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English Oak Jacobean Three Carved Panel Diamond & Pinwheel Hinged Coffer, C 1720
English Oak Jacobean Three Carved Panel Diamond & Pinwheel Hinged Coffer, C 1720

English Oak Jacobean Three Carved Panel Diamond & Pinwheel Hinged Coffer, C 1720

Located in Charleston, SC

English oak Jacobean hinged coffer with a carved molded edge top, three decorative carved panels consisting of pinwheels, diamonds, foliage motif and resting on the original squared ...

Category

Antique 1720s English Jacobean Blanket Chests

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique 18th C. English Georgian Quartersawn Oak Mule Dowry Chest Trunk Coffer
Antique 18th C. English Georgian Quartersawn Oak Mule Dowry Chest Trunk Coffer

Antique 18th C. English Georgian Quartersawn Oak Mule Dowry Chest Trunk Coffer

Located in Dayton, OH

Mid 18th Century English George II Period Mule Dowry Chest / Trunk. The trunk is constructed from oak using mortise and tenon joinery. Features arched front paneling, a large lockab...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century George II Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

19th C. European Renaissance 3 Panel Solid Oak Wood Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk
19th C. European Renaissance 3 Panel Solid Oak Wood Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk

19th C. European Renaissance 3 Panel Solid Oak Wood Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Three Panel Hand Carved Solid Oak European Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk. Item features a solid carved oak wood frame with exposed dowel or wooden pin joined construction.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Antique late 18th century German Solid black Oak panelled trunk or coffer
Antique late 18th century German Solid black Oak panelled trunk or coffer

Antique late 18th century German Solid black Oak panelled trunk or coffer

Located in Casteren, NL

This exquisite chest was crafted in Germany in the latter half of the 18th century. Both the lid and the front of the chest feature two flat recessed panels surrounded by a subtle fr...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Blanket Chests

Materials

Steel

Antique 18th Century Quality Oak Box Coffer in the Form of a Miniature Chest
Antique 18th Century Quality Oak Box Coffer in the Form of a Miniature Chest

Antique 18th Century Quality Oak Box Coffer in the Form of a Miniature Chest

Located in Suffolk, GB

A charming early Queen Anne period oak box coffer dating from circa 1710 constructed in the form of a small three-drawer chest.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Antique French Neo Gothic Trunk Chest Blanket Box Storage Coffer Oak c. 1930-40s
Antique French Neo Gothic Trunk Chest Blanket Box Storage Coffer Oak c. 1930-40s

Antique French Neo Gothic Trunk Chest Blanket Box Storage Coffer Oak c. 1930-40s

Located in Tyler, TX

BEAUTIFUL Vintage French Neo Gothic Inspired Trunk, Chest, Blanket Box, Coffer, or Coffee Table with Lift-Top Storage~~HIGHLY CARVED~~c. 1930-1940s SPECTACULAR design~~carv...

Category

Vintage 1930s French Gothic Revival Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Chest, Coffer, 17 Century, German, Baroque, Oak, Marquetry, Inlay, 30 cubic feet
Chest, Coffer, 17 Century, German, Baroque, Oak, Marquetry, Inlay, 30 cubic feet

Chest, Coffer, 17 Century, German, Baroque, Oak, Marquetry, Inlay, 30 cubic feet

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

This vernacular chest exudes character and charm. The moulded panels and inlay inject gravitas. It has a lovely mellow lustrous patina. It is unusual being large and providing a copi...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century German Baroque Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

HUGE ANTIQUE 1631 DATED HAND CARVED OAK DANISH WEDDING DOWRY LiNEN TRUNK COFFER
HUGE ANTIQUE 1631 DATED HAND CARVED OAK DANISH WEDDING DOWRY LiNEN TRUNK COFFER

HUGE ANTIQUE 1631 DATED HAND CARVED OAK DANISH WEDDING DOWRY LiNEN TRUNK COFFER

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite Antique hand carved solid Danish Oak trunk or coffer which is dated 1631 Please ...

Category

Antique 1630s Dutch Charles II Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Very Rare 15th C. Medieval English Carved Solid Oak Dowry Coffer with Drawer
Very Rare 15th C. Medieval English Carved Solid Oak Dowry Coffer with Drawer

Very Rare 15th C. Medieval English Carved Solid Oak Dowry Coffer with Drawer

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Exquisitely carved and well preserved Medieval England dowry coffer. Remarkable decorative "palm-arched" reliefs on the facade echo the design on the drawer at base (a rare feature).

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Arts & Crafts oak low cupboard or coffer with gesso panels  attr. Henry T. Wyse
Arts & Crafts oak low cupboard or coffer with gesso panels  attr. Henry T. Wyse

Arts & Crafts oak low cupboard or coffer with gesso panels attr. Henry T. Wyse

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Rare Arts & Crafts oak 2 door low cupboard or coffer with gesso panels and steel heart shaped latch attributed to the Scottish designer Henry T Wyse.

Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Swedish 18th Century Painted Coffer
Swedish 18th Century Painted Coffer

Swedish 18th Century Painted Coffer

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A Swedish, solid pine coffer from the 1700s, this roomy storage trunk has paneled construction graced by hand-painted illustrations in the pilasters depicting imaginative red floral ...

Category

Antique 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Art Deco coffer bench – France 1930
Art Deco coffer bench – France 1930

Art Deco coffer bench – France 1930

Located in Girona, Girona

Small Art Deco coffer bench in solid black stained oak, satiny shellac finishing.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Benches

Materials

Wool, Oak

Antique 18th Century Oak Brass Banded Dome Top Hope Chest Trunk Coffer Box 49"
Antique 18th Century Oak Brass Banded Dome Top Hope Chest Trunk Coffer Box 49"

Antique 18th Century Oak Brass Banded Dome Top Hope Chest Trunk Coffer Box 49"

Located in Dayton, OH

An extraordinary and extremely rare rustic early 18th Century Baroque trunk or chest. Made of oak featuring a domed top with brass bound hardware and pegged wood wheels. Includes h...

Category

Antique 18th Century Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

17th century English Two Panel Coffer
17th century English Two Panel Coffer

17th century English Two Panel Coffer

Located in Greenwich, CT

Good 17th century English oak two paneled coffer, the planked flat top over heavily carved stiles and rails, the two panels with carved arches, the whole with excellent color and pat...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century English Baroque Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th Century German Solid Oak Dome Top Chest Trunk Coffer Box
Antique 19th Century German Solid Oak Dome Top Chest Trunk Coffer Box

Antique 19th Century German Solid Oak Dome Top Chest Trunk Coffer Box

Located in Casteren, NL

This beautiful trunk was made in western Germany in the early 19th century circa 1800. It was made completely in the finest quality European summer oak. The dovetail joints connectin...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass, Steel

19th century Swedish hand painted dome top coffer
19th century Swedish hand painted dome top coffer

19th century Swedish hand painted dome top coffer

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century swedish hand painted dome top coffer circa 1824. Fine example of swedish traditional hand painted furniture made from oak.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Rare Antique 18th Century Paneled and Carved Scottish Coffer Chest
Rare Antique 18th Century Paneled and Carved Scottish Coffer Chest

Rare Antique 18th Century Paneled and Carved Scottish Coffer Chest

Located in Hopewell, NJ

18th century paneled oak Scottish coffer, with three panels to the front, two panels to each side, raised on stile feet, original steel lock plate and hinges, gorgeous rope weave pat...

Category

Antique 18th Century Scottish Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Mid 19th century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer
Mid 19th century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer

Mid 19th century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Beautiful inlaid dome top chest of the finest quality circa 1869. Inscribed on the front with the name 'gesche wulff' and dated 1869.  Superbly inlaid in satinwood with urns, floral...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Antique Early Georgian Large 4 Panel 3 Drawer Hinged Top Mule Chest Coffer 1740
Antique Early Georgian Large 4 Panel 3 Drawer Hinged Top Mule Chest Coffer 1740

Antique Early Georgian Large 4 Panel 3 Drawer Hinged Top Mule Chest Coffer 1740

Located in Portland, OR

A good & large antique English early Georgian oak ‘Mule Chest’ coffer, circa 1740. A very good sized antique mule chest from the Lancashire area, located in the Northwest of England ...

Category

Antique 1740s English George II Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Very Rare circa 1720 Trunk Chest Coffer on Stand Sideboard Carved Cherub Figures
Very Rare circa 1720 Trunk Chest Coffer on Stand Sideboard Carved Cherub Figures

Very Rare circa 1720 Trunk Chest Coffer on Stand Sideboard Carved Cherub Figures

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind circa 1720 Sideboard sized chest with hand carved cherubs and huge storage Where to begin! This is a real tour de ...

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Oak Armoire with Geometric Panel Doors, France, 1940s
Oak Armoire with Geometric Panel Doors, France, 1940s

Oak Armoire with Geometric Panel Doors, France, 1940s

Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR

French workshop, two-door armoire with geometric coffered panel doors, solid oak, France, 1940s. Solid natural oak.

Category

Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

18th Century Carved Oak Baroque Chest of Drawers
18th Century Carved Oak Baroque Chest of Drawers

18th Century Carved Oak Baroque Chest of Drawers

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

A mid-18th century Baroque chest of drawers from the Aachen region in Germany. Solid oak wood. Restored ready for everyday use. Four-drawer oak body with coffered sides, multiple cu...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak, Pine

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Secretary made of Oak
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Secretary made of Oak

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Secretary made of Oak

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

West Germany/ Belgium. Made from solid oak. Straight-lined, exceptionally flat, laterally coffered oak body with fluted pilaster strips ending in slightly tapering feet.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Oak

18th Century Flemish Louis XV Secretary Chest of Drawers in Oak
18th Century Flemish Louis XV Secretary Chest of Drawers in Oak

18th Century Flemish Louis XV Secretary Chest of Drawers in Oak

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

A 18th century Flemish Louis XV slanted-flap secretary. Solidly made of oak. Half-high lateral coffered corpus with 2 large drawers and a slightly recessed superstructure with sla...

Category

Antique 18th Century Belgian Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Oak

18th Century Cupboard or Cabinet, Walnut, Castillian Influence, Spain Restored
18th Century Cupboard or Cabinet, Walnut, Castillian Influence, Spain Restored

18th Century Cupboard or Cabinet, Walnut, Castillian Influence, Spain Restored

Located in Miami, FL

Grand 18th century Spanish armario or wardrobe armoire constructed from oak. Features a coffered case fronted by two large doors.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

Oak Coffer
Oak Coffer

Oak Coffer

Unavailable|$398

Oak Coffer

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Oak coffer having panelled sides and front with reeded edges and linen fold detail raised on bun feet.

Category

Vintage 1930s English Blanket Chests

Welsh Oak Coffer
Welsh Oak Coffer

Welsh Oak Coffer

Unavailable|$4,000

Welsh Oak Coffer

Located in Derbyshire, GB

Welsh oak coffer.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Welsh Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Carved Oak Coffer
Carved Oak Coffer

Carved Oak Coffer

Unavailable|$641

Carved Oak Coffer

Located in Beaconsfield, GB

Oak coffer having a carved arch design to the front with panelled sides raised on straight legs.

Category

20th Century British Jacobean Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Solid Oak Coffer
Solid Oak Coffer

Solid Oak Coffer

Unavailable|$641

Solid Oak Coffer

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

French solid oak coffer having linenfold panelled sides and front with attractive hammered steel strap hinges and a pegged construction.

Category

Early 20th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles

Dated Oak Coffer 1721
Dated Oak Coffer 1721

Dated Oak Coffer 1721

Unavailable|$2,880

Dated Oak Coffer 1721

Located in Derbyshire, GB

Oak coffer very high on its styles good west country carving.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Early 18th Century Oak Coffer
Early 18th Century Oak Coffer

Early 18th Century Oak Coffer

Located in Hook, GB

Early 18th century oak coffer An early 18th century oak coffer.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Oak coffer with roundels
Oak coffer with roundels

Oak coffer with roundels

Unavailable|$2,227

Oak coffer with roundels

Located in Derbyshire, GB

Small oak coffer well carved and good colour

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Blanket Chests

English Oak Coffer Box
English Oak Coffer Box

English Oak Coffer Box

Unavailable|$1,727

English Oak Coffer Box

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Late 18th century oak coffer with fielded panels to front of color and patina.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Cabinets

Plank panel oak coffer
Plank panel oak coffer

Plank panel oak coffer

Unavailable|$2,969

Plank panel oak coffer

Located in Derbyshire, GB

Oak coffer of plank and panel construction with inlay and arcaded good colour and patination

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Blanket Chests

Beautifully Carved Oak Coffer
Beautifully Carved Oak Coffer

Beautifully Carved Oak Coffer

Located in Atlanta, GA

Beautifully carved oak coffer with carved engaged pilasters on all four corners and a rectangular inset face carved with a foliate design.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Charles II Oak Coffer
Charles II Oak Coffer

Charles II Oak Coffer

Unavailable|$1,491

Charles II Oak Coffer

Located in Salisbury, GB

A Charles II oak coffer with three panels to the front and retaining its original wire hinges.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Blanket Chests

18th Century English Oak Coffer
18th Century English Oak Coffer

18th Century English Oak Coffer

Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs

Fabulous 18th century oak coffer on stile legs, featuring parquetry inlay and interior candle box.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

17th Century English Oak Coffer
17th Century English Oak Coffer

17th Century English Oak Coffer

Located in Birmingham, AL

17th century English oak coffer with beautifully carved Tudor rose decoration.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century English Tudor Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

17th Century Jacobean Oak Coffer

17th Century Jacobean Oak Coffer

Located in Sydney, NSW

A 17th century Jacobean oak coffer having a plank top above a panelled front with a frieze carved with arcading; raised on stile feet.

Category

Antique 1620s British Jacobean Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Early 18th Century Oak Coffer
Early 18th Century Oak Coffer

Early 18th Century Oak Coffer

Located in Salisbury, GB

A large early 18th century oak coffer with three-panels to the top and six-panel front standing on bun feet.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Blanket Chests

17th Century Tall English Oak Coffer
17th Century Tall English Oak Coffer

17th Century Tall English Oak Coffer

Located in Richmond, VA

17th Century Tall English Oak Coffer

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Blanket Chests

English 17th Century Carved Oak Coffer

English 17th Century Carved Oak Coffer

Located in Toronto, ON

English 17th century carved oak coffer with hinged lid and carved architectural form panels.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Oak Coffer with Floral Carving
Oak Coffer with Floral Carving

Oak Coffer with Floral Carving

Located in Harrodsburg, KY

An English oak coffer with two long panels on the front carved with a scrolling floral motif above four short panels carved with diamonds centered by florettes.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Blanket Chests

Small French oak coffer
Small French oak coffer

Small French oak coffer

Unavailable|$1,282

Small French oak coffer

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Hutton-Clarke Antiques takes pride in presenting an exquisite French antique oak coffer, dating back to approximately 1750. This charming piece is attributed to the Caen region of Fr...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Early 17th Century Oak Coffer
Early 17th Century Oak Coffer

Early 17th Century Oak Coffer

Located in Skipton, GB

An early 17th Century Oak Coffer of good colour and condition. The panelled front having a lunette carved top rail with lozenge panels, the rails with a scratch mould and punched dec...

Category

Antique Mid-17th Century English Jacobean Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

A Rare 17th Century Oak Coffer.
A Rare 17th Century Oak Coffer.

A Rare 17th Century Oak Coffer.

Located in Skipton, GB

A rare 17th Century Oak Coffer, carved with a checkerboard pattern and retaining the original ebonized areas to highlight the carving.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century British Jacobean Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Small 17th Century Oak Coffer, circa 1680
Small 17th Century Oak Coffer, circa 1680

Small 17th Century Oak Coffer, circa 1680

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

This is a rather charming small 17th century oak coffer. The base is made of panel construction with decorative moulding on the stiles, circa 1680.

Category

Antique 1680s English Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

A Small 17th Century Oak Coffer.
A Small 17th Century Oak Coffer.

A Small 17th Century Oak Coffer.

Located in Skipton, GB

A good transitional oak coffer, combining the earlier planked construction with the more sophisticated panelled method for the front.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century English Jacobean Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

English Oak Coffer with Raised Panels, Late 18th Century
English Oak Coffer with Raised Panels, Late 18th Century

English Oak Coffer with Raised Panels, Late 18th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Oak coffer with original hardware and raised panels.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Cupboards

Materials

Oak

17th c. Oak Coffer/Chest from Italy
17th c. Oak Coffer/Chest from Italy

17th c. Oak Coffer/Chest from Italy

Located in Niederrussback, AT

Wonderful oak coffer from the 17th century. The whole coffer is carved whit mannerism figures.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

17th Century English Two Panelled Oak Coffer
17th Century English Two Panelled Oak Coffer

17th Century English Two Panelled Oak Coffer

Located in Skipton, GB

An excellent 17th Century Two Panelled Oak Coffer in good clean original condition, having good colour and patina.

Category

Antique 1640s English Jacobean Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Early 19th Century Oak Coffer with Rectangular Shaped Top
Early 19th Century Oak Coffer with Rectangular Shaped Top

Early 19th Century Oak Coffer with Rectangular Shaped Top

Located in New York, NY

Early 19th century oak coffer with rectangular shaped top, panelled body and straight column front legs.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

English Charles II Oak Coffer with Arcaded Panels, circa 1650
English Charles II Oak Coffer with Arcaded Panels, circa 1650

English Charles II Oak Coffer with Arcaded Panels, circa 1650

Located in Barrington, IL

Antique English Charles II period oak coffer with fluted frieze over 3 arcaded panels.

Category

Antique Mid-17th Century English Charles II Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

17th Century Carved Oak Coffer of an excellent colour.
17th Century Carved Oak Coffer of an excellent colour.

17th Century Carved Oak Coffer of an excellent colour.

Located in Skipton, GB

A good clean and original 17th Century Oak Coffer. With a crisply carved strapwork top rail.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century English Jacobean Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

English Oak Coffer
English Oak Coffer

English Oak Coffer

Unavailable|$3,995

English Oak Coffer

Located in Roswell, GA

Excellent English oak carved 18th century coffer. Panelled on all sides, carved on the front.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

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Oak Coffer For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the oak coffer you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and metal, every oak coffer was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an oak coffer, we have 859 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer oak coffer, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An oak coffer made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made oak coffer over the years, but those crafted by Michael Harris, Richard Riemerschmid and Robert (Mouseman) Thompson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Oak Coffer?

An oak coffer can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,580, while the lowest priced sells for $336 and the highest can go for as much as $616,277.

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.

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