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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
Antique Globe Wernicke Four Section Glazed Stacking Barrister's Bookcase
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Antique Globe Wernicke Four Section Iron Banded Glazed Stacking Barrister's Bookcase 1920s
Comes apart in sections for easy transportation.
Globe-Wernicke was formed as a result...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French 20th Century Painted Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Charming antique French 20th century painted & patinated bookcase incorporating earlier, 19th century Directoire style elements for a unique and historic look under the weathered whi...
Category
20th Century French Other Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Vintage Danish Modern Oak Cabinet attributed to Kjærnulf, 1960s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A Danish Mid-century Modern cabinet or compact sideboard made from Nordic oak. Manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s and often attributed to the renowned Danish designer Henning/H...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Danish Art Deco Dresser with 3 Drawers crafted by Danish Skilled Carpenter 1930s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish Art Deco dresser with 3 drawers made of light wood most likely veneered birch with lacquer.
The oblong pull handles have a beautiful rounded design.
This chest is really coz...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Birch
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Dovetailed Blanket Storage Trunk Chest Coffer 42"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 19th century mahogany blanket chest / storage trunk or coffer featuring rustic hand dovetailing with inlaid fruitwood escutcheon.
Dimensions:
41.5" x 17" d x 16 1/4"
Category
Early 19th Century Rustic Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Poul Cadovius 3 Bay Teak Wall Unit with Rare Light!
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Poul Cadovius Cado Unit. 3 Bays make up this great unit! Fully adjustable, Place Cabinets anywhere you like! Cabinets include one Unit with drawers, one Cabinet with divides for records and one with mirrored back for a Bar and Liquor Cabinet...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Florentino Black Cabinet With Colourfully Painted Interior - IN STOCK
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Florentino Cabinet is meticulously made to order and fully customizable to suit individual preferences. The interior mural can be tailored specifically to the unique ideas and vi...
Category
2010s Canadian Bohemian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Oak, Walnut
Antique French BlackLouis XVI Bookcase or China Cabinet c1800's Nicely Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully Restored Antique French Bookcase or possible China Cabinet from the 1800's. The style seems to blend between Louis XVI with hints of Directoire. The black paint is accent...
Category
1890s French Directoire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Smoker's Stand, 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A very unique and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period smoker's stand
In the manner of Stickley Brothers
By Grand Rapids Chair Co.
USA, Circa 1910
Quarter sawn oak...
Category
1910s American Mission Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Spanish Revival Walnut China Display Cabinet Curio Cupboard Hutch 65"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique china display curio cabinet. Made of walnut featuring Spanish / Gothic Revival styling with fretwork doors, egg and dart molding, panele...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$940 Sale Price
20% Off
Austrian Mastercraft Lowboy Art Deco 1930 / Original, Restored
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and elegant sideboard, veneered with a wonderful textured walnut.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Nutwood
Antique 17th Century German Baroque Inlaid Carved Pine Walnut Wall Cabinet 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique 17th century German Baroque carved pine & walnut inlaid wall cabinet, circa 1680.
This unusual antique baroque cabinet having a stepped crown with carved 'egg & dart' ...
Category
1680s German Baroque Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Sleek, spare, and quietly stunning, this early 19th-century French Louis Philippe chest of drawers feels remarkably modern despite its age. Topped with its original thick slab of bla...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
French Oak Bobbin Wood Three -Tiered Single Drawer Side Cabinet
Located in Trensacq, FR
Stylish oak bobbin wood side cabinet from mid-century France C1950. Beautifully turned and carved, medium oak, three-tiered side table with a single drawer in the style of Charles Du...
Category
1950s French Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$883 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Bamboo & Decoupage Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This English bamboo bookcase from the Aesthetic Movement of the late 1800s was given a creative update with recent decoupage and painted ebony finish. Schools of fish animate the ext...
Category
20th Century French Other Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bamboo, Pine, Paint, Paper
Vintage Flame Mahogany Sheraton Sideboard by William Tillman 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous Vintage Sheraton Revival serpentine sideboard by the master cabinet maker William Tillman, Circa 1980 in date.
It is made of stunning flame mahogany crossbanded...
Category
20th Century English Sheraton Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Kazuhide Takahama Bramante Cabinet For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Bramante Cabinet For Cassina
A design storage cabinet, symbol of a modern-day timeless classic with sleek uncluttered lines upon w...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$18,242 / item
Stunning Art Deco 4 door Wardrobe (flatpack)
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Here we have a truly exceptional example of an Art Deco 4 door wardrobe in breathtaking Bubinga waterfall Veneers, fabulous markings to the front and s...
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bubinga
1809 Alpine Green Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Alpine Painted Chest in Fir Wood - Dated 1809
Code: C173
Wood Type: Fir Wood
Period: Dated 1809
Origin: Tyrol - Alps
Dimensions:
Height: 61 cm - Width: 139 cm - Depth: 64 cm
Height: 24.02 in - Width: 54.72 in - Depth: 25.20 in
Description:
Chest made of painted fir wood with a dark green background, typical of the Alpine tradition. The front is divided into three panels with molded frames painted in red: two feature stylized floral bouquets, and the central one bears an inscription in old Gothic German...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Other Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fir
19th Century English Pine Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century pine bookcase from England. The lines are simple for easy placement in any home or office. There is a stately crown molding around the top of the case, following down ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Italian Louis XV Style Burl Walnut Cabinet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XV style burl walnut cabinet, circa 1970's. With a burl walnut top with string inlay and burl walnut cross banding, two serpentine shaped drawers with string inlay and ...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XV Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Large Danish Henning Kjærnulf Sideboard Oak with 4 Doors Brutalist Style 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Sideboard by designer Henning Kjærnulf.
Most likely manufactured by the Danish company Nyrup Møbelfabrik/ EG Furniture, Denmark in the 1970s.
The country and brutalist style sideboa...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Italian Contemporary Mid-Century Style Geometric Wood Sideboard
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful sideboard designed and handcrafted by us with structure and interior in solid wood, a big rectangular leg , 5 folding doors with vertical geometric moldings. In style of M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Dry Bar 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique Victorian burr walnut three decanter tantalus with decorative gilt cut brass gothic revival mounts and carry handles to the sides, circa 1880 in date.
This ma...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Original Blue Painted Pine Hanging Shelf with Pegs and Plate Rack
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful hanging rack is a wonderful example of the folk art found in Eastern Europe during the 1800's.
The blue background has hand painted accents including traditional red,...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
French Art Deco Mahogany Marquetry Inlay Lowboy Buffet Sideboard Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
French Provincial Art Deco era Chest of Drawers, circa 1930s. Features a mahogany frame with matchbook burled veneer. The rectangular frame has one large streamline cornucopia carv...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Michael Graves Unique Burl Maple Pedestal Vitrine Desk, 1990c.
Located in Chicago, IL
Michael Graves Unique Burl Maple Pedestal Vitrine Desk, 1990c.
One-of-a-kind vitrine desk by architect and designer Michael Graves. The piece features a rectangular burl maple veneer...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Edwardian Oak Revolving Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian Oak revolving bookcase having a quality mahogany serpentine shaped top with a moulded edge supported by mahogany reeded splats. It boasts eight open book shelves s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Sideboard Credenza by Greaves and Thomas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the impeccable fusion of form and function with this beautiful credenza by renowned British furniture maker Greaves and Thomas. Exemplifying Danish style, this mid-century m...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Kazuhide Takahama Bramante Cabinet For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Bramante Cabinet For Cassina
A design storage cabinet, symbol of a modern-day timeless classic with sleek uncluttered lines upon ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$25,475 / item
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1800-1868s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a traditional black chest of drawers in Japan.
It is believed to have been made around the Meiji period, and is made of chestnut wood.
Its distinctive feature is that the h...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Italian Walnut Sliding Glass Top Secretary Tall Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Mid-Century Modern Italian walnut wood desk console, writing table, secretary with sliding top with black glass for a seated position when extended, a top sh...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Glass
Mid century Danish modern tall wide Teak Dresser Wardrobe Clean Nordisk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Danish Modern tall teak dresser credenza 8-drawers on left that is labeled Nordisk Andels-Eksport - Made in Denmark. Good vintage condition. Has right cabinet door with 3...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
$2,400 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Tortoise Bamboo and Rattan Writing Desk
Located in Roanoke, VA
Stunning vintage faux tortoise bamboo writing desk. Beautiful frame and detail. Features three drawers for storage.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rattan
Baker Neoclassical French Empire Flame Mahogany Flip Top Server Dry Bar Buffet
Located in Dayton, OH
Exceptional Baker Furniture Company flip-top server, circa 1980s. Inspired by English Regency, Neoclassical and French Empire styling. A rectangular form with made from mahogany with...
Category
1980s Empire Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Macey Arts & Crafts Mission Mahogany Stack Barrister Bookcase C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Macey Arts & Crafts Mission Mahogany Three Stack Barrister Bookcase C1920.
Measures - 50.75"H x 34"W x 11.5"D.
.
This antique Macey barrister bookcase...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
19th-C. French Art Nouveau Carved Oak Floral China Cabinet / Sideboard / Hutch
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century French carved oak Art Nouveau china cabinet. It has wonderful sinewy foliage and flowers framing the sides with a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Oak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Sideboard Credenza by Mcintosh Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover this stunning mid century sideboard by renowned Scottish furniture maker, Mcintosh. This vintage teak sideboard offers great storage, making it both a practical and beautifu...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Brutalist Sideboard by Gerhard Bartels
By Bartels
Located in Hilversum, NL
Brutalist oak sideboard by belgian designer Gerhard Bartels. The four doors feature a geometric pattern characteristic of 1970s design. Its striking des...
Category
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Vintage Asian Oriental Style Cherry Wood Bureau Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Carved Cherry Wood
A stunning vintage Asian Oriental-style bureau dresser, crafted from richly carved cherry wood and dating to the...
Category
1970s American Other Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cherry
Iconic Aldo Tura Brown Goatskin Bar Cabinet with Electric Lift & Mirror Interior
By Aldo Tura
Located in Oirlo, LI
Step into the world of refined Italian design with this extraordinary Aldo Tura goatskin bar cabinet, crafted in Italy around 1960.
Known for his daring use of luxurious materials a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Goatskin, Smoked Glass, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI style marble-topped mahogany commode from France, circa 1870, with Neoclassical and transitional details that could suit a wide range of decorating tastes today....
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Display Cabinet Vitrine 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique late 18th Century Dutch walnut and marquetry inlaid display cabinet dating from circa 1780.
The cabinet is superbly inlaid all over with the most wonder...
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1780s Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Large rattan "foliages" credenza
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Amazing curved rattan credenza with foliages patterns.
4 doors and 2 shelves. Brass handles and raffia top.
High quality hand made work in very good condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Raffia, Rattan
Highboard vintage 60's wooden sideboard Italian design
Located in None, IT
Tall sideboard with wooden frame, with four drawers, two hinged doors and one drop-down door, there is a pull-out tray, Italian design, 1960s.
CONDITION:
In good condition, shows si...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$1,969 Sale Price
25% Off
Futuristic Cherry Sideboard or Cabinet by Muhly with Stainless Steel Knobs
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by cabinets with graphic and metal details from the 1930s — as well as the candy buttons we all remember from our childhood — the Bon Console is meant to stand out in a room...
Category
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
20th Century, Le Corbusier Wardrobe for Hunitè d'Habitation de Marseille
By Le Corbusier
Located in Turin, Turin
Le Corbusier was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and also painter, who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what is now called Modern architecture or the I...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique wooden Medicine drawer/1868-1920/MINGEI/Meiji-Taisho
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Introducing a cedar wood medicine chest (kusuri-dansu) made in Japan from the Meiji period to the early Showa period.
These chests were originally used by pharmacies and Chinese med...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Nightstand Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old drawer storage made in Japan.
It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s). The material used is cedar wood, and iron hardware is attached to the han...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest Marble Glovebox Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1880s Victorian dresser. Made from walnut with two glovebox drawers flanking a marble insert and three larger lower hand dovetailed drawers with paneled trim, glass knob pulls,...
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1880s Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
1950’s Swedish Cabinet With Nordens Flora Illustrations
By Josef Frank
Located in Turners Falls, MA
1950’s curved front Swedish Cabinet later papered with illustrations by C.A. Lindman book Nordens Flora.
Cabinet consists of 2 large doors concealing interior adjustable shelves and...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Old Metal Pharmacy Cabinet Medicine Cabinet Glass Industrial 1960s
Located in Poperinge, BE
Old pharmacy cabinet, medicine cabinet, made of a white painted metal frame and glass, has 3 new ground shelves made of 6mm tempered glass, marked Spoina Lublin, made in Poland in th...
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1960s Polish Industrial Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
1940’s Swedish Dresser With Nordens Flora Illustrations
By Josef Frank
Located in Turners Falls, MA
1940’s curved front Swedish Dresser later papered with illustrations by C.A. Lindman book Nordens Flora. Elegant curved dresser with Birch wood details on drawer fronts.
Dresser con...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-century modern italian dry bar floor lamp by Luigi Massoni, Italy, 1960
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bar floor lamp in Style of Luigi Massoni, Italy, 1960s
This stunning mid-century modern dry bar, designed in the style of Luigi Massoni in the 1960s, ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic, Plexiglass, Wood
Pair of Two Low Cabinets in white Oak by Henry Kjærnulf, Denmark ca. 1970
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Beautiful small cabinets or consoles Designed by Henry Kjærnulf and produced in Denmark around 1970. Made from white oak that has attained a beautiful patina and color over t...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Aldo Tura Lacquered Goat Skin Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning piece is a labeled Aldo Tura bar cabinet, a fine example of Italian mid-century modern design. Aldo Tura was a Milanese designer known for his luxurious and distinctive...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Goatskin, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Painted Sideboard Cabinet with 2 Drawers
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This charming vintage elm wood cabinet is a one-of-a-kind piece with beautiful age and patina that adds character to any space. Its patina painted elm wood finish showcases the natur...
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Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Stereo Record Cabinet by Edward Wormley / Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted two door stereo record cabinet in mahogany with a medium toned walnut finish having brass pulls . Inside the olive green painted finish gives the piece a stunning...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Roslin Leather Wrapped Credenza and Sideboard by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
The Roslin Credenza by Crump and Kwash
Features both solid wood and laminate construction / low VOC acrylic finish / sustainably sourced leather wrapped doors / premium, full exten...
Category
2010s American Modern 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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