$3,595
H 83.5 in W 58.25 in D 16.75 in
Drexel Heritage Georgian Carved Mahogany Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Drexel Heritage USA, Circa 1970s Carved mahogany, with glass front doors and original bra...
Brass
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 80 in W 66.25 in D 16.25 in
Mid Century Modern Profiles by Drexel Mahogany & Ebonized Breakfront Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid Century Modern breakfront cabinet by Drexel of the Profiles line offers glass upper over mahogany and ebonized cabinet base, maker label as photographed, 20thC Measures- 80''H...
Mahogany, Glass
$2,795
H 82 in W 66 in D 16.5 in
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Carved Oak Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Drexel Heritage USA, 1970s Carved oak, with glass shelves and original brass hardware.
Brass
$2,735Sale Price|55% Off
H 91.34 in W 110.24 in D 28.75 in
Architectural Breakfront Display Cabinet by Drexel Heritage, USA, Late 20th Cent
By Drexel
Located in Worcester, GB
Architectural Breakfront Display Cabinet by Drexel Heritage, USA, Late 20th Century A substantial and finely crafted fitted cabinet by American luxury maker Drexel Heritage.
Wood
Antique Georgian Style Chinoiserie Breakfront Bookcase
By Drexel
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very decorative antique Georgian style chinoiserie breakfront bookcase / china cabinet. This was made in the USA by Drexel, it dates from around the 1960’s.
Glass, Wood
$7,500
H 85 in W 96 in D 18 in
Large 8' Wide Mahogany Two Part individual Glass Panels Breakfront MINT
By Baker Furniture Company, Henredon, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 8' Wide Mahogany Two Part individual Glass Panels Breakfront MINT
Glass, Mahogany
$4,470
H 102 in W 84 in D 18 in
Georgian Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Butlers Drop Desk Individual Glass
By Baker Furniture Company, Kittinger Furniture Company, Drexel, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Georgian Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Butlers Drop Desk Individual Glass MINT!
Mahogany
Sold
H 80 in W 54.5 in D 15 in
Mid Century Drexel Furniture Chinoiserie China Breakfront Cabinet Sideboard
By Drexel
Located in West Hartford, CT
With gilt painted motifs and scenic vignettes throughout, this signed Drexel breakfront is a keeper. Three top front doors open to glass shelves which illuminate from above.
Glass, Wood
Vintage Drexel Black Lacquered Breakfront
By Drexel
Located in Annville, PA
The Vintage Drexel Black Lacquered Breakfront is as elegant as China cabinets come.
Lacquer
Vintage Drexel Heritage Breakfront Display Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in North York, ON
A spacious breakfront display cabinet from Drexel's Heritage Collection, in a warm walnut palette, with a curved projected central bay of four lower drawers and a bowed glass front, ...
Brass
Vintage Drexel Heritage Bamboo Style Walnut Breakfront
By Drexel
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a vintage Drexel Heritage Bamboo Style Walnut Breakfront. Featuring four glass doors that open up to three glass shelves, four wooden doors with reeded fronts tha...
Faux Bamboo, Glass, Walnut
Drexel Georgian Carved Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1950s
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Drexel USA, 1950s Carved mahogany, with glass front doors, and original brass hardware.
Brass
Sold
H 71.5 in W 54.5 in L 71.5 in
Vintage Drexel Heritage Cherry French Provincial China Cabinet Breakfront
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1985 Drexel Heritage French Provincial china cabinet. Made of cherry featuring rectangular serpentine form with a breakfront, domed top, and cabriole legs. 3087, 1151.
Glass, Cherry
Sold
H 91.25 in W 79.5 in D 17.25 in
Drexel Heritage Georgian Flame Mahogany Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Drexel Heritage, "Heirlooms" Collection USA, Circa 1980s Flamed mahogany, with inlaid sat...
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Sold
H 36 in W 62 in L 36 in
Drexel French Provincial Cherry Buffet Sideboard Breakfront Console Server
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1985 Drexel heritage French Provincial buffet or server. Made of cherry featuring rectangular form with a bowed front center of four drawers flanked by two more drawers and t...
Cherry
Sold
H 92 in W 66 in D 16 in
Drexel Heritage Federal Style American Cherry Breakfront China Display Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1987 Drexel Furniture Breakfront. Features a blend of Chippendale and Federal styling with open pediment trophy finial over an illumined showcase, supported by a lower cabine...
Brass
Sold
H 91 in W 73.5 in D 17 in
Drexel Heritage Georgian Style Flame Mahogany Banded & Inlaid Breakfront 20th C
By Drexel
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Georgian style breakfront buffet cabinet by Drexel Heritage offers flame mahogany construction with upper having glass doors opening to lighted, shelved and mirrored display interi...
Mahogany, Glass
Sold
H 80 in W 55 in D 14 in
Drexel Heritage Et Cetera Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Breakfront China Cabinet 78'
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Drexel Heritage Et Cetera display cabinet 582-536, circa 1978. Features Chinoiserie japanned (black lacquer) hand painted motif with gold detail showing a landscape of florals / flow...
Glass, Hardwood, Lacquer
Sold
H 72 in W 50 in L 72 in
John Van Koert Design for Drexel Counterpoint Breakfront Cabinet Sideboard
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid-Century Modern signed John Van Koert Classic for Drexel. Classically elegant, this Mid-Century Modern Drexel counterpoint piece can be used as a breakfront, credenza or sideboar...
Glass, Walnut
English Georgian Style Mahogany Breakfront by Drexel
Located in Stamford, CT
A finely-made English Georgian style mahogany breakfront by Drexel, the top with four glass doors over a conforming case fitted with four graduating drawers flanked by a single-door ...
Wood, Glass
Sold
H 87 in W 69 in D 17 in
Neoclassical Carved Walnut Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet by Mount Airy
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical or French Empire style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Mount Airy Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Gorgeous walnut, with glass front doors, and ...
Brass
Drexel Georgian Carved Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1950s
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Drexel USA, 1950s Carved mahogany, with glass front doors, and original brass hardware.
Brass
Sold
H 80 in W 55 in D 15.5 in
Signed Drexel Chinoiserie Breakfront China Cabinet Japanned Black Lacquer
By Drexel
Located in West Hartford, CT
Bottom has two more doors that open to more shelves. All Drexel hallmarks are on back. An iconic midcentury breakfront from Drexel.
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Sold
H 80 in W 54.5 in D 15.5 in
Signed Drexel Chinoiserie Breakfront China Cabinet Japanned Black Lacquer
By Drexel
Located in West Hartford, CT
Bottom has two more doors that open to more shelves. All Drexel hallmarks are on back. An iconic midcentury breakfront from Drexel.
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Sold
H 80 in W 55 in D 14 in
Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Breakfront China Cabinet Sideboard
By Drexel
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning Drexel Et Cetera liine china cabinet circa 1978. Features Chinoiserie japanned black lacquer hand painted motif with gold detail showing landscape of florals/flowers/animal...
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Sold
H 80 in W 56.5 in D 14 in
Drexel Et Cetera Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Decorated Breakfront China Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Drexel Et Cetera Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Paint Decorated Breakfront China C...
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 68.25 in W 47.63 in D 15.75 in
Edward Wormley for Drexel Precedent Elm Wood Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1951
By Drexel, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern breakfront bookcase cabinet By Edward Wormley for Drexel, "Precedent" Collection USA, 1951 Elm wood, with opaque glazed trim, glass front door...
Brass
Drexel Fretwork Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Large vintage Drexel breakfront cabinet in two pieces newly lacquered in white and navy fretwork.
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style canape made by La Maison London. Hand carved in solid wood, painted in an ecru white with gold highlights. Upholstered in a fabric of your choice Please note: 11m of...
Giltwood
$11,960Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in New York, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Velvet, Walnut
$3,995
H 76 in W 60 in D 18 in
MCM 2-Piece China Hutch Cabinet Buffet by Heywood Wakefield Contessa Collection
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Mid-Century Modern 2-piece china hutch, cabinet, or buffet by Heywood Wakefield for the Contessa Collection. Comprised of 2-pieces a top hutch & a bottom buffet in a dark cherrywood,...
Metal
Italian Architectural Wall Unit in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit or wardrobe, walnut, Italy, 1970s This striking wall unit from the 1970s reflects a bold modernist approach with an architectural appearance. Crafted from rich walnut, the...
Walnut
De Coene Display Cabinet or Book Shelf, Belgium, 1970s
By De Coene Frères
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage early 1970s bookshelf or display cabinet by De Coene, Belgium. This three door cabinet is made of solid wood with clear glass. The doors have magnetic closures. Moveable shel...
Wood
$342,794
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$68,385 / set
H 87.8 in W 72.05 in D 16.15 in
Pair of Very Important Samuel Pepys 1666 Large Library Bookcases After Original
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of Samuel Pepys 1666 large library bookcases after the original. These bookcases are basically the birthplace of the free standing book...
Glass, Hardwood
Chinese Qing Chinoiserie Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Qing hand-painted lacquered wedding cabinets were popular in the1800s as wedding gifts and used to store linens, among other items The cabinet features front doors with a cen...
Wood
$19,109
H 40.56 in W 108.27 in D 29.53 in
Giltwood "Confidente" Large Sofa in the Louis XV Style made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
An elegant and impressive large Louis XV style confidante sofa which has been hand carved and gilded using traditional methods and materials to achieve an authentic period finish. Th...
Wood, Giltwood
$5,000
H 75 in W 54.25 in D 18.5 in
Paul McCobb for Lane Delineator Walnut & Rosewood Cabinet & Bookshelf 271-62/63
By Paul McCobb, Lane Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in the USA, this piece stands among the most monumental by Paul McCobb. With an angular and architectural design ethos, and Lane's customary high quality, this piec...
Chrome
$34,279
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$3,995
H 84 in W 80.5 in D 17.25 in
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1960s
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved burled walnut, with glass front doors and origi...
Brass
$5,195 / set
H 73.75 in W 64 in D 19 in
SOLD 10/10/23 Young Manufacturing Mid Century Walnut Curved Buffet and Hutch
By Young Manufacturing Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Young Manufacturing Mid Century Walnut Curved Buffet and Hutch The buffet measures: 64 wide x 19 deep x 24.75 inches high The hutch measures: 60 wide x 12.5 deep x 49 inches high Th...
Glass, Walnut
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
$3,995Sale Price|20% Off
H 92.25 in W 72.25 in D 17.5 in
Grand Georgian Style Solid Oak Baker China Cabinet Bookcase Breakfront
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This grand Georgian style solid oak Baker china cabinet bookcase breakfront is a striking example of timeless craftsmanship and refined design. Constructed from richly grained solid ...
Oak
While vintage Drexel Furniture dining tables, dressers and other pieces remain highly desirable for enthusiasts of mid-century modern design, the manufacturer's story actually begins decades before its celebrated postwar-era Declaration line took shape.
In 1903, in the small town of Drexel in the foothills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, six partners came together to found a company that would become one of the country’s leading furniture producers. The first offerings from Drexel Furniture were simple: a bed, washstand and bureau all crafted from native oak wood, sold as a bedroom suite for $14.50.
One of Drexel’s early innovations was to employ staff designers, something the company initiated in the 1930s. This focus on design, which few other furniture companies were committing to at the time, allowed Drexel to respond to a variety of new and traditional tastes. This included making pieces inspired by historic European furniture, like the popular French Provincial–style Touraine bedroom and dining group that borrowed its curves from Louis XV-era furniture. Others replicated the ornate details of 18th-century chinoiserie or the embellishments of Queen Anne furniture. Always ready to adapt to new customer demands, during World War II, Drexel built a sturdy desk designed especially for General Douglas MacArthur.
In the postwar era, Drexel embraced the clean lines of mid-century modernism with the Declaration collection designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart that featured elegant credenzas and more made in walnut, and the Profile and Projection collections designed with sculptural shapes by John Van Koert. In the 1970s, Drexel introduced high-end furniture in a Mediterranean style.
Drexel changed hands and visions throughout the years. It was managed by one of the original partners — Samuel Huffman — until 1935, at which time his son Robert O. Huffman took over as president. It was then that the company began to expand, with several acquisitions of competitors in the 1950s, including Table Rock Furniture, the Heritage Furniture Co. and more.
With the manufacturer’s success — spurred by its embrace of advertising in home and garden magazines — it opened more factories in both North and South Carolina. By 1957, the company that had started with a factory of 50 workers had 2,300 employees and was selling its furniture nationwide.
Drexel underwent a series of name changes in its long history. Its acquisition of Southern Desk Company in 1960 bolstered its production of institutional furniture for dormitories, classrooms, churches and laboratories.
In the following decades, contracts with government agencies, hotels, schools and hospitals brought its high-quality furniture to a global audience. U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers bought Drexel Enterprises in 1968, and it became Drexel Heritage Furnishings.
In 2014, the last Drexel Heritage plant, in Morganton, North Carolina, closed its doors. The company rebranded as Drexel in 2017.
The vintage Drexel furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes end tables designed by Edward Wormley, walnut side tables designed by Kipp Stewart and lots more.
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.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.