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Vintage Red Lacquered Console Table with Drawers and Fretwork Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
beautifully carved fretwork shelf adds visual interest and versatility, offering space to display books
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Late Qing Dynasty 1900s Tiered Table with Drawer and Fretwork Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
lacquer, carved fretwork shelf and single drawer. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty period in
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Vintage Oxblood Lacquer Side Table with Two Drawers and Fretwork Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese oxblood color side table from the mid 20th century with fretwork shelf, two
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Side Cabinet with Fretwork Shelf and Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
an open shelf surrounded by a fretwork décor. A pair of double doors below, fitted with a traditional
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elm Side Cabinet with Fretwork Shelf and Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period brown elm wood side cabinet from the 19th century with fretwork
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Pair of Asian Carved Wood Tables with Chinese Chippendale Fretwork Stretcher
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
on square-section legs, joined by Chinese Chippendale fretwork shelf stretcher, ending in chow feet
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Chippendale Candle Stands

Materials

Wood

Antique Console Table with Two Drawers and Lower Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
, fretwork shelf and bronze hardware. This 19th-century Qing Dynasty period altar side console table is an
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Qing Dynasty Three-Tier Accent Lamp Table with Geometric Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
fretwork shelf and horse hoof feet. This distinctive three-tier accent lamp table, hailing from the Qing
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Desk with Burlwood Top, Drawers and Cracked Ice Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
straight legs securing a cracked ice fretwork shelf in the lower section, this 19th century Qing Dynasty
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Burl

Vintage Italian Gilded Faux Bamboo Metal Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
underneath. Fretwork shelf under the main glass top.
Category

20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Metal

Victorian Mahogany Fretwork Three Tier Wall Shelf Etagere
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century, Very fine Victorian Mahogany Fretwork Three Tier Wall Shelf in very good
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Near Pair of Hardwood End Tables with Fretwork Geometric Base, Vintage
Located in Yonkers, NY
, including a beautifully carved fretwork geometric base shelf that adds a dynamic layer of texture and visual
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese End Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Late Qing Dynasty Side Table with Low Geometric Style Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
slightly recessed panel while the bottom is made of a low shelf with cracked ice fretwork patterns. The
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Elmwood Lamp Table with Single Drawer, Horsehoof Feet and Cracked Ice Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage elmwood lamp table from the mid-20th century, with single drawer and cracked ice shelf
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Elm

Three-Tiered Accent Lamp Table with Cracked Ice Shelf and Horse Hoof Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period three-tiered accent lamp table from the 19th century with fretwork geometric
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chinese Lamp Table Geometric Shelf
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
white top. One petite drawer with brass pull. Nicely detail lattice fretwork on bottom shelf.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Qing Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood

Vintage Chinese Lamp Table Geometric Shelf
Vintage Chinese Lamp Table Geometric Shelf
H 30.25 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
Vintage Qing Dynasty Chinese Lamp Table Geometric Shelf
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
white top. Nicely detail lattice fretwork on bottom shelf.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Qing Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood

Victorian Rosewood Four-Tier What-Not Corner Shelf
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian rosewood 4-tier what-not shelf with well grained shelves, lipped over shaped aprons, each
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Corner Cupboards

Materials

Rosewood

A William IV Rosewood Chiffonier
Located in Reepham, GB
A distinctive rich rosewood fretwork chiffonier with a single shelf behind raised on turned
Category

Antique 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

A William IV Rosewood Chiffonier
A William IV Rosewood Chiffonier
H 49.22 in W 48.04 in D 15.95 in
Chinese Vintage Dark Lacquered Wood Dressing Table with Mirror and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
brass hardware. The grand simplicity of the lines is beautifully contrasted by the intricate fretwork
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Brass

English Bamboo Round Occasional Table from the Aesthetic Movement
Located in Austin, TX
bottom tier shelf with ornamental bamboo fretwork surrounding a chinoiserie panel.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Side Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Glass & Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
forms the baskets, lower shelf and decorative fretwork panels on the sides. Secured with rattan wrapping
Category

Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

Glass & Bamboo Coffee Table
Glass & Bamboo Coffee Table
H 16.5 in W 57.5 in D 22.75 in
George Faulkner Armitage. An Aesthetic Movement Octagonal Mahogany Center Table
By George Faulkner Armitage
Located in London, GB
supports and shaped apron with subtle carved details on eight turned baluster legs united by a lower shelf
Category

Antique 1880s English Anglo-Japanese Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Collinson & Lock (attributed). A small Aesthetic Movement mahogany side table.
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
fretwork to the lower shelf.
Category

Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Round Chinoiserie Carved Mahogany Plant Stand Sculpture Pedestal
Located in Dayton, OH
construction with long contoured legs, pierced fretwork, a lower geometric shelf and scrolled feet. Dimensions
Category

Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Pedestals

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century English Painted Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th C English painted oak dresser with a fretwork rack. 1780. Shelf depth is 3.5
Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Oak

Antique Corner Whatnot, English, Walnut, Country House Display Stand, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, with rich russet hues Striking pierced fretwork adorns the upper shelf Trio of lower shelves of
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Shelves

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Mersman Mahogany Regency Style Round Saber Leg Side End Table
By Mersman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mersman Mahogany Regency Style Round Saber Leg Side Table. Item features a darved fretwork
Category

Early 20th Century Regency Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
scrolled fretwork railing frames the open shelf, finished in a contrasting red lacquer. Original brass
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
H 56 in W 23.75 in D 15.25 in
E W Godwin, Attributed to Anglo Japanese Rosewood Eight Leg Table
By Collinson & Lock, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
table with carved scroll work below the top and Japanese fretwork gallery around the lower shelf, stood
Category

Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Gorgeous English Fretwork Shelf worked in Chippendale style
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a very good Oak and Mahogany Fretwork Shelf. The style is Chippendale. This shelf is in
Category

Antique 19th Century English Shelves

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Black Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Style Fretwork Shelf
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1870s Hollywood Regency or Chinese Chippendale style black bamboo five tier shelf with a
Category

Antique 1870s Hollywood Regency Shelves

Materials

Bamboo

Antique Tall Chinoiserie Lacquered Display Shelf Cabinet with Fretwork
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The tall display shelf cabinet is hand-painted with black lacquer and hand-carved with fretwork
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Lacquer, Elm

Large George III Period Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Fretwork Hanging Shelf
Located in Free Union, VA
A fine George III period hanging shelf with fretwork sides and three drawers at the bottom. Four
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Shelves and Wall C...

Materials

Brass

Antique Coal Hod, Lamp Table, Walnut, Scotland 1880, Antique Furniture, H031
Located in Vancouver, BC
walnut Original finish Three quarter fretwork gallery Supported by shelf. Open back with turned spindles
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

Late Victorian Period Marquetry Inlaid Triangular Occasional Table
Located in Darwen, GB
with aesthetic style brass castors and a pierced fretwork galleried shelf. This is a known design by
Category

Antique 1890s Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Late Qing Dynasty Red Open Bookshelf with Drawers and Fretwork Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
drawers, carved spandrels and geometric fretwork shelf. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Chinese Tall Hardwood End Table with Fretwork
Located in Southampton, NY
Early 20th century Chinese tall hardwood end table with Fretwork shelf. Lovely carving and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

French 19th Century Palisander Ladies Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
bank of 4 crossbanded drawers complete a tiered fretwork shelf supported by turned spindles. Pull
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Palisander

Chinese Vintage Red Lacquer Wood Three-Drawer Vanity Table with Folding Mirror
Located in Yonkers, NY
fretwork shelf in the lower section, the table is raised on four feet with horse hoof extremities. With its
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Vanities

Materials

Wood

20th Century Serpentine Mahogany Carved Wall Hanging Display Shelf with Fretwork
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-20th century serpentine wall hanging shelf. Made from mahogany with an open frame featuring x
Category

Mid-20th Century Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Fretwork Rosewood Console Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Chinese carved fretwork rosewood console table with shelf.
Category

Mid-20th Century Console Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Chippendale Hanging Shelf
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine English mahogany Chippendale hanging wall shelf with pierced fretwork gallery. Circa 1760.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Decorative Art

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Hanging Shelf
Chippendale Hanging Shelf
H 46.5 in W 30 in D 7.75 in
19th Century Qing Dynasty Bamboo and Black Lacquer Side Table with Fretwork
Located in Yonkers, NY
lacquered top and shelf, fretwork gallery and rattan accents. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty in
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Faux Bamboo Hanging Curio Shelf of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
turned wood Faux Bamboo supports, with fretwork frieze above the top shelf. The whole with an Aesthetic
Category

Antique 19th Century English Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Faux Bamboo Hanging Curio Shelf of Mahogany
Faux Bamboo Hanging Curio Shelf of Mahogany
H 26.25 in W 19.5 in D 5.75 in
English 19th Century Mahogany Regency End Table
Located in Southampton, NY
style fretwork apron then a shelf with another Chinese style fretwork apron with a drawer
Category

Antique 19th Century English End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Elmwood Pedestal Stands
Located in Yonkers, NY
Pair of Elm Pedestal Stands with Center Shelf, Fretwork Bottom Shelf and Raised Rim.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Pedestals

Materials

Elm

Pair of Elmwood Pedestal Stands
Pair of Elmwood Pedestal Stands
H 31 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
19th Century English Mahogany Etagere
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century English mahogany etagere with wonderful fretwork around the top shelf, decorated with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Shelves

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Mahogany Etagere
19th Century English Mahogany Etagere
H 62.88 in W 26.88 in D 14.88 in
Edwardian Antique Cast Iron Fireplace in the Chinese Chippendale Manner
Located in London, GB
blind fretwork geometric decoration with a shelf to either side over a further mantel shelf supported on
Category

Vintage 1910s English Chinese Chippendale Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

19th Century Victorian Walnut What Not
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
fretwork supports with a shelf below. Underneath this there is another shelf with two divisions, standing
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Kittinger Buffalo Mahogany Chippendale Drop Leaf Side Lamp End Table
By Kittinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
shelf, fretwork carving, dropleaf sides, beautiful wood grain, finished back, original label, 1
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Chippendale End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Alter Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
pedestal and lower pierced carved shelf. Applied fretwork detail below the drawer height. Losses to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
in each pedestal and lower pierced carved shelf. Applied fretwork detail below the drawer height
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks

Materials

Lacquer

Two Tiered Chippendale Tea Table
Located in Wilson, NC
. The upper apron and legs are carved with blind fretwork. The lower shelf apron has carved floral
Category

Antique 1770s English Chippendale Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Two Tiered Chippendale Tea Table
Two Tiered Chippendale Tea Table
H 28.5 in W 29.38 in D 13.63 in
19th century Chinese black lacquered desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
pedestal and lower pierced carved shelf.  Applied fretwork detail below the drawer height. Could easily
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
above single frieze drawer with brass pull above concave lower shelf, intricate fretwork throughout
Category

Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Superb Victorian Burl Walnut Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
top above arched and projecting section with elegant fretwork panels and height adjustable shelf, all
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Superb Victorian Burl Walnut Open Bookcase
Superb Victorian Burl Walnut Open Bookcase
H 37.41 in W 78.75 in D 17.72 in
Gilded Iron Faux-Bamboo Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
fretwork shelf.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Chinese Qing Dynasty Period 19th Century Pedestal Table with Cracked Ice Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
patterned fretwork shelf, connecting the legs to one another. With its elegant lines and nicely decorative
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Pedestals

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Regency Carved Mahogany Hanging Shelf
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century English Regency mahogany hanging shelf with three tiers supported by carved fretwork
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Shelves

Materials

Mahogany

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Fretwork Shelf For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic fretwork shelf available at 1stDibs. A fretwork shelf — often made from wood, mahogany and brass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer fretwork shelf, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right fretwork shelf, those designed in Folk Art, Regency and Victorian styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Fretwork Shelf?

Prices for a fretwork shelf can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $265 and can go as high as $5,700, while the average can fetch as much as $2,025.