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Vintage Modernist Mirrored Acrylic Display Cabinet with Lighting
Located in Morristown, NJ
A circa. 1970's/80's, mirrored, lighted acrylic display cabinet with 4 acrylic shelves, unmarked
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Directoire Mahogany Style Display / Jewelry Case with Brass Castors
Located in New York, NY
its clean modernist lines and impeccable quality of construction, this display case is as versatile as
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Jules Leleu Modernist Dry Bar Cabinet, French Art Deco Display Cabinet
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
Deco display cabinet, attributed to the renowned designer Jules Leleu, embodies the era's elegance and
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Vintage oak bookcase with display cabinet
Located in Brescia, IT
Scandinavian furniture from the 1960s consisting of two modules. This Scandinavian modernist
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Vintage oak bookcase with display cabinet
Vintage oak bookcase with display cabinet
H 70.48 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Pace Display Cabinet with Contoured Glass and Interior lights
By Pace Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
A useful and stylish modernist display cabinet by Pace with top interior spot lights and three
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Late 20th Century Cabinets

Materials

Glass

FIAM Palladio Display Showcase with Curved Glass, 1980s
By FIAM
Located in Hamburg, PA
A modernist and functional display showcase by FIAM, Italy for the Palladio Collection. The
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Midcentury French Modernist Cabinet Vaisselier, 1950s
Located in Paris, IDF
the 1950s. On the front and top of the cabinet, the oak displays a striped lightwood/dark wood pattern
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Copper

Mid-Century Lane Walnut Credenza Glass Display Cabinet Hutch
By Lane Furniture
Located in Baltimore, MD
fixed shelf with grooves for displaying dishware. The lower portion of the unit features three spacious
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Restored Rattan Seven-Tier Display Shelf Wall Etagere Unit with Cabinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
unique broken-up seven-level shelf design with a two-level cabinet in the center featuring modernist "X
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Vintage 1950s Cabinets

Materials

Rattan

Mastercraft Amboyna Burl Wood French Hollywood Regency Curio Display Cabinet
By Mastercraft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable Amboyna burl wood French Hollywood Regency style curio display cabinet by Mastercraft
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Vintage Illuminated Chrome and Brass Light Up Display Shelf Curio Etagere
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Illuminated Chrome and Brass Light Up Display Shelf Curio Etagere. Item features a polished
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Chrome

Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen Teak Bookcase Display Hutch Top
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen teak Bookcase display Hutch top for John Stuart. Iten
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brushed Aluminum Chrome Frame Étagère Display Shelf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern brushed aluminum chrome frame étagère display shelf. Item features
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

German Modernist Wall Unit by Schieder Mobel
Located in Denton, TX
Combination of ebonized oak with teak and glass make this wall unit usable as a bookcase / display
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20th Century German Modern Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Belgian Modernist Bookshelf by John Van Zeeland, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist Style; Modernism; Art Deco; John Van Zeeland; Belgian Design; Belgian Architecture
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Shelves

Materials

Wood

Belgian Modernist Bookshelf by John Van Zeeland, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist Style; Modernism; Art Deco; John Van Zeeland; Belgian Design; Belgian Architecture
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Shelves

Materials

Wood

Ernest Race, Isokon Donkey Mk 2, 1963, mid-century classic shelf unit / display
By Isokon, Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
example of this iconic modernist piece! Isokon played an important part in the development of 20th century
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Modernist Sideboard In Studded Rosewood By Andre Sornay, France 1940s
By Andre Sornay
Located in Hellouw, NL
Modernist sideboard in studded rosewood by Andre Sornay.Andre Sornay was an extremely gifted
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Vintage 1940s French Modern Sideboards

Materials

Travertine

1930s Weimar Republic Bauhaus German Modernist Secretaire Bookcase Suite Walnut
By Georg Schoettle
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
European modernist furniture. Typical of the period, the suite has a Minimalist appearance devoid of
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Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Bookcases

Materials

Nickel

Mid-Century Modernist Brass, Glass and Bronzed Mirror Étagère by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and well composed Mid-Century Modernist Étagère in Brass, Glass and Bronzed Mirror by
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Vintage Modernist Table Vitrine Cabinet by Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, 1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
and mirror bottom let the light flow freely. Perfect for displaying cherished objects.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Mahogany

Vintage Modernist Table Vitrine Cabinet by Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, 1950s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
and mirror bottom let the light flow freely. Perfect for displaying cherished objects.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Mahogany

Italian Modernist Art Deco Dry Bar Cabinet by Michele Merighi ca. 1940
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ART DECO MODERNIST MIXED-WOOD DRY BAR CABINET Designed by Michele Merighi for Ronconi Cantù Italy
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modernist Bar Cabinet in Book-Matched Walnut with Inset Glass Pulls
Located in New York, NY
This stunningly bold and sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist Bar Cabinet in Bookmatched Walnut with
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Pace Rare Piombo Bauhaus Style Cabinet, Bar or Entertainment Centre Vintage
By Pace Collection, Leon Rosen
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous and rare Bauhaus meets modernist style monumental cerused ash and sandblasted glass
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Vintage 1980s American Bauhaus Cabinets

Materials

Lead

Mid-Century Modern Bubble Glass Cabinet Merton Gershun American of Martinsville
By American of Martinsville, Merton Gershun
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen modernist server with stunning Bubble glass top designed by Merton Gershun for American
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Cabinet by Charles Dudouyt, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
brutalist look. The cabinet has a upper part with a glass display case and two doors. The lower part
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Copper

Art Deco Cabinet by Charles Dudouyt, 1940s
Art Deco Cabinet by Charles Dudouyt, 1940s
H 68.9 in W 82.68 in D 25.6 in
Cabinet by Willy Van der Meeren & Eric Lemesre for Tubax, 1950's
By Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Wood; Metal; Belgium; 1950's; An early example of Industrial Design from the Belgium modernist stream
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern French 1960s Long, Low Cabinet, Ameublement NF
By N.F. Ameublement
Located in New York City, NY
toupie feet in brass and wood displaying an overall exquisite cubist, Stark and simple design. The
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Palisander

Hildo Krop Important Cabinet in Oak, Designed for His Own Home, De Stijl, 1930
By Hildo Krop
Located in The Hague, NL
modernist reduction to the essentials of form and color, the use of unadorned stained oakwood and the
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Vintage 1930s Dutch De Stijl Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Mirror, Wood

Ring Shelf
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Ring Shelf is a free-standing, asymmetric, stone ring that touches on the of modernist sculptor
Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Ring Shelf
Ring Shelf
H 62.99 in W 13.77 in D 62.99 in
Ring Shelf
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Ring Shelf is a free-standing, asymmetric, stone ring that touches on the of modernist sculptor
Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Ring Shelf
Ring Shelf
H 62.99 in W 13.77 in D 62.99 in
Ring Shelf
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Ring Shelf is a free-standing, asymmetric, stone ring that touches on the of modernist sculptor
Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Ring Shelf
Ring Shelf
H 62.99 in W 13.77 in D 62.99 in
Antique Chinese Lacquered Elm Bookcase Etagere Dry Bar Cabinet Room Divider
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Chinese elm etagere cabinet. Features a modernist open form with three shelves
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Bookcases

Materials

Elm

20th Century Two-Door Sideboard By Willy Rizzo For Mario Sabot, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
which are subdivided into two with a shelf. The sideboard is a useful storage and display unit which
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20th Century Italian Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Carlo Scarpa for Bernini '795' Library in Walnut and Metal
By Bernini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, edition made in 1980s Stunning library designed by Carlo Scarpa for Bernini. This wall unit displays
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Vintage 1930s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, rattan and bamboo sideboard, France circa 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in leucate, FR
the daring modernist designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, the French-Swiss husband and wife duo
Category

Vintage 1960s French French Provincial Sideboards

Materials

Wrought Iron

20th Century Two-Door Sideboard By Willy Rizzo For Mario Sabot, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
which are subdivided into two with a shelf. The sideboard is a useful storage and display unit which
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20th Century Italian Sideboards

Materials

Laminate, Pine

1950's Brazilian Bookshelf by Jorge Zalszupin
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
provide ample space for displaying books, decorative items, and personal collections, while the closets
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Bookcases

Materials

Jacaranda

Mid Century Modern 11.5” Credenza in Hardwood, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
. The piece is displayed with an also Brazilian Modern armchair designed by Giuseppe Scapinelli and the
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Shelf of Units, by Percival Lafer, Brazilian Mid-Century Design
By Percival Lafer
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
modernist design philosophy that was prevalent at the time. The shelf is constructed with a combination of
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Suite Of 3 Silver Steel And Gray Smoked Glass Showcases - Max Sauze Stamp - 20th
By Max Sauze
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Magnificent and rare set of 3 modernist display cabinets in silver-coloured steel and grey smoked
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20th Century French Modern Vitrines

Materials

Steel

Vintage Hollywood Regency Style MCM Chrome, Bamboo & Glass Etagere
Located in Atlanta, GA
provides a polished foundation, accentuating the piece's modernist roots. The bamboo body and shelving
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Mid-Century Chrome, Brass and Glass Etagere Bookshelves
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, circa mid 20th century Item # 904SAN13A A nice modernist pair of chromed steel and brass open
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Danish Mid Century Credenza Hutch Jens Quihstgaard Peter Lovig
By Jens Quistgaard, Lovig Dansk
Located in Baltimore, MD
as a low book/display case. Both pieces are fully finished on the backs, allowing them to be floated
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Important Vladimir Kagan Rosewood Brass Dresser, Desk Unit, 1950s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Culver City, CA
sleek, modernist designs that combined organic shapes with high-tech materials. Kagan began his
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Maurice Dufrene Gilt Sculpted Vitrine
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
d’Automne in 1912 and is now on permanent display at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris (see photo below). This
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Giltwood

Midcentury George Nelson Gentlemens Secretary Chest
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
George Nelson George Nelson (1908-1986) was an important modernist whose work cut across the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Walter Bosse Cow Zoo Mid-Century Brass Wall Hook, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely Austrian modernist animal coat wall hook, displaying a cow. A humorous design by Walter
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Walter Bosse 5 Cat Zoo Brass Animal Wall Hooks by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to five lovely Austrian modernist animal zoo coat wall hooks, displaying a cat, our favourite
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

1930s Art Deco Streamline "Roto-Bar" Revolving Cocktail Cabinet & Table
By Roto-Bar Co. 1
Located in Oakland, CA
Cabinet & Table, this Modernist Art Deco Black Bakelite laminate and aluminum Cylindrical Bar. The Roto
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dry Bars

Materials

Aluminum

Liquor trolley by Cesare Lacca - brass and rosewood
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Antwerp, BE
-designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s. Though details of his
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cabinet
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Forney, TX
Make a statement with this rare mid-century Italian modernist bar cabinet (sideboard buffet
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Italy 1950s Cesare Lacca Attributed Dry Bar Cart, Laquered Walnut & Burl Walnut
By Brugnoli Mobili Cantú, Cesare Lacca
Located in Vigonza, Padua
created modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s. Though details of his personal life and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Burl, Walnut

Brazilian Modern Chest in Hardwood & Brass by Geraldo de Barros, 1950s, Brazil
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
badges, hence are very difficult to find today. We have the chest displayed in our gallery next to a
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Gilbert Rohde Paldao Cabinet for Herman Miller
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
modernist and modular furniture in exotic veneer. This is model no. 4103, two-door cabinet with
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Boucheron Paris 1950 Modernist Ring In 18Kt Gold With 27.52 Ctw Diamonds & Coral
By Boucheron
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist cocktail ring designed by Boucheron. Exceptional piece created in France by the iconic
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Vintage 1950s French Modernist Cocktail Rings

Materials

White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold

Boucheron Paris Modernist Ring In 18Kt Gold With 1.94 Ctw In Diamonds And Rubies
By Boucheron
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist cocktail ring designed by Boucheron. Beautiful colorful piece created in France by the
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Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings

Materials

Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold

Murano Italian Modernist Pale Green White Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
design. Italy, 1960s Pale green glass cased into clear glass. The interior part is made in white opaline
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass

1980s Modernist Red Sommerso Murano Glass Tall Vase by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
involves layering different colored glass to create a distinctive effect. In this case, the vase being red
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the modernist display case you’re looking for. A modernist display case — often made from metal, wood and steel — can elevate any home. There are 222 variations of the antique or vintage modernist display case you’re looking for, while we also have 161 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a modernist display case — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each modernist display case bearing mid-century modern, modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made modernist display case has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jover + Valls, Cassina and Pierre Jeanneret are consistently popular.

How Much is a Modernist Display Case?

The average selling price for a modernist display case at 1stDibs is $5,310, while they’re typically $255 on the low end and $125,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Modernist Display Case
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    A glass display case is also called a showcase, vitrine, or display cabinet. It usually has one or more panels of transparent glass that allows for proper display of your treasured collectibles. Find a collection of antique and vintage furniture on 1stDibs today.