Antique Display Cabinets for Sale

The showcases, or ancient glass cabinets, they are born from the evolution of a piece of furniture that was widely used in the past (as well as nowadays) in everyday life: belief. Passing through the one or two body glass sideboards, the antique wooden display cases become a piece of furniture in their own right when they are transformed from pure and simple containers into actual displays, the purpose of which is to preserve the most precious and delicate ceramics, silver and porcelain services, but at the same time to show them in their splendor to the guests.

The origin of this type of furniture perhaps dates back to Flanders, when they were still characterized by a massive structure and then expanded to all the most prestigious productions. During the 18th century influenced by Rococo style, the ancient wooden display cases are decorated with bronzes, carved and inlaid in the most varied and refined motifs.

It is un mobile devices which can take on very different proportions and dimensions with one or multiple doors and doors, shelves very dense or very spaced apart, depending on the use made of them. The showcase naturally had a wide use not only in the home but also in the commercial sector and in some cases covered entire shops and counters in which all the available products were displayed.