in the Vernis Martin style.

Superb Quality Antique Victorian French Kingwood Display Cabinet

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A Victorian French kingwood vitrine cabinet with a serpentine glazed upper section, gilt-bronze mounts, cabriole legs, and a lower panel painted in the Vernis Martin style.
Superb quality antique Victorian French kingwood display cabinet
Ref: SA1110556
A Victorian French kingwood vitrine cabinet with a serpentine glazed upper section, gilt-bronze mounts, cabriole legs, and a lower panel painted in the Vernis Martin style.
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A Vernis Martin vitrine is a glazed display cabinet decorated with japanned lacquer or painted panels, named after the 18th-century French Martin brothers. These cabinets are typically constructed using veneers like kingwood, decorated with gilt-bronze mounts, and feature glass doors for exhibiting curios and fine china.

French 19th-century vitrines commonly featured exotic timber veneers such as kingwood, tulipwood, and rosewood over solid oak frames. Decorative elements included cast gilt-bronze (ormolu) mounts, mouth-blown curved glass panels, and hand-painted panels on lacquered backgrounds.

Authentic revival pieces demonstrate hand-carved joinery, heavy cast brass or bronze mounts stamped with maker or batch marks, and original hand-painted lower panels. They feature serpentine contours, cabriole legs, and cross-grained kingwood parquetry rather than uniform machine-cut veneers.

A glazed French vitrine serves as a focal point in living rooms, dining spaces, or hallway niches. Modern interior designers contrast its ornate gilt mounts and dark timbers against neutral, minimalist backdrops to highlight decorative ceramics, books, or sculptural objects inside.

Dust timber veneers regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and polish periodically with natural beeswax, avoiding silicone sprays. Ormolu mounts should be gently dusted with a soft dry brush; wet cleansers or metal polishes must be avoided to preserve the original gilding and patina.
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