Modernist Book Shelf
Contemporary Book Shelf Stand in Brazilian Hardwood by Leo Strauss
Located in Atibaia, BR
The book shelf column is a piece of unique construction and design. Its geometric shapes, straight
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2010s Brazilian Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Atomic Wire Mesh Black Table Top Book Shelf
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly clean and modernist lines define this unique table top book shelf. This simple piece
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
HIGH SHELF, 2009
By Edward Povey
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Povey book: Discusses his career, in which Povey created more than 3500 artworks with subsequent
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Restored Rattan Seven-Tier Display Shelf Wall Etagere Unit with Cabinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
unique broken-up seven-level shelf design with a two-level cabinet in the center featuring modernist "X
Category
Vintage 1950s Cabinets
Materials
Rattan
Restored Rattan Seven-Tier Tic-Tac-Toe Display Shelf Wall Etagere Unit
Located in Van Nuys, CA
unique broken up seven-level shelf design with modernist "Tic-Tac-Toe" rattan pole back. Restored to new
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Rattan
Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This rare and captivating Art Deco Drop Front Secreter Desk in Book-matched Hand-Rubbed Walnut is
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Modernist Solid Brass Bookends. Sleek Timeless Decor Ben Seibel
By Ben Seibel
Located in Peoria, AZ
orderly shelf! If the book ends can be works of art, like these bookends are, all the better.
Sculpted
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
French Midcentury dessert table / bar/ console/ plant stand/ side table
Located in New York City, NY
, farm table, industrial and work tables, book shelf, pedestal, serving table, side table, sofa table or
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.5 in W 27.5 in D 15.75 in
Modern Tove Edvard Kindt Larsen Model FD510 Teak Table
By France & Daverkosen, Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Located in Baltimore, MD
graceful bowed side rail and features an open lower shelf and four tapered round legs. The lower shelf
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Mid Century Credenza Hutch Jens Quihstgaard Peter Lovig
By Jens Quistgaard, Lovig Dansk
Located in Baltimore, MD
features convenient sliding glass doors with one interior shelf. Lower portion of the unit features sliding
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Art Deco Italian Modern Burl Bedside Cabinets, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A rare vintage pair of Italian modernist burled walnut bedside cabinets, circa 1940s.
Born in
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Burl
Mid-Century Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Occasional Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Forney, TX
, dark stained walnut frame with contrasting book-matched highly figured walnut top and shelf, each with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
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JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
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Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos, Astep
Located in Glendale, CA
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"Flag" Couch and Chaise Longue in Natural Linen and Wood Feet, Small Size
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
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H 26.38 in W 70.87 in D 33.86 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Giraffe dining Chair in Solid Brazilian Wood by Juliana Vasconcellos
By Juliana Lima Vasconcellos
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
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Wood
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White Wash Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
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ADROGUE II, 2013-2016
By Edward Povey
Located in ATLANTA, GA
1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing.
Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England.
1974-8...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
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Linen, Plaster, Paper, Oil
21st Century Walnut Wood James Dining Chair Linen
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
James Boswell, the 9th Laird of Auchinleck, was a prestigious biographer and diarist. During the course of his life, James met an amazing number of the powerful of the literati, the ...
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Linen, Walnut
Contemporary Oval Rug with Geometric Pattern in Green Hues and Beige in Wool
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Located in Porto, PT
Tapis Shaped #030 also known as Zaid is a round rug by HOMMÉS Studio x TAPIS Studio. Its oval shape is ideal to add movement and liveness to a rectangular room. Zaid fragmented shape...
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21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects.
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H 18.51 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Textile, Wood
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its base. Se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Textile, Wood
Danish Midcentury Teak double bed with Cane headboard by Hans Wegner for Getama
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegantely shaped double bed model GE 701 designed by Hans Wegner in the 1960s and produced by Getama. The headboard is made of woven cane and has floating side tables with black gla...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
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H 30.32 in W 87.41 in D 74.81 in
Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Center Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Center Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key coffee table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Center Tables
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Travertine
H 13.78 in W 55.12 in D 35.44 in
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A Rare Sideboard in Lemonwood and Mirror by Jean Royere
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
A rare sideboard featuring a modernist shaped body in Lemonwood on a plinth base with convex shaped
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Vintage 1940s French Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Dutch Modernist Writing Desk with Book Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black Heavy Cubist Frame with Rosewood Top and Set of 3 Drawers with Streamline Chrome Pulls and a Side Bookshelf.
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Solid Oak Modernist Stick and Plank Book Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Solid Plank and Stick Book Shelf that is Totally Collapsible. Crazy Construction, no screws
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Rare Evans Clark Modernist Room Divider / Book Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 1940's / Early 1950's room divider and/or bookshelf by Evans Clark for Glenn Of California. Black and white painted sliding doors for endless design combinations.
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Vintage 1950s American Bookcases
Carl Auböck II Modernist Geometric 1950s Carved Walnut and Cast Brass Book Shelf
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A sculptural shelf designed and made by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950. The piece is made up of
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
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Brass
H 10.63 in W 17.92 in D 8.27 in
Mid-Century Modernist Side Table in Book-Matched Walnut
By William Billy Haines
Located in New York, NY
This very sophisticated table is made of fine book-matched rosewood with a cutout side design. It
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Mid-Century Modernist Book-Matched Burled Walnut Sideboard with Geometric Pulls
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Mid-Century Modernist book-matched burled Walnut sideboard with stylized geometric
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
H 36 in W 64.5 in D 19.75 in
Modernist Abstract Stone Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
, perfect for styling a curio shelf or book shelf.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Sandstone
Sleek Modernist Credenza Lane Altavista
By Lane Furniture
Located in Rochester, NY
figured exotic sliced book matched butternut wood veneer. Two central doors open to an interior
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
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Wood
Restored Rattan Seven-Tier Tic-Tac-Toe Display Shelf Wall Etagere Unit
Located in Van Nuys, CA
unique broken up seven-level shelf design with modernist "Tic-Tac-Toe" rattan pole back. Restored to new
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
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Rattan
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Bowed Front End/Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
This pair of ultra chic bowed front end /side tables are made of fine book-matched mahogany .The
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Pair of Modernist End Tables / Nightstands by the Herman Millar Co.
Located in New York, NY
Elongated scrolled nickeled pulls, book matched mahogany on a plinth base.Cabinet with shelf area
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Rare Italian Mid-Century Pier Mirror and Console Table by Carlo Azzi
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Incredible stylized console table with wall-mounted mirror. The vertical form is comprised of book
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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Mirror, Glass, Maple
French Art Deco Rosewood and Black Lacquer Sideboard/Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This rare and exquisite streamlined cabinet in book-matched rosewood was realized in France, circa
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cabinets
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Chrome
Small Modernist Book Shelf
Located in Hanover, MA
Small walnut open book shelf clearly executed by a fan of Gio Ponti and his designs for the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
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Walnut
Art Deco Modernist Macassar Book Shelf by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, 1930s
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco Modernist Macassar ebony and chrome book shelf / console table designed by Gilbert Rohde
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Chrome
H 30 in W 54 in D 15 in
Unusual Modernist Coffee/ Cocktail Table by John Keal for Brown Saltman
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in Buffalo, NY
coffee warmer (see photo) Also featured is a slatted magazine or book storage shelf, and it's original
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Cartier Sterling Silver Photo or Picture Frame
By Cartier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
& indentations to the silver. So, this is a perfect frame for the mantel, book shelf, or second row of frames
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modernist Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver
Glenn of California Credenza in Rosewood and Ebonized Finish
By Glenn of California
Located in Rochester, NY
1960s modernist credenza designed by Robert Baron for Glenn of California. There are four
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Vintage USM Haller White Bookshelf or Vitrine
By Herman Miller, Usm Haller
Located in Atlanta, GA
as a book shelf, TV or media cabinet, bar, or display vitrine. The tall, deep bottom drawer pulls
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Burl Wood Art Deco Cabinet Secretary Desk
By Herman Miller
Located in Las Vegas, NV
pull-out drawers underneath the desk and a book shelf.
Measures: Height: 42 in. Width: 40 in. Depth
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Burl
Art Deco Style Lacquer Etagere/Bookshelf with 24Kt Gold Orbital Embellishments
Located in New York, NY
would be equally well suited as a book shelf or as an étagère to present precious and rarefied objects
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20th Century American Art Deco Shelves
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Gold
H 71.75 in W 39.75 in D 12 in
Art Deco Figured Walnut Double Wardrobe, circa 1930, English
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very striking and imposing Art Deco double wardrobe with a modernist
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Art Deco Figured Walnut Double Wardrobe, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very striking and imposing Art Deco double wardrobe with a modernist
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
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Walnut
French Art Deco Modern Burled Marble-Top Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
An incredible, eye-catching vintage French Art Deco Modernist sideboard / locking bar cabinet from
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Marble
California Modernist Book Shelf
Located in Oakland, CA
NIce designed display shelf of wood with iron exo-skeleton. From a local San Francisco estate. A
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Vintage 1950s American Shelves
Materials
Iron
Metal Book Stand by Luther Conover
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegantly simple and functional two shelf book stand by the Sausalito, California modernist
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Vintage 1950s American Magazine Racks and Stands
Modernist Shelving Unit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Sculptural Coffee or Cocktail Table by John Keal for Brown Saltman
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in Atlanta, GA
shelf. Iconic design by the California modernist. Beautifully refinished in a rich medium brown.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Birch, Glass
Jean Royere - Rare Sideboard in Lemonwood and Mirror
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
A rare sideboard featuring a modernist shaped body in lemonwood on a plinth base with convex shaped
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Mirror, Wood
An Important Sideboard by Jean Royere
Located in New York, NY
A rare sideboard featuring a modernist shaped body in Lemonwood on a plinth base with convex shaped
Category
Vintage 1940s French Sideboards
Materials
Brass
A Rare Sideboard in Lemonwood and Mirror by Jean Royere
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
A rare sideboard featuring a modernist shaped body in Lemonwood on a plinth base with convex shaped
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Vintage 1940s French Sideboards
Materials
Brass
A Rare Sideboard in Lemonwood and Mirror by Jean Royere
Located in New York, NY
A rare sideboard featuring a modernist shaped body in Lemonwood on a plinth base with convex shaped
Category
Vintage 1940s French Sideboards
Materials
Brass
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Modernist Book Shelf For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the modernist book shelf you’re looking for. A modernist book shelf — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are 8 variations of the antique or vintage modernist book shelf you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the modernist book shelf you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A modernist book shelf, designed in the mid-century modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made modernist book shelf over the years, but those crafted by Dunbar, France & Daverkosen and Jens Quistgaard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Modernist Book Shelf?
Prices for a modernist book shelf start at $325 and top out at $27,300 with the average selling for $4,000.
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