$1,725
H 21.5 in W 19 in D 19.5 in
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
$5,318
H 33.47 in W 43.31 in D 20.87 in
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
$2,980 / set
H 17 in W 11.25 in D 5.75 in
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
$9,900Sale Price|47% Off
H 69 in W 45.5 in D 16 in
Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite custom antique 19th century Qing Dynasty heavily carved Chinese rosewood and elm wooden cabinet with double-doors carved set with gilt and deep relief carved wood panels...
Brass
$3,325
H 30.5 in W 23.5 in D 13 in
19th Century Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Cabinet with Painted Flowers and Vases
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquered small cabinet from the 19th century, with painted flowers and vase scene. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this small cabinet fea...
Wood
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 77.96 in W 38.78 in D 20.87 in
Early 20th Century 2-Tier Cabinet From Fujian, China
Located in Singapore, SG
An early 20th century 2-tier carved cabinet from Fujian province, specifically Quanzhou city, China. There is nice combination of through and relief carvings throughout this cabinet,...
Fir
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 81.89 in W 39.38 in D 23.23 in
Early 20th Century 2-Tier Cabinet from Fujian, China
Located in Singapore, SG
An early 20th century 2-tier carved cabinet from Fujian province, specifically Quanzhou city, China. This is a very unusual cabinet as it is much more decorated than usual. On th...
Fir
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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