THREE DOOR LOUIS XV STYLE GLASS CABINET , MAHOGANY WOOD, 19TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Furniture
Reference: Z3037
Louis XV style mahogany display cabinet, 19th century. Three-door display cabinet with glass shelves resting on cabriole legs with a scroll facing outwards and on a stopper. The doors lock and have panels with paintings and mouldings combined with frieze in a lighter wood. The entire surface of the cabinet is decorated with plant motifs, and an angel's head tops the central body of the cabinet, which is wider and higher than the sides. The plant elements that decorate the entire surface of the display case, focusing on the upper and lower ends, respond to the characteristics of the Rococo style. The curved shapes of these rocailles stand out, and extend into the doors of the cabinet to give it movement, combining asymmetrical elements with symmetrical ones. The only decorative fittings are the lock shields on the three doors and the hinges, made of gilded metal. Although the usual combination of decorative elements in bronze is common in French furniture, it is not particularly unusual to find examples in which the only decoration is carved wood and some frisage work. Here, however, a perfect union between structure and decoration can be appreciated. The painted scenes decorating the side doors show children and a harp on one and a woman with a Cupid on the other. Technically, they are reminiscent of the panels made with the so-called “Vernis Martin” that was often applied to furniture at the time. They show inconsequential themes, appropriate for interior decoration and which perfectly fulfilled their role of providing delicacy and colour to the furniture, as well as being part of the Gallant Painting, characteristic of the Rococo. All the decorative elements of the furniture have been made in the Rococo style, also known as Louis XV (1710-1774) because it was during his government that these forms were adopted in France. In the 19th century, as occurred with other pieces, numerous pieces were made taking inspiration from what was created in the 18th century and adding a series of peculiarities typical of the period such as, in this case, the abundance of decorative mouldings with rocailles and the striking movement of the lines that mark the lower and upper areas of the display case.
· Size: 250x65x292 cms.
14.000 €
