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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
Danish Gustavian (Louis XVI) Pine Chest of Drawers with Original Brass Fittings
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative Gustavian chest of drawers (known in Denmark as Louis XVI) crafted in pine, carefully stripped back to its original black paint with a beautifully aged patina.
The top is ...
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Late 18th Century Danish Gustavian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 7, Green White, Finland, 1972
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset Palanox modular storage box set of 7, White, Finland, 1972. This set includes 2 white open boxes, 1 white 3-part box, 1 white 2-part box, 1 6-part white box, 2 whit...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Swedish Late Gustavian 1820s Painted Buffet with Open Shelf
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish late Gustavian period painted wood buffet from circa 1820 with open shelf in the upper section, two doors below and scalloped plinth. Emanating the refined charm of the la...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century American steamer fitted chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century american steamer fitted chest circa 1915.
We are pleased to offer this example of an American made steamer chest, quite possibly made for the gentlemen travelling...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Pine
Exceptionally Fine Queen Anne Burr Walnut Dome Top Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
The best English Queen Anne / George I burl walnut secretary bureau bookcase in two sections. The upper arched top portion with a molded and domed cornice inset with mirrored glass a...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Mahogany Demilune-Desserte
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Handsome mahogany desserte server in the style of Louis XVI, in classic demilune shape. The top surface is a captivating slab of Brèche d’Alep marble in a range of ochre tones and fl...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Danish Modern Teak Bookcase, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Teak Bookcase, 1960s.
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern bookcase in teak. Lower part with two wide drawers. Sculpted pulls in solid teak. Upper part has three height adj...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
1950's Brazilian Modern Three Legged Desk in Hardwood by Moveis Fratte
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this mid-century Brazilian modern desk, designed by Moveis Fratte in the fifties, is absolutely magnificent! This desk is made with naval plywood and features three ...
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century Mahogany library breakfront bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany library breakfront bookcase. The stepped and moulded cornice above the four upper glazed doors, opening to reveal an adjustable shelved interior.To the base section having f...
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19th Century British Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique Kiri Tansu medicine chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Tall apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - is a new finds from Hyogo pref., Japan. .
Product of late Edo era (1780s-1868), estimate from the styl...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio Triple Sliding Door Cabinet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, sideboard, walnut, pandanus cloth, United States, 1963.
With regard to its essential form, material use, and woodwork, this triple sliding-door sideboard is a tes...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern 4-Drawer Lateral Teak Rolling Filling Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A MidCentury Scandinavian Modern 4-Drawer Lateral Teak Rolling Filling Cabinet. Features two top drawers above two side-by-side filing drawers, adjustable for letter size folders as...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
$1,496 Sale Price
25% Off
Late 19th Century Large Two Section Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Large Two Swection Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu
A Kyoto Mizuya Tansu also known as a Gifu Mizuya Tansu from the Meiji Period (1868-19...
Category
1990s Japanese Meiji Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
20th Century Large Catalan Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Northern Spain, constructed of solid oak, the rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case housing two carved drawers over two carved doors, the doors paneled with so...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard or Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period sideboard, buffet server, or bar cabinet
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter sawn oak, with mirrored backsplash, and or...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Copper
Guillerme et Chambron Cabinet in Oak with Glass Door
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron, cabinet, oak, glass, ceramic, France, 1960s
This case piece is designed by Guillerme and Chambron and features geometric oak inlays which create horizontal pa...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
A quality French Louis XVI style mahogany petite marble top commode, C 1910.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The shaped marble top is inset within a bronze gallery above a shaped case with two drawers, all supported by turned and tapering legs.
A perfect spot to display your favorite objec...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stickley Georgian Flame Mahogany Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style lighted breakfront bookcase cabinet or dining cabinet
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved flame mahogany, with mullioned glass ...
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1980s American Georgian Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Vodo bench, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vodo is a line of furniture redefining internal landscapes. Objects made of bent
sheets of metal, recalling voids like windows opened towards inhabited spaces,
sculptures that become a bench, a bookcase, a bedside table or a consolle.
Elementary forms inspired by architectural shapes...
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2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique Mahogany And Burl Barley Twist Tiered Etagere On Casters
Located in Bridgeport, CT
On four casters for mobility with barley twist carved supports to the middle tiered shelf with single drawer with carved barley twist supports to the top tier with three quarter gall...
Category
19th Century Edwardian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other, Brass
Charleston Hepplewhite Mahogany Bow Front Bell Flower Dot Inlaid Sideboard, 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Charleston Hepplewhite mahogany bow front graduated bell flower over dot inlaid sideboard with period eagle brasses, triangular diamond shaped string inlays, and resting on ...
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1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Tall teak 5 drawer dresser Black leather pulls plinth base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Tall 5 drawer dresser with leather pulls and Black Lacquer plinth base. Very unique Teak Dresser with hanging leather pull handles. Solid wood dr...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Teak, Lacquer
$2,100 Sale Price
40% Off
Swedish Gustavian Painted Small Commode Chest of Drawers Nightstand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Hand painted, in a wonderful Scandinavian neutral green color, Gustavian style chest of drawers or nightstand. This piece has been constructed from solid wood with a hand-applied dis...
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Early 2000s European Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
USM Haller Media B218 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors, one cable cut out. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Italian Brass and Glass Bookshelf circa 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Three Tier Brass and Glass Shelf, Italy, circa 1960s. It is a versatile size and could be used as a bookshelf (it came from a Manhattan chef who stored his cookbooks on it), ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Cees Braakman for Pastoe CT69 Made-To-Measure Unit with Drop-Down Bar or Desk
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Mid-Century made to measure ‘CT69’ storage cabinet by Cees Braakman for Pastoe. Classically styled three section teak storage cabinet with drop-down bar or desk and thin ch...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Restored Coca-Cola Soda Bottle 10¢ Vending Machine by Vendo C: 1956
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Mid-Century 10¢ Coca-Cola 12 oz Soda Glass Bottle Vending Machine by Vendo Company, Kansas City Missouri (Restored). Model number H81A, serial number 15235 with black and silver i...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$8,950 Sale Price
28% Off
Vintage Art Deco Style Burr Walnut Wardrobe, 1950s
Located in South Shields, GB
This Art Deco-style walnut wardrobe, circa 1950s,
The includes a two hanging rails and a shelf.
The matching chest of drawers and gents wardrobe are available on a separate listing.
Category
1950s British Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
French Empire Style Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMPIRE STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK
Composed of 19th century elements
ref. 501GWU22P
45 7/8" H x 32 1/8" W x 15 5/8" D; writing area is 15" D x 26 1/8" W
Thi...
Category
20th Century French Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Very Rare Short Florence Knoll Wenge Sideboard by Knoll International, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
We have two in the same wenge wood finish on offer. One small and one large. Here you bid on the smaller one.
This one has a beautiful grain. Minor signs of use, all within the norm...
Category
1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Console Cabinet - Restoration Project
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Midcentury Modern console cabinet with right side door having slatted mesh construction, one section with slide out shelf and adjustable shelving, left side with three pull out drawe...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Laminate
18th Century French Provencal Pinewood Cabinet - Antique Demi-Lune Sideboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, antique French Provencal sideboard in a light-blue, grey patina made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The demi-lune credenza has a rounded etched top, c...
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Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Antique Burnt Bamboo Etagere with Four Shelves
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Burnt Bamboo Etagere with four shelves. Each shelf is wrapped in a raffia fabric material. Each of the four legs has its natural root at the top. A very rare and wonderful pi...
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19th Century English Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bamboo
Rare Isabelle Masson Faure Vanity Dressing table with Peacock Lighting Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Midcentury Modern Entrance or bedroom furniture.
This impressive dressing table with two drawers is both a work of art and a practical piece of dressing room, bedroom or also entran...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Agate, Brass
Veneer Folio Bar
Located in Gurugram, IN
Folio Folding Bar
Evoking a sense of understated elegance, this meticulously crafted piece redefines entertaining with its impeccable balance of form and function.
The striking vene...
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2010s Indian Other Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Metal
$6,923
Carved Armoire in Bleached Oak, France, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Carved Armoire in Bleached Oak, France, 1940s
A sculptural heirloom echoing the geometry of French provincial ritual forms
Monumental yet delicately resolved, this French armoire fr...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Bamboo Pagoda Style Etagere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English bamboo pagoda style etagere. Multiple Japanned shelves add great dimension to this small piece. Great size ! Very nice condition.
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bamboo
Antique 19th Century Architect's Mahogany Pedestal Desk Drafting Table 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A good and unusual 19th century antique mahogany pedestal architect's drafting table, desk, circa 1870.
The desk/drafting table having a hinged lift up writing/drawing surface that c...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Pierre Chapo Sideboard Buffet Dresser Model R13A
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
This R13 sideboard by Pierre Chapo is a remarkable example of mid-century French craftsmanship, designed in the 1960s and constructed entirely from solid elmwood. Chapo’s signature a...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Maison Regain Dresser
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Maison Regain chest of drawers with solid elm construction in the style of Pierre Chapo - with leather pulls.
Wonderful craftsmanship with natural raw elm wood.
Matching dresser a...
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1980s French Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Elm
$10,500
American Mid Century Walnut & Glass Lighted Floating Wall Cabinet/Bookcase
By Lane Acclaim
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant wall floating cabinet by Lane Furniture with double glass shelves with groove to display dishes beautiful piece great for display books collections of smalls dishes...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Stylish Axel Larsson Swedish Art Deco Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Stylish Art Deco Bureau by Axel Larsson from around 1920 to 1930. The bureau is designed by Axel Larsson and made by SMF, Svenska Möbelfabriken, in Sweden....
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Birch
George VI English Oak and Mahogany Pot Board
Located in High Point, NC
George VI oak pot board from England with mahogany banding.
The top of this lovely piece is made from oak and is banded with mahogany and a beveled and molded edge, following down t...
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20th Century English Georgian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Qing Dynasty Hand Painted & Lacquered Gilt Armoire Cabinet, China
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Qing dynasty red and black lacquer armoire with relief carving & gilt paintwork. The from of the cabinet features 14 panels each hand painted with a different scenic ranging from war...
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Early 1800s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$2,090 Sale Price
44% Off
Solid Wood Sideboard 11, Sereno by Joel Escalona, Decorative Sculpture
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solid Wood Sideboard 11, Sereno by Joel Escalona, Decorative Sculpture
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Sereno Collection
Design by Joel Escalona for NONO
When practicality becomes art, the result is the Sereno...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Dresser Bachelors Chest
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated tailored design three drawer chest designed by T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb circa 1950/1960’s.
The dresser features three deep drawers, each having a dowel form pull, and a picture frame molding cabinet...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Spanish Geometric Brutalist Sideboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid-Century Spanish Brutalist sideboard with Geometric design in pale oak.
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Monumental Georgian English Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1790
Monumental Georgian English Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
A rare & exceptional example, excellent patination, proportions & scale.
sku 1977
Together W403 x D52 x H2...
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18th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
21st Century, Modern, Oak, Wood, Metal, Modular, Array Bookshelf
Located in Istanbul, TR
Array Modular Bookshelf
Please contact us for custom sizing and different finishes.
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
MidCentury Cherry Wood and Brass Italian Commode and Chests of Drawers, 1970
Located in Roma, Lazio
Beautiful commode in characteristic Italian style of Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi and Osvaldo Borsani. Detailed shape of both the body and the legs.
Structure in cherry wood and stai...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Black Lacquer Tapered Cabinets, c. 1840
Located in Chicago, IL
With simplicity of form and an understated presence, these elegant lacquer cabinets exemplify the timeless appeal of classical Chinese furniture. Used in traditional homes in lieu of...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Luxury Mother of Pearl Inlay Buffet Cabinet by Artisanal
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite buffet is a true statement of craftsmanship, hand-carved and delicately inlaid with shimmering mother of pearl. The intricate floral and vine motifs flow gracefully ac...
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2010s Indian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Weave Bedside 60 from Ringvide, Birch wood natural oil, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
Weave bedside table
Bedside table, made of solid birch wood and laminated birchveneér or solid oak wood and oak veneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet mo...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Birch, Oak
Antique Art Deco Bauhaus Walnut Wood Display Cabinet / Vitrine w. Beveled Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted walnut veneer Bauhaus era with a touch of expressionism display cabinet.
This finest quality early 1900s, two doors display cabinet with its original beveled...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern 2-Bay Modular Oak Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado 1960s.
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern 2-Bay Modular Oak Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado 1960s.
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern 2 bay shelving system model Cado with back panels. This is a original vint...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Large Art Deco Oak four-door Armoire by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1930s.
Located in Almelo, NL
Large Art Deco Oak four-door armoire by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1930s.
This Oak Art Deco four-door armoire by Charles Dudouyt is a striking example of Art Deco craftsmanship. This ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Rococo Style 1900s Marble Top Bombé Commodes with Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Rococo style walnut and mahogany bombé commodes from circa 1900 with marble tops and bronze hardware. This exquisite pair of Rococo style bombé commodes, crafted around 190...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Oak Wave Front Sideboard Manner of Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1940s French Art Deco sideboard showcases bold craftsmanship with clean geometry and refined detailing. Constructed from richly toned oak, the piece features two large paneled c...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Pair of Period Empire Mahogany and Gilt Chest of Drawers, Denmark, circa 1800
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish late 18th Century pair of period empire chest of drawers.
This rare pair was recently found here in the USA, which makes them very attractive because of the new UN/US import restriction of rare and protected wood sorts. More to the point, it is highly unlikely to locate a pair of chests...
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Early 1800s Danish Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
$12,400 Sale Price
29% Off
1950s Art Deco Dresser in Black Lacquer and Engraved Parchment, Att. Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant Italian Art Deco dresser from the 1950s, attributed to renowned designer Paolo Buffa and crafted in the furniture-making hub of Cantù. This refined piece features a sleek bla...
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1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
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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