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Ole Wanscher Easy Chairs Fritz Hansen, 1944
By Ole Wanscher, Fritz Hansen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
condition. The wooden frames are perfectly crafted with a nice waved back and nicely detailed front legs
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Birch
Antique American Oak Filing Cabinet, circa 1910
By Yawman Erbe
Located in Glasgow, GB
slight waving to bottom right drawer front.
The overall dimensions at the largest points are
Category
Early 20th Century American Mission Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Baroque Style Pine Armoire in Original Decorative Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
waves across the front and sides of the piece where they are given an architectural form with the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Baroque Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
Paul Evans Sculpted Steel Wave-Front Console
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Sculpted Steel Wave-Front Console, USA, 1970. A rare small size Paul Evans Wave-front
Category
Vintage 1970s American Console Tables
Materials
Slate, Steel
Rare Paul Evans Wave-Front Console
Located in New York, NY
A sculpted steel wave-front console, signed and dated Paul Evans 1971. This outstandingly rare and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Credenzas
Stylish Wave Front Chest of Drawers.
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stylish wave front chest of drawers,after Edmund Spence ( USA )
Beautifully crafted in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch Wave Front Chest by Edmond Spence
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Cambridge, MA
drawers with undulating wave fronts supported by flared feet. Manufactured in Sweden.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Pair Mid-Century Modern Wave Front Night Stands
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Edmund Spence wave front night stands.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Wave Front Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
is repeated on the center of each drawer front. The pulls are weighty aged brass with a pattern of
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Cabinets
$5,800
SALE!!! Wave Front Slipper Chair / Pair Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
sheen
+ Wave front wood detail references the curves throughout the rest of the chair
Category
Vintage 1950s American Slipper Chairs
Mid-Century Lacquered Wave Front Credenza, circa 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
back plates which adorn the doors. This credenza has a wonderful wave Front Design beginning with the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Credenzas
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Edmund Spence Chests w Wave Front Design, Sweden, c. 1950
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edmund Spence Chests w Wave Front Design, Sweden, c. 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dressers
Materials
Maple
Striking Wave Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White lacquered birch wood chest of 4 drawers,full wooden drawers.After a design by Edmund Spence.
Category
20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
"Wave Front Chest by Edmund Spence
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish Modernist chest of drawers,designed by E.Spence,also available in 60 inches
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Edmond Spence Wave Front Credenza, circa 1950s
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in New Rochelle, NY
like about this particular piece and design accomplishment. 1. Very unusual wave design for the period
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood
Edmund Spence 8-Drawer Wave-Front Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking undulating drawers in blond birch and curly maple veneers by obscure American designer Edmond Spence, in a Swedish idiom and manufacturer. Wonderful original finish.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair Edmund Spence Wave Front Bed Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Birch and curly maple veneered two-drawer side tables with strikingly undulating drawer fronts
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish End Tables
Exceptional Pair of Edmond Spence Wave Front Side Tables, circa 1955
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in New Rochelle, NY
we like about this particular piece and design accomplishment. 1. Very unusual wave design for the
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Wood
Black Cerused Oak Dresser
Located in Washington, D.C., DC
Fantastic black cerused oak six drawer dresser. Drawers have a wave front design.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mid-Century Credenzas /Long Chest of Drawers
Located in Norwalk, CT
Mint condition Mid-Centyry drawer chest with wave front and original
brass hardware
Category
20th Century American Credenzas
Pair of Modern Four Drawer Mahogany Commodes
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular body with four wave fronted drawers, each with a pair of Lucite and brass handles
Category
Vintage 1940s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Decorative Leopard Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
glass door panels with 2 shelves. 3 Wave Front Drawers
Category
20th Century Secretaires
overscale camelback sofa with french foot
Located in Hudson, NY
undulating wave front. Front legs are carved, rear legs are fully resolved, angled and tapered. The scale is
Category
Early 20th Century American Sofas
Serpentine Sideboard / Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
three wave front drawers (total of six)providing excellent storage
+ All drawer interiors are
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sideboards
Silver Vintage Ring with Wave Curl Scandinavia, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Silver ring with what looks like a curly wave in the middle front. 925 silver marked. Scandinavian
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
Pair of White Lacquer Chests
Located in New York, NY
Pair of white lacquered chest with waved drawer fronts. Refinished in satin lacquer and satin
Category
Vintage 1950s American Dressers
Materials
Nickel
Narrow Altar Console Table
Located in Sarasota, FL
Black/Brown lacquered Elm wood. hand carved with cloud wave design to the front and back this
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Console Tables
Three Drawer Chest by American of Martinsville
Located in New Orleans, LA
Chest in walnut and off-white lacquer; the top drawer divided into three compartments; the "wave
Category
Vintage 1960s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
MAHOGANY GREEN LEATHER DESK CHAIR WITH SWIVEL SEAT
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
. SEMICIRCULAR DESIGN WITH CARVED BACK SUPPORT AND SPHERE ARM-JOINTS. SEAT WITH WAVE PATTERN CARVED FRONT AND
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Woman
s Writing Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
nuggets. Front features cranes, waves and a pine tree. Interior - phoenix on a kiriwood (paulownia) tree
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes
$5,095
A Round Cocktail Table by Vittorio Valabrega
Located in New York, NY
of fin shaped legs with wave shaped front edges which are connected via a round waving stretcher with
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
George III Mahogany Buffet / Server
Located in Wilson, NC
This buffet/server has a three-sided gallery and a shaped crest with a breaking wave motif. The top
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Buffets
Materials
Brass
Solid Walnut Work or Dining Table, circa 1900
Located in Hudson, NY
repairs. Slight wave in the front board over the drawer. Very heavy piece.
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Rustic Farm Tables
Materials
Walnut
Black Graphic Brutalist Sideboard by De Coene, Belgium, 1970s
By De Coene Frères
Located in Ghent, BE
Ebonized oak Brutalist sideboard with graphic wave detail on front five doors.
This one in black
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Brutalist Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Kofod Larsen Teak Dresser, Danish Modern
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, Jorgen Clausen
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
construction. Featuring unique and striking graining (almost like waves lapping) across the drawer fronts
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers
Materials
Birch, Teak
Abstract Water Sculpture by Archie Held
By Archie Held
Located in Cathedral City, CA
and titled it Notched wave. The front and back of the sculpture are stainless steel, while the ridged
Category
20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Oak Lowboy Side Table Hal Stand Desk
Located in Leeds, West Yorkshire
. The frieze waved and arched to the front and sides. The square legs tapering and with carved details
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Lowboys
Materials
Oak
1950s Brown Birch Cabinet by Edmund Spence
By Paul Laszlo, Edward Wormley, Edmond J. Spence
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
sideboard designed by Edmund Spence is characterised by its wave-shaped drawer fronts and modern legs. The
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Birch
Widdicomb Champagne Silver Leaf Vanity Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
+ Simple lines are balanced by subtle curves throughout: drawer fronts have slight wave and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Vanities
American Modern Birch Wavefront Dresser, Sir Edmund Spence
By Edward Wormley
Located in Hollywood, FL
American modern wavefront dresser in birch with 4 wave front drawers over splayed legs.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Birch
Maitland-Smith Tessellated Stone and Brass Three-Drawer Chest
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
makers mark as shown. Wave front drawers and solid brass hardware mounts exemplify the highest quality
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Black Brutalist Sideboard by De Coene, Belgium, 1970s
By De Coene Frères
Located in Ghent, BE
Ebonized oak Brutalist sideboard with graphic wave detail on front five doors. The interior has one
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Brutalist Sideboards
Italian Mid-Century Nightstand
Located in Savona, IT
tapered edges.
Chest with decorative strip, with wave pattern. Front part of the veneered door in briar
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Directoire Style Beechwood Armchair, 1940s
Located in Austin, TX
waved slats, straight front legs and spindle finials atop the back. Subtle embellishments include an
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Carved English Mahogany Blanket Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
scallop shells and waves. The front is carved with raised Rococo double cartouches. The bottom apron has a
Category
Antique 1880s English Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
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Wave Front For Sale on 1stDibs
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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