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Lacquered Media Cabinet

London Media Cabinet, Black Lacquer and Maple Cabinet by Christian Siriano
By Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order black lacquer top and maple base media cabinet designed by Christian Siriano with
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Maple, Lacquer

GAULTIER MEDIA CREDENZA - Modern Geometric Cabinet in White Lacquer
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
GAULTIER MEDIA CREDENZA - Modern Geometric Cabinet in White Lacquer The Gaultier Media Credenza is
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

GAULTIER MEDIA CREDENZA - Modern Lacquer Cabinet with Concentric Square Design
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
GAULTIER MEDIA CREDENZA - Modern Lacquer Cabinet with Concentric Square Design The Gaultier Media
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

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Lacquer

Modern LP Media Console Entertainment Cabinet
By Matt Richmond, Blake Tovin
Located in Nyack, NY
The AERO 76.5" media console provides a place for your turntable, a/v components, and up to 240 of
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Walnut

Modern LP Media Console Entertainment Cabinet
Modern LP Media Console Entertainment Cabinet
$5,955 / item
H 25.5 in W 76.5 in D 20 in
Modern 51" LP Storage Media Console Entertainment Cabinet
By Matt Richmond, Blake Tovin
Located in Nyack, NY
The Aero 51" LP media console provides a place for your turntable, audio components, and up to 120
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Walnut

Modern 51" LP Storage Media Console Entertainment Cabinet
Modern 51" LP Storage Media Console Entertainment Cabinet
$4,785 / item
H 25.5 in W 51 in D 20 in
Modern LP Media Console Entertainment Cabinet with Drawers
By Matt Richmond, Blake Tovin
Located in Nyack, NY
The AERO 76.5" media console with drawers provides a place for your turntable, a/v components, 260
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Walnut

Modern LP Media Console Entertainment Cabinet with Drawers
Modern LP Media Console Entertainment Cabinet with Drawers
$6,660 / item
H 25.5 in W 76.5 in D 20 in
Modern 51" LP Storage Media Console Entertainment Cabinet with Drawer
By Matt Richmond, Blake Tovin
Located in Nyack, NY
120 of your favourite albums. Our AERO cabinets feature an exclusive LP swivel bin that uses our
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Walnut

Rocky Tv Cabinet, Media Unit, Credenza in White by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
elementary piece of design for bold personalities. TV Cabinet from the Rocky Collection designed by Joel
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2010s Mexican Cabinets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rocky Tv Cabinet, Media Unit, Credenza in White by Joel Escalona
Rocky Tv Cabinet, Media Unit, Credenza in White by Joel Escalona
$7,294 / item
H 18.12 in W 78.75 in D 15.75 in
ViNTAGE GREEN PAINTED & LACQUERED ORIENTAL LOW SIDEBOARD WINDOW SEAT MEDIA STAND
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Oriental style Heritage Green painted and Lacquered sideboard which is super utilitarian Please note the
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20th Century Chinese Export Sideboards

Materials

Wood

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Fabry Bronze Frame Media Cabinet
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
Mn Originals two-door lacquered media/bar cabinet detailed with bronze flat bar frame base
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21st Century and Contemporary American Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Fabry Bronze Frame Media Cabinet
Fabry Bronze Frame Media Cabinet
H 31 in W 42 in D 19 in
Nathan Flip-Top Media Console
By Modern Living Supplies
Located in New York, NY
Custom lacquered doors with wenge veneer body on stainless base. Hinged flip-top allows for
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21st Century and Contemporary American Credenzas

Materials

Stainless Steel

Nathan Flip-Top Media Console
Nathan Flip-Top Media Console
H 28 in W 72 in D 20 in
Monkey Pod Grover Media Unit by Lee Weitzman
By Lee Weitzman
Located in Chicago, IL
The Grover Media Unit has 8 drawers on either side of the central cabinet. The wood facade is made
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Sinatra Media Console in Black Walnut, Brass
By Railis Kotlevs
Located in Husavik, IS
Media console Sinatra! A statement 4-door console together with a push-pull opening mechanism to
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2010s Latvian Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Style Sinatra Media Console in Walnut Root, Brass
By Railis Kotlevs
Located in Husavik, IS
Media console Sinatra! A statement 4 -door console together with a push-pull opening mechanism to
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2010s Latvian Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Brass, Other

Contemporary Splatter Media Console by Railis Design, Silver Leaf, Black, White
By Railis Kotlevs
Located in Husavik, IS
Worthy of its own award show! A modern mixture of function and style, the Splatter media console
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2010s Latvian Modern Buffets

Materials

Steel, Silver Leaf

Vintage Midcentury Lacquered Credenza Dresser Media Cabinet
Located in North York, ON
Vintage midcentury lacquered credenza dresser media cabinet. Finished by our Carrocel Craftsmen in
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Lacquered Sideboard Media Cabinet
Located in North York, ON
Mid-Century Modern lacquered sideboard media cabinet. Finished in a two-tone designer white and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Lacquered Grey 4 Door Credenza/Media Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Grey Lacquered Credenza with 4 doors and ample storage for media after Paul McCobb. Four small
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Vintage 1960s American Credenzas

Materials

Mahogany

Long Walnut And Black Lacquer Sideboard/Media Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This Asian-influenced sideboard/media cabinet has made a delightfully unexpected transition from
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Vintage 1950s American Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Chinese Kang Media Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Red lacquer side cabinet, buffet sideboard. Late 19th or early 20th C.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Kang Media Cabinet
Chinese Kang Media Cabinet
H 34 in W 60 in D 15 in
Contemporary Modern Roche Bobois Red Lacquer Credenza Media Center Storage
By Roche Bobois
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Italian design at its best, this sophisticated modern credenza in Red Lacquer by Roche Bobois can
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Late 20th Century Credenzas

Materials

Lacquer

French Regency Silver Leaf Fish Scale Lacquer Wood Media Console/Credenza
By Bernhardt
Located in Wilmington, DE
This piece features three beautiful doors with inset antiqued silver leaf carved panels creating a fish scale pattern. Includes tubular plated steel base in soft gold medal with deco...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Credenzas

Materials

Metal, Silver Leaf

Raymond Loewy Style Space Age Atomic Credenza or Media Cabinet by Broyhill
By Broyhill
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a rare and unique Raymond Loewy style Mid-Century Modern credenza or media cabinet by
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Plastic, Wood, Lacquer

Mid-Century Dresser or Media Cabinet by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Austin, TX
. Slight crazing to black lacquer adds depth.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Florence Knoll Low Credenza or Media Cabinet in Walnut, Chrome, Black Enamel Top
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Kansas City, MO
Florence Knoll credenza or media cabinet. Very versatile storage cabinet. The low height and the
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Chrome

Raymond Loewy DF 2000 Long Tall Media Cabinet / Credenza, Off White and Sepia
By DF 2000, Raymond Loewy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Raymond Loewy DF 2000 series cabinet designed for Doubinski Freres, Montreuil, France, 1967
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Aluminum

Scandinavian Modern Media Credenza
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This sleek modernist cabinet is for your best of the best vinyl collection.  Lacquered rosewood
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Birch, Rosewood

Scandinavian Modern Media Credenza
Scandinavian Modern Media Credenza
H 19.75 in W 63 in D 18.5 in
White Graffiti Credenza by Morgan Clayhall, mix media artwork on doors
By Morgan Clayhall
Located in Toronto, CA
Our White Graffiti Cabinet is designed, and hand finished in our Toronto studio, Morgan Clayhall
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Hardwood, Lacquer, Paint

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Credenza or Media Cabinet, Refinished
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern sideboard, credenza, or media cabinet By Paul McCobb for
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Caracole Social Media Entertainment Lacquered Console Credenza
By Caracole
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand ivory lacquered social media/entertainment sideboard, console, or credenza made by Caracole
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21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Credenzas

Materials

Metal

Late 20th-C. Ming Style Red Lacquer & Brass Credenza / Media Cabinet By Sligh
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a killer credenza! It has Asian styling with decorative brass hardware. The red lacquer
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Late 20th Century American Ming Credenzas

Materials

Brass

White M2L Brand Media Console with Stone Top
By M2L BRAND
Located in New York, NY
Measures: 150” W x 20” H (4) drawers and (3) flip down doors White matte lacquer with caesar
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2010s Canadian Cabinets

Materials

Stone

Chinese Lacquered Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Black lacquered sideboard or media cabinet has three dovetailed drawers and a pair of red doors
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Iron

Chinese Lacquered Cabinet
Chinese Lacquered Cabinet
H 33.75 in W 43.5 in D 18 in
M|n originals lacquered media cabinet
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M|n originals 2 door lacquered media / bar cabinet detailed with bronze flatbar frame base.Custom
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21st Century and Contemporary American Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

2-Door Lacquered Media Console
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M|n Originals 2-door white lacquered media cabinet. Shown in narrow depth for flat-panel TV
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21st Century and Contemporary American Cabinets

2-Door Lacquered Media Console
2-Door Lacquered Media Console
H 30 in W 30 in D 16 in
Custom TV Media Cabinet
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M|n original White lacquered media cabinet. Custom sizes available, as shown in narrow depth for
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21st Century and Contemporary Cabinets

Custom TV Media Cabinet
Custom TV Media Cabinet
H 48 in W 51 in D 20 in
M|n Originals Custom Media Cabinet
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M|n original White lacquered media cabinet. Custom sizes available, as shown in narrow depth for
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21st Century and Contemporary American Cabinets

M|n Originals Custom TV Media Cabinet
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M|n original White lacquered media cabinet. Custom sizes available, as shown in narrow depth for
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21st Century and Contemporary American Cabinets

Lacquered Baker Media Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in New London, CT
Was dark brown mahogany, this Baker cabinet is now it's lacquered in more contemporary two tone
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Late 20th Century American Modern Cabinets

Lacquered Baker Media Cabinet
Lacquered Baker Media Cabinet
H 41 in W 60 in D 24 in
Pyramid Faced Media Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stacked media cabinet features ivory pyramidal facing and rests on a chrome laminate plynth
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20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pyramid Faced Media Cabinet
Pyramid Faced Media Cabinet
H 59 in W 76 in D 20 in
Paul Evans Media Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans media cabinet, large lower cabinet with two large central doors above two smaller doors
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Paul Evans Media Cabinet
Paul Evans Media Cabinet
H 90 in W 44.25 in D 20 in
Dorothy Draper Style Media Cabinet
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Raleigh, NC
Dorothy Draper style media cabinet customized by The Lacquer Studio in a Persimmon orange high
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Dorothy Draper Style Media Cabinet
Dorothy Draper Style Media Cabinet
H 29.25 in W 60 in D 18 in
Flip-Top Lacquered Media Console
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M|n Originals exotic and lacquered veneer flip-top media console features concealed turntable or
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21st Century and Contemporary American Credenzas

Materials

Stainless Steel

Flip-Top Lacquered Media Console
Flip-Top Lacquered Media Console
H 28 in W 78 in D 20 in
M|n Originals Flip Top Lacquered Media Console
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M|n originals lacquered and exotic veneer flip top media console featuring concealed turn table or
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21st Century and Contemporary American Sideboards

Materials

Stainless Steel

Henredon Burl Wood Sideboard Credenza or Media Cabinet, Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in Morgan, UT
Henredon Burl Wood Sideboard Credenza or Media Cabinet Henredon Furniture, USA, 1970s 59.75" wide
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Burl

Black Lacquer with Burled wood Bookcase / Media Center
Located in Stamford, CT
Interesting English style high gloss black lacquer bookcase with bronze trimmed top edge and burled
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Vintage 1950s English Bookcases

Materials

Bronze

M|n Originals Lacquered Media console With Zebra Veneer Doors
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M|n Originals lacquered media console with Zebra wood sliding doors on nickel flat bar base. Satin
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21st Century and Contemporary American Buffets

Materials

Wood

Modern Industry Taper Series Media Console with Doors and Drawers
By Modern Industry
Located in Downers Grove, IL
series media cabinet. Center doors open to reveal electronics storage, complete with cable management
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Steel

John Stuart Armoire
By John Stuart
Located in Princeton, NJ
Stunning black lacquer armoire/media cabinet with brass trim and hardware. Doors open to reveal two
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

John Stuart Armoire
John Stuart Armoire
H 74 in W 36 in D 20 in
Ib Kofod Larsen Rosewood Low Media Cabinet or Bookshelf Description
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Morgan, UT
Ib Kofod Larsen Danish Modern Rosewood Media Cabinet or Hutch Top with Sliding Glass Doors
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

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Located in Frazão, Porto
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Lacquered Media Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the lacquered media cabinet you’re looking for. Each lacquered media cabinet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Find 164 options for an antique or vintage lacquered media cabinet now, or shop our selection of 67 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lacquered media cabinet — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A lacquered media cabinet made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one lacquered media cabinet that is appealing in its simplicity, but Railis Kotlevs, Larissa Batista and Florence Knoll produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Lacquered Media Cabinet?

The average selling price for a lacquered media cabinet at 1stDibs is $5,250, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $231,855 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

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.

Questions About Lacquered Media Cabinet
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Lacquer refers to the finish of the cabinet, and provides a kind of glossy appearance. You would paint the cabinets a base color, and then apply a lacquered layer overtop for the desired look. You’ll find a large variety of lacquered furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Yes lacquer is good for kitchen cabinets since it is hard and durable. Lacquer finishes tend to be quite smooth and seamless.

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