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Wardrobes and Armoires For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1910s
1950s Carved Wooden Cabinet from Congo
Located in Antwerp, BE
One of a kind ethnic wooden cabinet from the 1950s depicting rural life in Zaïre (now the Congo). Bas-relief technique on solid wood. Great original condition. The front legs of this...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
1960s Chinese Fruit-Wood 6-Door Cabinet with Bronze Hardware
Located in Marbella, ES
1960s Asian fruit-wood 6-door cabinet with bronze hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
Leleu Style Art Deco Low Rosewood and Gilt Brass Armoire, circa 1930
By Jules Leleu
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco low rosewood and gilt brass armoire.
Opening with two doors. Feet in gilt brass,
1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
20th Century Vintage Goyard Wardrobe Trunk, French, circa 1930-1935
By Goyard
Located in London, GB
A 20th century vintage Goyard wardrobe trunk, circa 1930-1935.
This piece of beautiful luggage is signed through out.
The hardware especially the locks ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Leather
Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes / Chest of Drawers Circle of Gio Ponti, Pair
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern chests of drawers / dressers or commodes from the circle of Gio Ponti. Priced and sold as a pair.
The pieces are a mixture of exquisite form and subtle volumes suspended on tapered transparent brass tripod legs. They are composed of delicate birch veneers with the front of the cabinets specially cut back at the corners to form a hexagonal. This is mirrored by a hexagonal cut and recessed door pulls...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Cabinet in Sycamore Veneer, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco cabinet in sycamore veneer, circa 1940.
Shelves and drawers
Completely removable.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
Danish Modern Teak Wardrobe Dresser Chest by Arne Vodder for Sibast Møbler
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern tall wardrobe dresser chest designed by Arne Vodder for Sibast Møbler, circa 1960s, Denmark. Features a stunning and functional tambour sliding door that reveals p...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Valet Chair With Green Faux Suede Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian wooden valet chair with green faux suede fabric seat, Mid-Century Modern.
Newly upholstered vintage valet chair in lime green faux suede fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Carl Auböck Coatrack Wardrobe, Beechwood Patinated Brass Bronze Hooks, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A coat rack by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950.
It is made of a beechwood frame in an aged and very warm tone. There are six patinated brass hooks (similar to bronze) which can be positioned randomly on the rows.
This wardrobe is in very good original condition with only little wear.
About Carl Auböck II
25 August 1900, Vienna (Austria)-17 July 1957, Vienna (Austria)
Carl Auböck was an Austrian painter and designer of the Classic modern movement. His best-known designs include the Baumtisch (eng. "tree table") and the Umkehrlampe (eng. "reversible lamp").
Auböck began his apprenticeship as a bronze worker and chaser in his father's workshop. From 1917-1919, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. After this, he followed his teacher Johannes Itten to the Bauhaus in Weitmar and became friends with the director, Walter Gropius. Little over a year later, he left in order to take over his father’s workshop in Vienna and raise a family. Here, through his circle of friends and acquaintances, he became convinced of the ideas of Adolf Loos and developed into an opponent of the Viennese workshops. Alongside his Viennese bronze and Art Deco design work for the domestic and American markets, he began to produce paintings and drawings. The styles he developed in the early 1940s for everyday objects achieved cult status after the Second World War.
In May 1945, he served a six-month prison sentence in the Vienna District Court I due to his membership in the NSDAP. At the end of the 1940s, he worked with his son Carl in the workshop. In 1954, he was awarded a total of four gold medals at the Triennale in Milan.
In 2010, Auböck’s works were placed under protection by the Austrian Federal Monuments Office (BDA). Hundreds of original designs were produced during his long creative career but his Baumtisch and Umkehrlampe are outstanding examples.
Carl Auböck / Carl Aubock...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wardrobe Coat Rack Aubock Style, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic Mid-Century Modern, 1950s wardrobe coat rack, Austria. Nice addition to your room, entry hall or just for your collection of design items. Made of metal, with nice patina. Fo...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Austrian Coat Stand Wardrobe
Located in Vienna, AT
Cast iron base with brass or aluminum parts, good original condition. Made in Austria in the late 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Jean Prouvé, Coatrack, 1955
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Bent sheet steel, wood and aluminum
H. 150 x L. 221.5 x P. 57.5 cm
H. 59.06 x L. 87.2 x D. 22.64 inches
Provenance: CNET, Cité technique, Cachan, France.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Coat Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass hooks manufactured by Hertha Baller in Austria in the 1950s.
2 available.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Aluminum
Adolf Loos Art Nouveau Brass Wall Coat Hook, Werkstätte Hagenauer, Austria, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Art Nouveau brass wall coat hook designed by Adolf Loos, executed by Werkstätte Hagenauer, Vienna, 1910. In good condition with charming patina.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Wardrobe by Michael Van Beuren "Domus" Line
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare Wardrobe designed by Michael Van Beuren for the "Domus" line, circa 1950.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
Brass Coat Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Two beautiful Austrian brass hooks by manufactured by Hertha Baller in Austria in the 1950s.
Up to 6 available.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Walnut Gentleman's Chest, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Paul McCobb Walnut Gentleman's chest by Widdicomb, circa 1960s. Original Widdicomb label still intact. Original condition. Four interior drawer f...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
Harvey Probber Olive Ash Burl, Rosewood and Mahogany Gentleman's Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This sleek clean lined Harvey Probber gentleman's bureau features burl wood doors with recessed rosewood pulls. The doors slide to reveal three cork lined trays and four shirt drawer...
Category
1950s American Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Burl, Cork, Lacquer, Mahogany, Rosewood
Vintage Chinese Elm Compound Wedding Wardrobe in Two Parts with Metal Hinges
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage elmwood compound wedding wardrobe in two parts, with two sets of double doors, lower drawers and metal hinges. Born in China during ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wardrobe Coat Rack Art Deco Style German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic Mid-Century Modern, 1950s wardrobe coat rack Art Deco style German. Nice addition to your room, entry hall or just for your collection of Design items. Made of metal and plas...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Adolf Loos Art Nouveau Brass Wall Hook, Werkstätte Hagenauer, Austria, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Art Nouveau brass wall hook, designed by Adolf Loos, executed by Werkstaette Hagenauer, Vienna, 1910. In very good condition.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Wardrobe Cabinet by Studio Craftsman Sam Forrest, 1960s
By Sam Forrest
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Large and unique hand carved wooden wardrobe cabinet by noted Virginian master craftsman Sam Forrest. Intricately and deeply carved, the surface is textured with a bold geometric pat...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
Pepe Mendoza Buffet
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Pepe Mendoza buffet
The cabinet has 12 drawers with brass pulls with Pepe Mendoza stamp, all drawers are built with solid mahogany wood. The furniture is in perfect condition, the l...
Category
1960s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mahogany
French parquetry Cabinet Armoire by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large cabinet with parquetry design by Jules Leleu Paris, Model no. 4178. Designed in 1951 and this example is dated to 1953. Functioning as an Armoire for wardrobe, the cabinet fe...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
Francisque Chaleyssin Art Deco Cabinet in Sycamore Veneer, circa 194
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Francisque Chaleyssin (1872-1951) Art Deco cabinet in sycamore veneer, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Sycamore
Vintage Elm Wood Compound Two-Part Wedding Wardrobe with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large vintage elm compound two-part wedding wardrobe, with two sets of double doors, lower drawers and brass hardware. This mid-20th-century large C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Gaston Poisson & Robert Pansart Cabinet Lacquered Mahogany, Art Deco
Located in Paris, France
This splendid and rare large furniture piece includes three doors with engraved signed keys from the artist Gaston Poisson, “GP”. This circa 1937 cabinet is made of green lacquered* mahogany and contains 12 interior shelves (three doors each with 4 shelves), each shelf featuring beautiful marquetry detail. The centerpiece of this beautiful cabinet is the large exterior mirror by Robert Pansart. This is made of "églomisé" glass with a polychrome geometric ribbon-like decor. Églomisé glass is a technique used often for mirrors that creates intricate decoration using golden leaves and silver.
*THE LACQUER IS NOT ORIGINAL, THE CABINET HAS BEEN REFINISHED LATE 20 CENTURY
Gaston Poisson, a cabinetmaker from Lille, France, is a renowned Renaissance designer best known for his modernist work. He has a unique taste for pure clean lines, mostly from the 1950s-1960s, which is exemplified in this particular piece.
The square and diagonal motifs visible on the facade of the cabinet as well as the ornate marquetry on the interior shelves show that this piece was highly specialized, a well thought out piece made with incredible care.
Robert Pansart is a French glassmaker and decorator who specialized in his unique technique of etching and oxidizing with “églomisé” glass. One of the most highly regarded glassmakers of his time, he mainly worked from post war years to the 1960s, and his work is reminiscent of a world based on fairy tales – evocative of the 1940s-1950s taste. His mirrors tend to appear in the antique art market and are valued as highly collectible pieces.
Pansart mirrors were auctioned at very high prices at auctions at Artcurial and other major auction houses (see the last picture)
Different works of the artist:
Berliz Cinema in Paris
Municipal Theater of Poitiers (see last picture)
Theater of the Paquebot France
Category
Mid-20th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Pearwood, Lacquer
20th Century Lacquered, Painted and Gilded Wood Venetian Trumeau, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian trumeau from 20th century. Double body cabinet in lacquered, gilded and painted wood with floral decorations of great pleasure. Trumeau for living room with three external d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Armoire, Palisander Optic, Steel Tube and Chrome, Czech, circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant and unusual two-doored Art Deco Armoire from Czechia, circa 1930.
The wood is plywood (beech) painted in a wonderful bookmatched Palisander veneer optic, a quite rare techni...
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Wall Beech Vintage Wardrobe with Brass Hooks by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This presented wall-mounted wardrobe by Carl Auböck, Vienna circa 1950, was made of beechwood slats, which were lacquered black and colorless.
Also the wardrobe features five pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Guillerme et Chambron, Large Bedroom Wardrobe in Oak, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, large bedroom wardrobe in oak, circa 1960
Ceramic handles
Edition Votre Maison
this piece of furniture can be disasse...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Art Deco Cabinet in Sycamore Veneer, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco cabinet in sycamore veneer, circa 1940.
Shelves and drawers
Completely removable.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
French Mid-Century Lacquered Armoire, by Andre Arbus & Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century light brown lacquered Atelier Sain et Tambuté, Paris two-door armoire cabinet with bronze rope trim and door lock plate on gilt cylindrical feet with a Siena marbl...
Category
1940s French Other Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1910s Baroque Venetian Wardrobe with Mirror, Hand-Carved Walnut, Burl Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Belle Époque elegant 1910s Baroque Revival Venetian wardrobe cupboard with mirror in hand-carved walnut and burl walnut applied. Attributable Vincenz...
Category
1910s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
19th Century Italian Chippendale Bombay in Burl Walnut Bedroom Set
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
not included chandelier and sconces that there are photos
This superb bedroom set comes from a noble Italian family
Completely in walnut with Chippendale line rich and very close t...
Category
1940s Italian Chippendale Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mirror, Burl, Wood
Midcentury Green Coat Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Aluminum hooks manufactured by Hertha Baller in Austria in the 1950s.
Set of two.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Vintage Goyard Wardrobe Trunk French circa 1930-1935
By Goyard
Located in London, GB
A 20th century vintage Goyard wardrobe trunk , circa 1930-1935.
This piece of beautiful luggage is signed through out.
The hardware especially the lock...
Category
1930s French Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Leather
One Mid-Century Brass Wall Hook by Herta Baller Vienna, Austria 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
One (1) Austrian brass wall hook, executed in the 1950s by Baller, Austria. In good condition with nice patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Golden Ash Art Deco Armoire, Sweden 1935
Located in New York, NY
Designed before the age of closets, this cabinet, crafted of birch, ash and fir and primarily veneered in golden ash, was fitted to hold most of the wardrobe of its owner. Six large,...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ash, Birch
Pair of Art Nouveau Small Armoires or Cabinets Mahogany and Glass with Inlay
Located in Weiningen, CH
Pair of Art Nouveau small armoires or cabinets mahogany and glass with inlay.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Early and Rare Armoire by Vladimir Kagan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dated from 1950s, designed by Vladimir Kagan and manufactured by Kagan-Dreyfuss Inc, New York, this rarely seen model of armoire features an elegant bleached mahogany exterior with metal legs and an fitted interior with shelves and drawers. The simple form was punctuated by the use of a pair of oversized pulls...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Wardrobe Coat Rack Beechwood Patinated Brass Bronze Hooks, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wardrobe by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950.
It is made of a beech wood frame in an aged and very warm tone. There are six patinated brass hook...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Jules Leleu, Large Lacquered Walnut Cabinet, France, 1933
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Unique and important Art Deco four-door cabinet in walnut with lacquered doors and nickel-plated details.
Lacquer work by Katsu Hamanaka (1895-1982)....
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern Brassed Tube Steel Vintage Valet, 1960s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage valet from brassed tube steel, and beechwood, Italy 1960s.
The frame of this elegant foldable valet was made of brassed tube s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Pair of Wardrobes in Mahogany and Leather by Harvey Probber 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully outfitted wardrobes/chests of drawers in mahogany, doors with inset leather and brass bands, by Harvey Probber, American 1950s (label in drawer reads "designed by Harvey ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
20th Century Trunk for Storage
Located in Miami, FL
20th century chest on bracket feet with a top that opens to reveal storage and drawers below.
Category
1940s Spanish Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern Cabinet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Tall cabinet or small armoire with two doors above two drawers by Widdicomb in an ebonized mahogany finish. Fantastic Asian insprired brass handles and inset pulls on the drawers, wi...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Walnut and Oak Three-Door Armoire from Germany, 1930s-1940s
Located in Pasadena, CA
1930s-1940s walnut and oak three-door armoire. Centre door has a cut out centre with bevelled glass and ornate carved detail. All three sections have storage shelves inside. This pie...
Category
1930s Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
French Art Deco Armoire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
French Art Deco armoire made of amboyna burl with marquetry and inlaid mother-of-pearl. Large rectangular mirrored center door and two large si...
Category
1930s Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Amboyna
2 Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes or Chests of Drawers, Circle of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
2 Italian Mid-Century Modern chests of drawers / dressers or commodes from the circle of Gio Ponti. Priced and sold individually.
The pieces are a mixture of exquisite form and subtle volumes suspended on tapered transparent brass tripod legs. They are composed of delicate birch veneers with the front of the cabinets specially cut back at the corners to form a hexagonal. This is mirrored by a hexagonal cut and recessed door pulls...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Tall Tambour Cabinet with Drawers by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A simple and refined ebonized mahogany wardrobe having tambour doors with integrated handles a top two (2) drawers with cut out handles.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Wardrobe Full Mahogany with Pergament like Doors and Wrought Iron
Located in Weiningen, CH
Art Deco Wardrobe full mahogany with pergament like doors and wrought iron
restored. Can be dismantled for transport.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wardrobe Cabinet by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A masterful three-sectioned wardrobe in bleached mahogany. Having a central seven-bank of drawers and flanking closets-one with adjustable glass shelves, the other with shelving and ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Charles Dudouyt Armoire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles Dudouyt armoire.
Category
1950s French Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Lucite Brass Wardrobe Six Cloth Hangers, Italy, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mid Century Modern vintage lucite brass coat rack with 6 cloth hangers, which was designed and manufactured Italy 1950s.
Six cloth hangers were made of brass and white lacquered be...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Mahogany Roll Top Cabinet / Storage / Armoire , 1930
Located in New York, NY
A rare French Art Deco Colonial roll top / armoire / cupboard / storage / linen press / bookcase with three internal shelves and one lower storage drawer. The piece shows the influen...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mahogany
Armoire by Majorelle Nancy
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
French Art Deco armoire in exotic walnut and cherry wood; 5 center drawers and 2 large side doors with interior shelves. Stamped Majorelle Nancy.
Category
1930s French Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Cherry
French Art Deco Carved Wood Vanity & Mirror
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a lovely example of French Art Deco design. This vanity has many special aspects that you can see immediately to identify this as French. Nice carved wood in the mirror, the ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Marble
Antique and Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires for Sale on 1stDibs
When shopping for antique and vintage wardrobes and armoires for your home, there are several things to keep in mind, not least of which is question number 1:
What is the difference between an armoire and a wardrobe?
The difference between an armoire and a wardrobe is actually simple: An armoire is merely an ornate wardrobe. A wardrobe is a tall, streamlined storage cabinet that usually has some combination of drawers, shelves and hanging rods.
Antique and vintage armoires, on the other hand, are freestanding, heavy wooden structures that typically feature decorative metal hinges and pictorial carvings. Armoires are large cabinets that aren’t outfitted with the varied storage features that wardrobes now commonly have. Armoires often have one or two doors and a hanging bar and allow for quick access. Whether a minimalist mid-century modern wardrobe or grandiose Victorian-era armoire is the right fit for you, both are highly functional furnishings and can be a smart storage solution.
Armoires have been around since medieval times, and initially they may have housed weapons and armor. In their early days, armoires were often adorned with elaborate carvings and lavish paintings, particularly in Renaissance-era France. During the 18th century and later, armoires were widely known as “presses” for hanging clothes, and they were so large that they swallowed up the room where they stood.
In today’s modern homes, an antique armoire can be a striking, architectural work of art amid comparably unadorned furnishings. Whether you’re using your piece in the kitchen for cookware or as a food pantry, in the bedroom for clothes or in the living room as a media console, it will likely become a lovable focal point.
The evolution of the armoire can be seen in today’s corner wardrobes, which may rest on an asymmetrical base to account for corner placement, and even mirrored wardrobes, which feature a mirror affixed to the inside panel of one of the doors for convenience. Contemporary wardrobes commonly feature additional sliding trays and drawers and hanging space for clothing or linens, and the cabinet doors make them ideal for concealing televisions and computer monitors when such devices aren’t in use.
When choosing the right wardrobe or vintage armoire for your home, it’s good to have the following in mind: What are you planning to store in it? How much of what you’re storing will need to be housed in it? It should be big enough to accommodate your needs. What is the size of the room where your wardrobe or armoire will live? A large new piece of furniture in a modest space can easily become a hindrance if you have to navigate your way around it during your daily routine, so be mindful of the area you'll need in order to move freely.
Whether you are looking for an antique walnut armoire or a simple contemporary wardrobe, find the right piece for your home today on 1stDibs.
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