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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
Oversized Victorian 1870 Burr Quarter Cut Walnut Knee Hole Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1870 solid walnut twin pedestal oversized knee hole desk
This desk is sublime, the walnut patina on the drawers is rich and ...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Burl
Custom Built Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning custom built architectural bookcase with broken pediment. Can be made to your specific dimensions and paint color.
Dimensions:
110 inches (279 cms) wide
19 inches (48...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
19th Century American Walnut "Wells Fargo" Desk by Wooton Desk. Co
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality and impressive standard grade American walnut Wootton Desk Co. "Wells Fargo" desk, of substantial form, with three quarter galle...
Category
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Danish Rosewood Sideboard with Tambour Doors
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Danish tambour door sideboard in rosewood. Have open cabinets at each end and three shallow drawers at center. This sideboard features a tambour design similar of Hans Wegner's "the Presidential" sideboard. Carved wood door handles...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Arne Vodder Attributed Bureau Produced by N.C. Møbler in Denmark
By Arne Vodder
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare bureau attributed to Arne Vodder. Produced by N.C Møbler in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Modular Shelving in Travertine, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Modular Shelving in Travertine, 1970s
Measurement in cm:
Long slab : 130 x 27
Short slab : 27 x 80.5
Big Block Height : 42
Medium Block Hei...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Travertine
Exceptional Early 20th Century English Bow Glass Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A spectacular and rare curved early 20th century display case.
Substantial bow front drops round to more dramatic curved sides.
Making a total of three bow sides.
Two inte...
Category
1920s British Edwardian Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Blown Glass
Handsome Antique 3-Part Kitchen Display Cabinet, France Early 1900
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Elegant and handsome antique 3-part kitchen display cabinet from France. A super piece for storage of e.g. crockery / porcelain, wine glasses a...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis, 1810
Located in Hellouw, NL
Beautiful Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864).
Jean-Joseph Chapuis (born in Brussels) was a famous furniture maker. He obtained a master craftsman ti...
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Early 1800s Belgian Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry Commode Modeled After Jean-Henri Reisener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional French Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry, Armorial Commode with original Marble Top, aft...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Cabinet Mahogany Veneer Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Cabinet with bar space in the middle with a flap door, double swing doors on the sides, stained mahogany veneer, important decorative drawing carved in brass.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Breakfront Bookcase Georgian Style Mahogany, Made in England 4 Glazed Doors
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful full size four-door breakfront bookcase crafted in mahogany, by Bevan Funnel. Adjustable shelves behind the hand glazed upper door, the figured crotch mahogany on the low...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Aesthetic Movement Tiger Bamboo Bat Wing Bar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early 20th century Aesthetic Movement tiger bamboo small 2 person bat wing bar with a unique batwing bar top and small 2 shelf cabinet along the back.
Category
Early 1900s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bamboo
Charles II Oak and Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Lymington, GB
Charles II period (1630-1685) oak and walnut chest of drawers, or commode.
Retaining old waxed surfaces of very good rich color and patination.
With typical geometric drawer fronts and side runners, confirming a late 17th century date of c 1680.
Walnut panel inserts to the drawer fronts.
Retains its original stile feet and the base with its original bold moulding.
Brass key escutcheons...
Category
1680s English Charles II Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Welsh Dresser, English Oak, Traditional
Located in Toronto, CA
A traditional English oak Welsh dresser crafted in Oak and made in England. This display cabinets is in two pieces and the base can be used minus the hutch top. The finish is a lovel...
Category
20th Century English Tudor Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Swiss Wedding Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
This large, painted chest originates from Switzerland, circa 1830s. It features a vibrant design and well preserved interior with drawers and pockets.
Measurements: 27" D x 61" W ...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Harvey Probber Double Chest and Vanity with Leather and Brass
Located in Hanover, MA
Two beautifully restored complimentary chests flanking a hanging vanity case from Harvey Probber's "Cabinet Series" circa 1957.
Hazelnut finished maho...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of Regency Style Mahogany Open Bookcase's
Located in Martlesham, GB
A nice pair of mid-20th century Regency style mahogany open bookcases, each bookcase having four adjustable shelves inside, decorat...
Category
1960s English Regency Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Trolley Bar by Jacques Adnet, France, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
A trolley bar by Jacques Adnet (1900-1984).
Chromed metal, aluminium and mahogany veneer structure, lower part fitted as a bar, ice cube box, the two upper trays are mobile. (Key is...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Rare Kim Moltzer French Lacquer and Brass Shelves, 1970s
By Kim Moltzer
Located in Paris, IDF
Functional and stylish, this shelving unit or bookcase has a brilliant brass structure, blue smoked glass shelves, and black lacquer cabinets. Designed by Kim Moltzer in the 1970s th...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Fine Nineteenth Century Empire Commode
Located in London, GB
French, circa 1820
A fine early nineteenth century mahogany Empire commode, with three graduated drawers with a diamond brass inlay and rectangular lozenges of brass, retaining the ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Spectacular Fifties Etagere from Bonbon shop in Paris for Exclusive Objects
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, check last pictures on this listing and/or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
Beautiful iconic fifties eye catcher étagère for small eye catchers ! This display was decades in a chocolate shop in Paris...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Victorian Rosewood Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4215 A Victorian rosewood bookcase of diminutive proportions, having moulded outswept cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing height adjust...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Oak Midcentury Coffee Table, Well-Preserved Condition, Czechia, 1950s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Oak midcentury coffee table.
Source: Czechia
Period: 1950-1959
Material: Oak, umakart
Original well-preserved condition.
Stable solid wood construction.
Revived polish.
Sw...
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Oak
Victorian Hampton & Son's Satinwood Bedroom Suite Wardrobe Dressing Table Mirror
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this very rare original Victorian Satinwood bedroom suite by Hampton & Son’s of Pall Mall London.
A very rare bedroom suite made by one of the great Victorian furniture makers Hampton & Son’s of Pall Mall London. The suite is circa 1890, made from the finest Satinwood available and with silver leaf painted detailing, each piece is Stamped with the button Label of Hampton's Pall Mall East London apart from the chair which has the Hampton plaque on the underside
The dimensions of each piece are below, the main wardrobe is very large, the wardrobe with drawers is actually very small and a tallboy size, the dressing table comes with a matching chair and stool
We have cleaned waxed and polished it from top to bottom, the glass in the Cherval mirror is lightly perished and aged as it’s the original plate, otherwise for me its in time warp condition
Hampton and Sons were cabinet makers of Antique Furniture and were first established in ca. 1830 by William Hampton. He opened his first shop selling General household to more Fine furniture in Cranbourn Street, in London. In 1869 Williams Two sons George and William joined his business and they expended and moved to the larger premises 8 Pall Mall, London.
Hampton and Sons furnished some impressive properties and boats from the Royal Yacht Britannia, the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, the Theatre Royal of Drury Lane, the Duke of York Theatre, the Dorchester and the Mayfair Hotels and the palaces of two Indian princes, the Nizam of Hyderabad & the Maharajah of Kashmir.
Hampton and Sons had a few disasters throughout its history, it suffered a major fire in 1890 but they re-established and went to expand their business further. They bought several cabinet making firms starting with James Coulson and Co of Lisburn, Northern Ireland in 1898, and then Goodall, Lamb and Highway of King Street, Manchester and Robson and Sons...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mirror, Satinwood
Restored Pair of Chests by Edward Wormley, circa 1947
By Edward Wormley, Drexel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful pair of Modern chests by Edward Wormley for Drexel, circa 1947. Expertly constructed in silver elm and finished in cream lacquer. The functional size and scale allow for ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique American Painted Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Hudson valley small Chippendale white painted cupboard. Fitted with a pair of cupboard doors opening to one shelf, above two drawers.
Category
Early 1800s American Chippendale Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French Small Size Painted Wood Three-Drawer Chest from the Mid-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French small size three-drawer painted wood commode. This little chest from the 1970s features nicely carved swag motifs on each drawer. This piece sits upon slender fluted legs. T...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Serpentine Fronted Display Cabinet of Small Proportions
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany display cabinet, the shaped marble top with raised three quarter ormolu gallery, above glass sides and serpentine fronted door enclosing upholstered interior with two fixed ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Grand Showcase from the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Located in Opole, PL
Grand Showcase from the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
We present you this elaborately decorated piece of furniture from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
It is composed...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Brass and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Brass Inlaid and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau
A 19th century mahogany cylinder bureau with the rectangular top surrounded by a pierced brass gallery, above two mirrored panelled doors, the roll-top opening to reveal a sliding leather writing surface surmounted by three drawers and a shelf, above two frieze drawers, on fluted circular tapering legs headed by asperges and terminated by cast sabot. The mirrored paneled doors, and the roll top are distinguished by its brass inlays that beautifully frame and outline the design of the item. Together with the brass handles, the brass gallery and the brass toupie feet this cylinder bureau displays...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Large French Carved and Painted Wood Display and Storage Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large French carved and painted wood display and storage cabinet from the mid-20th century. This vintage French buffet à deux-corps (whic...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Wire
Napoleon III Inlaid Rosewood Cupboard
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Napoleon III container cabinet veneered in cherry wood, inlaid in bois de rose, golden bronze fragments. Grey veined marble top.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) for US and International Shipping...
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Early 1900s French Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small 18th Century Oak Welsh Dresser with Rack
Located in Lymington, GB
A small early-18th century Welsh oak sideboard, of good rich color and patination.
With three fielded, panelled and chamfered central working drawers, flanked by double fielded panelled doors.
Attractive and versatile for use in a hallway, for example, as a sideboard.
This Georgian (early George II period) sideboard is also available to purchase with a rack, please see: Box House Antiques - small oak Welsh dresser with rack...
Category
18th Century European Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Luxury Hardwood Vintage Two Drawer Dwarf Library Bookcase Sideboard Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England vintage mahogany open library bookcase with twin drawers
This piece is in good used condition, the drawers run ...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Elegant Early 20th Century Carved Wood Swedish Art Nouveau Armoires
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall pair of Swedish Art Nouveau wardrobe cabinets with beautifully carved fronts from the early 20th century. This pair of antique armoires...
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20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
18th Century George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany serpentine chest of drawers in the manner of Gillows, having a boxwood inlaid top, above four graduated serpentine drawers, each with b...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Swedish Bookcases
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Fabulous pair of 19th century painted bookcases, 1840.
Shelf depth - 21 cm
Dimensions
55 inches (140 cms) wide
19 inches (4...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
SCOTTISH 93RD SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS REGIMENT OF FOOT MiLITARY CAMPAIGN CHEST
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, fully signed, 93rd Lancers (Regiment of Foot) military campaign chest of drawers ci...
Category
1880s English Campaign Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Chiffonier / Dresser from the Mid-19th Century Finished with Shellac
Located in Opole, PL
Chiffonier / Dresser from the Mid-19th Century Finished with Shellac
We present you this so-called 7-day dresser made of coniferous wood veneered with mahogany from mid-19th Century...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Input Compartment with Mirror and Drawers by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Entrance furniture composed of rosewood base with drawers covered in parchment, bakelite knobs in orange date color. Follows the upper part with frame of...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Sideboard, circa 1960, Italy
Located in Girona, Spain
Mid-Century Sideboard.
Made with pine.
Handcrafted iron work.
Circa 1960, Italy.
Very good vintage condition.
Mid-Century Modern (MCM) is a design movement in interior, product, graphic design, architecture, and urban development that was popular from roughly 1945 to 1969, during the post–World War II period. The term was used descriptively as early as the mid-1950s and was defined as a design movement by Cara...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Selling is a top quality, unusual mid-Victorian copy of a Chippendale carved desk. The top drawer of the desk, when opened, reveals a rising writing panel and two lift up panels with...
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Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Large Danish 18th Century Mahogany Dresser Or Chest of Drawers
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautiful Baroque mahogany chest of drawers with four large drawers and bronze hardware, circa 1740-1750, Copenhagen Denmark.
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Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Secretaire by Torbjørn Afdal for Nesjestranda, Norway, 1960s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Rare secretaire designed by Torbjørn Afdal. Produced by Nesjestranda møbelfabrikk during the 1960s. Made from palisander with solid wood in the legs and the drawers. The drawers made...
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1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Palisander
Vintage Hardwood Dwarf Open Libary Bookcase Cabinet
Located in GB
We are so excited to present to you this vintage mahogany dwarf bookcase.
We have lightly restored this by giving it a hand clean all over, hand waxed and hand polish.
Please ...
Category
20th Century British Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Exceptional Painted Bookcase with Gold Leaf Carvings
Located in Albignasego, IT
Exceptional bookcase painted in blue and red with gold leaf carvings.
Two large side pillars, with richly carved scrolls, lacquered and gilded wi...
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1810s Italian Folk Art Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fir
French 19th Century Painted Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th Century French high-waisted cupboard.
This beautiful piece offers generous storage and unusual form. The top section with glazed doors featuring decorative carved swags a...
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Early 19th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Sideboard from La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Living room furniture with drawers, open-top compartment doors and 2 door display case with decorated glass, spiked legs with brass tips. Inside...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Majj Studio 24-Legged Bookcase
By MAJJ STUDIO
Located in Seyrantepe, 34
24-Legged Bookcase can be located at various places in interiors according to usage. The size of the bookcase can be extended by adding modules. Each module is 150 cm length. The bookcase, which composed of two modules, has 24 wooden round legs. It is made of walnut veneered, silk matte varnish on mdf and raw walnut wooden lathe legs.
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2010s Turkish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Large 19thC French Painted Pine Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1850
Large 19thC French painted pine glazed bookcase with working keys
An exceptional example
(2 sections)
Measures: W212 x D46 x H274 cm
Base W201 x D40 x H95 cm
Top W21...
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1850s French Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Exceptional L XVI Style Regulator-Wardrobe by Maison Forest, France, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed Forest à Paris
A rare Louis XIV style wardrobe with a break-fronted ogee pediment. Opening with two side cupboards flanking a regulator clock, richly decorated with marquet...
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1890s French Louis XIV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Shelving System / Wall Unit by Nisse Strinning for String Design AB Sweden, 1960
Located in Schagen, NL
This exceptional three section shelving system was manufactured in pinewood, circa the 1960s By String Design AB in Sweden. Design: Nils Nisse Strinning. It remains in a good vintage...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar, Mahogany, Zebra Wood, Onyx, Glass, Brass - Italy
Located in Girona, ES
Important dry bar, solid wood and zebra wood veneer, "grissinis" decoration mahogany and solid bronze stands. Two doors with lightning system bar compartments. Back wooden panels wit...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Late 20th Century Original Tuscan Carved Chest of Drawers Walnut Marble
Located in Buggiano, IT
Original carved chest of four drawers in walnut, and fir with grey shaped marble, top quality and hand carved mirror.
It will be delivered in a specific wooden case for export, packe...
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1890s Italian Baroque Revival Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
18th Century George III Chippendale Period Mahogany Linen Press Wardrobe
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine George III mahogany linen press in outstanding original condition. The press was obviously made to exceed with the cabinetmaker using only the very finest materials in an extr...
Category
1760s English Chippendale Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Josef Maria Olbrich Music Room Settee Cabinet Darmstadt Germany made c.1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous Art Nouveau music room settee with cabinet of finest manufacturing quality.
Designer:
Attributed to circle of Josef Maria Olbrich (186...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
Exceptional Restored Neoclassical Style Commode in Bamboo and Brass, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent chest is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Completely Installation Ready.
An absolutely jaw-dropping custom commissione...
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for Sale: Find Credenzas, Sideboards, Bookcases and Other Furnishings on 1stDibs
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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