Unavailable|$2,195
English Carved Oak Breakfront Cabinet, circa 1900
Located in Evergreen, CO
Carved in England in the early-20th century, this handsome breakfront cabinet boasts an imposing appearance with its sharp lines and solid oak construction. The heads of four stately...
Oak
Unavailable|$2,284
English Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Sheraton Regency Style, 1990s
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning English Regency style breakfront bookcase with Sheraton inlay.
A WILLIAM IV BREAKFRONT/BOOKCASE. ENGLISH, C. 1835
Located in New York, NY
THE UPPER CASE CONTAINING THREE GLAZED DOORS REVEALING ADJUSTABLE SHELVES, THE PROJECTING LOWER CASE WITH THREE BLIND FRIEZE DRAWERS ABOVE FOUR REEDED COLUMNS AND THREE RECESSED PANE...
Mahogany
Unavailable|$70,113
George III English Thomas Chippendale Brown Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dublin, GB
A superb George III Chippendale period mahogany breakfront library bookcase, the raised architectural pediment, with a detailed moulded edge, above arched Gothic glazed doors carved ...
Mahogany
Unavailable|$15,838
George III Style English Mahogany Breakfront Crossbanded with Rosewood
Located in Houston, TX
Receive our new selections direct from 1stdibs by email each week. Please click Follow Dealer below and see them first! George III style mahogany breakfront crossbanded with rosew...
Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood
Unavailable|$35,000
George III Period Breakfront Mahogany Serving Table, English, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
English, circa 1780 Provenance: Private Collection, USA Measures: Height 36", length 69 1/2", depth 30 1/4".
Boxwood, Mahogany
Unavailable|$98,000
George III Solid Carved Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, English, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Very fine George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, having an architectural broken pediment over a dentilled cornice, the four glazed mullioned Chinese Chippendale doors enclosing adj...
Brass
English Regency Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase of Smaller Scale, circa 1810
Located in Barrington, IL
A fine antique English Regency period mahogany breakfront bookcase with stepped up center section.
Glass, Mahogany
English Adams Style Painted Mahogany and Satinwood Breakfront with Butler's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A lovely hand-painted and pen work decorated two-part breakfront. It has a leather insert in the butler's secretary and the centre section has an elegant serpentine shape.
Mahogany, Satinwood
Unavailable|$16,846
Very Fine Quality George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Good scale antique breakfront bookcase from English country house drawing room or library.
Mahogany
Unavailable|$1,684
English Mahogany Sideboard with Marble
Located in Wolverhampton, GB
A lovely English mahogany breakfront regency style sideboard with a marble top.
Marble
English Regency Period Low Rosewood Bookcase with Marble Tablets, circa 1810
Located in Barrington, IL
Antique English Regency rosewood 3-drawer breakfront cabinet/ bookcase with inverted front.
Marble, Brass
Unavailable|$10,074
Rosewood Side Cabinet
Located in Salisbury, GB
English Regency breakfront side cabinet with brass line inlays Two flanking drawers above shelved cupboards and centre doors Ormolu capped pilasters, circa 1810.
Sold|$5,384
English Breakfront Buffet
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 19th century original painted English breakfront buffet. 1820 Dimensions: 77.5 inches (197 cms) wide 21 inches (53 cms) deep 40 inches (102 cms) high.
Sold|$3,032
English Breakfront Oak Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century English breakfront open oak bookcase.
Sold|$4,124
English Breakfront Painted Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century English breakfront painted oak dresser base with four arched doors. 1850.
Oak
Sold|$5,983
18th Century English Breakfront Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Narrow 18th C painted English breakfront dresser base. 1790. Dimensions 81 inches (206 cms) Wide 19.5 inches (50 cms) Deep 35 inches (89 cms) High.
Oak
19th Century English Breakfront Cabinet in Bleached Mahogany
Located in New York, NY
This English breakfront cabinet can be the centerpiece of a room.
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Large English Breakfront in Oak
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large English breakfront in oak with lower fitted compartments including eleven drawers and 4 cabinets.
Mahogany
Sold|$18,500
English breakfront bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large English Sheraton style mahogany breakfront bookcase the glazed upper stage with swan neck pediment over a secretaire above a tambour compartment flanked by cabinets on French...
Mahogany, Rosewood
Sold|$13,268
English Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good breakfront bookcase with original painted exterior. Later painted interior. Lovely size, 1830. Dimensions: 74 inches (188 cms) wide 23 inches (58 cms) deep 99.5 inches (25...
Pine
Sold|$12,122
English Breakfront Housekeepers Cupboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century breakfront English housekeepers cupboard. Lovely size, 1790 Dimensions: 78 inches (198 cms) wide 23 inches (58 cms) deep 86 inches (218 cms) high.
Pine
Sold|$2,176
English Breakfront Console Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
1920's English carved mahogany breakfront console table with ball and claw feet.
Mahogany
Sold|$6,967
English Breakfront Console Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning late 19th C English oak breakfront console table with a faux marble top. 1890.
Oak
Sold|$5,983
English Breakfront Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting early 19th C English painted breakfront dresser base with carved columns and reeded decoration. 1820.
Oak, Pine
Sold|$7,412
Narrow English Breakfront Cupboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 19th century original painted breakfront narrow cupboard, 1810 Dimensions: 111 inches (282 cms) wide 14 inches (36 cms) deep 82 inches (208 cms) high.
Pine
Sold|$8,982
English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
1920's copy of a George III breakfront oak library bookcase. 1920. Shelf depths - Wings: 10-inches (25cm) Central: 11-inches (28cm) Internal reference: H Code: 9100 Dimensions...
Oak
Circa 1860s Sheraton Revival English Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860s Sheraton revival English breakfront bookcase cabinet. Mahogany. Stately proportions & exceptional quality.
Wood
Sold|$8,962
English Breakfront Bookcase/Display Cupboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good early 20th C breakfront elm bookcase / display cupboard in an 18th C style. Good colour. 1930. Dimensions 95 inches (241 cms) wide 20 inches (51 cms) deep 87.5 inches ...
Elm
19th Century English Breakfront Gothic Sideboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century English original painted breakfront gothic sideboard with four doors. 1840.
Pine
Sold|$19,541
Late 18th Century English Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Fabulous 18th century breakfront painted pine country house bookcase. Wonderful detailing, 1790 Dimensions: 153.5 inches (390 cms) wide 17 inches (43 cms) deep 90.5 inches (230...
Pine
Large 19th Century English Breakfront with Secretaire Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large mahogany breakfront with satin wood inlay on upper glazed doors with geometric sash work design. The bottom case with central fall front secretaire drawer with fitted compart...
Mahogany
Large Early 19th Century Mahogany English Breakfront Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive mahogany secretary bookcase was made in England, circa 1820-1830. Designed as a bookcase and a desk the upper section has nicely detailed Gothic mullions dividing sep...
Sold|$24,000
19th Century English Faded Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive English breakfront bookcase cabinet in gorgeous faded mahogany.
Mahogany
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An impressive English Breakfront. A statement piece.
Mahogany
19th Century English Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Substantial English breakfront cabinet in rich mahogany, 19th century.
Mahogany
English Vintage Georgian Revival Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A well-proportioned Georgian-revival English breakfront bookcase having four astragal-glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves above and four flame mahogany cupboard doors below.
Mahogany
Sold|$8,079
Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century painted English breakfront library bookcase. Adjustable shelves with reeded fronts, 1880.
Mahogany
Sold|$5,500
19th Century English Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Bleached oak English Breakfront bookcase of good proportions. C1840.
Very Large Scale Mid-19th Century Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A truly wonderful and very large scale, mid-19th Century English breakfront pine bookcase. Dry scraped back to its original paint, with gilt detailing to the carved ribbon, flower dr...
Pine, Paint
Sold|$12,970
18th Century English Housekeeper's Cabinet
Located in Wichita, KS
A rare two-part English breakfront housekeeper's cupboard hand-scrapped to the original paint on the exterior with later paint on the interior.
Large Edwardian Era Breakfront Bookcase of Mahogany with Astragal Glazed Doors
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English breakfront bookcase of mahogany from the Edwardian era in the Chippendale style, featuring a flame top with dentile moulding over an astragal glazed two-door locking c...
Metal, Brass
Sold|$14,320
Antique Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English Breakfront Bookcase in Pine. from London
Pine, Glass
Sold|$2,450
Antique Regency Style Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautifully finished and well proportioned antique mahogany English breakfront or bookcase with overall satinwood inlay, bowed center panels, divided glass paneled doors, scroll cut ...
Brass
Monumental Antique English Chippendale Carved Walnut Breakfront with Provenance
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This truly masterfully done Chippendale style 1880s era English breakfront or bookcase. The bookcase measures an imposing 123 3/4" h x 146 1/4" w x 24" d and certainly isn't for ever...
Walnut
Sold|$5,000
English Walnut Breakfront
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine English walnut breakfront with broken arch pediment.
Sold|$125,000
English Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany broken pediment glass door breakfront.
Sold|$70,000
English Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century mahogany breakfront with original glass, shelves, and cabinets on lower case.
Sold|$35,000
Antique English Victorian Breakfront
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Breakfront, circa 1880.
Sold|$7,600
English Regency Breakfront Chiffonnier
Located in Dallas, TX
an English Regency breakfront chiffonnier constructed of rosewood
Rosewood, Mirror
Sold|$36,000
English Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency breakfront bookcase with "Plum-Pudding" mahogany panels
Wood, Glass
Sold|$3,672
English Painted Breakfront Sideboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
English 20th C painted breakfront sideboard. 1940.
Oak
Sold|$4,433
English Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C English painted oak breakfront low bookcase with adjustable shelving. 1880.
Oak
Sold|$11,994
English Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C English painted breakfront open bookcase with adjustable shelving. 1820.
Pine
Sold|$9,975
English Walnut Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A lovely example of late 19th century English cabinetry: A full 8 feet tall, a solid carved walnut and beveled glass breakfront bookcase by the distinguished London maker, W.
Brass
Sold|$11,455
English Open Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 19th C English architectural open bookcase. Fully adjustable shelves. 1880. Ref:C Reference: 6317 Dimensions 102 inches (259 cms) Wide 18 inches (46 cms) Deep 114 ...
Pine
Sold|$8,962
English Painted Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C English painted breakfront library bookcase. Awaiting shelves. 1840.
Mahogany
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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