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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
19th Century Grand French Gothic Open Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Grand French Gothic Open Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque will make an impressive statement in any room! Hand-crafted from solid oak to last for generations, it features an open...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Dresser
Mirror in Wheat, Circa 1950
Located in Big Flats, NY
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Dresser & Mirror offers Birch Construction in Wheat Finish with Three Long Drawers, Circa 1950
Measures- 62.75''H x 45.75''W x 19.25''D
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mirror, Birch
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming small chest of drawers in the Gustavian style, crafted in Sweden circa 1960. Painted in a soft gray tone, the piece reflects the clean lines and refined elegance associate...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
18th Century Black French Iron Safe, Antique Cassa Forte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, antique single-door safe or cassa forte made of hand crafted iron with rivets and bands on the surface and palmettes and rocaille decorations on the front, in good condition...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Iron
Midcentury Low 4 Drawer Dresser by Paul McCobb Planner Group #1504 All Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mid century low dresser credenza by Paul McCobb circa 1950 Planner Group #1504 with 4 drawers - solid maple construction has a Black Lacquered finish. All original aluminum...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum
French Style Double Door Armoire by Widdicomb with Eggplant Accents 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Provincial Style Armoire by Widdicomb with Double Door Opening to Drawers and having Eggplant Accents 20thC
Measures- 55.5''H x 38''W x 19.5''D
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pierre Chapo
R28
Sideboard in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, sideboard, model 'R28', elm, France, circa 1980.
This exquisitely crafted sideboard combines a simplified yet complex design combined with nifty, solid construction de...
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Pine Sideboard Buffet, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Danish pine sideboard with traditional fluted carving in drawers, turned columns flanking the sides and raised on bun feet.
Restored, solid, strong and ready for use. The wax finish ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Country Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
English Mahogany Three-Tier Trolley with Turned Legs, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique English trolley, crafted in the 19th century, features three fixed rectangular tiers in richly patinated mahogany, supported by turned baluster legs with reeded detailin...
Category
19th Century English Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Bureau-Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
This exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier bureau-commode is a rare and highly refined example of museum-quality craftsmanship from the golden period of Biedermeier.
Celebrated for...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Demilune Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Embrace the timeless allure of our antique demilune-shaped vitrine and china cabinet, Beautifully finished in a warm, inviting red stain. T...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair, 19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Bookcases Display Cabinets
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of tall Gustavian style white painted pine bookcases standing just under 8' tall.
Dentil molding along crown and traditional fluted carving along cabinet door panels. Two interi...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
Brass Sideboard with 24 Green Murano Jewels - Black Velvet Interior available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Brass sideboard with 24 green Murano jewels - Black velvet interior available
This exquisite brass sideboard, inspired by the moon, captivates with its intricately chiseled surface,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique and Rare Solid Beech Wood Three Tier Small Bookcase a.k.a. A Book Trough
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and seperable/demountable antique bookcase.
This rare, three-tier and free standing bookcase could be the perfect finish to a small area for reading, rest and relaxation. Ho...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Beech
Modernist Three Door Wardrobe, Chrome Plated Metal and Walnut Veneer, circa 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist Wardrobe designed by Hermann John Hagemann and manufactured by Thonet or Mücke-Melder, circa 1930. The wardrobe is made of chrome plated tubular steel and walnut veneered w...
Category
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Louis Phillipe North German Fall-Front Secretary in Flame Mahogany, circa 1855
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A captivating one of a kind Louis Phillip secretary in book-matched, flame mahogany with shaped, curvi-linear drawer fronts and faux drawer fronts on the fall-front and the sides. Of...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Green Metal Shoe Factory Shelving Rack Trolley, Mid 20th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
MID-CENTURY SHELVING UNITS
We have two of these units available to purchase individually. The price is per unit.
Originally from an old leather shoe factory.
Of steel construction...
Category
20th Century British Industrial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Steel, Wire
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Vitrine/ Display Cabinet, Austria circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century nutwood display cabinet/ vitrine from the famous Biedermeier period in Austria around 1840. Veneered in fine nutwood, this beautiful Biedermeier vitrine impre...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire walnut commode from the 19th century, updated more recently with blue paint in layered & scraped faux finish that wouldn’t look out of place with Gustavian style furn...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stone, Brass
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Secretary in Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Swedish folk art secretary in original paint.
With a curved pediment, below two doors opening to storage. Below fall front desk opening to drawers and pigeon halls...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Secretaire With Hidden Compartements And Rare Mechanism, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier secretary with rare mechanism
Middle German
Cherry
Biedermeier circa 1815
Dimensions: H x W x D: 180 x 128 x 63 cm
Description:
Antique cylinder secretary in m...
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1810s German Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Exceptional Biedermeier Pair of Chests of Drawers. Vienna c. 1825
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Pair of Early Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Commodes, Vienna circa 1820–1825
This exceptional pair of early Biedermeier walnut commodes was crafted in Vienna around 1820–182...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Swedish 19th Century Painted Corner Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome corner cabinet from 19th century Sweden is constructed with a characteristic neoclassical shape. The worn light blue paint is original to the piece and gives it a wonde...
Category
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique 17th Century Dutch Carved Ebonized Oak Credence Cabinet on Stand 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique late 17th Century carved ebonized oak cabinet on stand, circa 1680.
Such cabinets are commonly referred to as credence or chalice ...
Category
1690s Dutch Baroque Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Beautiful Mid Century Scandinavian modern 4 door teak credenza sideboard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Mid Century Scandinavian modern teak credenza sideboard.
Made in Norway, c. 1965. Wonderful light teak wood with (4) upper short drawers and (4) lower cabinet doors. The ca...
Category
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Birch, Teak
$3,597 Sale Price
40% Off
Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered Parcel Gilt Highboy Dresser
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style five-drawer highboy dresser
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cream lacquered walnut, with gold gilt trim, and original brass hardwa...
Category
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pop art Post modern Pink Gloss Laminate custom 9 drawer desk dresser credenza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful post modern custom made bubblegum pink gloss laminate 9 drawer kneehole Desk dresser or credenza circa 1980. Very clean inside and out almost like new. Look at photos. Ther...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Laminate, Plywood
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Jean-Michel Frank Inspired Exquisitely Crafted Parquetry Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Frank Inspired Exquisitely Crafted Parquetry cabinet - 20th century.
Category
20th Century French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Wood
Japanese Early Showa Period Low Storage Drawer Cabinet with Burl Zelkova Fronts
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This low-profile drawer dates to the early Showa period and presents a calm, grounded presence close to the floor.
With its restrained height and simple, flat top surface, it functio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Quebecois Armoire
Located in Greenwich, CT
A French-Canadian armoire in pine having two doors on a narrow case with an overhanging molded cornice, the doors each featuring rebated full door X-crosses in a rectangular surround...
Category
18th Century Canadian Louis XIV Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$4,900
French 19th Century Secretaire
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis-Philippe Secretaire Desk is made of blond flamed mahogany with a Sainte-Anne marble top with a lot of drawers.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century American Fruitwood Washstand
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century american fruitwood washstand featuring a single large drawer with peg joints,, a lower storage with shelf. Very good antique condition. Floor to counter top is ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan.
This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product of late Edo to early Meiji era (circa 1860s-1880s) , estimate from the st...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Paul Evans Cityscape Mid Century Chrome Credenza
By Paul Evans
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul Evans Cityscape Mid Century Chrome Credenza
This credenza measures: 90 wide x 22 deep x 32.25 inches high
Good Vintage Condition - Piece has Minor Pitting on Right Side Panels...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
True Mid-Century Classic Inlaid Rosewood Walnut Credenza Cabinet by Stanley USA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a superb Mid-Century Modern credenza or sideboard by Stanley. It is mostly walnut with geometric rosewood inlays on the fronts and has turned aluminum pulls. The lower cabine...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Vintage Drexel Accolade Campaign Style Pecan 9 Drawer Credenza Dresser Chest
By Drexel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote.
Vintage Drexel Accolade Campaign Style Pecan...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Room Dividers in Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Praque, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-century room dividers in Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Prague 1960s.
We have acquired a memorable room divider from a villa in Prague that can be used as a wall-mounted shelving un...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Plywood, Bentwood
Model 03 – Modern Solid Wood Dresser Credenza w/ Painted Steel and Leather
By Koba
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Model 03 is our most versatile creation of Series 01. Capable of filling the role of a dresser, credenza or sideboard. Drawing inspiration from Mid Century cabinetry, Model 03 is our...
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2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Danish teak cabinet and writing desk / bar, by Arne Vodder, 1960s
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in The Hague, NL
Beautiful teak secretary desk from the 1960s.
This charming piece features organically shaped solid teak handles and distinctive aluminium legs with teak feet. The pull-down front re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$2,142 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Lyra Secretary Desk, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Elaborately crafted Biedermeier Lyra secretary featuring an oval upper section with a narrow drawer and a small profiled pedestal. The piece rests on a ...
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Tansu / Drawer Cabinet / 1875s Meiji Period / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese cabinet.
It is believed that it was used in the Tohoku region of Japan, and the material is made of cedar.
On the back, there is a trace of "Meiji 8" writte...
Category
1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis-Philippe Style Handcrafted Glass Bookcase in Solid Cherry Wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This bookcase is made with 2 parts is made of French cherrywood and also available in oak.
- The Upper part has 3 glass doors and 3 removable shelves on wooden racks.
- The Lower ...
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2010s French Louis Philippe Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak
Swiss alp painted cupboard dated 1760
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Painted Swiss alp traditional cupboard dated 1760
Category
1760s Swiss Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Monumental 19thC English Mahogany Breakfront Compactum Wardrobe
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
Monumental 19thC English Mahogany Breakfront Compactum Wardrobe
sku 1959
W315 x D65 x H192 cm
Weight 228 kg
5 individual pieces
Category
19th Century Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Antique RJ Horner Figural Carved Mahogany Griffin Library Table Partners Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptionally carved mahogany partners desk by R.J. Horner & Co, circa 1890s. Drawing inspiration from Victorian & Italian Baroque Styling. Features a serpentine form with carved ...
Category
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$15,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique wooden cabinet with inlay and bronze decorations, France ca. 1860
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1860 / cabinet / wood, bronze / Antique / Romantic
A very decorative tall cabinet with graphical wooden inlay and floral decorations and hardware in bronze. Crafted around ...
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Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Rotating Piro Spice Cabinet for Kitchen Islands
By James Loewen
Located in Goshen, IN
Piro Spice is a sculptural object that doubles as a countertop spice cabinet. The design, backed by a utility patent, allows the cook to access his or her spices easily, flipping open the cabinet and spinning, as needed. The bulk of the material is a pre-finished high-grade Baltic birch multiply that is intended to withstand rough handling (although you can also be gentle with it!).
Before you purchase, make sure you have counter space available for it with no cabinets above. A kitchen island or peninsula is probably the best location.
Piro Spice will hold about 25 of your favorite spices.
15"W x 8"D x 25"H.
14-day full refund policy - buyer pays for return shipping.
The story behind Piro:
The original idea for Piro came from James' need to store, and make accessible, the CDs in his music collection - he already had solutions for the vinyl records and the cassette tapes. After a great deal of tinkering, he came up with a solution, and patented it - see U.S. patent 7,789,473. Alas, in the meanwhile Steve Jobs had come along and marketed the iPad, which put a massive dent in the CD storage...
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2010s American Industrial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique French BlackLouis XVI Bookcase or China Cabinet c1800
s Nicely Restored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Beautifully Restored Antique French Bookcase or possible China Cabinet from the 1800's. The style seems to blend between Louis XVI with hints of Directoire. The black paint is accent...
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1890s French Directoire Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Fine Jacobean Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Jacobean style oak chest of four drawers on bun feet. Circa 18th Century
Category
18th Century British Jacobean Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Arts
Crafts Three Stack Oak Barrister Bookcase; Desk
Paw Feet; c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts barrister bookcase secretary offers quarter sawn oak construction with three stacks; tow having pull-out glass ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Venetian Mirror 3-Drawer Buffet with a Forged Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What makes this piece special is the combination of the Antique mirror front doors inserted in a wood case and the forged metal base.
Inspired by the Antique Venetian and French mirror furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
19th Century Swedish Pair of Antique Grey Gustavian Oakwood Apothecary Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 19th Century, antique pair of light-grey Swedish Gustavian apothecary cabinets made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, they offer elegant and timeless storage solutions for any ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Drexel Heritage Banded Mahogany Chippendale Five-Drawer Bachelor Chest
By Drexel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Drexel Heritage classic Chippendale style bachelor chest constructed from mahogany with brass hardware.
The chest features a banded top with a bevel edge, banded drawer fronts, and r...
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mogens Koch Composite Book Case System in Solid Oak, Rud Rasmussen, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Early edition MK Book Case shelving system by Mogens Koch. Executed in solid oakwood by Rud Rasmussen, Copenhagen in the 1950s.
The lot consists of :
4 Bookcases: H: 76 W: 76 D: 28
...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
7ft Vintage Pine Pigeon Hole 18 Cubby Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This custom, handmade vintage pine pigeon hole cubby cabinet is a unique piece, ideal for adding a minimalistic or rustic and functional touch to your work or living space.
Measuri...
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20th Century Industrial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
French Art Deco Sideboard in Oak and Brass Detailing
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, oak, brass, France, 1930s
This French sideboard from the 1930s is crafted in oak and features strong geometric lines and finely worked surfaces. The fluted panels framing...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Aldo Tura Parchment Covered Pedestal Bar Light Up Mirrored Interior
By Aldo Tura
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1960s pedestal style bar designed by Aldo Tura is in the form of a large stemmed goblet made of wood covered in goatskin parchment. The body of the bar is decorated all the way...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
1930s Venetian Baroque Wardrobe, by Testolini Freres in Walnut decored and Briar
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Precious 1930s Venetian Baroque cupboard wardrobe, by Testolini Freres Venice, in hand-carved walnut yellow decored and burl walnut, with central mirror . Interior upholstered in ora...
Category
1940s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Velvet, Mirror, Burl, Walnut
Willy Rizzo Sequoia Burl and Black Lacquer Display Cabinet with Glass Doors 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Almelo, NL
Willy Rizzo Sequoia Burl and Black Lacquer Display Cabinet with Glass Doors, 1970s
Elegant, bold, and timeless—this rare Sequoia Burl Display Cabinet, designed by Willy Rizzo for Ma...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Burl
Queen Anne Secretary Desk, C. 1750
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Queen Anne period double dome secretary desk in walnut, circa 1750, with glass mullion doors, candle slides and fitted interior, above a bank of drawers with brass pulls and escutc...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$3,600 Sale Price
44% Off
Vintage Storage Cabinets and Antique Case Pieces for Sale: Shop Credenzas, Sideboards, Bookcases and Dressers on 1stDibs
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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