1970s Romweber Burl Wood and Gold Trim Executive Desk with Filing Drawers
By Mastercraft, Bernhard Rohne, Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Luxury, pure and simple. Well maybe not so simple… this burled Carpathian elm wood executive desk wears its gold trim like fine jewelry. The vintage 1970s desk captures the glamour o...
Brass
Victorian Writing Desk Jacobean Revival Barley Twist Legs 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This handsome late Victorian writing desk is crafted from richly figured oak and combines practicality with the timeless appeal of Jacobean Revival design The rectangular top is inse...
Giltwood
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk by Maple and Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique Victorian writing table / desk by Maple and Co. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1840-1860 period. It is of outstanding quality, with gorgeous ...
Leather, Wood
Regency And Brass Mounted Breakfront Open Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
A fine Regency breakfront open bookcase. The moulded rectangular top sits above a richly figured frieze, with the wider projecting central section flanked by two narrower bays. Each ...
Wood
Antique Italian Louis XVI Walnut Bronze Leather Partner’s Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The case is supported by four elegant tapered and fluted legs terminating in bronze feet.
Bronze
Wooden dressing table/desk, English in style, dating from the 1930s
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This dressing table was made in England in the 1930s. It combines maple and walnut. Each side opens via a door to reveal storage spaces. The half-moon top is trimmed with leather. Ca...
Wood
Antique Georgian Style Bookcase Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A useful and extremely well made antique Georgian style bookcase. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s. The quality is superb and this is a very useful size, wi...
Glass, Wood
Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Fulton, CA
Chinoiserie drop front secretary desk with lacquered hand-painted and stenciled gold-tone figures and landscapes. Warm, earth-tone chocolate brown base color with mustard yellow and...
Wood
Wooden desk and glass top, 1950
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Wooden desk and glass top, 1950
Glass, Wood
Sculptural Italian Modernist Open Bookcase, 1970s
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful architectural open bookcase or shelving unit, sourced in Sicily, Italy, and dating from the 1970s. This distinctive piece features a geometric composition of six horizonta...
Wood
Large Teak Bookcase in Globe-Wernicke Style, Modular Design
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Beautiful, large teak bookcase in the Globe-Wernicke style. In very good condition throughout. Features beveled glass. The individual sections vary in height and have a lovely, warm ...
Teak
'Chambre à Air' Shelving Unit by Reinhard Müller, Germany, 987
By Pentagon Group
Located in Antwerp, BE
Designed by Reinhard Müller in 1987, 'Chambre à Air' is an experimental shelving unit developed for the Café Casino at documenta 8 in Kassel. Its construction brings together an expo...
Steel
Early 18th Century French Petite Secretaire or Bureau with Projecting Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 18th-century French dark wood secretary or fall-front bureau cabinet with charming proportions. Featuring a carved projecting cornice and arched front, original glass mirr...
Wood
1950s Medical Office Wall Cabinet / Display Case
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
An authentic wall-mounted cabinet originally used in a doctor's office or pharmacy, dating from the mid-20th century (the height of the Modernist/Industrial period). A timeless des...
Iron
An antique Swedish bureau in antique white.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Swedish bureau in antique white. This piece of furniture consists of two stacked sections. The upper section is a bureau with a flap closure. A decorative brass trim runs ...
Wood
Rare French Art Deco Modernist Secretary Desk by André Sornay, 1950s
By Andre Sornay
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare French Art Deco Modernist secretary desk by André Sornay, produced in the 1950s. Architectural in composition, the desk is defined by a disciplined geometry softened through ...
Leather, Wood
1960s bureau, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Neuss, NW
This writing desk was designed in the 1960s by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Møbelfabrik and is made of teak. It features a pull-out writing surface, two large main drawers and two sma...
Wood
A Provencial Walnut Dropfront Secretaire De Dame, Provence Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The secrétaire features an embossed red leather writing surface. The interior writing compartment includes five drawers, while the exterior offers two additional drawer compartments....
Wood
Vintage Walnut Desk by Mainline for Hooker Furniture
By Hooker Furniture, Mainline by Hooker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mid-century modern style executive desk features four dovetail-jointed drawers floating atop elegant, brass-foot legs. This style is attributed to Hooker Furniture's Mainline co...
Walnut
Asian Style Chinoiserie Distressed Writing Desk/Vanity & Chair Hunter Green
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fantastic desk and chair with a fabulous distressed chinoiserie factory painted decoration. There is an interesting moisture discoloration on the top of the desk and some o...
Wood, Paint
Eames Storage Unit 420-N, Second Generation, Herman Miller, 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original second-generation Eames Storage Unit Model 420-N, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Introduced in 1950, the Eames Storage Unit was a radical departure fr...
Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Plywood Shelve or Bookcase by José Zanine Caldas, 1960's
Located in Saudade, MG
Bookcase or shelving unit designed by José Zanine Caldas in the 1960s, made of plywood. It features three shelves, as well as rounded corners and feet.
Plywood
$15,460 / set
Mogens Koch Bookcases in Mahogany for Rud Rasmussen
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mogens Koch Bookcases in Mahogany. Executed by Rud Rasmussen. Reverse with paper labels ‘RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/KØBENHAVN/DENMARK.
Mahogany
Paris and Prina for Molteni & C. – Orix Desk, Italy, 1970s
By Vittorio Parigi, Nani Prina
Located in Milan, IT
Paris and Prina for Molteni & C. – Orix Desk, Italy, circa the 1970s An expression of the bold experimentation that defined Italian design in the 1970s, the Orix desk was designed b...
Steel
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid Century Walnut Tambour Door Secretary
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid Century Walnut Tambour Door Secretary Desk This secretary desk measures: 38 wide x 17 deep x 71 high, with a chair clearance of 28.25 inches ...
Walnut
Modular bookshelf in 1950s design, made of solid wood with a veneer finish, Gardella style
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Milano, IT
A modular bookshelf in the 1950s design style, made of solid wood with a veneer finish, in the style of Ignazio Gardella for Azucena
Wood
Antique French Desk Louis XV Shaped Writing Table Floral Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French Louis XV Revival writing table crafted from richly figured wood Shaped top centred by finely inlaid floral marquetry Circa 1880 Bought from a dealer on Marche Biron at...
Wood
French Writing Desk Marquetry Inlay Louis XV Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French Louis XV style writing desk with extensive floral marquetry Shaped top decorated with trailing flowers and leaves in contrasting woods Serpentine front fitted with fiv...
Wood
Japanese Meiji Cabinet Carved Bookcase Hardwood 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive Japanese display cabinet dating from the Meiji period The glazed door opens to reveal an arrangement of shaped display shelves Surmounted by an elaborate pierced crest car...
Hardwood
Japanese Etagere Bamboo Bookcase Antique Victorian Circa 1880 Lacquered
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Decorative bamboo display stand dating from the late Victorian period Designed in the Japanese Aesthetic Movement taste with an architectural pagoda-style crest Arranged with asymmet...
Bamboo
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Mahogany Secretary Library Writing Desk 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 20th century Chippendale style secretary or writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring serpentine form with drop front writing surface that opens to five drawers drawers ...
Mahogany
English Mahogany Drop-Leaf Console Table / Inlaid Decoration, Mid 19th Century
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elegant antique mahogany console table, dating to the mid to late 19th century, circa 1870–1880. The table features a rectangular top with hinged drop leaves, allowing the surface t...
Brass
19th Century Victorian Three-Tier Wooden Etagere Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A 19th century English étagère in the Victorian style, constructed in wood with a three-tier shelving arrangement. The design features turned supports and a vertical frame that empha...
Wood
Regency Partners Desk and Chair Set Walnut Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Excellent Regency revival desk and chair set in walnut This is a partners desk so has drawers on both sides Two matching arm chairs which go with the desk Unusual to find a set of th...
Walnut
A Rare George III Mahogany Partner's Rent/Filing Desk With Leather Top Gold Tool
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Rare George III Mahogany Partner's Rent/Filing Desk. Exceptional color and patination. Circa 1800, Breaks down into three pieces. Height 32 1/2 x width 65 1/4 x depth 37 inches.
Brass
Fine Early 20th Century Antique English Chippendale Revival Bureau Bookcase
Located in Nottingham, GB
An impressive early 20th-century English bureau bookcase in the Chippendale Revival style, finely crafted from mahogany and distinguished by its imposing architectural proportions, c...
Brass
Maison Jansen Style Four Tier Wrought Iron Corner Etagere
Located in Astoria, NY
Maison Jansen Style Four Tier Wrought Iron Corner Etagere, scrollwork frame with brass accents and glass shelves. 83" H x 34" W x 25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joanne Carso...
Brass, Wrought Iron
Modernist executive desk model "Standard" by De Coene, Belgium, 1950s
By De Coene Frères, Paul Vandenbulcke
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
An elegant modernist executive desk, model 'Standard', produced by the renowned Belgian furniture manufacturer De Coene Frères in Kortrijk during the 1950s. Part of De Coene's post-...
Oak, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Ash Veneer Writing Desk, Joaquim Tenreiro Style, 1960s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an elegant and architecturally distinctive Mid-Century Modern writing desk, dating from the 1960s, displaying a remarkably strong stylistic influence of...
Wood, Ash
Carlo Jensen Poul Hundevad Danish Rosewood Bookcases, Pair, 1970s
By Poul Hundevad, Hundevad & Co., Carlo Jensen
Located in Miami, FL
This is an exceptional matched pair of Danish Modern two-piece rosewood bookcases and storage cabinets designed by Carlo Jensen for Poul Hundevad & Co. Crafted in Denmark circa ...
Rosewood
$12,800
A Walnut Veneer Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage bookshelf is made from Hungarian walnut veneers, lightly covered in French polish. Hungarian designs of the period are less well known than French ones but were highly-e...
Walnut
English Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Green Man Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Dimensions: 40”H x 34.50”W x 20”D Table Height: 28.50" This English Renaissance Revival secretary desk, dating to the 1900's, features beaut...
Brass
Model 5822 Roll-Top Secretary by Klaus Vogt for Thut Möbel, circa 1970
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Model 5822 roll-top secretary from the Squadra Programm 107 series, designed by Klaus Vogt between 1964 and 1969 and produced by Thut Möbel from 1966 to 1988. Tall and narrow in for...
Wood
Vintage Chippendale Revival Secretary, Glazed Bookcase Top, Refinished Black
Located in Rolling Hills Estates, CA
A vintage Chippendale Revival secretary in black lacquer, circa 1930–1950, built in two parts: a glazed hutch crowned by a swan-neck pediment with a turned urn-and-flame finial, over...
Brass
19th c. French Signed Paul Sormani Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th c. French Signed Paul Sormani walnut Desk is a beautifully crafted piece of furniture that exudes elegance and timeless charm. This desk, with its intricate design and signa...
Walnut
Victorian Whatnot Bookshelf Walnut Mirrored Etagere 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A gorgeous Victorian walnut whatnot or mirrored étagère dating to around 1860–1880 Crafted in richly figured walnut veneers, the piece features three serpentine-front shelves support...
Walnut
19th c Befort Jeune French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Ladies Desk
By Befort Jeune
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An exceptional and highly decorative 19th-century French marquetry writing desk by Mathieu Béfort, known as Béfort Jeune (1813–1880), bearing the BÉFORT JEUNE signature or stamp. Pet...
Bronze
Solid wood writing desk / secretaire, Italian, vintage, handcrafted
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Solid Wood Writing Desk / Secrétaire – Handcrafted Vintage Piece A stunning vintage wooden writing desk with a warm and refined character, ideal for adding personality to a study, li...
Wood
Georgian Bureau Bookcase Mahogany Cabinet 1790
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Superb mahogany writing desk beautifully crafted in the Chippendale style Raised on elegant cabriole legs terminating in boldly carved ball and claw feet Finely carved masks adorn th...
Mahogany
William IV Secretaire Bookcase Cabinet Desk 1830
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fine William IV mahogany secretaire bookcase displaying bold architectural lines and richly figured timbers Standing on a substantial plinth base with panelled lower cupboard doors T...
Mahogany
Baroque Style Five-Tier Walnut Etagere with Turned Wood Supports
Located in Astoria, NY
Baroque Style Five-Tier Walnut Etagere, with turned wood supports on carved rectangular base. 71.25" H x 28" W x 13.75" D. Provenance: From a Central Park South Estate.
Walnut
Danish Modern Teak Media Storage Stand with Step Design
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Danish Modern Teak media storage shelf features pressed wood construction, teak veneer with original finish, unique step design with two different heights and open storage for a...
Teak
Danish Modern Kurt Østervig Freestanding Desk Unit Room Divider
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular desk and shelving unit, constructed in teak with brass supports, designed by Kurt Østervig for K.P. Møbler. Freestanding, the single-section unit is organized around two scul...
Teak
1960's Simple Sky Blue Shelf - Up Zavody
By Up Závody
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Simple Sky Blue Shelf - Up Zavody. Practical little mid century shelf by the Czech maker Up Zavody. Czech was a large producer of high quality mid century furniture following ...
Beech
Antique Vikings Graduating 4 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase c.1906-1930
By Skandia Furniture 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An early 20th century modular 4 stack lawyer's bookcase with graduating bookshelves. Solid oak throughout with solid brass knobs, casters that roll easily and glass doors that...
Brass
$2,726Sale Price|22% Off
1960's English Regency Style Pecan Desk Console by Thomasville
By Tommi Parzinger, Thomasville
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This English Regency style pecan writing desk by Thomasville would be perfect in any room. Desk, console, or entryway table to name a few. The stain / tone appears to be in the fam...
Brass
Vintage Set of Spiral Mahogany Library Steps Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of Vintage Mahogany English spiral library steps, circa 1980 in date. They are of nice proportions, having four steps, each with the original inset gold-tool...
Leather, Mahogany
Monumental Brazilian Modern Bookshelf in Solid Rosewood with Storage, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A commanding example of Brazilian Modern design from the 1960s, this monumental rosewood bookshelf combines architectural presence with exceptional functionality. Crafted in richly f...
Rosewood
Italian Extremely High Quality Distressed Finish Secretary Desk
Located in Perkasie, PA
Italian Extremely High Quality Distressed Finish Secretary Desk – Item L71907 Exceptional Italian secretary desk, approximately 30 years old, showcasing extraordinarily fine craftsm...
Wood
Memphis Milano "Le Palme" Room divider / Bookcase / Bookshelf by Gerard Taylor
By Memphis Milano, Gerard Taylor
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
The Concept & Inspiration Designed by Gerard Taylor in 1983 for Memphis Milano, "Le Palme" is an intriguing interplay of geometric joints enhanced by striking chromatic contrasts. Ev...
Metal
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.
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