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Desk Top Marquetry Occasional Book Tidy
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Desk Top Marquetry Occasional Book Tidy The Bookcase is double sided with very attractive
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desk Sets

Materials

Fruitwood

Travertine 'Slo' Book Ends by Christophe Delcourt, Collection Particulière
By Collection Particulière
Located in Utrecht, NL
Pair of 'SLO' book ends in 'Travertine' by French designer Christophe Delcourt. Renown designer
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bookends

Materials

Travertine

America from the Air by Robert J. Moore Laura Accomazzo Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
America from the Air by Robert J. Moore Laura Accomazzo Hardcover Book. See the grandeur and
Category

Late 20th Century American Expressionist Books

Materials

Paper

Royal Worcester painted and gilded wall pocket
By Royal Worcester
Located in East Geelong, VIC
(shape 662) was first introduced in 1878 and is described in Worcester's shape book as "Boy bracket, 2
Category

Antique 1870s English High Victorian Wall Brackets

Materials

Porcelain

Pansy Passion 2, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Harbor Atelier. Her station remains tidy, but only until she unleashes her prowess. "No barriers and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pansy Passion 1, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Island called the Friday Harbor Atelier. Her station remains tidy, but only until she unleashes her
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
seamless symmetry. The top drawer is a perfectly book-matched selection that billows like flames from the
Category

Antique 19th Century English Empire Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Vintage Orig Metallic Painting by O. E. L. Graves Extremely Rare Collectible
By O.E.L. Graves
Located in Palm Springs, CA
book by French photographer Robert Doisneau called “Palm Springs 1960” Mr Graves himself and his
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Fireworks on the Thames, London - British art river night landscape oil painting
By Laurence Henry Irving
Located in London, GB
, book illustrator and Hollywood set designer and art director. Irving was the son of actors H. B. Irving
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rother Valley Landscape Kent - British 1950's art harvest oil painting
By Laurence Henry Irving
Located in London, GB
October 1988) was an artist, book illustrator and Hollywood set designer and art director. Irving was the
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

River Landscape - British 1970's Post Impressionist art oil painting
By Laurence Henry Irving
Located in London, GB
Irving OBE, RDI (11 April 1897 – 23 October 1988) was an artist, book illustrator and Hollywood set
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hillside pastel by Allen Tucker
By Allen Tucker
Located in Hudson, NY
decisively. However, as his painting evolved, he did not fit into any tidy slot for description and was known
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Paper

Ciros Life - British 50's art male portrait oil painting London theatre West End
By Laurence Henry Irving
Located in London, GB
inches framed. Laurence Henry Irving OBE, RDI (11 April 1897 – 23 October 1988) was an artist, book
Category

20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Elegy to a Dead Tree - Kent Landscape - British 1950's art oil painting
By Laurence Henry Irving
Located in London, GB
OBE, RDI (11 April 1897 – 23 October 1988) was an artist, book illustrator and Hollywood set designer
Category

1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Rainstorm a watercolor by Allen Tucker
By Allen Tucker
Located in Hudson, NY
his painting evolved, he did not fit into any tidy slot for description and was known as an
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Aleph Pop Art Silkscreen Judaica Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Hungarian Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Shabbat Pop Art Silkscreen Judaica Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Hungarian Surrealism Pop Art Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Hungarian Surrealism Pop Art Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Magenta Chrysanthemum, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
a group of painters on San Juan Island called the Friday Harbor Atelier. Her station remains tidy
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

White Chrysanthemum, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
station remains tidy, but only until she unleashes her prowess. "No barriers and limits during the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fiery Heart Poppy, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
station remains tidy, but only until she unleashes her prowess. "No barriers and limits during the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Living on Country Time, Original Painting
By Posey Gaines
Located in San Francisco, CA
and the bass guitar, writes poetry and wrote a book. Posey first discovered watercolor in the 1970s
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

Fishing Weather, Original Painting
By Posey Gaines
Located in San Francisco, CA
book. Posey first discovered watercolor in the 1970s while auditing art classes at East Central College
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

Blessed Solitude, Original Painting
By Posey Gaines
Located in San Francisco, CA
guitar, writes poetry and wrote a book. Posey first discovered watercolor in the 1970s while auditing art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

Open Spaces Open Heart, Original Painting
By Posey Gaines
Located in San Francisco, CA
and wrote a book. Posey first discovered watercolor in the 1970s while auditing art classes at East
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

"PRICKLY PEAR PATH " TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CACTUS Frame Size: 21 x 25
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista street that had
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bluebonnet Time Hill Country Frame Size: 35 x 41 Bluebonnets, Poppies, Oak Tree
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
settled into life in bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Live Small/Live Modern The Best of Beams at Home
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
Japanese ""art of tidying up"" in small spaces. Published here for the first time in English, Live Small
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Paper

Bright Sunny Day, Original Painting
By Posey Gaines
Located in San Francisco, CA
poetry and wrote a book. Posey first discovered watercolor in the 1970s while auditing art classes at
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

Early Morning Meditation, Original Painting
By Posey Gaines
Located in San Francisco, CA
life. He plays the piano, the guitar and the bass guitar, writes poetry and wrote a book. Posey first
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1942 Rolex “Raleigh” Stainless Steel. Total Restoration!
By Rolex
Located in Raleigh, NC
excellent book “The Rolex Reference Guide” identifies model reference 3478 as “Oyster Raleigh, manual wind
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Modernist Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

"SPRING CREEK PHLOX" TEXAS HILLCOUNTRY
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista Street that had a detached studio in back
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original 1790 Georgian Irish Hardwood Sideboard with Brass Gallery Lion Handles
Located in GB
polish and tidy up any other issues for around £500-£600, I have left it as it is because the timber
Category

Antique 1790s Irish Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Charles Spooner Arts & Crafts Oak secretaire Cabinet with Serpentine Stretchers
By Charles Spooner
Located in London, GB
with beautiful figuring. The slightly graduated mouldings to the waist frame the tidy little writing
Category

Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Oak

"Sleeping Lady Mountain" Image 12 x 16 Frame: 19 x 23
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
settled into life in bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Suite of Faux Book Brown Leather Desk Accessories Pen Pot Desk Tidy Book Clock
By Theodore Alexander
Located in GB
a clock in a set of books, a pen pot made up of books and a desk / envelope tidy This is a very
Category

20th Century English Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Leather

Ceramic Vide-poches / Tidy by Jacques Blin, France, 1960s
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Vide-poches / Tidy by Jacques Blin, France, 1960s Similar model reproduced in the book
Category

Vintage 1960s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Christophe Delcourt White Antico Marble 'Slo' Book Ends, Collection Particulière
By Collection Particulière
Located in Utrecht, NL
Pair of 'SLO' book ends in 'White Antico' marble by French designer Christophe Delcourt. Renown
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

Marble 'Slo' Book Ends by Christophe Delcourt by Collection Particulière
By Collection Particulière
Located in Utrecht, NL
Pair of 'SLO' book ends in 'Grey Sain Laurent' marble by French designer Christophe Delcourt
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

Marble 'SLO' Book Ends by Christophe Delcourt for Collection Particulière
By Collection Particulière
Located in Utrecht, NL
Pair of 'SLO' book ends in 'White Antico' marble by French designer Christophe Delcourt. Renown
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Antique Writing Stand Accent Table with Book-Spine Door
Located in Shippensburg, PA
accentuate the angular and tidy lines of the table, with a gentle taper in the legs and attractive inward
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Small Biedermeier Secretary, Walnut, Austria, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
, we see a tidy maple interior clearly structured by ebonized strips. At the bottom is a wide, visually
Category

Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Maple, Walnut

French Louis Philippe Mahogany Secretary, C.1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
contrast with the dramatic highly-figured book-matched flame mahogany veneering. The leather-lined writing
Category

Antique 1840s French Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Pergay Accent Lamps
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Flying Carpet . The lamp is clearly shown on page 32 of the Suzanne Demisch book on Pergay which has a
Category

Vintage 1960s French Floor Lamps

Antique American Blanket Chest Flame Painted, Pennsylvania, circa 1830-1850
Located in Shippensburg, PA
painted original surface, the whole executed very skilfully to imitate match booked mahogany veneers
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Red Barns and Apple Trees
By Allen Tucker
Located in Sheffield, MA
decisively. However, as his painting evolved, he did not fit into any tidy slot for description and was known
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Bringing in the Cattle” '1896' Oil Painting by William Mark Fisher R.A.
By William Mark Fisher
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the interpretation of certain aspects of nature". In his 1893 book "Modern Painting", George Moore
Category

Antique 19th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Hungarian Surrealism Pop Art Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Hungarian Surrealism Pop Art Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Hungarian Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Aleph Pop Art Silkscreen Judaica Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Shabbat Pop Art Silkscreen Judaica Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
Drummer: “The artist must by necessity stand outside the social group.” Tidy and efficient, he lived
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

"SPRING CREEK" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. CANVAS 25 X 30 DATED 1951 PORFIRIO SALINAS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista street that had
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"CACTUS COUNTRY" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. BLOOMING PRICKLY PEAR PORFIRIO SALINAS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista street that had
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Blue Ridge" Texas Hill Country Wildflowers Bluebonnets 36 x 41 Framed
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista street that had
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"PRICKLY PEAR IN BLUE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNETS CACTUS 34 x 46 FRAMED
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista street that had
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bluebonnets & Paintbrush" Texas Hill Country Image: 16x20 Frame: 24 x 28
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista street that had
Category

1950s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"BIG OAK BLUES" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNETS 24 X 36 1957
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bi-lingual San Antonio and they eventually purchased a tidy stone home on Buena Vista street that had
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Book Tidy For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact book tidy you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as an abstract version. If you’re looking for a book tidy from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a book tidy to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, blue, brown, purple and more. There have been many interesting book tidy examples over the years, but those made by Jozsef Jakovits, Porfirio Salinas, Laurence Henry Irving, Posey Gaines and Allen Tucker are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Book Tidy?

The price for a book tidy in our collection starts at $45 and tops out at $59,950 with the average selling for $1,941.