Penwork Cabinet
Regency English Penwork Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
Extremely Rare Regency Antique Penwork Cabinet
A very interesting and rare Antique Regency
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
Rare Regency Penwork Collectors Cabinet on Stand, Chinoiserie
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a rare period English collector's cabinet, circa 1800, in lacquer, with Penwork figural
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Chest with Decorative Penwork
Located in New York, NY
penwork of wreaths, heads and other various motifs.
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Walnut
An English Regency period penwork occasional table
Located in Lymington, GB
less common in the form of small cabinets.
Penwork:
A form of decoration popular during the late
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables
Materials
Serpentine
Cassone Venetian 16thc Renaissance Cedar Original Stand Neptune Armorial Unicorn
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
. The underside of the lid retains its original penwork and pierced decoration. The central panel
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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 34.26 in W 69.69 in D 26.78 in
Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
throughout are exceptional, evidencing extraordinary detail including some period "penwork" (see
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Antique Early 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
H 40.5 in W 40.5 in D 21.5 in
Antique Victorian Mahogany & Inlaid Card Games Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
satinwood inlaid and penwork floral and foliate decoration of ribbons, bellfowers and garlands..
The shaped
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Italian Regency Hand Carved Maple Pier Console or Dressing Table with Mirror
By Gabriele Capello, Filippo Pelagio Palagi
Located in Firenze, IT
Italian high end cabinet-making and design mastery with its elaborate carvings with fancy animalier
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Regency Console Tables
Materials
Marble
H 75.2 in W 48.43 in D 23.63 in
Early 20th Century Edwardian Satinwood Marquetry Inlaid Cheval Mirror
Located in London, GB
with penwork.
Raised on square columns with boxwood and ebony line inlay throughout, the whole
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian More Mirrors
Materials
Satinwood, Mirror
H 72.45 in W 29.14 in D 25.99 in
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Tulip Contemporary Wall Sconce, Wall Light in White Plaster, Hannah Woodhouse
By Hannah Woodhouse
Located in London, GB
Handmade Tulip organic modern wall light/ wall sconce, in silky smooth white plaster, created by artist Hannah Woodhouse in her London studio. Contemporary organic modern design insp...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...
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Plaster
H 11.8 in W 11.8 in D 7.5 in
Whimsical 1960s Qum Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful 1960s Persian Qum rug with a whimsical pictorial pattern containing various deer and birds amidst a landscape of trees-of-life, woven in crimson, light and dark indigo, g...
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Vintage 1960s Persian Persian Rugs
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Burled Walnut Console Table with Two Drop Leaves
Located in Toronto, CA
A small, burled walnut table with two drop leaves and a single pull drawer. The table is raised on turned legs with an H form stretcher. This piece has a gorgeous patina and bookmar...
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique American Architectural Fluted Wood Columns
Located in Rochester, NY
A near pair of American classical architectural fluted wood columns in beautifully aged original soft crisp cream white painted surface. The circular wood bases are not exactly the s...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Pedestals and Columns
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Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils / Armchairs, France Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An attractive & very comfortable pair of giltwood fauteuils, both frames showing arched crest-rails with upholstered backs, sided by padded armrests terminating to carved grips over ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
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Giltwood, Fabric
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s
English Victorian tea table
Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History
The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Lacquer
H 19 in W 33.5 in D 27.25 in
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Majolica Glazed Terra Cotta Stove
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian handcrafted ceramic stove with yellow and white tin glaze.
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20th Century Italian Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Terracotta
English 1820s Georgian Period Black and Gold Chinoiserie Chest with Stone Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian ebonized chinoiserie chest-of-drawers from the early 19th century with gilt and black lacquered accents and later added stone top. Created in England during the f...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Wood
H 32.5 in W 37 in D 17 in
Italian Mid-Century Chinoiserie Cocktail Bar Set Attr. to Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Striking Italian Design Chinoiserie painted wood Cocktail bar set .
The cocktail bar includes a counter element and illuminated cabinet, with burl birch wood sides and brass detail...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
H 83.86 in W 53.94 in D 53.94 in
The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection.
A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium.
Has been used by many influent...
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2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs
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Linen
19th Century French Louis XV Style Blue Painted and Gilt Bed Frame
Located in Sofia, BG
French oval shaped bed frame in Louis XV style. Raised on six hand carved giltwood legs with fine decorations the bed is hand painted in light blue and may be upholstered with a text...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Giltwood
Large Blue and White Spode Greekware Platter England Circa 1810 Neoclassical
By Josiah Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
Spode made this fabulous platter circa 1810.
It is decorated in the neoclassical "Greek" pattern with classical figures and mythological scenes based on ancient Greek and Roman art....
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Antique Early 19th Century Neoclassical Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Earthenware
H 15.5 in W 20 in D 1.75 in
English Country House Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A very finely carved flame mahogany veneered architectural bar cabinet of the Althorp House façade, the upper section with a gabled brass galleried roof with 8 dormers, with a Spence...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian 19th Century Wall Display Cabinet with Carved Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique wall display cabinet from the 19th century, with carved floral motifs and polychrome accents. Created in India during the 19th century, this display cabinet feature...
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Antique 19th Century Indian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 27.25 in W 28 in D 10.75 in
17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases
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Spruce
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Rare Regency Penwork Decorated Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Intriguing and very rare Regency Penwork Cabinet. Decorated with various highly detailed scenes
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Cabinets
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Bone, Wood
Chinoiserie Penwork Grand Tour Treasure Cabinet Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Penwork cabinet, beautifully decorated with Chinioserie figures, landscapes and flowers
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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Velvet, Sycamore
Penwork & polychrome-decorated walnut commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian baroque penwork and polychrome-decorated walnut commode, the top over three line-inlaid
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
A beautiful penwork and inlaid neoclassical commode
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
top drawer with penwork decorated swans that meet at the ivory escutcheon. The second recessed arch
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Regency Period Polychrome Penwork Chinoiserie Table Cabinet
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Exceptional English Regency Period Polychrome Penwork Chinoiserie Table Cabinet attributed to
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes
Santo Domingo Rosewood Low Bar Cabinet
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
A Santo Domingo rosewood, satinwood banded and penwork marquetry low bar cabinet, the bowfront top
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Antique 19th Century Vietnamese Cabinets
Vizagapatam Anglo Indian Miniature Sandalwood and Ivory Panels Cabinet, 1750
Located in Paris, ile de france
A superb Anglo Indian miniature sandalwood and ivory panels bureau cabinet, made in Vizagapatam
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Antique 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Cabinets
Materials
Sandalwood, Ivory
Spanish Baroque Walnut Vargueno On Stand
Located in Palm Desert, CA
with velvet inset iron strapwork panels and an arrangement of drawers all inlaid with geometric penwork
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Bone
A fine Biedermeier secretary.
Located in New York, NY
border with fine scrolled penwork adorns the top drawer.
The interior features an ebonized writing
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
North Italian Late 16th-Early 17th Century Chest
Located in Groningen, NL
decorated with fine penwork.
The top was renewed in the mid-19th century, for that you have a nice flat
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Antique Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Blanket Chests
Materials
Cedar
A " Pompeian " Neo-Classical painted Italian chest
Located in New York, NY
A " Pompeian " Neo-Classical painted Italian chest with two drawers. Fine penwork details and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Superb 19th Century, Chinese Export Cabinet on Stand
Located in Hungerford, Berkshire
Of simply outstanding quality, this Chinese Export lacquer cabinet is original throughout including
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Unusual Painted Penwork Cabinet on a Stand, circa 1869
Located in Essex, MA
An unusual, character-filled Victorian painted penwork cabinet-on-stand, circa 1869, the upper
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Antique 19th Century American Cabinets
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Wood
Regency Penwork Dwarf Cabinet on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
cabinet doors opening to a pen work decorated interior of drawers decorated with exotic creatures flora
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Antique 1810s English Regency Cabinets
Early 19th Century English George III Chinoiserie Penwork Two-Door Side Cabinet
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine Georgian chinoiserie gilt penwork side cabinet features a top with two pagoda landscape
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 38.25 in W 35 in L 38.25 in
Pair of Regency Penwork Bookcases
Located in Essex, MA
Each rectangular with round corners. The tops satinwood with pen work decoration, featuring scenes of Neptune with border of gryphons and urns, the other with a group bringing gifts ...
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Antique 1820s English Regency Bookcases
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Rosewood, Satinwood
Italian Baroque Walnut and Penwork Decorated Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top over three drawers with scenic penwork painting, original bronze handles
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Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Queen Anne Transitional to George I Walnut Inlaid and Penwork Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
penwork . The top and drawers fronts with burl walnut veneers, contrasting colors from dark brown to reds
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Continental Satinwood Bronze Mounted Cabinet, circa 1820
Located in Westwood, NJ
Continental Bronze Mounted satinwood and Ebonized 2 Door Cabinet w rare penwork and apron drawers
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Cabinets
An Italian Walnut Cabinet with English Leather Bindings
Located in New York, NY
An Italian walnut cabinet with marquetry inlay having penwork detailing and single door with brass
Materials
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful and rare early 19th century Chinese export lacquer cabinet having exceptional
Category
Antique 1820s Chinese Chinese Export Cupboards
Materials
Lacquer
Regency Work Table with Chinoiserie Penwork Decoration
Located in New York, NY
, penwork is commonly found on the paneling of cabinet furniture and the tops and sides of tables, as in the
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Antique 19th Century English Regency End Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Indo Portuguese Table Vitrines
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Of Indo Portuguese Part Ebonized, Tortoise Shell, Ivory and Penwork Table Vitrines. Each
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Antique 19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory
Mid 19th Century Fruitwood Renaissance Revival Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Patina. Penwork details and inlay throughout.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Bookcases
Hepplewhite Style Plum Pudding Mahogany and Satinwood Inlay Sideboard
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
mahogany top banded by satinwood leaf inlay with penwork above rounded corners containing a cabinet and a
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Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Italian Empire Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Dallas, TX
, marquetry and penwork having floral designs and scenes with figures, columns at sides with elaborate gilt
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Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Italian Louis XVI Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
an Italian three drawer Louis XVI chest with marquetry and penwork on drawers and sides, grey
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Three-Drawer Biedermeier Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A three drawer Biedermeier chest of fruitwood with elaborate penwork on top, on sides and interior
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Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ebony, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Inlaid Walnut Small Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
penwork detail cross banded in rosewood. Sides are identical to the top design.
Oversailing top drawer
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of ...
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Walnut
Regency Yellow Lacquer Tabletop Cabinet
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine early 19th century yellow lacquer cabinet decorated on all sides with penwork chinoiseries
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Table Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful mid-19th century black lacquer chinese export
Table cabinet having exceptional gilded
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of George III Marquetry Card Tables
By Mayhew & Ince
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
penwork border, marquetry panels of wrythen acanthus and bellflowers to each side, each frieze decorated
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Antique 18th Century British Adam Style Game Tables
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Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Bedroom Suite, Maple & Co, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
wardrobe and dressing table, bearing the enamel plaque of the renowned Victorian retailer and cabinet maker
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Antique 1880s English Bedroom Sets
Italian Baroque Walnut and Penwork Decorated Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top over three drawers with scenic penwork painting, original bronze handles
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Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
A REGENCY PENWORK CABINET
Located in New York, NY
A rare and unusual Regency penwork cabinet decorated on the front and sides with genre chinoiserie
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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Penwork Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Penwork sewing box cabinet decorated with naive figures, buildings and plant life. The top of the
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Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
Regency Polychrome Penwork Chinoiserie Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary Regency polychrome and monochrome elaborately decorated and fitted penwork cabinet
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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
A REGENCY PENWORK COLLECTOR'S CABINET
Located in New York, NY
A rare and unusual Regency penwork collector's cabinet profusely decorated on the front and sides
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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
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Lacquer
Antique Red Lacquer Penwork Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Exquisite Red Lacquer Penwork Sewing Cabinet.
This wonderful little sewing cabinet with red ground
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Antique 19th Century British George III Cabinets
Materials
Bone, Wood
19th Century Chinoiserie Penwork Two-Door Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century chinoiserie penwork two-door cabinet
1 key.
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Antique 19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Regency Period Gilt Red Japanned Penwork Sewing Cabinet
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The cabinet with red ground penwork decoration has a pair of Greek Pegasus horses pulling a chariot
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Antique 1810s English Cabinets
H 7.25 in W 8.01 in D 6.25 in
19th Century English Penwork Coffer Trunk
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English penwork coffer trunk
Trunk can be removed from stand
Incredible detail with
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Antique 19th Century English Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Console with Intarsia Penwork Inlay [Signed]
By Collinson & Lock
Located in Southport, CT
Made and signed by Collinson & Lock, this exquisitely crafted rosewood cabinet features delicate
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20th Century English Credenzas
Materials
Rosewood
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Antique Regency Period Penwork Chinoiserie Open Bookshelves, c.1810
Located in New York, NY
Fine Set of Regency Period Penwork Chinoiserie Open Bookshelves, with gilt decorated figures an an
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Shelves
Thai Scripture Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Thai cormandel black lacquered and gold penwork scripture cabinet as featured in the Thai Style
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Antique 19th Century Thai Cabinets
Exhibition Quality Inlaid Corner Cabinet
Located in Stutton, GB
A stylish exhibition quality mahogany bow front inlaid corner cabinet, the upper section has a
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Inlaid Walnut and Ebony Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Italian Walnut and ebony cabinet-on-stand, inlaid with ivory, mother of pearl and brass in an
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Antique 19th Century Italian Cabinets
Stunning Quality Mahogany and Marquetry Inlaid Bijouterie Cabinet
Located in Darwen, GB
A stunning quality mahogany & marquetry inlaid Edwardian Period bijouterie cabinet by Edwards
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Early 20th Century English Cabinets
Art Nouveau Corner Display Cabinet
By Shapland & Petter
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Liberty & Co Art Nouveau Floor Standing Corner Display Cabinet with Intricately Inlaid and Penwork
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Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Corner Cupboards
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Mahogany
19th Century Trompe L'Oeil Parrot Cage, Hand Painted & Penwork, French, Original
Located in Totnes, GB
parrots on a naturalistic perch within a glass and penwork ‘cage’ with green swags above. The outer edge
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Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Models and Miniatures
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Velvet, Glass, Paint, Paper
H 15.36 in W 9.45 in D 1.78 in
Varagueno Desk on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming ebonized fall front secretary on stand decorated all over with inlay and penwork. The
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Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
George III Period Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
, detailed and shaded with penwork. The piece is mounted on six tapered square legs ending in block spade
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sideboards
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Mahogany
English Art Nouveau Fall-front Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arts & Crafts desk with outstanding inlay and penwork. Excellent lines, blond wood interior and
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Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier style secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
fronts are penwork--a technique adopted in the early 19th century in imitation of Indian ivory inlay work
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Antique 19th Century German Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Oak
Finest quality German Biedermeier sideboard
Located in Long Island City, NY
front with two doors and one drawer in standing bookmatch veneers. Six original penwork panels
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards
Stunning Quality Burr Walnut and Ormolu-Mounted, Victorian Period Credenza
Located in Darwen, GB
using the finest exotic veneers and with stunning marquetry and penwork inlaid panels depicting the arts
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Antique 1870s European Victorian Credenzas
Materials
Amboyna
H 40 in W 71 in D 16 in L 40 in
Fine Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
mirrored niche, flanked by ebonized columns. The Neoclassical penwork of the floor enhances the effect of
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Highly important lyre-shaped secretaire by Sebastyen Vogel
Located in Long Island City, NY
). Mahogany and maple on pine. Superb original penwork decorations. Carved and partly gilded and verde antico
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Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
A Magnificent & Rare Mahogany Inlaid Late Victorian Period Bedroom Suite
Located in Darwen, GB
and a bedside cabinet. The wardrobe having a domed dentil moulded cornice profusely inlaid with urn
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Antique 19th Century English Wardrobes and Armoires
Swedish Mahogany Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
faint traces of penwork on the drawer fronts.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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Penwork Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the penwork cabinet you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bone and walnut, every penwork cabinet was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer penwork cabinet, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A penwork cabinet made by Regency designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. A well-made penwork cabinet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Collinson & Lock are consistently popular.
How Much is a Penwork Cabinet?
Prices for a penwork cabinet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,975 and can go as high as $550,000, while the average can fetch as much as $7,500.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, 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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