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Material: Mahogany
English Mahogany Glass Front & Oval Inlaid Breakfront, circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany breakfront with carved dental molding cornice, four upper case glass doors with arched serpentine mullions, adjustable interior shelving, flanking lower case oval in...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Campaign Etagere
Located in London, GB
A 19th Century Mahogany campaign etagere.
Comprising three rectangular shelves supported by turned columns raised on castors. The shelves are collaps...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20C Exceptional Chippendale Irish Georgian Style Sideboard by S Hille
By Salomon Hille
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an amazing early 20th century Exceptional Chippendale Irish Georgian style sideboard by Salamon Hille.
This piece is simply Magnif...
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th-20th C. Louis XV Style Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Buffet Server Cabinet
By Forest A' Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood and Tulipwood Marquetry Gilt-Bronze Mounted Two-Door Buffet Server China Cabinet...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Tulipwood
$12,950 Sale Price
34% Off
Antique English Georgian Style Astragal Glazed Corner Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Antique English Georgian Style Astragal Glazed Corner Display Cabinet
An English Georgian style mahogany corner cabinet, the upper section with an astragal glazed door enclosing t...
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1960s English George II Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Parquetry Commode After Cressent, France c.1880
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A richly ornamented Louis XV style parquetry commode after Charles Cressent, topped with a serpentine brèche d’Alep marble top. The bombé front encloses two drawers veneered in fine ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
NVIN0475 Vintage Irwin Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Irwin Sideboard in excellent condition, with the top having been French polished to give the piece a fresh look.
The ...
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1990s North American Renaissance Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Regency mahogany chest of drawers. The top is a standard rectangular shape that sits over three drawers and a pull-out tray. The chest stands on splayed bracket-shaped f...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19thC English Mahogany Glazed Display Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Mahogany Glazed Display Cabinet
sku 1951
W128 x D35 x H228 cm
Internal shelf depth 28 cm
Weight 100 kg
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19th Century Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI style marble-topped mahogany commode from France, circa 1870, with Neoclassical and transitional details that could suit a wide range of decorating tastes today....
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large 19thC English Mahogany Breakfront Linen Press
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
Large 19thC English Mahogany Breakfront Linen Press
sku 1994
W205 x D61 x H197 cm
Weight 189 kg
6 individual pieces
Cornice W205 x D61 x H11 cm
Plinth W199 x D56 x H10 cm
...
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19th Century Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Credenza by Osvaldo Borsani for Atelier Borsani Varedo, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Exquisite credenza or sideboard designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Atelier Borsani Varedo.
This very elegant mid century italian sideboard is made of high quality mahogany wood, a whit...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Federal Butlers Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very attractive Mahogany southern Federal Butlers Desk probably mid Atlantic states around 1820-30. Large bottle drawers on either side of a nicely fi...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$1,895
Highly Carved Chinese Mahogany Desk with a Intricate Carved Gallery 1890
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Highly carved mahogany with a flat top writing surface and a intricate carrved gallery with dragons and birds. Carvinga are on every service ans these are highly skiiied labor. See ...
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1890s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Harvard Company Dental Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique dental cabinet made by The Harvard Company, Canton Ohio, featuring amazing details. Twenty two drawers and cabinet space below a glass front display case. In between sits a w...
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Early 20th Century Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
Vittorio Dassi Sideboard Bar Cabinet
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
1950s Italian extra large sideboard bar cabinet by Vittorio Dassi in beautifully executed herringbone pattern rosewood and mahogany suppo...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Sycamore, Glass, Rosewood
$4,950 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Drexel Federal/Hepplewhite Style Flame Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Charleston, SC
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Drexel Sideboard in excellent condition
Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Vintage Drexel Sideboard has...
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Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
18th Century Mahogany Dutch Rococo Bombe Kast or Linen Press, c. 1750
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite 18th century Dutch Bombe Kast or linen press in fine Cuban mahogany with all of the original bronze d'ore mounts. From the mid-1700s, this Kast stylistically follows the...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Small Mahogany Chest
Located in Annville, PA
From the tastefully tapered legs to the finely shaped drawer fronts this Small Mahogany Chest with Drawers expresses great taste in design. Gradu...
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2010s Hepplewhite Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$1,810 / item
Large Mahogany Bookcase by Holland & Sons
Located in Tetbury, GB
George lV exceptionally well figured mahogany library bookcase,with a low wasted base,wonderful fielded panels,really showing off the excellent colour and proportion. The detail that...
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Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Modern Big Mahogany Sideboard, Osvaldo Borsani, Italy 1950 's
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Midcentury Modern Big Sideboard, Osvaldo Borsani for Atelier Borsani Varedo, Italy 1950s
- Certification for export needed just for extra EU countries
This Italian Mid-Cent...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$8,630 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Dutch Oak / Mahogany Haberdashery Shop Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1930s in the Netherlands. This piece features 24 paper covered drawers in mahogany with mostly original glass fronts, mahogany handl...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
A fine bar cabinet by Paolo Buffa with mirrored panels
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Italian mahogany newly restored freestanding bar cabinet by Paolo Buffa . Opposing doors revealing a lit interior when opened with inlay drawers and original mirrored walls ....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Gentlemans Satinwood Rosewood Crossbanded Speciman Cabinet Early 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of an early Irish Mahogany Georgian Demi-Lune fold-over games table of outstanding museum quality. Made in Ireland during the last quart...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut, Satin
French 19th Century Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This charming commode is made of blond mahogany with a black marble top. It is a commode “Sauteuse” as it has 2 drawers.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
$2,560 / item
George III Mahogany Secretary
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany secretary, late 18th century. Pediment with dental molding, two glass doors with through mullions, two adjustable shelves and four drawers on the bottom, a central single board slant top, interior with central prospect door flanked by 4 letter slots and 7 drawers, below are 4 graduated drawers with cock beaded moldings, all drawers with locks stamped "Sam Hall...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, circa 1800-1820
Located in Houston, TX
A refined Federal mahogany inlaid sideboard, circa 1800-1820, possibly southern. It embodies the elegance and architectural restraint of the early American republic. Crafted in ric...
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Early 19th Century North American Federal Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Early Twentieth Century Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Dublin, IE
Early twentieth century inlaid mahogany display cabinet. The moulded bow front top raised above centred glass door with brass escutcheon and key flanked by two shaped glass panels en...
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Early 20th Century English Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Kindel Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Block Front Chests of Drawers, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Georgian or Chippendale style four-drawer dressers, chests of drawers, or commodes
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Beautiful carved mahogany, with original...
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1980s American Georgian Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Hickory White American Masterpiece Collection Demilune Sideboard for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Hickory White American Masterpiece Collection mahogany Demi Lune Sideboard. The sideboard with cross banding, felted center silver drawer above cabinet doors flanked by opposing door...
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20th Century Federal Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Burled Chest
Located in Annville, PA
This elegant antique reproduction Burled Chest has superb detailing with bead molding around its four graduated drawers and two uppermost drawers, graceful solid brass escutcheons an...
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2010s Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$2,210 / item
Solid Mahogany Block Front 4 Drawers 32" H Compact Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Mahogany Block Front 4 Drawers 32" H Compact Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT
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20th Century American Chippendale Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century American Empire Mahogany and Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
Freshly Refinished, Early 20th Century American Empire Mahogany and Walnut Chest of Drawers. Mahogany Frame and Walnut Drawers. Dovetail drawers opening and closing smoothly.
Measur...
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany
Pair of Cabinet Paolo Buffa Design Mid-Century Modern Bar Furniture
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of cabinet Paolo Buffa design Mid-Century Modern bar furniture, mahogany and brass.
It has a large flap door that hides an elegant mirrored bar with glass shelf, noteworthy car...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$5,034 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Mid-Century Chinese Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Secretary by Biggs Furniture
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a classic piece! It is a Chinese Chippendale style mahogany secretary by Biggs Furniture. It is very good condition with ball and claw feet and brass hardware.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Directoire Bureau a Cylindre - France, circa 1800, Mahogany Secretaire or Desk
Located in Greven, DE
Desk with mirror attachment - Bureau à cylindre
France
Mahogany
Directoire circa 1800
Dimensions: H x W x D: 149 x 97 x 50 cm
Description:
Top-mounted desk standing on tapered rou...
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Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Signed J.Groschkus Abalone & Mother of Pearl Figural Bronze Bowed Glass Vitrine
By J. Groschkus
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This breathtaking late-19th-century German vitrine, signed by the distinguished cabinetmaker J. Groschkus, represents one of the finest examples of Continental craftsmanship from the...
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1880s German Louis XV Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Henredon Georgian Solid Mahogany Block Front Highboy Dresser
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style block front five-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1980s
Solid carved mahogany, with original brass hardwa...
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1980s American Georgian Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Folding Bar Cabinet, Italy circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist folding bar cabinet. Bar folds open in the middle and is finished on all sides to be free standing. Mahogany, teak, patinated...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$7,800 Sale Price
20% Off
George II Mahogany Bachelors Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II mahogany bachelors chest, 18th century. With a slightly over hanging rectangular top, the top drawer has a felt lined writ...
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18th Century English George II Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Dutch Marquetry Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Very exquisite 19th century Dutch marquetry hand carved mahogany display cabinet. The cabinet is beautifully decorated with marquetry inlay including floral images, cherubs, birds an...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Ali Con Le Gioie Jewelry Chest with 4 Drawers
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Jewelry chest in briar and mahogany, matte finish, ultra suede lining. 24-karat gold-plated brass accessories. With 4 drawers. Two lockable doors with necklace bars.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Suede, Mahogany
$2,500 / item
Kaare Klint Cuban Mahogany Sideboard Made Early 1930s with Wheel Runners
Located in London, GB
Cuban mahogany sideboard. Front with two sliding doors and two pull-out leaves with handles of black ebony. Interior with trays, sides with la...
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1930s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Drexel Georgian Mahogany Bombe Form Bureau With Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By Drexel
USA, 1968
Gorgeous carved mahogany, with original brass hardwa...
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1960s American Georgian Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
A Fine Inlaid Federal Sheraton Mahogany Chest, c.1820
Located in Savannah, GA
A fine inlaid federal sheraton mahogany chest of drawers, circa 1820.
Six drawers with half columns and conforming top. Finely inlaid drawer fronts. Chestnut secondary wood.
Po...
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1820s American Federal Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$12,000 / item
Bar Trolley Swivel Italian Design, 1960 Mahogany Woos Round Brass Midcentury
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Made of mahogany wood and brass parts, the tray and swivel open wide its width is 80 cm. Elegant detail. And rare piece, something original for your beautiful home.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$1,072 Sale Price
64% Off
Federal Period Mahogany Sideboard with Checkered & Bellflower Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Federal period mahogany sideboard with shaped top and conforming case, featuring a center velvet lined frieze flatware drawer over a two door central storage comp...
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Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Style Cupboard Mustard Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century mahogany cabinet or cupboard featuring a mustard yellow lacquer speckled finish by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938...
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19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Large Mahogany Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Equally suited for use either at the workplace or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Large Mahogany Executive Desk with tooled leathe...
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2010s Chippendale Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$4,345 / item
Mahogany George III Period Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality George III Period, 18th Century, Mahogany Chest, Retaining Rich Colour Throughout, With Exceptionally Well Figured Top Over Two Short And Three Long Drawers, Reta...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Large English Regency Mahogany Linen Press
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1800
Large English Regency Mahogany Linen Press
sku 1933
Base W143 x D65 x H100 cm
Top W153 x D71 x H121 cm
Together W153 x D71 x H221 cm
Weight 136 kg
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19th Century Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Hickory Chair Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a vintage Hickory Chair Sideboard in excellent condition with the topd having been recently French Polished to give it ...
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1980s North American Renaissance Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$3,795
Antique Tabletop Campaign Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From a Nautical collection in Essex, Connecticut. Antique tabletop campaign chest of two drawers. Dovetail jointed construction with two inset brass bail handles.
Condition: Please...
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19th Century Unknown Campaign Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Style Georgian Carved Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet
In the manner of Baker Furniture
USA, Circa Mid-20th Century
Stunning book-matched flame mahogany, w...
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Mid-20th Century American Georgian Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique Cellarette, English, Wine Cellar, Fireside Store, Blanket Box, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cellarette. An English, mahogany wine cellar or fireside store, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1780.
Superb storage piece, with fine Georgian craftsmanship
...
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1780s British George III Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Mahogany
Swedish Midcentury Journeyman's Exam Cabinet by David Rosén, 1951
By David Rosén
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking cabinet designed by David Rosén and executed by a journeyman as a journeyman’s examination. Boxy, imposing design, offers a lot of storage. Made from mahogany with graphic s...
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1950s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Annville, PA
This Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront is produced in two sections to make moving and installation of the sections easier. The top section of the Chi...
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2010s Chippendale Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$7,180 / item
Late 19th Century Mahogany Revolving Bookcase
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Mahogany Revolving Open Bookcase, Having Well Figured Top With Attractive Crossbanded Decoration, Over Two Tier Bookshelves In Quarter Sections ...
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Modern Bar Cabinet / Bookcase With Detailed Inlays
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Mjolby Intarsa
Era: 1940s
Materials: Mahogany, Beech
Measurements: Inquire for measurements
Condition: In excellent original condition...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Art Deco Wolfgang Hoffmann Romweber World's Fair Century of Progress Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important American Art Deco Century of Progress Sideboard by iconic designer Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana. circa 1933-1936
Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, fine quality craftsmanship and construction, having a rectangular exotic rosewood veneered top over conforming solid wood case fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, the top drawer opening to reveal felt lined divided interior for silverware, flanked by cabinet doors opening to shelved interior, subtle geometric lines add interest. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera.
Signed, top drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed.
**Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching display case - vitrine cabinet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately**
Provenance / Acquisition:
Property from the important and iconic Collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091
History:
Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”.
Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925.
Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City.
During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc.
Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972).
The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola.
Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein.
In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan.
In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Mahogany Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood
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Lyon Metal
Marble Inlay Mirror
Marble Top Burl Wood
Modern Breakfronts
Narrow Painted Cabinet
Nelson Thin Edge Chest Cabinet
Neoclassical Wood Carving
Oak Eastlake
Oyster Veneer Chest
Pair Of Rattan Chests
Queen Anne Chest On Stand
Reeded Gustavian
Regency Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest Of Drawers
Renaissance Revival Display Cabinet
Retro Oval Cabinet
Rj Horner Antique