18th Century Marquetry Chest Of Drawers - Museums Quality, Milan/ IT ca. 1760
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
An absolute masterpiece of mid 18th century Italian craftsmanship is this unbelievable artfully crafted marquetry chest of drawers out of Milan. Made around 1760 with highest attenti...
Cherry, Ebony, Fruitwood, Maple, Nutwood, Spruce
19th Century Exceptional Biedermeier Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are pleased to present this truly exquisite early Viennese Biedermeier cherrywood chest of drawers, a museum-quality piece dating to circa 1825.
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825
Located in Vienna, AT
We are pleased to offer this truly exceptional early Biedermeier walnut chest of drawers – a rare, museum-quality example of Viennese craftsmanship from circa 1825.
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Inlaid Commode with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers is a museum quality piece that is an incredible example of 18th century french furniture.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$36,279Sale Price|30% Off
French 18th Century Regence Ormolu-Mounted Commode by Etienne Doirat
By Etienne Doirat
Located in PARIS, FR
Paul Getty museum, Los Angeles - Chest of drawers with two drawers, stamped Doirat, private collection, illustrated in J. - D.
Marble, Bronze
Museum Style Beetle Specimen Plates, Victorian Entomology Prints, Set of 8
By Louis-Pierre Baltard
Located in Langweer, NL
The orderly arrangements, jewel-like coloration, and variety of forms create compositions reminiscent of Victorian cabinets of curiosity and museum specimen drawers. When displayed t...
Paper
Victorian Beetle Prints Set of Four – Scarab & Stag Beetle Plates, 1893
By Louis-Pierre Baltard
Located in Langweer, NL
Each sheet displays numerous species carefully arranged in a structured composition that resembles museum specimen drawers or Victorian cabinets of curiosity.
Paper
Furniture in Rosewood and Violet Plated 19th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Around 1775-1780, 99cm; L. 88cm; l. 49cm - N ° 49 - Nissim-de-Camondo Museum Large chest of drawers - Château de Versailles Large 6-foot chest of drawers - Wallace Collection Small...
Wood
Unavailable
H 36.82 in W 49.61 in D 20.67 in
Rare Italian Walnut and Oak Marquetry Commode, Museum Quality, circa 1700
Located in Perth , AU
This rare and utterly perfect Italian walnut commode, has been dated in Italy to circa 1700. Featuring the classical Louis XVI form, this commode has been restored to museum quality....
Walnut
Large 20th Century Oak Collectors / Museum Drawers
Located in Batley, GB
20th Century oak collectors / museum drawers by crews & sons with brass label holders.
Oak
Bank of French Oak Museum Drawers, circa 1920s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Bank of French oak museum drawers, circa 1920s. - Pine top and sides with solid oak drawers - Fine dovetail joints - 24 large drawers - Some of the drawers retain their origina...
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H 39.17 in W 51.6 in D 25.2 in
19th Century Empire Nutwood Chest of Drawers, Museums Quality, Austria ca. 1815
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional Empire nutwood chest of drawers from the very early 19th century in Austria.
Brass
Monumental Science Museum Display Case
Located in Culver City, CA
France circa 1910
Museum Quality Korean Two-Level Chest
Located in Astoria, NY
A 19th Century Korean two-level chest of zelkova root. The panels are zelkova root, the frame is elm, the sides are paulownia, and the top and back are pine. This came from a home in...
French Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France. This piece is made of solid wood and finished with a lustrous ebonized French polish finish of museum-quality.
Brass
Italian Baroque Chest of Drawers, Venice
Located in Greding, DE
Italian Baroque chest of drawers, Venice. Museum condition.
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H 36.5 in W 48 in D 22.75 in
Pair of Custom Museum Quality Gilded Marble Top Chinoiserie Commodes with Doors
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of custom made commodes made by Burton Ching Limited of San Francisco, who custom make the finest antique reproductions in the world for clients with a botto...
Belgian Black Marble
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H 35.25 in W 37.75 in D 17 in
Museum Quality Restored 19th Century Inlaid Marble Top Louis XV Bronze Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For those of you who are looking for absolute perfection, for the finest restored French made opulence and understand what a museum restoration is and what it means to the value of a...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Big Oak Chest of Drawers, circa 1930
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large oak chest of drawers, circa 1930. This cabinet was used for archiving samples in a museum. 24 drawers are hidden behind the 4 doors. 2 metal buttons and label holder on each d...
Oak, Pine
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H 67.72 in W 41.34 in D 34.65 in
19th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers or Cabinet, Natural History Museum
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Victorian Natural History Museum specimen chest of drawers or cabinet. This ten drawer specimen cabinet comes from the Natural History Museum where it would have been used to safely ...
Mahogany
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H 47.25 in W 61.42 in D 28.75 in
1940's High Quality English Oak Museum Display Cabinet, 12 Drawers, '2152.1'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s High quality English oak museum display cabinet – 12 drawers (2152.1) 1940’s High quality English oak museum display cabinet – 12 drawers.
Oak
1940's High Quality English Oak Museum Display Cabinet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s High Quality English Oak Museum Display cabinet 1940’s High Quality English Oak Museum Display cabinet – 12 Drawers.
Oak
Shaker Eleven Drawer Steel Apothecary Cabinet by Jim Rose
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
American Collections, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI More Than Drawers-Wisconsin Cabinets, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI Objects of Wonder, John Michael Kohler ...
Steel
Large 19thC Mahogany Museum Bank of Drawers Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1867 Large 19thC Mahogany Museum bank of drawers cabinet with original hardware Provenance: The British Museum - London Exceptional patination and colour.
Mahogany
16th Century Museum Chest of Drawers Renaissance Probably
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum chest of drawers Renaissance probably 16th century Solid wood blackened two-door body flanked by fully plastic figure elements.
Wood
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H 67.72 in W 41.34 in D 34.65 in
Victorian Natural History Museum Specimen Chest of Drawers/Cabinet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Victorian Natural History Museum specimen chest of drawers/cabinet Victorian Natural History Museum specimen chest of drawers/cabinet.
Mahogany
Louis XVI Ebonized Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
It has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish of museum quality. The three dovetailed drawers are all adorned with brass hardware, and brass trim can be found betwe...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Queen Anne Highboy with Carved Shell, Newport, Museum Deaccession
Located in Providence, RI
A carved mahoganized maple highboy with shell, Newport, circa 1770. Descended in the Congdon family and deaccessioned from the Old Dartmouth Historical Society Whaling Museum. All ...
Haberdashery Chest of Drawers Museum Cabinet Industrial Loft Style, 1890
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent late 19th century Oak Museum shop cabinet, circa 1890, the cabinet featuring a series of sixteen small pull out drawers and seven double depth pull out drawers, each draw...
Oak
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H 71.66 in W 36.23 in D 20.48 in
Haberdashery Chest of Drawers Cabinet Industrial Loft Style Midcentury Museum
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A magnificent and very interesting museum Industrial style storage cabinet with a green metal frame and thirty six wooden lidded filing trays each with a brass pull ring handle and b...
Metal
German biedermeier High Writing Secretary
Located in Sarasota, FL
Simple box form with flanking full columns to top and bottom Portico like addition is set back, secret compartments with ivory pulls on interior drawers, Museum quality
Mahogany
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$1,371 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
$2,557 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 21.66 in
Mustard Mohair Velvet Round Ottoman with Oak Feet, Modern UK Design
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
$2,843
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
$7,200
H 33.25 in W 47.75 in D 18.5 in
French Art Deco Commode, Restored Rosewood & Mahogany, Paris, 1930s
Located in Astoria, NY
Elegant French Art Deco commode from the 1930s, sourced in Paris, crafted in richly figured rosewood veneer over a solid mahogany frame. The façade and top feature striking book-matc...
Metal
Sold|$4,501
H 29.93 in W 40.16 in D 19.3 in
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
A beautifully proportioned 19th-century German walnut chest of drawers, professionally restored. Hand-finished with the traditional French polish (shellac) technique, it features a w...
Walnut
"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Oak Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
$5,950
H 36.5 in W 48 in D 22.5 in
Late 18th-Century Italian Directoire Walnut Chest of Drawers — Emilia Romagna
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Italian Directoire chest of drawers from the late 18th century, originating from the Emilia Romagna region and crafted entirely in solid walnut. This refined piece reflect...
Walnut
$19,500
H 101 in W 67 in D 22 in
Monumental French Gothic Revival Bibliotheque - Buffet China Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent 19th century Gothic Revival hand carved painted parcel gilt bibliothèque (today use as a library bookcase or hutch, dining room buffet, vitrine display) Most ...
Glass, Wood, Paint, Pine, Giltwood
$124,850Sale Price|28% Off
H 38.25 in W 82 in D 32 in
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry and gilt bronze mounts, After a...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$14,500 / set
H 33 in W 43 in D 20.5 in
Pair Of French Marquetry Bombe Commodes With Specimen Marble Tops
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of French commodes with conforming specimen marble tops and two drawers with large cartouche form bronze mounts with trailing leaves and vines and handles that are part of the v...
Marble, Metal
$14,995
H 37.25 in W 65.25 in D 25 in
French Linke Quality Antique Mahogany Commode with Dore' Bronze Putti Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French Linke Quality Antique Mahogany Commode with Doré Bronze Putti Mounts is an extraordinary showcase of 19th-century opulence and masterful artistry. Crafted in the grand tr...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$14,850Sale Price|40% Off
H 35.25 in W 45.25 in D 23 in
Fine French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Marquetry Chinoiserie Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood chinoiserie marquetry two-drawer bombé commode with a veined rouge royal marble top. The serpentine shape...
Marble, Bronze
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
Ormolu
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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