Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.
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Style: Neoclassical
Italian Late Neoclassic Walnut & Marble 2-Piece Altar Cabinet, Mid 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
currently in a fine home in Genova, Italy this two part cabinet has a thick slab of Carrara marble between the sections, the bottom cabinet has been reduced in depth and opens to rev...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble
19th Century English Satinwood Neoclassical Style Side Cabinet By Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century Satinwood side cabinet in the Neoclassical style, of arc-en-arbalette form, rising from six carved elegant legs, the central bow fronted door centred by a n...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Satinwood
19th C. French Neoclassic Marble Top Commode w/Brass Hardware, Grey
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Neoclassical French carved and painted wood commode, with original marble top, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features its original marble top with rounded f...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble
Miniature Wardrobe, Walnut Wood, Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Miniature moon wardrobe. Walnut wood. XIX century.
Miniature wardrobe with a door (inside, two shelvesand a drawer) and a drawer with two handles, whichhas a mirror on the outside ...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Other
Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Large roll-top desk out of solid cherry wood. The base with seven drawers stands on tapered legs. The top has one very slim pullout and a low arcade balustrade on three sides. The in...
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Cherry
E. 1900's Antique French Neoclassical, Carved, Walnut, On Stand, Figural Cabinet
Located in Austin, TX
Handsome Antique Cabinet French Neoclassical, Carved, Walnut, On Stand, Figural, 20th Century Early. 1900's!! Great for displays of your antique treasures!
French Neoclassical carv...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
French Mid 20th C. Chest w/Uniquely Colored Marble Top (Cream/Green)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style wooden commode, with unique and beautiful marble top, from the mid 20th century. This mid-century commode from France features a rectangular-shaped marble...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble
Classic by Carpanelli Fiordiloto Vitrine
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
This piece of intense architectural value, expresses its lyricism in the running on of its lines and the rhythum ot its musicality. The structure is in slabs of solid cherry-wood enr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Cherry, Maple, Walnut
20th Century Baguès Style Cranberry Lacquer and Brass Étagère
Located in Chicago, IL
20th Century Baguès Style Cranberry Lacquer and Brass 4-Tier Étagère. Ball finials at the top of the brass supports. Paint condition is distressed as pictured, priced accordingly. Th...
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20th Century Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Large Library Cabinet with brass fluting, Germany, around 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Large six-door library or bookcase with glazed doors with elegant C-shaped glazing bars and dividing pilasters with brass-lined fluting. The library is veneered in mahogany. The stra...
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Early 1800s German Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Tortoise Wood Bronze Mounted Greek Key Design Commode / Chest Manner Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A tortoise wood bronze-mounted Greek key design commode or bedside stand in the manner of Maison Jansen. This spectacular burl walnut tortoise style three drawer commode depict the H...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Bronze
19th Century Venetian Neoclassical style Hand Painted Commode
Located in London, Park Royal
A Late 19th Century Venetian commode, hand painted in the Neoclassical style featuring fine scroll work in hues of brick pinks, yellow ochres, olive greens and blues on an old white ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawer chest of drawers with slightly curved front, standing on tapered feet. The slanted corners as well as the skirt and the edges are decorated with filet marquetry.
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Late 18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
French Period Neoclassic Gray Marble-Top Commode w/Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical period chest with its original marble top from the early 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top, with pronounce...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble
English Adam Maple Wall Console
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam-style (19th Century) maple wall mounted bracket commode/console with walnut inlaid vine & trim with a single drawer and inset black glass top & carved finial base.
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Maple, Walnut, Glass
Rare late 18th century small Dutch Parquetry Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Rare, petite, decorative commode with trompe l'oeil inlay simulating cubes, featuring four drawers, on bun feet.
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18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century Serpentine Inlaid Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century European. Austrian? 3-drawer serpentine chest of drawers. Newly French polished.
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
English Walnut Stepback Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful English Walnut Stepback Bookcase / Cupboard. Burled door details with in-set detail at doors, carved crown with crest-like detail, original g...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Antique French Neo Classic Art Deco Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive French writing desk having a dramatic mixed wood top crafted with a burled walnut center crossbanded in zebra wood with brass borders on a mahogany case having five drawe...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Set of One Vanity Desk, One Chair, Two Nightstands and One Wardrobe
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of one vanity desk, one chair, two nightstands and one wardrobe in gilt bronze, marble, porcelain and wood. France, late 19th century.
Dimensions of the vanity desk: 203 cm he...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble, Bronze
Burl Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
The four-drawer chest is wrapped in a gorgeous Birch burl veneer. An exotic figured wood with a high polish to highlight the movement and unusual details. The rectangular top and dra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Early 20th c. Italian Serpentine Shaped Painted Sideboard
Located in Wichita, KS
An incredible Italian Neoclassical style buffet with a serpentine shape in original paint. Circa 1900. Beautiful, shaped top and shaped, raised panel doors, all resting on a shaped p...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood, Paint
Pair of Venetian Neoclassical Hand Painted Commodes
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of Venetian commodes, hand painted in the Neoclassical style featuring fine scroll work in hues of brick pinks, yellow ochres, olive g...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Banded Mahogany Chest
Located in Annville, PA
Decorative and functional best describe this high quality Banded Mahogany Chest. Banded Mahogany Chest is a reproduction of an English antique chest from the Eighteenth Century. Both...
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2010s Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Mahogany
Italian Inlaid Cherry Commode / Chest of Drawers / Dresser, 19th Century
Located in Viterbo, VT
Chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using cherry and decorated with walnut inlay. The commode features two overlay drawers with ogee edges, both with beautiful, ha...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
A matched pair of Italian eighteenth century painted walnut servers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A matched pair of Italian eighteenth century painted walnut servers having two drawers over two doors.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Traditional Long Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
Traditional long dresser with an Ogee edge top, beveled decorative trim corners, hand-cast brass knobs, raised on bracket feet with a hand-rubbed warm ru...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
18th Century, Pair Demi-Lune Neoclassical Italian Lacquered Wood Chest ofDrawers
Located in IT
18th Century, Pair of Demi-Lune Neoclassical Italian Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawer
This pair of elegant drawers was made in the Piedmontese area (north of Italy) in the neoclassica...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble, Bronze
Antique Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Marble-Top Sideboard or Console Table
Located in Manhasset, NY
Antique Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen marble-top sideboard or console table. This large and impressive original paint decorated sideboard or console table is seen in the Maison Janse...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
18th century Italian painted chest
Located in Seaford, GB
18th-Century Italian Painted Commode Chest of Drawers
This 18th-century Italian painted commode chest of drawers perfectly blends Rococo-style furniture elegance and rustic charm. I...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Late 19th Century Neoclassic Style Painted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
This lovely painted Neoclassic style chest comprised of three long drawers and finishing on chunky splayed legs is adorned with a harmonious Greek key design in a very warm toned and...
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1890s German Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Pine
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Period Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian Neo-Classical 18th-century walnut chest. The rectangular-shaped chest is raised by four straight tapered legs leading to the scalloped apron. Above is a door openi...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Carrara Marble
Vintage Primative Style Corner Bookcase or Bookshelf
Located in Seattle, WA
Five tiered bookcase with Wood carved details on the sides. Vintage condition consistent with age as pictured.
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
19th Century Neoclassical Italian Fruitwood Corner Étagère
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delicate 19th century Italian fruitwood corner shelf or étagère made in the neoclassical taste. Having two tiers and decorated with X forms on the sides. Supported by three narrow le...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Fruitwood
Neo Classic Incurved Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
Made of mahogany and finished in our Antique French Oak finish, this commode showcases the timeless beauty of classic design with a contemporary twist.
The warm tones and rich grain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Petite Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Commode with Marble Top and Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical period walnut commode from the 18th century, with grey marble top and marquetry. Created in Italy during the 18th century, this petite Neoclassical walnut com...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble
Hollywood Regency, Commodes, Green Painted Wood, Marble, Bronze, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of paint decorated Hollywood Regency marble-top bronze mounted commodes. The green painted case with fine bronze mounts having three graduating drawers. The two bronze framed lo...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Handsome French Neoclassical Raised Commode w/Two-Tone Finish, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic style painted wood two-drawer chest from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top, which slightly overhangs the case bel...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Austrian Neoclassical Style Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian neoclassical style oak bookcase cabinet with geometric inlay, gilt egg-and-dart detail, ebonized trim, and Gothic filigree o...
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18th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
Neo-Empire 5-Tier Tall Entry Hall Shelf Bookcase with One Drawer Storage
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black and walnut narrow tall hall 5' console shelf with a one drawer storage compartment.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Neoclassical Period French Commode w/Marble Top & Brass Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved wood commode with marble top and brass trim, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features a re...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble, Brass
French Pair Neoclassic Breakfront Bookcase Consoles w/Beautiful Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of Neoclassical style bookcase consoles with brass accents, from the mid 20th century. This vintage pair of cabinets from France each stand approximately three feet in ...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Italian Newspapers-Classical Style Hand Painted Top Cabinet / Credenza
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a hand painted Italian Neo-classical style cabinet with faux marble top. It also features a blush toned real marble top. The cabinet opens to a single shelf. The neutral ton...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble
Late 20th Century Florentine Style Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stunning late 20th century Florentine style bookcase of impressive scale.
With four glazed doors over four cupboards.
One with fitted drawers.
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Neoclassic French Flute-Carved Commode, Bleached w/Grey Top and Accent Trim
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic carved and painted wood commode from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top, which slightly overhangs the neoclassical...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Neoclassical Dresser, Northern Germany 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Neoclassical dresser, Northern Germany, 1800.
This elegant dresser has an exquisite mahogany veneer. It stands on four slender legs and has two spacious drawers. The top is additiona...
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Early 1800s German Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Mahogany
19th century Demi Lune Cabinet, Northern Europe 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
Neoclassical Demilune Cabinet, c. 1830 – Elegant Mahogany Credenza
This exquisite Neoclassical demilune cabinet, dating to circa 1830, showcases refined European craftsmanship and ti...
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1820s German Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Mahogany
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak is a superlative example of the design, conceived as a piece that takes up no more space than a chest of drawers, but can se...
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Large French Neoclassical Pine Bookcase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large French neoclassical Louis XVI style pine bookcase - Shelving unit.
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1940s Vintage Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Pine
Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, Germany 1780
Located in Leimen, DE
Exquisite 18th Century Neoclassical Chest of Drawers from Germany – Circa 1780
Discover the timeless elegance of this remarkable Neoclassical chest of drawers, originating from Germa...
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1780s German Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Antique English Neoclassical Marble Top Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English Neoclassical Marble Top Walnut Chest of Drawers was designed to add stately flair to any room, while providing abundant storage and a carefree surface. The brick red...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Marble, Brass
Large Simple Neoclassical Danish Mahogany Armoire, ca 1790
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A very impressive and simple late 18th century linen cupboard or armoire of pleasing proportions and a good, authentic finish to the Mahogany, not too shiny or to distressed, retaining its original giltbronze mounts. This would work equally well as a bar cabinet of TV trunk...
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1790s Danish Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Mahogany
Pair of Adam Style Black Lacquered Bookcases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Adam-style (20th Century) black lacquered and gilt trimmed Neo-classic bookcases with glass stenciled pediment top. (PRICED AS Pair)
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Gold Leaf
19th Century English Satinwood, Parquetry Side Cabinet Attributed To Donald Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 19th century satinwood, specimen crossbanded and parquetry decorated side cabinet attributed to Donald Ross, the breakfront top adorned with trellis marquetry of rosewood and...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Ormolu
Diminutive Antique Mahogany Serving Table
Located in Nantucket, MA
Three drawer mahogany and mahogany veneer server with a high scrolled back splash above two short and one long drawer sitting on turned legs, retaining
original fire gilt brass pull...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Mahogany, Pine
European Painted Buffet Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
Northern European style distress painted buffet sideboard with a molded edge rectangular top, one long and two small drawers in the frieze, with lozenge paneled doors and sides, antique pewter handles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
French Neoclassic Marble Top Chest with Front Paw Feet, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode with four drawers and marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top, over the case which hou...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Large Parisian Wardrobe Adorned with Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
Located in London, GB
Large Parisian wardrobe adorned with marquetry and gilt bronze
French, late 19th Century
Measures: Height 233cm, width 205cm, depth 55cm
This be...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Ormolu, Bronze
Neoclassical case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.
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