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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
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Teak Cabinets by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbelfabrik
Located in Littleton, CO
Teak bachelor's chest or tall sideboard by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbelfabrik. This lovely pair of stacked cabinets have been well cared by their origin...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Teak

Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Berger designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Aluminum

Art Deco Modern Vanity Dressing Table Round Mirror Leather & Walnut Wood
Located in Porto, PT
Claire Dressing Table embraced an Art Deco style with curvy and opulent shapes. This eye-catchy modern dressing table owns the promise of enriching any master bedroom design project....
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

18th Century Style Drinks Cabinet, Walnut, Walnut Burr English
Located in Toronto, CA
This is an absolutely fantastic example of an 18th Century Style drinks cabinet or dry bar crafted in England with meticulous attention to detail. The cabinet is in Walnut solids and veneer and a showstopper of Burr Walnut veneers on the door and drawer faces. Inside the interior has a contrasting blond sycamore wood that with the mirrored back and setback glass shelves sets off the interior in a light, bright contrast. This traditional English drinks cabinet...
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20th Century English Georgian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Exhibition Quality Mahogany Cylinder Bureau by Maple & Co
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R031 Superb quality and very attractive, Edwardian flamed mahogany cylinder bureau by Maples & Co, two mahogany lined and satinwood crossbanded drawers fitted with original brass han...
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Early 20th Century English Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Important Cabinet with Two Body in Blackened Wood Carved and Engraved
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
IMPORTANT CABINET WITH TWO BODY IN BLACKENED WOOD CARVED AND ENGRAVED ORIGIN: FRANCE PERIOD: 17TH CENTURY Height: 188 cm Width: 135 cm Depth: 53.5 cm Blackened wood and veneer: rosewood, ebony, pear, mahogany Framed in oak wood A real ceremonial piece of furniture, this two-part cabinet opens with two historiated panels and two drawers in the upper part and two leaves and two belt drawers in the lower part. Richly worked, it offers both inside and outside a floral decoration, finely engraved which contrasts with the importance given to geometric lines. This duality, typical of this type of cabinet, confirms its dating and its origin. In addition, the gilded metal locks and fittings enhance the sumptuous trait of this piece of furniture and also contribute to its ornamentation. Furniture of predilection for “enclosing the most precious things” (Furetière, Dictionnaire, 1690) the appearance of cabinets in the 16th century accompanied the development of wunderkammern, these cabinets of curiosities enriched both by the vogue for the antique and by distant expeditions which bring back with them natural wonders and rare testimonies of distant civilisations. The curious, combining fortune and culture, brings together antique medals, rare plants, fossils, or oriental ornaments. This meeting of pieces which embodies much more than their material reality, a subjective evocation of all the riches of the earth and all the knowledge of men, acts in the eyes of its owner like a microcosm of which he is the master and which he enjoys according to his will. This is how the first cabinets were designed to be transportable, often wooden structures calling for riches only those they housed for a collector who refused to part with them, even temporarily. In the 17th century, the cabinet gained in technical complexity and luxurious materials until it could no longer be moved itself and became a prized and expensive collector’s item...
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17th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ebony, Mahogany, Pearwood, Rosewood

Solid Pine Kitchen Cupboard, 1920's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Solid pine cabinet from the 1920s. The cabinet consists of 2 separate parts. In the upper part 4 doors with a shelf and two drawers behind the two middle doors. The glass is hand pai...
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1920s Hungarian Rustic Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Pine

Lacquered Wooden Art Deco Modernist Armoire or Wardrobe by Fer Semey for Pander
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist armoire or wardrobe. Design by Fer Semey for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Belgium/ Dutch design from the 1930s. Original lacquered sof...
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Vintage Flame Mahogany Sideboard by William Tillman Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous Vintage Regency Revival breakfront sideboard by the master cabinet maker William Tillman, Circa 1980 in date. It is made of stunning flame mahogany crossbanded ...
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1980s Regency Revival Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique Swedish Biedermeier Golden Birch Ebonized Chest of Drawers Dresser, 1820
Located in Portland, OR
An elegant antique Swedish Biedermeier golden birch and burlwood chest of drawers, circa 1820. The chest having a overhanging top with four ...
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1820s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Birch, Burl

Trittico Cassettone e Coppia di comodini in legno intarsiato Antichi
Located in Foggia, FG
Trittico Cassettone e coppia di comodini in legno intarsiato Antichi In buono stato conservativo come da foto e video allegati Capiente, pregiato e ...
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Early 1900s Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Library / Wardrobe in Teak, Walnut and Brass, Italy, 1960's
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Library / Wardrobe in teak, walnut and brass, Italy, 1960's We are very proud to add this large library / wardrobe to our collection. With the use of different kinds of wood a warm ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Edwardian Corner Cupboard
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4559 Edwardian mahogany and inlaid wall hanging wall cabinet, having inlaid swan neck pediment, astragal glazed door fitted with original working lock and a key and enclosing 2 she...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Louis XV St. Side Cabinet Nightstand French Chestnut Bedside Table, Late 19th C.
Located in Labrit, Landes
French side cabinet Louis XV style nightstand Late 19th century Walnut bedside table One drawer and one trapdoor Hand-carved with vegetal and floral motifs. Good condition. Shipping...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

A Large 19th Century Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5410 Superb quality XIXth century open bookcase in plum pudding mahogany, having oversailing top with outstanding mahogany grain above three height adjustable shelves flanked by ro...
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19th Century French Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Display Cabinet, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French ormolu mounted mahogany vitrine, circa 1870 in date. This beautiful cabinet is of slender form with gilt bronze ormolu mounts and a moulded cor...
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1870s French Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ormolu

Mogens Koch Three Bookcases for Rud, Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mogens Koch three bookcases in mahogany + plinths. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen. The reverse with paper labels ‘RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/COPENHAGEN/...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Vintage Rustic Hand Carved Pine Armoire
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Rustic pine armoire. Beautiful hand carved detail on front. A high arched top with additional carvings. Beautifully laid out interior with areas for hanging and sh...
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Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Small Victorian Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Victorian mahogany sideboard of unusual proportions, having finely carved upstand to back and figured mahogany top over 3 cylindrical drawers and 3 panelled cupboard doors, all enclosing sliders, shelves and deep drawers, all standing on plinth base. This antique sideboard / chiffonier is in excellent condition throughout - ready to place at home. c1870 H49"-upstand H34.5" W47.5" D19.5" H125cm H87cm W121cm D49cm PLEASE VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS OR WEBSITE TO VIEW OVER 700 ANTIQUE FURNITURE, CLOCKS AND BAROMETERS. PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PROFILE TO VIEW MORE...
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19th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Small MCM Teak Wall Shelf / Organizer
Located in San Diego, CA
A small MCM teak wall shelf / organizer with three shelves and four brass hooks, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures ...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Teak

Belgo Chrome Illuminated Showcase Etagere 23kt Gold-Plated
Located in Antwerp, BE
23 KT gold -plated showcase - etagere by Belgo Chrome. A Luxurious illuminated console - open showcase - open vitrine - little shelves made in Belgium by Belgo Chrome in the late 20th century circa 1970 - 1980. It has 23 KT gold -plated pillars and surrounding, black laminated wood, 2 smoked glass shelves in the etagere, a light above and a smoked glass on top. This black and gold vitrine...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood, Mirror, Smoked Glass

Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Regency mahogany bow front chest of drawers, having a banded top above an arrangement of two short over two...
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19th Century English Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Brass Coat Wall Hooks by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass hooks manufactured by Carl Auböck in Austria in the 1950s.   
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Art Deco Wardrobe in Mahogany Burl, 1925
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Wardrobe restored Art Deco around 1925 mahogany burl Features: Three-door model with mirror, 2 hanging rails and 4 shelves Height-adjustable shelves Very high quality processin...
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20th Century Art Deco Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Maple & Co, An English Arts & Crafts Oak Wardrobe with Decorative Copper Details
Located in London, GB
Maple and Co. London An English Arts and Crafts oak wardrobe with flaring cornice, stylized decorative copperwork hoods above 'A' framed red leaded glass lights with a full-length o...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Copper

Aesthetic Movement Tiger Oak Armoire, Maple + Co. London, England 1900, H539
Located in Vancouver, BC
Aesthetic movement tiger oak armoire, Maple + Co. London, England 1900, H539 England 1900 Solid oak Original Finish Moulded cornice on top Carved p...
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Early 1900s Scottish Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Input Compartment with Mirror and Drawers by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Entrance furniture composed of rosewood base with drawers covered in parchment, bakelite knobs in orange date color. Follows the upper part with frame of...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Steel

Pair of Art Nouveau Bedside Cabinets in Amboyna c1900
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A pair of French Art Nouveau bedside cabinets of two different forms one having a cupboard shelf and drawer and the other with shelves and drawer, both...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Amboyna

Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Low Rosewood sideboard, 1960s Beautiful Danish Modern low sideboard in minimalistic style attributed to Danish designer Arne Vodder for Sibast. Front with...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Rosewood

Art Deco Sideboard Made of Rosewood with Brass Applications, Paris, around 1920
Located in Greven, DE
Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our furniture unrestored so that we can be sure that it is really original. We then offer these as original until we recondition the furniture in our workshop and then offer it as restored furniture...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Tuscany Bookcase in Solid Fir, Hand Painted, with Glass on Three Sides
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian bookcase in fir, with two doors, hand painted, with glass on three sides, internal shelves. Very sturdy and elegant. In my warehouse I have two of these bookcases as seen ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Fir

Pair of Art Deco Bird's Eye Maple & Walnut Bedside Cabinets, 1930s
Located in Norwich, GB
A pair of matching Art Deco bird's eye maple & walnut bedside cabinets. Circa 1930s. The cabinets are veneered in bird's eye maple, with a contrasting veneered walnut front frieze...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Karl Springer Zebrawood Writing Desk with Stainless Steel and Brass Accents
Located in Miami, FL
Karl Springer zebrawood writing desk with stainless steel and brass accents Offered for sale is a highly polished Karl Springer exotic zebrawood writing desk with a stainless stee...
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Late 20th Century American Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Antique Victorian Standing Corner Cabinet, Walnut, Mirror Back, Scotland, 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian standing corner cabinet, walnut, mirror back, Scotland 1880, H156 Scotland, 1880 Solid walnut Original finish Finial pedimen...
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1880s Scottish Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Italian Mid-Century Sideboard dresser with Mirror by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Italian mid-century sideboard in rosewood produced by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s. This sideboard has excellent manufacturing aspects, noticeable from the arched line, hard transpare...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Victorian Mahogany Shop Display Cabinet / Counter or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has two glass doors fitted with original knob handles. It features two shelves on cast iron shelve holde...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Large Georgian Carved Gothic Oak Corner Cabinet Cupboard, Scotland 1780, H127
Located in Vancouver, BC
Large Georgian carved Gothic oak corner cabinet cupboard, Scotland, 1780, H127 Scotland 1780-1800 Solid oak Original finish Large protruding cornice on top Carved frieze underneath ...
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Late 18th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Hans Wegner Tall Rosewood Cabinet c1960s
Located in London, GB
Hans Wegner Tall Cabinet for RY Mobler. Exquisite tall cabinet with sliding doors and circular, recessed door pulls probably produced...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Rosewood

Italian Mid-Century Modern Petite Desk Designed by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern petite desk elegantly named "Dattilo" in wood teak designed by Vittorio Dassi, from the 1950s. The drawer front is very elegant, inspired by the co...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Fine Early Twentieth Century Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Dublin, IE
Early twentieth century inlaid mahogany display cabinet. The moulded bow front top raised above centred glass door with brass escutcheon and key flanked by two shaped glass panels en...
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Early 20th Century English Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

English Arts & Crafts Oak Bookcase with Upper Angled Book Trough
Located in London, GB
In the manner of Arthur Simpson of Kendal. A superb quality little Arts & Crafts English oak bookcase with through tenon details, an upper angular book...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Antique Oak Hanging Corner Cabinet, Scotland 1800, H122
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak hanging corner cabinet, Scotland 1800, H122 Scotland, 1800 Solid oak Original finish Moulded cornice with dentil frieze underneath Canted side panels flank a fielded pan...
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Early 1800s Scottish Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Teteia Contemporary Wall Shelf
Located in Floresta, MG
Graceful and delicate, the Teteia wall shelf is a suspended shelf that behaves well in any Habitat, allowing several possibilities of use. Its colors a...
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2010s Brazilian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Steel

20th Century Dutch Trumeau Walnut with Maple Wood Inlays, Netherlands, 1950
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Dutch Trumeau from the mid-20th century. Furniture of exceptional quality, richly inlaid in walnut and maple wood, the interior is covered in mahogany an...
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1950s Dutch Dutch Colonial Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Maple, Walnut, Fir

Midcentury Teak Glazed Cabinet by Robert Heritage, England, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
Midcentury teak glazed cabinet by Robert Heritage as part of the multi-width range for Beaver & Tapley. England, circa 1960. Glass siding doors, with one static and one adjustable sh...
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Teak

Antique Roll Top Desk Mahogany Bureau, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classy French Empire roll top desk in mahogany Plenty of storage with all the cubby holes and drawers Writing surface revealed by opening up the...
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1880s Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Gorgeous Restored Three-Drawer Chest by Widdicomb in Cream Lacquer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. The...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Wall Bookcase E22 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wall Unit; Bookcase; E22; Osvaldo Borsani; Tecno; 1960s; Italian Design; Shelves; Writing Desk; Working Desk; Table; Writing Table; Wall Piece; Modular; Italian mid-century moder...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal

Antique George I Quality Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George I quality walnut chest of drawers having a quality walnut rectangular top with a moulded edge above two short and three long walnut crossbanded drawers with attractive...
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1740s English George I Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Antique Oak Smokers Cabinet, Corner Cabinet, Scotland, 1900, H086
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak smokers cabinet, corner cabinet, Scotland, 1900, H086 Scotland 1900 Solid oak Original finish Shelf above Simple beveled gl...
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Early 1900s Scottish Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Unusual Czech Midcentury Yellow and Red Flower Stand, Lacquered Wood, 1940s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Unusual Czech midcentury yellow and red flower stand, lacquered wood, 1940s. Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia) Period: 1940-1949.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood, Lacquer

Victorian Antique Howard & Son's Revolving Library Bookcase Side End Wine Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this really very nice and highly collectable Howard & Son’s Berner street Library revolving bookcase table I have never seen one of these made ...
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Antique Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique mahogany display cabinet having an astragal glazed door to the top section with a fitted interior and two shelves. The base ha...
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Early 1900s English Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Commode Chest of Drawers Marble Top, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Commode French chest of drawers late 19th century classical style marble top, circa 1890 Exotic woods and bronze Good antique condition Shipping: 55/129/87 cm 89 kg.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

Antique 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century Victorian antique burr walnut freestanding Davenport having a lift up lid and a writing slope both with fitted interiors, lovely burr walnut front panel, carved ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Ambrose Heal A Rare Mansfield Oak Chest of Drawers With Iron Heart Escutcheons
Located in London, GB
Ambrose Heal A Rare Mansfield oak chest of drawers with Iron heart escutcheons and handles in wonderful original condition. The quality is very high using beautifully figured quarter...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Iron

Quality Antique Edwardian Mahogany Corner Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Edwardian mahogany corner display cabinet having a shaped moulded cornice, blind fret carved frieze above a single astral glazed door opening to reveal five original ...
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Early 1900s European Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Other

Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Apothecary Shop Counter
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Apothecary Shop Counter. Brass edged mahogany top with glazed doors to one side and a bank of drawers and shelving ...
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1890s English Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique and Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for Sale: Find Credenzas, Sideboards, Bookcases and Other Furnishings on 1stDibs

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.

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