Pie Safe Cabinet
Antique Folk Art Wood Pie Safe Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
1890’s Folk Art Wood and Tin Pie Safe cabinet.
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Antique 1890s American Primitive Cabinets
Materials
Tin
Rustic Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic 19th century gallery top pie safe cabinet painted in a vibrant pumpkin color with bright
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Antique Late 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Metal
Antique Wood & Glass Counter Top Display County Store Pie Safe Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Pine Wood & Glass Counter Top Display County Store Pie Safe Display Cabinet. Item featured
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Antique Early 1900s Country Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Pine
H 35.5 in W 25.5 in D 24.5 in
Antique Pie Safe or Jelly Cupboard Combo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century pie safe in original stained surface. This beautiful pie safe has been checked for
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Antique 19th Century American Country Cupboards
Materials
Wood
19th C. Pie Safe in White Paint With Punched Tin Decoration
Located in Nantucket, MA
Diminutive 19th century pie safe cupboard in old white with punched tin details throughout
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Tin
19th c Pie Safe with Punched Tin Panels in Old Green Paint
Located in Milford, NH
A fine wooden two-door pie safe in old light green paint with a single drawer over two doors, each
Category
Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Tin
Jim Rose Two Drawer/Two Door Pie Safe with Drilled Holes, Natural Rusted Patina
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Introduced in the early 1700's, the pie safe was an essential item in American kitchens before the
Category
Early 2000s American Shaker Bookcases
Materials
Steel
H 41 in W 45.5 in D 24.5 in
French "Garde Manger Avec Tiroir" Cupboard in Cherry, circa 1760
Located in Miami, FL
would have been used to store food much in the same way as our American "pie safe". It would make a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Cupboards
Materials
Cherry
National Mount Airy Walnut Burl Chest of Drawers
By National Mt. Airy
Located in Germantown, MD
furniture, pie safes and various cabinets. Through the years it expanded to include dining room and
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests o...
Materials
Brass
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By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
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2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Giraffe dining Chair in Solid Brazilian Wood by Juliana Vasconcellos
By Juliana Lima Vasconcellos
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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Leather Meander Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces
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Brass
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
By Difane, Colección Estudio
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Hardwood
Petite LUsaucer Brass Fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sharp and elegant 12" ceiling flush mount or wall mount fixture. This fixture is a new take on the traditional concept of indirect lighting that functions to accent a room with rich ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
Located in London, GB
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 mustard ...
Category
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Mohair, Velvet, Oak
Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Center Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Center Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key coffee table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine
H 13.78 in W 55.12 in D 35.44 in
Large Rose Ball / Garden Ball Made of Mirrored Glass
Located in Hamburg, DE
Beautiful large rose ball made of mirrored glass from the early 20th century.
At that time still called "garden balls", the glass balls produced in Venetian glass blowing workshop...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Garden Ornaments
Materials
Glass
Large Antique and Quality Carved Wooden Wall Coat Rack with Noble Men Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning, solid oak Dutch Renaissance Revival coat and hat rack with noble men or merchant carvings.
We all know how important first impressions are and with this stunning 19th cent...
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood, Oak
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H 12.8 in W 47.6 in D 5.9 in
Pair of French Art Deco/Modernist Chrome & Copper Table Lamps with Glass Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of cylindrical design table lamps with glass shades by P. Gilles.
These stylish Art Deco table lamps are built up on geometrical bases with four copper feet. The chromed b...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Chrome
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H 13.75 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 143 Pcs Dinner Huge
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 dinner size knives 9 5/8", 12 dinner size forks 7 1/2",
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12 teaspoons 5 7/8", 12 cream soup spoons 6 3/8",
12 ...
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Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mawu Chair Printed
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish, flared legs.
* Production lead time from 12 to 14 weeks.
* Customize the fabric and dimensions of your chair.
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2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Satin, Oak
19th Century Swedish Country Pine Bureau Clock Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique bureau clock cabinet from northern Sweden. The cabinet is dated 1863 but is likely older than that, from around 1840 to 1860. A good example of old ingenuity and compact livi...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Primitive French Rustic 2-Door Cupboard with Distressed Worn Paint
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Primitive French rustic 2-door cupboard with distressed worn paint
The is a deceptively heavy piece, it is made in solid hardwood and has some original metal fittings, it comes fr...
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Antique Late 19th Century Primitive Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted Victorian Distressed Green Dresser Bookcase or Kitchen Cupboard
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very well made hand painted distressed Victorian kitchen cupboard with bookcase top, cupboard base and single cutlery drawer
A beautiful ex...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers
Materials
Oak
H 81.89 in W 41.74 in D 26.58 in
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Industrial Cabinet Pie Safe
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This is a mid century industrial cabinet that would have originally been used as a pie safe. It
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Vintage 1940s Indian Industrial Cabinets
Pine Pie Safe
Located in Summerland, CA
Circa 1880-1890
Pennsylvannia
Pine with golden wash and red trim. Screen two panel door.
Scalloped detail trim on upper portion and lower.
Interior shelves. Tall legs.
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Antique 19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Pine, Paint
Large Blue Pie Safe
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Blue Pie Safe
Category
Early 20th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Wire
1930's American Pie Safe
Located in Dallas, TX
Depression era American Pie Safe painted grey.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Cupboards
Painted Pie Safe
Located in Summerland, CA
Salmon Colored Pie Safe
20th century
Pine with original paint. Two upper doors with punched tin
Category
20th Century American Painted Furniture
Materials
Tin
Antique Teak Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This antique Burmese teak cabinet would have originally been used as a Pie safe and kitchen pantry
Category
Vintage 1930s Indian Art Deco Cabinets
Vintage Industrial Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
bread and pie safe.
Category
Early 20th Century German Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Qing Dynasty Shanxi Lacquered Kitchen Storage Cabinet
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 18th-early 19th century Qing dynasty kitchen cabinet (Chinese equivalent of American Pie Safe).
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early American Pie Safe Cabinet with Patina Metal Details and Single Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early American terra cotta colored pie safe cabinet with patina metal details and single drawer.
Category
Antique 1890s Cabinets
H 60 in W 39.5 in D 16.5 in
Vintage Pie Safe Cabinet Cupboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
remain in safe, stylish hands.
See in person at our Los Angeles Atwater location.
Category
Early 20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Pie Safe
Located in Sheffield, MA
A dandy of a pie safe is this one!! It has a stack of five chubby drawers on the left, each having
Category
Antique 19th Century Cupboards
Materials
Pine
Antique Pie Safe
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Fantastic pie safe, early primitive, circa 1880, handmade nails I am sure the tin has been updated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Cabinets
Rustic Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic pie safe in antique condition. Doors and sides have three decoratively perforated
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Cupboards
French Pine Pie Safe
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual French pie safe with carrying handles that can be moved from place to place. Metal
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Antique 19th Century French Cupboards
Materials
Metal
French Pine Pie Safe
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual French pie safe with carrying handles that can be moved from place to place. Metal
Category
Antique 19th Century Cupboards
Materials
Metal
1870's Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very unusual size pie safe. From the Ohio area. Original paint, with old patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Tin
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED PIE SAFE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED TWO DRAWER OVER TWO DOOR PIE SAFE FOUND IN THE MIDWEST GREAT SOFT GREEN
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Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Tin
Early American Pie Safe Cupboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early American pie safe cupboard painted red and white with a crested pediment. The front is
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Antique Early 19th Century Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Pie Safe
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Early 20th century rustic French pie safe with new fitted brass chicken wire and original
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French Garde-Manger or Pie Safe
Located in Winter Park, FL
its slim proportions, this cabinet would be a perfect addition to an authentic country kitchen or
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Early American Two Door Screened Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early American dark stained two door screened pie safe with four interior shelves.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Wood Pie Safe Kitchen Cupboard Cabinet on Legs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission oak wood pie safe kitchen cupboard cabinet on legs. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Cabinets
Materials
Oak
H 48 in W 34.5 in D 17 in
English Scrubbed Pine Pie Safe/Food Cupboard
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
the smell of fresh baked goods diffusing across your house, safe from impatient hands.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Country Cupboards
Materials
Pine
American Country Rustic Pine Wall Hanging Cabinet Towel Bar Stamped Tin Pie Safe
Located in Dayton, OH
Country style wall hanging cabinet with towel bar and star stamped tin panels on the doors.
Category
Late 20th Century Country Cabinets
Materials
Tin
H 32.5 in W 7.5 in D 25.75 in
American Faux Painted And Tin Pie Safe
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of doors with pierced tin panels , square section legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Tin
19THC ORIGINAL GREEN PAINTED PIE SAFE FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL GREEN PAINTED PIE SAFE FROM PENNSYLVANIA WITH ORIGINAL PUNCHED TINS WITH FLYFOOT AND
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Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
RARE& EARLY 19THC SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VIRGINA PIE SAFE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS LARGE OVERSIZE SOUTHERN PIE SAFE IS A RARE BEAUTY.ALL MADE OF SOUTHERN PINE AND WOOD PEG DOORS
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Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
19THC ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED PIE SAFE FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED PIE SAFE IN ALL ORIGINAL PAINTED SURFACE AND ALL ORIGINAL PAINTED TINS
Category
Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Pine
Vintage American Black Pie Safe with Perforated Tin Doors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pie safe. Newly painted satin black.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Rustic Cabinets
19THC ORIGINAL CREAM PAINTED NARROW PIE SAFE FROM THE MIDWEST
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE AND UNUSUAL ALLIGATORED PAINT/ORIGINAL BUTTERMILK PAINTED PIE SAFE WITH THE ORIGINAL SCREEN
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Antique 19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Early 19th C American Pie Safe w/ Original Distressed Paint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early Primitive 1800's Original Bluish Green Distress Painted Pie Safe with one door, 3 adjustable
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Antique 19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Southern Pine Pie Safe with Original Tins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Southern 19thc pine pie safe with original punched tins. This great two door cupboard has
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Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
19THC ORIGINAL BROWN W/CREAM PAINTED PUNCHED TINS PIE SAFE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS TALL AND NARROW 19THC ORIGINAL BROWN PAINTED PIE SAFE W/ORIGINAL BUTTERMILK PAINTED TINS IS
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Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Pine
Primitive Antique Early American Walnut & Punched Tin Pie Safe Kitchen Cupboard
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique American Country farmhouse pie safe, cupboard or kitchen cabinet. Made of walnut featuring
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Antique Early 19th Century American Colonial Cupboards
Materials
Tin
H 45.25 in W 41.75 in D 18 in
RARE 19THC WALNUT ORNATE MOON&STAR W/URN PUNCHTIN PIE SAFE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE & EARLY 19THC WALNUT HAND MADE PIE SAFE W/MOON AND STAR SET ABOVE A URN TINS.ALL ORIGINAL TINS
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Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Walnut
Antique Country Punch Tin Door Board Back Pie Safe, circa Late 1800s
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a solid wood antique pie safe with a punch-tin door and board back, circa
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Antique Early 1800s American Country Cabinets
Materials
Tin
Rare Early 19th Century Two Part Step Back Walnut Pie Safe Cupboard
Located in Milford, NH
A rare, married step back walnut pie safe cupboard with glazed doors, probably from Virginia, early
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Pennsylvania Pine Step Back Jelly Cupboard Pie Safe
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A Pennsylvania step back pine jelly cupboard with a fantastic patina. The work shelf is 41” tall...
A solid large stately piece, with great storage. Perfect for a country farmhouse ...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Primitive Cupboards
Materials
Pine
19THC NATURAL SURFACE PENNSYLVANIA PUNCHED TIN PIE CUPBOARD
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FANTASTIC 19THC ALL ORIGINAL PUNCHED TINS PIE SAFE/CUPBOARD FROM PENNSYLVANIA.THIS PIE CUPBOARD HAS
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Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Pine, Walnut
19THC PIE CUPBOARD W/PUNCHED TIN PANELS FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PANNELS.THIS WALNUT AND PINE COMBINATION PIE SAFE/CUPBOARD IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH A OLD STAIN FINISH.THE
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Antique 19th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Antique French Folk Art Painted Wedding Armoire Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
safe pantry, living room bookcase, media console, dining room buffet hutch, office file cabinet, and
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Paint
2 Vintage French Louis XVI Green Country Farmhouse Pine Cabinets Chests Dressers
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage Louis XVI style farmhouse storage cabinets. Each is in the form of an old pie safe or
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
H 42 in W 38 in D 21 in
18th Century French Period Louis XV Garde Manger
Located in Birmingham, AL
food" would have been used to store food much in the same way as our American pie safe or pantry
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Cherry
Antique British Pine Post Office Cupboard
Located in Calgary, Alberta
as a British Post Office cupboard, but we think it started life out as a kitchen larder or pie safe
Category
Antique 19th Century British Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Country Louis XV Style Oak Garde Manger or Food Pantry
Located in Birmingham, AL
much in the same way as our American pie safe or pantry. A charming provincial cabinet perfect for
Category
Antique 1810s French Country Cupboards
Materials
Oak
H 49 in W 53.25 in D 20 in
Vintage American Cherry Louis Philippe Style Armoire by Mt. Airy
Located in Chicago, IL
including bedroom furniture, executive office furniture, pie safes and various cabinets. Through the years
Category
Vintage 1970s American Louis Philippe Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Cherry
Vintage American Cherry Louis Philippe Style Armoire by Mt. Airy
Located in Chicago, IL
goods including bedroom furniture, executive office furniture, pie safes and various cabinets. Through
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20th Century American Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Cherry
Breathtaking Vintage Louis Philippe Style Chest by Mt. Airy
By National Mt. Airy
Located in Chicago, IL
, pie safes and various cabinets. Through the years it expanded to include dining room and occasional
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20th Century American Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
American Primitive Red Distress Painted Cupboard Hutch Pie Safe Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century American primitive red distress painted cupboard hutch pie safe cabinet. Item
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Oozing with Character 19th Century American Pie Safe Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Authentic and oozing with character, a 19th century American Baltic Pine pie safe with gorgeous
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Antique 19th Century American Country Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Pine English Pie Safe
Located in Wilson, NC
Pine English pie safe on legs has tin on three sides. There is a decorative screen, lined cut-out
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Antique 1860s English Cupboards
Materials
Brass, Tin
American 18th Century Pie Safe
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pie safe having an oak cabinet with brass side handles, exposed dove-tail construction, brass pull
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Antique 18th Century American Rustic Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Rustic Early American Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic Early American green painted pie safe. Inside the two doors perforated metal doors offers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Cabinets
Materials
Metal
19Thc Walnut Punched Tins Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing 19Thc Walnut pie safe with original punched pin wheel pattern tins.This fine hand made
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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Cupboards
Materials
Wool, Walnut
19thc Original Robin Egg Blue Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original Robin egg blue painted Pies safe with two door 4 tier shelves. Amazing construction
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Unusual Teak and Rosewood Pie Safe, Colonial British
Located in Nantucket, MA
Unusual, Mid-Century teak and rosewood pie safe. Mid-Century, Colonial British. Two compartments
Category
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood, Teak
American Primitive Painted Pie Safe with Punched Tin Panels
Located in Carmel, CA
The color of the original paint on the cabinet and the punched tin makes this piece a standout in
Category
Antique 19th Century American Primitive Cabinets
Materials
Tin
19th Century Ohio Walnut and Pine Pie Safe / Cupboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century pine two-drawer over two-door pie safe is in wonderful condition. The door panels
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Country Cupboards
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pine Country Pie Safe with Punched Tin Panels
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a pine two-door pine safe with two fitted top drawers over tin punch decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century American Primitive Cupboards
Materials
Tin
Mid 19th Century Two Part Step Back Walnut Pie Safe Cupboard with Glass Doors
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful married step back walnut pie safe cupboard with glazed doors, probably from France, mid
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Cupboards
Materials
Walnut
H 69.3 in W 46.26 in D 19.69 in
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Pie Safe Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic pie safe cabinet available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and pine, every pie safe cabinet was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect pie safe cabinet — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A pie safe cabinet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Pie Safe Cabinet?
Prices for a pie safe cabinet start at $650 and top out at $9,500 with the average selling for $3,198.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets 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.
Questions About Pie Safe Cabinet
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A pie safe is a safe-like kitchen cupboard with two doors that feature pierced holes. These holes allow pies to safely cool when placed inside the cupboard. A jelly cupboard is a kitchen cupboard that features two doors and two drawers. Shop an array of pie safes and jelly cupboards on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021It is important to get reputable professional advice on the value of your safe but some antique pie safes can be worth more than $1000.
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