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Impressive Continental Giltwood Display Cabinet with Glazed Sides, C.1900
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Impressive Continental Giltwood Display Cabinet with Glazed Sides, C.1900

1900 - 1920
Description

This is an impressive and highly decorative continental giltwood display cabinet, dating from around the turn of the 20th century, crafted in a bold Rococo Revival style.

The cabinet features a tall, elegant form with a fully glazed door and glazed sides, allowing light to flow through the interior and making it ideal for displaying porcelain, glass, sculpture, or collectibles. The frame is richly carved throughout with scrollwork, floral detailing, and a dramatic pierced crest, all finished in a warm aged gilt that enhances its sculptural presence.

Raised on scroll feet with further carved detailing to the apron, this piece has strong architectural impact while remaining refined and elegant. The interior is fitted with shelves, offering excellent display height and visibility.

A striking decorative cabinet, equally suited to a hallway, drawing room, boutique interior, or refined modern setting where a single statement piece is required.

Dimensions

H: 208cm | W: 89cm | D: 40cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
205cm (80.71")
Width
89cm (35.04")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Declaration

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors has dated this Giltwood Glazed Display Cabinet to the 1900s.

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SA1189224
Description
This is an impressive and highly decorative continental giltwood display cabinet, dating from around the turn of the 20th century, crafted in a bold Rococo Revival style.

The cabinet features a tall, elegant form with a fully glazed door and glazed sides, allowing light to flow through the interior and making it ideal for displaying porcelain, glass, sculpture, or collectibles.

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The frame is richly carved throughout with scrollwork, floral detailing, and a dramatic pierced crest, all finished in a warm aged gilt that enhances its sculptural presence.
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
fig 1. A tall Rococo Revival giltwood display cabinet featuring glass front and side panels, intricate crest carving, and cabriole legs.
fig 1. Impressive Continental Giltwood Display Cabinet with Glazed Sides, C.1900

Raised on scroll feet with further carved detailing to the apron, this piece has strong architectural impact while remaining refined and elegant. The interior is fitted with shelves, offering excellent display height and visibility.

fig 2. A tall Rococo Revival giltwood display cabinet featuring glass front and side panels, intricate crest carving, and cabriole legs.
fig 2. Impressive Continental Giltwood Display Cabinet with Glazed Sides, C.1900

A striking decorative cabinet, equally suited to a hallway, drawing room, boutique interior, or refined modern setting where a single statement piece is required.

Dimensions

H: 208cm | W: 89cm | D: 40cm

Height
205cm (80.71")
Width
89cm (35.04")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Date of Manufacture

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors has dated this Giltwood Glazed Display Cabinet to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1189224
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2012
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Archive I A tall Rococo Revival giltwood display cabinet featuring glass front and side panels, intricate crest carving, and cabriole legs.

Impressive Continental Giltwood Display Cabinet with Glazed Sides, C.1900

Archive II A tall Rococo Revival giltwood display cabinet featuring glass front and side panels, intricate crest carving, and cabriole legs. View II
Archive III A tall Rococo Revival giltwood display cabinet featuring glass front and side panels, intricate crest carving, and cabriole legs. View III
Archive IV A tall Rococo Revival giltwood display cabinet featuring glass front and side panels, intricate crest carving, and cabriole legs. View IV
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Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Telephone 01446 744271 or 07973 734452
Location
Unit 15
Palmers Vale Business Centre
Palmerston Road
Barry
Glamorgan
CF63 2XA
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/hawkinsbrothersantiques
Verified Since Oct 2012
Items For Sale 143
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Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
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A tall Rococo Revival giltwood display cabinet featuring glass front and side panels, intricate crest carving, and cabriole legs.
Impressive Continental Giltwood Display Cabinet with Glazed Sides, c.1900
Ref: SA1189224
A tall Rococo Revival giltwood display cabinet featuring glass front and side panels, intricate crest carving, and cabriole legs.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDisplay Cabinets
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleRococo Revival
  • MaterialGiltwood, Glass, Timber
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsRocaille carving, Cabriole legs, Glazed side panels, Scroll cresting
  • SizeH 205 cm (81 in) x W 89 cm (35 in) x D 40 cm (16 in)

This continental display cabinet originates from around 1900, rendered in a Rococo Revival style with giltwood, glass, and timber construction in a warm gold colour. The tall structure incorporates glazed side panels, a fully glazed front door with twisted rope-style moulding, three internal shelves, and an ornate pierced scroll cresting at the top. Elaborate rocaille carving adorns the frame, apron, and cabriole legs, which terminate in scroll feet. The surface displays a worn, distressed golden finish with visible variations in tone and texture. Measuring 205 cm high, 89 cm wide, and 40 cm deep, the cabinet suits placement in a drawing room, hallway, or boutique interior to display porcelain, glassware, or collectibles.

FAQs

A vitrine is a glazed display cabinet popularised in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, designed to store and exhibit prized porcelain, glass, and collectables while protecting them from dust.

Giltwood furniture features hand-carved solid timber coated with gesso layers, followed by thin gold leaf applied using water or oil gilding techniques to achieve a metallic surface.

Authentic pieces from around 1900 display hand-carved rocaille detailing, asymmetrical scrolling foliate motifs, glass panels with subtle hand-made inconsistencies, and natural age-related oxidisation on the gilded areas.

Position the cabinet against a neutral or dark accent wall to accentuate the golden frame, and curate the interior glass shelves with a sparse selection of ceramics, sculpture, or art books.

Dust carved giltwood surfaces using a soft camel-hair brush or dry feather duster, avoiding liquid cleaners, polishing sprays, and humid environments that can degrade the underlying gesso and leafing.
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