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Green Marble Top Empire Mahogany Cabinet

French Antique Ormolu Mounted Two-Piece Marble-Top Cabinet in the Empire Style
By Empire Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French antique ormolu-mounted two-piece marble-top cabinet in the Empire style. Crafted in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

French Empire Style Mahogany Chest with Green Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (20th Century) mahogany chest with 4 drawers and green marble top with gilt
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20th Century Empire Dressers

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Marble

French Empire Period Mahogany, Marble and Gilt Bronze Cabinet
Located in London, GB
green marble. Its body is split into an upper and lower section. The cabinet’s upper section is
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Cabinets

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Mahogany

Matched Pair of Empire Mahogany Pedestal Cupboards with Green Marble Tops
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of Empire mahogany pedestal cupboards of cylindrical form, both with green marble
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Early 20th Century French Empire Cupboards

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Marble

Antique Empire Style Secretary with Brass and Marble Top mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
-embossed leather inset, behind it richly divided secretaire division. Cover plate of green marble with grey
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20th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Mahogany

20th Century Empire Style Buffet With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
Impressive grande Empire style two door buffet in mahogany with original marble top. The cabinet is
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Early 20th Century French Empire Buffets

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Marble, Brass

American Empire Console Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
The top of this American Empire console cabinet has a dark green marble(later). The marble can be
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Antique 1820s American American Empire Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

American Empire Console Cabinet
American Empire Console Cabinet
H 33 in W 22 in D 18.5 in
Antique French Marble Topped Vitrine in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
Antique French marble topped vitrine in the Empire style French, 19th century Measures: Height
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Vitrines

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Molitor (French, 1755-1833) with green breccia marble canted rectangular top above four long
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Antique 19th Century Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century Empire Secretary Veneered with Mahogany
Located in Opole, PL
is topped with a green marble board. The whole is dated the turn of the 18th and the 19th centuries
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Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Marble

Empire Style Buffet in Mahogany and Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
caryatids. Beautiful sea green marble top. Four lion feet in gilded bronze. Built in oak
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Buffets

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Bronze

French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This secretaire a abattant is the in French Empire style and is veneered in Cuban acajou mahogany
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Marble, Bronze

Napoleon III Empire Revival Mahogany Gilt and Patinated Bronze Credenza Buffet
By Thomire & Cie.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive Napoleon III Empire Revival mahogany, marble, gilt bronze and patinated-bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Buffets

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Marble, Bronze

Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Buffet Cabinet, by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
handsome buffet or side cabinet has its original Swedish green marble top. The veneers are of the finest
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Buffets

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Ormolu

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
presents with a very old and likely original gray marble top projecting slightly over a full-width top
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Antique 19th Century English Empire Desks

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Napoleon III Empire Revival Mahogany & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Server Buffets, Pair
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Medusa flanked by laurels above a green marble top. The splash backing with a framed mirror decorated
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Buffets

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Bronze

Museum-Quality Empire Mahogany Dressing Chest with Psyche Mirror -1X36
Located in Bordeaux, FR
touch of elegance to its design. Enhanced by its fluted columns and topped with a green sea marble
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Antique 1880s Dressers

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Mahogany

Mahogany and Gilded Bronze Cylinder Desk, Empire Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
an upper tier, itself topped with a green marble top. The flap is flanked by rich ormolu ornaments
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

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Marble, Bronze

French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. This desk has a black fossil marble top resting above a drawer, accessible with a hidden pull. Below is
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Marble, Brass

French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
H 55 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
French Empire Burl Wood Demilune Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Empirically styled details and distinctive burl veneer. The original stunning marble top is shaped to fit the
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Buffets

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass, Ormolu

French Empire Burl Wood Demilune Enfilade
French Empire Burl Wood Demilune Enfilade
H 40 in W 79.25 in D 22.88 in
French First Empire Period, circa 1805, ‘Secretaire Abattant’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
winged maiden writing on a scroll. All below the Portor marble top.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Secretary from Countess of Schulenburg-Wolfsburg
Located in Berlin, DE
French Empire secretary 1815 from Countess of Schulenburg-Wolfsburg. High-quality Cuba mahogany on
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Oak

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19th Century French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode after Jean-Henri Riesener
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French 19th-20th Century Belle Époque Louis XVI Style Bergère Giltwood Salon Set
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Italian 19th Century Canopy Bed with Silver Friezes and Upholstered Purple Silk
Located in Firenze, IT
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Pair of Sheaths, Consoles, Mahogany, Golden at the Gold Leaf, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of sheaths, consoles, mahogany, gold leaf, 19th century, Napoleon-III. Measures: H 101 cm, L 28 cm, P 22 cm.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals

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Mahogany

French Antique “Somno” Column
Located in Austin, TX
Column; “somno” French Empire period originally used as a night stand. This period circular piece sits on a square base and is crafted of bent wood (mahogany) and features a brêche r...
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Pedestals and Columns

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French Antique “Somno” Column
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Swedish Giltwood Early 19th Century Empire Console Table
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

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Giltwood

19th Century French Empire Period Bleached Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
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French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
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Antique French Renaissance Green Distress Painted Radio Cabinet Bar Cupboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique Early 1900s Baroque Cabinets

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Wood, Paint

Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
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Located in New York, NY
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

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French Empire Mahogany Commode with Marble Top and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
. Mahogany veneer with original marble top, ormolu detailing, original locks and keys. H: 34.25" | W: 51
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Early C19th French Empire Figured Mahogany Side Cabinet
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Early C19th French Empire figured mahogany side cabinet, the top painted to simulate a green veined
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Cabinets

FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE BUFFET
Located in San Francisco, CA
HANDSOME MAHOGANY FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE BUFFET WITH GREEN MARBLE TOP, GILT BRONZE FRIEZE DECORATED
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Antique 19th Century French Buffets

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Bronze

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FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE BUFFET
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By Empire Furniture
Located in GB
sideboard with large thick green marble top A very good looking and well made decorative piece of
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20th Century French Empire Sideboards

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Marble

French Empire Flame Mahogany Marble Top Buffet Sideboard
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Empire mahogany marble-top buffet with four flame mahogany doors below drawers and with gilt
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Buffets

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Mahogany

French 1960s Empire Style Mahogany Enfilade with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary Empire-style enfilade with green marble top, made in France in the 20th century
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20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

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Antique French Empire Marble Top Cabinet c.1880
Located in London, GB
Antico, green marble top.
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Antique French Empire Marble Top Cabinet c.1880
Antique French Empire Marble Top Cabinet c.1880
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French Mahogany & Marble Empire Style Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
its original piece of green marble shaped according to the mahogany body. A bank of three drawers
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Early 20th Century French Empire Buffets

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French Mahogany & Marble Empire Style Enfilade
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Located in Plainview, NY
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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20th Century French Empire Buffets

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Located in Pembroke, MA
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French 20th Century Mahogany Empire-Style Enfilade
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20th Century French Empire Buffets

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French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Brass

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Located in London, GB
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Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode Stamped MAIGRET, circa 1810
Located in Dallas, TX
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Ormolu

French 1950s Janses Style Black Empire Style Credenza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mahogany credenza Janses style buffet in an ebonized finish with beautiful dark green and white
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Marble, Brass

Antique Empire or Restoration Commode with Lion Paw Feet, Completely Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire style commode with its original marble top. Our Old Plank restoration
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Located in London, GB
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Located in New Orleans, LA
balance. Beautifully crafted of mahogany with ormolu mounts and accented by a fine white marble top, the
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Secrétaire à Abattant by Molitor
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H 57 in W 40.25 in D 18 in
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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French Empire Ebonized Marble Buffet
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H 40 in W 90.5 in D 23.25 in
French Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

French Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers
French Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers
H 35.5 in W 41.5 in D 20.25 in
French 20th Century Empire-Style Mahogany Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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Located in Troy, MI
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Large Empire Period Mahogany Demi-lune Buffet ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
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Bronze

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Wood

French Empire Period Mahogany Secretary Chest, circa 1810
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Granit Belgium" top marble. French period Empire work, circa 1810.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Mahogany

19th c. Maison Kreiger Empire Mahogany Dresser and Mirror
By Maison Krieger
Located in Miami, FL
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Period French Empire Bedside Table
Located in Vancouver, BC
single drawer below the marble top and a single front door opening to a sehlf interior; (the dark green
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Marble, Bronze

Period French Empire Bedside Table
Period French Empire Bedside Table
H 30.5 in W 15 in D 15 in
French Empire Chest of Drawers/Commode
Located in Miami, FL
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Green Marble Top Empire Mahogany Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic green marble top empire mahogany cabinet available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and marble, every green marble top empire mahogany cabinet was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the green marble top empire mahogany cabinet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each green marble top empire mahogany cabinet bearing Empire or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. A well-made green marble top empire mahogany cabinet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by François Linke and Maison Kriéger are consistently popular.

How Much is a Green Marble Top Empire Mahogany Cabinet?

Prices for a green marble top empire mahogany cabinet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,420 and can go as high as $258,192, while the average can fetch as much as $13,616.

Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, 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.

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