Extraordinary Karges Chippendale Style Grand Breakfront
By Karges Furniture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine massive stepped Breakfront with a carved dentil cornice over six glazed doors with mullions
Brass
Georgian Style Chinoisserie Breakfront Cabinet Attr. Karges
By Karges Furniture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fantastic, highly decorative Georgian Chinoiserie style breakfront cabinet in two sections
Glass, Wood
$3,717
H 80 in W 71.25 in D 15.28 in
Chinoiserie "Karges Furniture" Breakfront Bookcase / Glass China Cabinet
By Karges Furniture
Located in Cookeville, TN
Elevate your dining room or library with this extraordinary Karges hand-crafted china cabinet, a
Brass
$3,795
H 78.25 in W 80.25 in D 17.75 in
Karges French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By
Brass
$4,730
H 80 in W 75 in D 18 in
Karges Fine Fruitwood Mid Century Modern Beveled Glass Breakfront Cabinet MINT
By Karges Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Karges Fine Fruitwood Mid Century Modern Beveled Glass Breakfront Cabinet MINT
Glass, Fruitwood
$3,995
H 84 in W 80.5 in D 17.25 in
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1960s
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges
Brass
Sold
H 81 in W 72 in D 18 in
Karges Furniture Style Chinoiserie Silver Gilt Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet with hand-painted
Brass
Sold
H 81 in W 60.5 in D 16 in
Karges French Provincial Louis XV Green Lacquered Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges
Brass
Sold
H 81 in W 60.5 in D 16 in
Karges French Provincial Louis XV Green Lacquered Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges
Brass
Sold
H 79.5 in W 72 in D 17 in
Karges Italian Provincial Large Fruitwood Burl Wood Breakfront China Cabinet
By Karges Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Karges Italian Provincial large fruitwood burl wood breakfront China cabinet. Listing includes
Glass, Fruitwood
Sold
H 84.25 in W 80.5 in D 18 in
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1960s
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges
Brass
Mid Century Chinoiserie Breakfront with Desk Drawer
By Karges Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Chinoiserie Breakfront Bookcase in canary yellow has a decorative painted crown above four
Wood
Vintage Chinoiserie Breakfront by Karges
By Karges Furniture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning and impressive chinoiserie style breakfront. Four handblown glass doors with fretwork over
Chinoiserie Bubble Glass China Cabinet / Breakfront by Karges
By Karges Furniture
Located in San Diego, CA
A absolutely stunning chinoiserie bubble glass china cabinet / breakfront by Karges, circa 1980s
Wood, Leather, Glass
Sold
H 80 in W 72 in D 20 in
Karges Oriental Bubble Glass China Cabinet Breakfront Secretary Desk Chinoiserie
By Karges Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High quality vintage black oriental bubble glass breakfront with drop front leather top desk by
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 87.25 in W 80 in D 20 in
Karges French Louis XV Burled Walnut Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By
Brass
Sold
H 84.5 in W 80.25 in D 18 in
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1960s
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges
Brass
KARGES Mediterranean Style Breakfront China Cabinet
By Karges Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A vintage Mediterranean style breakfront china cabinet by Karges, of Evansville, Indiana, USA
Brass
Sold
H 80 in W 72 in D 19 in
Karges Chinoiserie Breakfront with Pull-Out Desk, Bubble Glass, and Light
By Karges Furniture
Located in Bridport, CT
Mid-Century chinoiserie by Karges. This is really a beautiful piece once custom-made by Karges. Has
Wood, Leather
Grand Scale Mahogany Custom Bookcase with Leaded Glass Sliding Doors
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large two-door bookcase with sliding leaded glass doors and adjustable shelves, originally a built-in floor to ceiling piece, with a cut-in on the left side, built around heat...
Glass, Mahogany
$1,440Sale Price|48% Off
H 36 in W 24 in D 24 in
Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Fauteuil Armchair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Fauteuil armchair. This lovely chair is a genuine antique and feature a genuine giltwood finish. It is beautifully worn and the silk upholster...
Giltwood
$4,800
H 48 in W 45 in D 2 in
Pair of Four-Panel Reversible French Chinoiserie Coromandel Screens Paris, 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
Eight-Panel Reversible Chinese Coromandel Screen Pair of French chinoiserie screens, Paris, 1920s This French chinoiserie screens from the 1920s are composed of four panels richly ...
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
$1,795 / set
H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 2 in
Collection of Leather Bound Classic Books, Easton Press & Franklin Library
By Easton Press, Franklin Press
Located in Peabody, MA
A collection of twenty-seven 1970s-1980s era leather bound and 22kt gold leaf classic novels. Nineteen by Easton Press, and eight published by Franklin Library. Many feature silk mo...
Gold Leaf
$400,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.5 in W 58 in D 82 in
Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Tole Palm Tree Chandelier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Italian tole five light chandelier with palm leaves over graceful arms with acanthus leaves and floral candle cups all having a rustic aged yellow and green finish.
Metal
$10,792Sale Price / set|28% Off
H 85.63 in W 46.07 in D 19.3 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Walnut Pair of Antique Bookcases or Vitrines RESTORED
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are thrilled to present this fantastic pair of antique Italian bookcases dating to the final decades of the 19th century. A stunning pair of bookcases with a timeless antique char...
Walnut
English 19th Century Pine Painted Butler's Pantry
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A unique 19th century butler’s pantry made in England, circa 1860, beautifully crafted of English pine these Victorian-era cupboards provide abundant storage with classic style. Feat...
Wood, Pine
$3,125
H 71 in W 66 in D 18 in
1950s French Neo-Classical Style Hand Painted Cabinet / Hutch / Sideboard
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1950s hand painted French cabinet with neo-classical styling. I think my favorite feature besides the faux marble columns and wire door fronts, is it’s size. At 71” tall...
Wire
French 18th Century Louis XV Painted & Gilt Queen Bed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A quality Louis XV Period carved and gold gilt queen bed frame. The four piece frame has classic carvings of Rococo influenced Louis XV style with flamboyant carvings and gold gilt c...
Gold
A set of French Neoclassic Alabaster Light Fixture, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of five, circa 1960's French neoclassic style carved alabaster light fixture. Sold individually. Measurements: Current drop: 24" Diameter: 25"
Alabaster
Astronomici n.1 Decorative Plate by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
This hand-decorated porcelain plate is adorned with exquisite zodiac designs, making this a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies are the result of craftsmanship and attest ...
Porcelain
$3,900
H 72.75 in W 49 in D 22.5 in
Early 1800’s Pennsylvania Dutch Pine Country Cupboard with Wavy Glass Doors
Located in Louisville, KY
This simple, yet beautiful country pine cupboard features a rustic design of two solid doors on the bottom and two framed wavy glass doors on the top, which is set back allowing for ...
Iron
Walnut Open Bookcase, Regency Inlay Bookcases Study Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Regency style open front bookcase in walnut Great thing about this piece is the size, plenty of width for all your books and tomes Hand crafted from walnut with satinwood ...
Walnut
$1,925Sale Price|30% Off
H 47 in W 32.5 in D 32.5 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Figural Carved Walnut Bergere Wingback Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Louis XVI style Bergere library wingback reading chair, circa 1890-1910. Made from walnut with a striking pediment featuring a quiver, arrows and torch amongst roses ...
Fabric, Walnut
French Midcentury Organic Modern Wicker Demilune Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming mid-century organic modern demi-lune console table featuring a wood frame covered with fine woven wicker. The table has a small braided gallery edge around the top border. T...
Wicker, Wood
Karges Furniture is a renowned American furniture company, founded in 1886, in Evansville, Indiana. The company manufactures the highest quality American-made furniture in the modern era. Utilizing the age-old skill of hand-carving with chisels and mallet gives their furniture pieces beautiful depth and clarity. Karges Furniture designs are timeless and never go out of style, making them heirlooms to pass down from generation to generation to treasure.
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.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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.