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Antique Victorian Burled Walnut Shell Carved Wall Hanging Curio Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Burled Walnut Shell Carved Wall Hanging Curio Display Cabinet. Item features one
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Antique Early 1900s Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Mastercraft Burled Wood, Brass and Glass Illuminated Vitrine Cabinet, 1970s
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredible burled wood display cabinet, produced by Mastercraft in the 1970s, features
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Milo Baughman Style Burl Wood Lighted Bookcase or Display Cabinet by Henredon
By Henredon, Milo Baughman
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Milo Baughman style lighted display cabinet or bookcase with glass front doors By
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Ash, Ebony, Burl

Burled Penhurst Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Burled Penhurst Bookcase has a burled veneer top which is banded and
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2010s Chippendale Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Burled Penhurst Bookcase
Burled Penhurst Bookcase
H 40 in W 67 in D 15 in
Burled Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This beautiful burled partners desk by Niagara Furniture is crafted as an antique reproduction. The
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2010s Federal Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

Burled Partners Desk
Burled Partners Desk
H 30 in W 71 in D 35 in
Danish Art Deco Glass-Front Bookcase or Display Cabinet by Georg Kofoed
By Georg Kofoed
Located in Norwalk, CT
Capture the luxurious spirit of the Art Deco Period with this rare bookcase cabinet, designed and
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Copper

Small Burled Penhurst Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
display. Closely related to many of our other Niagara Penhurst items this Small Burled Penhurst Bookcase
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2010s Federal Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Small Burled Penhurst Bookcase
Small Burled Penhurst Bookcase
H 39 in W 37 in D 14 in
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Display Cabinet from Formal Dining Room Line
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gilbert Rohde formal dining room display/ China cabinet. Designed in the mid 1930's, unique design
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique French Art Deco Burl Wood Counter Top Bar Cabinet, circa 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Art Deco table top display cabinet or bar cabinet In the manner of Jules
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
introduced. The emphasis was on decoration and display. This piece of furniture, its woods, construction
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Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Cabinet with Glass Door and Iron Key, Rustic Biedermeier
Located in Austin, TX
This handsome piece dates to the 19th century. It is most probably a Biedermeier display cabinet
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Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Biedermeier Period Burlwood Table Cabinet Of Curiosities Wunderkammer 19th C.
Located in Forney, TX
early 19th century. The highly figured quilted wood grain, warm rich burled walnut panels, and hand
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Important Benjamin Baldwin Burl Wood Shelf or Wall Console
By Benjamin Baldwin
Located in Chicago, IL
Benjamin Baldwin custom wall-mounted console in burled elm, from the C.F. Murphy Jr. residence
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Burl

Country Estate Four Drawer File Tall
Located in Annville, PA
Furniture is made with figured burled wood. The edge of the top is a lovely shaped solid wooden molding. In
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2010s Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Country Estate Four Drawer File
Located in Annville, PA
Furniture is made with fine quality burled wood. The top of the cabinet is covered in a full grain brown
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2010s Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Country Estate Four Drawer File
Country Estate Four Drawer File
H 32 in W 45 in D 24 in
Edwardian Empire Style Bibliotheque
Located in Hudson, NY
This finely made cabinet is perfect to display a collection of objects and will make a dramatic
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Style Mirrored Vitrine Buffet Beveled Glass, Early 20th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Empire style vitrine buffet antique, French, early 20th century Burled elm wood and bronze Beveled
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Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Buffets

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Art Deco Italian Modern Burl Bedside Cabinets, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A rare vintage pair of Italian modernist burled walnut bedside cabinets, circa 1940s. Born in
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Burl

Mid-Century Marble, Macassar & Walnut End Tables / Nightstands by Lorin Marsh
By Lorin Marsh
Located in New York, NY
wood grain, balancing the other materials of the cabinets achieving an alluring and confident look
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Marble, Nickel

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"Fit Side Table" Minimalist Travertine Cream Marble Side Table by Aparentment
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The Fit Side Table is a minimalist style low table made of treated Travertine marble. This side table is composed by five marble pieces, all of them assembled in a logical and harmon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Travertine

LUdown Cylinder Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUdown cylinder flush mount fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. In patinated unlacquerd brass and steel with (1) E26 medium based socket. Light...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Steel, Brass

Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
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2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals

Materials

Hardwood

1950's Amazing "Magic Box' Organiser Bureau Compact Plywood Ateliers Genestar
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This 'Magic Box' organising desk has been produced by various manufactures in Europe in the 1950's and 1960's Commonly this desk is known as produced in Switzerland by Mummenthale...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Antique Edwardian Open Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Edwardian open breakfront bookcase. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1910 period. It is of extremely fine quality and is a great size with ...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Antique Edwardian Open Bookcase
Antique Edwardian Open Bookcase
H 49 in W 67 in D 15 in
MP-51 Brazilian Lounge Chair by Percival Lafer for Móveis Lafer
By Percival Lafer
Located in TORONTO, CA
Stunning MP-51 lounge chair by Percival Lafer. In great original vintage condition with original upholstery that has great patina and wear. Bottom slings have been replaced with a ri...
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Jacaranda

Antique Large 19th Century Carved Oak Glazed Bookcase
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large fine quality 19th century carved oak glazed bookcase C1895. This is a lovely quality bookcase, that is full of age, charm and character. Solid, with no loose join...
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Antique 1890s Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Nightstands Maple Brass Parts with Colored Glass Italian, Design 1960s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Nightstands maple brass parts with colored glass, Italian design.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Fine Satinwood Baker Furniture Company Crown Glass Breakfront Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Vintage 1960s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Blown Glass, Satinwood

Antique Victorian Open Breakfront Open Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian oak open breakfront bookcase, Circa 1870 in date. The breakfront top above a frieze, the solid oak superbly carved with rosettes, above thre...
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Early Production #920 Sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, c 1966, Signed
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early production Model #920 modular four-seat sofa by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina was designed in circa 1966 and this example is from the earlier years of production as ev...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Art Deco Macassar Ebony Pull Out Bar, France, c. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Macassar ebony bar that pulls out to reveal built-in compartments for barware. Gold leafed base and handle as well as interior details. Original condition from the 1930's. ...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dry Bars

Materials

Gold Leaf

Henredon Burl Wood Cabinet
By Henredon
Located in Denton, TX
Elm burl wood veneer. Recessed lighting in the cabinet to illuminate the adjustable glass shelving. Smoked glass doors & smoked mirror backed. Brass hardware is a stunning accent to ...
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood, Burl

Henredon Burl Wood Cabinet
Henredon Burl Wood Cabinet
H 88.63 in W 30.88 in D 19 in
Verner Panton Cloverleaf Sofa 5 Sections for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton cloverleaf sectional sofa. Current production. This listing shows a 5-piece Cloverleaf Sofa. Seats at least 9 people in a very interesting and creative fashion. Desi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Custom Made Model 54 Mohair Velvet Lounge Chair
Located in London, GB
Dagmar Design Model 54 lounge chair A custom made lounge chair developed and hand-made at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. The 54 chair is available...
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2010s British Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Beech

Bespoke Round Italian Travertine Dining Table
Located in London, London
Travertine dining table Made to order in Italy Round top Dimensions can be adjusted Honed or polished finish Rounded or straight edges Travertine pedestal Photos show recently...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine

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Antique Burled Wood Display Case with Pagoda Top
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Tiered wood display case with four shelves in glass. Gold details, wallpaper back, pagoda top and
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Cabinets

Grande French Empire Dessert Table or Console, circa 1830-1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This French Empire console from the early 19th century is made from gorgeous burled amboyna. Round
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Italian Deco Sidebaord
Located in Hudson, NY
whistles from burled wood drawer and cabinet fronts to Roman scene etched glass door panels. Black glass
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Vintage 1940s Italian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Italian Deco Sidebaord
Italian Deco Sidebaord
H 38.5 in W 78 in D 22 in
Low Adjustable Library Bookcase Bookshelf with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made from a beautiful selection of burled walnut wood, this low English bookcase would make an
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2010s English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Writer's Chest, Boulle Lap Desk, Ecritoire, Box
Located in South Coast, CA
this standard size, and replaced. The burled wood that fits out the interior is just stunning, really
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Pair of Bauhaus Style Black Lacquer, Burled Wood and Chrome Display Counters
By Milo Baughman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
chrome section with burled wood floor above a black lacquered body adorned with burled wood panels and
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Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Vitrines

Materials

Chrome

19th Century Georgian Display Cabinet
Located in Hixson, TN
19th century Georgian display cabinet made from highly figured anigre veneer, each panel of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Cabinets

19th Century Georgian Display Cabinet
19th Century Georgian Display Cabinet
H 84.5 in W 55 in D 18 in
Spectacular Victorian Eastlake Burled Walnut Collectors Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Victorian Eastlake or Aesthetic collectors cabinet in walnut and burled walnut veneer, with
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Antique 19th Century English Eastlake Cabinets

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Walnut

William Doezema for Mastercraft Burled Wood Vitrines, a Pair
By Mastercraft, William Doezema
Located in Hartville, OH
Spectacular pair of Burled Wood, lighted display cases with Eglomise mirrored backs by William
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Amboyna

Hungarian Art Deco Walnut Glass Display Cabinet or Vitrine
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very special Deco glass china cabinet or vitrine from Hungary. Gorgeous burled walnut, zebrano
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20th Century Hungarian Vitrines

Materials

Macassar, Glass, Walnut, Ebony

1960s Vintage Burl Wood Display Cases by Lane, a Pair
Located in Hartville, OH
Spectacular Pair of Book Matched Burled Olive wood Display Cases by Lane. Extremely Rare Find
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Olive

Antique Grand Rapids Chair Co. William & Mary Walnut Display Cabinet Jacobean
By Grand Rapids Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique Grand Rapids Chair Company China Display Cabinet, Hutch or Curio, circa 1910-20s. Drawing
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Early 20th Century William and Mary Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Fine Quality Burled Walnut Inlaid Vitrine Door Sideboard Buffet Credenza
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine English inlaid burled sideboard with vitrines at each end for display, circa 1870
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Antique 1870s English High Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Glazed Crotch Mahogany Cabinet with Hidden Drawer
Located in Chicago, IL
china cabinet with awesome exotic burled wood, a hidden lower drawer, and bonnet top, too. This fine
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Collection Burl Wood Wall Units, Pair
By Baker Far East Collection, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
behind two doors on the lower cabinet. The top has four open shelves for storage or display. The wall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Marble-Top Sideboard
Located in North York, ON
Gorgeous newly restored Art Deco bow front sideboard, enveloped in burled wood veneers. Original
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Metal

French Art Deco Marble-Top Sideboard
French Art Deco Marble-Top Sideboard
H 43.5 in W 67 in D 20 in
French Art Deco Marble-Top Sideboard
Located in North York, ON
Gorgeous newly restored Art Deco bow front sideboard, enveloped in burled wood veneers. Original
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Metal

French Art Deco Marble-Top Sideboard
French Art Deco Marble-Top Sideboard
H 43.5 in W 67 in D 20 in
Pair of Art Deco End Tables in Bookmatched Burled Elm & Walnut
Located in New York, NY
with drawers, cabinet storage, and open display area. Made of bookmatched burled
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20th Century End Tables

Henredon Scene Two Burl Olive Rosewood & Oak Drum End Table Cabinets
By Henredon
Located in Chattanooga, TN
space with one removable / adjustable oak shelf in each cabinet. Finished on all sides in burled olive
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Side Tables

Materials

Olive, Burl, Rosewood, Oak

Vintage Burled Walnut Wood and Brass Vitrine or Display Cabinets
By Henredon
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Campaign style display cabinets. The cabinets feature two beveled glass doors which open to
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Thomasville Burled Wood China Cabinet
By Thomasville
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage burled wood china cabinet from Thomasville, this piece has four separate glass doors
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Founders Furniture Burled Wood and Smoke Glass Wall Unit Display Cabinet Lighted
By Milo Baughman, Thomasville, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome wall unit lighted display cabinet in a light burled wood veneer and smoked glass doors
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Restored Mid-Century Modern Burled Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience the elegance of the 1980s with our expertly restored Mid-Century Modern Cabinet. Crafted
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel, Metal

Set of Three Mastercraft Burled Wood & Brass Vitrine Cabinets by William Doezema
By Mastercraft
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of three William Doezema for Mastercraft display cabinets, 20th century. Each featuring an
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Small Burled Penhurst Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
display. Closely related to many of our other Niagara Penhurst items this Small Burled Penhurst Bookcase
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2010s Chippendale Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Small Burled Penhurst Bookcase
Small Burled Penhurst Bookcase
H 39 in W 37 in D 14 in
Milo Baughman Styled Burled Walnut Wall Units by Founders of Thomasville
By Milo Baughman, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a gorgeous pair of Milo Baughman styled burled walnut shelf units by Founders (a division
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Walnut Credenza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary mid-century executive cabinet crafted out of walnut in great condition and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Campaign Executive Desk
By John Widdicomb, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extraordinary Widdicomb executive desk is beautifully hand-crafted out of wood and exotic
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Vintage 1960s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Chairs by George Bullock, Set of 4, England, 1816
By George Bullock
Located in Kinderhook, NY
-period cabinet-maker and sculptor George Bullock (c. 1782 - 1818) of klismos form; the pollard oak frames
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Side Chairs

Materials

Ebony, Oak, Holly

Burled Wood and Polished Aluminum Midcentury Etageres - Two Available
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
form and materials to the Paul Evans designs of the day. The woods are burled myrtle, in a pleasing
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

A neoclassical display cabinet?bookcase from Italy c.1900
Located in Houston, TX
An imposing neoclassical display cabinet/bookcase of shallow depth retaining its original painted
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Early 20th Century Italian Bookcases

SALE: Sectional Shelving and Cabinet Display Unit by John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in Atlanta, GA
below are a soft, limed burled wood (original finish) + There are 3 sections with 3 drawers each
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Vintage 1970s American Shelves

Materials

Mirror, Glass

Queen Anne Collectors Cabinet on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome Queen Anne period inlaid walnut and burled walnut collectors cabinet on later stand made
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Cabinets

Materials

Bone, Wood

Queen Anne Collectors Cabinet on Stand
Queen Anne Collectors Cabinet on Stand
H 58 in W 41.25 in D 19.25 in
Petite Tansu Cabinet Jewelry Chest
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. The woods are oak and burled maple, with a great original finish in fine condition.
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Petite Tansu Cabinet Jewelry Chest
Petite Tansu Cabinet Jewelry Chest
H 17 in W 22 in D 9.75 in
Country French Vaisselier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burled ash is often the wood of choice in Brittany and the beautiful patterns of that wood make
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Antique 19th Century French Vitrines

Materials

Ash

Country French Vaisselier
Country French Vaisselier
H 86 in W 58 in D 23 in
Neoclassical Painted and Gilded Bookcase from Italy c.1900
Located in Houston, TX
An imposing Neoclassical display cabinet/bookcase of shallow depth retaining its original painted
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Art Deco Inlaid Night Stands
Located in North Hollywood, CA
cabinet surfaces are stipple finished, to create a "burled" look to the wood. We have added more material
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Vintage 1930s French Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Pair of Art Deco Inlaid Night Stands
Pair of Art Deco Inlaid Night Stands
H 24.75 in W 22.25 in D 16 in
Antique French 15" Marquetry Inlaid Jardiniere Planter, VERVELLE
Located in South Coast, CA
, kingwood and likely lemon wood surrounds the large center panels of richly burled amboyna veneers. Gilt
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Antique 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Amboyna

Mid-century Baker Palladian Inspired Revolving Book Case or Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-century Baker Palladian Inspired Revolving Book Case or Side Table This burled wood, 1960s book
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Burl Walnut Low Open Bookcase Short Library Bookshelf
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made in England circa 2000, this small open bookcase provides great display. It also features some
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Early 2000s English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

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Burled Wood Cabinet Display For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic burled wood cabinet display available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and burl, every burled wood cabinet display was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the burled wood cabinet display you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right burled wood cabinet display, those designed in Art Deco, mid-century modern and Empire styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made burled wood cabinet display over the years, but those crafted by Benjamin Baldwin, Grand Rapids Furniture Co. and Henredon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Burled Wood Cabinet Display?

A burled wood cabinet display can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,600, while the lowest priced sells for $1,700 and the highest can go for as much as $13,500.

Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets 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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