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	The display cabinet, made to display silver and<a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/art-deco/-/chinaware"> porcelain collections</a>,&nbsp; appears at the end of the 18th C during the reign of Louis XVI.&nbsp; It is a small, sober cupboard with one or two glazed doors and glazed sides. It sometimes has a mirror back and often a pierced gallery on the top. The 19th C display cabinets are often more lavish,&nbsp; in the Louis XV style with painted decoration or&nbsp; in Vernis Martin.&nbsp; The 20th C <a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/art-deco/-/glazed-cabinets">Art Deco style display cabinet</a>, also called a glass cabinet or china cabinet, is usually in walnut veneer, with mirror back and glass shelves. It can be either rectangular or completely round.</p>