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Double Prison Door in Wood and Iron, Nails & Bolts, 19th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
, original bolts and false locks, 19th century door, coming from prison in northern Italy. Ideal for
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Doors and Gates

Materials

Iron

Rare Regency Mahogany Collectors / Folio Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
with false doors. Sides have brass ring handles. Raised on reeded toupie feet. Cup casters. Piece will
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Marble topped Humidor and Side Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
-figured mahogany with a galleried brocatelle breche marble top above two doors (and one false door front
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Oriental Cabinet with Mother-of- Pearl, Turn of the 19th and 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
upper section with false door. The inside of this piece of furniture can be accessed through a single
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

False Art Deco “Semainier” with Doors in Solid Oak - France, 1920-25
Located in Girona, ES
False Art Deco “semainier” with two doors (instead of drawers), structure in solid oak veneered
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

French Two-Drawer over a False Four-Drawer Door Nightstand, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French two-drawer over a false four drawer door nightstand with a greyish and white marble top
Category

Antique 19th Century French Night Stands

Materials

Marble

Antique Pine False Front Cupboard/Secretary Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
lines and warm waxed pine are the hallmarks of this lovely armoire. Known as a "false front secretary
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Pine

LOVELY Vintage BROWN Military CAMPAIGN TV Media STORAGE CABiNET FALSE DRAWERS
Located in GB
space to place a TV or any sort of possessions. As this item has false drawers; when closed, the door
Category

20th Century English Campaign Cabinets

Materials

Brass

A fine Dutch Commode attr. to the workshop of Matthijs Horrix, circa 1770-1780
By Matthijs Horrix
Located in Amsterdam, NL
both sides, the front has false doors. On the left side, behind the door, there are 4 drawers, and on
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

English Mahogany Glazed Door Breakfront
Located in Woodbury, CT
functionality. From the glass shelves that allow for the option of interior lighting to the false drawer front
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Art Deco Storage Cabinet, Mahogany, Sycamore, Curved Doors, Shelves - France
Located in Girona, ES
sycamore inside with a wide base, french polish. Two curved doors with shelves inside and a space for
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Nickel

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Two-Door Bombee Shaped Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
cabinet. The two door bombee shaped commode à porte chest, which displays a special hidden compartment, is
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Painting & sculpture on old barn door: 'The Riddle of the Horse'
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
figures, POGS, and various other toys and items. His discoveries and claims, while false and absurdly
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

French Directoire Re-Interpreted Style TV Cabinet in Solid Oak with 2 Lift Doors
Located in Landivy, FR
furniture with an other finish of your choice. The 2 doors open from the top in a "garage door" style
Category

2010s French Directoire Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Oak

Painting & sculpture on old barn door: 'The Coming of the Donut Narwhal'
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
figures, POGS, and various other toys and items. His discoveries and claims, while false and absurdly
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper, Ink, Wood, Acrylic

Modern Artifact Barn door with figures and animals: 'Birth of Rhomulus & Rhemus'
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
figures, POGS, and various other toys and items. His discoveries and claims, while false and absurdly
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Parquetry Cabinet
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in New York, NY
parquetry cabinet. A marble top above a single door adorned with Sèvres style porcelain plaques, the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Painted 19th Century Bow Front Cabinet with Gilded Panels
Located in Troy, MI
level plus one false drawer front. Round brass pulls, antique white paint with gilt detailing on drawer
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Antique Late 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Wood

18th Century English Pine Dresser Base
Located in High Point, NC
three false drawers, flanked by single paneled doors. The doors open to reveal generous storage space
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dressers

Materials

Pine

18th Century English Pine Dresser Base
18th Century English Pine Dresser Base
H 34.88 in W 57.25 in D 19.5 in
French Roche Bobois Maxime Sideboard
Located in Pewsey, GB
A Fabulous Roche Bobois Maxime Sideboard in excellent condition. Two drawers on top, Four false
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards

Materials

Oak

French Roche Bobois Maxime Sideboard
French Roche Bobois Maxime Sideboard
H 33.86 in W 91.34 in D 21.26 in
Louis XVI Style Marble Top Nightstand or Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
mahogany with a small dovetailed drawer, turned tapered legs and lower shelf. Cabinet door with false
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Welsh Country Oak Dresser, Original Hardware
Located in Port Chester, NY
, with some traces of old green paint on the shelves. Note the etched fan motif on the doors, shown in
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Welsh Cupboards

Materials

Pine

19thC English Mahogany & Marble Top Collectors Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1860 19thC English Mahogany & Marble Top Collectors Cabinet with graduated drawers and false
Category

Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Kindel Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
fronts with oval brass pulls, one with flatware tray and false double drawer cabinet door which opens to
Category

20th Century Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Kindel Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard
Kindel Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard
H 35.5 in W 60 in D 21 in
Early 19th Century French Walnut Buffet with Marquetry From the Dordogne Region
Located in Fayetteville, AR
construction flanked by false drawer fronts in marquetry. Its two doors are mounted with iron escutcheons and
Category

Antique Early 1800s French Louis XV Buffets

Materials

Walnut

1930´s Art Deco Sideboard In Mahogany and Bronze - France
Located in Girona, ES
Art Deco sideboard, solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, French polish, two drawers and a false
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Lacquer and Painted Cabinet with Dreamstone Insets, Qing Dynasty, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
reveal a simple interior with ample storage and a single shelf and false bottom. A small trap door allows
Category

Antique Early 1800s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Stone, Marble

Mid-Century Modern Secretary Desk in the John Stuart's Janus Collection Style
By Janus Collection, John Stuart
Located in Miami, FL
. Circa 1960s Features a pull-out writing shelve surface hidden by a false front drawer, two top woven
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Welsh Dresser
Located in High Point, NC
top sits atop the base, which has paneled sides and three drawers at the top, over three false drawer
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Welsh Georgian Dressers

Materials

Oak, Pine

Early 19th Century Welsh Dresser
Early 19th Century Welsh Dresser
H 84.38 in W 65.75 in D 20.5 in
George III Mahogany Beau Brummel
Located in Essex, MA
false drawer and a pair of doors opening to shelves and a drawer, pull out drawer on bottom and raised
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Antique 1770s English George III Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Beau Brummel
George III Mahogany Beau Brummel
H 35.5 in W 22 in D 18 in
George III Rosewood and Satinwood Beau Brummel
Located in Essex, MA
compartment over a false drawer and a working drawer over a tambour door, slightly splayed legs. Original
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Antique 1780s English George III Tables

Materials

Satinwood

George III Rosewood and Satinwood Beau Brummel
George III Rosewood and Satinwood Beau Brummel
H 32.63 in W 16.25 in D 15.5 in
Georgian Oak Dresser with Rack
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
three shelves over three drawers to frieze and three false drawers flanked by panelled cupboard doors
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Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Dressers

Materials

Oak

Georgian Oak Dresser with Rack
Georgian Oak Dresser with Rack
H 79.5 in W 62.5 in D 18 in
Elegant Satinwood Display Cabinet On Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
satinwood with broken bonnet crest and carved cornice. The double doors with cross-banded mullions and a
Category

20th Century Federal Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Satinwood

Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza
Located in Essex, MA
With old finish. Rectangular top with molded edge over a frieze with mounted corbels and a false
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Other

Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza
Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza
H 34.5 in W 35.75 in D 23.25 in
Early 20th Century Stripped Oak Bookcase
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
infill or glass. False glazing bars decorate the single glazing of the middle 3 doors of the top. Frieze
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Revival Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

Early 20th Century Stripped Oak Bookcase
Early 20th Century Stripped Oak Bookcase
H 104.34 in W 100.79 in D 21.66 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
walnut and mahogany. Pull down cabinet door with false front made to look like three drawers. Cast bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Dore Bronze and Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Parquetry Cabinet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Adam Weisweiler
Located in New York, NY
their fields, surrounded by raised 24K gold designs. The door opens to a single shelf and a false bottom
Category

Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

17th Century Antwerp Cabinet with Painted Panels Attributed to H. Van Balen
Located in PARIS, FR
doors revealing 10 drawers, 9 of which have painted panels on the front, a central door and an upper
Category

Antique Early 17th Century Belgian Louis XIII Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Glazed Corner Cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
drawer are false, only the middle drawer is functional. Behind the two doors, a single fixed shelf was
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Cupboards

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Coromandel Lacquer Cabinet on Stand, Mid-19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
cabinet is fitted with doors and drawers, and decorated on all sides. The top, back and sides with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Wanderlust (Two of Wands)" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
forward, making a choice, false fears, planning, personal power, balancing act, travel, discovery. In this
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Gel Pen, Color Pencil

Display Cabinet-Glass, Brass & Mahogany by The Joslin Showcase Company of Boston
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
plus the bottom wooden shelf. The base has six working drawers and four sliding doors with fielded
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Cabinets

Materials

Nickel, Brass

Early 18th Century Francis Gregg English Bracket Clock
Located in Southall, GB
, matted centre, calendar aperture and false pendulum aperture with silvered cartouche signed Francis Gregg
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Antique Early 18th Century English Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode Secretary with Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
borders on the door fronts, sides, lower drawer, and upper drawer fronts. The cabinet sits on finial feet
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Period English Regency Secretary Cabinet with Ebonized Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
ebonized lion masks to the corners, over an ebonized Greek key frieze, above two glass paneled doors with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Louis XV Style Cabinet with Vitrine
Located in Winter Park, FL
. The vitrine rests on a cabinet with a curved false front door made to look like two drawers and opens
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Wooden Screen Depicting Scenes of Oriental Life
Located in Milano, IT
to divide a large room and change the interior characteristics of the space, can be used as a false
Category

20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Hand-Painted English Grandfather Clock Commemorating Lord Nelson
By Whitaker & Co., Ltd.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
depicting Nelson's battalion in battle, with a large panel on the front on the door depicting his death. The
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Grandfather Clocks and Lon...

Materials

Metal, Brass

Marina at Dusk, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Lianna Klassen
Located in Yardley, PA
Vancouver is a delight to paint and one of the areas dear to me is False Creek. Vancouver is
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

18th Century Country French Provincial Stripped Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
the false facade opens up to reveal a spacious buffet, making this an ideal piece for any room
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Buffets

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Rare and Fine Padouk Wood Bureau in the Chippendale Manner, c. 1780
Located in Heathfield, GB
drawers flanking the architectural door with teak parquetry, the whole central section pulls out and there
Category

Antique 18th Century Chippendale Desks

Materials

Padouk

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
bookcase has the original glass paned doors with working lock and key and opens to three adjustable shelves
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Whitewashed Bookcase, Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
hand-rolled glass. An intriguing false bottom in the upper tier allows for extra-discreet storage. The
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Oak

Herminia and the Shepherds, a painting by Francesco de Mura (Napoli 1696 - 1782)
By Francesco de Mura
Located in PARIS, FR
paint right up to the end of his life, fulfilling his last commission (a series of door tops for the
Category

1760s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1976, Apocalypse
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
John Pershing. None of this has ever been substantiated and it is in all likelihood false. He also
Category

Late 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1974, Artist on Top of the World
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
. None of this has ever been substantiated and it is in all likelihood false. He also claimed at various
Category

Late 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

18th Century German Walnut Hamburger Schapp Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
doors, carcase sides and drawer fronts, became established in the Hanseatic area and then also in the
Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Antique English Tantalus / Games Set
Located in Forney, TX
-kind hand painted finish. Featuring some unusual surprises, including out-swinging double door
Category

Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Barware

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Antique English Tantalus / Games Set
Antique English Tantalus / Games Set
H 13 in W 14.5 in D 10.5 in
Gillows Antique English George III Mahogany Secretaire Low Press Cupboard
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
crossbanding and parquetry and box stringing which continues across the top of the sides, the two long false
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Unknown Girl 01 - Street Portraits (Stranger than Paradise)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
boredom. Finally the machine came to a standstill and the massive doors were opened, warm air hung heavily
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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False Door For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal false door for your home. Each false door for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. If you’re shopping for a false door, we have 240 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the false door you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A false door made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made false door over the years, but those crafted by Peter Ghyczy, James Markwick and Aldo Tura are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a False Door?

Prices for a false door start at $330 and top out at $188,078 with the average selling for $5,544.

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