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Material: Walnut
Vinyl Record Storage Media Stand in Solid Natural Walnut
Located in Nyack, NY
The Aero 25" Record Stand provides a place for your turntable, amplifier, and up to 120 of your favorite albums. Our Aero cabinets feature an exclusive LP Swivel Bin that uses our proprietary dual pivot hinge to protect records when closed and to display them when open. Each piece is handcrafted out of domestically-sourced hardwoods in the tradition of fine-furniture. Whether you are an audiophile who wants integrated album storage in an audio rack...
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2010s American Modern Walnut Cabinets

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Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Walnut

True Mid-Century Classic Inlaid Rosewood Walnut Credenza Cabinet by Stanley USA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a superb Mid-Century Modern credenza or sideboard by Stanley. It is mostly walnut with geometric rosewood inlays on the fronts and has turned aluminum pulls. The lower cabine...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Aluminum, Iron

Chinoiserie Painted Cabinet Circa. 1930's
Located in Fulton, CA
Hand painted Chinoiserie 2 door cabinet. America, circa. 1930's. In the manner of Baker Furniture.
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Early 20th Century American Chinoiserie Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut, Fir

Outstanding Quality Antique Burr Walnut Inlaid Floral Marquetry Side Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut inlaid floral marquetry side cabinet having a serpentine shaped burr walnut top above an inlaid floral marquetry serpentine shaped f...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Dovetail Vinyl Storage Cabinet 4 x 2.5 with Equipment Shelf
Located in Nyack, NY
Our Dovetail Vinyl Storage Cabinets utilize a “file drawer” approach to store LPs and allow you to easily flip through an entire record ...
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2010s American Modern Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Swedish modern walnut and beech relief cabinet by David Blomberg, 1940s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Cabinet designed by David Blomberg. Produced in Sweden by his own company Sala Möbelfabrik during the 1940s. Made from Walnut veneer with beech inlays and solid beech wood legs and r...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Brass

Modern LP Media Console Entertainment Cabinet
Located in Nyack, NY
The AERO 76.5" media console provides a place for your turntable, a/v components, and up to 240 of your favorite records. Our AERO cabinets feature an exclusive LP Swivel Bin that uses our proprietary dual pivot hinge to protect records when closed and display them when open. Each piece is handcrafted out of domestically-sourced hardwoods in the tradition of fine-furniture. Whether you are an audiophile who wants integrated album storage in an audio rack or just need a beautiful entertainment cabinet...
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2010s American Modern Walnut Cabinets

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Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Walnut

Art Deco display cabinet from Poland, 1940s. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco display cabinet from the 1940s, Poland. A piece of furniture with a geometric form characteristic of the Art Deco style. The upper part of the display cabinet is divided in...
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1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Lake Sideboard, in Summer Aged White Oak, by August Abode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our artisan-made Lake Sideboard is an understated piece ideally suited as a sideboard or credenza. Designs are inspired by iconic mid-century French pieces, with a distinctly Califor...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Wood

Chinoiserie Jacobean Hand Painted Bookcase or Bar Cabinet, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chinoiserie Jacobean style bookcase, dining cabinet, or bar cabinet In the manner of Berkey & Gay USA, Circa 1920s Carved walnut, green lacquered case with hand painted...
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1920s American Chinoiserie Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Brass

French A Deco Dressing Armoire Beveled Mirror Many Drawers & Shelves, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
French three doors cabinet. A bevelled mirror on the central door. Mahogany veneer and brass. 11 drawers in the two part sides. Two of the little drawers can be locked. Made circa 1...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Brass

Milo Baughman Tall Cabinet or DryBar for Directional
Located in San Francisco, CA
Milo Baughman Design Tall Cabinet or Dry Bar for Directional Furniture Company, U.S.A. Elegant and sophisticated design by one of America's most successful furniture designer's. Figu...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Antique Gothic Arts & Crafts Black Forest Walnut Carved Small Wall Curio Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gothic Arts & Crafts Black Forest Walnut Carved Small Wall Curio Cabinet. Item features working lock and key, ornate carvings throughout, mirrored doors, very nice small anti...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Black Forest Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Mirror, Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet / Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier half cabinet from the time of the late Biedermeier around 1830. The furniture is covered with beautiful walnut veneer on a spruce body. At the top there is a d...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut, Spruce

Oxide Matching Side Cabinets in Bleached Maple and White Powder Coated Steel
Located in Chicago, IL
x2 side cabinets available now (as shown) in bleached maple and oyster white powder coat 24" wide x 24" high x 18" deep The seamlessly welded and hand-detailed metal cases of LAYLO ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Walnut Cabinets

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Aluminum, Bronze, Steel

4 Bay Luxe Record Stand in Solid Ash Wood
Located in Nyack, NY
Luxe record stands elegantly display record cover art while providing easy access to as many as 700 records. All of our cabinets are hand-built in the Uni...
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2010s American Modern Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier half cabinet from the time of the late Biedermeier / Louis Philippe, around 1845. The furniture is covered with beautiful walnut ven...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Spruce, Walnut

Futura Bar Cabinet by Jorgen Hansen and Jens Thuesen for Romweber
Located in West Chester, PA
A rare and exquisite Jorgen Hansen and Jens Thuesen "Futura Bar Cabinet" for Romweber Furniture Co. circa 1959. The unique deep relief propeller sculpted so...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Walnut Media Console Room Divider with Sliding Shoji Doors
Located in Princeton, NJ
Walnut cabinet made by hand and featuring sliding shoji doors and shelves. This cabinet is constructed utilizing time honored joinery techniques featured in...
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2010s American Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Baker Milling Road Banded Walnut Brass Campaign Style 4 Drawer Cabinet Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Baker Milling Road Banded Walnut Brass Campaign Style 4 Drawer Cabinet Chest. Item features a banded inlay case, beautiful wood grain, 2 swing doors, original stamp, 4 doveta...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Campaign Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian burr walnut inlaid display cabinet having a quality burr walnut top above a walnut frieze with attractive satinwood inlay. The walnut and glazed door opens ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Wrensilva M1 record player console with integrated music streaming in walnut
Located in San Diego, CA
The M1 record console has room-filling Wrensilva sound with five music listening modes including Vinyl, Bluetooth and Sonos®, 200 watts per channel, stow-away lid, lined record pocke...
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2010s American Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Walnut 'Rocket Cabinet', Vitrine, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this fabulous and iconic Art Deco 'Rocket Cabinet' made in the 1930's and in veneered in a lovely mid tone walnut. Extremely hard to source and even harder ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Walnut Cabinets

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Metal

8' 8'' Long Antique Display Cabinet, English, Shop Retail Showcase, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a long antique display cabinet. An English, walnut and glass shop retail showcase, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Generously proportioned display cabinet at ove...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Walnut Cabinets

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Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Two Drawer Filing Cabinet
Located in Trenton, NJ
This vintage modern filing cabinet from Springer Penguin offers a perfect balance of retro charm and sturdy utility. Its clean lines and walnut wood veneer bring a sense of warmth an...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Italian Wine Storage Cabinet in Solid Walnut
Located in NEW YORK, NY
multifunctional storage unit with double glass doors, with plinth and solid wood drawers assembled with dovetails joints and solid wood push-pull opening system. Unit and inner structure fittings are designed to meet container and functional needs, being a wine storage unit, you can insert compartments for bottles and glasses. There is also the possibility to insert a wine fridge...
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2010s Italian Modern Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Wire

Walnut Media Cabinet with Shoji Doors
Located in Princeton, NJ
Walnut cabinet made by hand and featuring shoji doors and shelves. This cabinet is constructed utilizing time honored joinery techniques featured in Japanes...
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2010s American Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Louis Philippe Walnut Buffet
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Mid-19th century French Louis Philippe buffet in solid walnut, featuring paneled doors with molded edges and subtle grain patterning. The case rests on a shaped plinth base and inclu...
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19th Century French Antique Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Antique Art Deco Inlaid Marquetry Walnut 24 Drawer Filing Collectors Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique American Art Deco walnut & marquetry 24 drawer collectors or filing cabinet, circa 1920. The cabinet is made from very attractive figured and burl walnut, the t...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

Unison for Sonos Vinyl Record Storage Stand in Natural Walnut
Located in Nyack, NY
An all-in-one solution, the 24" unison record stand combines both audio gear and record storage into a beautifully designed single piece of solid w...
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2010s American Modern Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Fully Restored Jens Risom Walnut & Brass 8-Drawer Cabinet or Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Danish design icon Jens Risom, this super rare model was made in the USA by his own company: Jens Risom Design Inc. This cabinet rarely comes up for sale, especially in t...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinoiserie Jacobean Hand Painted Bookcase or Bar Cabinet, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Chinoiserie Jacobean style bookcase, dining cabinet, or bar cabinet In the manner of Berkey & Gay USA, Circa 1900 Carved ebonized walnut, with orange lacquered ...
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Early 20th Century American Chinoiserie Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Winston Server designed by Kevin Frankental
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Winston server stands as a testament to the extraordinary influence of Franca Helg, the revered Italian designer and architect whose collaboration with Franco Albini from 1945 to...
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2010s South African Minimalist Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Winston Server designed by Kevin Frankental
Winston Server designed by Kevin Frankental
$6,878 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Emilio Lancia display cabinet in walnut and walnut burl, Italy, 1930s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A small and delicate display cabinet in walnut and walnut burl, design by Emilio Lancia, Italian production, 1930s In Emilio Lancia’s furniture production, one can clearly detect re...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Tall Walnut and Leather Cabinet with Glass Doors by Paul McCobb for H. Sacks
Located in Dorchester, MA
In this handsome Paul McCobb–designed cabinet, oiled walnut frames glass and leather-fronted cases. The upper display case has six adjustable glass shelves; the lower case features t...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Glass, Leather, Walnut

Jacobean Revival Berkey & Gay Walnut China Hutch Cabinet
Located in Unionville, TN
When craftsmanship was meant to last generations, pieces like this were the standard not the exception. This Jacobean Revival hutch, likely crafted in the 1940s by the renowned Berke...
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1940s American Jacobean Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

1940s Italian Credenza Buffet by Bassano's Ebanistery in Walnut Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Bent Buffet sideboard with flap in Renaissance style by Bassano's Ebanistery of the 1940s, in walnut and walnut folder. With two drawer sides, the central stage with internal shelf, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Original 18th Century Monumental Cabinet on Stand / Italian Bargueno / European
Located in Miami, FL
Important monumental cabinet on stand. The case of the cabinet is walnut, veneered with rich rib boned ebony and luxuriously decorated with turtle ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Art Deco Spectacular Clove Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display vitrine cabinet. Very unusual shape of which we haven't had before. This cabinet features a generous...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Walnut Cabinets

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Glass, Walnut

Antique Art Deco Bauhaus Walnut Wood Display Cabinet / Vitrine w. Beveled Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted walnut veneer Bauhaus era with a touch of expressionism display cabinet. This finest quality early 1900s, two doors display cabinet with its original beveled...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Walnut Cabinets

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Brass

Berkey & Gay English Jacobean Walnut and Burl Wood Bookcase or Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Jacobean style bookcase, china hutch, or bar cabinet By Berkey & Gay USA, Circa 1920s Ornate carved walnut, with inlaid burl wood front. Measures: 38"W x 1...
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1920s American Jacobean Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut, Burl

19th Century Victorian Style Two Door Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century walnut wood Victorian style painted interior two door bookcase / cabinet with bottom front drawer. The bookcase is in good condition. The right door is bowed and n...
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1810s Victorian Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Wood, Walnut, Paint

Scandinavian Modern cabinet '2661' by Mjölby Intarsia, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Exceptional cabinet or sideboard model '2661' by unknown designer and executed by Mjölby Intarsia in Sweden during the 1940s. Beautiful wooden inlay on doors. Key included. One of...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Walnut Cabinets

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Beech, Oak, Teak, Walnut

Genoese Cabinet Called Stipo From The Renaissance Period In Walnut - 16th Centur
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional Genoese cabinet called stipo "a bambocci" from the Italian Renaissance in walnut from the end of the 16th century with its original base Museum quality piece Provenance:...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

1960s Walnut Wood Shoe Cabinet
Located in IT
Shoe cabinet with doors and wooden tubular supports for placing shoes. The cabinet dates back to the 1960s and is in excellent condition, having undergone a conservative restoration....
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

1960s Walnut Wood Shoe Cabinet
1960s Walnut Wood Shoe Cabinet
$2,006 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Spectacular Figured Walnut Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a fabulous opportunity to acquire a genuinely rare design Art Deco display cabinet, this being one of the best examples in figured walnut. If you want a focal point or a wow ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Walnut Cabinets

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Glass, Walnut

Heavily Carved Italian Baroque Walnut Cabinet with 19 Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
Heavily carved baroque walnut cabinet with putti, faces, flourishes and more. Top has two exterior drawers, middle section has eleven exterior drawers and four additional interior dr...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Art Deco Buffet Credenza Two Doors Cabinet, Walnut and Brass, France, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Cabinet Art Deco, French, circa 1930. Credenza buffet burr walnut. Two doors and one shelf. The varnish was redone. Good condition. Shipping: L 160, P 52, H 91 46 Kg.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Brass

Antique Gothic Renaissance Revival Walnut Rouge Marble Buffet Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Renaissance / Gothic Revival cabinet / sideboard / buffet / bar / server. Made of walnut featuring Rouge marble top with paneled backsplash over two drawers and lower...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Exquisite rare Art Nouveau Display / music cabinet By Emile Galle France 1905
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This stunning French antique Art Nouveau display cabinet by Émile Gallé, crafted in 1905, is a true masterpiece. Adorned with intricate marquetry on all sides, this museum-quality pi...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut, Glass

1940s detailed intarsia walnut swedish cabinet by erik mattson
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden Designer: Erik Mattson Manufacturer: Mjölby Intarsia Era: 1940s Materials: Walnut Measurements: 43.5″ wide x 17″ deep x 49.25″ tall Condition: In excellent original c...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Burgundian Renaissance Cabinet Depicting the Four Evangelists
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The cabinet’s upper body, slightly recessed is topped by an overlapping entablature and cornice supported both in the front and the rear by four fluted columns. The lower body stands on four squared feet and a moulded base. Each door-leaf’s panel is centred by a low-relief carving presenting one of the four evangelists...
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

'Athena' Natural Woodwork TV Holder and Media Credenza with Drawer
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
Inspired by the sun blocks or brises soleil featured on Modernist architecture which has captivated Alessandra Delgado since the early days of her career as a designer, Athena credenza...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Walnut Cabinets

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Oak, Walnut

17th Spanish Walnut Cabinet on Stand, Desk, Original ‘Bargueño’
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish desk (“bargueño”) in walnut. 17th century with “bridge-shapped”. Decorated on the exterior with metal applications (open-work, textile background) and bow handles with centr...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

Caned Sculptural Cabinet by Vladimir Kagan for Grosfeld House, 1950s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very rare sculptural caned cabinet was designed by Vladimir Kagan and crafted by Grosfeld House during the 1950s in New York, documented in early Grosfeld House advertisements (see photos). Featuring sculpted legs, a caned door (with original unaltered caning in excellent vintage condition) with brass handle, and interior outfitted with two compartments, one side with an adjustable shelf. While the cabinet is small in size, it is huge in personality. Vladimir Kagan's works have been highly valued by collectors and art / design investors, and his earlier works in the 1950s for Grosfeld House and Kagan-Dreyfuss are among the most sought after by 'purist collectors' like myself. Why do I prize his 1950s works above all else? I can write a short book on this, but one easy to explain reason is that this was a period unlike the rest of his career, where items produced in this time are hallmarked within that period - a distinction that his later works lacked. Essentially, everything post the early 60s blended together with the decades thereafter. A novice Kagan collector is content with anything by Kagan, even items produced by Directional and American Leather Company...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut, Cane

Renaissance Palace Wardrobe with Perspectival Views
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A rare carved walnut wardrobe opening with four door-leaves and two drawers in the lower part. The doors bear architectural views in low reliefs, fluted pilasters and Ionic capitals. Upper Body Two door-leaves with carved architectural perspectives open the wardrobe framed by three fluted pilasters with Ionic capitals. Each door-leaf depict two semi-circular arcades whose cornice and base shows a central vanishing point. Likewise the pavement’s lines act for the artisan as a way to create depth. The vaulting instead leads us to think the vanishing point has to be situated where the handle is, between the two complementaries reliefs. The elegant moulded belt hides an internal secret space, accessible through a moveable plank in the upper body. Lower Body Two door-leaves identical to those of the upper body framed by three fluted pilasters with Doric capitals. The base of the wardrobe opens with two large drawers. The sides also bear panels depicting architectural perspectives. The external pilasters share their Ionic capital with the facade’s pilasters. Thus we can observe on the wardrobe’s sides the capital’s lateral parts with the elegant volute specific to the Ionic order. This palace wardrobe is topped by an overlapping cornice standing on three consoles for the facade and two consoles on each sides. Placed right above the pilasters each console are adorned by fully expanded leaves. During the 15th century a major interest for architecture and perspective studies arises and influences patrons tastes. The work of great theorists such as Leon Battista Alberti...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Walnut

19th Century Fine Pair of Biedermeier Walnut Trumeau Cabinets. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This stunning pair of Biedermeier trumeau cabinets ware made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined ...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Brass

Renaissance Cabinet from Burgundy or Lyon Region
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Renaissance cabinet from Burgundy Or Lyon Region Origin : Burgundy Or Lyon, France Period : Second Half 16th Century, C. 1580 Height : 209cm Length : 184cm Depth : 71cm Good condition Walnut wood, original keys and keyholes Around the middle of the 16th century the conception and ornamentation of French furniture evolves. The start of major building projects, such as the castle of Fontainebleau, gives artists a new impulse. Inventive and rich formulas are developed there, before spreading to all of Europe thanks to engravings and printed leaflets. Furthermore, Italian artists working on such construction sites bring French artists and patrons a renewed taste for the Antique. Regarding the art of furnitures, the most complex scenes and figures are drawn from illustrated books, ornament and emblem compendiums and engraving compilations. Rather than copying those images the artisans feed their inspiration and decline the motifs in numerous variations. The ornamental grammar marks a return to the Antique : palm leaf, acanthus, egg-and-dart, greek, scroll, fluted pilaster… It is in Primaticcio’s and Il Rosso’s stuccos made around 1540-1550 that we have to look for the origin of leather cut-outs, masks, chimaeras, harpies, sheathed figures, fruit and flower garlands that soon enrich every pieces of French furniture. The structure of the pieces of furniture also evolve thanks to the re discovery of Antique architectures, rigorously used as a model. This cabinet presents an imposing structure and a rich and original decor exemplifying the production of the late 16th century, infused with Italian, Antique and Fontainebleau influences. It stands on a moulded base ornate with palm leaves. It opens with four door-leaves and two drawers in the belt. Six whimsical terms divide the facade. The lower body is horizontally divided by three sheathed female terms. The two standing on the lateral posts are topped with fruits while the body is covered by acanthus leaves carved with precision, belted at the waist. The term standing on the central door-jamb is crowned with laurel leaves and is draped in the Antique fashion. A wincing mask hides the key hole. The two door-leaves are centred by a beautiful mask carved in a strong relief. They wear stylised feathered headdress and are set on draperies. Straps, leather scrolls, acanthus leaves and a shell are spread around the masks. The recessed panels are secured in frames ornate with acanthus leaves. The belt is flanked by two large mouldings enriched with variations of acanthus leaves. The drawers are carved with choux bourguignons and palm leaf motifs minutely executed. The consoles between each drawer bear tormented wincing masks, showing horns as if they were fauns or imps. The upper body is framed by two male terms characterised by a strong and nervous musculature, their manhood hidden by drapes secured thanks to a winged lion head. The term on the left appears to be younger and is wincing while the one on the right has a beard. The central female term brings contrast with her youth and sensuality. As it is the case on the lower body, the key hole is hidden behind the mouth of a faun’s mask placed on the drapes barely covering the intimacy of the caryatid. The panels of the upper body present an idealised architecture comprising pilasters and sinuous broken pediments. The pilasters are flanked by two satyrs with goat legs. In the centre appears an important lion mask. The terms of the upper body support the cornice. The entablature carries palm leaves and roses alternating as well as an egg-and-dart frieze. The cornice is adorned with acanthus motifs. On the sides, the carving is executed flat. A central rose is surrounded by scrolls, flowers and choux bourguignons. We can admire the variety of the elements employed. The artist vary with great genius many different ornamental motifs : palm leaf, egg-and-dart, laurel leaf, roses, scrolls … But the artist went even further as each profile and each face is individualised and presents different features. You can take a look at the faces of the satyrs flanking the upper body’s panels. The talent of the artist is undeniable. It makes no doubt the patron who commissioned this cabinet was an aesthete looking for the greatest quality. The artist who authored this cabinet had a great mastery of composition both in the general design and in the individual panels. They probably drew inspiration from engravings and drawings made especially for the making of this piece of furniture or not. They seem to be familiar with the style of Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Indeed, we can find in Du Cerceau’s engravings the same juxtapositions of leather cut-outs, masks and fruits. The terms and caryatids used on the facade could very well be inspired by his work as well. The cabinet-maker was also undoubtedly observant of Hugues Sambin, the most famous cabinet-maker and sculptor in the Burgundy of the time. Like Du Cerceau, Sambin left an important ensemble of models particularly useful for the design of cabinets. His publication De l’Oeuvre de la diversité des termes dont on use en architecture (1572) was an essential book for every artisan. All the motifs testify of the artisan’s high knowledge of forms as well as the precision of their tools : super imposition of ornamental elements, foliages, architectural cut-outs, flat and high reliefs alternating, palm leaves inscribed in circular spaces, wincing faces. It is also a testimony of the artisan’s familiarity with Italian and Fontainebleau productions. Because of the proficiency of the cabinet-maker in so many different models, this cabinet truly is a master-piece authored by the hand of an authentic master. The generous carvings executed with great rigour and virtuosity evoke an origin close to Burgundy and Lyon workshops. This cabinet was made by a master of the region during the Second French Renaissance. Literature BOCCADOR Jacqueline, Le mobilier français du Moyen-Âge à la Renaissance, Édition d’art Morelle Mayot, 1996 BOS Agnès (dir.), Mobilier du Moyen âge et de la Renaissance, La collection du musée du Louvre, Louvre éditions...
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16th Century Renaissance Antique Walnut Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI bibliotheque, or bookcase, made of solid walnut with mahogany as a secondary wood. Nice hand carved decorative panels at the bottom with musical instr...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Cabinets

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Glass, Mahogany, Walnut

Jens Risom 1970s Paldao Wood Modernist File Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Rare 1970s Mid-Century Modern paldao wood file cabinet designed by Jens Risom, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Cabinets

Materials

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