Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
to
336
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
2,411
28,083
25,772
2,316
66
29
271
181
145
75
70
51
51
44
40
36
26
22
20
20
17
14
10
4
395
928
993
95
234
454
166
20
14
30
25
48
76
68
68
8
5
2,294
925
522
468
426
1,711
813
333
265
262
2,411
2,407
2,407
31
13
12
11
11
Item Ships From: Texas
A fin 19th century Russian mahogany and inlayed brass viewing cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Russian mahogany and gilt brass inlayed vitrine
Category
Late 19th Century Baltic Baltic Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
4 Drawer Willett Wildwood Cherry Secretary
By Willett Furniture Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a secretary bureau by the Willett Furniture Co. It's made of a richly cherry wood with brass pulls. It has a slant top that opens up to expose drawers and cubbyholes to store...
Category
1950s American Chippendale Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$1,432 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Tuscan Italian Renaissance Polychrome Painted Buffet Cupboard
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning large antique Tuscan two-door cabinet (buffet - credenza) with Renaissance style polychromed decoration. circa 1850
Hand-crafted in the Provincial Tuscany region of central Italy in the mid-19th century, old solid wood construction, most likely pine, in the original paint finish, Neoclassical taste, having a rectangular top over conforming two door cupboard, opening to spacious interior fitted with one shelf, rising on tapering squared legs with ring-and-spike feet.
The doors and sides feature inset panels with beautiful medieval Florence hand painted whimsical flags capped by grotesque scrolling foliate embellishments.
Dimensions: (approx)
48.25" High, 63.75" Wide, 27.5" Deep
As warm and attractive as it is versatile, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a dining room sideboard, family room media stand or credenza, oversized hall console, farmhouse kitchen cupboard...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Authentic Models Bachelor
s Chest of Drawers
By Authentic Models
Located in Pasadena, TX
This bachelors chest has 3 drawers for lower storage and one
up top for utility items.
IT ALSO COMES WITH A WRITING SPACE.
It has 2 cubby holes for storage or to display items on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A gorgeous, exquisitely crafted antique Louis XV style mahogany inlaid commode ornamented with chiseled and gilded bronze throughout. Hand crafted in France during the early 20th cen...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Alter Console
Located in Pasadena, TX
41? 19th century antique Chinese Alter console
Qing period piece featuring three drawers with brass pulls. Carved apron and sides featuring fl...
Category
1890s Asian Qing Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Elm
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Provencial Style Quarter Sawn Oak Drop Front Secretary
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Country French aka French Provincial secretary was made at the turn of the century. Its constructs are quarter sawn oak and plain oak. The legs are in the cabriole manner and it...
Category
1910s American French Provincial Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Authentic Models 2 Toned Entertainment Center
By Authentic Models
Located in Pasadena, TX
This entertainment center has 3 middle drawers for lower storage and utility items. It has 2 doors which open up to reveal lots of storage space.
The sides have bail pulls and the b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chest F15 by Don Shoemaker
By Don S. Shoemaker, Senal
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Born in Nebraska, Don S. Shoemaker studied painting at The Fine Arts Institution of Chicago. In the late 1940s, he moved to Mexico with his family and settled in Santa Maria de Gui...
Category
1960s Mexican Spanish Colonial Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
English Chest of Drawers or Dresser Cabinet of Mahogany from the Edwardian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English chest of drawers or dresser cabinet of mahogany from the Edwardian era, featuring a moulded rectangular top over a frieze of three fitted long drawers, each drawer wit...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Drexel Viewpoint 70 Gentlemen’s Chest \ Dresser
By Drexel
Located in Denton, TX
Drexel Viewpoint 70 Gentlemen’s chest \ dresser. Tons of drawers for maximum storage. The left side drawers make a perfect jewelry storage space. R...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Qing Period Chinese Alter Console
Located in Pasadena, TX
19th century Chinese alter console
Qing period piece featuring two drawers with brass pulls. Carved apron and sides.
Measures: 41.5"W x 20.25"D x 31.75"H...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Qing Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
$2,320 Sale Price
33% Off
Early 19th Century Mahogany Empire Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich mahogany and stately lines define this handsome Empire drop front secretary.
Refer to close up photos to appreciate the stunning color and pattern of the mahogany veneer.
Multip...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
18th Century Fruitwood Italian Commode with Walnut Inlay
Located in Houston, TX
18th century 3 drawer fruitwood Italian commode with walnut inlay on the top, front, legs and sides of the piece. The inlay depicts urns in the medallions and foliate designs in the ...
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
Maison Krieger French Louis XVI Matched Kingwood Glass Display Cabinet Vitrine
By Maison Krieger
Located in Forney, TX
A very fine quality French Louis XVI style gilt bronze ormolu mounted matched kingwood display cabinet / vitrine by the luxurious Parisian furniture maker Maison Krieger (1826-1910)
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the early 20th century, exceptionally executed in sophisticated King Louis 16th taste, having a dramatically veined marble top, over glazed glass front and side panels, opening to single glass shelf and mirrored back, over ribbed cabinet...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Rustic Antique Spanish Baroque Carved
Paneled Oak Four Door Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome over 200 hundred year old rustic Spanish Baroque oak paneled cabinet with nicely aged warm rich dark patina. circa 1775
Hand-crafted in Spain in the 18th century, possibly very early 19th century. Large two-piece solid wood construction, having a stepped molded cornice, over rectangular case fitted with two upper and two lower cupboard doors, opening to spacious shelved interior, three middle drawers with hand cut dovetail joinery, affixed with the original pulls, decorated with hand carved foliate motifs and raised paneling, rising on bun feet.
A wonderful example, sure to add authentic antique character, rich historical depth, elegant rustic warmth, and old world European charm to any space!
Dimensions (approx):
77.5" Tall, 57.5" Wide, 20.5" Deep
As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal large size and substantial proportions for a variety of different uses, with outstanding patina throughout, and offering abundant storage options, this magnificent example would make for a wonderful country farmhouse kitchen cupboard, Mediterranean Revival sideboard buffet, Southwestern Santa Fe ranch armoire, primitive China cabinet...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
19C English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Buffet or Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING AND VERY HIGH QUALITY 19C English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Buffet or Sideboard.
Probably English, unmarked, but ...
Category
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
French 18th Century Garde Manger - Food Storage Bin
Located in Round Top, TX
A wonderful and primitive 18th century Garde Manger - Food Storage Bin. Soundly constructed from beautiful chestnut with a lifting top. A terrific storage piece.
Category
18th Century French Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut
19th Century French Open Back Walnut Bar With Three Drawers And Two Shelves.
Located in Round Top, TX
This is a great turn of the century French buffet style open back bar with later paint that's matte finished both inside a matte grey and black exterior to make it more modern. The b...
Category
20th Century French Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Paris France Antique Hide Wood Iron Dome Trunk Chest, Signed, Early 18th Century
Located in Forney, TX
Patina perfection! A rare and incredible nearly 300 year old French Parisian trunk by La Forest in original condition!
An early precursor to the exceptional luxury leather artisans Paris is renowned, such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Goyard, we present this striking antique hide wrapped wood, iron, and flannel domed carriage travel trunk.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in Paris, France in the first half of the 18th century, during the reign of King Louis XV (1715-1774), showcasing fine quality craftsmanship, construction and luxurious materials, featuring a high quality solid wood frame reinforced with patinated metal mounts and strapwork, finished in raw animal hide binding to the top and front, flanked by hand forged rolled iron carry handles at the sides, slatted back and sturdy plank boarded verso, the narrow rectangular case having a hinged dome shaped top, opening to reveal the extraordinary rare original flannel fabric lined interior, retaining maker's label under lid, signed La Forest. circa 1725
The label reads:
Aux Armes De France
Rue Saint Barthelemy, au bas du Pont-au-change, vis-a-vis l'Horloge du Palais
La Forest, Maitre Coffretier- Malletier ordinaire de la Maifon de Condé : Fait & vend touted Fortescue de Coffres, Malles, Valifes, Etuis de Chapeaux, Fourreaux de Piftolets, Malles de Rouffi, & autres Marchandifes concernantles Voyages, Cantins, Caves, Malles de Lits, Coffres a Vaiffelles, Paniers de Bagages, & toutes Fortescue d'Equipages d'Armees. Le tout a jufte prix
A Paris
Translated:
Street Saint Barthelemy, at the bottom of Pont-au-change, opposite the Palace Clock...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grey Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grey Chest is a beautifully crafted piece of furniture with a classic gray color and the distinctive Gustavian model. This chest of drawers exudes ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Broyhill 2 Drawer Mahogany Chest
By Broyhill
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a 2 drawer chest by Broyhill.
The chest is made of mahogany.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Five-Drawer Mahogany Faux Bamboo Chest by American of Martinsville, 1952
By American of Martinsville
Located in Pasadena, TX
Five-drawer chest by American of Martinsville
1952
Bleached Philippine mahogany faux bamboo with five drawers.
The three bottom drawer f...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ash
Italian Maison Jansen Black Semanier with Brass Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
The Italian Maison Jansen Black Semanier with Brass Hardware is a stylish and sophisticated piece of furniture that adds an elegant touch to any room. The sleek black exterior with b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Buffet in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Buffet in Stripped Oak is a timeless example of rural artisans emulating the styles set by the Royal Family during previous centuries. Around th...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 1900
s Antique Large, Renaissance Revival, Well-Carved, Sideboard!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Early 1900's Antique Large, Renaissance Revival, Well-Carved, Sideboard!
Antique Sideboard, Large Renaissance Revival Well-Carved Early 1900s, Handsome!
This antique sideb...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Revival Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Cabinet in the Manner of Grohe Freres
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS late 19th Century French Louis XVI STyle Cabinet in the Manner of Grohe Freres.
From circa 1880.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Ormolu mounts...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
$7,200 Sale Price
60% Off
Early 1800s French Directoire Commode in Bleached Walnut with Black Stone Top
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
The highly rectilinear form of this commode, coupled with minimalistic carvings, is indicative of the French Directoire style. Dating to the early 180...
Category
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stone, Metal, Bronze
19th Century Spanish Fernandino Bombe Commode
Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificently decorative antique Spanish Fernandino style mahogany chest of drawers commode and mirror.
Hand-crafted in Spain in the late 19th century, surmounted by the monumental dresser mirror with finely hand carved giltwood bird crest, atop flat mirror plates, framed by ornate scrolling foliates.
Mounted over a mahogany bombe shaped chest accented with contrasting string banded inlay, gilded birds perched on stylized scrolled foliate, flanking four drawers. The solid wooden case fitted with a projecting frieze drawer, over three larger drawers, rising on sculptural patinated gilt wood ancient Egyptian Sphinx form front feet.
Bold, dramatic and luxurious yet with an elegant warmth, and visually striking sophistication, the two piece set can be used a variety of different ways, including in the bedroom as a dresser / commode, in the dining room as a sideboard server, credenza console, or placed in the foyer as a stunning entry statement piece!
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 86.25" High, 43" Wide, 22" Deep
Commode: 32.25" High, 43" Wide, 21.25" Deep
Mirror: 54" High, 36.5" Wide
History:
Fernandino style is called the one developed in the decorative arts - especially furniture - in Spain during the reign of Fernando VII...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Empire Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Turn of the Century Carlton House Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Inlaid Mahogany Turn of the Century Desk
1905
Mahogany Carlton House style desk. Moulded and curved upper section with three quarter pierced...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Grand Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Marble Top Buffet a l
Etrusque
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Marble Top Buffet a l'Etrusque will add classic elegance to any room on a large scale. Crafted from select imported mahogany, hand-crafted br...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
English Small Cabinet Chest of Drawers of Oak on Bracket Feet
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English small chest of patinated oak from the 19th century, featuring a moulded top over a frieze of two beaded short drawers and two beaded long drawers, each drawer with bra...
Category
19th Century English Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Exceptional French Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Sideboard
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinary French walnut cabinet by Louis Majorelle (1859–1926) exceptionally executed period Art Nouveau styling. Circa 1900.
Majorelle know for often ornamented his pieces...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Vintage American of Martinsville Chinoiserie Rolling Sideboard
By American of Martinsville
Located in Waxahachie, TX
American of Martinsville mid-century Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie sideboard, credenza or rolling bar cart.
Lived the entirety of its life with one couple at one house until it was ...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Spanish 17th Century Rustic Buffet
Located in Round Top, TX
A fantastic late 17th century Buffet from the Spanish Pyrenees region. Wonderfully constructed in richly stained oak with 2 drawers and a single door with beautifully sculpted panel...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
1930s Danish Sideboard
Located in Venice, CA
Solid oak sideboard that appears to be from the late 1920s to 1930s, likely in the Art Deco period with lingering Arts and Crafts influences.
Solid oak with a medium brown stain, sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$1,620
pair of 19th c English mahogany viewing cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
pair of 19th c English Chippendale mahogany illuminated viewing vitrines
Category
19th Century English Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Glass
$9,500 / set
18th Century Italian Credenza
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 18th century Credenza from the Veneto region of Italy. Beautifully constructed from walnut in the Scantonata form with a molded edge top above a conforming case hous...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Rosewood Vitrine
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Chinese carved rosewood vitrine featuring drop down glass door, three shelves and bronze key.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Vintage Hand Painted Dowery Chest/Bench
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Dowery Chest holds dual purposes.
It also serves as a bench. The inside is made of cedar.
The outer is hand painted . The shape of this chest
is unusual and unique.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Asian Themed Carved Teak Cedar Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a very heavy blanket chest.
The chest is constructed of teak.
The outer edges and the handles are carved in teak.
The inside is cedar.
Category
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak, Cedar
19th Century French Carved Wood Bread Dough Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic 19th century, French carved wood bread dough chest style Louis XVI.
Category
1850s French Louis XVI Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Italian Neoclassical Grisaille Paint Petite Chest Of Drawers Night Stand
Located in Forney, TX
Add a touch of refined elegance, understated sophistication, subtle luxury and cozy romantic warmth with this 200+ year old petite Italian commode, elevated by authentic beautifully ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Chin Hua Dresser Credenza by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
Century Chin Hua Dresser Credenza
Sideboard buffet or dresser manufactured by Century Furniture as part of the Chin Hua collection from the 1970s. E...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Style Burlwood Lighted Vitrine w/ Roman columns and Carved Crest
By Biedermeier
Located in Pasadena, TX
This stunning vitrine is made in the Biedermeier style.
It's constructed with burl wood and has Roman columns on its ends.
It has 2 doors and 3 glass shelves for plenty of display sp...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Burl
18th Century Irish Georgian Cork Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and very rare 18th century Irish Georgian Cork Sideboard of lovely neat proportions.
Made in Ireland during the George III Era, circa 1790 and most likely made in the Southern City of Cork.
A STUNNING Irish provincial piece from the Georgian Era!
Made of solid mahogany, probably imported from Cuba and the secondary woods are oak (as one would expect). Beautiful dovetailing on the inside of the drawers.
The ‘hints’ that this is in fact an ‘Irish’ piece are numerous. The ‘scallop shell’ on the center of the back gallery is unmistakably an Irish Georgian signature. The scalloped fans beneath either side of the central drawer are likewise an Irish signal. The shape, design and style is entirely consistent with similar pieces made in Cork at the end of the 18th Century.
It has it’s original brasses which is fantastic. Lions Head Ring drawer pulls and stunning urn keyhole covers/escutheons.
It has a solid gallery back splat (with central Scallop) and on both sides this ends in curved and carved scroll ends. Beneath the back splat their is a grooved plank section for holding plates etc upright.
The server/counter top area is edged and banded with a carved rope style edging.
The mid section consists of 3 drawers and 2 doors.
The piece sits on 6 legs 4 to the front and 2 to the rear. The front legs are pillars starting at the top with an acanthus style scroll … extending down to another scroll carving directly above the reeded and fluted legs. The 2 rear legs do not have the same fluting detail.
The 2 side doors open to reveal a simple one shelf storage area. One probably held a lead lined cellarette at one time.
The piece is in excellent condition for it’s age and use. There are some minor aging cracks on the counter top on the left hand side. A small loss of molding to the right lower door. No original keys but we are getting replacements made.
Bought in Surrey, England in 1999 by a Private Texas Collector and shipped to Texas. We have the original ‘sales invoice’ and the dealer sold it as a “Regency Mahogany Sideboard circa 1820’and told her that it was an English piece, for the sum of 3,400 GBP. Not only did the dealer not recognize the obvious ‘Irish’ signs...
Category
Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Art Deco Signed Wolfgang Hoffmann for Romweber World
s Fair Display Cabinet
By Wolfgang Hoffmann, Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important Art Deco period Century of Progress Display Cabinet designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana, United States of America. circa 1933-1936
Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, one piece design, having a rectangular showcase top with glass panel sides and a pair of sliding glass doors, over solid wood chest fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, flanked by cabinet doors, opening to shelved interior. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera, and glass.
Signed, original label to drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed.
**Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching sideboard - buffet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately**
Provenance / Acquisition:
Property from the important and iconic collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091
History:
Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”.
Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925.
Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City.
During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc.
Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972).
The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola.
Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein.
In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan.
In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood
Dunbar Room Divider by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A two piece mahogany room divider with Japanese wood block printers plates. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Outstanding 17th Century Italian Primitive Credenza
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding 17th century primitive Credenza from the Piedmont region of Italy. Very soundly constructed from walnut and oak with a lifting top surface and 2 large doors. A tremend...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Antique Baroque Pine Armoire with Heavily Paneled Doors, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This armoire has dramatic presence thanks to the heavily paneled doors reflective of its baroque style. The stained pine has taken on a deep patina after almost 200 years of use. The...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Carved and Painted Three-Door Buffet with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive in both scale and presence, this 19th-century French enfilade captures the grandeur and architectural symmetry of the Louis XIV style. Crafted in France circa 1860 from s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Cabinet Attributed to Frits Henningsen
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Dallas, TX
Large scale flamed mahogany cabinet with drop down bar attributed to Frits Henningsen.
Category
1950s Vintage Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Large French Two-Door Bookcase Cabinet of Cherry
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large French bookcase cabinet of cherry from the 19th c., featuring a moulded crown top over a frieze of two glazed paneled doors, the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Country French Bordeaux Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
Southwestern France, circa 1820, Provincial Picardie influences, having a rectangular three board planked top, over a trio of frieze drawers, featuring central open shelf wine bottle...
Category
Early 19th Century French Country Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
Danish Sideboard by Omann Jun Sale price
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Denmark by Omann Jun Møbelfabrik, this teak sideboard exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of mid-century design. Designed by Gunni Omann, the piece features clean lines,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Pair of three-drawer Empire Style commodes by Lineage
By Lineage
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a pair of Empire style mahogany commodes by Lineage.
The commodes have brass pulls and 3 drawers for storage.
price is for the set.
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Italian Painted Chest with New Polished Nickel knobs
Located in Wichita, KS
Antique Italian painted chest from early 1900s. The hardware has been updated with large knurled nickel knobs. The piece sits on tapered legs, typical ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian French Provincial Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Nickel
Laguna Matte Black Rosa Morada Dimple Sideboard with Solid Brass Hardware
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
The Laguna collection dimple sideboard has four doors and two drawers. It is shown in solid Rosa Morada wood with matte black oil finish and solid brass hardware (pulls). It is also ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XIII Style Italian Walnut Credenza / Buffet
Located in Carmine, TX
Credenza hand-crafted in Italy in the late 1700s in the Louis XII style using walnut. The credenza has a beautiful patina and color and the placement of the molding give it a lot of ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIII Antique Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Burl Walnut Drop Front Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
English Drop Front Desk
28”x16”x38"
Category
Late 20th Century English Regency Texas - Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Read More
37 Cheerful Home Bars, Where Everybody (Literally) Knows Your Name
Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.
The Ultimate Guide to Types of Tables for the Home
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
What Exactly Is a Secretary Desk, and What Is It Used For?
The furniture equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, it's the multifunctional piece you didn't know you needed.
This Shelving System with Oxidized Brass Tubes Is Retro and Futuristic at Once
Italian studio DimoreMilano mustered great ingenuity when crafting these sculptural shelves, which are built without any screws.
Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition
Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.
Collected and Eclectic, ‘Wunderkammern’ Are Back in a Big Way
Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.
Meet the Incredible Woman Transforming Fallen Trees into Sleek Furniture
In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.
These New York Architects Love a Complicated Project
From Brooklyn townhouses to Maine campgrounds, Trattie Davies and Jonathan Toews relish a challenge, like transforming a former warehouse space into the new 1stdibs Gallery.
Still Thinking About These?
All Recently ViewedMore Ways To Browse
Japanned Cabinet 18th Century
Japanned Cabinet On Stand
Jasper Cabinet Furniture
Jelly Cabinet
Korean Tansu
Lane Pueblo Brutalist
Lighted Curio Cabinet
Louis Xv Curio Cabinet
Louis Xv Curio
Mahogany Secretaire A Abattant
Mid Century Blonde Oak
Midcentury Sewing Cabinet
Narrow Commode
Narrow French Cabinet
Oak Curio
Officers Chest
Painted Bow Front Cabinet
Painted Curio Cabinet