Bijou Functionalist Finnish Design Folding Secretaire, Flame Birch, 1940s
By Werner West
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful folding secretaire with a minimalist vibe and a functional design. This piece is constructed fully of straight lines and has an astonishing flame birch veneered folding c...
Birch
Bureau / Chest of Drawers in pine, Sweden, 1940s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Swedish bureau / chest of drawers in dark stained pine. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Pine
Italian mid-century Filofort sewing chest of drawers by Tre Cerchi ISC, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Filofort sewing chest of drawers by Tre Cerchi ISC, 1940s Filofort sewing chest of drawers with light wood structure, with walnut colored handles. Produced by Fil...
Wood
Pier Luigi Colli Oak Buffet Mirror Sideboard, Midcentury, Italy, 1940s-1950s
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in New York, NY
Pier luigi Colli oak sideboard, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1950s Beautiful oak sideboard. The oak has lovely patina throughout the piece. It is a large-scale sideboard with four do...
Oak
Gilbert Rohde, Paldao Sideboard
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gilbert Rohde sideboard from the “Paldao” series. Features a pedestal base, pull-out cutting surfaces and four cabinets with carved nobs. Interior has eight pull-out drawers. Manufac...
Paldao
American Industrial Stainless Steel Chest With 4 Drawers, C. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
American Industrial Stainless Steel Chest or Dresser with 4 Drawers, c. 1940s. Drawer: 33.75" W x 6" H
Stainless Steel
1930s Venetian Baroque Wardrobe, by Testolini Freres in Walnut decored and Briar
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Precious 1930s Venetian Baroque cupboard wardrobe, by Testolini Freres Venice, in hand-carved walnut yellow decored and burl walnut, with central mirror . Interior upholstered in ora...
Velvet, Mirror, Burl, Walnut
$5,248Sale Price|30% Off
Luigi Brusotti Art Deco Sideboard, Walnut & Beech, Italy, 1948
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in bari, IT
Extraordinary sideboard by Luigi Brusotti. Can also be used as a large dry bar. The body of the cabinet is in walnut and beech, showing a decorative structure with impressive veneer....
Brass
Ico Parisi Mid-Century Modern Jatoba Wood Credenza
By Ico Parisi
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid-Century Modern Jatoba wood Ico Parisi cabinet A spectacular bespoke trumeau designed by Ico Parisi and very likely produced by Ariberto Colombo, by special order only. Very few p...
Brass
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Églomisé Mirrored Back Bar
By Marchand
Located in New York, NY
Tall and narrow form églomisé mirrored back bar. Open shelved top, storage with sliding glass door storage on the bottom. Mirrors are set in gilded wood trim frame. The top shelf has...
Mirror, Wood
1940s French Tall Demilune Cupboard
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s French painted demilune cupboard. Faux painted top, chicken wire door. No shelves.
Wood
French Art Deco Bar Cart, Wood Veneer, Storage Cabinet, Circa 1940
Located in Beirut, LB
A French Mid-century Art Deco bar cart having a storage cabinet , two drawers and four rubber wheels with beautiful veneer, circa 1940s
Wood
Early 20th Century French Display Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 20th Century French painted pine bookcase from a school in France. This item has some later painting and adjustable shelves.
Pine
$709Sale Price|40% Off
Industrial Steel Large circa 1950s Metal Workers Paint Cupboard Very Rare Find
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original circa 1940s Industrial steel metal workers paint cabinet A very good looking and well made cabinet with a good honest patina Th...
Steel
$3,340Sale Price|40% Off
Rare Dutch Stunning 1940s Ornately Hand Carved Cupboard Part Large Office Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved solid paneled oak Dutch cupboard circa 1940s This piece was hand made by a master craftsman in Bruges Belgium for a ve...
Oak
$3,121Sale Price|47% Off
French Art Deco Corner Cupboard, Wax-Finished Maple, 1945
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Very rare Art Deco corner cupboard in wax-finished maple wood, truly unique movement of lines on the front.
Maple
1940s Vanleigh Chest Highboy Dresser Exotic Woods Burlwood Dresser on Castors
By Vanleigh Furniture
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, cabinet you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful chest is statement piece and...
Brass
Art Deco Era Chrome, Lucite and Glass Cabinet Bar Cart by Treitel Gratz
By Treitel Gratz
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Fabulous chrome bar cart with enclosed glass cabinet center. Proudly showcase your finest decanters and stemware! Lucite handles. 2 sliding glass panel doors in front. Designed by...
Steel, Chrome
Price Upon Request
Ole Wanscher, Arched Top Mahogany Cabinet, Denmark
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful arched top mahogany cabinet by Ole Wanscher retains its original oiled finish and brass hardware. Two keyed doors open to reveal adjustable shelves and four lower draw...
Brass
Art and Trade Shop Unit Cabinet
By Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
Custom and well-crafted modular sliding-door cabinet produced by Eric R.E. Schuster of the Art and Trade Shop of New York City in the early 1940s. Stylistically related to case goods...
Birch
Pale Oak Five Door Cabinet with Geometric Inlay, France, C. 1948
By Maison Dominique
Located in New York, NY
Five-door pale oak cabinet with geometric patterned inlay in the manner of Dominique.
Oak
$7,500 / set
Mid-Century California Unit Furniture Group
By Brown Saltman
Located in New York, NY
Unit furniture group with a California mid-century vibe, possibly a DIY project, comprising four boxes, all of Douglas fir plywood, sitting atop a plinth base, presented here in a sk...
Wood, Masonite, Plywood
Although traditionally used in the bedroom to store garments that would not be hung in a closet, an antique or vintage cabinet can easily find a purpose in rooms throughout your entire house.
The world's first storage cabinets, reportedly constructed in Renaissance-era Europe, were demonstrative of excellence in carpentry and the work of master carvers. These robust bureaus or sophisticated chests of drawers were typically built from common woods, such as oak or walnut. Although they were fairly uniform in structure and lacked the bright colors of modern-day furniture, case pieces and storage cabinets that date from the 18th century and earlier were often found in the homes of nobility.
Their intricate carvings and various embellishments — adornments made from ivory, ornate lacquer work and, later, glass shelvings — reflect the elegance with which these decorative furnishings were associated. Given its valuable purpose and the beauty of the early furnishings' designs, the storage cabinet is an investment that will never go out of style.
The practical design that defines the earliest storage cabinets has inspired the creation of household must-haves, like minimalist drink trolleys and marble wood bookcases. From hiding outdoor gear in the mudroom to decluttering your kitchen with a tall kitchen pantry cabinet, these versatile furnishings have now become available in enough sizes, styles and colors to accommodate any space. After all, these aren't your run-of-the-mill filing cabinets.
A sophisticated storage cabinet — wood storage cabinets with doors and shelves, for example — can serve as a room divider when necessary, while the right vintage wall unit or floor-to-ceiling cabinetry solutions can seamlessly become part of any space without disrupting the energy of the room. And although you may hide items away in its drawers, bookworms might prefer a storage cabinet with open shelving for displaying favorite books or other media.
One-of-a-kind solutions for the modern consumer abound, but enthusiasts of understated, classical beauty may turn to Baroque-style storage cabinets. Elsewhere, admirers of mid-century modernism looking to make a statement with their case pieces will warm to the dark woods and clean lines of vintage storage cabinets by Paul McCobb, Florence Knoll or Edward Wormley.
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