A fine walnut Henri II style cabinet, 19th century, of…
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A fine walnut Henri II style cabinet, 19th century, of Renaissance inspiration, with a gallery rail centred with a grotesquerie above a fret worked arched hood, a decorative arcade with spiral twist supports to a red marble flecked top, with frieze drawers flanked by gargoyles above dragon carved cupboards and a lower full width open compartment. Height 224 cm. Width 126 cm. Depth 47 cm

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  • Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
  • Gallery - On furniture, a gallery is a small upright section, frequently pierced and decorated, around the tops of small items of furniture, such as davenports, side tables, and so forth. Galleries are made in brass or bronze,and be fretted, pierced or solid timber. A three-quarter gallery is one that surrounds three of the four sides of a table, desk or other top.
  • Rail - A term used by cabinet makers for the horizontal sections of the frame of an item such as a chair or settee which have a front rail, a back rail and two side rails, and also on a door or carcase, where the rails are joined to the vertical framings.

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