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Period: 1940s
ESU Bookcase In Maple
Birch By Charles Eames
Ray Eames For Vitra From 1949s
Located in Lejre, DK
ESU bookcase designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1949 and produced by Vitra. The bookcase is made of maple and birch with a graphic, modular expression that combines functionality a...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Birch, Maple
Original Art Deco Bookcase, Ash, Mahogany, Revived Polish, Czech. 1940s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
In pristine original condition, the item has been professionally cleaned, and its polish has been revived by our refurbishing team in Czechia.
It has been re-polished with polyuthe...
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Ash, Mahogany
Grosfeld House Secretary Bookcase by Lorin Jackson
Located in Hanover, MA
Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House 1940s cabinet bookcase in mahogany featuring a pull-out secretary with writing surface.
Distinctive Grosfeld "Glassic" Lucite ring pulls with sunbu...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Vintage Oak Bookcase Folding Desk Shelves French Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Bookcase folding desk vintage shelves, mid-20th century
Massive oak
Depth of the shelves: 8.46 in. (21,5 cm)
Dimension of the foldable desk: D 19.29 x L 24.41 x H 25.98 in. (D: 49 L:...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Vintage Six-Tier French Provincial Style Walnut Étagère - Iris Apfel Collection
By Laura Ashley
Located in Morristown, NJ
Elegant six-tier walnut étagère in the French Provincial taste, featuring turned baluster supports and carved scalloped shelves. The crest and lower apron are detailed with ribbon an...
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase / Room Divider
Located in Sarasota, FL
Walnut with multicolored lacquered panels. Colored panels show some wear typical with age. Walnut has been restored . This pice is two book shelves connected with a large hinge and c...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Handsome Vintage Oak Glass
Brass Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome oak 3 compartment/shelf bookcase having glass fronts that open and slide into top of shelf. The brass straps on the sides are a nice detail.
5 individual pieces
Top
3 shel...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Grosfeld House 1940s Secretary by Lorin Jackson
Located in Hanover, MA
Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House 1940s cabinet bookcase in mahogany featuring a pull-out secretary with writing surface. Distinctive Grosfeld "Glassic" lucite ring pulls with sunburs...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Style Georgian Inlaid Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase cabinet or dining cabinet
In the manner of Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1940s
Carved flame mahogany, with glass front d...
Category
American Georgian Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Large English Pine Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1940
Large English Pine Glazed Breakfront Bookcase with replaced keys/locks
Measures: W219 x D50 x H215 cm
Base W216 x D50 x H81 cm
Top W219 x D43 x H134 cm.
Category
English Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Pine
James Mont Cabinet
By James Mont
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oriental Carved bamboo two door cabinet with a light up top.
Original silver leaf on the bamboo,original open grain ceruse finish over oak.
With Four adjustable shelves
Category
American Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$6,500
Three Pc. Set of Art Deco Paldao Line Rohde for Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Incredible suite of Gilbert Rohde design Paldao line, circa 1940's made by Herman Miller. This set has been professionally refinished, and is in virtually immaculate condition. Rare ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Burl
$9,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
China Closet Art Deco Franciszek Najder
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
Polish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
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
Polish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$4,865
Mid-Century in the style of Charles Dudouyt Bookcase in Cerused Oak
Located in Miami, FL
Superb piece of furniture excellent craftsmanship, in cerused golden oak, typical work in the style of the well knowned French designer Charles Dudouyt. Simple and very architectural...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Scandinavian Modern "Lovö" bookcase, NK, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Low pine bookcase with cabinet part, made at NK in a rustic functionalist design. Rounded corners combined with traditional design elements including a cast iron keyhole plate.
The ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Large French Neoclassical Pine Bookcase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large French neoclassical Louis XVI style pine bookcase - Shelving unit.
Category
Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Set of three Italian bookcases by BBPR with brass and glass details
By Studio BBPR
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Modular Italian Bookcase Set by BBPR - 1940s Design with Brass and Glass Details
An exceptional and elegant set of three modular bookcases designed by the renowned Italian archi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Paldao Group Bookcase, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern bookcase cabinet
By Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, "Paldao Group"
USA, 1940s
Exotic book-matched paldao wood, with ebonized ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Paldao Group Bookcase, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern bookcase cabinet
By Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, "Paldao Group"
USA, 1940s
Exotic book-matched paldao wood, with ebonized ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Polish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$4,094
1940s Swedish cabinet maker bookcase in solid patinated pine and brass fittings.
Located in København K, 84
This robust 1940s Swedish console or chest of drawers, attributed to renowned designer Axel Einar Hjorth, exemplifies the refined simplicity and tactile richness of Scandinavian mode...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Serge Roche Style Hollywood Regency Carved Palm Frond Etagere Bookcase, 1940s
By Serge Roche
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stunning midcentury hand-carved palm frond motif étagère bookcase in the style of Serge Roche. Heavy solid wood frame features original cream painte...
Category
Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
$2,900 Sale Price
50% Off
Industrial Solid Oak Library Bookcase with Drawers
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Industrial Solid Oak Library Bookcase with Drawers.
Recently professionally restored
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Tomaso Buzzi and Emilio Lancia attr. bookcase cabinet veneered root walnut, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
high and unique bookcase with cabinet designed by Tomaso Buzzi and Emilio Lancia circa 1940
central door with a key for the secretere
elegant and unique piece in set with the sidebo...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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
Polish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$4,094
Jacques Adnet, Four-door Macassar
Glass Bookcase, France, c. 1945
Located in New York, NY
With a career spanning many of 20th century's formative aesthetic movements, Adnet cuts a distinctive figure in the history of design. He strove to create beautiful pieces, which wer...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI style mahogany bookshelves cabinet, 1940s
Located in Lisboa, PT
A mahogany veneer display cabinet bookshelves with two glass doors and four small sheathed feet, Louis XVI style. France, 1940s.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Restored Art Deco Display Cabinet , Oak and Glass, Czech, 1940s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This display cabinet from the 1940s showcases an elegant blend of Art Deco and Mid-Century styles, characteristic of post-war Czechoslovakia. Produced by the renowned manufacturer Ji...
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Oak
1940s French Oak Bookshelf Étagères after Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in PARIS, FR
French work from the 1940s in the taste of Jean-Charles Moreux
Category
French Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Oak
Silvio Cavatorta Elegant Library in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Silvio Cavatorta bookcase and storage unit, mahogany, brass, Italy, 1940s
This elegant library is a striking example of Italian design, crafted by designer Silvio Cavatorta in the l...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Bookcase by Gio Ponti for Ariberto Colombo, 1945
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Bookcase by Gio Ponti for Ariberto Colombo, 1945
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Italian Art Deco rectangular wooden bookcase with five shelves, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco rectangular wooden bookcase with five shelves, 1940s
Bookcase entirely made of wood divided into two columns. It has five shelves at different heights, for a total o...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Åtvidaberg, Bookcase, Pine, Iron, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained pine and iron bookcase produced by Åtvidaberg, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 79.125"H x 31.5"W x 13.0"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Rare Bookcase or Dry Bar by Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman, c1950
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bookcase or bar designed for Brown Saltman by "architect to the stars" Paul Laszlo, c1950. The Bookcase is executed in a dark forest green over mahogany and features opposing X-bases...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Wood
1940
s Italian Bookcase by Vittorio Lombardi
By Vittorio Lombardi
Located in Hanover, MA
Standing open double bookcase with two single drawers with brass bow-tie handles and decorative painted ribbon detail on both sides, like pin striping. The edges are outlined in butterfly molding. The top and bottom flare outwards giving it the silhouette of the letter "K". On the back is an engraved brass plate which reads "Made by Vittorio Lombardi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Parchment Paper
$5,460 Sale Price
35% Off
Custom-Made Maison Jansen Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Manhasset, NY
Finest rosewood and ormolu-mounted bookcase/breakfront with a beautifully carved ribbon-form medallion atop four glass doors with bronze trims, over four enclosed cabinet doors with ...
Category
Argentine Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Box and Wall Unit String Shelf Rack System by Nisse Strinning, 1960s
Located in Telgte, DE
Box and wall unit string shelf rack system by Nisse Strinning, 1960s
Original and rare String System. One box (78 cm W x 30 cm D x 42 cm H), 3 shelves (7...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Vintage Swedish Pine Bookcase, 1940s – Adjustable Shelves, Scandinavian Modern
Located in Göteborg, SE
This vintage Swedish bookcase from the 1930-40s is crafted in solid pine with beautifully grained wood and a warm, honey-toned finish.
Its clean, minimalist design reflects classic ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Pine
$1,898 Sale Price
20% Off
Guillerme et Chambron Bookshelf
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Guillerme et Chambron oak bookshelf – France, 1940s.
Features an asymmetrical design with versatile functionality, allowing it to be hung on the wall, placed on a surface, or used o...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Paldao Group Bookcases, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern bookcase cabinets
Designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller "Paldao Group"
USA, 1940s
Exotic book-matched pald...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Paldao
Deco Bookcase
By Paul Frankl
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Deco skyscraper bookcase in the manor of Paul Frankl. Maple stained mahogany. Bottom drawer has a stamp of #2 from factory.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Maple
$6,300 Sale Price
40% Off
Åtvidaberg, Bookcase, Pine, Iron, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained pine and iron bookcase produced by Åtvidaberg, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 79.125"H x 33.75"W x 12.75"D
All items ship from High Point, North Caro...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Iron
French Duo Roll Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Duo Roll Cabinet with key. Item is in our space in the 1STDIBS@NYDC showroom in NYC.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Fruitwood
$6,500
Important Gio Ponti Wall Unit
Located in New York, NY
An important rare Gio Ponti Modernist wall unit. Beautifully veneered in hardwood with painted wood, mirror glass, brass. Features display shelving...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Napoleon III Bookcase
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Napoleon III style bookcase, originally used to store sheet music.
Characteristic of the style, the ebonized wood finely carved uprights make this narrow, tall piece easy to install ...
Category
French Napoleon III Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Carl Malmsten
Vardags
Swedish Modern Bookcase With Storage Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Modern Bookcase Hutch Credenza With Storage Cabinet, designed by Carl Malmsten. Upper piece has three shelves and hutch. Lower piece ha...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Italian Art Deco rectangular bookcase in red wood, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco rectangular bookcase in red wood, 1940s
Rectangular bookcase entirely in red wood. It has four rectangular shelves, one of which is smaller than the others. Art Deco...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Libreria scandinava con sideboard e mensole a vista, anni 40/50
Located in Brescia, IT
Libreria scandinava in rovere con sideboard ad ante serranda e libreria con mensole a vista.
La parte superiore del mobile è composta da una struttura a giorno, caratterizzata da un...
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Exceptional Ebonized French Deco Cabinet
By Contaux
Located in North Miami, FL
A fantastic ebonized wood cabinet with extensive storage with two large lateral doors opening to shelves, central open storage and sliding glass windows for display.
Hardware/meda...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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