1950s Shelves

Modern modular teak wall unit designed by Louis van Teeffelen for Webe, circa 1960. Black lacquered wooden uprights with ant legs. Multiple teak wooden shelves with brass hang system...

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...

Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern design teak bookcases set designed by Grete Jalk and produced by P. Jeppesens Møbelfabrik, movable vertical partition...

Hand-carved from solid pine wood with an aged natural patina, this charming wall-mounted cutlery rack showcases the enduring appeal of European rustic folk art. Historically an essen...

Tomado wall shelf from the 50s, it is made up of 2 black metal uprights dyed in the mass and stamped + 3 teak wood shelves with fixings included. The whole is in very good condition ...

Modular wall unit or room divider designed by Jos De Mey for Van den Berghe-Pauvers, Ghent Belgium. 1958. Four black metal mounted on oblique, four tapering legs, brass stretchers ad...

This double-sided freestanding E22 bookcase is a rare and peculiar example of Borsani's innovative design and the Tecno manufacturing expertise. Its construction of metal, wood, and ...

Modernist Italian Bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Poggi, Italy, circa 1950s. This library is believed to be Model LB7 or LB8 and is comprised of four uprights...

Jacques Adnet French metal and brass etagere or open bookshelf or display shelf with four shelves. The faux metal is lacquered black with brass Adnet stars and curved side details wi...

This rare shelf from 1954 was designed by Charlotte Perriand in collaboration with Atelier Jean Prouvé as part of a larger storage system for postwar housing. Mounted on a solid wood...

A French modernist corner cabinet/shelving unit with four adjustable shelves. The cabinet is oak veneered while the shelves are solid.

Hiort af Ornäs designed this type shelf in the 1950s. It is called the `Välipala hylly' in Finnish, and it has become a classic a long time ago. Actually, it has been taken again int...

Very rare original pair of drawers made in 1958 exclusively for the hotel rooms of the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Including the original stainless steel wall brackets. Museum pie...

WE have TWO (2) ALL vintage aquatic swim club locker stands which can be perfectly re-purposed for a pantry, foyer, kids toy storage, shoe storage, etc. 21 ALL original mesh cage lo...

Beautiful French vintage bakery shelf in metal, dating from the 1950s, in good condition. It features an elegant wrought iron structure, enhanced with decorative details and lovely g...

Original Mid-Century iron wire 3-tier art display shelf bookshelf each featuring a welding frame made from hundreds of black iron rods sculpted into a geometric shape. The cubist-lik...

Well constructed blonde oak barrister in good condition with brass knobs and sound mechanism. Dismantles easily on raised base, nice size. Shows beautifu...

Hans Wegner RY 23 wall mounted double Oak shelves by Ry Møbelfabrik, Denmark. Featuring sturdy, solid Oak rectangular wall hanging shelves, separated in two sections with center div...

Hiort af Ornäs designed this type shelf in the 1950s. It is called the `Välipala hylly` in Finnish, and it has become a classic a long time ago. Actually, it has been taken again int...

A beautiful entryway set of a drawer console, mirror and stool by Alvar Aalto for Artek made of solid birch. The set is in original condition with a light surface finishing. The wood...

Recently imported from Italy, this is a good example of post war Italian Avant Garde design. Measuring an impressive 3-metres from floor to ceiling – a common height in Italian apartments – with opportunity to arrange the shelves to suit. This impressive freestanding storage...

Feal (Fonderie Elettriche Alluminio e Lega), model ‘S2’ wall unit, mahogany, anodized aluminum, Italy, 1950s Both aesthetics and functionality comes into play in this streamlined b...

Classic shelving system from the 1950s. The high-quality container and shelves are veneered in teak. The system consists of two shelves, a container with sliding doors and two wooden...

A prolific and gifted designer, Joaquim Tenreiro (1906–1992) masterfully laid the groundwork for modern living in Brazil through his furniture and interiors. Born in Portugal and tra...

Danish Teak Shelf attributed to Peder Moos, 1950s. Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern triangular shelving unit in solid teak. These knockdown wall shelves are attributed to Peder Moos,...

Solid wood wall shelf, attributed to Peder Moos and made in Denmark around 1950. This piece is strongly linked to the workshop of the celebrated Danish cabinetmaker through Anne Bony...

A walnut shelf or console table designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s. Refinished.  Dimensions: 45.75” H x 94.25” W x 24.5” D

LB7 bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi in 1957. Modular bookstore composed by upholds, containers with flying and doors, shelve. The industrial standard for every product component allows permanent and different solutions, from the bearing structures to the elements. The structure does not need anchorages to the wall and can be placed in the middle of the space. This set is composed of 3 modules, ten shelves, and three containers. It is made of Rosewood, iron, and brass. Excellent vintage condition. Franco Albini was born in Robbiate in 1905, and after his childhood and part of his youth, he moved to Milan. He graduated at Politecnico of Milan, Faculty of Architecture, in 1929, and He collaborated for three years in Giò Ponti and Emilio Lancia’s office. He probably had his international contacts here, at The International Exposition of 1929 in Barcelona and Paris, where he visited le Corbusier’s office, as Franca Helg used to tell. Throughout these first three years, his works were undoubtedly related to XIXth Century. His meeting with Edoardo Persico marks an evident turnover towards rationalism and writers for “Casabella” magazine. Persico’s thoughtful and ironical comments on some of Albini’s drawings for office furniture caused him deep upsetting. “I spent days of real anxiety – tells Albini – I had to answer all questions. I had a long fever”. The new phase that the meeting provoked begins with opening his own first office at Via Panizza with Renato Camus and Giancarlo Palanti. The group of Architects starts taking care of social housing, participating in the competition for the Baracca neighborhood in 1932, and then realizing the Ifacp neighborhood: Fabio Filzi (1936/38), Gabriele D’Annunzio, and Ettore Ponti (1939). During those years, He also worked for his first private villa (Pestarini). It is mainly in the context of exhibitions that the Italian architect experiments the compromise between rigor and poetic fantasy that Pagano was talking about; He conceived all the elements that would become recurrent in all types of his work – Architecture, Interiors, Design. The 1933 opening of the new Triennale of Milano, in Palazzo dell’Arte, becomes an occasion to express the highly innovative character of rationalist thinking. In this place, to experiment with new materials and solutions, but most of all a “method”. Young rationalist architects cultivated the art of exhibiting as a communication lab, an open field to space solutions. Albini, with Giancarlo Palanti, sets the steel structure house (with R. Camus, G. Mazzoleni, G. Minoletti and coordination by G. Pagano) designing also its furniture. For the next Triennale in 1936, marked by Persico’s early death, Franco Albini, together with a group of young architects around Pagano, takes care of the exhibition of Dwelling, where he presented 3 types of lodgings. In the same year, Albini and Romano design the exhibition for Ancient Italian jewelry: vertical uprights, simple linear poles design space. This element is recurring in other works, like the Scipione exhibition (1941), Vanzetti stand (1942), and Olivetti shop in Paris (1956). The architectural space is readable through a grid, introducing a third dimension, the vertical one, with a sense of lightness and transparency. Upright is also used in design objects, such as the Veliero bookcase...

This bookshelves was produced in Italy by SELEX in the 1960s. Thanks to its adjustable height ( 278 - 284,5 /285 cm max) it can be placed against a wall or anywhere in a room, used ...

George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Wall Unit, 1950’s. Unit is Walnut and made in Zeeland, Michigan. Measures 96” wide 19.5” deep 63” tall 2 Bottom ...

This rare and unique walnut hanging cabinet by George Nakashima is a beautiful and functional piece of modern furniture with sliding doors. The cabinet features an overhang top with one free edge above two doors that conceal one adjustable shelf. Crafted from high-quality American black walnut wood, this cabinet has been fully restored at the Nakashima workshop...

Danish Teak Shelf attributed to Peder Moos, 1950s. Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern triangular shelving unit in solid teak. These knockdown wall shelves are attributed to Peder Moos,...

Mid-Century Modern 'LB2' Bookcase by Ignazio Gardella, Italy, 1950s

A Mid-Century Modern TV or stereo stand by Carl-Gustaf “Nalle” Hiort af Ornäs, crafted in teak and black-stained birch. This elegant and functional piece embodies the clean lines and...

René Gabriel era shelving unit. Compas feet. In the style of Pierre Cruège. In good vintage condition. Minor discoloration on feet. This unit will ship from France and can be returned to either France or to a NY USA location...

The iconic minimalist shelf by Alvar Aalto in double deck. Due to the back rail, the shelf is easier to hang with four screws instead of eight. The shelf unit is pre mid 1950s and is...

This stunning ètagére represents the timeless elegance of Mid-Century Modern Italian at its finest. It features a pair of lustrous brass cylindrical legs that taper at its base to ba...

Mid-Century Modern Italian Wall Unit, Wood, 1950s

Stunning A-Frame bookcase by French designer Jacques Adnet. Frame is made of black iron with brass caps. The 5 shelves of this piece are each made of thick ply oak with the edges wra...

Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height) ca. 82,5 x 40 / 50 x 203 cm Elevate your living space with this vintage mid-midcentury modern Poul Cadovius ...

Original String shelf designed in 1949 by Nils Strinning in teak veneer. The system consists of ten metal ladders in black with twelve shelves, two containers with hinged doors and o...

Modular sky-ground bookcase, made of walnut wood, Italian manufacture, inspired by Franco Albini's infinity bookcase, of the highest quality. The bookcase consists of two bays with t...

Danish Oak Shelves by Hans J. Wegner for Ry Møbler, 1950s. Set of 2. Pair of wall mounted floating Danish Mid-Century Modern shelves model RY21. Designed by Hans J. Wegner and manuf...

Étagère clé de Sol par Mathieu Matégot, rare en cette version de couleur. Couleur d’origine.

Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro in the 1950s, this bookshelf is a rare example of his refined approach to proportion and material. Recently restored according to its original specificat...

Important large wall shelving system in oak and teakwood designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956. This rare and early edition was made at cabinetmaker ...

Rare shelf, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s. Birch. Rare size. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use. Alv...

Paul McCobb for Bryce Wall Shelf in Wood and Metal, USA - 1950s. Wall-mounted floating console with wooden drawer and black metal frame. Shelves are covered with white Vitrolite glas...

Rare set of 5 wall shelves designed by Hans Jørgen Wegner and produced by Ry møbler in Denmark in the 1950s. Crafted in solid beech, the shelves feature a simple and functional const...

A very charming Folk Art wood dog bench or shelf from New England. Handmade and hand painted. Great for a child's room or anywhere as a conversation pie...

Magnificent bookshelf by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark 1956. This is model BM 291 in oak and features 3 shelfs. Authentic piece in its original well presented co...

Very nice Italian corner shelf made of bamboo and wickerwork. Three identical shelves in total. Very good condition.

A bamboo and rattan wall mounted console designed and produced by a Italian designer, Italy, 1950s.

Shelving and storage cabinet in oak by Borge Mogensen.

Elegant wall-unit by Louis Van Teeffelen for WéBé (Walraven & Bevers), Netherlands – circa 1950. The wall unit is made of black lacquered wood pilars, teak veneer shelves and cabine...

Very nice free standing shelve system, fabricated in Italy in the 50's. Wooden (teak veneer) shelves with a black painted metal system. One cabinet with "drop down" door included wo...

Stitched leather book shelves by Jacques Adnet Mahogany board France, 1950s.

John Van Koert for Drexel “Profile” collection, freestanding pyramid or floating bookcase, refinished in dark espresso on silver elm. Unmarked, three...

Étagère dite clé de sol par Mathieu Matégot, laqué noir d’origine.

French reconstruction designer Pierre Cruège's forme libre masterpiece bureau with abattant. Rare natural oak version Brass details Inside the desk compartment, a letter rack and ...