Green Leather Dresser
1970 Italian Green Leather Burgundy Lacquer Dresser with Mirror & Bronze Accents
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in New York, NY
materials as possible to make the furniture precious, "Mobili Scultura" (furniture sculpture): this dresser
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers
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Bronze
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Art Deco Style Shagreen Dresser in Watercress Green
Located in Westwood, NJ
This exquisite piece features a rich green shagreen embossed leather, which exudes an air of
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Hand Painted Victorian Distressed Green Dresser Bookcase or Kitchen Cupboard
Located in GB
period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking
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PH Small Drawer Chest, brass legs, mahogany veneer, green leather, ash drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, Mahogany, Emerald Green Leather, Wood legs, Ash Drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
PH Grand Chest of Drawers, Mahogany, Emerald Green Leather Panels, Brass Legs
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Created so it can be placed in the centre of a room, away from a wall, Poul Henningsen’s grand chest of drawers features wooden panels on all sides. It is designed to be admired and ...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Dressers
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 29.93 in W 41.74 in D 23.63 in
21st Century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Nabuk Marble Essence Dresser, Italy
By Elie Saab, Carlo Colombo
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
, Alpine green, Red Lepanto Marble and Patagonia Granite aswell as Painted Glass.
The Essence dresser is
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Materials
Carrara Marble, Nickel
H 33.47 in W 63 in D 20.48 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, Brass Legs, Mahogany Veneer, Red Leather, Ash Drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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Materials
Mahogany, Leather
H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, Wood Legs, Mahogany Veneer, Red Leather White Ash Drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Dressers
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H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
Andre Sornay French Mid-Century Mahogany Veneer Faceted Front Highboy Chest
By Andre Sornay
Located in New York, NY
topmost shallow, the lower four with faceted fronts containing sage green leather insets. (ANDRE SORNAY
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Leather
H 46.5 in W 38.25 in D 20 in
Palatial Hollywood Regency Commode, Chest, Nightstand in Brass and Ebony, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
of brass and ebony, natural stone and leather inlaid Hollywood Regency Moroccan commodes, chests or
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Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Dressers
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H 33.5 in W 40.5 in D 18.5 in
Palatial Hollywood Regency Commode, Chest, Nightstand in Brass and Ebony
Located in Plainview, NY
brass and ebony, natural stone and leather inlaid Hollywood Regency style commode, chest or nightstand
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Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Dressers
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Brass
H 33.5 in W 40.5 in D 18.5 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, wood legs, natural oak veneer, white ash wood drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Dressers
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Wood, Oak
H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, Brass Legs, Natural Oak Veneer, White Ashwood Drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Dressers
Materials
Wood, Oak
H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, Brass Legs, Black Oak Veneer, White Ashwood Drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Dressers
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Wood, Oak
H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, wood legs, mahogany veneer, white ash wood drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Dressers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, Brass Legs, Mahogany Veneer, White Ashwood Drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Dressers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
PH Small Drawer Chest, Wood Legs, Black Oak Veneer, White Ash Wood Drawers
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather on the panels.
It is elegant and stylish all the way around and from all angles. Poul
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Dressers
Materials
Wood, Oak
H 29.93 in W 19.89 in D 17.13 in
21st Century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Leather Marble Essence Bar Cabinet, Italy
By Carlo Colombo, Elie Saab
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
21st Century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Leather Marble Essence Bar Cabinet, Italy
A design element
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2010s Italian Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
H 66.93 in W 47.25 in D 20.48 in
Art Deco Style Elie Saab Maison Nabuk Marble Essence Nightstand, Italy
By Elie Saab, Carlo Colombo
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
poplar plywood. Details in polished brass. Covering in Nabuk Leather 9202. Top in Calacatta gold marble
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2010s Italian Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
H 20.48 in W 29.53 in D 19.69 in
Crane & MacMahon Pyramid Front Modernist Chest of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
Six-drawer bleached mahogany dresser with pillow pyramid-form drawer centers with inset green faux
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Milo Baughman Thin Line Chrome Dining Chairs for Thayer Coggin, Set of 4
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
dresser by Arthur Umanoff and pair of Adrian Piazzesi Italian leather lounge chairs.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
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Chrome
H 35.75 in W 20 in D 26.75 in
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style French Marquetry and Marble Chests of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
.
They have a removable tray covered in green leather with a small bronze handle.
Handles on the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Materials
Bronze
H 29.53 in W 13.78 in D 11.82 in
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Green Leather Dresser For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the green leather dresser you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each green leather dresser for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. Find 7 options for an antique or vintage green leather dresser now, or shop our selection of 16 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the green leather dresser you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A green leather dresser made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made green leather dresser has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Poul Henningsen, Carlo Colombo and Elie Saab are consistently popular.
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A green leather dresser can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,034, while the lowest priced sells for $3,296 and the highest can go for as much as $64,497.
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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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