Midcentury Side Chest with Three-Drawers and Traditional Butterfly Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
This mid-20th century Chinese side chest merges traditional aesthetics with functional design, making it a timeless addition to any modern home.
Wood
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
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
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
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
Chinese Orange Locking Chests Cabinets with Brass Butterfly Hardware
Located in West Hartford, CT
Beautiful pair of Chinese cabinets on stands with brass accents and butterfly hardware with working lock and key. Fitted with two doors that open to storage.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 39 in W 55 in D 21 in
Antique Chinese Colonial Chest of Drawers with Butterfly Hardware, 20th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
This 20th century Chinese chest of drawers features butterfly hardware enhancing its colonial style.
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
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
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
A Butterfly Style Storage Chest with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant small coffer features a floating panel top and two drawers sitting above storage area with three carved panels. The front of the drawers and the lower panels are carved ...
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 Style Storage Chest with 2 Drawers and Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant small Chinse coffer, called a butterfly cabinet, features a floating panel top sitting above two carved drawers, each and fitted with brass hardware. Beneath the drawers...
Elm
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
Sold
H 31.5 in W 56.5 in D 19.25 in
C. 1800 Butterfly Style Side Chest with Three Drawers and Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant small coffer, features a floating panel top sitting above three drawers, each and fitted with boldly-scaled rectangular brass hardware and a curved handle. Beneath the d...
Elm
Chinese Butterfly Chest with Carved Wings
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive Chinese butterfly chest is from Henan China and is from the late Qing dynasty.
Elm
Red Butterfly side chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique painted Chinese red butterfly side chest. 106111-88510
A Pair Of Black Lacquer Chests With Gold Gilt Butterfly Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of very refined black lacquer chests with gold gilt butterfly motif and brass fitting. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantiques.com for additional chests selections.
Gold
19th Century Qing Style Lacquer Painted Trunk with Butterfly Motifs
Located in San Marino, CA
This 19th century lacquer painted Chinese trunk is designed with stunning butterfly motifs along the facade. The lengthy trunk does not only feature the butterfly motif, meant to rep...
Lacquer
Red Butterfly Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red and gold painted butterfly chest from China. c 1890s
Red Butterfly Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully lacquered antique red side table with hand-painted butterflies. From Shanxi, China. New interior shelf and hardware.
Brass
Red Butterfly Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully lacquered antique red side table with hand painted butterflies makes a striking accent in any room. Shanxi, China. New interior shelf and hardware.
Brass
Antique Chinese Butterfly Lacquer Tea Caddy Tea Chest, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A rare Chinese tea chest decorated with East Asian scenes, including temples and pagodas.
Lacquer
Black Lacquer Butterfly Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese black lacquer chest with painted gold butterflies.
Charming Handpainted Butterfly Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Contemporary pair of charming handpainted butterfly chests with one drawer and 2 doors. Available and priced individually at $725 each.
Wood
Black Butterfly Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand painted black butterfly chest from China.
Wood
$4,375
H 55.75 in W 33.75 in D 22.5 in
Qing Dynasty Period 19th Century Elmwood Sideboard with Dragon Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period elm sideboard from the 19th century, with two drawers and carved apron. This Qing Dynasty period elm sideboard from the 19th century captures the eye with its e...
Elm
$5,400 / set
H 43 in W 33.25 in D 15 in
Pair of Chinese Laquer and Hardstone Cabinets, Late 19th - Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Excellent pair of Chinese lacquered cabinets or nightstands decorated with hard stone and mother of pearl carvings of flora and fauna. These dark brown chests are matching in size...
Stone
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese small drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). This is a "Shonai chest" chest made in the Tohoku region of Japan. It is chara...
Cedar
$4,560 / set
H 32 in W 24 in D 15.5 in
Pair of Antique Chinese Lacquered Locking Cabinets, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
These small Chinese locking cabinets from the early 20th century have richly aged patinas that only time can achieve. The little cabinets have a minimal, square-corner design with st...
Elm, Pine
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Qing-Style Elm Wood Carved Cabinet
Located in Elkton, MD
A Chinese Qing-style carved cabinet with a rectangular top, featuring two drawers beneath. Originating from the esteemed restaurant and private collections of Margaret and Warren Kuo.
Elm
Antique Late 1800s Japanese Cedar Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Late 1800s Japanese Cedar Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser Country: Japan Materials: Wood, Iron Condition: Original Condition Style: Italian Baroque Year: 1890s $2,2...
Iron
Pair of Vintage Chinese Red Lacquer Open Front Door Table Cabinets
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Vintage Chinese Red Lacquer Table Cabinets. Beautiful pair of matching red lacquer diminutive Chinese storage table cabinets. Created in China during the mid 20th century. The ...
Wood
$1,380
H 25 in W 17 in D 38 in
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. This antique Korean chest with butterfly pattern brass hardware carries a beautiful patina and a well-adorned f...
$1,500
H 31.25 in W 36 in D 17 in
Antique Korean Tansu Butterfly Cabinet or Chest Elm Wood with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A stunning late 19th century Campaign Korean tansu cabinet or chest. The Korean chest features 4 small drawers on top of a two door cabinet offering plenty of space for storage. The ...
Brass
$4,895
H 60 in W 62.5 in D 31.5 in
Antique Late 1800’s Japanese Rolling Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Late 1800’s Japanese Rolling Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser Country: Japan Materials: Wood, Iron Condition: Original Condition Style: Japanese Antique Year: 1890’s $4,895 ...
Iron
Japanese Wabi-Sabi Meiji Period Tansu Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An unusually deep & heavy Meiji period tansu chest constructed from patinated stained elm timber with forged iron hardware. Two small hidden drawers to the top right can be removed t...
Iron
Mid Century CONTINENTAL FURNITURE Co Chest of Drawers
By Continental Furniture Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Mahogany
$3,675
H 34 in W 38.25 in D 21.75 in
Late Qing Dynasty Elmwood Cabinet with Five Drawers over Two Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Late Qing Dynasty period elmwood cabinet from the early 20th century with five drawers, two doors and iron hardware. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty in the ea...
Iron
Small antique chest of drawers in solid wood with 3 drawers
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Brutalist - Natural decoration - Vintage Solid pine chest of drawers with three drawers. Measures : 57x30cm H:43cm
Pine
$1,154
H 40.36 in W 40.16 in D 20.48 in
LOVELY SOLID HARDWOOD CONTEMPORARY CHEST OF DRAWERS PART OF SMALL SUiTE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely solid hardwood three drawer chest of drawers which is part of a small suite Please note: The de...
Hardwood
Pair of Chinese Oxblood Red Harmony Trunks, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This statement pair of storage trunks from northern China accent modern interiors with rich color, hand-painted artistry and a weathered texture that only time can achieve. Dated to ...
Wood
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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