Pair of Swedish Gustavian Breakfront Chests of Drawers, Circa 1840–1860
Located in Kastrup, DK
A decorative pair of Swedish chests of drawers crafted in pine and executed in the Gustavian style. The softly weathered paintwork displays a delicate blend of celadon green and fade...
Brass
Regency Rosewood Breakfront or Buffet w/ Marble. Great Color And Patination
Located in Buchanan, MI
Regency Rosewood Breakfront or Buffet w/ Marble. This rosewood English Regency style piece has 2 central shelves and two side doors with fabric and brass trellis overlay fronts, whi...
Rosewood
Antique English Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Mahogany and satinwood Inlaid breakfront bookcase, Circa 1880.
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique French Rosewood Breakfront Display Cabinet with Beveled Glass Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Rosewood Breakfront Display Cabinet with Beveled Glass Circa 1880. This rare rosewood cabinet has three beautiful glass front doors with curve line beveling.
Rosewood
A late William IV rosewood breakfront open bookcase, by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late William IV rosewood breakfront open bookcase, by Gillows, the shaped top with a turned baluster gallery above four doors with pleated silk panels behind diamond trellis grille...
Rosewood
Swedish Painted Breakfront Three-Drawer Commode with Dentil Molding, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted breakfront three-drawer commode from late 19th century Stockholm, with dentil molding, carved rosettes and tapered feet.
Wood
Antique English Georgian Mahogany with Inlay Breakfront Bookcase Circa 1800-1820
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Georgian Mahogany with Inlay Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1800-1820.
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Walnut and Boxwood Inlay Breakfront Cabinet Sideboard Bookcase
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb Victorian walnut and boxwood inlaid breakfront cabinet in original condition. Having a boxwood inlaid frieze with bellflower trails, over a central recessed panel cupboard ...
Velvet
Antique English Victorian Art Nouveau Oak Breakfront Bookcase Display Cabinet
By Maple & Co.
Located in Glasgow, GB
A beautiful Victorian three door breakfront bookcase or display cabinet attributed to Maple & Co and in the Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts taste. In golden quarter-sawn oak with bevelled ...
Glass, Oak
A fine Regency mahogany breakfront serving table after designs of George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine Regency mahogany breakfront serving table after the designs of George Smith, retaining its original serving rail. This highly interesting table is of restrained breakfront out...
Brass
Antique English Victorian Gothic Revival Arts & Crafts Oak Breakfront Bookcase
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Victorian Gothic Revival quarter sawn oak breakfront bookcase in the Pugin style and attributable to Gillows of Lancaster. This super Arts & Crafts bookcase features crisply carved...
Brass
Rare Mahogany Adams Paint Decorated Edwards and Roberts Monumental Breakfront
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19th Century Monumental Adams-Style Paint-Decorated Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase – By Edwards & Roberts, London This extraordinary 19th-century Adams-style monumental breakfront boo...
Mahogany
Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted calamander breakfront side cabinets, the Algerian brèche sanguine marble tops above a cupboard door incorporating Japanese lacquer panel...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Georgian Astral Glazed Painted Bookcase with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A monumental 19th century English Georgian painted breakfront bookcase featuring a concealed drop-front secretary desk and astral glazed glass windows.
Brass
Large Antique George III Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase 238 x 286 x 62 cm
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large Antique George III quality mahogany breakfront bookcase having a swan neck pediment above a dental moulded cornice above four quality figured mahogany glazed doors. The doors o...
Other
19th Century Edwardian Calamander Tulipwood Inlaid & Painted Satinwood Sideboard
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This 19th century French breakfront side cabinet is an elegant and highly decorative example of Early 19th century craftsmanship, reflecting the French interpretation of Edwardian ta...
Brass
Mid 19th century inlaid walnut credenza sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century inlaid walnut breakfront credenza sideboard circa 1850 We are pleased to offer this stunning profusely inlaid sideboard.
Ormolu
Exceptional Quality Pollard Oak Mid-19th Century Sideboard
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptional quality and rare pollard oak 19th century architectural twin pedestal inverted breakfront sideboard.
Oak, Burl
Early 19th Century mahogany break front bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality early 19th Century mahogany breakfront bookcase, the stepped moulded cornice above four large glazed doors opening to reveal two adjustable shelves inside each secti...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Open Bookcase Attributed To Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine English 19th century Gonzalo Alves breakfront open shelved bookcase / side cabinet attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, with a frieze drawer, the shelves flanked by cupboards a...
Wood
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Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode 19th Century Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted commode 19th century marble top of breakfront form having three drawers with working key.
Kingwood
French Louis XVI Style Carrara Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in London, GB
The moulded jambs with acanthus leaves and scrolled returns, the frieze with carved oval paterae, moulded panels and square paterae to side blockings. Breakfront shelf, 19th century....
Carrara Marble
French Stone Fireplace in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
The frieze with carved handed C-scroll surmounted by breakfront shelf. 19th century. Measures: Shelf width: 1455 mm / 57 1/4 in Overall height: 1005 mm / 39 5/8 in Opening height: ...
Stone
Antique Regency Rosewood Chiffonier with Marble Top, England, 1820
Located in London, GB
An early 19th Century Regency period rosewood breakfront Chiffonier, having original Diaspro nero e giallo marble top above 3 brass line inlaid frieze drawers.
Marble
Antique Renaissance Revival Style, Carved, Walnut, 108.5 Ins .L Sideboard!!
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Sideboard, Renaissance Revival Style, Breakfront,Carved, Walnut, 108.5 Ins .L, 1800's, 19th Century!!
Wood, Walnut
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.
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