Late Gothic chest, very heavy oak, 35 mm thick, with wrought iron bands all around.
For storing money and valuable documents – two locks were required to open it, so two people, each with a key, were needed.
Typical of a money chest.

This chest was made purely for practical use, for example, for a municipality, guild, or monastery.

Beautiful and deep patina.

The lock plate is typically Gothic.

circa 1580-1620.

Stunning and typically Spanish cabinet.

Early cabinet with letter panels in the doors.

Heavy uprights and an early, small hood.

You are looking at a Spanish cabinet from the 16th or, at the latest, the early 17th century.

Special wood: Azina azina / encina (Quercus ilex), a type of oak not found in Northern Europe.

These trees can withstand drought and heat and therefore grow very slowly.

They can live for 1,000 years.

The wood is also very tough; Spaniards used it to make wagon axles, millstones, wooden screws, or chopping blocks.

It is also heavier than regular oak.

The wood for this cabinet could well have been 500 years old when it was made.

The difference in construction between this Spanish cabinet and, for example, Dutch or Flemish is striking – the Spanish are much more spontaneous.

Less striving for perfection. More wabi-sabi.

The hinges are forged and original.

The wood has a beautiful, weathered patina.

The last photo shows a panel of the back.

You can see shrinkage cracks not only along the grain but also across it.

We see these cracks when the wood is older than the 17th century.

And you rarely see them.

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Beautiful and stylish Zeeland cabinet with four doors.
Circa 1650.

At this time, Zeeland, along with the rest of Holland, was the richest country in the world thanks to the shipping and trade it generated. Because the Roman Catholic Church no longer held power, and the church and king were no longer the dominant power, but the middle class held the reins, money was better distributed so the entire country could benefit – this system allowed the Netherlands to become so wealthy.
Money that is too much in one pile is less effective.

This wealth is fully reflected in this piece of furniture.
A rich and exceptionally beautiful cabinet made entirely in the Zeeland tradition.
The proportions are characteristic, wider than the height.
The narrow and wide doors at the top are also typically Zeelandic.
Beautiful cornice panels with beautiful Renaissance mitered work – with inlaid black ebony in the doors. There is also a carved ornament in rosewood. Beautiful, sturdy pilasters flank the doors, each with a beautifully carved scale, meticulously crafted and meticulously executed.
The lower doors also feature cornice panels in the center, combined with ebony and a strikingly beautiful octagon with a deep profile and abundant contrasting genuine ebony.
A typical Renaissance style that became popular in Holland and Zeeland in the 17th century.

GERARD VAN LOON 

maybe in one deal with this unique cabinet for coin collectoin. ask me. 

Cupboard - Oak
Netherlands Renaissance - 17th century
Brabant five-door cupboard, also called a milk cupboard, but that's a romanticized term.

Authentic piece of furniture, found in both Belgian Brabant and Dutch North Brabant.
The proportions are also characteristic: wider than high.

Beautiful blond oak, quarter-sawn.
The door panels feature a beautiful division with inlaid borders.
This type of workmanship only emerged at the end of the 17th century.
Therefore, I date the cupboard to the late 17th or early 18th century.
320-350 years old and beautifully preserved.

The hinges have been replaced at some point - in the detailed photos, I have examples where you can still see the imprint of the original 17th-century hinges. Those black spots with the hole in the center were the shape of the wrought iron—it ran diagonally through the wood to emerge at the front.
There, they were visible as sturdy, short jaw hinges.
This method is only found in Brabantian cabinets.
I once owned another 16th-century Brabantian cabinet that still had these hinges.

Another interesting feature is that the hardware, including the lock plate and pear-shaped pull, is tin-plated. (Original)
These pear-shaped pulls are typical of early Dutch furniture.

Six small drawers were later added behind the top center door.
See detail photo.

Rare and virtually unique piece of furniture:

a mid-17th-century table cabinet – circa 1650.

Table cabinets from the 17th century are already rare – this one has a dream interior for the numismatic collector.

Exceptionally beautifully made with beautiful and artistic carving of acanthus leaves and, in the center of the door next to the diamond, sea-creature-like griffins.

Beautiful and deep patina.

I have waxed this piece several times with wax that I make myself.

In addition to real beeswax from the beekeeper, I also use carnauba wax.

This gives the wax an extra shine.

The interior is certainly also special: in the 18th or 19th century, it was fitted with six drawers – intended for storing coins and medals.

Jewelry would certainly also be a possibility.

The felt is old but clean and has a subtle, subdued olive green color.

The lock is original, as is the key. (It works.)

Below the door is a wide drawer.

This drawer was later fitted with adjustable compartments.

Beautiful side panels: quarter-sawn oak.

Next to the door, the stiles feature beautiful pilasters with fluting.

For a coin collector, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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Buyers from other countries must arrange their own shipping:

UPS, DHL, or FedEx will handle this.

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A beautiful, pure-grained Empire bookcase. Circa 1820.

Beautiful mahogany wood, recently upholstered with red felt inside—a beautiful job.

The previous owner also installed interior lighting.

Upstairs, under the cornice, is a drawer—also upholstered with red felt.

The doors feature panes of old-line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm">Black columns flank the doors in front of the side jambs—a typical Empire feature.

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A beautiful and stylish Louis XVI buffet.
Circa 1775.
The top is veneered with very special Cuban mahogany – an extinct wood species. This mahogany was already very valuable and special in 1775.

A surprising and playful piece of furniture.
This buffet is a true buffet.
You can fold up the top, making the buffet 154 cm high.
This section then reveals a beautiful – original – pewter pitcher.

Underneath this pitcher is a pewter basin for ice cubes and water for chilling wine or champagne.
Everything is in good and usable condition.
Four shelves can be folded out for storing wine glasses, for example.
Two more shelves can be pulled out on the sides to accommodate more tableware.
The drawers have compartments lined with green felt for cutlery.
The felt is clean and in like-new condition.

This is how people sometimes dined in the dining room back then.

The doors feature rocailles, intarsia work of irregularly shaped shells that were very popular at the time.

There are also very artistically inlaid piping.

I do not ship to countries outside the EU.
Customers from those countries must arrange their own transportation.
This can be arranged in consultation with me.
You are always welcome to arrange your own transportation if you prefer.

A beautiful kilim with a rose pattern.
Truly stunning to behold.
This pattern was popular in Karabakh for a time.
Very heavy quality, suitable for flooring.

Beautiful natural plant-based colors.
You can tell it's hand-dyed wool by the color variations—especially in the red field. This is because no factory-made wool or synthetic dyes were used, but plant-based dyes produced in small quantities.
This is called abrash to connoisseurs.
Collectors appreciate this and it's a hallmark of quality.
Large size: 350 x 270 cm.
In excellent condition.

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There's furniture, and then there's furniture art.

This piece of furniture belongs to the latter group.

Circa 1650.

Dutch Pilaster Cabinet, this is a classic model, pure Renaissance,

very richly crafted, as such a cabinet should be.

And no matter how richly and carefully crafted, the whole remains harmonious.

Beautiful carving, decorated here and there with small pieces of ebony.

These cabinets always have a base cabinet and a separate upper cabinet.

The oak is quarter-sawn.

The sides have beautiful panels and rails with refined profiles.

There are two drawers underneath. The cabinet stands on ball feet.

The locks from the 17th century were replaced in the 18th century.

Both the back legs have been restored.

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Beautiful and rare 'court cupboard' or Tridern.
Style and period: Jacobean. (1603-1625)
This piece of furniture is therefore 400 years old.

The cupboard served as a sideboard.
We see four horizontal layers that make up the cupboard.

The top layer is open and was used to display precious objects.
Below the open section is a frame with deeply carved vines.
Dionysus or Bacchus in the middle?

Below that is a layer with two doors and a closed section with a central arch, Renaissance influence; you often see these arches on Dutch 17th-century cupboards.
In this arch is a Tudor rose.

Beautiful deep patina.
Quarter-sawn oak.
At the bottom, we see two thistles with flowers in the panels.
The thistle is the Scottish emblem; at that time, Scotland and England were united, and this image commemorates that.

This is an authentic, unique piece of art historical value.

I do not ship to the U.S. or countries outside the EU.
Switzerland and Norway are not part of the EU.
These buyers must arrange their own transport with a carrier.