An Italian Baroque Polychrome Painted Credenza
Located in Bradenton, FL
vibrant painted scenes featuring urns, flowers, and scrollwork in reds, blues, greens and gold on a cream
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Credenzas
Wood
An Italian Baroque Polychrome Painted Credenza
Located in Bradenton, FL
vibrant painted scenes featuring urns, flowers, and scrollwork in reds, blues, greens and gold on a cream
Wood
An Italian Baroque Polychrome Painted Credenza
Located in Bradenton, FL
vibrant painted scenes featuring urns, flowers, and scrollwork in reds, blues, greens and gold on a cream
Wood
Sold
H 33.5 in W 67.25 in D 15 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Aqua Blue Cream Gold Brass Modern Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
in ivory cream glass highlighted with brass insets, the front made precious with long glass sleek
Gold, Brass
Decorative 19th Century Painted Armoire
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a decorative 19th century armoire, with hand-painted classical motifs on a green background. The arched top is situated over a large single door. The bowed bottom section c...
Wood
Italian Louis XV Style Burl Walnut Cabinet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XV style burl walnut cabinet, circa 1970's. With a burl walnut top with string inlay and burl walnut cross banding, two serpentine shaped drawers with string inlay and ...
Brass
$5,807
H 37.41 in W 73.63 in D 16.93 in
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Sideboard, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian sideboard from the mid-20th century. High quality furniture in carved, lacquered and hand painted wood with eighteenth-century style landscapes. Sideboard with 4 doors, comp...
Wood
$2,095 / set
H 31 in W 32 in D 17.5 in
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Hand Painted Night Stands Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Hand Painted Wood Style: Italian Neoclassical
Wood
19th-C. Hand Painted Venetian Bombe Chest or Commode.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love original paint! This is a turn-of-the-century hand painted Venetian bombe chest or commode. The drawers are paper lined, and the small bronze pulls are original. At its widest p...
Bronze
$4,500
H 35.75 in W 78.25 in D 23.5 in
Late 19th Century French Henri II Renaissance Style Walnut Enfilade or Sideboard
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Henri II style walnut enfilade or sideboard features four fluted half columns with scrolling capitals and a beveled walnut top. Three drawers of d...
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this exceptional 18th century French Commode was handcrafted and carved by talented artisans from solid old growth walnut. The piece features a two plan...
Walnut
Restored Kitchen Storage Rack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall metal kitchen rack, newly stripped and restored in a bare metal style finish. Features four metal shelves and space for a glass or marble shelf. (Please confirm item location...
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers, Walnut
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers, Germany, 1750 Walnut This eighteenth-century piece of furniture from Germany, dated to around 1750, is an exceptional example of Baroque craft...
Walnut
1970s Rattan and Lucite Wine Bar Bakers Rack Display Shelf
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The beautiful rare rattan bar or bakers rack is statement piece which is packed with personality! Just look at the details on this beauty! The rack was individually produced and fin...
Rattan, Lucite
$56,000
H 44 in W 120 in D 36 in
Rare & Impressive 17th Century Painted Italian Credenza, Monumental Size
Located in Nashville, TN
Incredible 17th century painted (original paint) Italian credenza with marbleized drawers concealed behind the four doors of the serpentine shaped facade. Hardware is original.
Wood
Italian Venetian Faux Marble Painted Credenza
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) faux marble painted credenza cabinet with stepped back sides and carved gilt trim with 2 large front and 2 smaller side doors.
Paint, Wood
$46,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 39 in W 63.5 in D 17.5 in
Rare 17th C. Tuscan Baroque Credenza Console Cabinet Italian Sideboard LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare 17th C. Tuscan Baroque Credenza Console Cabinet Italian Sideboard LA CA . A good late 17th century-early 18th century Tuscan baroque polychrome decorated credenza cabinet 2 door...
Iron
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Serpentine Marble Top Credenza
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Serpentine Marble Top Credenza This gorgeous ornate French Louis XVI Style inlaid credenza has intricate inlay work and metal decorations. Beh...
Marble
$14,398Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 44.89 in D 23.23 in
18th Century South German Baroque Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Magnificent Baroque chest of drawers crafted in South Germany around the mid-18th century. The piece features a beautifully curved façade with walnut veneer in finely matched marquet...
Walnut, Spruce
Country French 18th Century Walnut Three-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant Country French 18th century walnut three-drawer commode. The chest is raised by fine scrolled legs with carved hoof feet. Above the beautiful scallop-shap...
Walnut
Antique and vintage credenzas can add an understated touch of grace to your home. These long and sophisticated cabinet-style pieces of furniture can serve a variety of purposes, and they look great too.
In Italy, the credenza was originally a small side table used in religious services. Appropriately, credere in Italian means “to believe.” Credenzas were a place to not only set the food ready for meals, they were also a place to test and taste prepared food for poison before a dish was served to a member of the ruling class. Later, credenza was used to describe a type of versatile narrow side table, typically used for serving food in the home. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard — in fact, the terms credenza and sideboard are used almost interchangeably today.
Credenzas usually have short legs or no legs at all, and can feature drawers and cabinets. And all kinds of iterations of the credenza have seen the light of day over the years, from ornately carved walnut credenzas originating in 16th-century Tuscany to the wealth of Art Deco credenzas — with their polished surfaces and geometric patterns — to the array of innovative modernist interpretations that American furniture maker Milo Baughman created for Directional and Thayer Coggin.
The credenza’s blend of style and functionality led to its widespread use in the 20th century. Mid-century modern credenzas are particularly popular — take a look at Danish furniture designer Arne Vodder’s classic Model 29, for instance, with its reversible sliding doors and elegant drawer pulls. Hans Wegner, another Danish modernist, produced strikingly minimalist credenzas in the 1950s and ’60s, as did influential American designer Florence Knoll. Designers continue to explore new and exciting ways to update this long-loved furnishing.
Owing to its versatility and familiar low-profile form, the credenza remains popular in contemporary homes. Unlike many larger case pieces, credenzas can be placed under windows and in irregularly shaped rooms, such as foyers and entryways. This renders it a useful storage solution. In living rooms, for example, a credenza can be a sleek media console topped with plants and the rare art monographs you’ve been planning to show off. In homes with open floor plans, a credenza can help define multiple living spaces, making it ideal for loft apartments.
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