Bibliotheque Desk
Important Exhibition Encrier by François Linke and Léon Messagé, circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, and his original approach can be appreciated in Linke's celebrated Grande Bibliothèque and Grand
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
H 14.18 in W 13.78 in D 9.06 in
Important Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Bookcase Desk Desk-Chair & Filing Cabinet
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Lisse, NL
it even more astonishing is its condition. Apart from the leather on the back of the original desk
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bookcases
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H 94 in W 82.3 in D 19.4 in
19th Century French Rotating Bookcase by Terquem, Paris
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French bibliotheque tournante, or revolving bookcase made by Terquem, Paris. Made of solid
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Bookcases
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Brass
Philippe Starck Ara Table Lamp in Polished Chromed Metal by Flos 1988
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Ara table or desk lamp in polished chrome provides direct illumination. The head adjusts to direct
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
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Chrome, Steel, Aluminum
Andre Arbus and Gilbert Poillerat Small Table
By Gilbert Poillerat, André Arbus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
also included private townhouses as well as Le Mobilier National for which designed a desk for U.S
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Iron
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By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
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A finely carved Louis XIV/Regence style giltwood centre table with a rare Patricia green Italian marble top.
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By Andrianna Shamaris
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H 33.25 in W 29.75 in D 22.25 in
Flos D'e-light Table Lamp by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Paris, FR
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Monumental Silvered and Gilt-Bronze Glass Centerpiece of "Poseidon"
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental French Silvered and Gilt-Bronze and Glass Centerpiece of "Poseidon", Paris, circa 1895.
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Pair of Large Ormolu Mounted Pedestals After François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of ormolu mounted marquetry pedestals. After a model by Francois Linke.
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Ormolu
Monumental Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Censer Urn with Dragons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A monumental Japanese Meiji period bronze censer urn, the elaborate multi-section exhibition piece with large high-relief dragon 'handles' to either side of the ovoid body with two s...
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Charlotte Perriand LC7 Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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Desk Clock by Cartier
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Ara Table Lamps by Philippe Starck for Flos, 1988
By Philippe Starck
Located in Weesp, NL
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Antique Old Cast Stone Garden Coffee Side Table Base Pedestal Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large 19th Century Corinthian Cast Capital hand finished Chapiteau from Loire Valley in France. It is the coronation of the columns. As a base for your statues of saints or other sta...
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Cast Stone
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Located in New York, NY
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CLOSING SALE Rare Early 18th Century French Oak Bibliotheque Desk from Normandy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century French oak bibliotheque with wedding bouquet (exquisite hand carving and
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Antique Early 18th Century French Rococo Bookcases
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H 103 in W 50 in D 23 in
Louis XV Cherrywood Bibliotheque Scriban from Burgundy, France, circa 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
or in French, a “scriban”, and of course a bookcase (bibliotheque). Tall fold out desks such as this
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks
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Brass, Wire
H 105.375 in W 60.125 in D 22.375 in
European Painted Desk/Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Swedish painted desk with original hand blown glass in upper bibliotheque doors.
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Antique 19th Century Secretaires
19th Century Renaissance Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance barley twist walnut bookcase bibliotheque is not only rare to find
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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Secretaire / Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
is one of the earlier examples of the combination of a secretary desk with a bookcase as interpreted
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Antique Louis XVI Secretaire/Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
facades across the drawer tier, around the slant-front, drop-down desk surface, and flanking the glazing
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Early 20th Century French Scriban Bibliotheque
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French scriban bibliotheque, made of solid cherrywood with veneer of cherry
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Early 20th Century French Secretaires
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Cherry
19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaire Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
century French Louis XVI Secretaire Bibliotheque (Secretary-Bookcase) will make a splendid centrepiece for
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Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Bookcases
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Glass, Walnut
Antique Empire Style Bibliotheque / Secretaire by Rusel
Located in Dallas, TX
tambour desk with small cabinets above and inside, plus a pull-out writing surface that has been newly
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Empire Bookcases
A French Louis Philippe Walnut and Bronze Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in Atlanta, GA
housing a flip-down desk, three drawers (and one secret well), and two side doors, resting on shaped
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
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Walnut
Antique Bibliotheque by F. C. Menant, Louis XVI Style 18th Century, French
By François-Claude Menant
Located in London, GB
master craftsmen, circa 1780. This elegant French bibliotheque dates to the latter half of the 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcases
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Walnut
H 94.89 in W 55.52 in D 23.63 in
Minton-Spidell Louis XV Style Ebonized Secretary Bookcase
By Minton-Spidell
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic secretaire bookcase or bibliotheque hand-crafted by Minton-Spindell Los Angeles, CA. The
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19th Century French Empire Influenced Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful bibliotheque circa 1890 to which we have a matching desk.
This cupboard was
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Cupboards
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Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Revival Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful bibliotheque circa 1890 to which we have a matching desk.
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19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Winter Park, FL
front desk, hinges open to reveal a leather writing surface, a small shelf and six dovetailed drawers
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
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Antique French Louis Philippe Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
cabinet, this bibliotheque makes the perfect addition to your home office, library, or main office. This
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Bookcases
Large French Antique Breakfront, Bookcase with Mullioned Glass Panes and Storage
Located in Miami, FL
A monumental Louis Philippe breakfront bookcase, bibliotheque, measuring over 10 1/2 feet in length
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Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Bookcases
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Sycamore
H 117.5 in W 128 in D 22 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Winter Park, FL
pegged construction and mortise and tenon joints. The abbattant or slant front desk, hinges open to
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
18th c. French Secretaire Bookcase Scriban
Located in Winter Park, FL
raised panels and having three parts: Upper bibliotheque has handblown, incurved glass panel doors, two
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Antique Early 18th Century French Secretaires
Napoleaon III Period Bureau
Located in Chicago, IL
desk surface slides back to reveal a hidden compartment. The outer corner of each leg features a full
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood & Tulipwood Bureau Plat
After Model By Cressent
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Sheffield, MA
finest examples of French furniture of the 18th century the famous medaillier now in the Bibliothèque
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
H 31.5 in W 51.5 in D 28.5 in
Rare Mahogany Directoire Bibliotheque Desk 80''h X 45''w X 24'
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare Mahogany Directoire Bibliotheque Desk 80''h X 45''w X 24''d Plus Another 11'' When Writing
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
18th C. Bibliotheque Desk In Walnut: Rare Drawers In Front
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th C. French Bibliotheque Desk In Walnut. Rare To Have Drawers With Doors In Front. Excellent
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Bookcases
Of the Period Biedermeier Mahogany Veneered Pyramid Bibliotheque Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of the period Biedermeier mahogany veneered pyramid bibliotheque with clever secret drawers. Color
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Antique 1810s Swedish Neoclassical Desks
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1940's Italian Painted Bibliotheque Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
1940's Italian Painted Bibliotheque
7'h x 36''w x 17''d
(also: bookcase, secretary
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Vintage 1940s Italian Bookcases
Rare Early 18th Century French Oak Bibliotheque Desk from Normandy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century French oak bibliotheque with wedding bouquet (exquisite hand carving and
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Antique Early 18th Century French Rococo Bookcases
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Oak
Louis XVI Period Parisian Cylinder Desk in Walnut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XVI period Parisian cylinder desk in walnut
also writing table, bibliotheque desk.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Neoclassical Desks
19th century Italian bibliotheque
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th century Italian bombay walnut marquetry bibliotheque desk. Beautiful marquetry and etched
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Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
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18th Century French Walnut Period Louis XIV Secretaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
'W X 92'H X 24'D (also: bookcase, secretary, secretaire, cabinet, bibliotheque, desk).
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Maurice DUFRENE 1925 Paris Exposition Desk Chair Bibliotheque
Located in Coral Gables, FL
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Desk by Mme Chauchet Guillere
Located in New York, NY
Desk, Palissandre with four columns tapering down from each corner top to bottom.
Documented
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Early 20th Century French Desks
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Palisander
Stylish Parisian Bibliotheque with Sliding Desk
Located in London, GB
Curiosite` with a slide-out desk set between two glazed cupboards - all with adjustable shelving. Original
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Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Early 19th Century French Cherry Bibliotheque with Writing Desk
Located in Fairhope, AL
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Exceptional 19th Century Napolean III Writing Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exceptional 19th Century Napolean III Writing Cabinet also desk, writing table, bibliotheque
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
1920's French Bibliotheque
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's French Bibliotheque ( also vitrine, desk)
82" H X 33" W X 17" D
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
1970"s Italian Solid Burl Walnut Bibliotheque/ Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Italian Burl Walnut Bibliotheque / Secretary Desk
Circa 1970's
Height of drop-down
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Articulated desk lamp by Louis Baillon
Located in New York, NY
, designed by Louis Baillon. Lit. Ensembles Mobiliers Vol 13 1953. Ed by Bibliotheque de L` Image
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19th Century Napoleon III Rosewood Inlaid French Vanity Table Writing Desk
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful French Napoleon III writing desk, second half of the 19th century. Rosewood, inlaid
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vanities
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Bronze
H 29.14 in W 32.29 in D 18.9 in
CLOSING SALE THREE MORE DAYS Desk Louis XIV Period Walnut ( closing business )
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of the period Louis XIV Burled walnut Bibliotheque from Strasbourg.
(Also: Bookcase, secretary
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 95.5 in W 56 in D 26 in
Late 1700's Swedish Birch Secretaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
( desk, bibliotheque, secretary)
80''h x 52''w x top 23''d x 13''d
(also: bibliotheque, secretary
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Circa 1825 Biedermeier Cherry Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
56"H
(also: desk, secretaire, bibliotheque)
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Circa 1825 Biedermeir Cherry Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
18.5"D x 56"H
(also: desk, secretaire, bibliotheque)
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Desk 19th Century Italian Bibliotheque
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Italian Bibliotheque desk. (cabinet, drop front desk).
wonderful shape Polychrome
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
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Wood
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Rosewood Leather Bronze French Bureau Plat
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
the Opéra Garnier in Paris by Charles Garnier (1862–71), the Bibliothèque nationale de France. and the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
H 31.5 in W 70.87 in D 33.08 in
Desk Rare 18th Century Louis XV French Oak
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare 18th century Louis XV, French oak desk (bibliotheque, secretary, secretaire a abattant
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
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Wood, Oak
Bibliotheque by Mme Chauchet Guillere
By Mme Chauchet Guillere
Located in New York, NY
Desk is available.
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Early 20th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Palisander
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Bibliotheque Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal bibliotheque desk for your home. Each bibliotheque desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and cherry. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bibliotheque desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A bibliotheque desk made by Rococo designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular.
How Much is a Bibliotheque Desk?
A bibliotheque desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $8,248, while the lowest priced sells for $4,500 and the highest can go for as much as $65,000.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, 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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