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Circa 1800. Estate Made English Georgian Bleached Country Pine Dresser Base Elm top with bread board ends & pot board shelf sku 839 W197 x D67 x H87 cm

Designer : Gilbert Rohde Model ; Dresser 4041 Honeymoon Furniture for Young America, Maker : Kroehler Exhibited : 'America at Home' at the New York World's Fair 1940. Created by Gilbert Rohde, 1940's foremost furniture designer, expressly to demonstrate modern living displayed in the 'America at Home' building at the New York World's Fair 1940. Honeymoon furniture by Kroehler is outstanding in contemporary furniture design. Notice its space saving compactness, its sturdiness, its freedom from dirt catching corners. Honeymoon furniture offers comfort, convenience and economy never before possible in the small home or apartment The use of two different coloured woods to create a two-tone effect is very striking and complements the simple form. This unusual chest of drawers is a signature piece that injects character into any interior. The raised sides sit proud of the top elevating the chest creating an elegant tray effect. The front is fitted with three drawers with original wooden knobs in contrasting dark brown laurel. The sides have a projecting section of contrasting dark brown laurel at the front which defines the form. Inverted triangular feet. "Kroehler Made" metal tag. Designer unknown. Kroehler In 1902, Peter E. Kroehler bought the Naper ville Lounge Co., a maker of wooden lounge chairs and upholstered furniture. Kroehler built a new factory in Naperville in 1913 after the original facility was destroyed by a tornado. Soon thereafter, he renamed the company Kroehler Manufacturing Co. This enterprise soon operated across the country and employed several hundred men and women in the Chicago area. By the middle of the 1940s, with over $20 million in annual sales, Kroehler was the second-largest furniture maker in the United States. During the 1960s, when the company employed close to 8,000 people around the country, annual revenues passed $100 million. The company struggled during the 1970s, closing its historic Naperville factory in 1978 and ending its operations in the area. In 1981 Kroehler was acquired by the ATR Group of Northbrook, which put the company up for sale. By the early 2000s, furniture was still manufactured under the Kroehler name by two unrelated companies, one in North Carolina and the other in Ontario, Canada. Gilbert Rhode : American, 1894 - 1944 Gilbert Rohde (1894-1944) is best known for helping to create the modern design at Herman Miller Inc. Gilbert Rohde furniture design was focused on mass production and bringing modern products to the greatest number of consumers. He is also credited with designing the first examples of biomorphic furniture in America-which would ultimately shape mid century modernism. US industrial designer, born in New York. He became familiar with cabinetmaking in his father's shop. He studied at the Art Students League and Grand Central School of Art in New York. Early work was as a drama and music critic, cartooninst, reporter, and furniture illustrator. He traveled to France and Germany in 1927 and was inspired by modernism. He opened his own office in New York in 1927, designing furniture and showrooms, and consulting with manufacturers like General Electric and Hudson Motor Car Company. In 1931 HeywoodWakefield Company introduced a compact armless leatherette side chair with bentwood rear legs designed by Rohde, which sold 250,000 over the next eight years. Rohde also developed a later version for the Herman Miller Furniture Company, which was sold dis-assembled and made by what Rohde called an "automobile type of assembly." By 1929 he had established a relationship with D.J. Depree, president of the Herman Miller Furniture Company in Zeeland, MI and prepared some designs for him. Dupree appointed him director of design there in 1932 as part of his decision to shift the company’s orientation from traditional to modern design. His first modern design for the company, a No. 2185 Group bedroom suite was shown at the Chicago Century of Progress. Also in 1932, Rohde exhibited his furniture designs in a "Design for Machine" exhibit in Philadelphia, along with designs of Russel Wright. The Herman Miller Clock...

A fine 19th century Louis XVI buffet in cherrywood topped with a breccia molded marble Elegant piece of furniture which has an unusual...

Rare piece of the Italian Romeo Rega dresser in brass and glass (upper part) covered with velvet. The velvet has a floral theme: pink flowers with a green leaf each.

Tudor cabinet uses simple symbolic forms to emulate the theatrical architecture, opulence and culture of the 16th century. Iconic forms loyal to the Tudor period...

Rare and beautiful pair of Louis XV style dresser completely covered in horse hair. Italian design attributable to the 1980s. Curly golden bronzes as decoration. The shape is moved a...

Welcome, an entryway furniture, consisting of a bench and a mini chest of drawers, where it's possible to put a flower or mail, keys or what you...

Elegant oak washbasin from the beginning of the 19th century -France washstand composed of its reservoir and the bowl in the upper part and a door in the bottom Superb tank/reser...

Important antique Italian chest of drawers 1800s in solid walnut wood. The commode is very refined linear and elegant. On the front two large de...

Dual tri-fold door mahogany and travertine dresser by Paul McCobb for Calvin's Irwin Collection. Beautifully grained walnut tri-fold doors and solid mahogany stretchers with a creamy slab of travertine, this iconic piece of elegant modern design could also work as a clean lined credenza...

Teak Danish vanity/dresser, circa 1960's. Slide out table platform opens to an amoeboid shaped mirror, black glass surface and sleek storage. Solid woo...

Mirror dresser restored Art Nouveau around 1915 mahogany Features: High quality Heavy quality Drawers pronged Original fittings Original bar lock Original faceted mirrors O...

1950-60, Scandinavian design, seater dresser. Oak wood, new seat cushion of quality New Zeland genuine sheepskin. Wood renewed.

Mirror dresser blue gray velvet chrome make-up dresser vintage, 80s Features: Chrome trim and handles Black shelf Fabric undamaged with slight signs of wear Very cool design ...

Made by Baker Furniture.

5 drawers, with original brass hardware. 18th century

Tudor cabinet uses simple symbolic forms to emulate the theatrical architecture, opulence and culture of the 16th century. Iconic forms loyal to the Tudor period...

Tudor cabinet uses simple symbolic forms to emulate the theatrical architecture, opulence and culture of the 16th century. Iconic forms loyal to the Tudor period...

Made in Italy plastic work station art cart. Designed by Giovanni Pelis for Stile Neolt. Three drawers and lots of storage. Wheels roll ...

Mid Century solid Cherry wood dresser custom stained updatred in a dark Sapphire Midnight Blue. The brass hardware has been professionally up...

Superb duo of Charlotte Perriand dresser shelves from 1969 from the les arcs 1600 ski resort, residence la Cascade. They are made of pine and chipboard as w...

Pair Mid-Century Modern mastercraft nightstands, floating cabinets in Elm, Brass Spectacular pair of nightstands by William Doezema for Mastercraft circa 1960s. The cabinets are ...

Pair of 19th century king and queen compatible marble-top commodes. Each having a white and grey serpentine marble top above two deep drawers decorated sans traverse and ormolu mount...

Superb quality 18th century welsh dresser and rack from the montgomeryshire region circa 1815. Comprising of 2 parts.  Top section with 2 shelves and central partition and some of t...

circa 1880 Large 19thC English Pine Dresser sku 1664 Base W167 x D52 x H88 cm Top W168 x D31 x H122 cm Together W168 x D52 x H210 cm

Extraordinary movement to this matchbook walnut veneer graces this finely composed two drawer chest shown with chamfered edges, finishing on tapered straight legs and embellished wit...

Pyramid Shape Tessellated Stone Marble Ball Pulls High Chest Dresser Drawer MINT

This unique Oak wood dresser and cabinet is inspired by my love of the Austrian artist Hundertwasser and is a wonderfully useful and beautiful piece of bedroom furniture. Hundertwass...

Circa 1870 Large 19thC English glazed inverted breakfront pine dresser (2 piece) Measures: W182 x D44 x H205cm Base W182 x D44 x H81 cm...

Circa 1880 19thC English Pine Housekeepers Cupboard (2 piece) Measures: W178 x D40 x H232cm Base W178 x D40 x H106 cm Top W178 x D34 x H127 cm Top Cabinet is 28cm D...

Created so it can be placed in the centre of a room, away from a wall, Poul Henningsen’s grand chest of drawers features wooden panels on all sides. It is designed to be admired and considered from every angle. This piece highlights the distinctive feature of legs that appear separate from the frame, making a clear distinction between the light, thin legs and the solid, strong body. The PH grand chest...

5 drawers dressing table without friezes. Other finishes available. The item can be customized.  

Circa 1870 19thC Welsh Ebonised Sycamore Top Dresser sku 901 W183 x D49 x H211 cm Base W183 x D49 x H86 cm Top (cornice) W188 x D23 x H125 cm

Canadian Brutalist mid century lowboy with mirror Lowboy measures: 82.75 wide x 19.25 deep x 16.75 inches high on low end All pieces of furnit...

Circa 1790 Georgian English Pine Housekeepers Cupboard Panelled sides, pillar columns, bracket feet and original hardware, signs of past repair. (2 piece) Measures: W158 ...

circa 1870 19thC English housekeepers cupboard / wardrobe sku 1192 2 parts W156 x D57 x H209 cm Base W152 x D54 x H70 cm Top W156 x D57 x H139 cm.

Combining functionality and style, Wynwood chest of drawers completes the bedroom with its linear silhouette. The brown and grey shades lend the piece a sophisticated elegance with a...

circa 1850 Monumental 19thC English Pine Housekeepers / Haberdashery Cabinet Exceptional form and scale sku 1161 W360 x D63 x H262 cm Top W356 x D41 x H172 cm Base W360 x D63 x...

Teak dresser, circa 1960's. Six drawer dresser with solid wood edging with stunning book-matched veneer on all drawer faces and dovetail construction. Bow front design is subtle and ...

Circa 1900 Large English oak glazed dresser with fabric lined top cabinet Measures: W 154 x D 65 x H 214cm Base W 140 x D 65 x H 79cm Top W 154 x D ...

Circa 1830 Georgian English original scrumbled pine Linen press cupboard An exceptional example Measures: W 130 x D 56 x H 190cm Base W 122 x ...

Circa 1870 Monumental 19thC English Pine Housekeepers Cupboard/ With two panelled central sliding doors, 2 outer hinged doors to the top cabinet and 8 Panelled doors...

Circa 1850 19th C English oak & elm housekeepers cupboard. sku 1270 Excellent form and colour. W119 x D54 x H194 cm. Base W112 x D50 x H86 cm. Top W119 x D54 x H108 cm.

circa 1870 19thC Pedimented English Pine Linen Press With a classical triangular pediment & keys W137 x D60 x H208cm Base W128 x D56 x H84cm Top W137 x D60 x H124.

18th century Italian neoclassical carved, lacquered and gilded wood dresser attributed to Francesco Bolgiè (1752?-1834). The fine and elegant commode is made of finely carved, lacquered and gilded wood. It presents several stylistic and material elements characteristic of the wooden works and of the furniture present in the Piedmont area, between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. The richness of the ornaments, the gold leaf, the iconographic program and the significant level of cabinet making that characterizes this furniture are testimony of a wealthy client and the valuable work of a sculptor at the service of noble and royal families. Stylistically can be attributed to the famous italian sculptor Francesco Bolgiè (1752-1834). The front of the furniture and the two side are characterized by a complex decorative architecture. Two horizontal perimeter bands show gilded carved geometric patterns and palmettes on a blue lacquered backdrop. The low frame, in the centre and on the front, has a half-moon element inside which is finely carved a lion with two cupids and laurel branches. Near the corners, at the top, are carved a female faces, while at the bottom are some bees. The fretwork of the vertical bands draws strings that support a bunch of grapes with vine leaves. The side walls are lacquered in ochre yellow and, at the centre, a frame with acanthus leaves outlines a lacquered space in the tones of the ancient rose violaceous, with in the centre an ornate leaf with fine girali. On the four sides of this frame four large golden flowers harmonize the together. The front, similar in composition, has a yellow ochre background, internal frame with palmettes and four flowers. The large internal space, lacquered in antique pink, shows in the center a woman’s fece with a composition of grapes and wheat ears; from the face depart fine phytomorphic girals with racemes, bunches of grapes and vine leaves. The nozzle of the original lock, placed on the front of the cabinet and on top, is in gilded bronze, chiselled with ribbon motif. The front panel opens downwards. The interior of the cabinet, entirely lacquered in red, has a shelf and therefore two compartments. The red color cinnabar deliberately recalls the characteristic Chinese lacquer, at the time much loved for the decorations to cineseria furniture. The special folding lock system, which allows the opening and closing of the front door, is the original one. The commode rests on four conical wood legs witch are carved with acanthus leaves and small ramage, gilded and lacquered. The top of the furniture is in grey marble bardiglio valdieri, lithotype that had great success in Piedmont, in the north of Italy, since the middle of the 18th century. On it were usually exposed bronzes, candlesticks, watches and sculptures. The sculpted subjects refer to a precise iconographic programme. The female head is identifiable in Ceres, Mother Terra, which in classical iconography is depicted with the head surrounded by a sert of wheat ears and a cluster of grapes. Ceres or Demeter in Greek, sister of Zeus, in Greek mythology is the goddess of fertility, the guardian of crops, protector of agriculture and wheat, constant nurse of youth and of the green earth, author of the cycle of seasons, life and death, protector of marriage and sacred laws. The representation of Ceres, and its meaning, are linked to bees, symbol of virtue and chastity, allegory of Mother Earth, rebirth, mercy and justice. Just as the leaves of the vine and its fruits: in many cultures, from Greco-Roman to Christianity, the vine is a symbol of well-being, fruitfulness and blessing; it represents an abundant life and the joy that flows from it; it reflects the desire for fertility and beauty. It is also a sign of devotion to the fruits of the spirit and protection from evil. Fullness, wisdom, youth, maturation, prosperity are all images associated with the vine. Sacrifice, faith and good will are the qualities required for the vine to bear fruit. The inverted bezel shows the iconographic image of Amor Vincit...

The Mobile TV in metamorfosi is a TV furniture composed of triangles. This furniture is in line with the Tavolo in metamorfosi. To complete the set you need ...

circa 1750 Large Exceptional 18thC Dutch Painted Linen Press An exceptional and rare example sku 1246 2 pieces W155 x D58 x H231 cm Top W150 x D58 x H144 cm Base W155 x D58 x ...

circa 1870 Large 19thC English Pine Housekeepers Cupboard. (Some partitions can be removed leaving a shelved interior - tbc). Two parts Measures: W153 x D55 x H241 cm Top W152 x...

circa 1870 Large 19th C English glazed pine dresser in original finish with hand blown glass and shaped top shelves sku 992 (2 parts - top cabinet and base) Measures: W17...

French Louis XVI Style Commode dresser, Bronze mounts, four drawers.

A rare and magnificently decorative antique Spanish Fernandino style mahogany chest of drawers commode and mirror. Hand-crafted in Spain in the late 19th century, surmounted by the monumental dresser mirror with finely hand carved giltwood bird crest, atop flat mirror plates, framed by ornate scrolling foliates. Mounted over a mahogany bombe shaped chest accented with contrasting string banded inlay, gilded birds perched on stylized scrolled foliate, flanking four drawers. The solid wooden case fitted with a projecting frieze drawer, over three larger drawers, rising on sculptural patinated gilt wood ancient Egyptian Sphinx form front feet. Bold, dramatic and luxurious yet with an elegant warmth, and visually striking sophistication, the two piece set can be used a variety of different ways, including in the bedroom as a dresser / commode, in the dining room as a sideboard server, credenza console, or placed in the foyer as a stunning entry statement piece! Dimensions: (approx) Overall: 86.25" High, 43" Wide, 22" Deep Commode: 32.25" High, 43" Wide, 21.25" Deep Mirror: 54" High, 36.5" Wide History: Fernandino style is called the one developed in the decorative arts - especially furniture - in Spain during the reign of Fernando VII...

Circa 1870 19thC oak & pine open bookcase / dresser with original brass T bar handles and hardware. (2 parts) Measures: W 190 x D 47 x H 228 cm Base W 181 x D 47 x H 96 c...

1940 Style mirror dressing table 6 height drawers (mirror) 161 cm. Total width 111 cm and depth of 88 cm. note that a handful is missing. Additional information: Style: 40s 60s ...

Circa 1870 Large 19th C English pine waterfall dresser with original brass hardware sku 1042 (2 Sections) Measures: W180 x D56 x H232 cm Base W180 x D56 x H93 cm Top W176 x D18...

Circa 1860 19th C large english pine glazed panelled dresser sku 1045 (2 Sections) Measures: W 170 x D 45 x H 213 cm Base W 170 x D 45 x H 94 cm To...

Circa 1850 19thC English waterfall open pine dresser sku 1051 (2 sections) W144 x D50 x H254 cm Base W144 x D50 x H94 cm Top W144 x D25 x H160 cm.

circa 1890 Large 19thC English pine Housekeepers cupboard Measures: W 143 x D 49 x H 199cm.    

circa 1850. 19th C Irish vernacular painted farmhouse dresser. sku 1147. Measures: W133 x D50 x H202cm.