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Vintage Sculpted Front Art Deco Highboy Dresser
Located in Trenton, NJ
dresser. Its unique sculptural wave front, premium craftsmanship, and practical functionality make it a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dressers
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sconces in Brass
Textured Glass with 24-Karat Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
wave fronts composed of adjoined horizontal bands in highly textured glass (with 24-karat gold flecks
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Edmond J Spence, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Wave Dresser, Maple, 1950s
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Manhasset, NY
comprised of maple wood and features eight dovetailed drawers with wave shaped organic form drawer fronts
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Maple
Edmund J Spence, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Wave Highboy, Maple, Sweden, 1950s
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Manhasset, NY
Edmund J Spence, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Wave Highboy, Maple, Sweden, 1950s
Swedish modern
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Maple
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Italian Genoese Walnut Marquetry Drop-Front Desk
Located in Milano, MI
An exceptional Italian Genoese walnut veneered and inlaid fall front bureau secretaire desk, dating
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
39-Star "Protection" Benjamin Harrison Political Kerchief
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
the time period between 1850 and 1920. Campaign kerchiefs were worn, presented in store fronts, waved
Category
Antique 1880s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Linen
18th Century French Lyonnaise Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French three-drawer chest of drawers with wave styled front.
Category
Antique 18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
PAIR OF SMALL PARCHMENT COMMODES
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PAIR OF PARCHMENT DRESSERS HAND PAINTED. GREAT WAVE DESIGN IN THE FRONT TOP DRAWERS AND LEGS.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Dressers
Materials
Paint
1940s Marble Top Sideboard
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1940s Italian mahogany sideboard dresser with marble top, carved wave detailed front and brass
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany
$12,500
1850s French Bleached Oak Cabinet
Located in High Point, NC
, featuring original lock and key, cabriole front legs, and waving apron. Panels on the front door create an
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Chinese Qing Famille Verte Porcelain Dishes, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
, phoenix, and dragon to front, crayfish and waves to underside, with wood bases. 1.75" H x 9.5" Diameter.
Category
Antique 19th Century Qing Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
$2,800 / set
Pencil reed chest of drawers, Belgium 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
1970s chest of drawers. Made from wood and pencil reed. Sculptural design with beautiful waving
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Bohemian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Reed, Wood
Joe Colombo #4034 "Vademecum" Table Lamp
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wave on front panel, and a green felt bottom plate. See Pictures.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Original Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster Building A New China Industry Design
Located in London, GB
jian she zu guo - featuring a smiling construction worker waving in front of industrial factories with
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Posters
Materials
Paper
1790 Blu Floral Blanket Chest, Central Europe
Located in Vo
, Veneto
. On the whole surface there is a blue / black "wave" pattern.
On the front, rich floral decorations
Category
Antique 1790s Austrian Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Fir
Sterling Silver Overlay Cocktail Set
Located in Nantucket, MA
sailfish leaping from
the waves on the front while the back has a
fishing boat with fishermen. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Barware
Teak Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
This beautifully crafted mid-century modern chest of drawers features a striking sculptural front
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
$2,051
"White Star Line Liverpool Queenstown Philadelphia" Poster
By Montague Birrell Black
Located in London, GB
foreground and the text displayed above and below in front of choppy waves in white stylized letters. Artwork
Category
Vintage 1920s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Across The Atlantic Ocean Liner Cruise Travel Ship HAPAG
Located in London, GB
the viewer with smoke rising into the night sky from the three funnels and the waves crashing against
Category
Vintage 1950s American Posters
Materials
Paper
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chairs Upholstered in White Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
The chairs are supported by a sculptured Rosewood frame with the typical Pearsall wave-curve design
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Antique Long Carved Trunk, Romania circa 1850
Located in Round Top, TX
This unique trunk has circular and wave shaped carving along the front and top, which accents the
Category
Antique 19th Century Romanian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Bespoke Modern Art Deco Italian Gold White Murano Glass Brass Lantern/Chandelier
By Cosulich Interiors
Antiques
Located in New York, NY
amber decorated on reverse with pure gold leaf and with a wave pattern on the front, the textures create
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Bespoke Modern Art Deco Italian Gold White Murano Glass Brass Lantern/Chandelier
By Cosulich Interiors
Antiques
Located in New York, NY
amber decorated on reverse with pure gold leaf and with a wave pattern on the front, the textures create
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Chinese 19C Enamel on Bronze Dish Poem Weng Bo Dragons Phoenix
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
, decorated in a central square reserve with a boat among tumultuous waves in front of a fortress
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Original Vintage Poster Soviet Propaganda Komsomol Youth Yuri Gagarin Space Race
Located in London, GB
-1968) in uniform and smiling as he waves in front of a slanted red star with the caption - Forward
Category
Vintage 1970s Russian Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster for the 1935 Art and Film Festival Events at Venice Lido
By TRIA
Located in London, GB
two young ladies in white swimming suits, running along the sea waves in front of the Grand Canal in
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 1930s Travel Poster Advertising Nelson Line Cruises to South America
Located in London, GB
forward leaving an outline of the city in the background with a tug boat at her side, waves splashing in
Category
Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Australia Fly There by BOAC
Qantas Travel Poster Ft. Surfer
Located in London, GB
of a smiling blonde lady in a red swimsuit holding a yellow surfboard in front of crashing waves in
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Set Of Art Deco Bedside Tables In Walnut, Czechoslovakia 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
with their elegant, wave-shaped front panels, designed to evoke a sense of fluidity and movement. Each
Category
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Walnut
Box, casket, steel, mahogany, ~ 1900, pure Jugendstil Art Nouveau, Hungary
Located in Wien, AT
, partly engraved. A special detail are the floral and bird motivs on the front, the wave patterns that are
Category
Antique Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Antique Lounge Arm Chair, English, Club Seat, Armchair, Victorian, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
apron with sash motif framed by wave detail carvings
Gently tapered front legs decorated with acanthus
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Travertine
Ebonized End Tables Walnut by Bertha Schaefer
Located in New York, NY
and rounded corners- it features wave form bands in front and back connected by rectangular lateral
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
Set of Three Unique Easy Chairs Designed by Frits Schlegel, Denmark, 1949
Located in Stockholm, SE
rosewood.
Unique.
Provenance: Designed for the Nyegaard Villa Strandvejen, Denmark.
Elongated, wave
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Guglielmo Ulrich Six Dining Chairs, Fully restored, Luxury Red Eel leather 40s
By Guglielmo Ulrich, La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
.
Front legs are fluted.
Polyester finish has 100 gloss to replicate the original high gloss finish. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
German Pine Baroque Armoire in Original Decorative Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
background of the body of the piece is a kind of faux bamboo with bands like waves undulating down the front
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
Doshi Levien Shanty Large Cabinet "Summer" Model B MDF / Glass / Aluminium
By Doshi Levien, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
.
Doors: MDF with mechanized wave-form fronts, and matte lacquered finish.
Glass Top 8mm
Legs: Gold
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Doshi Levien Shanty Small Cabinet Model "Summer" MDF / Glass / Aluminium by Bd
By Doshi Levien, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
.
Doors: MDF with mechanised wave-form fronts, and matte lacquered finish.
Glass Top 8mm
Legs: Gold
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Cart Smokers Set Tabako-Bon
Located in Newark, England
birds, waves and two wheels. The front of the Tabako-Bon features a pull out drawer for storing tobacco
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Edmond Spence Wave Front Highboy Dresser
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern wave front highboy dresser designed by Edmond
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Birch
Edmond Spence Attributed Wave Front Chests
By Swedish Furniture Guild, Edmond J. Spence
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mint restored Swedish Modern, Fruitwood stained wave front chest of drawers on splayed legs
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Edmond Spence Wave Front Long Dresser or Credenza
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern wave front long dresser designed by Edmond
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Birch
Outstanding Edmond Spence Wave Front Nightstands, Pair
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in South Bend, IN
. The nightstands feature a unique wave front design and stunning birchwood grain. They offer good
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Edmond Spence Style Black Lacquered Wave Front Dresser or Credenza, Refinished
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern sculpted wave front black lacquered long dresser or credenza
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Mid Century Edmond J Spence Wave Front Eight Drawer Dresser Cabinet Sweden 1950s
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Troy, MI
Edmond J Spence 8 drawer wave front dresser or credenza
Circa 1950s
Manufactured in Sweden and
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Walnut
Edmond Spence Wave Front Nightstands, Stamped, circa 1950
By Edmond J. Spence, Walpole Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fabricated from walnut featuring an undulating wave-like design on the two drawers. These drawers are
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Swedish Modern Edmond Spence Wave Walnut Dresser
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
straight line wave front design, eight drawers for storage, modern legs, and a beautiful walnut finish
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Swedish Modern Edmond Spence Wave Walnut Nightstands - Set of 2
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
. Featuring a straight line wave front design, two drawers for storage, long modern legs, and a beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century Night Stands
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Contemporary Modernist Walnut Wood Credenza Danish Style
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
, and a wave front. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 71" W x 18" D x 27.5" H.
Category
Late 20th Century Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Swedish Modern Edmond Spence Walnut High Chest
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
straight line wave design, rolling tambour doors that open to storage space, four wave front drawers
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Piedmonte Commode Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
.
A fine walnut bureau-commode dating back to 18th century, waving front, three large deep drawers and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Minimal Flat-Wave Turkish Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Minimal flat-wave kilim runner - Suitable for front wardrobe, aisle, or to complete a minimal room
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Minimalist Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Brutalist Sideboard from Belgium
Located in Washington, DC
A dark brown vintage Belgian brutalist sideboard with graphic wave detail on the front five doors
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Brutalist Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Green Gustavsberg Argenta Vase from Sweden
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Bochum, NRW
representation of the Swedish warship and waves on the front, WASA 1628 on the reverse, and a band of silver at
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Art Deco Streamline Mohair Sofa and Club Chairs Suite
Located in Hanover, MA
fronts having undulating wave-like form, a motif characteristic of the period. The design of this suite
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Living Room Sets
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Original Vintage Travel Poster Matson Lines Cruise Hawaii Honolulu Surfer Beach
Located in London, GB
surfer in red and white swimming shorts riding the waves in front of surfers in a traditional outrigger
Category
Vintage 1940s American Posters
Materials
Paper
Pair of Italian Bedside Table Nightstands in Bamboo, Rattan and Cane, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Roma, IT
together to form the support surface.
and what about the design of the front legs?
those waves made with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Japanese Gilt Traveling Shrine of Senju Kannon, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
lotus blossom, flanked by two attendants and surrounded by crashing waves. He holds his front arms in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the wave front you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, birch and metal, every wave front was constructed with great care. There are 30 variations of the antique or vintage wave front you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer wave front, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A wave front is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wave front over the years, but those crafted by Edmond J. Spence, Paul Evans and James Mont are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Wave Front?
The average selling price for a wave front at 1stDibs is $6,000, while they’re typically $167 on the low end and $180,000 for the highest priced.
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