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Peacock Cabinet

Spellbound Peacock Feather Cabinet
Spellbound Peacock Feather Cabinet

Spellbound Peacock Feather Cabinet

$49,760 / item

H 35 in W 81 in D 23 in

Spellbound Peacock Feather Cabinet

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

) Doors Front: Iridescent Peacock Feathers from the KOKET Textiles collection Doors Interior: Black

Category

2010s Portuguese Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Spellbound Peacock Feather Bar Cabinet
Spellbound Peacock Feather Bar Cabinet

Spellbound Peacock Feather Bar Cabinet

$41,800 / item

H 64.96 in W 39.37 in D 23.23 in

Spellbound Peacock Feather Bar Cabinet

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

There is a sense of reveal and conceal as KOKET takes a beautiful bar cabinet in high gloss lacquer

Category

2010s Portuguese Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Spellbound Peacock Purple Feather Cabinet
Spellbound Peacock Purple Feather Cabinet

Spellbound Peacock Purple Feather Cabinet

$49,760 / item

H 35 in W 81 in D 23 in

Spellbound Peacock Purple Feather Cabinet

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

There is a sense of reveal and conceal as KOKET takes a beautiful chest in high gloss lacquer and adorns it in metal organic lace, revealing a mesmerizing hint of what lies beneath. ...

Category

2010s Portuguese Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Oblù Peacock Column Cabinet in Solid Pear Wood by Analogia Project
Oblù Peacock Column Cabinet in Solid Pear Wood by Analogia Project

Oblù Peacock Column Cabinet in Solid Pear Wood by Analogia Project

$13,384 / item

H 45.28 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in

Oblù Peacock Column Cabinet in Solid Pear Wood by Analogia Project

By Fratelli Boffi

Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza

decorative peacock tail variant. The choice of blue, in the designer’s project, recalls a marine setting seen

Category

2010s Italian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Spellbound Peacock Feather Armoire
Spellbound Peacock Feather Armoire

Spellbound Peacock Feather Armoire

$61,460 / item

H 78.74 in W 41.34 in D 23.62 in

Spellbound Peacock Feather Armoire

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

Finish) Structure Sides: Black Lacquer (High Gloss Finish) Door Front: Iridescent Peacock Feathers from

Category

2010s Portuguese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Divine Peacock Feather Armoire
Divine Peacock Feather Armoire

Divine Peacock Feather Armoire

$30,600 / item

H 83 in W 41 in D 26 in

Divine Peacock Feather Armoire

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

This utterly desirable double-door pagoda top armoire is covered in delicate, individually placed natural feathers. An exquisite metal ribbon opens the doors to a lavish interior gra...

Category

2010s Portuguese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Divine Peacock Organic Feather Armoire
Divine Peacock Organic Feather Armoire

Divine Peacock Organic Feather Armoire

$30,660 / item

H 82.68 in W 41.34 in D 25.59 in

Divine Peacock Organic Feather Armoire

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

) Top: Copper Leaf (High Gloss Finish) Doors: Peacock Organic Feathers from the KOKET Textiles

Category

2010s Portuguese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Divine Peacock & Pheasant Purple Feather Armoire
Divine Peacock & Pheasant Purple Feather Armoire

Divine Peacock & Pheasant Purple Feather Armoire

$36,050 / item

H 83 in W 42 in D 26 in

Divine Peacock & Pheasant Purple Feather Armoire

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

) Top: Copper Leaf (High Gloss Finish) Doors: Peacock And Pheasant Purple Feathers from the KOKET

Category

2010s Portuguese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass, Copper

Divine Peacock & Pheasant Caramel Feather Armoire
Divine Peacock & Pheasant Caramel Feather Armoire

Divine Peacock & Pheasant Caramel Feather Armoire

$37,120 / item

H 82.68 in W 41.34 in D 25.59 in

Divine Peacock & Pheasant Caramel Feather Armoire

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

Lacquer (High Gloss Finish) Doors: Peacock And Pheasant Caramel Feathers from the KOKET Textiles

Category

2010s Portuguese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Peacock Blue Asian Style Armoire With Brass Fittings
Peacock Blue Asian Style Armoire With Brass Fittings

Peacock Blue Asian Style Armoire With Brass Fittings

Located in Locust Valley, NY

A peacock blue Asian style armoire with brass fittings. A round brass medallion seen in Asian decor

Category

20th Century Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Heavily Carved Large Indian Hardwood Sideboard with Flowers & Peacock Decortion
Heavily Carved Large Indian Hardwood Sideboard with Flowers & Peacock Decortion

Heavily Carved Large Indian Hardwood Sideboard with Flowers & Peacock Decortion

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

, this is like art furniture, you have floral decoration to most parts and Peacocks to the rear panels

Category

20th Century English Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Hardwood

Sheraton Revival Satinwood Side Cabinet, English, Late 19th Century
Sheraton Revival Satinwood Side Cabinet, English, Late 19th Century

Sheraton Revival Satinwood Side Cabinet, English, Late 19th Century

Located in Montreal, QC

This very fine Sheraton Revival painted satinwood side-cabinet is of breathtaking quality, each

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Cabinets

Materials

Bone, Satinwood

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'Aesculus' Small Collector's Cabinet by Laurent Peacock
'Aesculus' Small Collector's Cabinet by Laurent Peacock

'Aesculus' Small Collector's Cabinet by Laurent Peacock

Unavailable

H 21.26 in W 21.66 in D 11.82 in

'Aesculus' Small Collector's Cabinet by Laurent Peacock

By Laurent Peacock

Located in Burgess Hill, GB

A truly one-off small collector's cabinet designed as an abstraction of the construction of a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Other Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Lacquered Peacock Sideboard Hand-Painted by Kensa Designs
Lacquered Peacock Sideboard Hand-Painted by Kensa Designs

Lacquered Peacock Sideboard Hand-Painted by Kensa Designs

Unavailable

H 33.47 in W 63 in D 20.48 in

Lacquered Peacock Sideboard Hand-Painted by Kensa Designs

Located in Oxted, Surrey

Designs. This brilliant recreated dancing peacock in full splendor helps to elevate a functional

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Sideboards

Materials

Acrylic, Lacquer, Wood

Dark Peacock Blue Sideboard, Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped
Dark Peacock Blue Sideboard, Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped

Dark Peacock Blue Sideboard, Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped

By Matì

Located in Tradate, IT

Eunduetrè is a low storage system which punctuates the space and plays with contrasting effects. Extremely simple in its geometric shapes, this sideboard/credenza alternates colorful...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Regency Black Miniature Japanned Cabinet
Exceptional Regency Black Miniature Japanned Cabinet

Exceptional Regency Black Miniature Japanned Cabinet

Unavailable

H 9.85 in W 11.42 in D 7.88 in

Exceptional Regency Black Miniature Japanned Cabinet

Located in London, Middlesex

larger ones, all with handles and each being lined with original peacock blue paper. The cabinet rests on

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Hand Painted Peacock Bar Cabinet
Hand Painted Peacock Bar Cabinet

Hand Painted Peacock Bar Cabinet

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H 64 in W 37 in D 21 in

Hand Painted Peacock Bar Cabinet

Located in Westwood, NJ

A finely hand-painted and black lacquered cabinet on stand, the cabinet with gold leaf and hand

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Oriental Chinoiserie Black Lacquor Peacock Curio Display Cabinet
Mid Century Oriental Chinoiserie Black Lacquor Peacock Curio Display Cabinet

Mid Century Oriental Chinoiserie Black Lacquor Peacock Curio Display Cabinet

Located in Dayton, OH

Mid century Oriental illuminating curio display cabinet featuring black lacquer finish with gold

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Lacquer

Contemporary Design Rose Pink Peacock Tall Cabinet with Gold Metal by Arijian
Contemporary Design Rose Pink Peacock Tall Cabinet with Gold Metal by Arijian

Contemporary Design Rose Pink Peacock Tall Cabinet with Gold Metal by Arijian

By Arijian

Located in Namyangju-si, KR

to peacocks. 1 wood shelf included. Contemporary Design Rose Pink Peacock Tall Cabinet with Gold

Category

2010s South Korean Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Ebonized Painted Cabinet
Ebonized Painted Cabinet

Ebonized Painted Cabinet

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H 28.25 in W 30 in D 17.5 in

Ebonized Painted Cabinet

By Maitland Smith

Located in Pasadena, TX

30? Ebonized cabinet painted with peacock. Charming two door roomy cabinet in the style of

Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Revolving Chinoiserie Bar Cabinet
Revolving Chinoiserie Bar Cabinet

Revolving Chinoiserie Bar Cabinet

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H 55.12 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in

Revolving Chinoiserie Bar Cabinet

Located in Antwerp, BE

Chinoiserie drinks bar cabinet. Gilt peacock and floral scenery Revolving door hides a lit

Category

Vintage 1930s Unknown Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Chinese Painted Black Lacquer Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Painted Black Lacquer Cabinet

19th Century Chinese Painted Black Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese black lacquered elmwood cabinet painted with peacock and pheasant couples

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Italian Chest of Drawers with Brass Fittings, 1970s
Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Italian Chest of Drawers with Brass Fittings, 1970s

Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Italian Chest of Drawers with Brass Fittings, 1970s

Located in Florence, IT

Peacock blue opaline glass chest of drawers, Italian design. The chest has three drawers, brass

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Pair of Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Chest of Drawers with Brass Fittings, 1970s
Pair of Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Chest of Drawers with Brass Fittings, 1970s

Pair of Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Chest of Drawers with Brass Fittings, 1970s

Located in Florence, IT

Pair of peacock blue opaline glass chest of drawers, Italian design. The chest has two drawers

Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Opaline Glass

Hollywood Regency Hand Painted Hidden Bar Cabinet Creme and Gold
Hollywood Regency Hand Painted Hidden Bar Cabinet Creme and Gold

Hollywood Regency Hand Painted Hidden Bar Cabinet Creme and Gold

By Maison Jansen

Located in Antwerp, BE

Mid-Century Modern 'chinoiserie' dry bar cabinet. Gilt peacock and floral scenery Revolving

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Dry Bars

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

Rare Isabelle Masson Faure Vanity Dressing table with Peacock Lighting Sculpture
Rare Isabelle Masson Faure Vanity Dressing table with Peacock Lighting Sculpture

Rare Isabelle Masson Faure Vanity Dressing table with Peacock Lighting Sculpture

By Isabelle Masson-Faure

Located in Lisse, NL

mirrors with in the middle colorless, the beautiful peacock lamp sculpture (chosen for obvious reasons

Category

Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Agate, Brass

Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Chest of Drawers Brass Fittings, 1950s
Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Chest of Drawers Brass Fittings, 1950s

Peacock Blue Opaline Glass Chest of Drawers Brass Fittings, 1950s

Located in Florence, IT

Peacock blue opaline glass chest of drawers, two drawers, brass legs and fittings. Available the

Category

Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Dry Bar Cabinet with Gilt Fauna Scenery
Dry Bar Cabinet with Gilt Fauna Scenery

Dry Bar Cabinet with Gilt Fauna Scenery

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H 55.12 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in

Dry Bar Cabinet with Gilt Fauna Scenery

By Maison Jansen

Located in Antwerp, BE

20th century modern 'chinoiserie' dry bar cabinet. Gilt peacock and floral scenery the

Category

Vintage 1960s European Hollywood Regency Dry Bars

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

Blue Peacock Chest
Blue Peacock Chest

Blue Peacock Chest

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H 33 in W 37.325 in D 16 in

Blue Peacock Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Beautiful chest with original folk painting of a peacock and flowers on a blue background

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

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1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors

$14,350 / item

H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in

1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors

Located in NEW YORK, NY

The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas

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Velvet, Walnut

Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp
Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp

Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp

$13,508 / set

H 86.62 in Dm 43.31 in

Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp

By Maestri Muranesi

Located in Puglia, Puglia

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Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

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$229,050Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

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By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Pedro Friedeberg Hands & Feet Table. Gold Leaf. Original and Rare

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in Kansas City, MO

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Vintage 1960s Mexican Modern Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Italian 19th-20th Century Whimsical White Marble Wishing Wellhead with Children

Italian 19th-20th Century Whimsical White Marble Wishing Wellhead with Children

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine and exceptionally carved Italian 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style whimsical white Carrara marble wishing wellhead, raised on an octagonal two-step marble base. The...

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Antique Early 1900s Italian Baroque Revival Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Bespoke Octagon Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Mirror, in Stock
Bespoke Octagon Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Mirror, in Stock

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$6,800 / item

H 48 in W 33 in D 2.75 in

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Located in Miami, FL

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Brass

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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Wrought Iron

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By Maison Baguès

Located in Paris, FR

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Located in Amsterdam, NL

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Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat

Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat

By Baccarat

Located in London, GB

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Floor Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

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Shagreen Commode Bar with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris

Shagreen Commode Bar with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris

By Kifu Augousti

Located in New York, NY

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Verner Panton Cloverleaf Sofa 3 Parts in 'Harald 3 #982' by Kvadrat for Verpan

By Verner Panton

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Modern Fiberglass Coffee Table by Mike Ruiz-Serra, Customizable in Any RAL Color

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Located in Brooklyn, NY

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Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

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$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

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Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Deep Blue & Chinoiserie Tevere Armoire

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By Porte Italia

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$17,250 / item

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Peacock Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic peacock cabinet available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, brass and metal, every peacock cabinet was constructed with great care. Find 5 options for an antique or vintage peacock cabinet now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a peacock cabinet — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right peacock cabinet, those designed in Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made peacock cabinet over the years, but those crafted by Arijian, Isabelle Masson-Faure and Matì are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Peacock Cabinet?

The average selling price for a peacock cabinet at 1stDibs is $11,161, while they’re typically $2,950 on the low end and $19,800 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.

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