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Antique 1900's Rosewood Empire Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
28” x 15.5” x 38.5”H; desk height 28”
Gorgeous Empire-style rosewood secretary desk from the turn
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Early 1900s American American Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Mahogany Empire Secretary with Extraordinary Inlay, circa 1810-1820
Located in Round Top, TX
Extraordinary antique Empire secretary desk circa 1810-1820 from Denmark or N. Germany. The cabinet
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 86.25 in W 40.75 in D 18.25 in
French Empire Mahogany Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th century French Empire mahogany Bonheur du Jour desk. The upper section is decorated with
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Pedestal Desk in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
Empire style, having nine drawers, one containing a locking secret compartment, with two secretary
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire abattant secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper drawer
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Danish Louis Philippe Empire Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Danish Louis Philippe Empire Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
This exquisite 19th-century
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Late 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Metal
Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Mahogany, 1820s Austria
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder)
Material: Mahogany.
Completely restored, Shellac
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1820s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer
H 59.85 in W 37.01 in D 16.93 in
Russian Empire Commode Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An exceptional Russian Empire fruitwood and ebonized 4 drawer chest/secretary. The top drawer
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1850s European Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
French First Empire Period, circa 1805, ‘Secretaire Abattant’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most powerful and of the highest quality French First Empire period, Circa. 1805, "Secretaire
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19th Century French Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk With Leaded Glass c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper having arched
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Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
H 87 in W 41 in D 22.5 in
French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Period two Part Flame Mahogany Drop Front Abattant. Item features beautiful
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Brass
H 61.5 in W 41.25 in D 20.25 in
Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Mahogany, Wien 1820-1829
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder)
Material: Mahogany.
Completely restored, Shellac
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1820s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 59.85 in W 37.01 in D 16.93 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique French Empire drop front "abattant" secretary desk made with magnificent high
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Secretary Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very handsome late American Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk. Very good condition overall with an
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Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century American Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable, and strong early 19th century American Empire secretary bookcase of grand
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1830s American American Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant
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Late 19th Century Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Granite
Antique Danish Late Empire Mahogany Secretary Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire secretary bureau in mahogany veneered oak with beautiful grain.
In 2 parts.
Desk top
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
Italian Empire Neoclassical Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire neoclassical walnut and parcel-gilt secretary Handsome masculine Empire campaign
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Walnut
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black
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1810s French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
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Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Bronze
H 56.7 in W 38 in D 16.54 in
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with
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1870s French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire drop front desk, Copenhagen 1810-20.
This unique Danish secretary desk is embellished with
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1810s Danish Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Desk
This 19th-century French Empire-style secretary desk is a true work of art. Crafted from
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 55.5 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional Empire secretary bookcase in fine burl ash wood. Denmark or North Germany, circa
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Early 19th Century Scandinavian Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Ash, Burl
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Birch
H 84 in W 48 in D 24 in
Antique Greco America Empire Flame Mahogany Quervelle School Secretary 19th C
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary in the manner of Quervelle offers deeply striated flame
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
H 92.25 in W 43.25 in D 20.75 in
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire secretary in West Indies mahogany, also known as Cuban mahogany, considered to
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Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Brass Mounted, Light Walnut, & Ebonized Secretary, 1stq 19th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
front desk with a leather writing surface and interior shelving and secret drawers, with stylized brass
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1810s French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Walnut
H 58.5 in W 40.75 in D 17 in
Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Located in Miami, FL
From the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, once part of Denmark, a very handsome Empire
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Ash
H 83 in W 46 in D 21 in
Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk
West Germany
Walnut and others
Louis XVI
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Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. royal antique burl wood secretary desk & black leather drop leaf top HRH . Very rare early
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Bronze
H 61 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
desk. Provides ample storage as a chest of drawers, and doubles as a secretary with additional small
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1820s American American Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Brass
H 65 in W 52.5 in D 24 in
Mahogany and Gilded Bronze Cylinder Desk, Empire Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large cylinder desk in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer in the Empire style. This secretary with
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 50.01 in W 56.11 in D 28.35 in
Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
of mahogany dates from 1810 and is an original from the Empire & Biedermeier era. The secretary is
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
American Mahogany and Stenciled Secretary with Bookcase. NY Circa 1825
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany stenciled and painted foliage secretary bookcase with fitted inlaid birds eye
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
19th Century Russian Antique Veneered Mahogany Secretary by Heinrich Gambs
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Russian secretary with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 56.5 in W 37.25 in D 17 in
French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
brass pulls on each drawer allow easy access. This Empire-style secretary features eye-catching
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Gold Gilt and Painted Empire Armchair
Located in San Angelo, TX
will complete any setting whether it be as a desk chair with a secretary or small writing desk, side
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19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This fine Empire drop-front secretary (secrétaire a'abattant or secrétaire en armoire) with a
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19th Century Swiss Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Marble
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
all.
The fall front desk can be considered the cousin of the secretary desk. Both have a main working
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
Voronikhin (1759-1814). As well, this Poudreuse Secretary Desk has as well a similar structure to a dressing
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Bronze
H 61.42 in W 37.01 in D 18.9 in
Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Mahogany for British Military Officer
Located in Austin, TX
three long drawers. The top right drawer opening to a secretary desk with one curly maple drawer and
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 43 in W 39 in D 19.25 in
Louis XVI Style Secretary by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine Louis XVI style upright secretary, executed in veneered wood, finely decorated with
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
A Louis Philippe period (1830–1848) fruitwood secretaire abattant fall front desk.
Born in
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Butler's Desk and Etagére, New York, Possibly Duncan Phyfe
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in New York, NY
Butler’s Desk and Etagére, circa 1825
New York, possibly by Duncan Phyfe
Mahogany (secondary
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1820s American Neoclassical Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Beautiful Set of Two Antique French Old Paris Porcelain 'Porte Plume" Statues
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
time with oriental scenes atmospheres.
The "Porte Plume" was used at the secretary desk for inserting
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1830s French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Porcelain
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H 9.85 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Figural Wall Lights after Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
furniture mounts that were touched up by Thomire, applied to the upper corners of a secretary desk by
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Bronze
H 40.5 in W 20 in D 12 in
19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
furniture from the French Empire but it was different from the formalism in the Napoleonic era, during which
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra Att. to Thomire
Located in Sheffield, MA
secretary desk by Guillaume Beneman, delivered for the King's cabinet intérieure at Compiègne, 1787[13
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19th Century French Antique Empire Secretary Desk
19th Century French Empire Secretary
Located in Washington, DC
French Empire secretary in cherry with architectural interior and ebonized columns with bronze doré
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Empire Secratary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empire Secratary with three drawers and retractable desk, Inset marble top. Adjustable sliding
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19th Century French Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Biedermeier Desk with Extension, Polished Mahogany, Dark, Wooden, circa 1840
By Biedermeier
Located in Krakow, małopolskie
acts as a secretary.
A desk with a drawer and an additional retractable top under the main top. The
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1840s Polish Biedermeier Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 41.34 in W 41.74 in D 29.53 in
Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston
By Stephen Smith
Located in Andover, MA
This unique mahogany pedestal base secretary or desk was described in an ad by Smith as “bank and
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1830s American American Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Ash, Baize, Mahogany, Poplar
H 46 in W 53.5 in D 27.25 in
An Empire Ormolu Centerpiece Attributed To Pierre-Phillipe Thomire, Circa 1815
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Pasadena, CA
Thomire, applied to the upper corners of a secretary desk by Guillaume Beneman, delivered for the King's
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Figured Mahogany Late Sheraton Secretaire, Essex County, circa 1810
By John Needles
Located in Providence, RI
turned a warm golden color and patina. Although, at first glance, one might consider this an Empire
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19th Century American Sheraton Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Louis Philippe Mantel Clock by Thomire Et Cie
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Pasadena, CA
were touched up by Thomire, applied to the upper corners of a secretary desk by Guillaume Beneman
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Ebonized Silver Empire Secretary an Abattant from France, 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
An original antique Empire secretary from the early 19th century from France. The secretary is
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 55.52 in W 37.41 in D 15.36 in
Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table. Item features
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19th Century Empire Antique Empire Secretary Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 37.5 in W 26.5 in D 22.5 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique empire secretary desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique empire secretary desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. There are many kinds of the antique empire secretary desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique empire secretary desk bearing Empire or Regency hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique empire secretary desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jean Joseph Chapuis, John Needles and Stephen Smith are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Empire Secretary Desk?
Prices for an antique empire secretary desk start at $1,400 and top out at $90,000 with the average selling for $4,900.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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