American Vitrines

Designed by Leo Jiranek, a forefather of mid-century American Modern furniture, this vintage vitrine was created for his "Outlook" Collection made by Virginia's Bassett Furniture. Hi...

A pair of unusual obelisk shaped étagères. Polished aluminum (aluminuim), with glass shelves and hard plastic capped feet.

Mid-Century Modern style bar cabinet on stand, lacquer, metal, brass. A sleek and stunning bar having a high console metal base supporting and a ...

Gilbert Rohde formal dining room display/ China cabinet. Designed in the mid 1930's, unique design that has glass corners and combination of exotic ...

This vintage mid-century modern china cabinet by John Van Koert for Drexel’s Profile collection offers a perfect blend of style and functionality. Designed in the 1960s, the two-piec...

Ornate Fine Carved Antique Rosewood Marble Top Dresser w/ Tilting Mirror MINT

A rare and important Art Deco period Century of Progress Display Cabinet designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana, United States of America. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, one piece design, having a rectangular showcase top with glass panel sides and a pair of sliding glass doors, over solid wood chest fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, flanked by cabinet doors, opening to shelved interior. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera, and glass. Signed, original label to drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching sideboard - buffet (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...

A large and dramatic cabinet in the Flemish style, by Marge Carson, Inc., 2004. In a fine distressed ecru with gilt trim finish. The scrolled crest rail with a shell center over double textured glass...

Fantastic iron etagere with 6 shelves 4 of them plate glass. Painted Black iron with a tapered support at the sides. Narrows as it gets taller. Cross x brace at the backside bottom. ...

Thick 3/4" lucite shelves heavy lucite structure etagere shelving unit with table level overhanging shelf. Shelf # 3 can be used as a small writing table....

Bold but elegant, these eye-catching Vitrines, bookcases or china cabinets designed and produced by Mastercraft circa 1970s. Exceptionally fine quality, brass-clad frames with black ...

Brass Glass Hanging Single Door Wall "Picture" Hanging Showcase Display Shelves MINT!

7' Tall Bubble Glass Double Doors Adjustable Shelves Bookcase Display Cabinet MINT!

This most artful Hollywood Regency tall Obelisk Cabinet will immediately catch your eye with its high design esthetic in red lacquer and gilt. Undoubtedly inspired by elegance from top to bottom, this obelisk's details compliment one another as the eye wonders. Two door bottom cabinet with large Widdicomb style brass ring pulls and gilt molding. Lacquered interior with single shelf. Gilt neoclassical sphere bases. Obelisk display...

Antique Wilmarth Crystal Umbrella or Cane Display Case Made in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the early 1900's. Described in the 1908 Wilmarth catalog as;...

Large smoked glass and chrome cabinet or vitrine by Pierre Cardin. Three doors and six compartments. Can be backlighted (optional). A spectacu...

Very nice Mid-Century Modern burl wood liquor cabinet bar, display cabinet or sideboard by V. Kagan. Measures: 8' Tall.

Mid-Century Modern In The Style Of Milo Baughman Chrome & Glass Shelf Etagere. Very good condition, not solid stock but very heavy, all glass is in pristine conditon. Priced Per Boo...

20" Sqaure Solid Brass Case 7' Tall Glass Shelve Display Cabinet Vitrine MINT! Outstanding solid brass craftsmanship lighted case.

Vintage Chrome etagere, each shelf has removable glass with brass finials.

A fine quality American made George II style bookcase, breakfront, china cabinet in mahongay with inayed boxwood. This piece has a glass upper section with glass shelves and an arche...

Pair of nice mid-century modern bleached or cerused chestnut wall units curio cabinets for John Stuart. Solid brass hardware. Interior cabinets lights.

Large figural oak open bookcase shelf Henredon Baker decor.

American Victorian Country antique white painted apothecary-style cabinet with 24 pigeon hole shelves

Mid-Century Modern all Lucite and white acrylic five shelves étagère vitrine wall unit floor lamp, light fixture.

Early 1900s lighted curio cabinet with glass doors.

Two piece mahogany breakfront and buffet designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern circa 1952. Signed Charak Modern. Retains three original solid brass sculptural keys and all working locks. The base cabinet has three doors with distinctive diamond pattern inlay in satinwood. Each door has a custom Parzinger solid brass pull. Behind the bottom left and right doors is an open white cabinet with three original number-stamped shelves which are adjustable and removable. Behind the center door are five pull-out drawers. The upper cabinet has three doors with astonishingly beautiful glass panels which have been deeply wheel cut repeating the diamond pattern as below. The interior of the upper cabinet is painted white, backed by mirror and holds nine adjustable thick glass shelves each with plate grooves. Top left and right have signature Parzinger 'wings' a design element frequently repeated in his career. Beautifully restored by our expert refinisher. See our separate listings for the companion Parzinger dining table, dining chairs and leather front cabinet...

Large smoked glass and chrome cabinet or vitrine by Pierre Cardin. Three doors and six compartments. Can be backlighted (optional). A spectacu...

A rare etagere by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals in brushed steel (hand machined, seemless edges), with glass shelves and a single pull out drawer in a tall pyramid shape.

Mirror chrome polished stainless steel frame, burl wood cabinets, thick glass shelves Mid-Century Modern wall unit. Secretary drop desk compartment....

Trophy piece. Uber rare. Six door sideboard designed by O. B. Solie for Ello Furniture. Top and door faces clad in polished red Persian travertine marble set in a herringbone pattern...

Mixed metals Mid-Century Modern etagere.

Mid-Century Modern Lucite and glass tall narrow shelving unit étagère.

This is a very beautiful and original American Victorian solid oak china cabinet or vitrine. Measures 77.5 tall x 53 wide x 21 deep. Dates to the 1880s era and is American.

Mid-Century Modern large chrome and glass étagère shelving wall unit.

Mastercraft brass and glass vitrine, operational dome lighting and switch.

An antique aesthetic movement corner cabinet offers cherry construction in faceted form with carved foliate frieze surmounting cast with single beveled glass door opening to shelved ...

Mid-Century Modern two piece arched Lucite top Vitrine, showcase, bookshelf made in America 1980 with a blonde Oak Wood Cabinet Base. Features a mirrored Back and 2 tier clear Lucit...

Spectacular Widdicomb piece. Two independent display cases join together and are capped by a single crown that finishes off the piece brilliantly. Incredible details. The cabinet fea...

Berkey & Gay Painted Decorated Petit Secretary Display Cabinet with Shelves Burl MINT!

Whatever you collect, display it in a bold way with this wild brutalist oak vitrine from Lane Furniture's classic "Pueblo" series. Featuring the unmistakable, machine-age inspired, m...

Very nice Mid-Century Modern shelf wall unit.

C. 1920s flame mahogany individual glass panes double doors display cabinet curio showcase.

This versatile Mid-Century Modern vitrine / wall unit designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman features four shelves behind original sliding glass doors atop a sculptural rendered two...

Rare late Art Deco vitrine cabinet with a medium stained Macassar veneer and mirror backed bar on top. Underneath is a fold out secretary desk with two large doors which open up to adjustable shelving for storage. The exterior has great tall skinny...

American Mid-Century Modern ebonized metal and brass trimmed vitrine cabinets (MASTERCRAFT)

Mid-Century Modern large ebonized and cerused walnut bookcase display showcase cabinet vitrine with adjustable shelves.

A dramatic neoclassic style mahogany cabinet by Lorin Jackson designed in 1940 for the "Glassic" line of Grosfeld House furniture. The exterior of the...

The “Levitating” Cabinet is a dramatic, art-deco style vitrine that is made by hand in Bloomington, Indiana. Featuring a dramatic combination of the finest quilted maple and macassa...

Iconic Mid Century Curved Vitrine Showcase with tufted Naugahyde base circa 1940-1950 of American origin. Vitrine has storage behind/below the 1950's gr...

This is a very nice well built display / showcase with etching in glass, oak doors, molding details and brass hardware ..finish on case is untouched with perfect crazing and oxidizat...

Raffia cloth wrapped Mid-Century Modern display wall unit étagère shelves.

Tubular satin finish aluminum tube construction with brass colored aluminum cube corner details. Five plate glass shelves each spaced approximately 14" apart. Glass shows extremely m...

Stunning in concept and execution, this large, impressive Moderne-Art Deco cabinet consists of four parts, all centered around an internally-lit porthole vitrine with glass shelves a...

This is a neoclassical style carved fruitwood vitrine by Beacon Hill. It is a numbered limited production piece. The interior has adjustable glass shelves and includes a key.

Mahogany 2 Door Chippendale Style Carved Ball & Claw Feet Rope Edge Bookcase Shelves

Fine Carved Tiger Oak Lion Feet & Head Curved Glass China Cabinet c1880s MINT!

Handsome vintage Art Deco Revival to Postmodern wood, marble, brass, mirror, & glass lighted display case by Pulaksi Furnishings. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vi...

Natural walnut, blackened steel, satin brass, and merino wool felt. 5 Drawers - 40” wide x 36” tall x 24” deep. Custom dresser built in celebration of both craft and detail. The hand-finished, mitered wood cabinet is filled with felt-lined, dovetailed drawers. Machined brass pivoting pulls adorn the surface of the drawers juxtaposing contemporary with antiquity. Hand carved wood legs feature “honey-dripper” ribbing and allow for easy leveling of the cabinet on uneven floors. Made entirely by hand in our Chicago studio. Available in custom dimensions, configurations, and finishes with optional arched metal hutch...

Unusual and rare mid century shelf unit having an iron frame, with marble, and metal mesh shelves. The marble shelves fit into iron frames, w...