ANTIQUE LATE QING DYNASTY BUTTERFLY CHEST ELM WOOD WITH DRAWERs
Located in Reutlingen, DE
Dreamily beautiful and elegant antique Chinese altar table made of solid elm wood, sealed with transparent shellac. It is particularly distinguished by its gorgeous hand-carved flor...
Elm
Pair of Petite Chinese Red Lacquer Butterfly Chests, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These late 19th century miniature tapered cabinets would have been kept in a woman's quarters, likely used as a jewelry box or cosmetics case. The carved door fronts are decorated wi...
Elm
Antique Korean Tansu Butterfly Cabinet or Chest Elm Wood with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
The two cabinet doors have Korean manuscripts on each side adding authenticity and historical touch to this unique piece. The Korean Tansu butterfly chest is a great collectible piec...
Brass
Korean Asian Bandaji Lingerie Chest Brass Butterfly Hardware
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Korean Camphorwood burl Bandaji style chests, c. 1960’s. The oversized floral etched brass hardware in butterfly or moth silhouettes have little signs of wear.
Brass
Tiepolo Green with Colorful Butterflies Tall Chest of Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
This tall chest of drawers features a dark green patinated finish adorned with a delicate array of colorful butterflies, each detailed with subtle shading to enhance their lifelike a...
Wood
Tiepolo Green with Colorful Butterflies Tall Chest of Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
This tall chest of drawers features a dark green patinated finish adorned with a delicate array of colorful butterflies, each detailed with subtle shading to enhance their lifelike a...
Wood
Burl Wood Campaign Tall Chest With Brass Butterfly Details
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage burl wood campaign style tall chest with brass butterfly design details. The chest of drawers has two doors at top that open to small drawers inside.
Burl
Midcentury Side Chest with Three-Drawers and Traditional Butterfly Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage side chest from the mid-20th century, with three drawers and traditional hardware.
Wood
Italian Rococo Floral & Butterfly Painted Chest of Drawers, Mid 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Italian Rococo polychrome painted chest of drawers with faux marble top - hand painted in cream and blue with scrolls, flowers and butterflies - solid pine wood construction ...
Softwood, Paint
Custom Italian Printed Pop Art Black Blue Butterfly Lacquer Wood Chest/Sideboard
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
It is decorated with an open-wing butterfly on typed words to inspire storytelling and can be personalized with any printed scene on request.
Paint, Lacquer, Wood, Glass
Custom Italian Printed Pop Art Black Blue Butterfly Lacquer Wood Chest/Sideboard
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
It is decorated with an open-wing butterfly on typed words to inspire storytelling and can be personalized with any printed scene on request.
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Circa 1600 German Oak Stollentruhe Trunk, Original Iron and Butterfly Lock Plate
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Dating to circa 1600, this German trunk was hand-carved in oak at the end of the Gothic period. Known as a stollentruhe, the robust trunk is still ado...
Metal, Iron
Splendid Italian 1940s Flowers and Butterflies Painted Commode
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s flowers and butterflies painted commode.
Wood, Paint
Petite Italian 1820s Walnut Five-Drawer Commode with Butterfly Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian petite walnut commode from the early 19th century, with butterfly veneer and five drawers. Created in Italy during the first quarter of the 19th century, this petite commo...
Walnut
Austrian 19th Century Biedermeier Commode with Three Butterfly Veneered Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier commode from the 19th century, with three drawers and block feet. Created in Austria during the 19th century, this Biedermeier commode features a rectangular ...
Brass
Butterfly Style Storage Chest with 2 Drawers, Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese Late Qing wooden storage chest from the 19th century, with carved spandrels, drawers, doors and finished in oxblood and cinnabar lacquer.
Elm
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Pink Bamboo Fiesole Chest with Butterflies
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Pink Bamboo Double Fiesole Chest of Drawers with butterflies decor. This eclectic piece will brin...
Wood
19th Century Pair of Black Lacquered Chests with Gold Leaf Butterfly Pattern
Located in Dallas, TX
Delve into the charm of the 19th century with this exquisite pair of black lacquered chests, adorned with a captivating gold leaf butterfly pattern.
Wood
Korean Late 19th Century Two-Toned Side Chest with Brass Butterfly Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Korean two-toned side chest from the late 19th-early 20th century, with double doors and brass butterfly-shaped hardware.
Wood
Antique Korean Chest with Butterfly Pattern Brass Hardware from the 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century chest with butterfly pattern brass hardware from Korea.
Mid Century Modern Pyramid Shape High Chest with Large Bow or Butterfly Pulls
By Paul Evans, George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice highly decorative pyramid shape high chest with solid brass hair pin legs and figural hardware.
Brass
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Patinated Bronze Sculpture 'Psyche and Cupid' by Jean Bulio, 1850
By Jean Bulio
Located in Paris, FR
It represents Psyche, recognizable by her butterfly wingst. Her chest is bare and she is holding an arrow in her hand.
Bronze
Neo-Romantic and Surrealist Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan, Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
His interest in the 1940's extended to the artist’s personal connoisseurship, which ranged from a whimsical butterfly-painted chest of drawers that Jansen made for the Duchess of Win...
Paper
Unavailable
H 10.88 in W 6.75 in D 4.5 in
Small Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo of a Kabuki Actor on the Stage
Located in New York, NY
The upper two coats with the arms withdrawn and flaring out from the hip revealing a whirl design embroidered on the chirimen crepe silk sleeves. There is a butterfly insignia on his...
Textile
1960s Korean Butterfly Chest or Side Table
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Korean chest or side table with brass butterfly hardware.
Wood
Sold
H 33.86 in W 39.38 in L 33.86 in
Contemporary 'Farfalle' 'Butterflies' Chest of Drawers by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in London, England
Charming D-shaped chest of drawers with hand-coloured butterflies spangled on black background, finished in high gloss lacquer With optional protective glass top.
Lacquer
Curved 'Farfalle' 'Butterflies' Chest of Drawers by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in London, England
Sumptuous chest of 3 long drawers, with a silk-screened pattern of butterflies which have been hand-coloured by Fornasetti's artisans using traditional techniques, on black backgroun...
Lacquer
Butterfly Chest with Carved Wings with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome chest is from Henan, China and made from elmwood, circa middle Qing dynasty. The piece features two drawers, intricate hard-carved details, and original patina.
Metal
Late Qing Dynasty Butterfly Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome chest from Her nan, China is made of elm wood and dates to the mid-1900s (during the time of Mao Zedong). The piece features intricate hand carved details with remnants...
Elm
Late Qing Dynasty Butterfly Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome chest from Shandong, China is made of elm wood and dates to the late Qing dynasty. The piece features intricate hand-carved details and an original patina. Behind its t...
Elm
Butterfly Chest with Carved Wings with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome chest is from Shandong, China and made from elmwood, circa late Qing dynasty. The piece features two drawers, intricate hard-carved details, and original patina.
Elm
Butterfly Chest with Carved Wings and Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome chest is from Shandong, China and made from elmwood circa late Qing dynasty. The piece features one drawers, a sliding door that exposes a compartment for additional st...
Elm
Sold
H 28 in W 60 in D 18 in
Henredon Cherry Butterfly Chest Console Table Cabinet Campaign Chinoiserie
By Henredon
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1980s Henredon Butterfly cabinet. Features campaign styling with burled panels, brass mounts, and brass butterfly hardware along the doors. The top is neatly designed with a ma...
Burl
Sold
H 38 in W 49 in D 20.25 in
Midcentury Korean Elm Tansu Butterfly Chest Campaign Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Dayton, OH
Midcentury Korean brass mounted elm sideboard / tansu, with profuse engraved brass butterfly and medallion mounts, two blind doors revealing five fitted interior upper drawers, and t...
Brass
Sold
H 25 in W 18.5 in D 29 in
Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Tansu Butterfly Chest Nightstand Side Table Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Tansu chest, nightstand or side table. Made of pine with a rosewood top featuring traditional form with six high relief carved drawers that feature brass...
Rosewood
Sold
H 47 in W 42 in D 18 in
Mid-20th Century Korean Red Lacquered Tansu Butterfly Chest Campaign Cabinet
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Mid-20th century brass mounted red lacquered sideboard / tansu campaign chest with profuse engraved brass butterfly and medallion mounts, two blind doors revealing 3 fitted interior ...
Wood
Sold
H 23.25 in W 40.75 in D 17.25 in
Late Qing Dynasty Small Butterfly Chest with Carved Wings and Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome side chest is from Shanxi, China and made from elm wood, in the late 19th century. The piece features two doors and a drawer located inside. Its wings are intricately h...
Elm
Large Hope Chest, Blanket Box with Butterflies
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great hand painted chest with Tree of Life and Butterflies
Wrought Iron
English Painted & Butterfly Decoupage Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English 1890's chest of drawers has been painted a light green and creme color with butterfly decoupage and interesting boarder, 4 dovetail drawers with their wood painted knobs.
Antique Korean Two-Part Blanked Chest, Brass Butterfly Hardware
By Santosh Manchanda
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very attractive early 20th century Korean Tansu two-part cabinet with butterfly hardware. Love the color on this piece. Very nice patina. Good condition. Used for blanked s in the b...
Elm
English Chest with Butterfly and Moth Decoupage
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A playful twist on an antique pine chest of drawers. Recently painted black with a butterfly and moth decoupage design.
Wood, Pine, Paint
English Painted & Decoupage Chest with Butterfly and Flowers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English 1890's chest of five drawers, re-finished with black paint overlaid with decoupage of flowers and butterfly with an interesting boarder.
A Chinese Marble Butterfly-Shaped Marble Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
With its expressive carvings and bold stance, this marble butterfly chest is a great focal point in a courtyard.
Marble
Sold
H 46.5 in W 37 in D 18 in
Japanese Meiji Period Two-Part Tansu Clothing Chest with Butterfly Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period two-part tansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with round medallion hardware and butterfly accents.
Metal
Sold
H 49.5 in W 44.5 in D 22.25 in
English Tall Walnut Chest from the Early 19th Century with Butterfly Veneer Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English walnut seven-drawer chest from the early 19th century. This English chest of drawers features an exquisite two-toned rectangular butterfly veneered top over seven graduate...
Wood, Walnut
Comò Art Déco Veneziano " Butterfly " 1940
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Favoloso Comò Art Déco in Piuma e Radica di Noce Biondo di Scuola Veneziana. Chiamato anche " Butterfly " per l'alto lavoro di ebanisteria sul frontale dei cassetti con la Radica a f...
Brass
Venetian Art Deco nightstands " Butterfly " 1940s
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Particular pair of Venetian Nightstands christened " Butterfly " for the reference to butterfly wings on the front of the nightstand. As can be seen from the photos, the wings are co...
Brass
A Butterfly Style Storage Cabinet With Carved Spandrels
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese Provincial-style wooden butterfly cabinet from the 19th century, with carved spandrels, drawers, doors and faded oxblood patina. This sturdy and expressive coffer, called a...
Elm
Sold
H 40.5 in W 47.5 in D 23.25 in
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Walnut Commode with Butterfly Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe period walnut commode from the mid 19th century, with grey marble top, four drawers and butterfly veneer. Created in France during the 19th century, this Loui...
Marble
Sold
H 31.25 in W 28.5 in D 17 in
Pair of Austrian 1870s Biedermeier Walnut Commodes with Butterfly Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier walnut two-drawer commodes from the late 19th century, with butterfly veneer. Born during the third quarter of the 19th century, each of this pair of B...
Walnut
Sold
H 35.25 in W 48.75 in D 24 in
Biedermeier 19th Century Walnut Four-Drawer Commode with Butterfly Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier style walnut veneered commode from the 19th century, with four drawers. Created in Austria during the 19th century, this commode features a rectangular top si...
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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