Vintage Louis XVI Directoire Style Brass Mounted High Chest By Kindel
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Beneath this compartment is a pull-out writing surface or serving tray, allowing the piece to function equally well as a gentleman's chest, secretary cabinet, executive storage piece...
Metal, Brass
Charming Carved Walnut Castle Form Liquor Cabinet, Late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Both sculptural and practical, it is an evocative object suited for a gentleman’s library, a collector’s cabinet, or any setting that welcomes a touch of narrative charm.
Walnut
Belle Époque Silver Snuff Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A charming collectible object for an antique silver collection, gentleman’s accessories collection, cabinet of curiosities, vanity display, or decorative interior.
Silver
French Art Deco Silver Snuff Box, Circa 1922
Located in Lisbon, PT
Its compact size and substantial silver weight give the piece a pleasing presence, making it suitable for an antique silver collection, gentleman’s accessories collection, cabinet of...
Silver
20th Century English Sterling Silver Snuff and Medicine Box with Two Compartment
Located in Lisbon, PT
A refined addition to an antique silver collection, gentleman’s accessories collection, cabinet of curiosities, or display of historic personal objects.
Silver
Victorian Gilt-Bronze Hall Lantern after Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
A Victorian gilt-bronze hall lantern after designs by Thomas Chippendale, c.1900 in the George III manner, the original drawing dating to 1762 from 'The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker’s...
Bronze
Antique English Wooden Georgian Chippendale Triple Tea Caddy 18C Irish Provenanc
Located in Dublin, Ireland
In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a trade catalogue titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director—the most important collection of furniture designs published in Engl...
Mahogany
LARGE GEORGIAN CHiPPENDALE STYLE RED VELVET WINGBACK ARMCHAIR CLAW & BALL FEET
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
The form subsequently became inseparably associated with the Chippendale tradition, although it is important to note that Thomas Chippendale did not invent the claw-and-ball foot. Hi...
Velvet, Hardwood
Dupont 18ct Gold Plate Ligne 1 Lighter With Box Serviced
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An excellent decorative object for a desk, cocktail cabinet, library or gentleman's dressing table and a particularly attractive example for collectors of vintage French luxury acces...
Gold Plate
19th Century Italian Malachite and Ormolu Inkwell with Cupid and Mermaid, Mythol
Located in Madrid, ES
It would make a magnificent addition to an antique writing desk, gentleman's library, collector's cabinet or sophisticated classical interior.
Malachite
Pair of Chinese Chinese gilded Style Carved Gilt Mirrors
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The Chinese Chippendale vocabulary was popularized by Thomas Chippendale's influential The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, where European Rococo forms were imaginatively comb...
Walnut
Antique Brass Inlaid Mahogany English Tea Caddy Box Regency Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Provenance: Private collection property of an Irish Gentleman. The Gillow family of Cabinet Makers and Upholsters came to prominence with Richard Gillow (1733 – 1811), the son of R...
Crystal, Brass
$1,598Sale Price|20% Off
CHIPPENDALE 1880 American Victorian Carved Mahogany Wood Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
His 1754 publication, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, revolutionized furniture design, making him the first cabinetmaker to have a style named after him.
Wood
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Chippendale Carved Chair, Ribband-Style
Located in New York, NY
The design of this chair is taken directly from Chippendale's 18th Century work 'The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director', plate XVII.
Leather, Walnut
STUNNiNG LARGE CARVED GAINSBOROUGH ARMCHAIR AFTER THOMAS CHIPPENDALE 1718-1779
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
That same year, he published The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director. This famous book of drawings made his name a global symbol of fine, 18th-century furniture If you have any q...
Hardwood
6 Chippendale Style Dining Chairs, Reproductions of chairs at No 10 Downing St.
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
I have included some pictures of the originals in situs at No 10 Downing street, they are in two locations as you can see, I've also included a picture of plate No XXIV From "Thomas ...
Upholstery, Hardwood, Mahogany
Late 19th-century Chippendale-style Tea Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in San Francisco, CA
And for another thing, he published a book, “The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director” in 1754, sharing his hugely desirable designs in detail—think “open source” software today.
Brass
Hermès Paris 1960s Equestrian Horse Head Bottle Opener – Made in France
By Hermès
Located in Victoria, BC
Perfect for use as a bar accessory, gentleman’s desk object, cocktail cabinet accent, or collectible Hermès display piece, it offers a wonderful combination of French design, equestr...
Metal
Fine Chippendale Period Carved Silver Table, circa 1760
Located in Lymington, GB
Literature: For Chinese chair designs and carved-fret supports see: Thomas Chippendale, 'The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Directory', London (1754) p. 72.
Mahogany
Pair of Antique Horn Drinking Vessels with Silvered Figural State Drinking Glass
Located in Wembley, GB
Highly desirable for collectors of antique silver, cabinet of curiosities objects, and historic decorative arts, these drinking horns display beautifully in gentleman’s studies, libr...
Gold Plate, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Brass, Silver Leaf
$88,500 / set
Chippendale-Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very similar designs are featured in Chippendale's definitive text The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director, circa 1860.
Leather, Mahogany
English Black Lacquer Pagoda Armchair in the Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in London, GB
The design for the frame of this chair is drawn from Plate XXVII in Thomas Chippendale’s ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Directory; having square block footed front legs with exte...
Wood, Lacquer
$32,634
Dressing Chest
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
In 1754 he published a book of his designs, titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, upon which success he became renowned.
Mahogany
A Colonial Chippendale Inspired Rococo Period Suite, Chairs & Settee, circa 1790
Located in Palm Desert, CA
His influential book, “The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director,” showcased a wide range of furniture styles, including the distinctive characteristics of the Chippendale style.
Hardwood, Harewood
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama of a 'Confusion' (5) of Weasels, England, 1880
By Rowland Ward
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Today, such pieces are highly collectible for interiors evoking the atmosphere of a gentleman’s study, country estate, or cabinet of curiosities.
Glass, Hardwood
18th Century Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
Thomas Chippendale, 'The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director' (1753-62).
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Tea Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
By the mid-1750s, the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were sporting "Chinese Pavilions and Boxes" and several design books, including Chippendale’s The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Direct...
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Console Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
By the mid-1750s, the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were sporting "Chinese Pavilions and Boxes" and several design books, including Chippendale’s The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Direct...
Mahogany
Set Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs 14 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Notable works: Chippendale's Chinese chair designs were published in the gentleman and cabinet-maker''s director (1754), a groundbreaking pattern book that influenced furniture mak...
Mahogany
$14,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 18th Century Portuguese Colonial Carved Palisander Side Chairs Rococo LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elements of the chairs’ design can be found in the work of Thomas Chippendale, as published in the three editions of his Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director from 1754.
Wood
$2,583Sale Price / set|50% Off
Victorian Sheraton Revival Inlaid Decanter Box, With Four Atlantis Decanters
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A highly decorative and versatile object, this tantalus would make an exceptional addition to a traditional interior, library, study, drinks cabinet or gentleman's dressing room. It ...
Cut Glass, Mahogany
$12,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Portuguese Rococo Jacaranda Hand carved Wood Dining Side Chairs Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elements of the chairs’ design can be found in the work of Thomas Chippendale, as published in the three editions of his Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director from 1754.
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Library Armchairs
Located in London, GB
For similar examples see Chippendale's Director, 'French Chairs' Plate XXI Further information: Similar examples of our Library Armchairs can be found in the third edition of T...
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning
Located in Leeds, GB
The Chinese Chippendale designs in 'The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director' were applied to furniture and featured fretwork designs, a pagoda-style pediments and fretwork galleri...
Wood, Mahogany
Outstanding Chinese Chippendale Carved Giltwood Girandole
Located in Reepham, GB
Thomas Chippendale illustrated examples in the Gothic and Chinese taste in The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker’s Director (1754, employing an appropriate range of pertinent and sometimes...
Giltwood
Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
In 1754 he published a book of his designs, titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, upon which success he became renowned.
Hardwood
SUBLIME PAIR OF ANTIQUE VICTORiAN THOMAS CHIPPENDALE ORNATELY CARVED SIDE CHAIRS
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
In 1754 he published a book of his designs, titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, upon which success he became renowned.
Velvet, Hardwood
Rare Pair of Thomas Chippendale Period 1760 Embroidered Chairs Ornately Carved
By Thomas Chippendale, Thomas Chippendale Jr.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
In 1754 he published a book of his designs, titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, upon which success he became renowned.
Upholstery, Hardwood
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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