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Cabinets For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: Early 1900s
Waring & Gillow Carved Oak Court Cupboard, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900-1909 English oak court cupboard by Waring & Gillow. This cupboard is of tremendous quality and has a heavily carved case. The upper molding is heavily carved and is over t...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cabinets

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Oak

Antique Art Nouveau, Inlaid Wood, Music Cabinet, Scotland 1900, H129
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Art Nouveau, inlaid wood, music cabinet, Scotland 1900, H129 Scotland 1900 Solid wood - veneer Original finish Moulded rectangular top Single inlaid drawer with original bra...
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Early 1900s Scottish Antique Cabinets

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Rosewood

Antique circa 1900 Side End Table Lion Hair Paw Carved Feet Part of Large Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite quality circa 1900 Mahogany side table with lion hairy paw feet This piece is part of a large suite, I have in total a pair of oc...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Cabinets

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Hardwood

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Kingwood Parquetry Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th/20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry three-door vitrine with ormolu-mounted floral wreaths, ribbons, female masks and centr...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

Louis Majorelle Cabinet with Wisteria Marquetry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau small cabinet with marquetry by Louis Majorelle, circa 1900-1903. Documented.  
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets

Very Rare and Fine Edwardian Display Case by ‘Edwards and Roberts’ London
By Edward Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare and very fine Edwardian mahogany display case by 'Edward and Roberts'. Inlaid with intricate floral marquetry throughout depicting swags, garlands, flowerheads and trailing be...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cabinets

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Brass

French 1990s Post Modern Mahogany Bronze Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
A rare 1990s tambour door mahogany cabinet with a bronze base. Art Nouveau and Space Age Brutalist styling.
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1990s French Post-Modern Cabinets

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Bronze

Historic Corner Commode from Around 1900, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the turn of the century. Very good condition, after professional renovation, chest of drawers finished in polytone. ...
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Early 1900s German British Colonial Antique Cabinets

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Mahogany

Mahogany / Bronze Mounted Parquetry Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mahogany bronze mounted detail parquetry / breakfront display cabinet / vitrine with four wooden shelves , supported by six tapering reeded legs . The cabinet / vitrine is in good co...
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Early 1900s French Antique Cabinets

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Bronze

Garouste & Bonetti Cabinet, forged by Diego Giacometti's ironworker
Located in Encino, CA
Elizabeth Garouste (Born in 1949) & Mattia Bonetti (Born in 1953) Elegant oak cabinet with two doors framing a gilt wrought iron grid on a gilt wrought iron base Collection " En atte...
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1990s French Cabinets

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Wrought Iron

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet by Maple & Co.
Located in Suffolk, GB
Edwardian inlaid mahogany display cabinet by Maple & Co., with a shaped inlaid top, two astragal glazed doors with beveled edge glass, six adjustable glass shelves, beveled edge mirr...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cabinets

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Brass

Pair of French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Slender Side-Cabinets Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood and gilt bronze mounted two-Door Meuble D'Appui (Side-Cabinets) with a Brêche d'Alep marble top. The slender cabinets...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

Emile Gallé "Aux Ombelles" French Art Nouveau Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A French carved and fruitwood marquetry inlaid Ombelliféres vitrine by Emile Gallé. The vitrine has marquetry ombelle flowers in its interior and on the panel below the bottom shelf....
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets

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Fruitwood

Early 20th Century Carved Cabinet from Fujian, China
Located in Singapore, SG
An early 20th century carved 2-tier cabinet from Fujian province, China. The carvings on the front are mostly through carvings, which are carved very deep and lively, featuring human characters as well as various animals. The oval panels on the top doors are surrounded by relief carvings of phoenix...
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cabinets

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Fir

Rare and Exceptional Meiji Period Hardwood Exhibition Display Cabinet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The square central section is glazed, mirrored and rotates, with additional inner frames, all above a frieze with a disguised drawer, surmounted by a pagoda roof with upswept eaves, pendant bronze bells, aoi mon and serpentine dragons, the finial comprising a ho-ho with open wings; the base comprises four deeply carved cabriole legs with ho-hoshoulders and feathered claw feet resting on minogame whose tails support a circular spinach-marble shelf, with a similar marble set into the solid stretcher, decorated throughout with cloud scrolls, tendrils, inro and many auspicious symbols, the creatures’ eyes rendered in mother-of-pearl, inscribed ‘Behold fire’, Yokohama, Japan, circa 1900. Provenance: Fletcher’s Auction House, Houston, Texas. October 9-11 1981 Catalogue. Lot number 583 and envelope illustration. Footnote: This is an intriguing cabinet in many ways. The inscription “hino yojin” indicates a place for candlesticks or other light sources in a grand interior, however the inner drilled frames within the glass doors, and the fact that the whole display section rotates, would suggest something of great value and artistic merit was displayed inside. The carvings are related to the mythological Palace of the Dragon God of the Sea, (Ryugu-jo). Depending on various versions of the legend this underwater palace was made from pure crystal, each of the four sides had a different season and one day in the palace was equal to a century in our world. The most famous legend refers to Urashima Taro who was carried down to this magical place on the back of a minogame or giant turtle...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Cabinets

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Hardwood

Edwardian Satinwood Bedside Cabinet
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0499, fine quality Edwardian satinwood bedside cabinet of bowed design, having moulded and inlaid upstand and quarter bookmatched veneered top wit...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cabinets

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Satinwood

Red Lacquer Cabinet with Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer cabinet with gilt motif with inside two drawers shelf and bottom space. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appea...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Cabinets

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Lacquer

Émile Gallé "Grenouilles" Fruitwood Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau "Grenouilles" carved fruitwood cabinet by Émile Gallé features detailed and masterful marquetry depicting dragonflies and mushrooms in a lush, leafy landscape...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets

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Beech, Fruitwood

Superb Monumental Meiji Period Hard Wood Display Cabinet, by Noguchi of Yokaha
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A superb monumental Meiji period hard wood display cabinet, by Noguchi of Yokahama, of rectangular form with three shelves which curl back under themselves like ripples to create an ...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cabinets

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Hardwood

Antique Italian Neoclassical Hand-Painted Buffet/Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Venetian Hand-Painted Buffet/Commode is the perfect choice for adding a refined neutral color and elegant neoclassical flair, while adding a functional surface and storage. ...
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Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Cabinets

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Pine

19th Century Bookmatched Cabinet with Marble Top by François Linke
Located in London, GB
A Bois Citronnier Meuble d'Entre Deux By François Linke Constructed from satiné quarter-veneered bois citronnier, with rosewood crossbanding and ormolu mounts, the rectangular ca...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Black Forest Carved Cabinet
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss carved china cabinet. Front door has bear paying accordion. Mother and father dancing together as cub plays close by. Two bears supporting shelves. Two drawers for flatware. Be...
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Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Antique Cabinets

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Wood

Liberty & Co. a Mahogany Display Cabinet with Floral Mother of Pearl Decoration
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. George Walton attributed. An Arts & Crafts mahogany display cabinet with original liberty label to the back and 'Liberty & Co. Ltd, London' stamped on the brass locks....
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Cabinets

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Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Belle Époque Mahogany & Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Attr. Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Louis XV style Belle Époque mahogany and tulipwood ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet with a Brêche violette marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood parquetry and mahogany gilt-bronze mounted three-door Meuble d' Appui (Side cabinet) with marble top, Paris, circa 1900. Measur...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Cabinets

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Bronze

Edwardian Cadbury’s Counter Top Sweet Shop Display Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Edwardian Cadbury’s counter top sweet shop display cabinet This glazed shop display cabinet is made mahogany, the glass has etched lettering on the front of the cabinets saying Ca...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Cabinets

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Glass

Painted Pine Cabinet with Storage Bins, circa 1900
Located in Evergreen, CO
Can't you picture this cabinet with storage bins in a small general store? There are four deep bins, which are covered by an arched lid that lifts...
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Early 1900s European Antique Cabinets

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Pine

Antique Chinese Export circa 1900 Redwood Lacquered Inlaid Wash Stand Sideboard
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 Chinese Export redwood & inlaid wash stand sideboard with glass top A very good looking and well made decorative antique...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cabinets

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Teak

English 19th Century Edwardian Style Painted Satinwood & Silver-Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and unusual English 19th century Edwardian style painted satinwood and silver-mounted two-door side cabinet with a twin-front-doors and a single apron drawer. The doors, sides...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cabinets

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Silver

Biedermeier Mahogany Cabinet from circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
A stylish chest of drawers from the turn of the century. Furniture after professional renovation, finished in polythene. Wood: mahogany, Year: circa 1900, Origin: Northern E...
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Early 1900s Danish Biedermeier Antique Cabinets

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Mahogany

English Satinwood Cabinet or Étagère
Located in Wilson, NC
English satinwood cabinet or étagère, with satinwood being the primary wood, and all sides, doors, and shelves are crossbanded with mahogany. The cre...
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Early 1900s English Antique Cabinets

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Brass

Handsome Vintage Grey and Blue French Display Cabinet
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Elegant and handsome vintage French 2-piece display cabinet / tallboy. An ideal piece of decor for storing porcelain and wine glasses. The top has glass partition...
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Early 1900s French Antique Cabinets

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Wood

Hugh 4-Door Glass Cabinet 1900 Early 20th Century Gustavian Style
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing hugh cabinet of the early 20th century. This piece was standing in a Viennese private school which was founded in 1897. Focus of this school was European education. The students came mainly from all parts of the Danube Monarchy. The cabinet is one of severals. More and less with the similar dimension. Herbal, biology supplements, globes aso. Were exhibited in this glass vitrine. The frame is completely disassembled so you can deliver it rather easily. The frame is made of glazed softwood. Due to the age and the weight of the doors it is not easy to close them totally. But it should be no problem with a little bit pressure. The lower part has 12 drawer, 4 pieces in one row. Some of the glasses are old and you can see the tiny bubbles in the glass, some are new. To re-assemble the cabinet you need a carpenter! We restored this piece in our workshop and then 4 men helped to re-assemble the piece in our gallery with the advise of our carpenter. Please ask if you need a smaller version, or if you need more shelves. The furnitures inside...
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Early 1900s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Cabinets

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Glass, Softwood

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted & Tulipwood Vitrine Cabinet, Attr. F.Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Three-Door Vitrine Commode 'Meuble d'appui with a Brêche Violette Marble Top, at...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Secessionist Style Walnut Corner Display Cabinet with Stylized brass Handles
Located in London, GB
A good quality secessionist style walnut corner display cabinet, with upper and lower open display areas and a beveled glass door to the central display area with stylized brass escu...
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Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Oak Small Side Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Small side cabinet made of oak from the Art Nouveau period, very nice simple shape, practical in use. In very good restored condition.
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets

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Oak

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze, Hardwood & Marble Corner Cupboards
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Louis XVI style mahogany and walnut marquetry inlaid corner cabinets with gilt metal fittings and solid marble top A very go...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Cabinets

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Marble

The Iron Cabinet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unusual and one-of-a-kind armoire in iron, Italy 1991 Artwork monogrammed B.M Rimini 1991 pièce unique by a metal artist, using traditional techniques a...
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1990s Italian Cabinets

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Iron

French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Figural Vitrine by François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood, satinwood and satine single door figural vitrine by the renown Parisian master craftsman and cabinet...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Cabinets

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Bronze

Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Barrister's Stacking Desk Shelf Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Quarter Sawn oak English barrister's desk cabinet with sliding panels, 1890-1900. Panels slide effortlessly. Utilitarian understated piece with elegant construction.      
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Cabinets

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Oak

Impressive Empire Style Buffet by Maison Krieger
Located in London, GB
Impressive Empire style buffet by Maison Krieger French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 199cm, width 217cm, depth 66cm This magnificent Empire style c...
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Early 1900s French Empire Antique Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Lovely circa 1900 Oriental Hand Painted Side Cupboard Bookcase Metal Strap Work
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 eastern hand painted with floral details side pot cupboard with original metal strapwork door supports A very well made a...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cabinets

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Metal

Early 20th Century Prussian Fur Coat Cabinet
Located in Gloucester, GB
Early 20th century Prussian fur coat cabinet - Original marble paint finish - Cast steel handles - Brass makers badge - Makers badge on the back reads "Time escapes, therefore use it" - Air tight door - 2 shelves inside - Originally used to store and transport fur coats to keep moths out - Marked DRGM, Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster = registered design of the German Reich...
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Early 1900s German Industrial Antique Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Gilt-Bronze Mounted Burr Amboyna and Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gilt-bronze mounted burr amboyna and mahogany vitrine cabinet French, circa 1900 All sides fitted with beveled glass and opening to shelves, Measures: Height 63.25 in. (160.65 c...
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Early 1900s Antique Cabinets

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Wood

Simulated Five-Drawer Tall Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
The front of this tall cabinet has five-drawer front panels that are simulated by molded dividers. The drawer panels are framed with shaped molding. The top has bull nose molding. Th...
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Early 1900s English Antique Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tulipwood vitrine with marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door cabinet fitted w...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Cabinets

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Ormolu, Bronze

Tall Cabinet in Carved Black and Blonde Wood by Wendell Castle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wendell Castle Tall Cabinet, 1992 Carved black wood base, blonde wood doors 18 x 11 x60 in Wendell Castle received a B.F.A. from the University of Kansas in Industrial Design in 195...
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1990s American Cabinets

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Wood

Italianesque Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
Italianesque cabinet, the door carved in very high relief with a floral urn and birds eating berries perched on floral arabesques. The inside has seven shelves.    
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Early 1900s English Antique Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Paint

Edouard Colonna Art Nouveau Paris "Bibliotheque Victor Hugo" Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau cabinet by Edouard Colonna, 1900-1901, identified in numerous period sources as Bibliotheque Victor Hugo. It is 57" wide x 16" deep x 83" high. Colonna used it as the image in his own full-page advertisements in 1900-1901. Fabricated in Ceylonese lemonwood and leaded stained glass. The drawings for the cabinet are in the Decorative Arts collection of the Louvre, notated in Art Nouveau Bing by Gabriel Weisberg. This cabinet was exhibited at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Also exhibited at the Nassau County Museum of Art's Reflections of Opulence, Art Nouveau to Art Deco, in 2001. It is pictured in the catalog from the exhibition. Janet Calderwood Tue, Apr 23, 12:07 PM (1 day ago) to me I found this in an email from a couple of years ago - is there space on 1stDibs to include a designer's bio? I did a lot of research to distill this info: EDWARD COLONNA (b. Germany, Edouard Klonne 1862-1948) Renowned Art Nouveau furniture, jewelry and objets d’art designer and architect, EDWARD COLONNA, was German-born and raised, studied architecture in Brussels, Belgium, became an American citizen, lived in Canada for several years, and had the artistic soul of a Frenchman. Colonna was born in Muhlheim near Cologne (Koln), Germany in 1862. He studied architecture in Brussels and in 1882 he moved to the United States. There he found a position with Associated Artists...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets

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Other

Art Nouveau Cabinet Stand with Mirror
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0450 stylish Art Nouveau mahogany and marquetry hall cabinet with arched cresting above divided mirror flanked by a pair of circular platforms on downswept supports, the projecting ...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets

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Mahogany

Unique Pair of Art Nouveau Cabinets
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Two superb Art Nouveau mahogany and inlaid cabinets with mirrors. Art Nouveau mahogany and marquetry hall cabinets, each having arched cresting above divided mirror flanked by a pai...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Cabinets

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Glass, Mirror, Mahogany

English Office Cabinet or Shops Cabinet, circa 1910
Located in Hixson, TN
English office cabinet or shops cabinet A fantastic Edwardian era office cabinet or called shops cabinets. The top divided into eight sections....
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Cabinets

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Mahogany

French 19th-20th Century Baroque Revival Carved Oak Bombé Figural Bombé Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival carved oak Bombé figural vitrine. The single front-door display cabinet with bowed front and side beveled glass panels, with two interior g...
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Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Antique Cabinets

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Glass, Oak

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted, Mahogany and Tulipwood Marquetry Side Cabinet/Secretaire in the style of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender s...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Cabinets

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Bronze, Ormolu

Samba Cabinet by Wendell Castle, Late 20th Century, Signed with Impressed WC.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Samba cabinet from the Wendell Castle Collection for Icon Design, late 20th century. Finished on all sides. Hand carved and stained ash with leather pulls. Signed with WC. The drawe...
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1990s American Modern Cabinets

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Leather, Ash

19th-20th Century Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted, François Linke Atrributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century kingwood and tulipwood marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door display cabinet with a red-velvet backing and bowed glass panels surmounted with acanthus and floral gilt-bronze mounts in the style of Léon Messagé (French, 1842-1901), the serpentine shaped front door with an ornate marquetry and ink colored panel depicting wreaths, ribbons and tied acantus leaves, all raised on four cabriolet legs ending with gilt-bronze paw-feet, Paris, circa 1900. Linke was born on 17 June 1855 in the small village of Pankraz, in what is now the Czech Republic. Records show that Linke served an apprenticeship with the master cabinet maker, Neumann, which he completed in 1877. Linke’s work book or Arbeits-Buch records that he was in Vienna from July 1872 to October 1873 at the time of the International Exhibition held there in 1873. He subsequently travelled to Prague, Budapest & Weimar before finally arriving in Paris in 1875. It is documented that he obtained employment with an unknown German cabinetmaker in Paris, and stylistic similarities, photographs and geographical proximity have led some to suggest that Emmanuel Zwiener was the most likely candidate. After a period back in his home town of Pankratz, he returned once and for all to Paris in 1877. In 1878 Paris hosted the third great International Exhibition, a remarkable success for a country ravaged by war only seven years earlier. It is known that the fledgling Linke workshops were active in the Faubourg St. Antoine as early as 1881, during this time he supplied furniture for other more established makers such as Jansen and Krieger. By 1889 another World’s Fair, as they were often referred to in America, took place in Paris. Monsieur Eiffel erected what has become the most iconic building in Paris for the exhibition and the atmosphere of wealth and confidence may well have encouraged Linke to think that he could contribute an important part to the next great exhibition. As early as 1892 this was decreed to take place at the end of the century, in an attempt to pre-empt Berlin from staging the last great show of the century. In 1892, Victor Champier (fr) one of the commissioners for the 1900 Paris Fair had appealed, “Create in the manner of the masters, do not copy what they have made”. It was an appeal against mere reproduction and Linke rose to this challenge in an unparalleled way with his unique display that was to include the Grand Bureau. Determined to outshine the competition at the Exhibition, Linke had set about creating the most ambitious pieces he could envisage, and more extravagant than had ever been displayed before. The items he exhibited marked a transition from the historicist interpretation of Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, an interpretation that was the mainstay of his nearest rivals, to something startlingly new and vital in its immediacy. [6] Together with Léon Messagé he developed a new style for the 1900 Exhibition that paid homage to the Louis XV rococo in the fluidity of its approach, but an approach fused with the lively flowing lines of the contemporary and progressive 'art nouveau'. The Art Journal reported in 1900 on Linke's stand: "The work of M. Linke ... was an example of what can be done by seeking inspiration amongst the classic examples of Louis XV and XVI without in any great sense copying these great works. M. Linke's work was original in the true sense of the word, and as such commended itself to the intelligent seeker after the really artistic things of the Exhibition. Wonderful talent was employed in producing the magnificent pieces of furniture displayed". Linke's stand would have appeared refreshingly new to contemporary onlookers, the traditional designs of the eighteenth century melting seamlessly into an exuberant naturalism. The 'Revue' described Linke's style as 'entièrement nouveaux' and noted "This opinion is universally accepted. Linke's stand is the biggest show in the history of art furniture in the year 1900". It is perhaps the most extraordinary and remarkable aspect of Linke’s personal history that he produced such expensive and luxurious furniture of exquisite quality for the 1900 exhibition without any commission or any potential buyer in mind. [9] At a time when other more established furniture businesses such as those of Beurdeley and Dasson were closing down, he made a huge investment in his stand and the furniture he supplied for it. Linke recognised that to move his business forward he needed to appeal to a more International clientele and the new emerging rich who were at this time amassing fortunes on an unprecedented scale. For this reason he gambled everything he had on his display for the 1900 exhibition. Had this not succeeded he would almost certainly have succumbed to bankruptcy. Linke’s notebook records visitors to his stand from England, Europe, the Americas, Egypt and Japan and including; the King of Sweden, three visits from the King of Belgium, Prince Radziwill, the Prince d’Arenberg, the Comte Alberic du Chastel, Miss Anna May Gould, the American heiress, distinguished furniture makers and the President of France Emile Loubet. This risky endeavour was a resounding success, and with his reputation established, La Maison Linke became the pre-eminent furniture house until outset of the Second World War. The technical brilliance of his work and the artistic change that it represented was never to be repeated. His showrooms expanded into prestigious premises in Paris, in the Place Vendôme as well as the Faubourg St. Antoine where his workshop had been established. He embarked on many important commissions in the years up to the outbreak of the First World War, making and designing furniture for leading international industrialists and bankers. After the 1914-1918 World War, Linke undertook the extraordinary commission to furnish the Ras al-Tin Palace in Alexandria for King Fuad of Egypt, possibly the largest single furniture commission ever conceived, eclipsing even Versailles. Linke flourished and remained active until the middle years of the 1930s and died in 1946 Léon Messagé (1842-1901) was a French sculptor, best known for his sculptural collaboration with François Linke for the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Messagé was also responsible for much of the design and creative work for Roux et Brunet...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Lacquer, Carved and Gilt Cabinet Late Qing Dynasty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese lacquer, carved and gilt decorated cabinet. Gold gilt decorates the body of the dynamic red cabinet, deep relief carved panel insets and black lacquer central panels with fin...
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cabinets

Materials

Gold Leaf

Renaissance Revival Walnut Cabinet Circa 1900 in Light Brown
Located in Opole, PL
Renaissance Revival Walnut Cabinet Circa 1900 in Light Brown Rare, exquisite and unique - these words can surely be used to describe this article of furniture. In the past, cabinets...
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Early 1900s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Cabinets

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Walnut

Vintage and Antique Cabinets for Sale on 1stDibs

Although traditionally used in the bedroom to store garments that would not be hung in a closet, an antique or vintage cabinet can easily find a purpose in rooms throughout your entire house.

The world's first storage cabinets, reportedly constructed in Renaissance-era Europe, were demonstrative of excellence in carpentry and the work of master carvers. These robust bureaus or sophisticated chests of drawers were typically built from common woods, such as oak or walnut. Although they were fairly uniform in structure and lacked the bright colors of modern-day furniture, case pieces and storage cabinets that date from the 18th century and earlier were often found in the homes of nobility.

Their intricate carvings and various embellishments — adornments made from ivory, ornate lacquer work and, later, glass shelvings — reflect the elegance with which these decorative furnishings were associated. Given its valuable purpose and the beauty of the early furnishings' designs, the storage cabinet is an investment that will never go out of style.

The practical design that defines the earliest storage cabinets has inspired the creation of household must-haves, like minimalist drink trolleys and marble wood bookcases. From hiding outdoor gear in the mudroom to decluttering your kitchen with a tall kitchen pantry cabinet, these versatile furnishings have now become available in enough sizes, styles and colors to accommodate any space. After all, these aren't your run-of-the-mill filing cabinets.

A sophisticated storage cabinet — wood storage cabinets with doors and shelves, for example — can serve as a room divider when necessary, while the right vintage wall unit or floor-to-ceiling cabinetry solutions can seamlessly become part of any space without disrupting the energy of the room. And although you may hide items away in its drawers, bookworms might prefer a storage cabinet with open shelving for displaying favorite books or other media.

One-of-a-kind solutions for the modern consumer abound, but enthusiasts of understated, classical beauty may turn to Baroque-style storage cabinets. Elsewhere, admirers of mid-century modernism looking to make a statement with their case pieces will warm to the dark woods and clean lines of vintage storage cabinets by Paul McCobb, Florence Knoll or Edward Wormley.

Sometimes the best renovation is a reorganization. If you're ready to organize and elevate your space, a luxury storage cabinet is the addition you need.

Find a variety of vintage and antique storage cabinets on 1stDibs, including unique Art Deco storage cabinets, chinoiserie cabinets and more.

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