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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
Style: Arts and Crafts
Style: Empire
Waring & Gillow Oak Cotswold School Manner Arts And Crafts Cabinet Circa 1920
Located in Norwich, GB
Superb Waring & Gillow oak Arts & Crafts/Cotswold School manner cabinet on stand. Circa 1920. Maker's stamp. Excellent quality, made in solid oak with ch...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wrought Iron

19th Century French Enfilade
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French sideboard in solid oak style Empire country late nineteenth 4 doors, 3 drawers. This provincial piece of furniture is of great qu...
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1890s French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Empire Secretaire, Ebonized Wood, Maple, Ink Painting, Vienna circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very fine neoclassical Empire Secretaire or writing cabinet from Austria, Vienna around 1810/15. Ebonized hardwood body, veneered on oak. Pilaster columns with gilded capitals. All g...
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1810s Austrian Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf

Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts double bookcase cabinet over two drawers In the manner of Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Oak, with carved paw feet, glass front door...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Copper

Liberty and Co An oak revolving bookcase with stylized floral cut-out decoration
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts oak revolving bookcase with stylized floral cut-out decoration to the upper section and sweeping aprons below on four square tapering legs united b...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Lifetime 3 door Arts and Craft Bookcase
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Im pleased to offer a great 3 door bookcase from Lifetime. This bookcase is in nice vintage condition and retains its original hand made handles and manufactures tag. The bookcase al...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Pine Dresser Base with Two Doors and One Drawer
Located in Baltimore, MD
This handsome two door base features very clear wood, hand-polished to a warm honey glow. The top has a bold crown molding above a single long hand-cut dovetailed drawer which stand...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Early 19th Century Splendidly Decorated German Neoclassical Commode
Located in Madrid, MD
Early 19th Century Splendidly decorated German neoclassical commode with fine mahogany veneer, white alabaster columns and gilded bronzes. Very rare Berlin Empire commode; this kind ...
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Alabaster, Bronze

Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A Mahogany and gilt bronze mounts chest of drawers, the top drawer revealing a secretaire. Sweden, early 19th Century 93 cm high by 107.5 cm wide ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

Antique Arts & Crafts Stickley School Wicker & Oak Book Stand, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts book stand in the manner of Stickley offers oak and wicker construction with four shelves and arched apron, circa 1910. Measures- 48.5''H x 25.75''W x 13....
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wicker, Oak

Cotswold School Teak Collectors Cabinet
By Peter Waals
Located in Petworth, GB
We have a wonderful Cotswold School collectors cabinet in teak with a canted locking glass display top The 2 hexagonal panelled doors open to reveal two internal drawers, a drop-down...
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1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts bookcase cabinet By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with mullioned glass front doors, and original copper hardware....
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Copper

French 19th Century Empire Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This two-door French Empire bibliotheque is framed on either side by columns that go all the way to the feet. The top and bottom of the columns are...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "Secretaire a Abattant" was crafted in France, circa 1850. The tall secretary with classical straight lines stands on bracket feet and features round columns on both sides, dressed with a discrete top invisible drawer at the top. The surface is dressed with the original variegated grey marble top. The bottom has double doors with inside shelving for additional storage. The fall front opens and reveals a fully outfitted inside theater decorated with turned columns on the sides, six functioning drawers (a large top drawer across the front and 5 smaller drawers at the bottom), and a wide open niche for books and letters...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Rare Dutch Arts and Crafts Oak Bookcase w. Hand Carved Coromandel Owl Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and highly stylish antique bookcase with all working locks and keys. When it comes to antique furniture, historically, bookcases are th...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique English Bookcase Display Shelf Cabinet Barley Twist Oak C. 1920s
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautiful antique English oak barley twist bookcase or display shelf/cabinet ~~c. 1920s. Perfect for displaying your favorite antique books o...
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1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Winstanley & Bertucci Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Letter Holder Shelf (C)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Winstanley & Bertucci Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Letter holder shelf (C). Item featured designed by Anne E. Winstanley and Dennis Bertucci. Solid wood c...
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Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Winstanley & Bertucci Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Letter Holder Shelf 'B'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Winstanley & Bertucci Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Letter Holder Shelf (B). Item featured is designed by Anne E. Winstanley and Dennis Bertucci. Solid woo...
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Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Danner Sliding Door Barrister Bookcase, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts bookcase by Danner offers quarter sawn oak construction with cases having sliding glass doors opening to divided and adjustable shelf interiors, raised on og...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak, Glass

Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Glazed Bookcase with Pewter & Ebonisedl Inlay
Located in Glasgow, GB
An attractive English Arts & Crafts bookcase cabinet, circa 1900, with pewter, fruitwood and ebonised floral inlay of Art Nouveau style. In golden oak with a moulded cornice above tw...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pewter

Arts & Crafts Oak Barrister Bookcase with Drop Front Secretary Desk, circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts barrister bookcase with fall front secretary desk Recently procured from Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House Attributed to Globe Wernicke US...
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Brass

XL French Empire Sideboard
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Giant French Empire style sideboard or commode in the manner of Linke - This piece is very large - over 8 foot wide or 248 CM - Such ...
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Early 2000s Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Kingwood

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Double Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts double bookcase By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Oak, with glass front doors and original hammered copper hardware. Measu...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Copper

French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Cabinet Pedestal, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
French Empire ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet pedestal, circa 1840. Very good quality bronze mounts of typical Empire period heads. Very useful pedestal vitrine combination tha...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

19th Century French Painted Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Empire painted commode. Beautiful grey color along with a marble top. The piece also has nice brass hardware with the face of a lion. Gorgeous!
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19th Century French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble

Empire Style Vitrine, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire style vitrine, 19th century Mahogany wood. Glazed front and sides, lower skirt with carved central mirror decoration and gilt bronze appl...
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19th Century European Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Other

Antique French Empire Mahogany Commode with Lion Paw Feet, Marble Top, Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire style Commode or some may describe our Lion Paw Foot Commode as from the Restauration period, which was predominantly Neoclassicism. Our Old Plank restoration department completely rebuilt the drawers and the entire frame, but restrained from refinishing the mahogany. We of course enhanced the Original French Lion Paw Commodes...
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1860s French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French Empire neoclassical chest of drawers with brass trim. Absolutely gorgeous finish on this piece! A classic style...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Cylinder Burl Walnut Pedestal Cabinet, Copenhagen, 1830-1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cylinder burl walnut pedestal cabinet. Late Empire. Oak beautifully veneered with walnut. A large front door that opens to reveal a set of three shelv...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Italian 1820s Empire Period Walnut Three-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Empire walnut three-drawer commode from the early 19th century, with ebonized columns and saber feet. Born in Italy during the early years of the 19th century, this Italian Empire commode...
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood, Walnut

19th Century Empire Dutch Mahogany Secretaire Bureau Inlay 1800
Located in Roma, RM
Dutch mobile for the American market, Empire period, we are faced with the great Dutch market that adapted its furniture for every nation that requested it, styling in the best way f...
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Early 1800s Dutch Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Empire Dutch Mahogany Inlay Chest of Drawers, 1820s
Located in Roma, RM
Dutch Chest of drawers, full Empire era, first half of the 19th century, in mahogany and inlaid with wood of fruit. In good condition, it needs restoration. Beautiful proportions, s...
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1810s Dutch Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Chest 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Three-drawer 19th century Empire Chest Ormolu mounts original hardware and marble top.  
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19th Century Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Early 19th Century Medicine Safe Cabinet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted metal cabinet with Goddess of medicine in relief. Secret secondary key-mechanism hiding extra keyhole. NB: Complimentary delivery wit...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal

French Empire Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Escritoire or Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
A French Empire mahogany and ormolu mounted writing cabinet surmounted by a Belgian marble-top, fitted with a frieze drawer, the fall inclosing a fitted interior with tooled original leather lined...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Viennese Early 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This rare and unusual side cabinet displays very characteristically the elegance of Viennese Empire furniture from the early 19th century. The white marble-top above a long single dr...
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19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

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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