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White Laminate and Brass Campaign Style Tall Chest
Located in Rochester, NY
open interior at top. All sections are the same height, width and depth. Flat metal hinges on back of
Category
20th Century American Campaign Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid century Danish rosewood wall unit by Hansen
Guldborg
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, Hansen
Guldborg Møbler
Located in Liberty, NY
pulls. Unit includes stereo cabinet that opens on top and two lower drawers, secretary cabinet that
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Modern Server Credenza
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in New York, NY
Danish made teak sideboard with raised cabinet top. Sliding doors open to revel pull out drawers
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Modern Dresser
Located in Manhasset, NY
cabinet opens to four graduating drawers, atop a two-drawer frieze, raised on chrome base.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dressers
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Bar Sideboard in Teak by Rex Raab for Wilhelm Renz, 1950s
By Walter Wirz, Rex Raab
Located in München, Bavaria
covered with gray wool fabric and can also be opened via a flap on the cabinets top, while the second one
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
Wood Display Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bookshelf or cabinet with open shelving. The top is flat allowing for use as an occasional table, plinth or
Category
Antique 1840s French William IV Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$3,750
Albert Parvin Style Sculptural Diamond Pull Walnut Gentleman
s Chest Dresser
Located in Chattanooga, TN
cabinet opens up to reveal three drawers which pull, sitting atop another set of two wider drawers. This
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Walnut
Modern Ming Credenza By Michael Taylor For Baker Furn. Far East Collection
By Michael Taylor
Located in Kennesaw, GA
two cabinets and a long top. It opens to storage.
This piece requires extra handling time. Our
Category
Mid-20th Century American Ming Credenzas
Materials
Wood
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Collection Burl Wood Wall Units, Pair
By Baker Far East Collection, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
behind two doors on the lower cabinet. The top has four open shelves for storage or display. The wall
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Late 19th-Early 20th Century George II Style Chinoiserie Drop Front Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
decorated with gilded scenes
The top cabinet doors open to reveal a shelved interior with painted detail
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Pine Faux Bamboo Secretary
Located in Hixson, TN
A fun!!! and unique French pine secretary with a faux bamboo look. The top cabinet opens to reveal
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Walnut Sideboard Credenza
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
cabinet with open shelving. The top drawer has a felt lined and divided section for silverware. The brass
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Teak Danish folding desk
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
definately made in Denmark, 1960. This has nice hair pin feet and a super shaped and veneered cabinet on top
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks
Materials
Teak, Wood
1970
s Hickory Campaign Style Expandable, Rolling Sideboard / Server
By Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in Doylestown, PA
shelves. The top opens up to provide extra space (55") for warm dishes with a protective laminate. The
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Campaign Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Harvey Probber Dry Bar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Teak flip-top cabinet opens to a white laminate work surface.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dry Bars
Materials
Teak, Laminate
$1,250
Mid-Century Modern Henry P. Glass Bar Cart
By Henry P. Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
cabinet and unique trim & handles. Locking cabinet with key, top bar counter opens to 72.5w. Please
Category
Vintage 1950s American Dry Bars
Portable, Expandable, Rosewood Bar Cart or Dry Bar
Located in Kansas City, MO
lock the expanded top to the cabinet when open. Also retains the original interior drawer which is
Category
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Expandable Dry Bar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Naugahyde top. Cabinet opens to a full dry bar with shelving and drawer. Rich teak wood grain throughout
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Unique Bar Storage Cubby by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
used as a low bar cabinet. The top hinges open to transform into a table surface for service. Below is
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
18th Century Dutch Bombe Kast or Cupboard in Oak, Dated 1783
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
. Top cabinet opens with two curvilinear doors to shelves above three interior drawers, and rests on
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Linen Presses
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Campaign Chest of Drawers by Beacon Hill
Located in Manhasset, NY
, the cabinet top of two-doors open to shelving interior, over four long drawers decorated with brass
Category
Vintage 1960s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Cavalier Furniture Walnut High Chest
By Cavalier
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
, cabinet doors at the top that open up to two small drawers as well as storage space, four large drawers at
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Demilune Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
, plus a luxuriously veined charcoal marble top. The side cabinets open, as well as the bow front drawers
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chinese "cracked ice" Cabinet
Located in Winnetka, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood cabinet having an open fretwork top over two drawers atop a two door
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Furniture
Materials
Elm
Poul Hundevard Tilt-Top Vanity
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Dallas, TX
supports a small flip-top cabinet that opens to reveal a mirror and a number of utility compartments with
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Teak, Mirror
Pair of French Country Oak Bedside Cabinets
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
are made in Oak and have a shaped Gallery around the top. The Cabinets have an open book shelf and
Category
Early 20th Century Country Night Stands
Materials
Oak
$1,271 / set
1930s Odeon Art Deco Walnut Cocktail Cabinet
Located in Devon, England
top opens up to reveal a mirrored interior, generously sized. Below in the bottom part are two shelves
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Barware
Materials
Chrome
1950s Scandinavian Low Bench with Modular Cabinet
By Alvar Aalto, Paul McCobb
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Scandinavian low bench with modular cabinet. Executed in wood, the cabinet opens from the top
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
John Widdicomb Lift-Top Vanity With Tambour Door
By John Widdicomb
Located in Chicago, IL
John Widdicomb bleached walnut flip top vanity with single floating tambour door side cabinet. Flip
Category
Vintage 1960s American Vanities
Materials
Brass
Danish Rolling Bar Cabinet in the Style of Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nice compact rolling bar cabinet, top 2 doors open to reveal bottle storage and lids function as a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Pipe Smoke Cabinet Card Game Box Humidor 1924 Plaque
Located in Shreveport, LA
has a lift top that opens to a fitted interior with original metal trays and tobacco jar with four
Category
Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Oak
Streamlined Art Deco End Table or Dry Bar Cabinet in Book-Matched Exotic Walnut
Located in New York, NY
a two door cabinet top with an open interior that has a half shelf for added storage. The two
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Ebonized Nightstand
Located in Westwood, NJ
A midcentury style ebonized nightstand with an applied brass top, open cabinet above a single
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Wood
$3,275 / item
19th Century English Chestnut and Wrought Iron Coffee Table Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
. The cabinet opens from the top held with a chain keeping the top open. This sturdy, structured trunk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Gothic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Thomasville "Tamerlane" Nightstands
By Thomasville
Located in Redding, CT
and the cabinet doors open to shelves . Please request a 1stdibs parcel shipping quote which will be
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Fantastic
Unusual 19thc Pine Ice Box W/original Hardware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BRASS DOOR KNOB TO OPEN AND LOCK THE CABINET.THE TOP DOOR OPENS UP AND HAS THE ORIGINAL BRASS HANDLE TO
Category
Antique 19th Century American Wine Coolers
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Carved Oak and Iron Seven-Step Folding Library Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
oak patina; place it in a study, library or den to access tall cabinets or items. Top stair: 46
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Rustic Ladders
Materials
Oak
Round Modernola Floor Lamp Victrola - Super Rare
By Modernola
Located in Peekskill, NY
know just how rare these unique machines are. The gull wing style doors on top of the cabinet open to
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Antique French Walnut Prayer Kneeler Prie Dieu Catholic Chapel Bench
Located in Shreveport, LA
has full length carved cross~
~Raised lower kneeler has stepped up cabinet with upholstered lift top
Category
Vintage 1930s French Gothic Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Blanket Storage Cabinet
Located in Baltimore, MD
in an open floor plan, making it a great focal point. The cabinet’s top opens with ease and is fitted
Category
20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
Lovely Drinks Cabinet Sideboard Slide Open Top Harrods Kennedy Miltary Campaign
By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
campaign drinks cabinet sideboard in mahogany with brass fittings
A good looking and well made piece
Category
20th Century English Campaign Sideboards
Materials
Brass
1940s Slim Oak Cabinet Sideboard Desk with Open Folding Writing Working Top
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
the 1940s in Sweden consists; One adjustable bookshelf with adjustable supports a open folding top
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Beech, Oak
French Marble Top Open Front Bookcase
Located in Hixson, TN
A open front bookcase with marble top. The cabinet is showing Herringbone kingwood sides, chamfered
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bookcases
Antique Marble Top Open Bookcase / Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A superb antique marble top open bookcase / sideboard. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Vintage 1910s British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Marble
Rare Pair of 19th Century Marble Topped Open Bookcases
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare pair of 19th Century marble topped mahogany, kingwood and satinwood inlaid open
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Marble Top Petite Open Bookshelf
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Marble Top Petite Open Bookshelf is a marvelous expression of the
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
Midcentury Italian Walnut, Glass Top and Brass Three Shelves Open Bookcase
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian Walnut carved three shelves open bookcase, with great details and frames shaped
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
VINTAGE OAK OPEN BOOKCASE ADJUSTABLE SHELVES BROWN LEATHER TOP PART OF SUiTE
Located in Pulborough, GB
Brown Leather Top.
This bookcase is part of a suite, we have two matching filing cabinets and a desk
Category
20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Oak
French Marble Top and Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Open Shelf Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous sideboard with a killer slab of marble on top, circa 1930. Look at the brass and
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Sideboards
Materials
Griotte Marble
Stunning Pair of Antique Victorian Oak Castle Top Large Open Library Bookcases
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of antique circa 1870 English oak, castle top library
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique French Cabinet Marble Top Renaissance Gothic Revival Barley Twist 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
cabinet
~~c. 1880s
Fabulous antique carved cabinet with marble top, open barley twist posts, hand-cut
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Counter top Display Cabinet for L
C HARDMUTH’S “KOH-I NOOR” Pencils
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Counter top Display Cabinet for L & C HARDMUTH’S “KOH-I NOOR” Pencils
A Great little display
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Cabinets
A French mahogany sideboard circa 1920 having a white marble top with open sides
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French mahogany sideboard circa 1920 having a white marble top with open sides having marble
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Sideboards
Materials
Marble
Antique Hoosier Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
the cabinet top doors, when open 26.5 inches deep to the cabinet top doors.
From the floor up to the
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$1,600
White Marble-Topped Bedside Cabinet with Open Shelf
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A Louis XVI style bedside cabinet with open niche, dating from the 19th century. This charming
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Night Stands
Materials
Marble
19th Century Cabinet dry bar
Located in New York, NY
19th century Elm Wood Cabinet with open Stage Display top with Keyed boarder detail and lower
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Mirrored Eglomise Cabinet with Bar
Located in Palm Springs, CA
open to reveal a backlit bottom panel that illuminates glass display shelves. Top of cabinet opens to
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror
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Cabinet Top Opens For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of cabinet top opens for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique cabinet top opens was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and marble. Cabinet top opens have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of cabinet top opens to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Louis XVI and Louis XV cabinet top opens are of considerable interest.
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Prices for cabinet top opens start at $633 and top out at $6,900 with the average selling for $1,990.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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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