Antique Skandia Furniture Co. Oak Side by Side Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet

A massive towering Victorian era Eastlake secretary writing desk and bookcase, circa 1870s. Made from Walnut with a slant front desk over three draw...

A fine and impressive Federal Period Mahogany secretary and bookcase, circa 1830s. The bookcase features an eighteen pane gothic arched cabinet fro...

"Vintage Davis Cabinet Company bookcase commode. Made of teakwood featuring asian styling with upper book shelves and lower cabinet. Circa late 20th century, Nashville Tennessee. #1515 These words of our venerable leader introduce this short history of our firm which began in 1929. There are certainly older furniture companies ---- and obviously younger ones, but quite likely, none with a more romantic history or a more Horatio Alger-like history than ours. Davis Cabinet Company began as the dream of one man, Lipscomb ""Lip"" Davis, and as is the case with most dreams, this one ---- the impractical idea of building fine furniture from solid wood ---- was thought to be an impossibility. Wood, like steel and iron and most other substances, expands and contracts with climate changes. Furniture built of solid wood must of necessity rack itself to pieces through the inexorable changes of expansion and contraction. Lipscomb Davis thought otherwise. His personal philosophy might be expressed as ""Anything can be accomplished if it is done correctly"", and to this end he had already conceived and engineered a startling new concept of free floating construction that would allow the solid wood case construction to move at will . . . . naturally . . . and thereby avoid the stresses of climatic change. The opportunity to test the idea came dramatically in 1929 ---- but we're getting a bit ahead of our story. While Davis Cabinet Company was formed in 1929, it really had its beginnings around the turn of the century as a sawmill located near Fifth Street on the banks of the Cumberland River. The mill produced lumber from logs rafted down the river from neighboring forests. A ready market existed for most of the high grade lumber turned out by the mill. But, in order to utilize their entire production, the enterprising mill owners formed a subsidiary business, Standard Furniture Company. Here, they manufactured primarily veneered bedroom suites and sewing machine cabinets...

19th Century American Victorian curio / display cabinet. Features a rectangular form made from pine with serpentine backsplash. A central door opens ...

Early 20th century Chinese elm etagere cabinet. Features a modernist open form with three shelves over two dovetailed drawers and lower cupboard for storage. Constructed via mortise ...

Massive antique Renaissance Revival walnut carved knockdown bookcase armoire Made from walnut with extensive carvings and matchbook veneered outer panels. There are three-door compa...

Extremely handsome antique bookcase or cabinet in satinwood Piece is stamped by makers Maple & Co (please see close up photo) Maple & Co. was a British furniture and upholstery man...

A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet with drop front secretary desk By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Carved mahogany, with inlaid sati...

A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved walnut, with original brass har...

Large display cabinet with secretary restored oak bookcase Features: Six-door model with secretaire with three drawers and two extension leaves Very...

Vintage secretary desk Good condition. Upholstered in a black and white floral toile inside. Top has working locking key. Drawers open and cl...

Breathtaking vintage 2-piece rosewood breakfront of substantial size by Bethlehem Furniture Mfg. of Red Lion, PA in the neoclassical / French Empire Taste. This remarkable piece feat...