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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
Antique Two Tier Hand Carved Victorian Pokerwork Oak Library Book Table Bookcase
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1880 English Victorian two tier rotating book table with pokerwork top
A very good look...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
French Large Louis XV Period Wardrobe Provencal Richly Carved 18th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Rare Provencal cabinet from the Louis XV period, richly carved with foliage and plant motifs: bouquets, bunches of grapes, ears of wheat... The legs are curved and finished with a sc...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany chest on chest, the top having five graduated drawers (two short over the long), above the base having a further three drawers, raised ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Dresser from S.A.F.F.A, 1950s
By Saffa
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Set of maple and myrtle briar dressers and nightstands. Brass tips and handles. Retro-treated glass top from the Gris company of Varedo. Very interesting; under the top there are mar...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
An excellent quality French cabinet, produced in the 1920’s with crisp carving to the center between the doors, solid oak with solid oak liners, both doors are lockable with one key ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Fine Quality Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Corner Cupboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality Edwardian inlaid mahogany corner cupboard having an elegant swan neck pediment with pierced fretwork and very desirable inlay decoration, ogee shaped cornice, single gla...
Category
Early 20th Century English Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Shaws of London Flamed Hardwood Dwarf Open Library Bookcases Small Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning matching pair of Shaws of London dwarf open library bookcases in flamed mahogany which are part of a suite
I have two matching pairs of the...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Vichr a Spol Art Deco Bookcase Made in 1930s Czechia
By Vichr & Spol
Located in Horomerice, CZ
The bookcase has been restored and refinished. It's made out of oak, chrome plated steel and glass. It was made in 1930s in Czechia by Vichr a spol.
T...
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
Lovely Vintage Writing Table Desk in Hardwood with Silk Embroidered Glass Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely vintage writing table with silk embroidered top and glass protector
A very good looking and well made p...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Silk, Glass, Hardwood
1930's Very Large Belgian Oak Jewellers Workshop Bank Of Drawers
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1930’s Very Large Belgian Oak Jewellers Workshop Bank Of Drawers
1930’s Very Large Belgian Oak Jewellers Workshop Bank Of Drawers. Sourced in Belgium this is an exceptional very larg...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
20th Century Dutch Trumeau Walnut with Maple Wood Inlays, Netherlands, 1950
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Dutch Trumeau from the mid-20th century. Furniture of exceptional quality, richly inlaid in walnut and maple wood, the interior is covered in mahogany an...
Category
1950s Dutch Dutch Colonial Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Maple, Walnut, Fir
Lawyers Cupboard, Barristers Cupboard, Antique Estate Cupboard, Scotland
Located in Vancouver, BC
Lawyers cupboard, barristers cupboard, antique walnut estate cupboard, Scotland 1880, Antique Furniture, B1298
Scotland 1880
Molded cornice above
Upp...
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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Sought after Vintage Retro Italian Sideboard with Brass Handles from 1950s
Located in Markington, GB
Sought after vintage retro Italian melamine sideboard with brass handles its from early 1950s. It has three drawers, cupboard space with lovely b...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Guillerme et Chambron, Light Oak Five Drawer Dresser, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This midcentury, polished light oak dresser by the celebrated French designer Robert Guillerme, was created as part of a line of design he produced f...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique 18th Century Solid Oak Spanish Kitchen Display Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful hand carved solid oak kitchen cabinet
It has a recessed upper part for the display of plates and cups. The lower cabinet features a fixed shelf and the doors are decorated with geometric chip carving and rosettes. The cabinet has a rural appearance typical for this type of Spanish furniture.
The cabinet has the original hand forged hinges...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
British Colonial Teak Filing Apothecary Cabinet wt Metal Pulls & Lock Mechanism
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare solid teak multi-drawer apothecary/file cabinet with locking mechanism and hardware in original patina. Beautifully aged metal pulls. Authentic and fu...
Category
1890s British Indian Ocean Territory Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Nice English Sideboard / Chest of Drawers, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Nice English sideboard / chest of drawers 20th century
Solid wood with mahogany veneer. English chest of drawers, 20th century 19th century, Victorian. Slightly protruding cover p...
Category
20th Century English Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Wood
Designer Vintage Retro 1950s John & Sylvia Reid Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Markington, GB
Designer John & Sylvia Reid chest of drawers.
Measures: Height 75cm, depth 46cm, width 76cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Napoleon III Cabinet
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique Napoleon III cabinet.
Wood is black color polished surface, decorated with inlaid brass decor and bronze details ourside.
Inside the cabinet there are two shelves.
...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Brass
Danish Rosewood Chest of Drawers, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Danish rosewood chest of drawers, Denmark, 1970s
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: rosewood
Simensions: height: 48 cm, width: 100 cm, depth: 43 cm.
Category
1970s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Important Wall Unit, Large Curved Sofa and walnut Shelfs by Dassi, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Important wall unit, a large curved "conversation" sofa by Dassi executed in 1940 attributed to Ico Parisi.
Part of a unique living room designed to commission, L-shaped.
Mahogany, maple wood, brass, white cotton. original key
Measures: H 84 cm, 330 x 150 cm.
Brass plinth base H. 15 cm.
unique room
very large and curved sofa, removable; an hanging shelf, asymmetrical door
fine and elegant details in "grissinato" wood.
Please note this item is sold as single piece but belongs to a complete dining room...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Jens Risom Cabinet in Rosewood Produced by Gutenberghus in Denmark
By Jens Risom
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare small cabinet designed by Jens Risom. Produced by Gutenberghus in Denmark. Large desk is also available.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Eclectic Art Deco Credenza Vittorio Dassi Lissone Attributed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A overwhelming beauty eclectic sideboard Vittorio Dassi Lissone attributed.
Styles: neoclassic - with renaissance engravings and art nouveau-mi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Wall Cabinet with Malachite by Pierre De Valck
Located in Geneve, CH
Wall cabinet with Malachite by Pierre De Valck.
Dimensions: W 56 x D 15 x H 56 cm.
Materials: Polished bronze with Malachite.
Weight: 20 kg.
Each piece is unique.
Pierre De Valck (1991) born in Brussels, is a Ghent-based designer with a childhood fascination for archeology and collecting historical artefacts. His furniture attempts to harness the power of ancient geological processes in a contemporary bodice. Modern antiquities that allow the rediscovery of an ancestral past.
Pierre De Valck manually encrusts each piece of furniture with unique minerals and stones...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Baltic Pine Two-Door Armoire with Carved Flower Crown, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Baltic Pine Two-Door Armoire with Carved Flower Crown, the 1920s
Beautiful early 20th-century two-door armoire of Baltic pine with extensive floral carvin...
Category
1920s Latvian Baltic Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Boeing 747 Bar Made with Half of a Boeing 747 Air Intake
Located in Paris, FR
Bar Boeing 747 made with half of a Boeing 747 air intake,
in shiny polished aluminium finish, riveted aluminium. With
a round glass top and with one black ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum
Ambrose Heal A Rare Mansfield Oak Chest of Drawers With Iron Heart Escutcheons
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Ambrose Heal A Rare Mansfield oak chest of drawers with Iron heart escutcheons and handles in wonderful original condition. The quality is very high using beautifully figured quarter...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Italian Purini and Mariani Bamboo Brass Shelves Étagère for Vivai del Sud 1976
Located in Paris, IDF
Functional and stylish, this shelving unit or bookcase was made from natural bamboo, with cane joints and luxe displays of brass inserts in Italy in the mid-1970s. It was designed by Giusto Puri Purini and Maurizio Mariani...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Small Yellow Table, Beech, Umakart, Restored, Czechia, 1950s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored midcentury small yellow table.
Source: Czechia
Period: 1950-1959
Material: Beech, Umakart
Stable construction.
Refreshed polish.
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Beech
Waring & Gillows Style of M.H. Baillie Scott. Arts & Crafts Oak Inlaid Sideboard
Located in London, GB
Waring and Gillows, in the style of M.H. Baillie Scott. a chequer, ebony and boxwood inlaid oak sideboard, in the manner of M.H. Baillie Scott, w...
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood, Oak
Art Nouveau Music Cabinet in Mahogany Stamped A. Wilson, Peck & Co, Sheffield
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4829, exceptional Art Nouveau mahogany music cabinet, having shaped tray top above open shelf and 5 satinwood crossbanded drawers, all fitted with original stylish Art Nouveau copper handles, standing on elegant shaped legs united by apron. This fine music cabinet retains its original finish which has been cleaned, revived and waxed, all ready to place at home, circa 1900
Measures:H 38.5?, W 22?, D 16?
H 98cm, W 57cm, D 41cm
A. Wilson, Peck & Co, Sheffield was open for business by 1896, by two founders – Arthur Wilson (a pseudonym) and John Peck. They established a big retail shop on Pinstone Street, right opposite the town hall, which they named Beethoven House. Traces of a large painted advert for the shop’s original occupiers can still be seen in the alleyway left of the shop. Their business was described as pianoforte, harmonium and American organ merchants, tuners and repairers, as well as sole agents for Bechstein pianos...
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Vladimir Kagan Burl Wood Wall Unit Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern burl wood liquor cabinet bar, display cabinet or sideboard by V. Kagan. Measures: 8' Tall.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
18th Century English George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany chest of drawers, having an arrangement of four graduated drawers, each with brass handles. The chest stands on bracket feet and is in ...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
French Restauration Period Rosewood Marquetry Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This cabinet was crafted in France at the end of the ‘Bourbon Restauration’ period. It is characteristically ‘Restauration’ in its style, with its curvaceous Neoclassical forms, and fine marquetry work.
The cabinet is comprised of a two-storey body, which is surmounted by a pitched top, with chamfered edges. This top is hinged, and lifts up to reveal the upper compartment, which is divided into five parts (four small, one large). The underside of the top is mounted with a mirror. Directly beneath this, there is a pull-out drawer, which is split into two sections (one narrow, one large), and is lockable. The top, the top’s chamfered sides, and the front of the upper and lower storage spaces, are decorated with light-coloured floral marquetry designs. This light-coloured wood also runs along, and articulates, the edges of the cabinet body.
Four curvy, cabriole legs with scrolled tops support the cabinet body. These are ornamented on their tops with light-coloured marquetry flowers and leaves, and along their edges with marquetry bands. The four legs support an oval-shaped shelf about midway between them. This shelf features a central light-coloured marquetry rosette, bordered by a slim marquetry band. The legs stand on castors, which will allow the piece to be easily moved around an interior.
The cabinet’s variety of small compartments are perfect for storing precious jewellery, or makeup. This aspect, combined with its large mirror, make it an ideal women’s dressing table...
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Mid-19th Century French Restauration Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Vittorio Dassi Monumental Wall Unit / Dry Bar for Mobili Cantù, Italy, 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Monumental wall unit by Vittorio Dassi for Mobili Cantù – Italy, circa 1950.
Italian walnut, birch and brass details.
The inside of the cabinets and drawers are covered luxuriously...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Desk Model 530, Gianfranco Frattini Bernini Edition, 1957
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Desk model 530 - Gianfranco Frattini - Circa 1957
Bernini edition (label in right drawer)
Rosewood
H95xW130xD79.5cm
In a perfect state
The desk features a removable storage un...
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1950s European Other Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Victorian Burr Walnut Credenza Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An exhibition quality mid 19th century burr walnut
Credenza, or side cabinet, of good bold proportion
Having superbly figured top over two panelled
Central doors, flanked by bowed...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Hand Painted California Line San Francisco Steamer Trunk Chest Toy Box
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand painted vintage steamer trunk with nautical decoration depicting the California Line to San F...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Italian Credenza Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Budapest, HU
A fine Italian credenza attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Italian Sideboard by Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Vilnius, LT
Midcentury Italian sideboard by Willy Rizzo.
Sideboard is finished with black glossy stained veneer surface decorated with chrome detail...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Burl, Mirror
1950s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Wood Glass Brass Credenza Sideboard
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian 1950s sideboard, credenza, buffet with very elegant shapes and classic wood worked according its natural light graining. This great piece has 6 frontal drawers and ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-26-A Aluminium Book Case / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This periodical bookcase is not only a fantastic piece, it’s a design icon. Finally, it’s the most radical item of all Chandigarh items. It has very sculptural qualities, like a faca...
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1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum
Ralph Lauren Twin Drawer American Hardwood Sideboard Lovely Designer Style
By Ralph Lauren
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Ralph Lauren light American mahogany twin drawer sideboard
A very well made, decorative and versat...
Category
20th Century English American Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of French Bedside Cabinets in Kingwood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0350 Pair of very attractive bedside drawers of serpentine design, each cabinet having bookmatched veneered top with floral inlays above two drawers fitted with original ormolu hand...
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1950s French Louis Philippe Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Pine Bar Counter with Storage Cabinet from Les Arcs, 1970s
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A bar counter from Arc 1800. 1970s.
"Les Arcs"
The first public ski resort built in 1967 in the Savoie department of France.
Charlotte Perriand was chosen to lead the project, which...
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1970s French Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Laminate, Pine
Hand Painted Victorian Distressed Green Dresser Bookcase or Kitchen Cupboard
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very well made hand painted distressed Victorian kitchen cupboard with bookcase top, cupboard base a...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Wood and Veneer Linen Press
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Wood and Veneer Linen Press
Furniture made of mahogany wood and mahogany veneer on softwood, dating back to the first half of the 19th century. Sin...
Category
Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Arne Wahl Iversen Planter, Scandinavian Design, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Planter made of teak by Arne Wahl Iversen
Minor damage on the top (see photos).
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Italian Mid-Century Sideboard in style of Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Italian vintage cabinet in the manner of Ico Parisi featuring ceramic handles, brass pulls and cartouche decorations by Richard Ginori. Constru...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Daniel Cottier A Rare and Early Anglo-Japanese Ebonized Tall Chest of Drawers
By Daniel Cottier
Located in London, GB
A rare and early Anglo-Japanese ebonized tall chest of drawers, designed by Daniel Cottier with gilt painted swallow, stylized bamboo and plant forms with rosettes with a later black...
Category
Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Swedish Midcentury Bar in Rosewood "Party Corner" by Wards Ateljéer AB, 1968
Located in Karlstad, SE
Scandinavian midcentury bar in Rosewood "Party Corner" by Wards Ateljéer AB 1968.
The bar features a sliding door on top and the bar lights up when opened....
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Bookcase / Display Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A mahogany cabinet decorated with gilded metal mounts constructed in two sections, the upper section with two glazed doors flanked by mahogany columns opens to reveal a fabric lined ...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Corner Cabinet from 1928, Northern Europe
Located in Chorzów, PL
Corner cabinet from 1928.
1928 proof of purchase
Very good condition.
Mahogany wood
dimensions: height 173 cm width 90 cm depth 65 cm.
Category
1920s Swedish Chippendale Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Stunning Maple & Co Oak Victorian Library Bookcase with Drawers Stamped Serial N
By Maple & Co.
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale lovely solid English oak Maple & Co stamped Library bookcase with height adjustable shelves
Please note the d...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Tolix B2 Low Locker Perforated Indoor Painted in White
By Chantal Andriot, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
- 2 Large shelves included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Stunning Antique Victorian Fully Restored Sheraton Revival Desk Oxblood Leather
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite fully restored Victorian Sheraton Revival partner desk with oxblood leather writing surface
This is pretty much the fi...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Italy Late 19th Century Inlaid Walnut Buffet with Drawer or Low Cabinet
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a pleasant credenza or low cabinet, handmade in walnut with an inlaid in the same wood.
The top has very beautiful drawing that distinguishes this antique buffet.
Hand made...
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Big Art Nouveau Solid Ash Wood Three-Door Wardrobe / Cabinet / Bookcase
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The Art Nouveau cabinet from circa 1900 from Germany was made in solid ashwood. The panels of the side doors are made of cherry wood. In the middle is a mirror with facet. The handle...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ash, Cherry
Antique and Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for Sale: Find Credenzas, Sideboards, Bookcases and Other Furnishings on 1stDibs
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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