Late 19th Century Mercantile Countertop Wooden Spool Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Four-drawer oak spool cabinet with reverse-painted glass advertising inserts reading "GEORGE A. CLARK / SOLE AGENT / COTTON / SPOOL." These countertop cabinets were supplied to gener...
Glass, Wood
Antique Oak Mercantile Cabinet with Japanned Copper Hardware
Located in Dekalb, IL
Large quarter-sawn oak display cabinet executed in a restrained commercial style and designed for retail, institutional, or museum use. The upper section features an expansive glazed...
Glass, Oak
Antique Eastlake Clark's Walnut Mercantile Store Advertising Thread Cabinet 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good early antique American Clark’s O.N.T. mercantile store advertising spool cabinet, circa 1885. A distinctive piece of late 19th-century American "country store" advertising fu...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Oak and Glass Countertop Mercantile Display Case
Located in Dekalb, IL
Oak countertop display case featuring a classic slant-front design with glass viewing panels on the front, sides, and top. The case is constructed with a solid oak frame and fitted w...
Felt, Glass, Oak
Antique Mercantile Display Case
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 20th century tempered glass point-of-sale display case. This item features five 4.75" W x 12.25" D x 6" H compartments, and the panels slope down towards the back; the base has...
Metal, Steel
Antique Mercantile Display Case
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 20th century tempered glass point-of-sale display case. This item features five 4.75" W x 12.25" D x 6" H compartments, and the panels slope down towards the back; the base has...
Metal, Steel
Antique Wood and Glass Mercantile Collar Display Case for C. W. Ferguson
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s-1920s; C. W. Ferguson Collar Co. - Troy, NY Antique oak and glass counter display case containing a full assortment of detachable men's shirt collars. Three vertical brass ...
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Mercantile Rolltop Grain Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
1909; possibly Charles K. Fox Co. or Parnall & Sons, Ltd. Antique oak seed or grain counter with rolltop doors. This piece was designed to allow customers in general and feed store...
Brass
Mercantile Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English mercantile cabinet from a French department store. This cabinet were used to display gloves. This oak cabinet has 16 drawers with brass handles. The lower cabinet has two s...
Brass
Mercantile-Style Display Cabinet with Glass Doors
Located in High Point, NC
This substantial vintage wooden display cabinet features a warm, richly toned wood construction with multiple glass-front doors and lower storage drawers. Designed with both practica...
Metal
1930 Mercantile Oak and Glass Display Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Surrey, BC
Small antique glass-and-oak display cabinet found in the American Midwest. Oak has overpainted, age-cracked polychrome surface paint. Features an adjustable glass shelf, plus a small...
Glass, Oak
1920 Mercantile Merchandising Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Very nice solid wood fir cabinet found in historic Gas Town in Vancouver. This piece retains a polychrome painted finish with no alterations. Fully functional drawers with glass ...
Glass, Fir
1920 Art Deco Retail Mercantile Store Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
A stately Art Deco era mercantile display cabinet with upper sliding glass doors (approx. 7 H” x 4 W’) plus a lower enclosed section that features shelves, four drawers, and two pull...
Glass, Wood
1930s Mission-Style Oak Mercantile Cabinet with Sliding Glass Doors
Located in Surrey, BC
Nice patina on a Mission-style oak buffet/cabinet, circa 1930. It’s finished on all four sides, and has its original sliding glass doors. Six solid oak legs with brass-wrapped feet. ...
Oak
1900 Wooden Glass Mercantile Display Showcase
By G. F. Stephens Co. 1
Located in Surrey, BC
Great original display case with four working sliding doors, nickel hi-lights, walnut construction. Note bottom felt has been removed. (Not restorable).
Nickel
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H 94 in W 84 in D 20 in
19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Mercantile Apothecary Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Victorian solid mahogany and brass mercantile shop display cabinet. This outstanding large cabinet has adjustable shelves, original finish, with a moulded cornice above three glass d...
Brass
19th/Early 20th c. Mercantile Wall Mount Cabinet c.1880-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Oak mercantile wall mount cabinet, possibly a ribbon cabinet or apothecary cabinet.
Glass, Oak
Glass Front Mercantile Display Case, circa 1900
Located in Surrey, BC
One of the best examples of a mercantile cabinet from the turn of the last century.
Maple
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H 39.5 in W 22.25 in D 35 in
Vintage Oak General Store Country Mercantile Curio Display Case Cabinet Showcase
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage oak general store curio display showcase. Features pedestal base with one adjustable shelf and two sliding glass doors.
Glass, Oak
19th Century Rare Mercantile Haberdashery Glass Showcase
Located in Surrey, BC
Rare, high quality oak-and-glass Victorian-era showcase with interior lighting. Original, untouched finish and absolutely one-of-a-kind. Once believed to be part of a store display f...
Oak
Antique Walnut Store Glass Mercantile Display Case, Nashville History
Located in Surrey, BC
Glass large tagged counter top showcase featuring mirrored doors large glass and walnut case. Manufactured in the late 19th century by Nashville Showcase Co.
Walnut
1910 Ornate Oak Mercantile Showcase Back Bar with Curved Glass
Located in Surrey, BC
An impressive oak retail display showcase from circa 1910. It has everything you want in a large cabinet: curved glass end pieces; glass front doors; adjustable shelves; and even a f...
Oak
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H 38 in W 50 in D 26 in
Antique Country Store Mirror-Back Oak Mercantile Showcase by Waddell, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique country store mercantile display showcase by Waddell W. W. Works, Greenfield, Ohio, features oak construction with egg and dart trim, two sets of sliding doors reveal shelved...
Glass, Mirror, Oak
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H 38 in W 60 in D 24 in
19th Century Victorian Curved Glass Display Case by Curtis, Leeds, England
Located in Surrey, BC
A beautiful curved glass and mahogany mercantile cabinet, circa 1900, made by John Curtis and Son Shop Fitters, Leeds, England.
Mahogany
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H 36 in W 30 in D 24 in
Antique American Mercantile Store Curved Glass Oak Counter Top Display Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique American oak and curved glass mercantile counter top display case, circa 1900.
Glass, Oak
1920 Counter Top Mercantile Glass Showcase with Mirror Slidding Doors
Located in Surrey, BC
This wooden, solid showcase is in near perfect condition and once was the main merchandise display in a hat and glove store in Portland. The mirrored slidding doors are in working c...
Glass, Oak
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H 48 in W 73 in D 26.75 in
Antique 73" Oak Curved Glass Store Mercantile Display Case Counter Oregon 1895
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique oak and curved glass mercantile store display case and table base, R.
Glass, Oak
Monumental Antique Mercantile Counter Top Display Case c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Oak mercantile display case with all original glass and mirrors. The four sliding doors on the back are mirrored and have two brass pulls each. LED lights have been...
Brass
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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