A Small Lockable Burr Walnut Cabinet This is a very pretty piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Small Lockable Burr Walnut Cabinet This is a very pretty piece, the cabinet has a shelf inside
Antique 19th Century Victorian Cabinets
Walnut
A Small Lockable Burr Walnut Cabinet This is a very pretty piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Small Lockable Burr Walnut Cabinet This is a very pretty piece, the cabinet has a shelf inside
Walnut
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 66 in W 42 in D 21 in
British Colonial Teak Filing Apothecary Cabinet wt Metal Pulls & Lock Mechanism
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare solid teak multi-drawer apothecary/file cabinet with locking mechanism and hardware in
Teak
Unavailable
H 38.98 in W 47.64 in D 23.63 in
Late 19th Century Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Writing Desk by Collinson and Lock
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A very fine quality writing table by the prestigious London firm of cabinet makers, Collinson and
Rosewood
Victorian Mahogany Side Cabinet by Collinson and Lock
By Collinson & Lock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Superb late Victorian mahogany side cabinet with satinwood and box book inlays depicting cherubs
Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Sold
H 90 in W 60 in D 19 in
19th Century English Side/Drawing Room Cabinet in the Manner of Collinson & Lock
By Collinson & Lock
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century rosewood, marquetry and ivory inlay drawing room cabinet, the
Wood
Sold
H 50.79 in W 48.04 in D 31.99 in
Antique Roll Top Desk, English, Oak, Victorian, Lock, Tambour, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique roll top desk in English oak, late Victorian with locking tambour front dating
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.6 in D 17.92 in
19th Century Walnut Drinks Cabinet Table, Sliding Shelves, Lock & Key Decanters
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime 19th century Walnut drinks table with original lock
Crystal
Sold
H 53 in W 39.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique 1870s Victorian Eastlake Walnut Burl Side Lock Tallboy Dresser Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Eastlake side lock chest of drawers, circa 1870s. Made of walnut with burled drawer fronts
Brass
Sold
H 38.5 in W 34.5 in D 19 in
Antique 1880s Victorian Eastlake Walnut Side Lock Tallboy Dresser Chest Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Eastlake side lock chest of drawers, circa 1880s. Made of walnut featuring a side lock
Walnut
Night Porter’s 20 Hook Wall Hanging Key Cupboard A lockable key cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Night Porter’s 20 Hook Wall Hanging Key Cupboard A lockable key cupboard lined in green base with
Walnut
Sold
H 60.75 in W 33.1 in D 11.5 in
Antique Carved Oak Glass Door Locking Bookcase with Decorative Brass
Located in West Chester, PA
Antique oak locking glass door bookcase with decorative brass hinges and hand carved details
Brass
Sold
H 23.23 in W 27.56 in D 15.75 in
Lovely Vintage Cupboard with Green Embossed Leather Top Possible to Lock
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage TV cupboard with green leather top. There is a small piece of the back edge that was broken. This has been sanded down, stai...
Hardwood
Antique Fiddleback Mahogany Seven Drawer Lockable Wellington Chest c1850
Located in Sherborne, GB
which has a side locking mechanism with a functioning key enabling the drawers to all be locked securely
Mahogany
Sold
H 78.5 in W 29 in D 17.5 in
19C English Marquetry Inlaid Corner Cabinet Attributed to Collinson and Lock
By Collinson & Lock
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS late 19th Century British made corner cabinet, made of beautiful rosewood and
Bone, Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood
Sold
H 60.25 in W 22.5 in D 22.25 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut & Ebonized Seven Drawer Lock Side Chest C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Victorian Eastlake Walnut And Ebonized 7 Drawer Lock-Side Chest C1890 Measures - 60.25"H x 22.25"W
Walnut
Sold
H 41 in W 42 in D 21 in
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Movement Curly Pine Chest of Drawers Dresser VR Lock
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique aesthetic movement chest of drawers, circa 1880s. Made from curly pine with four drawers feautring hand dovetailing, engraving and brass hardware.
Pine
Fine Quality Brass Inlaid Rosewood Victorian Period Display Cabinet
By Collinson & Lock
Located in Darwen, GB
A fine quality brass inlaid rosewood Victorian period display cabinet by Collinson & Lock of London
Carved Lion Head Mahogany Locking Glass Door Bookcase Bookshelf
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This bookcase features two large glass doors that lock with included key. Inside resides three
Mahogany
Sold
H 16.54 in W 17.72 in D 9.06 in
Unusual Miniature Oak Wellington Chest of 4 Drawers with Locking Pilaster
Located in Salisbury, GB
An unusual miniature oak Wellington chest of 4 drawers with locking pilaster and original castors
Oak
Faux Bamboo Side Lock Chest by Horner
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1870s-1880s faux bamboo Bird's Eye Maple side lock chest by Horner. The five drawer chest is
Mirror, Birdseye Maple
19th Century English Pharmacy Draws
Located in London, GB
19th century English pharmacy draws Hand crafted English late 19th century pharmacy draws, with handwritten numbered draws, glass handles and all dovetail jointed sections. The w...
Pine
$34,965
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
Tall Vintage German Pine Haberdashery Shop Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1950s in Germany. This piece features 8 drawers in pine with glass fronts and metal handles. It was originally used in a shop for se...
Pine
$9,800
H 50.75 in W 45.38 in D 4.38 in
Exceptional 18th Century Oak Boiserie Panel from Chateau Saint-Maclou, Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
This fabulous hand-carved boiseries or wooden panel was recently purchased from the Chateau St. Maclou in Normandy, France. Rooms of boiseries had design motifs that were kept the sa...
Oak
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Iron
$168,798
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
$7,950
H 47.25 in W 78.5 in D 25.5 in
Italian Walnut and Iron Pastaia Shop Cabinet with Nine Drawers and Glass Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut pastaia shop cabinet from the 20th century with nine drawers, glass panels and iron hardware. Crafted in Italy during the 20th century, this elegant walnut pastaia ...
Iron
$2,397
H 61.42 in W 26.38 in D 14.97 in
Vintage Dutch Oak Haberdashery Shop Cabinet / Vitrine Drop Down Doors, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1930s in the Netherlands. It features 14 drop down doors in oak with glass fronts and oak handles. It was originally used in a wareh...
Oak
$232,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a cir...
Stone, Copper
$2,260
H 44.1 in W 29.93 in D 18.31 in
Vintage Dutch Beech & Pine Haberdashery Shop Cabinet / Vitrine, 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1950s in the Netherlands. It features 8 large drawers in beech with glass fronts and metal handles. It was originally used in a ware...
Beech
Vintage Dutch Pine Haberdashery Shop Cabinet, Mid-Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This vintage haberdashery cabinet was produced and designed in the Netherlands mid 20th century. This piece features 12 drawers with glass fronts and copper handles. The interior dim...
Pine
Early 20th Century Oak 12-Drawer Haberdashery Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wooden garment display case. This piece is more than it seems. Each of the 12 glass-front drawers features two spring-loaded hinges, so the door bounces back to meet your ha...
Oak
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 63.39 in W 38.19 in D 21.66 in
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeier style. It has a beautiful walnut veneer ...
Elm, Walnut
$4,816
H 57.09 in W 70.48 in D 16.15 in
Vintage Large German Beech Haberdashery Shop Cabinet / Vitrine, 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1950s in Germany. It features 30 large drawers in beech with glass fronts and metal handles. It was originally used in a shop for be...
Beech
$4,069
H 45.67 in W 93.31 in D 13.78 in
Industrial Large French Painted Pine Hardware Store Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This large hardware store cabinet was made around the 1950s in France from pine. It features 54 drawers with the original handles, brass number shields and contents of the drawers. T...
Pine
Vintage Dutch Poplar Apothecary / Filing Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was designed and made from poplar circa 1950 in the Netherlands. It features 11 drawers with black metal hardware. The inside of the drawers measure: DWH 30 x...
Poplar
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.