Country Arts & Crafts Style c1960s Red Cedar wall Shelves on Dowels Bookcase
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative Country Arts & Crafts Style c1960s Red Cedar wall Shelves on Dowels Bookcase Nice Varnished Finish & Patina
Cedar
Large Oversize Long Ebonized Black Lacquer Credenza Dresser Dowel Cone Legs Mint
By Harvey Probber, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large oversize long ebonized black lacquer credenza dresser dowel cone legs mint. Doble doors compartment with shelves.
Walnut
5 Drawers Two Door Compartments Long Walnut Credenza Dresser Dowel Legs Mint!
By Paul McCobb, John Stuart
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 5 drawers two door compartments long walnut credenza dresser dowel legs mint!
Maple
Danish Mid-Century Modern 5 Drawers High Chest Dresser Bow Tie Pulls Dowel Leg
By Broyhill Brasilia, American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern 5 drawers high chest dresser bow tie pulls dowel leg.
Teak
Eight Drawers Scandinavian Walnut Double Dresser on Tall Dowel Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish or Swedish Mid-Century Modern 8 drawers double dresser credenza on tall tempered legs and finished back. Dramatic flame walnut wood grain pattern. Banana shape recessed pulls ...
Walnut
Art Deco Cherry & Burl Wood Display China or Bar Cabinet 1930s
Located in Detroit, MI
Top hutch rests on lower cabinet with two wooden dowels. One of those dowels is missing, but cabinet sits securely.
Brass
Art Deco Figured Walnut Sideboard Buffet or Bar Cabinet with Vitrine, circa 1930
Located in Detroit, MI
There are two holes at the back of the lower cabinet that originally accepted dowels in the upper hutch.
Brass
Paul McCobb for Lane Delineator Walnut & Rosewood Cabinet & Bookshelf 271-62/63
By Lane Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Notice the corssbars that hold the bookcase together at the top and bottom, and the dovetail joinery in the rosewood top of the cabinet. Also notice the doweled construction on the c...
Chrome
Danish Vintage Royal Shelving System by Poul Cadovius
By Poul Cadovius, Cado, Heal's
Located in London, GB
The three vertical rails must be screwed to a wall, then the shelves and cabinets simply attach with angled dowels. Once the rails are in place it is very easy to interchange the she...
Wood
Danish Vintage Royal Shelving System by Poul Cadovius
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in London, GB
The three vertical rails must be screwed to a wall, then the shelves and cabinets simply attach with angled dowels. Once the rails are in place it is very easy to interchange the she...
Wood
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Sideboard for Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in St. Louis, MO
Three-drawer sideboard with wood dowel handles, cabinet on the right side, designed by Gibbing for Widdicomb, walnut, currently being refinished.
Walnut
Arne Vodder Style Danish Modern Two Bay Freestanding Rosewood Wall Unit
By Arne Vodder
Located in Pemberton, NJ
The tamboured door cabinet is an open cabinet with dowel holes on either side to put a shelf-no shelf is included.
Rosewood
19th Century, Dutch Colonial Satinwood and Ebony Linen Press
Located in Southampton, NY
Handmade in Sri Lanka, where both satinwood and ebony are indigenous, the cabinet was made with no nails, using dowels only.
Ebony, Satinwood
19th Century English Colonial Satinwood and Ebony Linen Press
Located in Southampton, NY
Handmade in Sri Lanka, where both satinwood and ebony are indigenous, the cabinet was made with no nails, using dowels only.
Ebony, Satinwood
Three Pcs Mid-Century Modern Oiled Walnut Chest Dresser Credenza w/ Waive Pulls
By George Nelson, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 3 pieces dresser consisting of two paired individual cabinets resting on tapered dowel legs bench. Attributed to McCobb Nelson influence.
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.
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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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