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Slant Top Cabinet

Vintage Industrial Slant Top Cabinet with Task Lamp
Vintage Industrial Slant Top Cabinet with Task Lamp

Vintage Industrial Slant Top Cabinet with Task Lamp

Located in Oakville, CT

Slant Top Industrial steel cabinet Overall Dimensions: 50" wide x 39" deep x 44" high Inside Dimensions of Drawers: 22 1/2" x 36 1/2" x 5" high.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Steel

Slanted Top Cubby Hole Bookcase
Slanted Top Cubby Hole Bookcase

Slanted Top Cubby Hole Bookcase

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

Slanted Top Cubby Hole Bookcase

Located in Pasadena, TX

This is a slanted top display book case. The top is slanted to display book cover. The lower portion has 24 cubby holes (12 on each side) for storage.

Category

Late 20th Century American Bookcases

Materials

Maple

George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk
George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk

George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

George III mahogany slant top desk, circa 1800. With a rectangular top, a nicely figured mahogany slant lid, the interior with a central prospect drawer flanked by letter boxes with ...

Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Oak Slant Top Desk
George III Oak Slant Top Desk

George III Oak Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

George III oak slant top desk, early 19th century. With a slant top, interior of desk with prospect door flanked by letter boxes, cubby holes, one long drawer, two drawers side by si...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk
George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk

George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

George III mahogany slant top desk, 18th century. With a painted tiger striped mahogany slant top, a cock beaded drawer flanked by glides to support slant top when opened, desk inter...

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau
Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau

Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An antique carved and finished slant top desk with handsome even grained Mahogany, original brass batwing pulls, diamond accent key holes and the top opening to reveal myriad nooks, ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Desk
Antique Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Desk

Antique Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Dutch marquetry bombe form slant top desk, late 19th century. With exquisite floral marquetry throughout, stepped interior and hand dovetailed drawer construction.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk
English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk

English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This is a Classic George III mahogany slant top desk. The slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments over four long graduated drawers and raised ...

Category

Antique 1780s English George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk

Located in Pembroke, MA

A stunning, petite French slant-top desk or "bureau de pente" in the Louis XV style, turquoise and gold polychromed with Chinoiserie detailing, and red under-body. Desk opens to rev...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

English Mahogany George III Slant Top Desk
English Mahogany George III Slant Top Desk

English Mahogany George III Slant Top Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This charming late 18th-century George III period Mahogany bureau showcases exquisite craftsmanship and timeless appeal. The fall front opens to reveal a well-organized interior, fea...

Category

Antique 1770s British George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Mahogany Secretary Slant Top Desk, 1920's
Chippendale Mahogany Secretary Slant Top Desk, 1920's

Chippendale Mahogany Secretary Slant Top Desk, 1920's

Located in Southampton, NJ

Beautifully. maintained all original 1920s Chippendale Mahogany secretary slant top desk featuring fold-out writing surface, fitted interior of cubbies with small drawers, four serpe...

Category

Early 20th Century English Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Brass

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...

Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Gold, Ormolu

Faux Bamboo Rattan Enamel and Decorated Slant Top Secretary Desk
Faux Bamboo Rattan Enamel and Decorated Slant Top Secretary Desk

Faux Bamboo Rattan Enamel and Decorated Slant Top Secretary Desk

Located in Germantown, MD

An Exquisite hand-crafted Faux Bamboo Rattan, hand enamed and Decorated Slant Top Secretary Desk with open bottom lower tier and high knee clearance of 29.5". Measures 31" in width, ...

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Secretaires

Materials

Enamel

American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770
American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770

American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770

Located in Charleston, SC

American Chippendale mahogany oxbow slant top four drawer desk with exposed dove tail, original brasses, fitted interior, shell carved skirt, and terminating on original claw and ba...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Desks

Antique Victorian Petite Oak Mirrored Slant Top Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Antique Victorian Petite Oak Mirrored Slant Top Secretary Ladies Writing Desk

Antique Victorian Petite Oak Mirrored Slant Top Secretary Ladies Writing Desk

Located in Dayton, OH

Late Victorian Oak Ladies Secretary Desk, Circa 1900. Features a mirrored backsplash over shelf and slant front. Desk opens to a work surface and pigeon holes. A larger dovetailed se...

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Oak

19th Century Traditional George III Slant Top Desk
19th Century Traditional George III Slant Top Desk

19th Century Traditional George III Slant Top Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique George III slant top desk on bracket feet. Solid mahogany throughout with dovetail construction. Original hardware. Overall very good condition. Dimensions Closed - 47w x 43-...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests ...

Materials

Mahogany

Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Desk with Fitted Interior, C. 1770
Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Desk with Fitted Interior, C. 1770

Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Desk with Fitted Interior, C. 1770

Located in Charleston, SC

Charleston Chippendale mahogany slant top writing desk with four graduated drawers, fitted interior, original brasses, and resting on the original bracket feet. Late 18th century. Se...

Category

Antique 1770s American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

18th c Burled Walnut Slant Top Desk on Frame with Geometric Inlay
18th c Burled Walnut Slant Top Desk on Frame with Geometric Inlay

18th c Burled Walnut Slant Top Desk on Frame with Geometric Inlay

Located in Milford, NH

A nicely detailed diminutive burled walnut slant top desk on frame with geometric star fan inlay on the lid, opening to a graduated compartmentalized interior, over two crossbanded v...

Category

Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

The Writer’s Corner: 18th C French Slant Top Desk w/ Gilt Hardware
The Writer’s Corner: 18th C French Slant Top Desk w/ Gilt Hardware

The Writer’s Corner: 18th C French Slant Top Desk w/ Gilt Hardware

Located in New York, NY

18th Century French Slant-Top Desk with Polychrome Finish and Gilt Bronze Hardware An elegant and finely proportioned 18th-century French slant-top desk, constructed in hardwood wit...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century English Pine Farmhouse Slant Top Standing Desk Dresser Secretary 59"
Mid Century English Pine Farmhouse Slant Top Standing Desk Dresser Secretary 59"

Mid Century English Pine Farmhouse Slant Top Standing Desk Dresser Secretary 59"

Located in Dayton, OH

Charming mid 20th century slant top desk, dresser or secretary. A fun cross between an old standing desk and chifferobe. Features a large slant top that can be used for work or dis...

Category

Mid-20th Century Rustic Secretaires

Materials

Pine

Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque ca. 1760 walnut and burl
Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque ca. 1760 walnut and burl

Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque ca. 1760 walnut and burl

Located in Münster, DE

Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque, circa 1760, walnut and burl veneer, lower section with 2 hinged doors and a slanted flap, 2-door top section with arched pedime...

Category

Antique 1760s German Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Nutwood, Burl

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to house sets of typography and the printer would place his 'frame' on the slanted shelf on top of the cabinet selecting the required type blocks from below.

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to house sets of typography and the printer would place his 'frame' on the slanted shelf on top of the cabinet selecting the required type blocks from below.

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to house sets of typography and the printer would place his 'frame' on the slanted shelf on top of the cabinet selecting the required type blocks from below.

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Fur, Pine

1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair
1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair

1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to house sets of typography and the printer would place his 'frame' on the slanted shelf on top of the cabinet selecting the required type blocks from below.

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

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Chippendale Slant-Top Desk
Chippendale Slant-Top Desk

Chippendale Slant-Top Desk

Unavailable

H 42 in W 37 in D 18 in

Chippendale Slant-Top Desk

Located in Litchfield, CT

Probably Connecticut River Valley, ca. 1785. Cherry, white pine secondary woods. The interior is fitted with a central fan carved drawer initialled "TH", flanked by pigeon holes wi...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Cherry, Pine

Italian inlaid slant top desk
Italian inlaid slant top desk

Italian inlaid slant top desk

Unavailable

H 39.5 in W 29.5 in D 17 in

Italian inlaid slant top desk

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Italian inlaid slant top desk

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Brass

Rivoli Style Slant Top Desk
Rivoli Style Slant Top Desk

Rivoli Style Slant Top Desk

Unavailable

H 45 in W 48 in D 22 in

Rivoli Style Slant Top Desk

Located in New Orleans, LA

Italian Rivoli style slant top desk with two drawers with beautiful floral decor.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks

Walnut Slant Top Desk, 19th Century
Walnut Slant Top Desk, 19th Century

Walnut Slant Top Desk, 19th Century

Unavailable

H 38 in W 27.75 in D 18.25 in

Walnut Slant Top Desk, 19th Century

Located in Cookeville, TN

Up for your consideration is this gorgeous 19th century walnut slant top writing desk. This deep toned stained walnut desk will please the eye for years to come. Featuring a slant to...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Walnut

Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Top Desk
Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Top Desk

Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Top Desk

Unavailable

H 45 in W 41 in D 23 in

Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Top Desk

Located in Litchfield, CT

North Shore, Massachusetts, probably Salem, ca. 1760-1780. Mahogany, secondary wood, white pine One of the most notable features of the desk are the exceptionally rare ornate ormol...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Italian Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Slant Top Desk
Italian Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Slant Top Desk

Italian Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Slant Top Desk

Unavailable

H 42 in W 43 in D 18.5 in

Italian Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Slant Top Desk

Located in New York, NY

A very good quality Italian marquetry inlaid walnut slant, top desk, circa 1780.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks

Bamboo and  Painted Lacquer Slant Top Desk
Bamboo and  Painted Lacquer Slant Top Desk

Bamboo and Painted Lacquer Slant Top Desk

Unavailable

H 40.5 in W 24 in D 21 in

Bamboo and Painted Lacquer Slant Top Desk

Located in Woodbury, CT

hand painted with flowers, birds and vines. the top lifts up. there are 3 shelves on the left side, and 3 drawers on the right. pressed material on the front panel and insid...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Desks

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century English Small Oak Slant Top Desk
18th Century English Small Oak Slant Top Desk

18th Century English Small Oak Slant Top Desk

Unavailable

H 39.5 in W 30 in D 20 in

18th Century English Small Oak Slant Top Desk

Located in Richmond, VA

18th Century English Small Oak Slant Top Desk

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Queen Anne Period Oak Slant-Top English Desk
Queen Anne Period Oak Slant-Top English Desk

Queen Anne Period Oak Slant-Top English Desk

Unavailable

H 35.5 in W 45 in D 15 in

Queen Anne Period Oak Slant-Top English Desk

Located in Port Chester, NY

A country late 17th century bureau from England, in wonderful condition for its age. The desk has a drop down front with original large hinges and a terrific configuration of small d...

Category

Antique 1690s English Desks

Materials

Oak

Mid 18th Century French Provincial Small Slant Top Desk
Mid 18th Century French Provincial Small Slant Top Desk

Mid 18th Century French Provincial Small Slant Top Desk

Unavailable

H 36.5 in W 24 in D 16.5 in

Mid 18th Century French Provincial Small Slant Top Desk

Located in Richmond, VA

Mid 18th Century French Provincial Small Slant Top Desk

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

An English late 18th century mahogany slant top desk
An English late 18th century mahogany slant top desk

An English late 18th century mahogany slant top desk

Located in Miami, FL

An English late 18th century mahogany slant top desk with secret drawers

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790
Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790

Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790

Located in Providence, RI

This interesting desk is composed of wonderful wood throughout. It retains its first surface, which does not always bring out the mahogany’s inherent qualities. While the mahogany is...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Slant-Top Desk with Gothic Scroll Embellishment, New England
Slant-Top Desk with Gothic Scroll Embellishment, New England

Slant-Top Desk with Gothic Scroll Embellishment, New England

Located in Providence, RI

While this desk was made in the early to mid-19th century, the construction techniques used throughout reveal the earlier construction techniques used in forms of this eighteenth cen...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Chippendale Slant-Top Desk, New York, Ernest Hagen, 1899
Mahogany Chippendale Slant-Top Desk, New York, Ernest Hagen, 1899

Mahogany Chippendale Slant-Top Desk, New York, Ernest Hagen, 1899

Located in Providence, RI

This desk is Hagen at his best, who was a successor of Phyfe having purchased his tools and designs and worked at the very end of the 19th century. This desk is composed of beautiful...

Category

Early 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Slant-Top Desk with Stop-Fluting, New London, Connecticut
Chippendale Slant-Top Desk with Stop-Fluting, New London, Connecticut

Chippendale Slant-Top Desk with Stop-Fluting, New London, Connecticut

Located in Providence, RI

This is a remarkable desk, in old surface, whose cherry has turned toward the brown family, which is the result of many years of oxidization. The brasses are original. This desk h...

Category

Antique 1780s American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Cherry

Antique Bureau Bookcase, Slant Front Desk, Bookcase Top, Scotland 1910, H244
Antique Bureau Bookcase, Slant Front Desk, Bookcase Top, Scotland 1910, H244

Antique Bureau Bookcase, Slant Front Desk, Bookcase Top, Scotland 1910, H244

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Bureau bookcase, Slant front desk, bookcase top, Scotland 1910, H244 Scotland 1910 Solid oak Original finish The top with glass doors and stitched interior The fall front op...

Category

Vintage 1910s Scottish Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Oak Stained Glass Window Slant Front Desk with Bookcase Top, Scotland 1920, H800
Oak Stained Glass Window Slant Front Desk with Bookcase Top, Scotland 1920, H800

Oak Stained Glass Window Slant Front Desk with Bookcase Top, Scotland 1920, H800

Located in Vancouver, BC

Vintage oak stained glass window slant front desk with bookcase top, desk, Scotland 1920, H800 Scotland 1920 Solid Oak Original finish Rectangular top Shaped top with a pair o...

Category

Vintage 1920s Scottish Cabinets

Materials

Oak

George III Period Secretarial Cabinet
George III Period Secretarial Cabinet

George III Period Secretarial Cabinet

Unavailable

H 100 in W 48 in D 23.5 in

George III Period Secretarial Cabinet

Located in New York, NY

George III Period Secretarial Cabinet Bookcase, Slant Top over 5 drawers. Broken Pediment Top.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Slant-Top Desk
Slant-Top Desk

Slant-Top Desk

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H 44.5 in W 38 in D 21 in

Slant-Top Desk

Located in Nantucket, MA

English fruitwood slant-top desk with inlaid design and details on the drawers.

Category

Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Desks

English slant-top desk
English slant-top desk

English slant-top desk

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H 41 in W 36 in D 19 in

English slant-top desk

Located in Nantucket, MA

English fruitwood slant-top desk.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Desks

Materials

Brass

Early American Slant Top Desk
Early American Slant Top Desk

Early American Slant Top Desk

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H 41 in W 36 in D 19 in

Early American Slant Top Desk

Located in Nantucket, MA

Early 19th Century American tiger maple slant top desk.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Brass

Italian Painted Slant Top Desk
Italian Painted Slant Top Desk

Italian Painted Slant Top Desk

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H 43 in W 47.25 in D 23 in

Italian Painted Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Italian Louis XVI style painted slant top desk, circa 1980.

Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

Continental Painted Slant Top Desk
Continental Painted Slant Top Desk

Continental Painted Slant Top Desk

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H 36.5 in W 25 in D 16.5 in

Continental Painted Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Continental (probably Italian) painted slant top desk, late 19th century. Paint appears to be original.

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Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Desks

Louis XV Slant Top Desk
Louis XV Slant Top Desk

Louis XV Slant Top Desk

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H 37 in W 38.5 in D 18.5 in

Louis XV Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Louis XV style kingwood slant top desk desk, early 19th century. This desk has a very nice interior which includes a stepped interior a secret compartment and a tooled leather writin...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Georgian Slant Top Mahogany Desk
Georgian Slant Top Mahogany Desk

Georgian Slant Top Mahogany Desk

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H 42 in W 39 in D 20 in

Georgian Slant Top Mahogany Desk

Located in Atlanta, GA

Mahogany George III (circa 1800-1820) slant top, drop front desk. Mahogany top with ebony and satin wood stringing, mahogany banding, and chamfered edge. Graduated drawers with bras...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Burled Elm Slant Top Desk
English Burled Elm Slant Top Desk

English Burled Elm Slant Top Desk

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H 41.5 in W 36.25 in D 19.5 in

English Burled Elm Slant Top Desk

Located in Nantucket, MA

burled elm slant top desk with four drawers, and interior cubbies with four drawers and one cabinet

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century English Slant-Top Desk
18th Century English Slant-Top Desk

18th Century English Slant-Top Desk

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H 42 in W 24 in D 18 in

18th Century English Slant-Top Desk

Located in Southampton, NY

18th century English burled walnut slant top desk.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Desks

19th Century Swedish Slant Top Desk
19th Century Swedish Slant Top Desk

19th Century Swedish Slant Top Desk

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H 42.9 in W 35.8 in D 17.7 in

19th Century Swedish Slant Top Desk

Located in High Point, NC

A 19th century slant top desk from Sweden, this delightful desk rests on elegant bracket feet with a scalloped apron, topped by a three-drawer front. The exquisite slant top opens to...

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires

Materials

Wood

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Slant Top Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the slant top cabinet you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every slant top cabinet was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect slant top cabinet — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each slant top cabinet bearing Louis XV, Georgian or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Slant Top Cabinet?

The average selling price for a slant top cabinet at 1stDibs is $5,600, while they’re typically $950 on the low end and $45,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces 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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