Sliding Door Danish Modern Teak Credenza Media Cabinet with Carved Pulls
By Jydsk Mobelvaerk, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Handsome, restored Mid-Century Modern, Danish teak credenza. Ideal for use as an entertainment center with sliding doors giving way to ample cabinet space.
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Dresser with Brass Accent Pulls for Guild of California
By Guild
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer Guild of California Manufacturer Guild of California.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Tall teak 5 drawer dresser Black leather pulls plinth base
By Westnofa Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Tall 5 drawer dresser with leather pulls and Black Lacquer plinth base. Very unique Teak Dresser with hanging leather pull handles. Solid wood dr...
Leather, Teak, Lacquer
Dunbar Cabinet by Edward Wormley with Otto and Gertrude Natzler Tile Pulls
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Important storage cabinet designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Ribbon mahogany with rare Otto and Gertrude Naztler ceramic tiles integrated into the solid brass pulls. Finished bac...
Brass
Rway Mid-Century Modern Walnut Chest of Drawers Highboy Dresser with Brass Pulls
By RWAY
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This Mid-Century Modern five-drawer dresser by Rway features expert craftsmanship and spectacular walnut wood. The dresser comes with a piece of polished white stone to accent and pr...
Walnut
Art Deco Walnut Dresser With Solid Brass Pulls Mid Century Modern
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid century modern or art deco style Long walnut dresser.
Mid-Century Modern White Lacquered and Iconic X Brass Pulls Paul Frankl Dresser
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage and Mid-Century ten-drawer dresser has been newly restored with white lacquer and polished brass X pulls. The label on the interior is Johnson Furniture Co. This is for...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Ebonized Walnut Chest with Nickelled "X" Pulls by Paul Frankl
By John Stuart Inc., Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated high chest was designed by Paul Frankl for the Johnson Furniture Company, circa 1950. The chest is a first-rate example of Frankl's midcentury work, which was infl...
Nickel
Danish Modern Rose Stained Credenza Cabinet with Sculpted Pig Nose Pulls
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This small Danish style rose stained credenza cabinet with tapered legs, sculpted pig nose pulls and two easy swing doors. It features two large chubby spaces for storage. The cabine...
Wood
White Lacquer Brass Drop Pulls Mid Century Modern Tripple Dresser
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative Mid-Century Modern white lacquer dresser by Century.
Fruitwood
Kent Coffey Mid-Century Modern Titan Dresser Chest of Drawers with X-Pulls
By Kent-Coffey
Located in West Hartford, CT
Iconic, signed midcentury dresser from Kent Coffey. This is part of the coveted Titan line. Made in the USA and featuring nine spacious drawers, all adorned with sought after origina...
Metal
Danish Teak Tambour Door Media Cabinet Nightstand with Carved Teak Pulls
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son, Svend Aage Larsen, Arne Vodder
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage midcentury Scandinavian Modern Danish teak tambour door cabinet / nightstand. Ideal as a media cabinet / TV Stand and deep enough to accommodate 12 inch LP’s. Expertly crafte...
Teak
Sold|$5,475 / set
Mid-Century Modern Silver Cerused Chest with Stylized Brass Pulls
Located in New York, NY
This elegant silver cerused shadowbox mahogany chest was realized in the United States, circa 1950. It features three spacious drawers each equipped with a pair of stylized pagoda st...
Brass
Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Credenzas or Cabinets with Brass Ring Pulls
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Neoclassical credenzas or cabinets with brass ring pulls, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, circa 1950's. They are priced at $5400 for the pair of $3000 each.
Brass
Mid Century Mirrored 9-Drawer Dresser and Hidden Pulls
Located in Astoria, NY
A mid century mirrored dresser with a "distressed" metalic gold trim and similarly aged mirrors. The drawer handles are worked into the roundel-form design elements
Wood, Mirror
Danish Modern Credenza Cabinet with Fancy Hinges and Sculpted Pig Nose Pulls
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This small Danish style rose stained credenza cabinet with tapered legs, sculpted pig nose pulls, fancy hinges and two easy swing doors. It features two large chubby spaces for stora...
Wood
John Widdicomb Burl Wood Chifferobe Chest Cabinet Storage Brass Pulls
By John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High quality burl walnut Chifferobe by John Widdicomb in outstanding original condition.
Brass
Sculptural Cabinet by Tommi Parzinger, Blue Lacquer, Brass Pulls
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dresser cabinet with a sculptural design, all original finish with a Robin's egg blue lacquer and six drawers with etched brass drop pulls. Price Includes shipping costs in the cont....
Brass
Paul Frankl Mid-Century Modern Brass X-Pull Gentleman's High Dresser
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in North Miami, FL
This high dresser by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co. consisting of seven assorted size drawers has been newly restored with white lacquer 45 with the iconic X-pulls in polished...
Brass
Baker Three-Drawer White Lacquer Cloth Cabinet Brass Pulls
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern white lacquer three drawers bachelor chest.
Mid Century Modern Oiled Walnut High Chest Dresser w/ Solid Brass Pulls
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid century modern oiled walnut high chest with solid brass pulls.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Pyramid Shape High Chest with Large Decorative Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful chest of drawers with lots of interest. The shape displays sculptural interest and is larger on the bottom. The hardware is highly decorative. A protective smoked...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern High Chest in Bookmatched Mahogany with Brushed Brass Pulls
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern high chest was realized in the United States, circa 1950. It offers an austere rectangular form in beautiful bookmatched mahogany with a total o...
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Kelly Green Dry Bar/Sideboard W/ Gilt Pulls Signed James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and quintessentially Mid-Century Modern sideboard/ dry bar was designed by the illustrious American designer James Mont, circa 1950. Mont was renowned for assimilating ...
Hardwood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Tommi Parzinger Long Cabinet with Bronze Flower Pulls 1950s (Signed)
By Parzinger Originals, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare and exceptional long cabinet in white lacquer with bronze stylized flower pulls by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American 1950s (signed “Parzinger Originals” on insid...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Ebonized Walnut Chest with Nickelled "X" Pulls by Paul Frankl
By John Stuart Inc., Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and elegant chest of drawers was realized by the fabled 20th century designer, Paul Frankl, for John Stuart Inc., circa 1950. It features ten drawers- three taller and ...
Nickel
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Mid Century Modern X Pulls Dresser c. 1950s
By John Stuart Inc., Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in Denville, NJ
We photograph and list inventory in the condition it arrives at our warehouse to streamline operations and focus on restoration for current orders. This also enables us to maintain a...
Walnut
Harvey Prober Black Lacquer Brass Pulls 5-Drawer High Chest Dresser Cabinet
By Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber high chest on dowel shape feet with brass hardware.
Brass
Paul Laszlo Style Dark Walnut Off-White X-Pull Design Cabinet/Sideboard
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Westport, CT
Great dark walnut and off-white lacquer polished chrome nine draw cabinet/sideboard. Polished chrome slayed front feet, in the style of Paul Laszlo unsigned.
Chrome
Vintage Midcentury Walnut 4-Drawer Campaign Brass Pulls Bachelor Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut 4-drawer campaign style brass pulls bachelor chest dresser. Item features inset brass campaign style drawer pulls, angled and stapled front and rear...
Brass
Sold|$3,500
Drexel Ebonized Dresser with Brass Pulls
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A dresser with a simple rectangular case of ebonized walnut. Nine deep drawers with double brass pulls sit slightly recessed from the face of the. Top left drawer stamped with the Dr...
Brass
Jens Risom Att. Walnut Cabinet Highboy Dresser with Ebonized Pulls & Cane Doors
By Jens Risom
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning tall Jens Risom attributed highboy with ebonized oak pulls and woven cane doors.
Walnut, Cane, Oak
Sold|$1,450
American Mini Dressers w/ Original Pulls
By Basic Witz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of mini dressers by Basic Witz with three drawers and original brass pulls surrounded by a dark inlay wood. Clean modern lines. Used as dressers or nightstands. (Please confi...
Midcentury Credenza with Brushed Nickel Pulls
Located in Buchanan, MI
Midcentury credenza with brushed nickel pulls.
Nickel
Long Walnut Dresser Credenza with Brass Pulls
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern walnut credenza dresser on fluted legs with brass pulls.
Carved 1930s Bombay Commode Dresser or Cabinet with Bakelite Pulls on High Legs
By Memphis Group
Located in Rockaway, NJ
White wash French art deco bakelite pulls carved bombay dresser on high legs. Overall very beautiful in good condition with a panel split as shown in the picture.
Walnut
Sold|$1,025
Midcentury Dresser with Bronze Drawer Pulls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This dresser is beautifully crafted with nine drawers and pencil legs, this piece is perfect for storage in any room!
Wood
Sold|$4,200
Sideboard in Teak with Black Pulls
Located in Stratford, CT
Well executed with crisp lines and quality construction, this sideboard has an understated look but a subtle refinement. Recently refinished.
Teak
Danish Modern Teak Dipped Pull Highboy Dresser
Located in Berkeley, CA
This Danish modern Mid-Century six-drawer teak highboy dresser was manufactured in the 1960s and is cased in gorgeous old-growth teak. Hand-carved dipped teak pulls nicely compliment...
Teak
Sold|$2,000
Long Teak Sever w/ Carved Pulls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Danish modern server with four wide drawers and two sliding doors. All teak finish with beautiful grain. Great for bedroom and living room storage. (Please confirm item lo...
Midcentury Walnut Credenza / Sideboard with Bronze Pulls
By Harvey Probber
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A well grained walnut credenza / server with cast bronze pulls and bronze toned legs, having four doors. Inside five darker walnut drawers with the top one having dividers and the ot...
Walnut
Sculptured Body Solid Brass Pulls 12 Drawers Walnut Dresser
By John Stuart
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Dark chocolate finish John Stuart Mid-Century Modern 12 drawer’s dresser credenza.
Sold|$3,840
Rare Paul Frankl X-Pull four drawer dresser
By Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four drawer mid century modern dresser designed by Paul Frankl, with signature, solid metal casted, x-shaped drawer pulls. Dresser rests on an angular base with sculptural tapered ...
Ash
Danish Teak Sideboard with Round Carved Handle Pulls
By Nils Johnsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Danish teak sideboard or credenza with locking double door cabinet and drawers with decorative round carved handle pulls.
Teak
Sold|$11,200
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard with round pull handles.
Brass
Sold|$1,350
Mid-Century Walnut Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique high profile ten drawer dresser offers plenty of storage space along with wonderful mid-century design. Unique pulls and a beautiful walnut finish make this a fantastic a...
Walnut
Italian Modern 1950s Sideboard with Biomorphic Pulls
Located in Astoria, NY
A lengthy circa 1950s sideboard, produced in Italy, with glass top on wood frame, sides raised on tapered and slanted wood legs, including three cabinets for storage space, each with...
Metal
Midcentury Teak Credenza with Carved Hand Pulls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury teak credenza lightly refinished with organic carved hand pulls, three side stacked drawers and double doors. In original condition with wear consistent with its age and use.
Teak
Sold|$1,645
Danish Modern Teak Dresser with Winged Pulls
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A delicate wood grain and winged pulls set this restored Danish teak dresser apart from all other midcentury highboy dressers. Six drawers, equal in size, provide ample storage for a...
Teak
Sold|$849
Mid Century Teak Sideboard, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
- Mid-Century Modern sideboard. - Featuring a pull down drinks cabinet, two cupboards and three drawers - Manufactured in the UK
Teak
Florence Knoll Walnut Credenza with Leather Pulls
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Florence Knoll Manufacturer: Knoll International Period/Style: Mid Century Modern Country: United States Date: 1950’s Dimensions: 28 H x 36 L x 18 W Materials: Waln...
Steel
Dresser Credenza with Pepe Mendoza Pull Knobs
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a Mexican modernist dresser/ credenza with Pepe Mendoza pull knobs. The pull knobs have a very rare and unique design. Unique oval design. Finished in bla...
Malachite, Brass
Danish Teak Twelve Drawer Dresser With Brass Pulls
Located in Peabody, MA
Danish teak mid-century modern chest of drawers with hinged brass finger pulls, twelve drawers, ca. late 1970s.
Brass
Paul Frankl Johnson Furniture Ivory Lacquer 10 Drawer Dresser X-Pull Hardware
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning and rare Paul Frankl dresser, a true collector's piece crafted in the 1950's by Johnson Furniture Company. Features ivory original lacquer in double dresser style with Fran...
Metal
Art Deco White Lacquer Dresser with Brass Pulls
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice mid century modern art deco style dresser finished in white lacquer.
Long Vintage Modern Dresser w/ Offset Drawer Pulls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual Danish nine drawer dresser with offset rosewood pulls. Extra long size. Great teak grain and vintage modern lines.rnrn(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)
Unusual Modern Bookmatched Walnut Credenza, Leather Pulls by Stow and Davis
By Florence Knoll, Stow Davis
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful walnut credenza or sideboard file manufactured by Stow and Davis in the manner or Florence Knoll handsome bookmatched rich grained walnut with stunning finished back featur...
Metal
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.