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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut & Burl Cylinder Secretary Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut & Burl Cylinder Secretary Desk c1890.
84 1/4" x 38 5/8" x 21 1/...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Burl
$2,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th Century George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th Century George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut fall with herringbone crossbanding opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of five ...
Category
18th Century English George I Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a historically significant Japanese tansu (chest) from the Meiji era (1860s–1900s), crafted from cedar wood.
Its minimalist and refined design embodies traditional Japanese ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Antique French Cabinet Bar Sideboard Baroque Carved Oak c1880 Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Cabinet Bar Sideboard Baroque Carved Oak c1880 Bookcase.
Direct from France, a beautifully hand carved 19th century French “confiturier’ cabinet, an extremely versati...
Category
1880s French Baroque Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique George III Style Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George III style mahogany inlaid sideboard, 19th century. With a two board mahogany top, a central drawer with cock beaded moldings and string inlay over two doors with fan i...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Charles X Inlaid Walnut Antique Chest of Drawers, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant antique Italian chest of drawers dating back to the first half of the 19th century, Charles X period. An extremely refined chest of drawers, whose characteris...
Category
1820s Italian Charles X Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$5,201 Sale Price
20% Off
George IV Rosewood Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top over a drawer above two shelves flanked by leaf carved reverse S scrolled supports. Plinth base.
Category
1830s English George IV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional Louis XVI period (18th century) marble-topped commode from France, incorporating multiple wood elements with classic details that could suit a wide range of decorating...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
from Tohoku area, Japan.
Japanese antique small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, made of Sugi Cedar.
Product of circa 1850s-1870s (late Edo to early Meiji era), estimate from...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Large Antique Victorian Quality Inlaid Figured Mahogany 3 Door Wardrobe
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large Antique Victorian quality inlaid figured mahogany 3 door wardrobe having a shaped inlaid cornice above a large bevelled edge mirror door opening to reveal a fitted interior con...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
18th Century Dutch Ebony Cabinet on Stand
Located in London, GB
An 18th Century Dutch Ebony cabinet with elements in walnut and rosewood, mounted on a later, 19th Century, painted and parcel-gilt stand.
This piece has ...
Category
18th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Ebony
Antique Victorian Sheraton Revival Inlaid Breakfront Wardrobe 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive antique Victorian Sheraton Revival flame mahogany, satinwood and boxwood breakfront wardrobe, by Marsh Jones Cribb & Co, of Leeds and Cavendish Square London, C...
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1880s Sheraton Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Northern Swedish Gustavian Period Handmade Rustic Pine Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish rustic sideboard from the gustavian period, made around 1810. The sideboard is made in northern Sweden by hand from solid pine. It has a straight shape with two doors...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Antique 18th C. French Bleached Oak Serpentine Front Sideboard
Located in Centennial, CO
An absolutely stunning antique late 18th century French bleached oak serpentine front sideboard with cast brass hardware. The curving lines of the cabinet front combined with the cur...
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th - 20th Century Swedish Mahogany Chest of Drawers - Antique Stone Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 19th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian chest, commode with three drawers made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Mahogany, in good condition. The rectangular Scandinav...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stone, Metal, Brass
Antique Early 19th C French Carved Oak Wedding Armoire Wardrobe Normandy 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine, elegant early 19th century antique French carved oak wedding armoire, Normandy, circa 1820.
The armoire is very finely carved and has a arched and scroll carved cornice, belo...
Category
1820s French French Provincial Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
R. J. Horner Style American Empire Carved Oak Glass Front Triple Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique American Empire or late Victorian triple bookcase cabinet
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890
Beautiful carved oak, with glass front doors, and o...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
Mid 19th Century English Collectors cabinet with 14 Drawers
Located in Greven, DE
Antique archive or collection cabinet
England
Mahogany
Mid 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 121 x 64 x 57 cm
Description:
Rare antique collection cabinet veneered in Cuba mahog...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th Century English Mahogany Bookcase/Cabinet. Cabinet is a classic elegant piece featuring glass doors on upper portion, and two solid wood doors on lower cabinet. Glass displ...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Ebonized Inlaid Collectors Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A glorious and magnificent 18th Century Italian collectors cabinet architecturally styled with pediment, columns and finials. This extremely fine cabinet features Florentine inlay de...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet/ Vitrine/ Bookcase, Austria ca. 1835
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century Biedermeier walnut cabinet/ bookcase/ vitrine coming from the early period in Austria around 1835. Elaborately veneered in finest burr walnut the glossy surfa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Red and Blue FLoral Painted Cupboard - 1793
Located in Vo', Veneto
Painted Wardrobe dated 1793
Measurements: H. 188 cm - W. 126 cm (144 at the frames) - D. 47 cm (56 at the frames)
Period: 1793
Origin: Tyrol (European Alpine region)
Wood: Fir
Desc...
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1790s Italian Louis XVI Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fir
Important Pair Antique R.J. Horner Renaissance Revival Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
A monumental, rare and exceptional pair bookcases / china display cabinets from the Gilded Age, circa 1880s. Attributed to R.J. Horner Drawing inspiration from Italian Baroque, Renaissance and Gothic Architecture. The case is hand carved from mahogany featuring two glass display doors with carved floret medallions flanked by 2 large bearded figural Atlas...
Category
1880s Renaissance Revival Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$56,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique 18th Century French Fruitwood Louis XV Provincial Armoire Wardrobe 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 18th century French Provincial Louis XV fruitwood armoire, circa 1760.
The armoire having a removable elegant arched cornice, which is a feature of armoires of this pe...
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1760s French Louis XV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century English Medicine Chest by Clay and Abraham, Liverpool
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century English medicine chest by Clay and Abraham, Liverpool
A small antique mahogany medicine cabinet with brass handle dating from the early 19th century, which opens through the double doors to reveal an arrangement of bottles, with labels and contents, multiple drawers including weighing instruments and weights, mortar and pestle. A trade label on the bottles for Clay, Abraham Chemists, Liverpool. Their Shop on Bold Street
The interior of the medicine chest has 14 compartments with antique glass bottles with stopper...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Solid Walnut Armoire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French carved, solid walnut armoire built in the Louis XV period. A Chapeau de Gendarme cornice tops the body of the armoire. Two solid walnut d...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Renaissance Revival Oak Carved Hunt Bookcase Display Cabinet 97"
Located in Dayton, OH
Exceptional Antique 19th Century Renaissance Revival Hunt Cabinet. Hand carved from oak with a large upper display portion that opens to three adjustable shelves. Door frames are neatly carved and flanked by meticulously carved outer stiles with figural ringed lion spandrels over a fruit and foliate motif. Crown is centered by a shell and scrolled foliate cartouche set between acanthus motif and French medallions.
The base of the cabinet has two hand dovetailed drawers with figural carved gargoyle...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Breton Brittany Figural Carved Chestnut Buffet Sideboard Hutch
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite Antique Brittany (Bretagne) French China Hutch / Cupboard, circa last quarter 19th century. This beautiful sideboard was hand crafted fro...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English 17th Century Charles I Carved Oak Court Cupboard Cabinet 1630
Located in Portland, OR
An important antique English Jacobean carved oak court cupboard, from the reign of King Charles I, dated 1630.
The rectangular overhanging top with a carved arcaded frieze, to the ce...
Category
Early 17th Century English Jacobean Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Swedish 19th century satin birch chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian 19th century satin birch 4 drawer chest circa 1870.
Simple but elegant piece of Biedermeier influenced furniture. Rectangular top with moulded edge, below which a 4 gra...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Birch
Rare Swedish Antique Cabinet, Genuine Country Furniture in Gustavian Style
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare Swedish antique cabinet, a genuine country house furniture in gustavian style from northern Sweden. The cabinet is made by hand in solid p...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
19th Century White Painted Swedish Gustavian Pine Sideboard Console Buffet
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely Gustavian sideboard comes from the Swedish countryside. The simple fluted carving along the panel doors was a traditional element in Swedish furniture from this era.
The ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine, Paint
Tall Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Walnut Buffet or Sideboard
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Louis Philippe period buffet from the nineteenth century is known as a buffet d'appui in French which translates "buffet to lean on," due to its unusually tall height of 45 inch...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Exhibition Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exhibition quality antique Victorian burr walnut dressing table having a large adjustable mirror in a carved walnut frame supported by carved walnut scroll supports above four exhibi...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique Late 1800’s Japanese Cedar Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Late 1800’s Japanese Cedar Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Country: Japan
Materials: Wood, Iron
Condition: Original Condition
Style: Japanese Antique
Year: 1890’s
$2,250
...
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1890s Japanese Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
19th Century hand painted glazed cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rustic 19th century painted glazed vitrine circa 1890.
Good quality cabinet that would work well around the home or for retail display.
Comprising of 2 sections, each fitted with 2...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Buffet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire buffet made of rich flame bookmatched mahogany is classic in style. The original marble top of charcoal with white veining sits at the top of this buffet and is remov...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Pharmacy Moble in Walnut with Drawers, Raised Day, Bookcase, Swiss, 1800
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique pharmacy in walnut with drawers, raised a day, Swiss origin, second half of the 19th century, composed of a corner unit of furniture.
Pharmacy in perfect condition, beautiful...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Credenza/Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique 19th Century Victorian burr walnut inlaid credenza having a superb quality burr walnut shaped top with an inlaid burr walnut frieze above gilt metal inlaid wal...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century, Large 4-Drawer Walnut Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An early South German Biedermeier chest of drawers, circa 1825, featuring four drawers with stunning bookmatched walnut veneer on a softwood carcass. The beautifully grained walnut r...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
19th Century George III Mahogany Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pretty mahogany chest. It has reeded columns .
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19th Century British Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
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We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut cabinet. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1830.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sop...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Herter Brothers Style Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Glass Front Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved solid walnut, with glass front doors. Shelves are adjustable.
Measures: 49....
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
German folk art bridal cabinet, 1826
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful cabinet from the rural south of Germany dating from 1826. The cabinet was once given as a wedding gift. This cabinet is made of solid pine and is hand-painted in vibrant ...
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1820s German Folk Art Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Korean Chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles. This rare blanket chest is similar to a Japanese Tansu chest and is...
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19th Century Korean Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Nickel
Antique Victorian Campaign Era Military Secretaire Chest of Drawers 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique early Victorian teak military campaign secretaire chest of drawers dates from Circa 1840.
The top drawer opening to a pull out secretaire fitted with a small drawer, pigeon hole compartments and an inset gold tooled brown leather writing surface. This is over two short drawers over two full width drawers.
The brass-bound chest was made in two parts, accented with inset brass hardware, for ease of transport.
Add this splended military secretaire...
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1840s Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome walnut & marble commode from France, an 18th century original in the Louis XVI style, fitting with traditional to transitional interiors equally well. The removable stone ...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Provincial Style Secretary Desk with Marquetry Inlays and Key
Located in Soquel, CA
French Provincial Style Walnut Secretary Desk with Marquetry Inlays and Key. Original Finish.
Category
1860s Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$2,723 Sale Price
30% Off
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Tohoku area, Japan.
This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product of late Edo to early Meiji era (circa 1860s-1880s) , estimate from the style & con...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Large 19th century Flemish carved oak cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 19th century Flemish carved oak cabinet circa 1870.
Profusely carved cupboard of grand proportions in the baroque revival taste. Comprising of 2 sections.
Understated cornic...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Rare Antique 19th century Dutch warm honey color classic Cylinder Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
Presented here is a magnificent antique cylinder desk crafted in the heart of the Netherlands during the mid-19th century, around 1850. This meti...
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
$7,424 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Italian Cupboard
Located in Cirencester, GB
This late 19th Century cupboard was sourced near Milan in Italy.
It has been more recently re-painted inside and out - retaining a lovely aged appearance with plenty of character an...
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Late 19th Century Italian Country Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$4,755
Grand 18th Century Country French Louis XIV Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand 18th Century Country French Louis XIV Armoire was created for a spacious manoir, and is the perfect choice for large scale rooms and/or those who need extra storage in spades! ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Late 19th Century French Gothic Style Hand Carved Walnut Cabinet or Credenza
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Gothic style cabinet is constructed of solid walnut and features hand carved detailing of Gothic motifs on all of its forward facing panels, doors...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
A French marble top painted sideboard, C.1840.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This antique Louis XV style buffet has a rustic finish and provides excellent storage with a great surface for serving or display or your cherished collections. The rectangular marbl...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Fine Antique Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Secretary Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique burl & figured walnut marquetry Davenport desk, circa 1860.
The davenport is made from the finest highly figured burl walnut, to the top is a lift up lid with a ...
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century French apothecary cabinet.
With glazed top section, below twenty-four drawers for storage. Further below, three doors opening to further storage.
Circa 1880.
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19th Century French Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Schmitt Co Mahogany Mercantile Jewelry Display Curio Showcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare and impressive monumental American Victorian mercantile retail showcase or display cabinet by Schmitt & Co, circa 1890s. Made of mahogany featur...
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1890s American Baroque Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$9,600 Sale Price
36% Off
18th Century English Secretary Bookcase with Later Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An 18th century English secretary bookcase with later Chinoiserie decoration in gilt and polychrome on a black lacquered ground. The upper cabinet opens to shelved storage, while the...
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18th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Medieval Oak Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very early oak chest with lovely silvery patina of heavy plank construction raised off the floor with integral legs extending the depth of the edges, and a hinged ridged top with t...
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16th Century English Medieval Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$6,500
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.
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