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Antique Walnut Whatnot/ Shelves
Located in Cheltenham, GB
"Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a distinctive Antique Walnut Whatnot or Shelves
Category
1860s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Antique 4-Tier Mounted Whatnot, English, Wall Display Shelves, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 4-tier mounted whatnot. An English, mahogany set of wall shelves, dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Wood
H 31.5 in W 19.89 in D 7.49 in
Solid Teak Hand Carved Colonial Whatnot Rack with Shelves & Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
British Colonial solid Teak whatnot stand with shelves in good condition. Hand carved fluted vase
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Early 1900s British Indian Ocean Territory British Colonial Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Teak
Antique English Victorian Carved Mahogany Whatnot Etagere Shelves C.1880
Located in London, GB
Antique English Victorian carved mahogany whatnot Etagere C.1880
A late Victorian mahogany
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
H 37.01 in W 20.08 in D 15.16 in
Regency Rosewood Whatnot
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Regency four-tier whatnot; elegant turned pillars surmounted by small finials; lovely variegated
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1820s English Regency Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Whatnot
Located in Chicago, IL
supports mimicking columns, two shelves, and a lower drawer with two brass knobs. Whatnots were originally
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1880s British Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Whatnot
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 19th century English mahogany whatnot, or tired stand, with beautifully turned supports
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1880s British Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Regency Rosewood Whatnot
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Excellent Quality English Regency Period Rosewood Whatnot.
Consisting of four rosewood veneered
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19th Century Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Freestanding Rosewood Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian freestanding rosewood whatnot having three serpentine shaped rosewood shelves
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1850s English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Other
Antique Victorian Freestanding Rosewood Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian freestanding rosewood whatnot having three attractive serpentine shaped shelves
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19th Century English Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Antique English Whatnot
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality English regency period 19th
century rosewood whatnot of unusual shape having
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian burr walnut whatnot having a shaped oval mirror in a pierced walnut frame above
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Regency Mahogany 19th Century Rising Top Whatnot
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality Regency period mahogany whatnot
Having four well figured tiers and adjustable top
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Mahogany Four-Tier Whatnot
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century mahogany four-tier whatnot with fluted square columns, the top section with
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Canterbury Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood Canterbury whatnot having an charming pierced gallery
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Other
Antique English Mahogany Three-Tiered "Whatnot" Shelf, circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany three-tiered "Whatnot" shelf, circa 1880-1890.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Carved Mirror Back Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian mahogany carved mirror back whatnot having a lovely carved mahogany
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Other
Antique French Walnut "Whatnot" Étagère, circa 1900's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Walnut "Whatnot" Étagère, Circa 1900's.
Per the last two photos we have a pair of
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Early 20th Century French Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Antique Quality William IV Mahogany Freestanding Five Tier Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique William IV mahogany freestanding five tier whatnot with five mahogany tiers supported by
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Other
Quality William IV Antique Mahogany Freestanding Four-Tier Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality William IV mahogany freestanding four-tier whatnot. The elegant tiers have turned mahogany
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Corner Whatnot, English, Walnut, Country House Display Stand, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique corner whatnot. An English, walnut country house display stand, dating to the
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
H 55.32 in W 25.6 in D 15.95 in
Rare Irish Antique Exhibition Quality Freestanding Burr Walnut Carved Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Rare Irish antique Victorian exhibition quality freestanding burr walnut carved whatnot having
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19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
H 45.28 in W 32.09 in D 18.12 in
Antique Mounted Whatnot, English, Wall Shelf, Chinoiserie, Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mounted whatnot. An English, mahogany wall shelf with Chinoiserie taste, dating
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Late 19th Century British Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Wood
H 29.73 in W 24.22 in D 10.04 in
Lovely Musically Inspired French Walnut Étagère Bookcase Whatnot Bergere Rattan
Located in GB
similar to whatnots, you can use them for just about anything your imagination can think of. This one has
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1880s French Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
H 40.16 in W 35.44 in D 18.12 in
Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Inlaid Walnut Four Tier Corner Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique 19th Century Victorian inlaid burr walnut four tier corner whatnot boasting a
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
H 53.15 in W 25.99 in D 15.95 in
Antique Whatnot Irish, Burr Walnut, Mirror Stand Robert Strahan & Co, circa 1840
By Robert Strahan
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique whatnot, an Irish, burr walnut, three tier, mirror-back, display Stand by the
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
H 61.03 in W 47.45 in D 16.05 in
Fine Burr Walnut with Brass Gallery Rail Open Library Bookcase Etagere Whatnot
Located in GB
you have a large glazed door cupboard to the middle and further two open shelves, the base has six
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Brass
H 40.95 in W 45.28 in D 14.97 in
Antique Victorian Mahogany Two Tier Wall Hanging Display Cabinet Shelf 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mahogany wall hanging whatnot cabinet featuring a two tier design with paneled doors below
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Walnut Display Stand / Étagère
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An unusual French 19th century étagère/display stand or 'whatnot' with four shelves and embellished
Category
19th Century Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Inlaid Corner Étagère from the Late 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
of a lightweight form. The piece is composed of five shelves supported on turned small columns. Each
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Oak
English Georgian Period Mahogany Whatnot or Cabinet with Shelves
Located in London, GB
Constructed of a finely patinated mahogany; rising from castor shod ring turned legs, a lockable cupboard with a fielded panel enclosing a shelved interior having a single drawers ov...
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Wonderful antique Victorian quality burr walnut whatnot
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful antique Victorian quality burr walnut whatnot, having an oval mirror with carved walnut
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
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H 41.34 in W 28.35 in D 13.78 in
Large Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Inlaid Burr Walnut Corner Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large outstanding quality antique Victorian inlaid burr walnut corner whatnot having superior
fine
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19th Century English Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
H 56.3 in W 31.5 in D 21.86 in
Whatnot, English, Mahogany, Three-Tier, Victorian, Display Stand, circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique whatnot, an English, mahogany, three-tier, Victorian display stand dating to the
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
H 57.09 in W 23.82 in D 14.77 in
19th Century William IV Style Mahogany Étagère
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century William IV Style mahogany étagère, colloquially referred to as a ‘whatnot’, with four
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Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Dumbwaiter, Buffet, Etagere
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn778 good quality, Victorian, burr walnut whatnot - 3 tier stand, having shaped shelves and fine
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19th Century Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Antique English 19th Century Hand Carved Mahogany What Not with Vitrine
Located in Charleston, SC
Superbly and intricately hand carved solid mahogany whatnot or display piece with an attached
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Late 19th Century English Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Small antique Georgian period solid mahogany Whatnot / shelves
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
An exceptionally small and good quality Georgian antique mahogany whatnot, made in Cuban mahogany
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19th Century English Regency Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian 19th Century Rosewood Open Bookcase Whatnot Shelves Display
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Victorian rosewood open bookcase or whatnot.
This is a lovely piece, that is full of age
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
H 59.85 in W 27.17 in D 13.78 in
Victorian Whatnot
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A 19th century Victorian three tier whatnot.
The whatnot has turned walnut spiral carved
Category
19th Century British Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Corner Whatnot
Located in Dorking, Surrey
A mid-19th century rosewood corner whatnot.
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19th Century English Antique Whatnot Shelves
George III Mahogany Whatnot
Located in Edinburgh, GB
George III mahogany whatnot. With a hinged top and with four shelves, each with a drawer beneath
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Early 1800s George III Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Mahogany Whatnot
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
William IV mahogany whatnot.
Standing on brass castors and turned feet.
One cupboard with
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1840s British William IV Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Four-Tier Rosewood Whatnot
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
whatnot.
The whatnot has four shelves with serpentine edges to all sides and are supported by spiral
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency mahogany Whatnot stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb English Regency mahogany Whatnot stand
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Buffet or Whatnot
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 19th century English four-tiered mahogany buffet, dumb-waiter or whatnot withy scalloped
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19th Century English Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Padouk Whatnot
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Unusual mid-19th century Anglo-Indian Padouk Whatnot; the five graduating tiers of exaggerated
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Padouk
George III Mahogany Étagère / Whatnot
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Good George III mahogany étagère whatnot of neat proportions and excellent color; the well figured
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
George III Period Mahogany Tall Whatnot
Located in Cambridge, GB
George III period mahogany tall whatnot with four shelves, an oak-lined drawer with original brass
Category
1810s English Antique Whatnot Shelves
Late Regency Period Buffet or Whatnot
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Hungerford, Berkshire
Of well balanced proportion, this buffet or whatnot is made from best quality mahogany. The three
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Four-Tier Whatnot
Located in Folkestone, Kent
A good Regency period mahogany four tier whatnot of elegant proportions, having slender turned
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
A William IV Mahogany Four Tier Whatnot
Located in New York, NY
A William IV mahogany 4-tier whatnot with baluster & ring-turned supports, the deep base drawer
Category
19th Century English Antique Whatnot Shelves
19th Century Mahogany William IV Three-Tier Whatnot
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
.
The whatnot is freestanding with three round edged shelves suspended between a pair of decorative
Category
1830s British William IV Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Figured Walnut & Satinwood Inlaid Three-Tier Whatnot
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A Victorian figured walnut and satinwood inlaid whatnot with three D-shaped shelves with an open
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Rosewood Three-Tier Corner Whatnot
Located in Northwich, GB
A mid-19th century rosewood three-tier corner whatnot, of serpentine fronted form, with barley
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Four-Tier, Mahogany Etagere or Whatnot with Barley Twist Uprights
Located in Werkendam, NL
-tier Victorian small mahogany corner whatnot stand (étagére) to be used either standing or hanging
Category
1860s Dutch Victorian Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
H 55.12 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Étagère What Not 19th Century Victorian Portable Bookcase Shelves
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive 19th century mahogany portable étagère whatnot.
The slender fluted turned supports
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19th Century English Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Walnut What-Not
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A 3 shelf walnut whatnot, or etager, with turned side rails and dark polish finish
Category
19th Century Antique Whatnot Shelves
Early 19th Century Side Table, Mahogany Shelving, Regency Period What Not
Located in London, GB
A fine and elegant Regency period mahogany whatnot. The slender turned and balluster shaped
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Whatnot Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
H 56.5 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Regency Étagère or Whatnot
Located in Salisbury, GB
A very unusual Regency étagère or Whatnot of classical " Pylon" form, as first designed by Gillows
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Whatnot Shelves
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Antique Whatnot Shelves For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique whatnot shelves available for sale. Each of these unique antique whatnot shelves was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and rosewood. Antique whatnot shelves have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Regency and Georgian antique whatnot shelves are consistently popular styles.
How Much are Antique Whatnot Shelves?
Prices for antique whatnot shelves can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique whatnot shelves begin at $527 and can go as high as $33,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,567.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
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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