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Painted Book Stack

Large Painted or Polychrome Faux Ledger Book Form Low Table as Four Stacks
Located in Nashville, TN
Colorful faux Books as a low table with two not-so-obvious drawers .All four stacks connected as
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Large Painted Wood Faux Ledger Book Form Low or Side Tables as a Stack
Located in Nashville, TN
minor .Wear and losses to the painted simulated pages and ledger book covers edges as shown . Sturdy
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Large Painted Wood Faux Ledger Book Form Low or Side Tables as a Stack
Pair of Large Painted Wood Faux Ledger Book Form Low or Side Tables as a Stack
$3,600 Sale Price / set
25% Off
H 14 in W 17 in D 24 in
Maitland-Smith Trompe L'oeil Book Stack End Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Bridgeport, CT
book forms with titles along the spines including "American Arts 1887" and "Barnaby Rudge" by Charles
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20th Century Georgian End Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Maitland-Smith Trompe L'oeil Book Stack End Table
Maitland-Smith Trompe L'oeil Book Stack End Table
$1,650
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 17.5 in

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Vintage Coastal Carved Book Stack Side Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
A brilliant Boho carved wooden side table. A charming stack of books painted a bright white. A Palm
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Late 20th Century North American Side Tables

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Paint

Vintage Coastal Carved Book Stack Side Table
Vintage Coastal Carved Book Stack Side Table
H 16.25 in W 12.75 in D 12.5 in
Artful Italian Metal Stacked Book End Table
Located in North Miami, FL
PRICED TO SELL.... This painted tole metal stacked book table features many of the greats
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20th Century Italian End Tables

Faux Stacked Book Tole Painted Side Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Faux painted metal stacked books.
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20th Century Side Tables

Late 19th Century Painted Metal Table in Book Stack Form
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare English side table. Painted toile to look like a stack of five books. England, circa 1870
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Antique Late 19th Century English Side Tables

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Metal

Italian Tole Metal Painted Stacked Book Form Flip Top Side Accent End Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Whimsical Italian Hollywood Regency stacked book form toleware flip-top accent table. This vintage
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Italian Tole Metal Painted Stacked Book Form Flip-Top Side or Accent End Table
By Fornasetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Whimsical Italian Hollywood Regency stacked and leaning book form toleware flip-top accent table
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency End Tables

Materials

Steel

Vintage Faux Stacked Book Sculptural Wood Side Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
in lifelike stacked form. Each book has realistic texture with painted gold details and intricately
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20th Century European Arts and Crafts Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 1900s French Leather Faux Book Stack Cave a Liqueur
Located in Dallas, TX
This French cave à liqueur from the early 1900s appears as a leather-bound book stack. When in its
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Early 20th Century French Barware

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Metal, Bronze

Stacked Book Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Whimsical stacked book table with hidden drawer.       
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20th Century Tables

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Leather, Wood

Stacked Book Table
Stacked Book Table
H 25 in W 16 in D 12 in
Faux Book Cupboard Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Painted faux stacked book side table with interior cupboard on wheels, circa 1980s. Please note of
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Vintage 1980s British Tables

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Wood

Faux Book Cupboard Side Table
Faux Book Cupboard Side Table
H 19.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Maitland, Smith Scholar Book Stack Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Jupiter, FL
Maitland Smith Stacked side table, very unique to a library setting, the is a very sturdy item with
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Faux Stacked Book Sculptural Wood Side Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Nine vintage wood carved faux books stacked into 13" side table height. Sweet.
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20th Century Arts and Crafts End Tables

Materials

Wood

Napoleon III Style Stacked Wooden Book Side Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A delightful little side table comprised of painted wooden stacked books. Versatile and fun!
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Vintage 1910s French Side Tables

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Wood

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Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

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Pair of Leather Bound Scholars Library Stacking Books Side Tables with Drawers
$2,037 Sale Price / set
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19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
$42,500
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Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...
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English Porcelain Botanical Dinner Service, Coalport, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Comprising pair of sauce tureens on stands, pair of shell dishes, 4 oval dishes, 4 rectangular dishes, 18 plates. Inscribed in gilt with botanical identification.
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Antique 1840s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

DECORATIVE FAUX STACK OF BOOKS SiDE TABLE WHICH HAS BEEN HAND PAINTED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely decorative faux stack of books side table Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, ...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

DECORATIVE FAUX STACK OF BOOKS SiDE TABLE WHICH HAS BEEN HAND PAINTED
DECORATIVE FAUX STACK OF BOOKS SiDE TABLE WHICH HAS BEEN HAND PAINTED
$653 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20.08 in W 13.98 in D 13 in
Handsome Trompe L'oeil Stack of Books Accent Side Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome side or accent table in the form of a stack of leather books and having a single drawer in the top book.   
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Vintage 1980s American End Tables

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Maintland Smith Stack of Scholars Library Books Coffee Table with Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Maitland-Smith stack of Scholars books coffee table with twin drawers A well made and decorative piece, the table has two drawers, t...
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Wood

Maintland Smith Stack of Scholars Library Books Coffee Table with Drawers
Maintland Smith Stack of Scholars Library Books Coffee Table with Drawers
$826 Sale Price
20% Off
H 16.74 in W 35.04 in D 27.17 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Other

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
$229,321 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
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By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
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Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
$1,434,729
H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in
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Located in Troy, NY
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Tin

Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail
By Theodore Alexander
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail
Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail
$7,159 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.89 in W 55.52 in D 29.73 in
C.J. Vander 994-Piece Silver Flatware Service
By C.J. Vander
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pristine and immense in its breadth, this 994-piece silver set, created by the renowned C.J. Vander of London, is in a class of its own. When silver was the coinage of Great Britain,...
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20th Century English Tableware

Materials

Silver

C.J. Vander 994-Piece Silver Flatware Service
C.J. Vander 994-Piece Silver Flatware Service
$298,500 / set
H 34 in W 38.25 in D 19.88 in
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Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This dining room consists of a dresser, three sideboards including a pair of small open sideboards and a large sideboard with doors, a table, six chairs and two armchairs. In walnut ...
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Walnut

Exceptional Neo Gothic Dining Room Set
Exceptional Neo Gothic Dining Room Set
On Hold
$98,784 / set
H 137.8 in W 87.8 in D 27.17 in
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Painted Book Stack For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic painted book stack available at 1stDibs. A painted book stack — often made from wood, metal and paint — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a painted book stack — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right painted book stack, those designed in mid-century modern, Art Nouveau and modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made painted book stack has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Chamberlains Worcester and Frankart are consistently popular.

How Much is a Painted Book Stack?

The average selling price for a painted book stack at 1stDibs is $1,848, while they’re typically $595 on the low end and $6,950 for the highest priced.
Questions About Painted Book Stack
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.