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Layton Bookcase
Located in Paris, FR
Bookcase Layton with solid wood structure covered with white calfskin genuine leather and with redwine calfskin genuine leather. Also available with other leather color finishes o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookcases

Materials

Leather, Wood

Layton Bookcase
Layton Bookcase
$30,761 / item
Vintage Rustic German Pine Apothecary Cabinet / Shop Counter, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This shop counter was designed and made circa 1930s in Germany. It was made from pine with metal handles and name card holders. The cabinet has retained a rich patina with some natur...
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Vintage 1930s German Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Napoleon III Black Secretaire from the late 19th Century
Located in IT
A restored Napoleon III writing desk from the late 19th century with an ebonized wood finish. The top is marble, and the inserts, such as keys, locks, and moldings, are original and ...
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Antique 1890s Italian Neoclassical Revival Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Swedish Designer, Desk, Oak, Brass, Sweden, 1910s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and brass Art Nouveau desk likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1910s. Heavy wear to tabletop surface. Mild to moderate wear to side panels. Mild to moderate wear ins...
Category

Vintage 1910s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Pair of 2 Large Oak Art Deco style bookcases
Located in MILL, NL
This set of two fantastic Art Deco display cabinets/bookcases/sideboards. Made of solid oak. Art Deco style, early/mid-20th century. With anthracite-coloured interior. Both cabinet...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Oak

French wood and mirror Art Deco Shaving Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1930 / shaving cabinet / wood and mirror / Art Deco A charming and authentic French Art Deco shaving cabinet from the 1930s, crafted in wood and fitted with its original mi...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Gallotti Radice Air Desk Unit
By Gallotti Radice, Pinuccio Borgonovo
Located in Basildon, London
ample space for work or study, while the drawers offer convenient storage. Perfect for any contemporary
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Desks

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian Rosewood Record or Book Shelf
Located in San Francisco, CA
Scandinavian Modern rosewood record or book shelf. Tall thin and refined shelf perfect for your record albums or for displaying collectibles. Newly refinished high quality item that ...
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Shelves

Materials

Rosewood

Mid-Century Arts Crafts Style Pegged Wall Hung Shelves
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Plate Shelf - Vintage - Decoration Measures : 91x15cm H:80cm This original Arts & Crafts style shelf features a beautiful natural finish and original dowels on the sides.
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Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Shelves

Materials

Wood

Italian Wooden Modular Revolving Bookcase in the Style Gianfranco Frattini 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This is a beautiful and sophisticated mid-century piece of furniture. The distinctive 1960s Italian design is evident in this revolving bookcase. Made of wood veneer, it features mo...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Spiral Library Steps
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Georgian design spiral library step with turned hand pole support, column decoration and inset leather tread. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Exceptional And Massive Antique Painted Shop Shelving
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well crafted Antique Painted Wood Shop Shelf with massive size and dynamic presentation. Five corner cut shelves for display and a notable distressed paint finish in Turquoise...
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Shelves

Materials

Wood

Vintage Mid Century Modern Narrow Arched Wrought Iron Etagere Bookcase - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Narrow Arched Wrought Iron Modernist Etagere Bookcases wit...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wrought Iron

Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaire Desk with Secret Compartment
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Berlin Biedermeier secretary in mahogany Berlin Mahogany a.o. around 1825 Dimensions: H x W x D: 169 x 101 x 53 cm Description: When closed, this piece of furniture presen...
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Maple

Kai Kristiansen model 63 desk teak secretaire with vanity mirror, 1960s
By Torring Mobelfabrik, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Zevenaar, NL
A secretary in teak, named Model 63, designed by Kai Kristiansen for Tørring Møbelfabrik. Produced in Denmark in the 1960s. A beautiful minimalistic sculptural secretary in excellen...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

2 twin windows in the neo-Renaissance style
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Two double display cases, after renovation. I recommend them. 2 cool and unique websites :)
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Antique 1890s Polish Renaissance Revival Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Italian antique rectangular walnut wood desk, 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
70.5x41x80h This is ideal in a formal environment such as a study, an office, a waiting room or meeting room
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Antique Early 1700s Italian Desks

Materials

Wood, Walnut

French Bobbin bookcase early 20th century
Located in MILL, NL
Étagère à livres / bibliothèque Bobbin. Originaire de France. Début du XXe siècle. En noyer. Reposant sur des pieds boules. En bon état ! Dimensions : 210H x 110L x 22P
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Early 20th Century Bookcases

Materials

Nutwood

Antique Pair of c.1900 Mahogany Wall Bookcases – Quality Display Shelves
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Pair of c.1900 Mahogany Wall Bookcases – Quality Display Shelves A pair of early 20th-century mahogany wall bookcases with attractive age, colour, and patina. Full of authen...
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Antique Anglo-Indian Campaign Rosewood Cabinet 43w 80h 18d
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A wonderful Anglo-Indian Rosewood Campaign Bookcase with mirrored doors made in three section for ease of travel. Campaign furniture was designed by the British during their various ...
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Antique 1840s Indian Campaign Bookcases

Materials

Brass

A Small Proportioned Art Deco Walnut and Glass Fronted Bookcase
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An small proportioned glass fronted Art Deco bookcase cabinet. Figured and burr walnut with original lock and key. Adjustable interior shelves.
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Biedermeier Drawers Writing Desk Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly quilted golden birch veneers and finished in the Classic light honey color French polish. It has 2 m...
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires

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Birch

Chief Desk by Isamu Kenmochi, Japan, 1960s
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Designed by Isamu Kenmochi for the Kyoto International Conference Center, this Chief Desk represents a landmark in Japanese modernist design. Kenmochi’s work for ICC Kyoto — a monum...
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Desks

Materials

Wood

1960s Bureau, WK Möbel Secretary
By WK Möbel
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic two-part bureau from the 1960s. High-quality corpus in teak veneer with a hinged work surface, two doors, two shelves, a book compartment and new hairpin legs in black. - Ve...
Category

Vintage 1960s German Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Architect Adjustable Desk with Red Leather Insets
Located in Ballard, CA
The Iconic Jean Pierre desk named after the famous actor Jean Pierre Aumont is an handcrafted desk in solid walnut with black or brown leather insets, adjustable top position, Classi...
Category

2010s North American Campaign Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood, Walnut

Mid-Century Guzzini Plastic Bathroom Shelf, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Praha, CZ
An original mid-century bathroom wall shelf designed by Guzzini, Italy, circa 1970s. Crafted in molded plastic, this piece combines sculptural form with everyday functionality, refle...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Plastic

20th Century French Wood Patinated Apothecary Cabinet with Glass Doors
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French wood patinated apothecary cabinet with glass doors is an impressive storage piece defined by its scale, character, and richly worn finish. The upper section ...
Category

20th Century French Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Burr walnut desk bookcase, 19th century
Located in MILL, NL
English Desk Bookcase, Top Desk From England, early 19th century. Approx. 1810-1840. Entirely in burr walnut veneer. Very beautiful colour. To use the secretary desk, two supports ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Italian Lacquered Wood Corinthian Column Étagère by Fornasetti, 1996
By Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare piece from the world of surreal design and historic reverie, this four-shelf étagère by Fornasetti is a sculptural nod to classical grandeur. Designed exclusively for the Forn...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian mid century free-standing vertical desk bookcase, 1960s
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
A sleek and highly functional mid-century Italian free-standing bookcase from the 1960s, inspired by Silvio Cavatorta, seamlessly combines a vertical desk, additional shelving, and a...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Large Open Bookcase In Mahogany - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant and rare large open bookcase from the 19th century. A very beautiful and uncommon large model in mahogany. Indeed, large open bookcases are rare. The lower section has a adva...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage desk teak 1960s Danish
Located in Lemmer, NL
Vintage desk 1960s Danish teak Period 1960s Design Unknown Denmark Condition Good with signs of wear/restoration/broken middle lock; Size 75 x 124 x 54 cm (H x W x D) Detai...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Desks

Materials

Teak

19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century Swedish pine secretary featuring traditional carved fluted diamonds on the upper doors. This secretary has been given a newer professionally layered painted finish—black...
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Pine

Antique 19th Century Mahogany Bookcase / Display Wall Shelves – Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Bookcase / Display Wall Shelves – Fine Quality A fine-quality 19th-century mahogany bookcase with attractive age, colour, and patina. Full of authentic ...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Metal 4 Shelf Bookcase with Faux Wood Print
Located in Freehold, NJ
This classic mid century modern bookcase features four metal shelves with original brown paint and faux walnut print, brass accented legs & feet.

I have two more of these identical ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Antique c.1900 Oak Fret-Cut Waterfall Bookcase – Wall or Floor Standing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique c.1900 Oak Fret-Cut Waterfall Bookcase – Wall or Floor Standing, Fine Quality Full of authentic charm and character, this rare decorative find would make a wonderful stateme...
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Bookcases

Materials

Wood

19th Century Secretaire Abattant Standing Drop Front Desk, Dry Bar, TV Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
A striking 19th century "Secretaire Abattant" style standing desk with a drop front writing surface. A handsome and functional piece of furniture with copious storage space. It featu...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

A fine late 18th c to early 19th c William and Mary black Chinoiserie secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 18th century William and Mary black lacquered secretary. Fine Chinoiserie hand decorated scenes. Fine quality . Excellent condition
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Antique Early 19th Century English William and Mary Secretaires

Materials

Wood

FINE ANTiQUE SHERATON WALNUT, SATINWOOD PORCELAIN REVOLVING BOOKCASE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine, antique Sheraton Revival Walnut Satinwood revolving bookcase table with original Porce...
Category

Antique 1890s English Sheraton Bookcases

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Authenticity and avant-garde characterise Charlotte Perria...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Important Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire. Walnut, Vienna, circa 1825 This important and highly refined Viennese Biedermeier secretaire, executed in Vienna circa 1825, represents an...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Maple, Walnut

Antique early Sheraton satinwood secretaire bookcase
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 18th Century Sheraton period satinwood Secretaire Bookcase, kingwood crossbanded throughout, having leaf & ribbon inlaid moulded cornice above painted swag & urn ...
Category

Antique 1780s English Sheraton Secretaires

Materials

Satinwood

Scrivania "alla Mazzarino" lastronata in noce e radica, XVIII secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Scrivania "alla Mazzarino" lastronata in noce e radica, XVIII secolo, corpo mistilineo con le due parti laterali lievemente avanzate. Sul fronte un cassetto centrale e tre cassetti p...
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Wood Lombard Desk Trumeau, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Lombard trumeau of the mid-twentieth century. Moved and rounded, double body, richly carved in walnut, burl and beech woods of beautiful lines and pleasant decor. Trumeau with a work...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

French Cherry Bookcase from De Bournais, 2000s
Located in South Shields, GB
This high-quality cherry wood bookcase from De Bournais, made in France in the early 2000s, features lockable glazed doors on the top and adjustable shelves. The bottom doors are loc...
Category

Early 2000s British American Classical Secretaires

Materials

Cherry

Antique 18th Century Georgian Large Walnut Bureau Bookcase – High-Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 18th Century Georgian Large Walnut Bureau Bookcase – High-Quality Display Full of authentic charm and character, this impressive Georgian walnut bureau bookcase features a s...
Category

Antique 18th Century British Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Antique Faux Painted Carved Walnut Etagere With Mirror C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Faux Painted Carved Walnut Etagere With Mirror C1890 Measures - 82" x 42 7/8" x 16 3/8" An antique etagere from circa 1890, crafted from carved walnut with a faux painted f...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Shelves

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burl Walnut Glass-Door Display Cabinet 19th Century English Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
This stunning 19th-century Victorian burl walnut display cabinet features beautifully figured veneers, rounded corners, and two tall glass-panel doors that open to reveal shelving. T...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Bureau Early 19th-century Swedish pine secretary featuring exceptional hand-carved details and the warm, deep patina of 200 years of use. Th...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Pine

Secretary With 2 Drawers In Hand Polished Birch Intasia From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique secretary from the 1840s, made of hand-polished birch wood with beautiful intarsia details. The furniture is furnished with two drawers and appears as a fine example of the c...
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Antique 1840s Danish Other Secretaires

Materials

Birch

William IV Davenport Desk Slide Top 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV slide Davenport This Davenport is of a rather unusual construction Period 19th Century Having an arrangement of 6 oak lined graduated drawers to the front which retain the...
Category

Vintage 1980s William IV Desks

Materials

Oak

Italian 1920s Oak Wood Apothecary / Filing Cabinet, 18 Drawers and Shutter door
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer this unique Italian filing cabinet from the 1920s, crafted from solid oak. The top features the original label from the manufacturer in Genoa (northern Italy). This fantast...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Pair of stainless steel wall-mounted bookshelves from the 1970s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of curved stainless steel wall shelves from the 1970s. Simple and elegant design. Good vintage condition, with some oxidation and small stains, as well as a small dent on one of...
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Stainless Steel

George Nakashima 6 Foot Free Edge Corner Counter Shelf or Console, Signed, 1971
By George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A corner-mounted counter shelf or floating console table by George Nakashima comprising a single slab in American black walnut with two free edges, signed and dated 1971 to the under...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Walnut

China Closet Art Deco
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
It has been cleaned to bare veneer, disinfected and finished by hand with high gloss shellac polish. Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the en...
Category

Vintage 1940s Polish Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful walnut secretary desk from 19th century France. The desk can be separated into two bodies: a lower writing surface, and the upper glass-front cabinet. The top cabinet ha...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Leather, Glass

Antique English Burnt Bamboo Etagere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique 19th Century English bamboo etagere / shelf. A very versatile piece for any room. It consists of four shelves allowing for ample storage. Each shelf has a scorched design. Th...
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Antique 19th Century English Shelves

Materials

Bamboo

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Case Study For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic case study available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every case study was constructed with great care. Find 32860 options for an antique or vintage case study now, or shop our selection of 1340 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a case study — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A case study is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Victorian and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. Poul Cadovius, George Nelson and Paul McCobb each produced at least one beautiful case study that is worth considering.

How Much is a Case Study?

Prices for a case study can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $637,792, while the average can fetch as much as $3,771.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets 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.

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