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Pair French Verne Martin Vitrines, Circa 1890.
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for sale €44,460     $48,260
£38,000
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Pair French Verne Martin Vitrines, Circa 1890.

19th century
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Matched pair of 19th Century French Kingwood serpentine fronted vitrines, each with classical gilded ormolu mounts, adjustable shelves within, Verni Martin hand painted panels depicting romantic scenes, and raised on out swept legs, terminating in scrolling ormolu feet.

Batch 73 TCAK+LETKZ

Physical Dimensions
Height
238cm (93.70")
Width
164cm (64.57")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Declaration

Patrick Moorhead Antiques has dated these French Vernis Martin Vitrines to the 1880s.

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SA998125
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SKU00001857
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Description
Matched pair of 19th Century French Kingwood serpentine fronted vitrines, each with classical gilded ormolu mounts, adjustable shelves within, Verni Martin hand painted panels depicting romantic scenes, and raised on out swept legs, terminating in scrolling ormolu feet.

Batch 73 TCAK+LETKZ

Height
238cm (93.70")
Width
164cm (64.57")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Date of Manufacture

Patrick Moorhead Antiques has dated these French Vernis Martin Vitrines to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA998125
Dealers Internal Ref
SKU00001857
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2018

Patrick moorhead has been one of the uk's finest trade-only antique furniture and art dealers for over 30 years.

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A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.
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Archive I A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.

Pair French Verne Martin Vitrines, Circa 1890.

Archive II A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View II
Archive III A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View III
Archive IV A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View IV
Archive V A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View V
Archive VI A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View VI
Archive VII A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View VII
Archive VIII A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View VIII
Archive IX A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View IX
Archive X A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View X
Archive XI A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts. View XI
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A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.
Pair French Verne Martin vitrines, circa 1890.
Ref: SA998125
A pair of late nineteenth-century French Vernis Martin vitrines featuring glazed serpentine sides, hand-painted lower panels, cabriole legs, and ornate gilt-bronze mounts.
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  • ObjectDisplay Cabinets
  • Period19th century
  • StyleLouis XV Revival
  • MaterialKingwood, Ormolu, Glass, Lacquer
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsVernis Martin painted panels, Ormolu mounts, Curved glass, Cabriole legs
  • SizeH 238 cm (94 in) x W 164 cm (65 in) x D 47 cm (19 in)

This pair of late nineteenth-century French Louis XV Revival display cabinets is formed from kingwood with warm brown timber tones, glass panels, and gilded ormolu mounts. Each serpentine-fronted vitrine stands 238 cm high, 164 cm wide, and 47 cm deep, incorporating adjustable glass shelves behind curved side glass and central doors. Hand-painted Vernis Martin panels across the lower sections depict romantic figures within landscape scenes, complemented by rococo ormolu mounts, scrolling feet on outswept cabriole legs, and elaborate crest finials. Inside the cabinets, patterned fabric lines the back panels in neutral beige on the left piece and pale green on the right. These sizeable freestanding display cabinets suit grand reception rooms or drawing rooms to hold decorative collections, china, or objects of art.

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A Vernis Martin vitrine is a glazed display cabinet decorated using a specialised eighteenth-century French lacquering technique perfected by the Martin brothers, featuring hand-painted pastoral scenes and gilt-bronze mounts on Rococo Revival forms.

These cabinets were typically constructed using fine timber veneers such as kingwood or rosewood over oak, incorporating serpentine curved glass, hand-applied lacquer varnish, fabric lining, and cast ormolu mounts.

Authentic pieces exhibit high-quality gilt-bronze fittings, hand-painted oil scenes signed by artists, precise veneer marquetry, and original curved glass panels set within traditional hand-cut frame joinery.

Position these decorative cabinets as focal features in a dining room, hallway, or drawing room to display porcelain or collectibles against neutral wall tones to balance the elaborate Rococo ornamentation.

Keep the cabinets away from direct heat and fluctuating humidity to prevent veneer lifting or lacquer cracking, dust metal mounts gently with a soft dry brush, and clean glass using microfibre cloths.
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