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Antique French Kingwood Vernis Martin Display Cabinet - 19th Century Ormolu Vitrine
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Antique French Kingwood Vernis Martin Display Cabinet - 19th Century Ormolu Vitrine

19th century
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A fine quality 19th century antique French kingwood Vernis Martin display cabinet, richly decorated and mounted with elegant gilt ormolu.

The cabinet is beautifully veneered in kingwood, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship throughout. The upper section features a glazed display area with shaped glass panels and original shelving, ideal for showcasing decorative objects or collections.

The lower cupboard door is adorned with a superb hand-painted Vernis Martin panel, depicting a romantic pastoral scene, framed with ormolu mounts. Additional painted panels to the sides enhance the decorative appeal, making this piece as much a work of art as it is functional furniture.

Raised on graceful cabriole legs with ormolu mounts and sabots, the cabinet reflects the elegance of Louis XV style French furniture.

A stunning antique French vitrine cabinet, perfect as a display cabinet, decorative statement piece, or collector’s showcase.

Circa 19th century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
184cm (72.44")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
37cm (14.57")
Declaration

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors has dated this French Vernis Martin Vitrine to the 19th Century.

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SA1203018
Description
A fine quality 19th century antique French kingwood Vernis Martin display cabinet, richly decorated and mounted with elegant gilt ormolu.

The cabinet is beautifully veneered in kingwood, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship throughout.

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The upper section features a glazed display area with shaped glass panels and original shelving, ideal for showcasing decorative objects or collections.
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
fig 1. A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.
fig 1. Antique French Kingwood Vernis Martin Display Cabinet - 19th Century Ormolu Vitrine

The lower cupboard door is adorned with a superb hand-painted Vernis Martin panel, depicting a romantic pastoral scene, framed with ormolu mounts. Additional painted panels to the sides enhance the decorative appeal, making this piece as much a work of art as it is functional furniture.

fig 2. A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.
fig 2. Antique French Kingwood Vernis Martin Display Cabinet - 19th Century Ormolu Vitrine

Raised on graceful cabriole legs with ormolu mounts and sabots, the cabinet reflects the elegance of Louis XV style French furniture.

A stunning antique French vitrine cabinet, perfect as a display cabinet, decorative statement piece, or collector’s showcase.

Circa 19th century.

Height
184cm (72.44")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
37cm (14.57")
Date of Manufacture

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors has dated this French Vernis Martin Vitrine to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1203018
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2012
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Archive I A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.

Antique French Kingwood Vernis Martin Display Cabinet - 19th Century Ormolu Vitrine

Archive II A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View II
Archive III A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View III
Archive IV A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View IV
Archive V A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View V
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Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Telephone 01446 744271 or 07973 734452
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Unit 15
Palmers Vale Business Centre
Palmerston Road
Barry
Glamorgan
CF63 2XA
United Kingdom
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A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.
Antique French Kingwood Vernis Martin Display Cabinet - 19th Century Ormolu Vitrine
Ref: SA1203018
A French Rococo Revival kingwood display cabinet featuring serpentine glass doors, hand-painted Vernis Martin lower panels depicting a courtship scene, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDisplay Cabinets
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Rococo Revival
  • MaterialKingwood, Ormolu, Glass, Paint, Fabric
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsVernis Martin panels, Ormolu mounts, Cabriole legs, Serpentine glass
  • SizeH 184 cm (72 in) x W 75 cm (30 in) x D 37 cm (15 in)

This nineteenth-century French Rococo Revival display cabinet follows the Louis XV style and consists of a warm brown kingwood veneer combined with gilt ormolu mounts, glass panels, a fabric lining, and a hand-painted Vernis Martin surface. The upper section contains a glazed door with serpentine glass panels, brass escutcheon hardware, and an interior lined in pinkish-red fabric, topped by an ornate gilt-bronze finial. The lower cupboard features a hand-painted pastoral scene depicting a man and woman with a sheep, set inside a curved ormolu moulding above slender cabriole legs terminating in ormolu sabots, accented by an applied bronze mount on the apron. Dimensions measure 184 cm high, 75 cm wide, and 37 cm deep. In a modern interior, this piece serves as a sophisticated display cabinet, decorative statement piece, or collector’s showcase in a drawing room, hallway, or living area. The upper shelves provide space to exhibit small decorative objects, porcelain, or curiosities behind glass, while the enclosed lower cupboard conceals additional storage. The combination of figured wood veneers, pastoral paintings, and polished bronze hardware brings classical French chateau character to a domestic setting.

FAQs

A Vernis Martin vitrine is a French display cabinet featuring lacquered timber panels painted in the 18th-century style of Parisian artisans Guillaume and Etienne-Simon Martin, usually framed with cast gilt-bronze mounts and glazed doors.

These cabinets are typically constructed with a kingwood or rosewood veneer carcass, cast gilt-bronze (ormolu) mounts, hand-painted varnished panels, curved glass, and silk or velvet interior lining.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut timber joinery, cast gilt-metal mounts with natural age oxidisation, hand-painted oil scene panels depicting pastoral subjects, and hand-formed serpentine glass.

Position the cabinet against a neutral wall in a living room, hallway, or dining space as a focal point, using the interior shelves to hold ceramics, glass, or curated items.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft dry cloth and avoid chemical polished. Keep the cabinet away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent timber movement, lacquer cracking, or fading.
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