English 19th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English 19th-century japanned bookcase cabinet, decorated with gilt chinoiserie scenes on a black lacquered ground.
Glass, Wood
Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a highly decorative and stylish Chinese red painted bureau bookcase decorated overall with gilt chinoiseries. The top section contains a broken arched pediment over two confo...
Wood
Anglo-Japanese Pitch Pine Hanging Bookcase by Howard and Sons
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in London, GB
Howard and Sons, an Anglo-Japanese pitch pine hanging bookcase, possibly designed by Edward William Godwin, with paper label inside for 'Howard and Sons Ltd, Bernier Street.
Pine
Lambs of Manchester. An Anglo-Japanese secretaire bookcase with lacquered panel
By Lamb of Manchester
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Charles Edward Horton. An Anglo-Japanese secretaire bookcase with a Japanese lacquered panel to the drop down writing area, an array of drawers with a cabinet to the to...
Walnut
George II Style Black and Gilt-Japanned Bureau Bookcase, Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant English early 20th-century George II style bureau bookcase, featuring black and gilt-japanned decoration with chinoiserie-inspired motifs.
Wood
Modular Bookshelf by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Japan, 1971
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
Rare modular bookshelf realized by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina in 1971. Exceptional, Large-Scale, Fully Configurable Composition. This extraordinary and exceptionally rare ...
Metal
Japanese Taishō Period Open Bookshelf Sliding Doors, Curvy Shelf and Drawer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period hinoki cypress wood cabinet from the early 20th century converted into an open bookshelf with wavy curving shelf, sliding doors and drawers. Created in Japan...
Cypress, Fabric
$2,859Sale Price|20% Off
Swivel Bookcase Table with Carved Top by Gabriel Viardot, Japonism, circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare pedestal table / bookcase in Japanese / Chinese / Asian style. Richly carved : top decorated with a dragon, openwork swivel shelves and tripod base carved with clawed legs.
Wood
$3,335Sale Price|20% Off
Swivel Bookcase Table with Marble Top by Gabriel Viardot, Japonism, circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare pedestal table / bookcase in Japanese / Chinese / Asian style, richly carved.
Marble
$15,000 / set
Asian Calamander Wood Étagère
Located in Queens, NY
Asian (probably Japanese) section etagere cabinet with 3 pair of wood and a pair of glass sliding doors with 4 drawers & interior sliding doors, shelves & drawers. Keyaki woo...
Glass
Pair of Vintage Solid Bamboo Chippendale Style Étagères with Arched Top
Located in Stafford, TX
Pair of Vintage Solid Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Étagères, Leather-Tied, Purchased in Japan Mid-1960s A beautifully handcrafted pair of vintage solid bamboo étagères inspired by cla...
Leather, Bamboo, Wood
Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With double arched top over a pair of arched mirror doors opening to a red interior fitted with drawers and shelves, the base with slant lid desk opening to expose a fitted interior ...
Oak
Japanese Antique Hardwood Bookcase Cabinet, 1920s–1940s, Japandi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique bookcase cabinet dating from the 1920s–1940s, crafted from solid hardwood of undetermined species.
Wood, Glass
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase, possibly Continental.
Hardwood
Large English Regency Style Japanned / Chinoiserie Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large and impressive English breakfront cabinet with a classic English interpretation of Asian subject and design painted on a black background. Modular or segmented construction. Br...
Glass, Wood, Pine, Paint
Zougei wood Sculpture Shelf Bookcase Televisore
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Cardinal and Mr.Tower Sculptural stool by Zougei carved furniture Material: osmanthus This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Nishimura...
Wood
Zougei wold wood Sculpture Shelf Bookcase K1
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Cardinal and Mr.Tower Sculptural stool by Zougei carved furniture Material: osmanthus This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Nishimura...
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Abstract Sculpture Masouleh Tower3 Tribal Style Bookcase
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Masouleh Tower 3 Sculpture. Also it can be used as small bookcase. Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for his works are ...
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Abstract Sculpture Broad Bean Tribal Style Bookcase
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Broad Bean Sculpture. Also it can be used as small bookcase. Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for his works are unable...
Wood
English 19th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Display Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking English 19th-century japanned display cabinet or bookcase, richly decorated with gilt chinoiserie scenes on a black lacquered ground.
Glass, Wood
$2,859Sale Price|20% Off
Swivel Bookcase Table by Gabriel Viardot, France, circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare pedestal table / revolving bookcase in Japanese / Chinese / Asian style, richly carved.
Marble
William and Mary Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
England William & Mary A William & Mary black Japanned Bureau Bookcase heightened with gilt chinoiseries.
Unavailable
H 98.43 in W 42.13 in D 22.84 in
18th Century Green Japanned Bureau Bookcase Attributed to Giles Grendey
By Giles Grendey
Located in Lisbon, PT
18th century green Japanned Bureau bookcase George II Period England circa 1730, attributed to Giles Grendey, the cresting in the form of a broken swan’s neck pediment, the upper...
Oak
Turn of the Century Japanese Etagere
Located in New York, NY
Hexagonal display unit made of natural figured pawlonia wood and old yellow pine. Four of the shelves have removable pine inserts. Pawlonia wood, in Japanese folklore, is said to be...
Japanese Series Wall Unit Cees Braakman
By Cees Braakman
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese or U-series wall unit / bookcase by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe.
Wood
Japanese Library Furniture - Shou Sugi Ban Technique
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in TARBES, FR
Japanese Library Furniture - Shou Sugi Ban Technique Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of Japan with our remarkable bookcase inspired by the ancestral technique of Shou Sugi...
Wood
HORIZONTAL B by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
HORIZONTAL B was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 2000. It is a set of 5 shelves with japanese sliding doors. At the time, the idea of Japanese sliding doors was introduced into modern...
Wood
HORIZONTAL A by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
HORIZONTAL A was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 2000. It is a set of 5 shelves with japanese sliding doors. At the time, the idea of Japanese sliding doors was introduced into modern...
Wood
BEGIN THE BEGUINE III by Shigeru Uchida, 2009
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The shelf ‘Begin the Beguine III’ was designed by Shigeru Uchida for the “vague hazy transparent wavering” exhibition in Tokyo and New York in 2009. Very well known for its work on ...
Wood
STORMY WEATHER by Shigeru Uchida
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The shelf 'STORMY WEATHER A' was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 1996 Very well known for its work on libraries, Shigeru Uchida intended to create a variety of changes beyond the shap...
Wood
SHELF 01 by Shigeru Uchida, 2000
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Designed by Shigery Uchida in 2000, SHELF 01 was part of a series shown in a exhibition that toured Tokyo, Nagoy and Sapporo. As furniture, the design is simple, yet colors give dif...
Wood
SHELF 02 by Shigeru Uchida, 2000
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Designed by Shigery Uchida in 2000, SHELF 02 was part of a series shown in a exhibition that toured Tokyo, Nagoy and Sapporo. As furniture, the design is simple, yet colors give dif...
Wood
OKAZAKI CHAIR red & orange by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
OKAZAKI CHAIR was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 1996 for Mindscape Museum in the city of Okazaki. Chair elements were kept to an absolute minimum in order to realize a form of outmos...
Wood
Rattan chair by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
This rattan chair has been design by Shigeru Uchida in 1974. While being one of his earliest works, its lightness, the challenging thin lines and its simple form could be the most il...
Steel
Nirvana Chair by Shigeru Uchida
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The Nirvana Chair was designed in 1981 by Shigeru Uchida. Its extraordinary shape was the upmost striking one's that the Black Pipe Chairs series have reached while evolving and bei...
Steel
Rectangle Library by Shigeru Uchida, 2004
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Designed by Shigeru Uchida in 2004 for ‘Hana’ exhibition in Milan, the Rectangle Library is an original piece. Material: painted steel Dimensions: W320 D20 H60 cm
Steel
Unavailable
H 80.5 in W 39.75 in D 21.75 in
William & Mary Red and Polychrome Japanned Bureau Bookcase, English, circa 1690
Located in New York, NY
A fine William & Mary Red Japanned bureau bookcase with moulded cornice above two mirror glazed doors enclosing shelves, decorated in gold with birds, foliage and diaper pattern, the...
Blown Glass, Wood
Pair of Asian Bamboo Open Cabinets
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of large Asian bamboo open cabinets or display bookcases, japanned or painted a reddish black, the sides with woven reed and wood open fretwork in a design similar to the Greek ...
Bamboo, Reed
George III Style Japanned Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
a George III style black japanned bookcase cabinet with two glass paned doors above, two solid doors below, chinoiserie design in red and gilt
Lacquer
George III Japanned Bookcase
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful George III two-part bookcase Japanned in green and gilt. Upper section newly lined in suede.
Wood
Sold
H 84.58 in W 23.5 in D 10.63 in
Pair of Venetian Style Japanned Bookcase Cabinets, circa 1920-1940
Located in Shippensburg, PA
The ochre grounded surface is japanned with intricate scenes of birds, trees, gardens and figures along tailored nature paths.
Wood, Pine, Paint
English Japanned Cabinet in the Manner of George Brookshaw
By George Brookshaw
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English 19th century Japanned bookcase cabinet in the manner of George Brookshaw, the stepped cornice with lamb's tongue carved molding, over two narrow doors flanking open adju...
Japanese Vintage Bookcase, Early Showa Period '1926-'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage bookcase was crafted in the Early Showa Period(1926-).
Chestnut, Cedar
Japanese Vintage Bookcase, Early Showa Period '1926-'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage bookcase was crafted in the Early Showa Period '1926-'.
Cedar
Liberty & Co Arts & Crafts Japanese Carved Fruitwood Open Bookcase
Located in Norwich, England
A Japanese fruitwood carved small open bookcase, retailed by Liberty & Co.
Fruitwood
George III Japanned Slant Lid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Double arch top with three giltwood finials over a pair of beveled mirror doors opening to a fitted interior, the base with slant lid writing surface opening to a fitted interior, ov...
Oak
Sold
H 86 in W 118 in D 19 in
George III Style Chinoiserie Decorated Black Japanned Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Stamford, CT
George III style chinoiserie decorated black japanned breakfront bookcase. This simply magnificent monumental cabinet is sure to fill and draw attention to any room in the home or of...
Fine George III Japanned and Parcel Gilt Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Sheffield, MA
The over hanging molded cornice over resting on top above four glazed mullioned doors opening to adjustable shelves, above a projecting center section fitted with an unusual four dr...
A Fine George III Japanned & Parcel Gilt Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Sheffield, MA
The over hanging molded cornice over resting on top above four glazed mullioned doors opening to adjustable shelves, above a projecting center section fitted with a four drawers, fla...
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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