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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: Bauhaus
18th Century Dutch Rococo Period Serpentine Front Painted Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a beautiful Dutch Rococo commode, circa 1760 in white wash paint with original bronze hardware. The commode has a double serpentine front,...
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Vintage Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian writing table / desk with Rococo Revival handicarved solid wood frame accented by a scalloped apron and gilt embossed l...
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1970s Italian Rococo Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Blue Rococo Oak Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1750-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Large antique oak rococo chest of four drawers with handsome brass hardware pulls all resting on cabriolet feet.
This commode has been given an exceptional new professional blue laye...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique Large Blue Pained Rococo Chest of Drawers from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the striking blue painted finish that draws one to this handsome large oak chest of drawers. Later professionally painted in blue and teal shades...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Dutch Rococo Bombe Parquetry Commode, 18th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Stunning mid 18th century Dutch Rococo Bombe Commode with quality padouk, tulipwood, laburnum and Kingwood parquetry with shaped exceptional origi...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Padouk
Circa 1880 French Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 French Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode. Handsome serpentine form with rouge de fer marble top, in the Rococo taste. Parquetry veneers of kingwood & mahogany. Bronze mounts & h...
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1880s French Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
DOOQ Buffet Sideboard Berlin in Natural Walnut, Polished Brass, Nude
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like its name suggests, Berlin sideboard is inspired by Bauhaus, a wave of thought that is impossible to overlook when passing through the streets of Berlin. In a more down to earth ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
German Metal Drawers Cabinet, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful Cabinet with drawers. The cabinet has been restored and the drawers are sealed with Linseed oil, the top part is original and has a nice patina look.
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1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$1,288 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Venetian Rococo Style Bombe Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th Century Venetian Rococo Style Bombe Chest Commode is richly hand-painted with bouquets of vibrant flowers, centered on ochre yellow surroun...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Rococo commode signed Johan Martin Ek, Stockholm, Circa 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
A distinguished example of 18th-century Swedish craftsmanship, this Rococo period commode is signed by renowned cabinetmaker Johan Martin Ek (1734–1795), active in Stockholm during o...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Pine
Important Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood Commode by Pierre Migeon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important Louis XV inlaid kingwood commode by Pierre II Migeon, circa 1745, having original shaped and molded Porto marble top over two drawers having high style rocaille inlay and o...
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 18th century Rococo Painted Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual painted bombe commode with two drawers.
Exuberant form with faux marbleized top, carved decoration and very unusual floral carved drawer pulls. Paint probably of later date.
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
A Black Rococo Foldable Writing Desk With Drawers, Circa 18th Century Sweden
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful 18th Century Rococo style writing desk in pink and black (bluish black) featuring a cuff mechanism that opens up to a writing tab...
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18th Century Finnish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$5,344 Sale Price
20% Off
Romweber French Rococo Louis XV Cream Lacquered Nine-Drawer Dresser, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial or Rococo Louis XV style nine-drawer dresser
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cream lacquered walnut, with gold gilt trim, and original brass hardw...
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1960s American Rococo Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Restored Bauhaus Wardrobe, by Hynek Gottwald, Walnut, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Made by Hynek Gottwald, a company credited with being the pioneers of metal furniture.
This item features classic Bauhaus design elements. Elements of this style are neutral colors...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
DOOQ Buffet Sideboard Berlin in Natural Walnut, Polished Brass, Rose Pink
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like its name suggests, Berlin sideboard is inspired by Bauhaus, a wave of thought that is impossible to overlook when passing through the streets of Berlin. In a more down to earth ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus Bookshelf, wood and glass
By Bauhaus
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Bookcase made of black painted wood and glass shelves. The bookcase is in Bauhaus style, very comfortable being of reduced height, measuring in fact only 183 cm. Very interesting ob...
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1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare Jules Buoy Custom Cabinet / Shelves/ Dry Bar, c 1931
By Jules Buoy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Custom Art Deco, Bauhaus cabinet with removable mirror and ingenious double hinged doors with circular cutout pulls, Designed by architect and designer Jules Buoy, Made for Carlo's Salzedo's Summer Harp Colony in Camden , Maine, Amazing design, color, patina ,Reminiscent of famed designs by Paul Frankl, Donald Deskey, Kim Weber...
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1930s American Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Pair of Italian Rococo Chinoiserie Lacquered Wood Corner Cabinets
Located in IT
18th Century, Pair of Italian Rococo Chinoiserie Lacquered Wood Corner Cabinets
This pair of corner cabinets was made in Piedmont, Italy, around the middle of the eighteenth century according to the taste of the baroque.
The structure is in poplar wood, lacquered and decorated on the front side. The central body consists of an open door that conceals a compartment with two shelves. Above, a mixed cymatium crowns the piece of furniture and consists of two small tops bordered with gold leaf on red bole. Equally finished in gold are reserves and frames that decorate the furniture highlighting the various parts of which it is composed. Below the door, a open compartment is presented by a quadrilobate profile. The piece of furniture is decorated with floral ornaments and polychrome chinoiserie designs partly in relief thanks to the application of cast plaster. Inside the side frames are depicted characters dressed in oriental with floral decorations typical of fashion in chinoiserie. The two central doors have different designs, animated by oriental figures dressed in Chinese clothes...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Pair of Baroque Dressers Naples Third Quarter 18th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Neapolitan dressers from the Rococo period. Fully convex in form, that is, made with vertical and horizontal move, they are made with the inner hull in poplar and then panell...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$44,851 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rococo Dining Cabinet 18th Century Laserow Black Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A dining cabinet made during the 18th century and the Rococo period in Sweden. Two- piece, arched crown. Made from oak and later painted in Laserow Black. Starshaped inlays on the do...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Small Antique Danish 18th Century Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small Danish rococo breakfront chest of three drawers.
Crafted in oak wood and later professional painted in a light ocher yellow with a lovely patina.
Denmark 1750-1760
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Italian Rococo Styled Decorative Painted Gilt and Onyx Storage Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Rococo Styled Decorative Painted Gilt and Onyx Storage Cabinet/Dry Bar
Gorgeous Antique Italian Rococo Styled Decorative Painted Gilt Storage Cabinet/Dry Bar. This ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Czech Bauhaus Chrome Flower Stand Made Out of Oak, Lacquered, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This flower stand with a frame of bent steel tube and lacquered oak shelves, was made in the 1930s in the Czech Republic. Original chromium plating in perfect original condition.
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20th Century Czech Bauhaus Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
Blue Painted Oak Rococo Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1770-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This large antique rococo oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, handsome brass hardware pulls and rests on cabriolet feet.
It has been given an exceptional new profession...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk by André Lurçat, Manufactured by Thonet, circa. 1935
By André Lurcat
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel desk designed by André Lurçat and probably manufactured by Thonet. Chrome plated tubular steel, stained oak veneer, circa 1930.
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Bombé Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This black lacquered vintage Bombé chest with raised gilded fretwork on its front features curvy French Rococo lines. With two roomy drawers, this piece is...
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Sicilian Rococo Olivewood Commodini
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine bombe form with inset marble top over two drawers raised on cabriole legs. Brass handles. Very cute table.
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1770s Sicilian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Elegant German minimalist Bauhaus tubular steel shelve with transparent glass
Located in PRAHA 4, CZ
Embrace Minimalism with our 1932 German Bauhaus Tubular Steel Shelf
Step into the world of Bauhaus design with our Elegant German Minimalist Bauha...
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Italian Rococo Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
A good clean chest with a serpentine top with banded edge over three conforming drawers with brass handles and escutcheons. Nice brown patina. Cabriole legs.
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1760s Italian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Marcel Breuer S40 cabinet for Tecta Germany 1980
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare display cabinet model S40, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925. Re-editioned by Tecta Germany in the 1980s. Marcel Breuer always had a structural and architectural way ...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Beech
Rococo Style Ebonized Beech and Walnut-Root Cabinet with a Glass Top, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Brianza, Italy, 1940s.
This piece of furniture, dating back to the 40s, is very particular for its extreme curves that require maximum craftsmanship.
It is made in Brianza,...
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1940s Italian Rococo Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Beech, Walnut
Bauhaus Desk by Erich Dieckmann, Rosewood, Lacquer, Maple, Germany circa 1925
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original, fully restored Bauhaus Desk, attributed to Erich Dieckmann, Germany, 1923-1925 at the Bauhaus in Weimar.
Wonderful rosewood / Palisander veneer with excellent piano lacquer finish.
Inside in bright maple in satin finish and high-gloss inside the doors.
Polished stainless steel trims around the top and bottom. Nickel-plated metal fittings and details, galvanized and polished.
Original locks repaired and galvanized. On the backside there are two book compartments...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
19th Century French Vitrine by Francois Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and stunning vitrine was crafted by the illustrious French ébéniste François Linke. A master of the Louis XVI style, Linke was renowned for his highly original designs t...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Restored Bauhaus Chrome Flower Stand, Robert Slezak, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus Chrome Flower Stand by Robert Slezak.
Maker: Robert Slezak
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Material: Lacquered Wood,...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Walnut Rococo Decorative Carved Barley Twist Step Back Cuboard, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian walnut Rococo cupboard with a carved molded edge top, carved corner plinths with flanking barley twist columns, four centered drawers with wood knobs, and terminating on the ...
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1750s Italian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
19th Century, Italian Rococo Style Inlay Wood Sideboard
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Rococo Style Inlay Wood Sideboard
This sideboard was made in the Venetian area in the 19th century. The shaped model takes up the stylistic characteristics of the Venetian Rococo furniture...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Petite 18th Century Venetian Painted Wood Rococo Vitrine with Carved Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Venetian 18th century period Rococo painted wood vitrine with carved crest and glass door. Created in Italy during the Rococo period, this It...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Swedish Rocco Style Secratery Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Rocco Style Secratery Hutch . its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1970s Swedish Rococo Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Fine Paint Decorated Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An Italianate design bombe chest in a speckled finish in black and red on pale tan. With carved neoclassical motifs- swags on the drawers, bows and ovals in between, and complementar...
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20th Century Rococo Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Exceptional 18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century Swedish Rococo commode with four drawers and fantastic shape & proportions. ca 1760 Stockholm, Sweden.
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
DOOQ Art-Deco Sideboard Buffet in Pink Marble and Dark Walnut Metropolis
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Metropolis sideboard was created embodying the elegance, fine craftsmanship and rich materials of Art Deco translated into a dichotomy in which op...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Copper
Rococo Oak Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1770-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Large antique oak rococo chest of four drawers with handsome brass hardware pulls all resting on cabriolet feet.
This commode has been given an exceptional new professional blue/gree...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Bombé Shaped Swedish Rococo Chest Drawers with Øland Stone Top, 1760-1770
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bombé shaped Swedish Rococo chest of drawers.
Elegantly veneered in walnut, mirror-cut walnut and line marquetry in lemon wood. With exceptionally beautiful original top of Øland stone...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stone, Bronze
18th Century Italian Venetian Walnut and Burr Walnut Armoire, circa 1750
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent Venetian wardrobe from the mid-18th century in walnut, front veneered in burr walnut with simple inlays in lighter wood thread.
Frontal ...
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1750s Italian Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$50,100 Sale Price
30% Off
Small Oak Rococo Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
A small oak rococo chest of three drawers with brass key escutcheons. The scalloped edge is carried down through the 3 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elegant chest al...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early Dutch Bombé Marquetry Display Cabinet for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Restoration required. Dutch marquetry cabinet, large angular form with shaped cornice with a floral basket marquetry panel over double glazed d...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Dutch Marquetry Chest of Drawers or Commode, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Dutch marquetry chest of drawers. Century XVIII.
Requires restoration.
Chest of drawers with four front drawers with key lock and ...
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18th Century European Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
18th Century Swedish Rococo Glass Front Cabinet
Located in Huntington, NY
A beautiful Rococo glass front cabinet with original brass hardware and locks. The upper cabinet has four shelves under a bonnet top with glass doors. The lower cabinet has two shelv...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th C. Swedish Rococo Period Two-Part Painted Secretary with Library
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Swedish secretary with library from the late Rococo period, circa 1780. The upper section has two library shelves with glass doors. The lower body is shaped to provide slant desk r...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Buffet from Värmland with Canted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period 18th century painted wood buffet from Värmland, with canted sides, four drawers and two doors. Created in the west-central province of Värmland during the 18t...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Tubular steel bauhaus etagere
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Tubular steel bauhaus etagere in very nice original condition. Tubular steel body with metal shelves.
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1930s French Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Steel
Bauhaus Desk by Mücke-Melder, Steeltubes and Oak Veneer, Czechia circa 1935
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, large modernist Bauhaus Steeltube Desk by Mücke-Melder, Czechia circa 1935.
Oak solid wood and veneer. Chrome-plated, polished tubular steel frame with original patina. Left and right each 4 long drawers.
By locking the top drawer all 4 drawers are locked.
Very functional with much storage space and very good legroom. The desk can also be used as a 'partners desk' and be worked on from two sides.
In the style of Marcel Breuer’s steel tube desks...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
DOOQ Buffet Sideboard Berlin in Natural Oak, Polished Brass, Powder
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like its name suggests, Berlin sideboard is inspired by Bauhaus, a wave of thought that is impossible to overlook when passing through the streets of Berlin. In a more down to earth ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombe Shaped Wine Cellerette Cooler 1760
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare & fine antique Dutch marquetry bombe shaped rosewood wine cellarette/cooler, circa 1760.
The hinged top of ogee/sarcophagus form and finely inlaid with floral p...
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1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
Chest of Drawers Swedish Rococo Light Wood, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers Swedish Rococo light wood, Sweden. A beautiful chest of drawers with amazing inlays and construction. Made in Sweden during th...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
18th Century Dutch Rococo Walnut Cabinet Armoire
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very fine mid 18th century three part Dutch rococo walnut cabinet on a bombé chest. A decorative carved arched pediment with carved shell crest and a finely moulded cornice above t...
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$3,818 Sale Price
65% Off
Antique Rococo Armoire
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Armoire. This cabinet is in remarkable condition considering its considerable age. Beautifully carved pediment adorns the bon...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$4,995
Mid-century design tubular steel etagere
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Mid-century design tubular steel etagere in very nice original condition with signs of use.
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Danish 18th Century Walnut Veneer Wall Vitrine Display Case
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 18th century walnut veneer wall vitrine display case, Copenhagen, Denmark
The display case has with two small drawers with original brass hardware.
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$1,450 Sale Price
21% Off
Vintage Storage Cabinets and Antique Case Pieces for Sale: Shop Credenzas, Sideboards, Bookcases and Dressers on 1stDibs
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.