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Technique: Veneer
Cabinet Striped Multi-Color Glass Doors by Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Cabinet designed by Orfeo Quagliata in collaboration with Taracea Furniture. An object of fused glass created with the exclusive barcode technique. The cabinet's simple and retro des...
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2010s Mexican Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Meuble D'appui
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style mahogany, kingwood and stainwood ormolu-mounted marquetry two-door Meuble D'Appui attributed to either Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener or Zwien...
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Early 1900s European Louis XV Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th-Century Small Walnut Cabinet With the Motif of Sunflowers by George Davis
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Small Walnut Cabinet With the Motif of Sunflowers by George Davis A small piece of furniture made of walnut wood in the style of a cabinet, dating back to the 4th quart...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Officiina, Cabinet Mimetica Veneered Structure
Located in Barlassina, Monza-Brianza
In the Officina storage furnishings, the Mimetica finish - with its particular graphic texture that resembles marble - is reinterpreted by bold chromatic contrasts. The camouflage ef...
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2010s Italian Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Second Empire-Style Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome, two-door, burl veneered cabinet surmounted by a single drawer above. The face is framed by ebonized, parcel gilt pillars and features str...
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1930s Italian Vintage Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Burl

Swedish 1940's Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Constructed in the straightforward style of the start of the mid-modern period. The Nordic birch veneers radiate warmth and add a natural element to the case itself. Both doors are...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Birch

Modern walnut entertainment platform for TV designed by Greg Sheres. In stock.
Located in Hilton Head Island, SC
Entertainment platform for TV designed by Greg Sheres. In stock now. This is our classic television platform. A long and sleek design containing 3 compartments for A/V equipment a...
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2010s Chinese Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

R & Y Augousti Style Lacquered Bamboo, Pen Shell and Egg Shell Cabinet
Located in Stamford, CT
20th century lacquered bamboo, pen shell and eggshell cabinet Absolutely stunning two door cabinet made with a array of natural materials, wove bamboo doors and sides, sliced lacque...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Shell, Eggshell, Bamboo

Modern Campaign Style Oak Gentlemen’s Chest by Founders Furniture Patterns 35
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage modern Campaign style oak Gentleman’s chest by Founders Furniture Patterns 35. Comprised of book matched oak veneer, six drawers and two double doors with brass toned hardware, and brass plated beading detail. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. Specifically, it was missing a handle & we had a custom duplicate replacement produced. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970-1980’s. Just what the Gentleman ordered!!! Although, it is suitable for a lady as well!! This Founders Furniture tall Gentleman’s chest is comprised of gorgeous book matched oak veneer and features six full width drawers and two double opening doors, one drawer above the doors and five below. Each drawer is fitted with unique campaign style brass-toned inset handles with brass plated beading around each drawer opening. And the doors have a picture framed border with mitered corners and are inlaid with brass plated beading. It’s a lovely detail! This modern beauty has ample storage for linens...
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Mid-20th Century American Campaign Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Brass

+17th century Dutch renaissance two door portal cabinet with exotic carvings
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a very rare Dutch cabinet made of the finest European summer oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch Golden...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Ebony, Oak

Grande Bureau Italiano in Noce Intarsiato Undici Cassetti e Abattant 1750 Circa
Located in Milano, MI
Ribalta Antica Italiana della metà del secolo XVIII di origine trentina, la regione a nord vicina all' Austria. Lastronata in legno di noce, decorato con filettature geometriche in ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Directoire Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Cherry, Maple, Walnut

Navajo Canyon Cabinet, Oak and Sycamore, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The cabinet Navajo Canyon reinvents the glorious majesty of Arizona cliffs with their twists and turns along the Colorado River. With the identical proportions and tones of the rock ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Sycamore, Oak, Glass, Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Discover the timeless charm of this exquisite Louis Philippe/Late Biedermeier half cabinet, crafted around 1850. This remarkable piece features a single drawer and two doors, offerin...
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Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Spruce

Louis XVI Style Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI style fall top secretaire, France second half of the 19th century, mahogany veneer with white marble top. In very good condition. The se...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Design Sliding Door Filing Cabinet, 1960s, Belgium
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern design sliding door filing cabinet, made in Belgium 1960s. Wood with wood veneer constructed cabinet with a sliding door that slides all the way open to th...
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Strata Cabinet by SNICKERIET
Located in Geneve, CH
Strata Cabinet by SNICKERIET Dimensions: D 40 x W 125 x H 115,7 cm. Materials: Oak veneer, solid oak, lacquer and wax. Smaller size adjustments are accepted without additional cost. Larger adjustments can be discussed as long as the furniture archetype is maintained. Please contact us. By manipulating wood grain patterns, Strata captures an expression in between the organic and the man-made. The surface consists of tangential layers of oak, veneered at an angle on top of each other, and carefully sanded down into a pattern inspired by the veining of sedimentary rock. The combination of wood grain patterns and stone vein formations creates a mesmerizing texture that draws the mind toward root or burl wood, yet is distinctly different through its repetition and distortion. The technique developed has its roots in conventional intarsia inlay, but in order to find an expression more organic and naturally occurring, the graphical nature of cut-out veneering has been replaced by an extensive process of sanding down transitions between overlapping veneers. Continuing the approach of interpreted nature; all angles, shapes, and proportions of the cabinet relate to pi and the golden ratio. The subsurface of Strata is prepared to compensate for the irregularities caused by the sanding, resulting in a perfectly flush surface. The cabinet is finished with a glossy lacquer and a wax coating. SNICKERIET is a furniture studio with an explorative approach to traditional woodworking craft and philosophy. Projects are initiated as research into topics revolving technique, construction, decoration and material properties. The findings are released in the form of individual pieces of furniture. The studio was founded in 2011 and is based in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Karl-Johan Hjerling, designer, creative director, founder Gunnar Dahl, Production manager, founder Hannu Hietamäki, Lead cabinet...
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2010s Swedish Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Other

19th Century Swirl Mahogany Georgian Corner Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Swirl Mahogany Georgian Style corner cabinet. Glass front with locking door with key. Removable wood shelves. Measures 29" in width, 14" in depth and stands 75" tall ...
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Late 19th Century American Georgian Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany

Wall-Mounted Cabinet with Movable Console Table by Francesco Bisacco
Located in Petershagen, DE
This is a rare ensemble consisting of a wall-mounted cabinet and a movable console table, both designed by Francesco Bisacco. This modernist wall system has an architectural order wh...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Wrought Iron

21st Century Bonsai Cabinet, Inlay in Rosewood, Maple, Ebony, Made in Italy
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
The contemporary theme of becoming, where change does not mean loss of identity but positive evolution, inspires the Bon Sai cabinet whose stylistic references are oriented towards t...
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2010s Italian Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Walnut-Veneer Vertiko / Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The Vertiko made from walnut veneer, with brass fittings, a mirror with facet cut, with typical Art Nouveau ornamentations. In good restored condition with the original glasses and ...
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Rare 18th Century Library Yew Wood Specimen Collectors Cabinet Chest on Stand
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare 18th Century Yew Wood Veneered Cross banded Specimen Library Cabinet Chest on Stand. The chest of drawers on stand having a straight top over cross banded double cabinet doors...
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Late 18th Century British Sheraton Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Modernist Cabinet Made Of Chrome Plated Metal And Walnut Veneer, c. 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist Cabinet made of chrome plated metal and walnut veneer. Designed and manufactured by Robert Slezak, c. 1930. Restored on request. Delivery time c. 12-15 weeks.
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Scandinavian Midcentury Dark Wood Cabinet Chest of Drawes, Denmark 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Midcentury scandinavian dark wood cabinet chest of drawers or office furniture with concealed doors and pull-out drawers, Denmark 1960s. Please note...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Mid 19th century Danish flame mahogany cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality danish 2 part tall mahogany cabinet circa 1860. Top section with scrolled cornice and applied swags, double doors with shaped panels open to reveal 3 adjustable pine sh...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Booleanos Bedside 3 Drawers, Chest of Drawers in Dark Wood Veneer, Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Booleanos Bedside 3 Drawers, Chest of Drawers in Dark Wood Veneer, Joel Escalona Booleanos collection reflects the concept of involuntary interactions and unexpected intersections.  Geometric cabinet...
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2010s Mexican Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique German Cabinet on Stand in Walnut
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
Antique German cabinet on stand in walnut veneer with plumwood inlays. Straight, single-drawer frame on strongly curved scrolled legs. Above, a...
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18th Century German Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Tall Swedish Mahogany Cabinet with Four Frontal Doors
Located in Madrid, ES
Mahogany Scandinavian Modern cabinet with four frontal doors, behind which are shelves and pull-out trays, circa 1960. Two trays lined with blue fabric. Keys included. Labeled on the...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Nickel

18th Century Northern German Baroque Wardrobe
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Northern German Baroque cabinet from the late 18th century. Walnut veneered on oak. Ebonized head strip and profile strips on the base. Two-door body standing on 5 feet with bevelled corners. Profiled base with large drawer. Curved, blown gable with center console. Original lock and key. Partly restored. Newer door...
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Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Exceptional Custom Mahogany Breakfront Server Cabinet by Joseph Gerte, Boston
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional custom two part mahogany breakfront server cabinet or bookcase by Joseph Gerte of Boston, MA, its upper case featuring a cres...
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Mid-20th Century American Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood

Pixel Walnut Cabinet - Hand-Crafted Joinery & Polished Brass - Boca do Lobo
Located in Rio Tinto, PT
Iconic and unparalleled, the Pixel Cabinet presents a ground-breaking work of pioneering design. This piece carries the dedication and art of those who built it, a variety of traditi...
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2010s Portuguese Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chest - Vintage Cherrywood Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian chest with a trapezoidal body and an imbedded glass top, made of hand carved veneered Cherrywood in good condition. The small rectan...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

"Casablanca" Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, 1981
Located in Brussels, BE
"Casablanca" Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, 1981
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Large Empire Library, France, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large library with five glazed doors flanked by columns in the upper section and three double doors in the lower section. The fronts of the doors as well as the pilaster strips, the ...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Ancient Italian Writing Desk with Upper Cabinet, Milan, Circa 1730
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk with upper cabinet Milan, first half of the 18th century Carved walnut partially veneered in olive wood and walnut burl; traces of eboniz...
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1730s Italian Baroque Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Olive, Walnut

21st Century Marama Sideboard in Black Ash, Satin Brass, Marble, Made in Italy
By Hebanon Fratelli Basile, Nabi Design
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
Proportion and compositional elegance for a timeless piece of furniture. Satin-finish brass embraces the deep black of the ash wood like a line of light, while a disc of Calacatta marble shines ethereally on the top. Each element is in harmonious balance. Features: Double-sided entrance cabinet...
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2010s Italian Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Regence Style Commode with a Blue, White and Black Lacquered Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Regence style Commode with a black blue and white lacquered finish with a parquetry design. This fabulous commode - chest of drawers is ...
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Late 20th Century French Régence Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

"Brown" Pc/Laptop Unit Cabinet or Desk Designed by Stephane Lebrun for Dessie'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Brown" is a pc/laptop unit cabinet or desk, designed by Stephane Lebrun and manufactured by Dessie', with four drawers, one closed front compartment, two top compartments (for CPU a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Iron, Nickel

19th Century Austrian Hand Carved Baroque Corner Cabinet
Located in Lucenec, SK
Gorgeous 19th century antique Austrian tall hand carved corner cabinet. The cabinet was part of the original equipment of Fészek Artists’ Club established in 1901 in Budapest. The c...
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19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th C. Serpentin Buffet Cabinet Walnut Hand-Carved & veneer with Inlaids
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Venetian Serpentin buffet cabinet in walnut hand-carved, walnut veneer with light wood threaded inlays. Period Art Nouveau, 1910s. Measure in cm.: H 94 x W 87 x D...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Nova Walnut Bar
Located in Paris, FR
Bar Nova Walnut with structure in walnut wood vennered, with 2 doors, with 1 drawers with easy glide system and with clear glass back inside. Also available on request with other ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Nova Walnut Bar
Nova Walnut Bar
$10,103 / item
Tarius Large Cabinet Dresser
Located in Paris, FR
Cabinet Dresser Tarius Large with wooden structure with solid walnut veneer in matte finish. With polished solid brass details and with brushed aged brass base. With 2 doors and 2 dr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Tarius Large Cabinet Dresser
Tarius Large Cabinet Dresser
$28,051 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Tall 19th Century Neoclassical Palisander Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Probably the tallest cabinet on the market. A breathtaking neoclassical palisander cabinet from the 19th century. Presumably of French origin. Solid rosewood and veneered on oak. ...
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Palisander

Allan Bar Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
Bar cabinet Allan with wooden structure in walnut matte veneer. Bar with 2 doors and 4 storage parts inside. Bar with 2 drawers with easy glide system. Base ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Allan Bar Cabinet
Allan Bar Cabinet
$7,726 / item
TV Stand Space in Walnut and Oak
Located in Lisbon, PT
Space tv stand is a high quality product by Mambo Unlimited Ideas, crafted in natural oak and natural walnut plywood veneer. It features four drawers and two ...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Plywood

Superb Burr Walnut Commode Side Cabinet
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Superb quality burr walnut bowed side cabinet or commode, in the Queen Anne style, double bowed doors, two cushion drawers with brass handles, made by 'Charles Tozer'London, excellen...
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Burl

Fine French Belle Epoque 19th Century Vernis Martin Vitrine by Louis Majorelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Belle Époque 19th century tulipwood and gilt bronze-mounted Vernis Martin decorated Vitrine by Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926). The single door case with a hand-painted board depicting a garden courting scene surmounted with ormolu wreaths and a banded frame. The top with a pierced gilt bronze gallery above an ormolu royal tassel trim flanked by a pair of female masks above crossed torches and flames, cross flutes, a tambourine, a pan flute, ribbons and a tassel. Raised of four cabriolet legs with corner ormolu wreaths and leaves ending with hooves, Paris, circa 1990. The back bears the original Majorelle label that reads: "Louis Majorelle, Fabrique a Nancy, 3 Rue Girardel. Depot. 56 Rue de Paradis, Paris." Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle, usually known simply as Louis Majorelle, (26 September 1859 – 15 January 1926) was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy. The Majorelle firm's factory was designed by famous École de Nancy architect Lucien Weissenburger (1860 – 1929) and located at 6, rue du Vieil-Aître in the western part of Nancy. In the 1880s Majorelle turned out pastiches of Louis XV furniture styles...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Navajo Canyon Cabinet, Walnut and Sycamore, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The cabinet Navajo Canyon reinvents the glorious majesty of Arizona cliffs with their twists and turns along the Colorado River. With the identical proportions and tones of the rock...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Sycamore, Walnut, Glass

Pair of 19th Century English George II Style Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of English George II style cabinets in burled walnut and pine from the 19th century. The pair of nicely carved cabinets have cabriole legs and have of two drawers and doors ...
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Mid-19th Century English George II Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style Cabinet
Located in Leimen, DE
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinet with Bronze Mounts, France, Circa 1880 This refined Louis XVI style cabinet was crafted in France around 1880 and showcases the timeless elegance of ...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Wall Cabinet Beech Veneer, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Wall unit with hinged doors in ebony-stained beech veneer.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Beech

Colonial Bookshelf
Located in Paris, FR
Bookshelf Colonial with solid wood structure with smoke eucalyptus veneer in gloss finish, with glass shelves and with mirrored back in side the bookshelf.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Colonial Bookshelf
Colonial Bookshelf
$8,463 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Alfredo Paredes Ventana Bar Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Designed to be a focal point when opened or closed. The contemporary case has doors of unusual matched end grain veneer concealing a fully outfitted bar interior. The honey-toned oak...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Custom Ordered Mahogany Dry Bar / Credenza 1975
Located in Camden, ME
A custom ordered mahogany dry bar and storage cabinet from Blackwelder's in 1975 delivered to Newport, R.I. In good vintage condition.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Curved Satinwood Deco Cabinet for Camard France
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring a sense of timeless elegance and sophisticated design to your home with this Unique French Art Deco Style Corner Cabinet. A true masterpiece that blends bold geometric shapes w...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Vintage Teak Storage Cabinet on Wheels Side or End Table
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Teak Veneer Storage Cabinet on Wheels, Side or End Table, Nightstand, Vintage, Mid Century, MCM, Bedroom, Living Room, Office This multipurpose teak storage cabinet on wheels serves...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Teak

1960s Design Sewing Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of veneered palisander - Carefully refurbished.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Wood

19th French Vitrine Cabinet, Signed Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare and important 19th century French kingwood and parquetry inlaid display or vitrine cabinet, signed by the renowned designer and cabinet maker François Linke. The shaped bonnet atop large glass double doors and inset parquetry panels trimmed in bronze. Finely appointed overall with remarkably detailed gilt bronze mounts depicting caryatid masques, maiden busts, shells, acanthus leaves, and fleur de lis. The entire on gilt bronze animal...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

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 Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Cabinet from the 19th Century Veneered with Walnut
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a small cabinet covered with walnut veneer, circa Third quarter of the 19th century. This single-leaf piece of furniture is placed on a rather prominent socle, and to...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Chapman Double Unit Storage Cabinet Maple Navy
Located in Cincinnati, US
One unit or four? Doors or drawers? Go sexy with black and walnut or keep it light and fun with maple and pink? The chapman credenza allows you the freedom to choose exactly what sui...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Veneer Cabinets

Materials

Steel

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