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17th Century Japanned Cabinet

17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand

17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand

Located in Benington, Herts

An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690 Provenance Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

An Important Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquered Cabinet Edo Period on Stand
An Important Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquered Cabinet Edo Period on Stand

An Important Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquered Cabinet Edo Period on Stand

Located in Benington, Herts

An extremely fine, elegant and rare late 17th Century Japanese lacquer cabinet, from the Eco period, on later lacquered black stand.

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Antique 1690s Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Late 17th Century William & Mary Chinoiserie Cabinet on Later Stand
Late 17th Century William & Mary Chinoiserie Cabinet on Later Stand

Late 17th Century William & Mary Chinoiserie Cabinet on Later Stand

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A highly decorative late 17th century Japanese lacquer cabinet, the exterior richly worked with gilt chinoiserie-style landscape scenes, flowering trees and birds, with engraved bras...

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Antique 17th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Lacquer

17th Century Oak and Pine Urushi Nanban-style Japanese Export Chest
17th Century Oak and Pine Urushi Nanban-style Japanese Export Chest

17th Century Oak and Pine Urushi Nanban-style Japanese Export Chest

Located in Solebury, PA

A rare 17th-century oak and pine Urushi Nanban-style Japanese export chest, originally crafted for the Portuguese market, is a remarkable artifact.

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak, Pine

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning & faux tortoishell ground.

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Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

17th Century, William and Mary Chinoiserie Trunk on Stand
17th Century, William and Mary Chinoiserie Trunk on Stand

17th Century, William and Mary Chinoiserie Trunk on Stand

Located in Nashville, TN

Featured is an extremely rare 17th century Dutch William & Mary Chinoiserie style coffer trunk on stand. This gorgeous piece was constructed of oak in the traditional William and Mar...

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Antique 1690s Dutch William and Mary Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

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Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Japanese Lacquer Cabinet

Japanese Lacquer Cabinet

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H 27.17 in W 35.83 in D 19.89 in

Japanese Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Hilversum, NL

This rectangular lacquer cabinet is executed in black and gold reliëf lacquer. The hinged doors decorated with a teapot and a bonsai tree, opening to an interior fitted with ten draw...

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Copper

Japanned Cabinet on Stand
Japanned Cabinet on Stand

Japanned Cabinet on Stand

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H 61.03 in W 40.16 in D 21.26 in

Japanned Cabinet on Stand

Located in Milan, IT

With two doors, interior with 19 drawers, with chinoiserie decoration, the cabinet is decorated on all the surface, also in the back, so you can put it in the center of the room, on ...

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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Cabinets

Magnificent William and Mary Red Lacquer and Gilt Secretaire on Chest
Magnificent William and Mary Red Lacquer and Gilt Secretaire on Chest

Magnificent William and Mary Red Lacquer and Gilt Secretaire on Chest

By Peter Miller

Located in London, Middlesex

Decorated overall with elaborate chinoiserie scenes depicting figures and fantastical beasts in landscapes amongst scrolling foliage, with a frieze drawer above a fall-front door con...

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Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Secretaires

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Fine Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet

Fine Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet

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H 65.75 in W 38.59 in D 20.87 in

Fine Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A fine quality late 17th century japanese lacquer cabinet with beautiful floral design to both the inside and out of the whole item.

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Magnificent 17th Century Japanned Collectors Cabinet on Stand
Magnificent 17th Century Japanned Collectors Cabinet on Stand

Magnificent 17th Century Japanned Collectors Cabinet on Stand

Located in Benington, Herts

A magnificent 17Th / 18Th Century and later English Japanned Lacquer Cabinet on Gilt carved Stand.

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Antique Late 17th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Giltwood, Lacquer

A Late 17th Century Japanese Export Cabinet on 18th Century English Stand
A Late 17th Century Japanese Export Cabinet on 18th Century English Stand

A Late 17th Century Japanese Export Cabinet on 18th Century English Stand

Located in Tetbury, England

The mid Edo period black lacquered (Urushi) and gilt (Maki-e) cabinet inlaid with mother of Pearl (Aogai),  worked brass hinges and mounts, the doors open to eight drawers each profu...

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Antique Late 17th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Fruitwood, Pine

17th Century William and Mary Japanned Cabinet on Original Silver Gilt Stand
17th Century William and Mary Japanned Cabinet on Original Silver Gilt Stand

17th Century William and Mary Japanned Cabinet on Original Silver Gilt Stand

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

An important and exceptional quality late 17th century William and Mary japanned cabinet on original carved silver gilt stand, C.1690-1700 The upper part, decorated with coastal l...

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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Cabinets

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese 17th c. Tansu
Japanese 17th c. Tansu

Japanese 17th c. Tansu

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H 50.5 in W 43 in D 18.25 in

Japanese 17th c. Tansu

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1700's Japanese Nihon Mitsu tansu with secret drawers. Beautiful iron work, butterfly details.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

A rare Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
A rare Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on Stand

A rare Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on Stand

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H 49.22 in W 21.66 in D 17.72 in

A rare Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on Stand

Located in London, GB

A fine 17th century Japanese lacquer cabinet with gilt metal mounts, handles and hinges.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Charles II Japanned Cabinet Raised on a Contemporary Stand
Charles II Japanned Cabinet Raised on a Contemporary Stand

Charles II Japanned Cabinet Raised on a Contemporary Stand

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Charles II Japanned Cabinet of exceptional condition circa 1675 raised on a contemporary stand An English Charles II Japanned cabinet of exceptional condition circa 1675 with comple...

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Antique 17th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

'Namban' Japanese Lacquer Export Cabinet
'Namban' Japanese Lacquer Export Cabinet

'Namban' Japanese Lacquer Export Cabinet

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H 17 in W 26 in D 15 in

'Namban' Japanese Lacquer Export Cabinet

Located in London, GB

Japanese, circa 1600-1630 ‘Namban’ work, the generic name for ‘export’ wares initially ordered by Portuguese, and later Dutch traders in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gilt Metal

Fine 17th  century Japanes lacquer cabinet on stand.
Fine 17th  century Japanes lacquer cabinet on stand.

Fine 17th century Japanes lacquer cabinet on stand.

Located in New York, NY

Fine Japanese 17th century two door lacquer cabinet with gilt copper mounts enclosing an assortment of beautifully decorated drawers with gilt bale handles, and having brass carrying...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets

Materials

Wood

English 17th Century William and Mary Japanned Chest on Stand
English 17th Century William and Mary Japanned Chest on Stand

English 17th Century William and Mary Japanned Chest on Stand

Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire

English 17th century William and Mary Japanned chest on stand. Decorated with charmingly worn gilt chinoiserie figures and birds. The legs have been replaced sometime during the 19th...

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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Rare cabinet in lacquer of the 18th 17th Japan
Rare cabinet in lacquer of the 18th 17th Japan

Rare cabinet in lacquer of the 18th 17th Japan

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H 39.77 in W 64.57 in D 13 in

Rare cabinet in lacquer of the 18th 17th Japan

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence

Rare cabinet in lacquer of Japan or China the probably fine 17th 18th beginning. The piece of furniture is in a state of use of origin. He asks to be restored in particular on sides....

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Cabinets

Japanned Collector's Cabinet with 17th Century Silvered Interior, Circa 1800
Japanned Collector's Cabinet with 17th Century Silvered Interior, Circa 1800

Japanned Collector's Cabinet with 17th Century Silvered Interior, Circa 1800

Located in London, GB

The upper doors enclosing a 17th century Spanish table cabinet interior, comprising nine drawers faced with embossed silver panels decorated with grotesques, the central panel depict...

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Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Late 17th Century Japanese Export Brass-Mounted Black Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
Late 17th Century Japanese Export Brass-Mounted Black Lacquer Cabinet on Stand

Late 17th Century Japanese Export Brass-Mounted Black Lacquer Cabinet on Stand

Located in Babworth, Retford

The two doors with floral lacquer decoration on a black lacquer ground with fine chased brass hinges and escutcheons enclosing a series of ten drawers of various sizes each decorated...

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Antique 1690s Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Brass

English Late 17th Cent. Brass Mounted Japanned Cabinet on Stand
English Late 17th Cent. Brass Mounted Japanned Cabinet on Stand

English Late 17th Cent. Brass Mounted Japanned Cabinet on Stand

Located in Long Island City, NY

The cabinet decorated on the front and sides with japanned pastoral and architectural scenes and mounted with English made bird and foliage shaped engraved brass-plates and lock-plat...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Cabinets

A Japanned Collector’s Cabinet Incorporating A 17th Century Spanish Silvered Interior
A Japanned Collector’s Cabinet Incorporating A 17th Century Spanish Silvered Interior

A Japanned Collector’s Cabinet Incorporating A 17th Century Spanish Silvered Interior

Located in London, GB

The lower register comprising six specimen drawers, each divided into compartments of varying sizes, supported on carved paw feet. ‘Japanning’ was a technique developed by Europea...

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Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Japanese Lacquered Cabinet
Japanese Lacquered Cabinet

Japanese Lacquered Cabinet

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H 60.5 in W 37.5 in D 21.5 in

Japanese Lacquered Cabinet

Located in London, GB

A superb late 17th century Edo period Japanese lacquered cabinet; the doors decorated with a stylized landscape garden with herons flying and standing by a lake; these open to reveal...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Cabinets

17th Century Japanese Lacquer Table Cabinets
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Table Cabinets

17th Century Japanese Lacquer Table Cabinets

Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB

A fine pair of late 17th century Japanese lacquer table cabinets. The exteriors and interiors lacquered overall with floral images, the interior of each cabinets containing six small...

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

A late 17th century Japanese lacquer trunk.
A late 17th century Japanese lacquer trunk.

A late 17th century Japanese lacquer trunk.

Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB

A late 17th century Japanese lacquer trunk with sparse stylised decoration standing on its ebonized English mid 18th Century stand. Circa 1730.

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Georgian Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

A 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on English Stand
A 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on English Stand

A 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on English Stand

Located in London, GB

A 17th century Japanese lacquer cabinet on an English 17th century style stand incorporating period turned columns.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Brass

A late 17th Century lacquer cabinet on stand.

A late 17th Century lacquer cabinet on stand.

Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB

A fine quality Japanese lacquer cabinet with dramatic decoration, the interior enclosing a similarly decorated arrangement of drawers. These cabinets were imported from the East with...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Furniture

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By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia

Located in ABCOUDE, UT

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Located in London, GB

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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17th Century Japanned Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 17th century Japanned cabinet for your home. A 17th century Japanned cabinet — often made from metal, wood and lacquer — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the 17th century Japanned cabinet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. A 17th century Japanned cabinet, designed in the Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a 17th Century Japanned Cabinet?

The average selling price for a 17th century Japanned cabinet at 1stDibs is $25,922, while they’re typically $5,761 on the low end and $609,998 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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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