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Wall Sconces French Empire Style Whit Cherub Putti Carrying Torch, Bronze, Pair
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Excellent quality and fine finish. They are unusual pieces.
Pair of French Empire style bronze
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
H 25.2 in W 11.42 in D 5.91 in
Unusual Cabinet by Nicolet
By Geoffroy Nicolet
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Stunning cabinet in wood and lacquered metal balls.
The artist carved each piece of wood in order to give its bamboo aspect.
Signed piece by the artist G. Nicolet for the Galerie ...
Category
2010s French Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Unusual 1940s Bar Cabinet
Located in Bridgewater, CT
1940s bar cabinet in Renaissance Revival style, with polychrome hand-painted decoration on black lacquered wood, depicting a naval scene with coat of arms symbols and the correspondi...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
Unusual Antique Oak Stationery Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique oak stationery cabinet with a sliding tambour front opening to reveal a fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Unusual Old Bamboo Cabinet
Located in London, GB
An unusual and striking bamboo cabinet in original condition with a great tone and patina. Quite
Category
20th Century Asian Primitive Cupboards
Materials
Bamboo
Unusual French C.1970S Side Cabinet
Located in London, GB
An unusual very high quality two tier side cabinet.
Detailed inlay design through out.
A slight
Category
Vintage 1970s French Cabinets
Materials
Birch
Unusual French Midcentury Cerused Oak Chest
Located in New York, NY
French midcentury cerused oak chest /cabinet with a marble top and multiple drawers.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Travertine
Stellar Restored Pair of Pagoda Commodes by John Wisner for Ficks Reed
By John Wisner, Ficks Reed
Located in Atlanta, GA
impossible to find case series. These unusual pieces are a part of the boutique Far Horizons Collection
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Unusual Dunbar Chest with Bifold Doors
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual Dunbar chest, circa 1960s with bifold doors, concealing 2 drawers on one side and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Cabinets
Rare and Unusual Regency Etagere
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine and rare Regency three tier Etagere attributed to GILLOWS constructed in Gonçalo Alves (Tigerwood), with each shelf edged in close bead-work. The top tier with three-quarter f...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Side Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian quality burr walnut side cabinet having a carved walnut gallery above a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Swedish Gustavian Empire Pine Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish unusual and genuine sideboard from around year 1800 in the transitional time between the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Late 19th Century Traveling Leather Inkwell Case with Glass Interior Well
Located in Stamford, CT
traveled the world buy unique and unusual pieces.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Leather, Glass
Unusual Large Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Inlaid Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual large Antique Victorian quality mahogany inlaid display cabinet
having an unusual shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Other
H 57.29 in W 60.63 in D 14.97 in
Unusual Small Antique Quality Mahogany Marquetry Inlaid Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual small Antique Victorian quality mahogany marquetry inlaid display cabinet having a quality
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Other
H 24.61 in W 24.02 in D 15.95 in
Unusual Japanese Taisho Era Chadansu 'Tea Cabinet', circa 1920s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Japanese Taisho era Chadansu (tea cabinet), circa 1920s, Diminutive composition with
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Bone, Wood
Unusual Octagon Mini Chest in Black Laquer 1970's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual octagon (eight sided) miniature chest in black lacquer. Measures 13" deep and 40.5" high
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Swedish Genuine Unusual Folk Art Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine unusual antique sideboard from the early 19th century, around 1820. The sideboard is folk
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Unusual Victorian Figural Carving Set, Deer
Located in Riverdale, NY
Unusual Victorian Figural Carving Set with deer feet used as handles. Creepy cool utensils for
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unusual Mid-Century Modern Floating Top Dresser
By Charak Furniture Company, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice unusual serused oak floating top Mid-Century Modern dresser.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Oak
Unusual Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique burr walnut marquetry inlaid bureau having a quality burr walnut rectangular top
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Empire Style Bookcase, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Quirky and unusual Empire style breakfront bookcase, the wood painted with a faux bois trompe
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases
Unusual Early American Quack Medicine Thompson-Plaster Electric Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most unusual Thompson-Plaster electrical cabinet, by Physician's Specialty Company
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Unusual antique Edwardian quality majolica jug
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Edwardian quality majolica jug having wonderful detailed decretive figural scenes a
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Serving Pieces
Materials
Majolica
Unusual 18th-19th Century Continental Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Figured wood veneer, the top with a carved cornice over double doors. They open to two shelves over drawers and cubby holes. A middle frieze with three drawers (lacking a key) over t...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Unusual cupboard with intricate Moucharbiya panels, French c1870.
Located in London, GB
An unusual cupboard with intricate moucharabiya panels and Moorish architectural detail.
French
Category
Antique 1870s French Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Unusual postmodern American waterfall laminate dresser / sideboard 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
An unusual double-waterfall shaped postmodern dresser / sideboard with 8 drawers. The laminate
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dressers
Materials
Metal
H 29.34 in W 75.99 in D 20.08 in
Ebonized Dresser Base with Unusual Nail Head Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brendan from estate
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Buffets
Materials
Metal
Unusual German Neoclassical Cabinet with Faux-Book Spine Decorated Door
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An unusual and decorative cabinet of architectural form with one faux-book spine decorated door
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Metal
H 56.7 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Unusual 19th Century Swedish Hand-Made Pine Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual Swedish pine cabinet made by hand around the mid 1800s. The cabinet has an unusual model
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Cupboards
Materials
Pine
Unusual Industrial Salvage Colourful Office Metal Filing Cabinet, Graffiti Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
Unusual, definitely wacky and possibly artistic.
This 1970s retro filing cabinet in the most
Category
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Metal
H 51.97 in W 16.54 in D 24.02 in
Unusual Antique Inlaid Mahogany 3 Tier Cake Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique inlaid mahogany 3 tier cake stand with a lovely shaped handle to the top, three
Category
Early 20th Century English Shelves
Materials
Other
Unusual Antique Decorative Bookcase Cabinet with Original Burnt Pattern Finish
Located in Norwich, GB
An unusual and quite rare Edwardian antique bookcase cabinet with the original burnt patterned
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
H 56.7 in W 25.2 in D 12.21 in
Unusual vintage sculptural postmodern American lacquered sideboard 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
A dramatic sculptural postmodern American lacquered sideboard. Shiny black doors, swooping curved top/ends in a speckled lacquer. Push-Click doors open onto shelved storage. Circa 19...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sideboards
Materials
Lacquer
H 32.68 in W 86.23 in D 18.12 in
Early 19th Century Unusual Swedish Folk Art Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish unusual folk art sideboard from Hälsingland in Sweden made during the early 1800s, around
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Unusual Antique Indian or African Shelve Unit Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A unique and unusual shelving composition.
Believed to be early 20th century possibly earlier
Category
Early 20th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Set of 3 English Porcelain Cutleries
Located in Brescia, IT
and decorated with flower drawings.
An handcrafted work, fine and very delicate, very unusual pieces
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Baroque Porcelain
Materials
Silver
Unusual 19th Century English Double-Sided Bookcase Bookshelf
Located in Shippensburg, PA
UNUSUAL VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKCASE
England, circa mid-to-late 19th century
Item
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Northern Swedish Unusual Curved Corner Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual antique corner cabinet from Sweden. The cabinet is made in two parts and has a very unusual
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Corner Cupboards
Materials
Pine
Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique George III quality mahogany serpentine shaped sideboard having a quality serpentine
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Sideboards
Materials
Other
H 36.82 in W 49.61 in D 18.78 in
Unusual Pair of Antique George III Inlaid Mahogany and Kingwood Pedestals
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual pair of antique George III quality inlaid mahogany and kingwood pedestals having quality
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Cabinets
Materials
Other
H 50.99 in W 22.45 in D 17.52 in
Fine and Unusual Napoleon III period antique French Boulle marquetry cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
Fine and Unusual Napoleon III period antique French Boulle marquetry cabinet
French, c.1870
Height
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
H 64.97 in W 68.9 in D 19.69 in
Unusual Mid-Century Modern Credenza by Skovby Mobelfabrik
By Skovby Møbelfabrik A/S 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage Danish server features an overhanging top with a curved front and a rich teak finish. A unique design that offers plenty of room for storage within its hefty d...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
Unusual Modular , Stacking 1940s Hamiton Blueprint / map display cabinet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modular ,Stacking 1940s Hamiton Blueprint / map display cabinet .3 section stacking
Category
Vintage 1940s Industrial Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Metal
H 80 in W 45.5 in D 34.5 in
Large, Unusual Scottish 10-Drawer Linen Press
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large 19th century Scottish, mahogany linen press, composed of two flights of five drawers flanking two panelled doors that open to four, wide, pull-out linen drawers providing com...
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Linen Presses
Materials
Wood
Unusual 19th Century Display Cabinet in the Form of a Lighthouse
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Display Cabinet of 'Lighthouse' form
Constructed in teak; rising from a circular plinth
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Teak
Unusual and Rare Pair of Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Etageres
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual and rare pair of Adrian Pearsall Brutalist etageres. Very hard to find one but to have a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Resin
Charming and Unusual Display Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
This lovely table features a large rectangular display case/ vitrine as the table top, supported by by four barley twist legs with ununsual feet.
The table top surround is carved...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Unusual Bauhaus Chrome Flower Stand, Lacquered Wood, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Unusual Bauhaus Style Chrome Flower Stand or Pedestal.
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czechia
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Shelves
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Wedgwood Pair Unusual Figural Creamware Sauce Boats
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and scarce pair Wedgwood creamware sauce boats or dishes with swan neck handles and
Category
Vintage 1910s English Egyptian Revival Serving Pieces
Materials
Pottery
Unusual Pace Collection Curved Edge Credenza, Mid-Century Modern
By Pace Collection
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual pace collection curved brass edge credenza. This piece is veneered with a taupe laminate
Category
Vintage 1960s American Credenzas
Materials
Laminate
Late 19th Century Unusual Aesthetic Movement Painted Clerks Desk
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Just the most wonderful little painted compact desk and bank of drawers, the half-hinged top opening back to reveal a compartmentalised interior with pigeonholes, the front faux-draw...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks
Materials
Pine
A Very Fine and Unusual Large 19th Century Open Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and unusual, well figured walnut 19th Century open bookcase of large proportions
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Pair of Gustavian Corner Clock Cabinets, Origin Mora, Sweden, Circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Unusual pair of Gustavian corner clock cabinets, origin: Mora, Sweden, circa 1780
Each cabinet
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 82.29 in W 86.62 in D 20.87 in
Unusual 3-D Gilded Armoire - France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Fun 1940s almost square armoire with "beveled" frame-like doors. Craquelé gold paint effect.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
UNUSUAL BAR CORNER CABINET IN THE MANNER OF GIO PONTI, Italy 1950s.
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Fluted mahogany, brass details and glass shelves.
The light is electrified for European standards. Includes original key and print of the naval scene.
Category
Vintage 1950s European Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Unusual Bauhaus Style Chrome Étagère, Flower Stand, Glass, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Unusual Bauhaus style chrome Étagère, flower stand
This étagère, flower stand, with a frame of
Category
20th Century Czech Bauhaus Shelves
Materials
Chrome
H 27.56 in W 49.22 in D 10.24 in
Large Unusual Antique William IV Quality Mahogany Wardrobe
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large unusual antique William IV quality mahogany wardrobe having a quality carved mahogany gallery
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Other
Unusual Baker Chinoiserie Modular Chest Bookcase Shelf Mid-Century Modern
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual Baker Chinoiserie style 2-piece modular bookcase chest. The top shelving unit sits on top
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Iron
H 59.25 in W 38 in D 19.25 in
Unique Centerpiece #14
By Coralla Maiuri
Located in Milan, IT
This intriguing range of unusual pieces has been made in total freedom and experimentation, with
Category
2010s Italian Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
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