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Swedish Designer, Chest of Drawers, Oak, Birch, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A birch and oak chest of drawers with wooden inlays designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Minor scuffing to feet.
Minor tabletop surface cracking from normal wear.
Minimal ev...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Oak
Jens Ingvard Jensen
Trèfle
Cabinet in Teak, Leather and Brass, Denmark, 1940s
By J. Ingvard Jensen Odense
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptionally rare cabinet was designed and produced by the Danish cabinetmaker Jens Ingvard Jensen in the late 1940s. Jensen was one of the few Danish masters who established his workshop outside of Copenhagen, working in Odense, where he designed most of his own models and produced pieces largely on a bespoke basis. Only two examples of this particular model are known.
The cabinet features a four-door front with organic quatrefoil cut-outs. Each door panel is clad in fine-grained black leather on the exterior and teak veneer on the interior, allowing the configuration to be reversed: by releasing the interior profiles, the panels can be flipped, creating either an all-teak or leather-front presentation. The leather could also be reinterpreted in another color or material if desired.
Brass fittings, keys, hinges, and feet complete the piece with refined detailing. The interior is fitted with shelves and drawers, offering practical storage. The sculptural quatrefoil motifs share a formal affinity with Jean Royère’s Trèfle...
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Paul Poiret Attributed Cabinet in Lacquered Wood, Atelier Martine, France, 1920s
By Atelier Martine, Paul Poiret
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare cabinet was produced in France in the early 1920s. The design is attributed to Paul Poiret for his own workshop, Atelier Martine. This piece presents a fascinating ble...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Entomogy Cabinet Intact with Speciments, Keravan Puuteollisuus, Finland 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Exceptional mid-century entomology cabinet made in the 1950s (possibly late 1940s) by Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy, very likely designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. These specimen chests were ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Acrylic, Birch
Paul Evans Wall Mounted Sculpted Bronze Brutalist Sideboard, USA, 1969
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Evans Wall Mounted Sculpted Bronze Brutalist Sideboard, USA, 1969
An exceptional example from Paul Evans’ iconic sculpted bronze series, this brutalist sideboard was created in ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Cabinets
Materials
Slate, Metal
Lawrence Peabody, Dressers, Oak, Brass, USA, 1950s
By Lawrence Peabody
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak and brass dressers designed by Lawrence Peabody and produced by Richardson Brothers, USA, c. 1950s.
From Richardson Nemschoff Sales Inc.,
Sheboygan Falls, Wisc.
Mercha...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
$14,500 / set
Midcentury Modern Cabinet by Erik Matsson, Mjölby Intarsia, Sweden, 1940s
By Mjölby Intarsia
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful cabinet from Mjölby Intarsia, made from mahogany with doors inlayed with a paradisical naturalism motif by Erik Matsson. It depicts a man and animals on a small island, car...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Scandinavian Modern "Hytte" Cabinet from NK, Sweden, 1940s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful midcentury “Hytte” cabinet from NK, made from pine in a rustic design. Traditional design elements yet distinctly modernist.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Pine
French Designer, Cabinet, Oak, Marble, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and marble cabinet or sideboard with carved decorative relief designed and produced in France, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 37.4"H x 86.625"W x 21.5"D
All items sh...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Marble
French Directoire Period Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet from France from the Directoire period; the piece was in the main Salon of a famous French Restaurant in Vienne (Rhone Valley) ”La Pyramide.” This architectural sideboar...
Category
Antique 1830s French Directoire Buffets
Materials
Bronze
Widdicomb, Chest Of Drawers, Oak, Brass, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in High Point, NC
A stained oak and brass chest of drawers designed and produced by Widdicomb, USA, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 43.5"H x 42.0"W x 19.0"D
All items ship from High Point, North...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Monumental Art Deco Hollywood Regency Armoire in Blonde Quilted Wood, c 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extraordinary monumental armoire showcases a rare blend of late Art Deco sophistication and Hollywood Regency glamour, crafted circa 1930s. Standing at an impressive 90.5 inches...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Guiseppe Scapinelli, Sideboard, Wood, Brazil, 1950s
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in High Point, NC
A sizable wood and brass sideboard or cabinet designed and produced by Guiseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 34.625"H x 101.5"W x 21.625"D
All items s...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Futuristic Cherry Sideboard or Cabinet by Muhly with Cast Iron Knobs
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by cabinets with graphic and metal details from the 1930s — as well as the candy buttons we all remember from our childhood — the Bon Console is meant to stand out in a room...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Massive Oak Bookcases, England 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Massive Oak Bookcases
England, 1900
Large oak bookcases with upper and lower sections, each fitted with multiple glass-front doors and metal strap hinges. Carved cornices and panel...
Category
Early 20th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Metal
$16,000 / item
Large Two-Door Bookcase by Gustav Stickley
By Gustav Stickley
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Arts and Crafts bookcase by Gustav Stickley featuring clean lines and functional design. The two glass doors open to reveal four interior shelves.
Retains original red “Als...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Stunning Cocktail Bar Cabinet with Stool in The Style of Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cocktail bar, brass, chrome-plated metal, glass, aluminum, suede, mirror, Italy, 1970s
Hollywood Regency cocktail bar in the style of Willy Rizzo. The set includes a counter element...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Joaquim Tenreiro, Desk, Rosewood, Brazil, 1960s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood desk designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s.
Designed and produced for Bloch Editores S.A. Building, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 28.75"H x ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Bench Table Sereno No61, Minimalist Wooden Piece by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Bench Table Sereno No61, Minimalist Wooden Piece by Joel Escalona
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Sereno Collection
Design by Joel Escalona for NONO
When practicality becomes art, the result is the Sereno Colle...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
18th c. Painted Danish Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
An impressive cabinet in original dry-scraped cream/grey paint, consisting of a wonderful overhanging baroque arched cornice on a two door cupboard with single adjustable shelf above...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Gustavian Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Mastercraft Brass Illuminated Demilune Vitrine Cabinet, 1970s, Signed
By Bernhard Rohne, Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredible brass demilune display cabinet, produced by Mastercraft in the 1970s, features a mirrored and illuminated interior, exquisite textured top, a pair of glass doors and ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Guillerme et Chambron Sculptural Carved Sideboard in Solid Oak and Brass
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, sideboard, oak, brass, France, 1960s
This sideboard in solid oak, designed by Guillerme et Chambron, reflects the duo’s characteristic synth...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Brutalist Sideboard, USA, 1969
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Brutalist Sideboard, USA, 1969
An exceptional example from Paul Evans’ iconic sculpted bronze series, this brutalist sideboard was created in 1969 by the a...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Cabinets
Materials
Slate, Metal
Paul Laszlo, Dresser, Oak, USA, 1950s
By Paul Laszlo
Located in High Point, NC
An oak dresser designed by Paul Laszlo and produced by Brown Saltman, USA, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 33.25"H x 62.0"W x 18.5"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carol...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Wood, Oak
1234567 Aluminum Bookshelf by Clay Brown
By Clay Brown
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Standing at 8 feet tall, the 1234567 bookshelf is a striking example of minimalist design. Constructed from 1/8-inch water-jet cut waxed aluminum, it features 75 hand welds that seam...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum
$6,000 / item
20th Century, Piero Fornasetti Rare Trumeau mod. Gran Coromandel
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
Piero Fornasetti was an Italian painter, sculptor, decorator, and craftsman who used ornamental and pictorial motifs to decorate silk scarves, furniture, plates, vessels, and similar...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Harewood
Exceptional Bo Lindahl Cabinet in Walnut and Rosewood Marquetry, Sweden, 1953
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptional cabinet was designed and handcrafted by Bo Lindahl in Sweden. This unique masterpiece was created as a journeyman's piece at the Central Workshop School in Häggvik, ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Demilune Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction; primarily mahogany. It has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish. T...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Oak Cabinet, Hans J. Wegner, Mikael Laursen, Denmark, 1950s
By A. Mikael Laursen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Stockholm, SE
Amazing cabinet by Hans J. Wegner, made from oak and featuring doors with an elaborate pattern of embossed acorns and graphic forms. Round inset handles. Shelves and drawers offer ab...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
20th Century, Le Corbusier Wardrobe for Unité d
Habitation de Marseille
By Le Corbusier
Located in Turin, Turin
Le Corbusier was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and also painter, who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what is now called Modern architecture or the I...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Futuristic Cherry Sideboard or Cabinet by Muhly with Stainless Steel Knobs
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by cabinets with graphic and metal details from the 1930s — as well as the candy buttons we all remember from our childhood — the Bon Console is meant to stand out in a room...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rosewood Display Cabinet by Gunni Omann for Omann Jun Møbelfabrik 1960s, Signed
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik, Gunni Omann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Danish Modern two-piece rosewood display cabinet, Model No. 10, designed and produced by Gunni Omann for Omann Jun Møbelfabrik, Denmark, circa 1960s, double signed, on both th...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Sculpted High Cabinet / Cupboard in Solid Black Oak
By Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Contemporary Sculpted High Cabinet / Cupboard in Solid Black Oak (+ linseed oil)
Dimensions: 180 x 140 x 40 cm
Customizable
Unique piece made to order.
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SÓHA design studi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Cupboards
Materials
Oak
Jacques Adnet Chest of Drawers, France 1950
s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Olive green Chest of drawers with faux bamboo leather wrapped legs, recessed brass campaign handles.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Unique Italian Large Wall Unit with Writing Desk in Maple and Birch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wardrobe with writing desk, birch, maple, fabric, glass, brass, coated steel, Italy, 1950s
Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this exceptional set embodies a unique combinatio...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Steel
Renzo Rutili, Cabinet, Wood, Brass, USA, 1950s
By Renzo Rutili
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and brass cabinet or sideboard designed by Renzo Rutili and produced by Johnson Furniture Company, USA, c. 1950s.
Piece consists of two removable cabinets that sit in a singl...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti for Gavina
Caori
Coffee Table w Hidden Storage, Italy c 1962
By Vico Magistretti, Gavina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek, architectural, and highly functional, this 'Caori' coffee table was designed by Vico Magistretti for Gavina, Italy, in 1962. A rare icon of Italian Mid-Century Modern design, ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
George Nelson for Herman Miller Executive Office desk and Return 1955
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Executive Office Desk and Return, 1955
Walnut case with laminate top and aluminum “H” base legs. The long cabinet is finished on all sides, featuring ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Period Black and Gilt Painted Bookcase Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
REGENCY PARCEL-GILT AND EBONIZED BOOKCASE CABINET
Continental, circa second half of the 19th century
59 3/8" H x 17 1/4" D x 42 3/4" W
An ebonized and gilt one-piece bookcase cabin...
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Red Lion Furniture, Dresser, Walnut, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut dresser produced by Red Lion Furniture, USA, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 33.5"H x 78.4"W x 20.6"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Walnut
French Art Deco Buffet by Maurice Rinck, 1935
By Maurice Rinck
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco Buffet by Maurice Rinck, France, circa 1935
Exquisite French Art Deco buffet by Maurice Rinck, France, circa 1935. This elegant sideboard exemplifies the refinement...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Buffets
Materials
Brass
20th Century, Italian Production Wall Wooden Bookcase 60s
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Turin, Turin
Wall Bookcase composed of just one bay with height-adjustable shelves.
Designed and produced in Italy in the 60 s.
The bookcase it is made of lacquered metal structure with brass bas...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Otto Schulz for Boet Rare Cabinet in Sage Velvet, Birch, and Brass Nails
By Otto Schulz 1, Boet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Otto Schulz for Boet, cabinet, velvet, brass, birch, fossil marble, Sweden, 1920s/1930s
Otto Schulz (1882–1970), founder of the Gothenburg-based interior design company Boet, occupi...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
American Designer, Sideboard, Oak, USA, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable dark-stained oak sideboard or cabinet designed and produced in the US, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 29.0"H x 88.125"W x 19.0"D
All items ship from High Point, ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Gilbert Rohde Impressive 4-Door Paldao Credenza 1940s
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular 4-door credenza in exotic paldao wood with hand-sculpted pulls, concave doors, pull out trays and gently curving base finished in leather with studs by Gilbert Rohde for ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Leather, Felt, Wood, Paldao, Lacquer
Fine 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretary Cabinet
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 18th century Swedish Baroque secretary cabinet in burled root grain veneer in an great patinated surface and brass details. There is a hidden compartment and the shelves are rem...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Pine, Burl
Vintage Modernist Sideboard by Ib Kofod Larsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Christensen
Larsen, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool, rare sideboard by Ib Kofod Larsen, made from rosewood. Clean design with a smooth veneer pattern. Cabinet doors and drawers with decorative round wooden handles in a darker nua...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood
Michael Taylor, Dresser, Mahogany, USA, 1960s
By Michael Taylor
Located in High Point, NC
A stained mahogany dresser designed by Michael Taylor and produced by Baker Furniture, USA, c. 1960s.
Minor cracking on right top surface.
Scratches and imperfections from normal u...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Aldo Tura Lacquered Goatskin and Brass Italian Double Drop-Leaf Bar Cart, 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 1950s bar cart by Italian artist-craftsman Aldo Tura, featuring the designers distinct use of brass and deep brown lacquered goatskin that Tura was well-known for. The qual...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
$3,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Chest of drawers
Flora
model 1050 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn in the late 1930s, the Flora chest of drawers, model 1050, is one of the most poetic expressions of Scandinavian design. This vintage chest of drawers is crafted in warm mahogany with three spacious drawers, each fronted by hand printed botanical plates from Nordens flora by C. A. Lindman. The prints are framed by Frank’s characteristically slender mouldings and the piece stands on delicately turned ball feet that lend it a light, elevated character.
The Josef Frank Flora...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Art Deco Cabinet in Oak and Brass Detailing
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cabinet, oak, brass, France, 1930s
This French cabinet from the 1930s is crafted in oak, it features strong geometric lines and finely worked surfaces. The fluted panels framing the...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Brass
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, "Colosseum" Cabinet, Walnut, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut "Colosseum" cabinet designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Buffet Cabinet in Cherrywood
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A beautiful 18th century French buffet/ sideboard in cherry wood with rounded bevel-edged, rectangular top resting on a base with two drawers over two cabinet doors. This graceful bu...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Steel
Swedish Designer, Cabinet, Birch, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained birch cabinet designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Birch
Paul Frankl, Dresser, Wood, Brass, USA, 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and brass dresser designed by Paul Frankl and produced by Johnson Furniture Company, USA, c. 1950s.
With John Stuart retail plaque.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 32.25"H x 72...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Minimalist Alvar Aalto Drawer Wall Shelf Model B 114, 1950s for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful drawer shelf / console by Alvar Aalto in solid birch and oak veneer for Artek. A small and very practical addition to your entrance or any wall space to keep keys or smal...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch, Oak
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E.
R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass panels in the upper section over a base with ten drawers on each side, flanking a middle section consisting of three doors with wooden panels. There are two adjustable shelves in each of the three upper sections, with a total of ten interior drawers. Original tear-drop pulls on doors turn to release a lever allowing the doors to be opened with the pulls as well as locked, a most unusual and attractive feature. All of the hardware is original to the bookcase including the locks. Comes with working locks and keys.
Measurements: 13' 8 1/2" long x 21 1/2" - 27 1/2" deep x 101" high (8'5" high)
All of the drawers are stamped with the cabinetmaker's stamp, "S.E. & R. (Ralph) Johnson, Warrington". This fine bookcase was manufactured prior to 1880 in Warrington in Cheshire, England. While information is scant, it would seem that S. E. would have been Ralph's father's workshop listed at 78 Bridge Street in Warrington, England, circa 1878. Ralph would have likely been an apprentice at that time. He opened his own workshop, presumably when his father retired. By the Edwardian period, Ralph had become a cabinet maker of some renown.
Drawer locks are original and stamped "Chance Son & Co. W Chance, Son, & Co" and are listed in the 1850s directories as "Merchants and Factors" in Birmingham, England. They would have been middlemen having various merchandise made for them, primarily for export to North America. The type of locks employed in this bookcase is a lever combination lock. In the cabinet lock trade, lever locks became available circa 1855 and superseded the earlier tumbler and back-spring locks.
Some points about the breakfront to note are that it is made entirely out of solid mahogany which is unusual; there are no veneers. Even the drawer sides, backs and bottoms are made of mahogany. The interior wood, i.e., the back and the insides of the cabinet is pine.
One of the great features is that the upper door hardware has a dead latch that operates with the tear drop pull. You can lock the doors, but if you don't want to lock them, you can use the tear drop pull to operate the dead latch to open and close by turning it to the right. There are 20 exterior drawers and 8 interior drawers. Lower cabinets each have 1 fixed shelf; upper cabinets have 2 adjustable shelves each. There are enough extra original cast iron shelf...
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century, Gio Ponti for Schirolli Wooden Desk
By Schirolli, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Paul Evans Brutalist Sculpted Bronze Wall Mounted Disc Dry Bar
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Evans Brutalist sculpted bronze wall-mounted disc dry bar cabinet,
Model PE-122.
This iconic bar features two doors concealing one drawer, one cabinet with key and two adjusta...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bronze
Mid 20th Century Lawyers Coffin - Bar Cabinet, with retractable shelf.
Located in New York, NY
Bar Cabinet, in the form of a Lawyer's coffin. The inside storage compartment raises when you open the two top doors to become a serving area.It has a lower shelf for additional sto...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Dry Bars
Materials
Chrome
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