Antique Bi Fold Doors
Mid-19th Century Red Lacquered Sideboard from Shanxi, China
Located in Kastrup, DK
lacquer, sides with black lacquer.
Features double bi-fold doors revealing a storage area with one wood
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Brass
Large Cabinet in Peachwood
Located in Kastrup, DK
bi-fold doors and three drawers.
Inside cabinet shelves.
Shanghai 1840-1860.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Metal
19th Century Italian Brasserie Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
with later line decoration. Unusually having two tall bi-fold doors enclosing shallow shelves.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Pine, Paint
Vintage Baker's Proofing Cupboard
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Vintage baker’s cupboard with pull out drawers, behind 4 sets of bi-fold doors, and raised on
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ming Style Alter Cabinet or Sideboard
Located in Kastrup, DK
yellow lacquer with a beautiful age-related patina.
Three drawers over two bi-fold doors and carved
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Ming Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Late 18th Century Decorated Cabinet from Shanxi, China
Located in Kastrup, DK
surface finish, which highlights the lovely natural patina.
Pair of bi-fold doors with decorations and 3
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Iron
Narrow 14" Depth Cupboard Made With Antique French Doors
Located in Sheffield, MA
antique country French bi-fold doors that came with a peep hole, not sure what the purpose was but adding
Category
19th Century Country Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood
Qing Dynasty Hand Painted & Lacquered Gilt Armoire Cabinet, China
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Bi-fold doors open to three shelves and 2 drawers inside with 3 extra drawers on the outside all
Category
Early 1800s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Tall Antique Acid Etched Glazed Doors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
currently finished with old paint which is cream in tone to one side and white on the other. One door is bi
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Glass, Wood, Pine
French Marble Top Boulangerie, Baker’s Cabinet, Island
Located in Mckinney, TX
. Boasting bi-fold wooden doors with a pullout baker’s shelf is truly unique. The patina of the wood and the
Category
19th Century French Industrial Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Marble
Red Lacquer Armoire with Relief Carving & Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer armoire with relief carving & gilt motif doors.
Bi-fold open doors, inside with three
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood
Recent Sales
Chinese Coffer with Bi-Folding Doors
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese elmwood coffer with two bi-folding doors, original black lacquer, and
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Set of French Green-Grey, Bi-Folding Doors from the 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of French tall bi-folding doors from the 19th century. These two pairs of French bi-folding
Category
19th Century French Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Coffer with Bi-Folding Doors
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese coffer with two bi-folding doors and brass hardware.
Pagoda
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Cabinet with Bi-Fold Doors
Located in Chicago, IL
, mid-19th century. It features bi-fold doors, three drawers for storage, and a hidden compartment
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Black Lacquer Sideboard With Pair Of Bi-Fold Doors
Located in Greenwich, CT
a very simple and elegant black lacquer sideboard, of rectangular form, a pair of bi-fold doors
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Lacquer
Early 19th Century Dutch Walnut Armoire with Bi-Fold Doors
Located in Dallas, TX
This exquisite Dutch walnut armoire is almost 200 years old! The hand-chamfered panels and original hand-chased bronze hardware make this example an extremely rare armoire of excepti...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Walnut
Set of Three Early 20th C. Hinged-Pairs of Diagonally Set Wood Doors from Europe
Located in Atlanta, GA
center with hinges, making each pair a bi-folding door. The doors are mostly a natural wood with nice age
Category
Early 20th Century European Rustic Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Metal
H 84.5 in W 41.25 in D 1.5 in
19th Century Chinese Three Drawer Two Door Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A c. 1850 three drawer altar table with two bi-folding doors from Hubei Province, China all with
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Three Drawer Two Door Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
-folding doors all with brass hardware.
Pagoda Red Collection # DVE006
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Early 20th Century Chinese Three Drawer Two Door Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
-folding doors, all with brass hardware.
Pagoda Red Collection # BJB099
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Two-Door and Three-Drawer Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A three drawer two door coffer from China made of Chinese Northern Elm with brass fixtures and bi
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Chinese Cabinet with Lattice Doors
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Northern Chinese elmwood cabinet with cracked ice patterned lattice bi-folding doors
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Four Door Compound Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century provincial Chinese elmwood compound cabinet with two bi-folding doors on top, two
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Three Drawer Two Door Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood coffer with three drawers, and two bi-folding doors, with brass
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Four Door Black Lacquer Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese black lacquer elmwood coffer with two bi-folding doors with brass hardware
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Chinese Cofffer
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese Coffer with Bi-Fold Doors and Four Drawers
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Bi Fold Doors
19th Century Chinese Three Drawer Two Door Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese beech wood coffer with three drawers and two bi-folding doors, with brass
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Beech
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Two Door Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese coffer with two bi-folding doors, four interior drawers and traces of the
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Biedermeier Walnut Bibliotheque 19th Century
Located in Norwood, NJ
/bookcase with double bi-fold doors. No shelves or key are included.
Vienna, before 1825. Of rectangular
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Side Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Sleek selection with 2 sets of bi-fold doors. These doors cover hidden drawers that help maximize
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
Black Lacquer Sideboard
Located in Greenwich, CT
a very refined and elegant black lacquer sideboard, a pair of bi-fold doors with brass fitting
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Lacquer
Early 19th Century Chinese Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 19th century two bi-folding door coffer with original lacquer from Jincheng, Shanxi Province
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Four Panel Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
Northern Elm and feature bi-folding doors with brass hardware and carved legs.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Red and Black Lacquered Cabinet with Display Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
display shelf and bi-fold doors. This piece has been fully restored.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquered Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese black lacquered elmwood coffer with two bi-folding doors and ornately carved
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Large Walnut Wood Armoire
Located in Greenwich, CT
a very refined and elegant large armoire, a pair of bi-fold doors on top of four drawers, brass
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Walnut
Black Lacquer Sideboard With Gold Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
a very beautiful black lacquer sideboard, fine painted gold gilt motif on the pair of bi-fold doors
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Gold
Fine Black Lacquer Sideboard With Gold Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
a very beautiful black lacquer sideboard, fine painted gold gilt motif on the pair of bi-fold doors
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Lacquer
Black Lacquer Sideboard
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined and elegant black lacquer sideboard, three drawers on top of a pair of bi-fold doors
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Lacquer
Low Red Lacquered Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Northern Chinese red lacquered elmwood coffer with bi-folding doors and brass
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Yellow Lacquered Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual yellow lacquer coffer with three drawers, bi-folding doors, and round brass hardware from
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
19th Century Chinese Three Drawer Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood coffer with three drawers, two bi-folding doors, with brass hardware
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
19th Century Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
piece features bi-fold doors, 4 drawers, traditional mortise and tenon joinery, and has been
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Highly Carved Chinese Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
Very early 19th century Chinese blonde elmwood coffer with bi-folding doors and 4 drawers carved
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese red lacquer coffer with four drawers, two bi-folding doors and brass
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century red lacquer Chinese elmwood coffer with three drawers and two bi-folding doors with
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
19th Century Provincial Chinese Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese walnut coffer with three drawers and two bi-folding doors, with brass
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Scholars' Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese coffer with two bi-folding doors, painted with scholars' objects including
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Coffer with Everted Ends
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese Elmwood coffer with three drawers and two bi-folding doors, with brass
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Red Lacquered Three Drawer Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese elmwood altar coffer with three drawers, bi-folding doors, brass
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Red Lacquered Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century red lacquered sideboard with three drawers, and two bi-folding doors from Northern
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Red Lacquer Sideboard
Located in Greenwich, CT
drawers on top of a pair of bi-fold doors, brass fitting. View our website at: www
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Gold
Red Lacquered Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
drawers and two bi-folding doors with brass hardware.
Pagoda Red Collection #: GDI027
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Red Lacquered Low Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese red lacquered elmwood chest with four drawers and two bi-folding doors with
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Black Lacquer Altar Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century provincial Chinese elmwood altar cabinet with two bi-folding doors, traces of
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
From Northern China, this traditional Chinese coffer with three drawers and two bi-folding doors is
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
19th Century Chinese Kwang Chest with 8 Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
handsome chest features 8 drawers, a pair of bi-fold doors, and 2 pairs of doors for ample storage. Piece
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Red Lacquer Sideboard
Located in Greenwich, CT
-fold doors, brass fitting and fine hand painted landscape motif in gold gilt. View our website at: www
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Gold
Japanese Buddhist Shinto Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
from Meiji period (1868 - 1912 A.D.). Gilt bi-folded doors and a exquisitely carved dragon-motif lintel
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood
A 19th Century Yuen Shun Peking Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
two bi-folding doors each with brass fixtures. The Chinese Northern Elmwood is highlighted by a
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Lacquered Storage Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
With bi-folding doors, a retrofitted fold down compartment, three exterior and eight interior
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Chinese Qing Dynasty "Kitchen" Cabinet, 1840-1860
Located in Kastrup, DK
bi-fold doors that opens to reveal two inner shelves, while the cabinet is raised on four tall
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Bamboo, Cypress
Chinese Crackled Lacquer Three-Drawer Coffer, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
large central compartment with bi-folding doors. Exhibiting the refined aesthetics of Ming-dynasty
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Brass
Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
decoration. The piece is very voluminous and practical with bi-fold doors, interior shelving, and 3 external
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Large 19th Century British Colonial Wood Cabinet in Soft Neutral Cream Wash
Located in Atlanta, GA
features two upper bi-folding doors over seven drawers. The door fronts are paneled and the skirt has a
Category
19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Bi Fold Doors
Chinese Four Panel Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
of the 19th century. Featuring two sets of bi-fold doors, the cabinet is elegantly carved with subtly
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Side Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
randalls, giving a magnificent door formation. Extraordinary bi-folding doors. The central door folds back
Category
19th Century Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Marble
Chinese Black Lacquer Double Fish Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-fold doors open to reveal a spacious interior with one shelf and four shallow drawers. Four additional
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Brass
19th Century Coffer with Carving & 4 Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous 19th Century coffer is made from Yang Wood and has 4 drawers and 2 bi-fold doors for
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bi Fold Doors
Chinese Crimson Red Lacquer Coffer, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
. The square-corner cabinet features four shallow drawers and two bi-fold doors that open to a large
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
People Also Browsed
Original Decorated Cabinet, from Fujian Province 1860 - 1880
Located in Kastrup, DK
Original decorated cabinet, From Fujian Province 1860 - 1880.
Black lacquer base, frames with dark red lacquer.
Decorations in the form of flowers etc. in polychrome lacquer.
Pair...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Mongolia Cabinet/Buffet Table, Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 33in H x 47in W x 16.5in D
Drawer: 3in H x 10.5in W x 10.5in D
Door opening: 17.5in H x 39in W
Origin: Mongolia, China
Circa: 1850 - 1900
Material: Wood
Condition: Origin...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Pair of Yellow lacquered Apothecary Medicine Chests
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese apothecary / pharmacy medicine chests. Made of elm wood with ivory lacquer.
Each with 33 drawers (30 small square drawers + 3 larger ).
These were used to store and o...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Antique 19th Century Italian Hand Painted Pine Armoire, C.1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th Century Italian beautiful and rustic painted pine armoire, decorated with a decorative pattern in white and grey, has its original lock and key.
CONDITION
In Good C...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Pine
Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Qing dynasty cabinet with original well preserved decorations.
Red base lacquer with polychrome decorations, black lacquer on the sides.
Top section with pair of panel doors la...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Elm
Low Sideboard in Black Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese art deco kang (low) cabinet or sideboard from the Hebei Province 1910-1920.
Chinese Qing dynasty low sideboard, also known as a kang (low) cabinet, with black lacquer.
Fro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red and Black Lacquer Cabinet with Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red and black lacquer cabinet from the 19th century, with five drawers and brass hardware. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period, this cabinet...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood
H 34.5 in W 39.5 in D 18 in
Cabinet in Original Dark Yellow Lacquer, Shandong, China, 1850 -1870
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cabinet in original dark yellow lacquer with beautiful age-related patina.
The top a pair of doors with bars, opens up double, bottom with four doors.
Original cabinet with pat...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Metal
H 58.27 in W 57.88 in D 17.72 in
Chinese Export Twelve Panel Coromandel Style Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese export coromandel style lacquered screen featuring twelve panels with incised relief scenes of ladies in a courtyard among pavilions. Each panel is 19 inches wide ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Brass
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 19th Century Bamboo in Moonlight
Located in Kyoto, JP
Bamboo in moonlight
Gamo Rakan (1784-1866)
Hanging scroll, ink on silk.
Dimensions:
Scroll: 201 cm x 58 cm
Image: 137 cm x 45 cm
In this early 19th century work by ...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Silk
Ming Dynasty Style Butterfly Cabinet with Carved Spandrels and Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style wooden butterfly cabinet from the 19th century, with carved spandrels, drawers, doors and dark patina. Born in China during the 19th century, this exquis...
Category
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Painted Tibetan Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 2 panel cabinet is beautifully painted with a pair of dragons, vases and lotus blossoms adoring both the front doors. Both sides of the cabinet are painted with the same floral ...
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Pine, Paint
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Lacquered Cabinet with Carved Dragon Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden display cabinet from the 19th century, with reddish brown lacquer, open shelves, drawers and carved friezes. Created in China during the Qing Dyn...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Brass
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Side Cabinet with Black and Brown Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period side cabinet from the 19th century with custom black and brown lacquer, two drawers and two doors. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period in th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Brass
Large Tibetan Chest with Hand-Painted Front
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Tibetan storage chest with traditional hand painted Dragons
Tibet
Wood, Iron, Paint
19th century.
27 x 59.5 x 22.5 in./ 69 x 151 x 57
Height on custom display St...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Other Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Iron
19th Century Polychrome Tibetan Cabinet with Double Doors and Painted Cartouches
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Tibetan antique cabinet from the 19th century, with painted cartouches and two pairs of double doors. Created in Tibet during the 19th century, this cabinet features a painted faça...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Bi Fold Doors
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
H 43 in W 38.25 in D 17.75 in
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Bi Fold Doors", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Antique Bi Fold Doors For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique bi fold doors for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique bi fold doors — often made from wood, elm and hardwood — can elevate any home. Antique bi fold doors have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. There have been many well-made antique bi fold doors over the years, but those made by Paul Evans are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Bi Fold Doors?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,833, while they’re typically $1,590 on the low end and $11,342 highest priced.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You
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.
Read More
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.
28 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.
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.