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Apothecary Cabinets For Sale
Vintage Regency Wire Mesh Etagere
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage painted Regency etagere. Beautiful painted cabinet with glamorous wire mesh doors. Painted a deep chartreuse green interiors give this piece a super glamorous look....
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Late 20th Century North American Regency Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood, Paint

Cabinet "Borculo" by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum Borculo, Netherlands 1970s
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Very rare cabinet with sliding doors from the ''Borculo'' series. The ''Borculo'' is a series of cabinets that was designed by Marting Visser for 't Spectrum. The first designs of these series are from 1957. The collection of 1964 was designed in corporation with Jos Manders...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Glass, Wood, Wenge

Vintage Large Dutch Mahogany Jewelers / Watchmakers Cabinet, circa 1930
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This jewelers / watchmakers cabinet was designed and made circa 1930 in the Netherlands. It features 48 mahogany fronted drawers in three different ...
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1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

Dutch Industrial Beech Apothecary Cabinet, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1950s in the Netherlands. The cabinet was used on a school to store painting supplies. It features 8 large dra...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Beech

William & Mary Seaweed Marquetry Inlaid Cabinet by Gerrit Jensen (c. 1634-1715)
By Gerrit Jensen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Anglo-Dutch William and Mary Seaweed Marquetry cabinet on stand by Gerrit Jensen, Royal Cabinetmaker England, circa 1690 The cabinet is c...
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Late 17th Century British William and Mary Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Brass

Vintage Industrial Factory Sorting Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Authentic made in American vintage industrial steel parts sorting cabinet by "Lyon". Army green with eight shelves, eleven compartments wide. Each comp...
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20th Century American Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Metal, Steel

Antique Pine Medical Cabinet, Referenced to Joseph Maina Mungai, c1900
Located in Ely, GB
An interesting antique Pine Medical / Microscope slide cabinet with 48 Drawers, c1900s The cabinet was previously housed at University College Lond...
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Early 1900s British Late Victorian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

Rare Wood, Steel & Glass Medical, Dr's Cabinet. Circa 1900s
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900s. We offer this beautiful and Rare Wood, Steel & Glass Medical, Dr's Cabinet, made in oak, steel and porcelain wheels, Presents a metal plate with the legend PAT. APLD FOR...
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Steel

Gothic Revival Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wooden apothecary cabinet with carved decoration in neo-Gothic style. The capitals are carved with Baphomets holding two figures by the hair for one and fantastic birds for the other...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Dutch Oak Apothecary / Filing Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was designed and made from oak circa 1930 in the Netherlands. It features 7 drawers with brass hardware. The inside of the drawers measure: DWH 18 x 52 x 8 cm.
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

19th Century American General Store Apothecary Grain Paint Hand Stenciling
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Beautiful 19th century general store large scale yellow pine apothecary in old surface. Found in the north eastern united states. Most likely of Pennsylvania origin. Red stain grain ...
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

Dutch 19th Century Apothecary Display Case
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive Dutch apothecary display case from a pharmacy. A large cornice with gorgeous acanthus leaf carvings draws the eyes up. Three molded, adjus...
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19th Century Dutch Other Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood, Hardwood, Oak

English 19th Century Apothecary Chest in Mahogany and Pine Now on Bespoke Stand
Located in Wells, ME
English 19th century apothecary chest of twelve drawers in mahogany with pine carcass. Original glass labels have some damage, original glass handles. We have made a bespoke stand wi...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany, Pine

19th C English Glazed Shop Fitters Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 19th C English glazed mahogany shop fitters display cabinet with original brass T bar handles, foxed mirror, glass shelves & hardware. Excellent quality by ‘Frederic...
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1890s English Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Glass, Mirror, Mahogany

Biedermeier Antique High Board, 1840's, Germany, Empire Style, Rococo, 1840s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Biedermeier; antique high board Goldwood; Baroque, antique, Art Deco, Biedermeier, Rococo; Germany; Scandinavia; Industrial Revolution; Empire style; Antique Biedermeier high boa...
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1840s German Biedermeier Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

Double Sided Hotel Lobby Mailbox System
Located in Chicago, IL
Double sided lobby mailbox system. From a grand hotel in Italy.
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1930s Italian Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Brass

French 19th Century 28 Drawer Oak Apothecary Cabinet with 2 Lower Door Cabinets
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a fine example of an 19th century French oak apothecary in very good conditiion.
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19th Century French Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Modular Bookcase in Teak Design Vittorio Dassi, 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
Original 1960s teak bookcase, Vittorio Dassi design, composed of three wooden uprights (not metal!), 3 closed elements of which 2 with sliding doors and one with folding doors, and 6...
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1960s Italian Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Metal

Walnut and Black Steel Chest of Drawers
Located in PARIS, FR
Drawers veneered with real wood and assembled by hand, frame in CRS steel, hand welded and polished, the Severin Chest stands out with its high end materials and fine crafting. Slim ...
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2010s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Apothecary Cabinets

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Steel

Big Bull, Leather Library, Werner Neumann
Located in Geneve, CH
Big bull Material: wooden frame covered with leather. Size: 190 x 150 x 42 cm. Werner Neumann's organic collection: Werner Neumann was just doodling away. And then decited to t...
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2010s Dutch Organic Modern Apothecary Cabinets

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Leather

Rustic Primitive Wood Hand Carved Basket, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rustic Primitive wood hand carved basket, circa 1950 Manufactured in France. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use.
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1950s French Primitive Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

German Oak Filing Cabinet / Bank of Drawers, circa 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This filing cabinet was produced during the 1950s in Germany. The cabinet features 15 drawers with nice card holders and pulls. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D W H 29 x...
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1950s German Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Swedish Gustavian Style 1890s Apothecary Chest with 10 Drawers and Carved Dentil
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood apothecary chest from the late 19th century, with carved dentil molding, 10 drawers, brass ring pull hardware and tapered feet. Created in Swed...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Brass

Two Tier Pine Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
The best two tier pine cabinet with shelving, cubby holes, and base cabinet. Fantastic Quality. Two available, priced per single unit.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass panels in the upper section over a base with ten drawers on each side, flanking a middle section consisting of three doors with wooden panels. There are two adjustable shelves in each of the three upper sections, with a total of ten interior drawers. Original tear-drop pulls on doors turn to release a lever allowing the doors to be opened with the pulls as well as locked, a most unusual and attractive feature. All of the hardware is original to the bookcase including the locks. Comes with working locks and keys. Measurements: 13' 8 1/2" long x 21 1/2" - 27 1/2" deep x 101" high (8'5" high) All of the drawers are stamped with the cabinetmaker's stamp, "S.E. & R. (Ralph) Johnson, Warrington". This fine bookcase was manufactured prior to 1880 in Warrington in Cheshire, England. While information is scant, it would seem that S. E. would have been Ralph's father's workshop listed at 78 Bridge Street in Warrington, England, circa 1878. Ralph would have likely been an apprentice at that time. He opened his own workshop, presumably when his father retired. By the Edwardian period, Ralph had become a cabinet maker of some renown. Drawer locks are original and stamped "Chance Son & Co. W Chance, Son, & Co" and are listed in the 1850s directories as "Merchants and Factors" in Birmingham, England. They would have been middlemen having various merchandise made for them, primarily for export to North America. The type of locks employed in this bookcase is a lever combination lock. In the cabinet lock trade, lever locks became available circa 1855 and superseded the earlier tumbler and back-spring locks. Some points about the breakfront to note are that it is made entirely out of solid mahogany which is unusual; there are no veneers. Even the drawer sides, backs and bottoms are made of mahogany. The interior wood, i.e., the back and the insides of the cabinet is pine. One of the great features is that the upper door hardware has a dead latch that operates with the tear drop pull. You can lock the doors, but if you don't want to lock them, you can use the tear drop pull to operate the dead latch to open and close by turning it to the right. There are 20 exterior drawers and 8 interior drawers. Lower cabinets each have 1 fixed shelf; upper cabinets have 2 adjustable shelves each. There are enough extra original cast iron shelf...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique Chinese Shanxi Province Elmwood Apothecary Medicine Chest, Set of 2
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Shanxi province solid elmwood 9-drawer & 12-drawer apothecary medicine chest - Set of 2 Beautiful antique Chinese Shanxi Province 12-drawer and 9-drawer Qing Dynas...
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19th Century Chinese Mission Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood, Elm

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 Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

Dutch Oak Apothecary or Filing Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1930s in The Netherlands. It features 12 drawers with nice brass handles and two doors with shelves behind it. The drawers can be locked with a...
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1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Dutch Industrial Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1950s in the Netherlands. It features 6 drawers with brass handles. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D W H 32 x 30 x 16 cm.
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

Very Large Dutch Oak Apothecary Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was produced during the 1930s in The Netherlands. This piece features 13 decent sized drawers. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D W H 36 x 36 x 20 ...
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1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

French Two Tier Cafe Bar
Located in Chicago, IL
Two tier cafe bar with zinc counter and plenty of storage.
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Early 1900s French Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Zinc

Apothecary Cabinet with Thirty Six Compartments #5604
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Old pale blue milk paint on this large solid oak cubby is perfect for a mudroom. There are thirty small lower compartments under six large ones. Found in Mai...
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1950s American Country Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Reclaimed Wood

1930s Mercantile Display Case Vintage Glass Store Cabinet Boutique NYC Retail
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavily Worn and Patinated, Scarred and Marred. 2 Sliding Glass Door Slant Front Display Floor Case. Lighting was added later and is working. More shelves could be added, but it c...
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1930s American Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Birch

Coolest French Industrial Workshop Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The coolest French Industrial workshop cabinet.
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1940s French Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Hardwood

Antique Dutch Ochre Drawer Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This painted cabinet was made around the early 20th century in the Netherlands. The paint has wear and retained a rich patina over the years.
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Early 20th Century Dutch Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

Antique French Oak Apothecary / Filing Cabinet Folding Doors, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This oak filing cabinet with brass hardware was made around the turn of the century in France. The interior dimensions of the compartments are: D W H 35 x 56 x...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Antique Shanxi Province Hand Painted Black Lacquer Tall Apothecary
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Hand Painted Black Lacquer Tall Apothecary / Medicine Cabinet This apothecary has 48 square drawer and 4 rectangle drawers at...
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1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Brass

Dutch Oak Apothecary Cabinet or Bank of Drawers, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was designed and made from oak circa 1930 in the Netherlands. It features 6 decent sized drawers with brass hardware. The inside of the drawers measure: DWH 3...
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1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

9FT Antique Early 20th Century Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
9FT Antique Apothecary cabinet Fantastic cabinet from a Texas University Pharmacy College. One piece with 3 sections and 36 drawers. Hand carved details. Retains original category...
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Large 19thC English Specimen Display Cabinet / Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 Large 19thC English Pine Specimen Display Cabinet / Bookcase with adjustable shelving and graduating drawers in original finish Exc...
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1890s English Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

Antique French Oak Apothecary Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This oak apothecary cabinet with brass hardware was made in the early 20th century in France and was used in a hardware store. It is very well made and it remains in a good restored ...
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1910s Dutch Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Apothecary Traveling Set, England 1790
Located in Milan, IT
Mahogany and brass box, with a drawer in the front. The upper part opens and inside a group of glass bottles ( some with labels), placed in comp...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Brass

German Oak / Pine Apothecary Cabinet or Bank of Drawers, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1940s in Germany and was later used in a hardware store in Belgium until recently. It features 10 drawers with nice brass handles. The interior...
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak, Pine

Arthur Umanoff Miniature Chest box
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Arthur Umanoff for Elton Company, circa 1950 in walnut in impeccable condition. Features a fully finished recessed back fully refinished and original patina to the solid brass pulls....
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Brass

Large Dutch Oak Apothecary Cabinet / Barber Cabinet, 1920s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1920s in the Netherlands. It features 54 drawers with amazing bakelite knobs and brass numbers. It was originally ...
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1920s European Art Deco Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Flag Brass Cabinet by Ugo La Pietra for Banci Firenze, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare, The flag cabinet high chest, brass drawers, silver cast brass sculpted feet, design by the italian artist designer Ugo La Pietra in a collaboration with the manufacture Banci F...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Metal, Brass

19thC English Pine Workshop Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 19thC English Pine Workshop Drawers. Bank of nine dovetailed drawers, dry scraped displaying original paint. Measures: W115 x D43 x H114 cm.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

Large Bank of 20 Drawers, Original Paint and New Top
Located in Port Chester, NY
An imposing flight of 20 drawers, just the right depth and length to act as an interesting storage and case piece. The top is new and faux distressed. The paint on the drawers is ori...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

Late 19th Century Brasserie Buffet Signed Jacob Josef Kohn, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Spectacular and original late 19th century carved walnut Veneer Brasserie buffet double parts signed Jacob Josef Kohn from the 1890s. Open with six doors and two drawers. Carved raw wood...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Walnut

Antique Lacquered Gilded Bookcase, Carved Columns & Friezes, 19th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient large lacquered and gilded bookcase, hand-carved with columns and rich gilded friezes, built entirely by hand in the middle of the 19th century for an important building in n...
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19th Century Italian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

English Mahogany Commode or Bank of Drawers, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was produced during the 1930s in The United Kingdom. This piece features 8 large drawers. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D x W x H 38 x 50 x 14.5...
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1930s British Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

German Beech Industrial Apothecary Cabinet, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1950s in Germany. It features 8 drawers with wooden handles and was made from beech and oak. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D x W ...
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1950s German Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Beech, Oak

Pair of Vintage French Oak Apothecary Cabinets, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
Very nice pair of small French oak cabinets with metal hardware made in the early 20th century. They are very well made and in a good antique restored condition. The interior dimensi...
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1930s French Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Vintage Blue Boho Chic Moroccan Spice Shelf or Rack , a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A stunning pair of vintage hand painted Moroccan spice shelves or racks. The shelves are finely hand painted featuring fine moorish and arabesque motifs, painted in light blue and de...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

Blackened Copper and Wood Hand-Carved Low Relief 9-Compartment Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and wood, metal, and copper cabinet adorned with blackened copper low-relief motifs is created with expert construction by the design duo Rooms Studio from Tbilisi, Georgia. Each door of the handmade black metal cabinet features a striking hand-carved relief showcasing traditional Georgian and Soviet iconography with a beautiful patina, making the blackened metallic and copper cabinet an exquisite piece for any home. The interior behind the unique doors of each of the 9 compartments is finished in a cheerful salmon color, in contrast to the dark exterior. About the Design Studio: Works of Rooms Studio refer to the sculptural forms and abundant materials in juxtaposition with the feminine instincts. Born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, the duo behind the Rooms, Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia, lean towards preserving the inherited craftsmanship techniques unique to the region. Massive wood and stone objects are handcrafted using traditional techniques to create raw and symbolic forms often rooted in the designers' childhood memories. Growing up in a culturally diverse environment, where the two worlds - Western and Eastern collide, remarkably influenced their design language. Over the years, Rooms has created eight independent collections and collaborations equally memorable and representative of the duo's perpetual mission to bring life to omitted elements of a former life. Through their series of works, Janberidze and Toloraia try to examine the boundaries between the public and private. Experiencing adolescent years in the 90s - a significant decade of cultural and societal shifts - their work is a narrative of personal experiences of womanhood. By contrasting the new feminine monumental shapes with architectural brutality, Rooms challenges the status quo and also bridges the conventional and contemporary design with a confluence of female energy. The work of Rooms Studio has concerned itself with questions of nomenclature since the Tbilisi-based design atelier was co-founded by Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia in 2007. Take, for instance, the studio’s name: in adopting the basic unit of interior space as the title of their practice, Janberidze and Toloraia also emphasized the emotional force of interiority and inner life in determining their creative output. The studio’s largest U.S. exhibition to date, Distant Symphony expands upon this impulse to focus inward. The title is again a chief concern—some of the objects included here were designed during the global pandemic, under a regime of forced isolation that made the studio’s typically collective work process untenable. The pieces shown here are the results of Rooms’ search for a way forward. The first room, an antechamber of sorts, evokes the intimate quality of a private home. Shown here are trinkets and personal effects chosen by Janberidze and Toloraia for their emotive qualities; a low background noise emphasizes the climate of urban domesticity. The ensuing gallery space features highlights of Rooms’ recent design output. Here, the subtle scent of organic materials provides a sensory indication of the atelier’s interest in dichotomies: natural and man-made, personal and collective, local and cosmopolitan.   In light of the global circumstances, Janberidze and Toloraia felt it was especially important to pursue collaborative work. Rooms invited three artists—Shotiko Aptsiauri, Salome Chigalashvili and Mariana Chkonia—to conduct a dialogue and shared design process. As such, this exhibition is a kind of polyphonic meditation on a need for solitude and desire for companionship. The practice of polyphonic singing, essential to Georgian folk culture, is reinterpreted here as a design endeavor. Chigilashvili, working with unprocessed yarn, interpreted folk motifs by adapting embroidery to the scale of furniture with expansive stitches applied to painted boards...
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21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Apothecary Cabinets

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Copper

Dry Bar in Oiled Laser-Cut Steel Frame with White Oak Slats and Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Dry Bar is a contemporary and unassuming piece, designed to fit seamlessly into your living space. Whether placed in the gentleman's corner of your apartment or taking center sta...
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2010s American Modern Apothecary Cabinets

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Cut Steel

Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a glass door fitted with the original handle and lock.
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

Large 19th C English Mahogany Glazed Apothecary Wall Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870 Large 19th C English mahogany glazed apothecary wall cabinet sku 577 Measures: W262 x D34 x H75 cm.
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1870s English Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

Vintage and Antique Apothecary Cabinets for Sale on 1stDibs

If you’ve been searching for a unique solution for storage or displaying your serveware or decorative objects, might we prescribe an antique or vintage apothecary cabinet?

With the advent of the modern-day pharmacy, you can often go a long time without running into an apothecary . . . or even seeing the word. Popular in the 15th and 16th centuries, apothecary shops are the predecessors of today’s typical drug stores. An apothecary, in the person sense, was a medical professional, dispensing medicines and remedies for common ailments, but also preparing and mixing said medicines in-house. Too often these shops were quite small and, like most of us constantly seeking savvy storage solutions, apothecaries needed a cabinet to store supplies and medicinal ingredients.

Apothecary cabinets are case pieces similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers. Indeed, these old-world furnishings — whether it's a small apothecary cabinet or a large version — offer seemingly endless ways to sort and display or just help tidy up a room while maintaining its charm.

Decorating with a vintage metal apothecary cabinet, or one made of solid wood, is a snap.

Pay tribute to the piece’s original purpose by displaying your very own collection of apothecary jars and bottles or decorative art glass. Elsewhere, introduce the cabinet to high-traffic areas such as your living room — two smaller Victorian-era apothecary cabinets could work as side tables — or your entryway much in the way you would a console table. These functional furnishings can work as storage in your home office or as nightstands in the bedroom, and in any interior an apothecary wall cabinet can keep your space orderly and clutter-free.

Browse a collection of antique and vintage apothecary cabinets and chests on 1stDibs today.

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