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Giuseppe Rivadossi, sideboard, oak, blue glass, Italy, 1960s This exceptional sideboard by Giuseppe Rivadossi features an unusual angled form and a deeply carved oak facade. A conti...

Sideboard in carved solid pine with colored decor depicting grapes, by designer and artist Otto Wretling, Umeå. Swedish Jugend 1910s. In 1928 Otto Wretling Workshop was appointed S...

Guglielmo Ulrich for Ar.Ca, sideboard, maple, walnut, Italy, 1930s This extremely elegant and meticulously made sideboard is a design by Guglielmo Ulrich for Ar.Ca Milano. It combin...

This is a large antique Japanese Tansu cabinet. Its elegant, elongated form and richly aged, dark brown wood create a striking yet under...

This is a large antique Japanese black Tansu cabinet. Its quiet, understated presence, with ornamentation reduced to an absolute minimum, reflects the refined aesthetic sensibility t...

This is a large antique Japanese Tansu cabinet dating from the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). Crafted from Japanese cedar wood, it features beautifully elongated horizontal proportions and a deep, rich, dark brown patina. Its substantial yet well-balanced form creates a quiet and commanding presence in any interior. The design is exceptionally rustic and simple, with every unnecessary element eliminated. Free from elaborate ornamentation, its refined rectangular form is composed entirely of clean, straight lines, beautifully embodying the Japanese aesthetic of simplicity. The understated construction allows the natural beauty of the wood and the purity of its proportions to take center stage. One of the most striking features of this Tansu is the pair of sliding doors on the front. The slender vertical wooden slats are arranged at regular intervals, creating a distinctly Japanese lattice...