Tiger Maple Desk
18th Century Maple and Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a tiger maple and maple slant front desk with compartmentalized interior
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Antique Late 18th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
New England Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk circa 1780-90
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a New England curly or tiger maple slant front desk with compartmentalized
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Antique Late 18th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
Tiger Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a truly special piece with rich wood grain in Tiger Maple. Four sturdy columns with a large
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Neo Classic Inspired Modern Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
desk crafted of Fumed Figured Tiger Maple. The desktop is distinguished by an inset work surface with a
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Tiger Maple Secretary Chippendale Style
Located in New York, NY
Mid century tiger maple secretary hand made by renowned cabinet maker Kurt Richeburg Hanover MA
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Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Maple
Birdseye or Tiger Maple Multifunctional Drop Front Cabinet Desk or Bar
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Interesting superb quality modern bird's-eye maple cabinet with many interesting feature and
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Birdseye Maple
American Tiger Maple and Cherry Fall Front Chest
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Tiger maple and Cherry fall front chest with interior fitted desk, turned bulbous columns
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Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique English Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Sewing Table
Located in Forney, TX
cartouche-shaped top with oval book-matched curly tiger maple marquetry inlay, contrasting ebony stringing
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian End Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
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H 44.49 in W 32.68 in D 21.26 in
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By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Federal Mahogany and Birch Inlaid Secretary/Desk sq
Located in Water Mill, NY
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bone pulls.
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Antique 1790s American Federal Desks
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Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
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Located in Bedford, NY
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American American Craftsman Desks
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Located in Plymouth, MA
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Late 20th Century American Federal Desks
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Located in Nashville, TN
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
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Federal Tiger Maple Slant Lid Desk, Midwest Ohio Region, circa 1825
Located in Providence, RI
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Burr Walnut, Kingwood and Ormolu Victorian Period Davenport
Located in Darwen, GB
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Antique 1870s Desks
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Located in Woodbury, CT
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards
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Charles X French Tiger Maple Desk with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A beautiful early 19th century Charles X French tiger maple desk with olive green tooled leather
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
Federal Antique 1825 Drop Front Secretary Desk, Cherry & Tiger Maple
Located in Charleston, SC
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Tiger Maple Chippendale Style Drop Front Desk 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
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20th Century Desks
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Located in Milford, NH
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Located in Surrey, BC
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Antique 1860s Canadian Country Desks
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Italian Birch Tiger Maple Exposed Sculptural Legs One Pedestal 4 Drawers Desk
By Gio Ponti, Edmond J. Spence
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern blond wood tiger maple and birch wood combination kneewhole desk. Exposed
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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American Hepplewhite Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk, circa 1790
Located in Milford, NH
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Antique Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Desks
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Exceptional Bench Made George Washington Desk in Tiger Maple
Located in Milford, NH
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Late 20th Century American Federal Desks
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New England Tiger Maple Chippendale Slant Front Desk, circa 1760
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a New England tiger maple slant front desk circa 1760 with compartmentalized
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Desks
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Antique Queen Anne Style Tiger Maple Writing Desk by J.B. Van Sciver Co.
By J.B. Van Sciver Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Queen Anne style writing desk. The desk features gorgeous tiger maple wood
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Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
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Antique Hepplewhite Shaker School Tiger Maple & Cherry Writing Desk Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Hepplewhite Shaker school writing desk offers tiger maple and cherry construction with
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Antique Early 19th Century Desks
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Cherry, Maple
H 39.75 in W 36 in D 22 in
Classical Empire Tiger Maple Two-Tone Inlaid Drop Front Butlers Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Empire butler's desk feature two toned inlay tiger maple with drop front desk
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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks
Materials
Maple
Exceptional Stephen Huneck Custom Tiger Maple and Walnut Desk with Dog Motif
By Steven Huneck
Located in Milford, NH
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Early Polished Steel and Tiger Stripe Maple Desk Attributed to Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Highclere, Newbury
A truly rare and beautiful late 1940s desk constructed in polished steel and Tiger Stripe maple
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
H 28.75 in W 47.25 in D 27.56 in
Fine Early Victorian Carved Maple and Tiger Maple Library Table/Writing Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine early Victorian carved maple and tiger maple
Library table/writing table,
19th century
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American William and Mary Ball Foot Desk Walnut with Tiger Maple
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Very rare William and Mary period American ball foot chest.
Walnut with tiger maple sides, Boston
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Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany & Tiger Maple Sewing Stand c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Maple
H 42 in W 19.5 in D 36 in
New England Mahogany and Maple Tambour Door Secretary Desk Signed and Dated 1812
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
to interiors fitted with pigeon holes and small drawers centering a banded tiger maple door which
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Brass
H 46.5 in W 41 in D 21.5 in
Early American Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
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Christian Liaigre Desk and Chair "Bureau Monsieur, " 1995-2003
By HOLLY HUNT, Christian Liaigre
Located in Hamburg, PA
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Canadian Drop-Leaf Desk
Located in Nantucket, MA
Canadian (Quebec) maple drop-leaf desk with tiger maple drawer fronts.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Desks
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Early American Slant Top Desk
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th Century American tiger maple slant top desk.
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Antique Curly Tiger Maple Chippendale Highboy Fall Front Secretary Desk Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique curly tiger maple chippendale style highboy fall front secretary desk dresser. Item
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Brass
H 72.25 in W 35.5 in D 21 in
1840's Cherry Chippendale Drop Front Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique 19th Century American Desks
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Cherry
Rare Saddier Et Fils French Art Deco Gull Wing Desk
By Saddier et Fils
Located in Culver City, CA
names in the Art Deco movement
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18th Century American Maple Secretary Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Bookcases
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Maple
19th Ct. English Regency Mahogany Bookcase / Desk with Fitted Interior
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
inlays and fitted tiger maple interior. Circa 1820. Perfect use for a desk with glass door display on top
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Bookcases
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Mahogany
Rustic Adirondack Mission Arts and Crafts Table
Located in Ferndale, MI
Thick solid wood slab top over pegged construction tiger maple base.Hand made American period table
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Early 20th Century American Tables
Incredible mixed exotic wood bench noted craftsman Steven Spiro
Located in Palm Springs, CA
recognize are Walnut, Tiger Maple, Redwood, Beech, Wenge, Macassar Ebony, Mahogany and Satinwood. The bench
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Late 20th Century American Benches
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Quartz
New Hampshire Chippendale Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk, circa 1790
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Chippendale style tiger maple slant top or fall front desk with
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
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Maple
Antique Cherry & Tiger Maple New England Sheraton Plantation Desk/Secretary 1820
Located in Portland, OR
Antique cherry and tiger maple New England, Sheraton, plantation desk/secretary, circa 1820. To the
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Antique 1820s American Sheraton Desks
Materials
Cherry, Maple
H 44 in W 31 in D 28 in
New England Chippendale Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk, circa 1780-1800
Located in Milford, NH
A tiger maple slant front desk, the lid opening to reveal a nicely compartmentalized interior
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
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Maple
Antique American Empire Carved Mahogany, Tiger Maple & Burl Butler's Chest
Located in Big Flats, NY
with tiger maple and burl facing, front drops to reveal writing surface and interior storage
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Desks
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Bone, Glass, Mahogany, Burl
Art Deco Steel and Maple Vanity Desk and Mirror in the Manner of Donald Deskey
By Donald Deskey
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Designed with an Art Deco style stainless steel frame supporting a tiger maple veneered body of top
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
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Stainless Steel
H 30 in W 38.25 in D 19 in
Federal Period American Tiger Maple Secretary Desk Portsmouth
Located in Wiscasset, ME
All original in in excellent condition dating to circa 1815. Three part, top section has shaped crest with three turned urn finials above pair of glazed doors; mid-section has center...
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19th century American Patented Wooten Desk with Provenance
Located in Savannah, GA
cast bronze hinges to reveal the intricate interior, comprised of a large inlaid tiger maple panel that
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English Oval Solid Tiger Maple Library Table /Desk with Hand Painted Details
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-466 English oval tiger maple library table/desk with hand painted details.
Ideal size to be used
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Hardwood
H 30 in W 35.5 in D 23.5 in
Tiger Maple Desk
Located in Wells, ME
Superb tiger maple slant lid desk. Curly maple desks are generally considered "country" pieces
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks
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Chippendale Tiger Maple Desk with Bookcase, Newport, circa 1780
Located in Providence, RI
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Chippendale Tiger Maple Slant-Front Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chippendale tiger maple slant-front desk, with very strong tiger striping. The desk has four
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks
Cookie Corner Tiger Maple and Cherry Butler's Desk, New England, circa 1815
Located in Alexandria, VA
A real beauty, cherry frame with tiger maple veneer and ebony inlay, old brasses - reeded and
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
H 41.75 in W 46 in D 22 in
New England Tiger Maple Bureau Bookcase
Located in Lake Forest, IL
New England Tiger Maple Bureau Bookcase, New Hampshire / Vermont region; assembled
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Antique 19th Century American Desks
Birdseye Maple Drop Front Desk, C. 1860
Located in Sheffield, MA
A birdseye maple one drawer drop front desk. The drop down reveals an interior with three cubbies
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Antique 1860s American American Classical Desks
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Birdseye Maple
French Desk/Vanity
Located in Hudson, NY
French Deco Desk/vanity. Silvered pulls original Tiger maple. C. 1930's
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Vintage 1930s French Desks
Federal Butler's Desk
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Alexandria, VA
has a French Polish which gives a lustrous glow to the mahogany and the tiger maple. The pulls are
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks
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Mahogany
Superlative Inlaid Mahogany Tambor Desk, Probably Massachusetts, Circa 1810
Located in Providence, RI
uniquely executed. Of note, are the beautiful shell and tiger maple inlays on the legs flanking the
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks
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Mahogany
H 47.75 in W 38.25 in D 20.5 in
High Style Butler's Desk
Located in Alexandria, VA
This beautiful desk has a cherry frame with bird's-eye and tiger maple inlay, pine and poplar
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires
Desk /Tall Chest Attributed to Gilbert Rohde
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful desk/Tall chest in Tiger's Eye Maple. Retains tag: "Lord and Taylor New York".
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Vintage 1940s American Secretaires
Shaker Cupboard and Table in Tiger Maple, Late 19th Century, Ohio
Located in Billerica, MA
Cupboard measures 47" by 44", and matching table measures 44" by 25" by 31". The tiger maple doors
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Antique Late 19th Century American Shaker Desks and Writing Tables
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Maple
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Tiger Maple Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tiger maple desk for your home. Each tiger maple desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, maple and hardwood. There are many kinds of the tiger maple desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right tiger maple desk, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Arts and Crafts and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one tiger maple desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Eldred Wheeler, J.B. Van Sciver Company and Steven Huneck produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Tiger Maple Desk?
A tiger maple desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,950, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $38,000.
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 Tiger Maple Desk
- What is tiger maple wood?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Tiger maple wood goes by many other names, but most commonly it is called flame maple. It can also be called curly maple, ripple maple or fiddleback. It’s the striped pattern of this wood that gives it all of these descriptive names. Shop a collection of tiger maple furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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