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Unusual Étagerè in Gilt Metal and Glass
By Paul Evans
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual étagerè in gilt metal and glass. Measures: Approximately 51.25" W, 84" H, 12
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Shelves
Rare
Unusual 19thc Original Red/brown Painted Large Drysink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
IS SUCH UNUSUAL FORM AND SIZE.THE CONDITION IS VERY GOOD AND THE INTERIOR HAS LATER YELLOW PAINT.THE
Category
Antique 19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany Unusual Size Revolving Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany unusual size revolving bookcase having a quality mahogany square
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Other
Unusual Art Deco Period Shaped Teak Sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unusual and rare sideboard of generous proportions, circa 1920.
Handmade sideboard to which we
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Sideboards
Materials
Teak
1970s Shagreen Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unusual 1970s shagreen cabinet.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Cabinets
Materials
Shagreen
$16,500
Draper’s Haberdashery Cabinet
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual wooden cabinet for storing fabrics, wonderful long wooden handles
Category
Early 20th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Green Lacquered Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese cabinet with unusual green lacquer with floral carved apron, and lacquered brass hardware
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
$3,880
Industrial Console Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Unusual industrial cabinet with great hardware details.
There are 3 interior shelves. Note
Category
Vintage 1940s French Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Unusual Large 19th Century Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
two pedestals, each with a total of six drawers. All of the drawers feature an unusual locking
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Maison Jansen Cabinet
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and masterfully fabricated cabinet/ armoire/ wardrobe crafted of ebonized steel with
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Asian Style Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
A most unusual and interesting Asian Style cabinet. Compact in size this piece appears to be quite
Category
Antique Early 1900s Oceanic Chinese Export Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Iron
$1,375
Unusual 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard
Located in Richmond, VA
Unusual 19th century English Regency mahogany bowfront sideboard. incredible flame mahogany top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Welsh Elm Shoe footed Coffer
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual Welsh coffer of tapering form with planked construction, the front with diamond and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Welsh Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Unusual Mid Century German Gilt Metal Stand
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
An interesting 3 tier gilt metal stand with "bamboo" style legs and mesh detail.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Shelves
Unusual English Bamboo Dresser/Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming old bamboo dresser with tryptic mirror. Original chinoiserie lacquer top with inlaid wood detail, and original embossed dark green paper on sides and drawer fronts. The top ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dressers
Unusual 19th Century English Satinwood Writing Stand
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Stand with writing pull-out and drawers. Great color and shape with string inlays.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Unusual Walnut and Marquetry Drop Front Desk
By Daisy Line
Located in Petaluma, CA
We normally buy furniture that is pre 1920s, but this desk really caught our eye. Extremely high quality workmanship. The marquetry scene on the front is exceptional and certainly ca...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Unusual Diagonal Black and White Lacquer Oak Credenza
Located in Pasadena, CA
Unusual oak credenza in black and white lacquer with brass-plated hardware. Unique diagonal design
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood
Unusual Completely Restored Oak Bauhaus Spatial Showcase from Germany, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
20th century Bauhas Spatial display cabinet (Showcase)
Completely restored
Material: Oak, glass
Category
20th Century German Bauhaus Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
Unusual Antique 18th Century Quality Oak Dresser Base
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique 18th century quality oak dresser base having a quality oak rectangle shaped top
Category
Antique 18th Century English Dressers
Materials
Oak
Unusual Small Walnut Pedestal Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual compact English walnut pedestal desk, the leather-lined top above two frieze drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Very Unusual Antique Revolving Wood and Glass Bibliophile
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fabulous mahogany and glass antique curio cabinet, angular and round, that can be turned 360
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Bookcases
Highly Unusual Mahogany Set of Shelves or Étagère
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Highly unusual mahogany set of shelves or étagère that crosses style lines and genres with
Category
Antique 19th Century American Gothic Shelves
Unusual Dresser with White Enamel Top and Bottom
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A most unusual dresser with a white enameled top and bottom. There are two three-shelf units evenly
Category
20th Century Unknown Dressers
Unusual postmodern American waterfall laminate dresser / sideboard 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
An unusual double-waterfall shaped postmodern dresser / sideboard with 8 drawers. The laminate
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dressers
Materials
Metal
Unusual Stacked Danish Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Six drawer vintage modern dresser, highly uncommon with the top chest of drawers resting on the lower set. Graceful inset handles, tapered legs and attractive teak grain. Very unique...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Unusual White Lacquer Cylindrical Folding Bar
Located in Pasadena, CA
This cylindrical bar unfolds in two half circle featuring swivel drawers, shelves specific for glasses and bottles and a swivel round shelf.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Unusual cupboard with intricate Moucharbiya panels, French c1870.
Located in London, GB
An unusual cupboard with intricate moucharabiya panels and Moorish architectural detail.
French
Category
Antique 1870s French Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Unusual Antique Indian or African Shelve Unit Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A unique and unusual shelving composition.
Believed to be early 20th century possibly earlier
Category
Early 20th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Unusual Antique George III Quality Oak Dresser Base
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique George III quality oak dresser base having a rectangular shaped quality oak top
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Dressers
Materials
Oak
Unusual Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Astral Glazed Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique regency quality mahogany astral glazed bookcase having a quality mahogany
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Other
Unusual Antique Edwardian Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Edwardian inlaid rosewood freestanding writing desk having a quality inlaid
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Other
Unusual Modern Bookmatched Walnut Credenza, Leather Pulls by Stow and Davis
By Florence Knoll, Stow Davis
Located in Buffalo, NY
topping three file drawers and most unusual sliding door (right top) with immense storage. Retains
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Unusual Pair of Antique George III Inlaid Mahogany and Kingwood Pedestals
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual pair of antique George III quality inlaid mahogany and kingwood pedestals having quality
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Cabinets
Materials
Other
Primitive Wood Storage Cabinet
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual tall primitive stoarge cabinet with religious icons as the border.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine early 19th century Unusual Italian five- Drawer Cabinet with Stretcher and Twisted Legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Cabinets
Red Velvet Display Cabinet
By Lenygon
Morant
Located in London, GB
A HIGHLY UNUSUAL VELVET DISPLAY CABINET IN THE 17TH CENTURY TASTE, ATTRIBUTED TO LENYGON & MORANT
Category
Early 20th Century British Cabinets
$13,007
Unique Industrial Glass Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unusual side cabinet with glass sides. Refinished in a bare metal style finish and set on
Category
20th Century Industrial Cabinets
Vintage Unusual Art Deco Birdseye Maple Open Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A stunning and delightfully unusual bird's-eye maple circular open bookcase in the Art Deco manner
Category
Vintage 1980s Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Antique English Inlay Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An unusual English vitrine or china cabinet ‘in the French taste’, the mahogany case profusely
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Unusual Mirrored Buffet From 70
s With Gilded Bronze Handles
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Work from 1970
. Handles in gilded bronze
. 2 colors of plexiglass mirror : gold and white
. Gilt highlights
. 2 shelves inside
Category
Vintage 1970s French Cabinets
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Glazed Breakfront Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large and very unusual glazed breakfront kitchen cabinet. Huge amount of storage. 1880.
Top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Glazed Breakfront Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large and very unusual glazed breakfront kitchen cabinet. Huge amount of storage. 1880.
Top
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
French Louis XVI Cabinet
Located in Rochester, NY
Louis XVI style four-door, four-drawer cabinet. An unusual size. Lots of storage. The top is
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$3,400
Antique Victorian Locker Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A charming and very unusual antique Victorian cabinet. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Lacquered 2 Door Cabinet
Located in North Miami, FL
A most unusual and beautiful cabinet which is finished in a high gloss lacquer and chrome accents
Category
Vintage 1970s Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
$6,300
Great art deco display case / curio with unusual shaped wing arm
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great looking and unusually shaped art deco display cabinet or curio cabinet with a wing arm. It
Category
Vintage 1930s American Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
Unusual and Rare Italian 1940s Dry Bar
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary Mid-Century dry bar with counter and back cabinet. The counter has a beautifully
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Unusual 19th Century English Double-Sided Bookcase Bookshelf
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This uncommon double-sided bookcase is composed of a complex array of latticework that lends the needed strength and angular support to the five shelves while still allowing for a wo...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
An Unusual Provincial Louis Xiv Influenced Oak Bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
An Imposing Rolled Acanthus Cornice, Carved Cable Mouldings Surrounding The Doors, Original Glazing.
19th Century With 18th Century Elements
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Large and Unusual Diamond-Form Brass Display Shelf
By Milo Baughman
Located in Peabody, MA
Large diamond-form display case in brass with four glass shelves, on faux burl base, ca. 1970s. In the manner of Milo Baughman.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Shelves
Materials
Brass
Florence Knoll For Knoll Unusual Walnut Buffet Credenza
By Florence Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern credenza or buffet designed by Florence Knoll and made by Knoll. An unusually long example with sliding doors on both sides which allows it to be used as a room...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Credenzas
Materials
Walnut, Leather
An Unusual Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desserte/Chiffoniere
Located in Sheffield, MA
The marble top with brass gallery, over a frieze with a single drawer supported by two columns with mirrored back. The lower section with four drawers with shelves on either side, a...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sideboards
Fine Danish Teak Credenza with Unusual X-Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish modern teak credenza with a striking detail: x-base leg. Beautiful wood grain throughout. Perfectly sized for the city apartment. In excellent vintage condition.
63" long b...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas
Unusual George III Yew Wood and Inlaid Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine form with batten ends, over conforming central cutlery drawers flanked by two deep bottle drawers, inlaid with paterae, bell flower and leaf decorated spandrels, raised on...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Neoclassical Sideboards
Ebonized Dresser Base with Unusual Nail Head Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Buffets
Materials
Metal
Unusual vintage sculptural postmodern American lacquered sideboard 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
A dramatic sculptural postmodern American lacquered sideboard. Shiny black doors, swooping curved top/ends in a speckled lacquer. Push-Click doors open onto shelved storage. Circa 19...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sideboards
Materials
Lacquer
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Unusual Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the unusual cabinet you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every unusual cabinet was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an unusual cabinet — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each unusual cabinet bearing Mid-Century Modern, Victorian or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made unusual cabinet over the years, but those crafted by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, American of Martinsville and Brown Saltman are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Unusual Cabinet?
Prices for an unusual cabinet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $85,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,200.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets 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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