Spindle Hunt Cabinet-7 58x24x96h

-France Circa 1860

-Hunt Renaissance Revival Style 

-Solid Wood Construction

-Bleached Wood 

-Glass Doors 

-Spindle Style Top Cabinet

-Ornate Carvings: Hare, Bird and Fish on Bottom Cabinet Doors

-Dimensions: 58" wide 24" deep 96" high 

Hunting style furniture was produced in 19th century during the Industrial Revolution in France better defined as the Renaissance Revival. The period produced beautiful and often massive pieces of furniture with wonderful ornate carvings. Furniture makers were inspired to experiment. Most of the furniture from the period was produced from either oak or walnut. Henry II, Hunting style, and Mechelen style are all terms used and fall under the Renaissance Revival period.

Hunting style of furniture was an ornate and specialized expression of art in furniture. Much of this creativity and expression was captured from royalty or more specifically from the aristocratic hunting lodges in France. Furniture makers specialized in detailed carvings of winged griffins, lion’s heads, and trophies of the hunt, including deer, fish, eels, rabbits, birds, and dogs. Beautiful foliage in the form of leaves, fruit, vines, tree branches or barley twist were often carved along edges of buffets and on the backs of chairs, while the bases of tables were often carved to represent the animals of the hunt such as dogs, boars, deer, and foxes. 19th century consumers of the Renaissance Revival style wanted monumental pieces that were heavily carved and ornate.