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Tension Pole Shelving

Rare 1980s ALU Manfrotto Modular Bookcase Shelf System Wall Unit or Display
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
1980s modular shelf system / wall unit / retail display, by ALU, Italy, consisting of six poles and
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

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Metal

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Vintage 1970s French Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Maison Jansen Stools
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H 28 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Wall Unit by Tjerk Reijenga for Pilastro with Die Cut Magazine Shelve
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String Shelf System, Bookcase with Bar Cabinet Teak by WHB Germany, 1950s
By WHB furniture
Located in Gaggenau, DE
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Mid-Century Modern Modular Teak and Metal Shelf Unit, Italy, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

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Metal

Carlo Scarpa "Samo" Oval Table for Simon Gavina, 1971
By Carlo Scarpa, Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
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Rare Edward Wormley Open Frame Lit Shelf Room Divider for Dunbar
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Vintage 1950s American Shelves

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Rosewood Cadovius Lighted Royal System Wall Unit - Room Divider by Cado
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves

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Mid Century Modern Free Standing Tension Pole Shelving Unit
Located in New York, NY
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Category

20th Century American Shelves

Materials

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REFF Modular Shelving Unit in Teak
Located in London, ON
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

REFF Modular Shelving Unit in Teak
REFF Modular Shelving Unit in Teak
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1960 Modular by Olof Pira String Shelving System Room Divider Wall Unit Library
By Olof Pira, String Design AB
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
side. Consisting of 5 uprights, 18 shelves and two Lectern shelves. The tension poles have holes from
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Shelves

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Steel

Large Vintage Industrial Midcentury Shelving System or Room Divider
Located in Huddersfield, GB
. Very heavy duty, high quality extra height tension pole support shelving from a corporate environment
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

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