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Pair of Painted Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th century painted Swedish breakfront commodes. 1880. Code: 8868 Dimensions: W
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Pair of Painted Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th century painted Swedish breakfront commodes. 1880. Code: 8871 Dimensions: W
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Pair of Painted Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th century painted Swedish breakfront commodes. 1880. Internal reference: C Code
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Swedish 19th century flame mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1820. Stunning
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

Swedish 19th century painted breakfront chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted breakfront chest of drawers circa 1880. Elegant and fine quality
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine, Paint

Swedish Gustavian Style Breakfront Cabinet with Glass Doors, circa 1860
Located in Kastrup, DK
A highly decorative and elegant Gustavian breakfront display cabinet or bookcase, crafted with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets

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Glass, Pine

Period Gustavian 1780s Swedish Painted Breakfront Commode with Carved Medallions
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian breakfront painted four-drawer commode from the late 18th century. This
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Swedish Painted Breakfront Three-Drawer Commode with Dentil Molding, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted breakfront three-drawer commode from late 19th century Stockholm, with dentil
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Custom Made Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pair of custom made Swedish style breakfront commodes. These can be painted in your choice of
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21st Century and Contemporary Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Bespoke Swedish Style Sideboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Custom made Swedish style breakfront sideboard. This can be made to your size and paint color
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21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards

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Pine

Bespoke Swedish Style Sideboard
Bespoke Swedish Style Sideboard
H 34 in W 87 in D 18.5 in
Custom Made Swedish Style Enfilade
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Custom made breakfront Swedish style enfilade. Dimensions 107.5 inches (273 cms) Wide 19.5
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21st Century and Contemporary English Gustavian Buffets

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Pine

Custom Made Swedish Style Enfilade
Custom Made Swedish Style Enfilade
H 35 in W 107.5 in D 19.5 in

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Pair of Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th C Swedish breakfront commodes with faux marble painted tops. 1880. Internal
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Pair of Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Pair of Swedish Breakfront Commodes
H 32 in W 36.5 in D 18.5 in
Swedish Breakfront Sideboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 19th century painted Swedish breakfast pine sideboard, 1880. Dimensions 81 inches (206 cms
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Sideboards

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Pine

Swedish Breakfront Sideboard
Swedish Breakfront Sideboard
H 39 in W 81 in D 16 in
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Breakfront Chest
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful Swedish breakfront chest from the Gustavian period with original locks and hardware.
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Painted Wood Breakfront Chests with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish painted wood breakfront chests from the 19th century, with three drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Swedish Painted Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1860
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome painted bookcase with a projecting cornice above glass doors and lower paneled doors. Shelves are adjustable.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Bookcases

Swedish 19th century flame mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1820. Stunning
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

Swedish 19th century painted breakfront chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted breakfront chest of drawers circa 1880. Elegant and fine quality
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine, Paint

Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Breakfront Chest with Carved Dentil Molding
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood breakfront chest from the 19th century with three drawers
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Painted Breakfront Chests
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood breakfront chest of drawers from the 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of Swedish Black Gustavian Style Breakfront Chests of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of black gustavian style breakfront chests of drawers. Three drawers, fluted canted corners
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Swedish Gustavian Style 19th Century Breakfront Sideboard with Fluted Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood breakfront sideboard from the 19th century, with dentil
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards

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Wood

Swedish 1820s Painted Wood Breakfront Enfilade with Single Drawer and Four Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted wood breakfront enfilade with single drawer and four doors from the early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Sideboards

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Wood

Four-Door Gustavian Breakfront Sideboard, 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Very fine four-door Gustavian breakfront sideboard, 19th century. Measures: H. 97 W. 167 D. 60 cm
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards

Early 19th Century Scandinavian Empire Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1820. Stunning
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

Large Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboard
Located in Charleston, SC
Large Swedish period Gustavian breakfront sideboard with shaped top and carved inset panel doors in
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Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Sideboards

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Pine

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style blue painted breakfront chest of three drawers, dating from the
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Commodes with Dentil Molding, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood breakfront chests from the late 19th century, with
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Swedish Breakfront Buffet
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century painted Swedish breakfront buffet, 1840. Dimensions: 56 inches (142 cms) wide 16
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Buffets

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Pine

Swedish Breakfront Buffet
Swedish Breakfront Buffet
H 37 in W 56 in D 16 in
19th Century Swedish Breakfront Three-Door Painted Wood Armoire Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish breakfront three-door painted wood armoire from the 19th century. This antique Swedish
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Wardrobes and Armoires

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Wood

Swedish 1850s Creamy Gray Painted Chest From Dalarna with Carved Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 1850s three-drawer breakfront chest from Dalarna with light creamy gray painted finish
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Painted Breakfront Chest with Marbleized Top, 19th Century
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful Swedish Gustavian breakfront chest from the 19th century with a hand-painted marbleized
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of Swedish 1880s Painted Wood Breakfront Three-Drawer Bedside Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish painted wood three-drawer breakfront bedside commodes with original hardware from
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Pair of Breakfront Neoclassical Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. The Swedish Gustavian hand carved chests are in good condition, detailed in the neoclassical Greek
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets

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Metal, Chrome

Pair of Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style breakfront chest of three drawers, dating from the 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Pair Of Swedish Gustavian Style Chests With Three-Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style breakfront chests off white / gray painted finish, three drawers
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style breakfront chest of three drawers, dating from the 19th century
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style breakfront chest of three drawers, dating from the 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of Swedish Breakfront Chests of Drawers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Pair of three drawer chests, Sweden, circa 1860, with shaped tops, and drawers with incised detail
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Pine

Swedish Neoclassical Painted Breakfront Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
In two parts, the upper section with a molded outswept cornice above a pair of grilled doors opening to a shelved interior, the lower cabinet with a pair of paneled doors fronted by ...
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Cabinets

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Wood

Pair of Swedish Neoclassical Breakfront Commodes
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Pair of neoclassical style commodes, Sweden, circa 1910. The shaped tops are painted with a faux
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Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

A Swedish Neoclassical Brass Mounted Alwood Breakfront Commode
Located in New York, NY
The breakfront top with canted corners, above the three conforming drawers fitted with ring handles
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Grosfeld House Signed Swedish Style Breakfront
Located in Southfield, MI
Large and elegant signed Grosfeld House breakfront realized in a neoclassical Swedish style, dating
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Vintage 1950s American Cabinets

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Glass

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Breakfront Bedside Chests
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exceptional pair of very rare breakfront Gustavian Style bedside chests with beautiful faux
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Breakfront Baroque style
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish Baroque style Breakfront with chicken wire framed doors
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Cabinets

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Pine

Breakfront Baroque style
Breakfront Baroque style
H 83 in W 48 in D 15 in
Period Gustavian Breakfront Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Gustavian chest of drawers, Sweden circa 1800, in black paint with marbelized breakfront top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Gustavian Breakfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
Late Gustavian chest of drawers, Sweden circa 1850, with original hardware. Dentil molding under
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Gustavian Breakfront Chest of Drawers
Gustavian Breakfront Chest of Drawers
H 32.5 in W 42 in D 18.5 in
Neoclassical Breakfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Swedish chest of three drawers, circa 1910, with dentil molding below the beautifully marbled top
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Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Sideboard Petite Buffet Sweden
Located in Santander, ES
Fine small buffet or sideboard of reverse breakfront shape, of Swedish origin, made of bird's eye
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Antique 1840s Swedish Louis Philippe Sideboards

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Amboyna

Sideboard Petite Buffet Sweden
Sideboard Petite Buffet Sweden
H 36.03 in W 51.97 in D 19.69 in
Neoclassical Swedish Secretary in Three Parts
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Secretary with breakfront library, Sweden circa 1810. The upper section has a bold cornice with
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Secretaires

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Wood

Swedish Breakfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period neoclassical chest of drawers, Sweden, circa 1790. Greek key frieze under a shaped top with
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Wood

Swedish Breakfront Chest of Drawers
Swedish Breakfront Chest of Drawers
H 37 in W 43.5 in D 20 in

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Pair of Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Pair of Swedish Painted Commodes
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H 32 in W 34.5 in D 18.5 in
Antique 10ft Regency Flame Mahogany Four Door Breakfront Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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Stunning quality 19th Century French Walnut & Ebony Library Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
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Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
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Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

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Antique Pharmacy Moble in Walnut with Drawers, Raised Day, Bookcase, Swiss, 1800
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
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Swedish Breakfront For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Swedish breakfront you’re looking for. A Swedish breakfront — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a Swedish breakfront — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Swedish breakfront is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Neoclassical and Empire styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Swedish Breakfront?

Prices for a Swedish breakfront can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,450 and can go as high as $19,748, while the average can fetch as much as $6,950.

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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