Decorative late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Cabinet with four drawers of Burl Veneered fronts flanked by mask and acanthus leaf carving on a molded base.H:36" W:30" D:13 3/4" A further description of Italian antique furniture: From the beginning of the Renaissance in the early 15th century, there were changes in furniture forms that were to spread over Europe. The growth of a wealthy and powerful bourgeoisie caused the building of more substantial houses and a demand for good furni... Click for details

19th Century Italian Baroque Style Carved Walnut Cassone, with a hinged top, egg and dart paneled sides with heriboned and swagged garlands centered by a shield catouche on canted paw feet. H:22' W:5' D:21" A further description of Italian antique furniture: From the beginning of the Renaissance in the early 15th century, there were changes in furniture forms that were to spread over Europe. The growth of a wealthy and powerful bourgeoisie caused the building of more substantial houses and a dem... Click for details

Set of Six Antique Louis XVI Style Gris Peinte and Caned side Chairs with arched backs, rounded seats and fluted legs. H: 39" Seat H:18" Widest part of Seat:17 1/2" Louis XVI style, also spelled Louis Seize, refers to the visual arts produced in France during the reign (1774–93) of Louis XVI, which was actually both a last phase of Rococo and a first phase of Neoclassicism. The predominant style in architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts was Neoclassicism, a style that had co... Click for details

Exceptional Pair of Venetian Style Circular Commodes with Paint Decoration in a classical motif on a cream ground with a faux marble light celedon color painted tops over urn form bodies fitted with a drawer and door, on a collared socle and octagonal plinth, H:32" Diamter:16". Polychrome is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity. A very early example of polychrome decoration was found in the Parthenon atop the Acropolis of Athens. At the time the English Vict... Click for details

Antique Italian Painted Console Table of polychrome decoration featuring in the central cartouche a scene of voluptous maidens cavorting within an 18th Century landscape, the blue and yellow ground accents this painting on the console table. The deep fitted drawer also has in a central cartouche a floral painting on a soft yellow ground color. The tapered legs are fluted and compliment the ground colors of the console and terminate in troupie feet. H:2'6 1/2" W:4'2" D:22 1/2" Polychrome is one ... Click for details

late 18th Century Directoire Inlaid Satinwood Commode with a banded top and outset corners, with two long drawers, the top one comes out as a Butlers desk if needed. The sides of the Commode are Canted Stiles, with square tapering legs, terminated in spade feet. The sides panels are inlaid and compliment the Inlaid pattern on the top of the commode. Decorative hardware add to the elegance of this Satinwood Commode. H:2'7" W:4' D:23.5" Directoire furniture was the last phase of the Louis XVI sty... Click for details

Exceptional 19th Century Antique Neapolitan Oak Commode with Polychrome and Gilt decoration on the panels (possibly of early 18th century or of a late Baroque period). The molded top with a Gilt Dentil Frieze and the side panel doors with Cherub Heads in a stylized Leaf Motif embracing the Cherubs. The central panel is depicting St. Andrew with two Cherub heads, above that are flaming torches and scrolls, St. Andrew is with rich Polychrome Paint and in high relief carving. The Commode is with a... Click for details

Decorative French Buffet with a rich Walnut color and exceptional Royal Red Rouge Marble Top on this buffet, with three drawers on top and decorated panels on each of the three cabinets. H:3'3.5" W:5'2" D:24" The history of the buffet was developed in France during the 16th-century French term buffet applied both to the display itself and to the furniture on which it was mounted, often draped with rich textiles, but more often as the century advanced an elaborately carved cupboard surmounted by... Click for details

Exceptional Pair of Antique Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Armchairs, each with arched upholstered back, beautifully carved scrolled arms, ample seat, with scroll legs joined by shaped stretchers, terminated in blocked feet. H:4' to top of shaped back, Seat H: 21" W:27 1/4" from arm to arm, D:25" The historical backgroud of this early period derives from Louis X1V, known as the Sun King, he reigned in France between 1643 and 1715. Influenced the Baroque style in furniture during the earlier part... Click for details

Decorative Antique French Provincal Cherry Wood Table, with pegged construction, shaped apron, side extensions on cabriole legs with later foot extensions. H:30" length:65.5" D:31.5" Located just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques specializes in Italian , French and Spanish Furnishings and Decorative Arts. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California, and offers the finest high-end European Antiques, Decorative Arts,... Click for details

Colorful 19th Century Pained Wood Cabinet, the polychromed front with floral Chinese motif as a two shelf cabinet. H:37" W:36" D:14" Located just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques specializes in Italian , French and Spanish Furnishings and Decorative Arts. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California, and offers the finest high-end European Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We fe... Click for details

Diminutive Walnut 19th Century Marble Top Commode, the serpentine variegated top above cross banded drawers, scalloped skirt, on cabriole legs with scrolled toes. H:26" W:30.5" D:19" The term Commode is a French form of low chest of drawers, originally intended for the drawing room, dating from the mid 17th Century amd very popular in the 18th Century. It became a term used for bedroom cupboards in the 19th Century. Located just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the stor... Click for details