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Unusual Empire Style Bookcase, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Quirky and unusual Empire style breakfront bookcase, the wood painted with a faux bois trompe
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases
Unusual Antique Indian or African Shelve Unit Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A unique and unusual shelving composition.
Believed to be early 20th century possibly earlier
Category
Early 20th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Rare French Empire Mahogany Bookcase Library Jacob Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Large and very unusual French Empire bookcase in beautifully figured mahogany veneer. Four glazed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Bookcase Folding Flat Teak
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An unusual and ingenious, mid-century modern retro, portable, folding table top bookcase or display
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
19th century Empire Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very nice directoire/empire mahogany bookcase from around 1800 or early 19th century. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Chinoiserie Red and Gilt Painted Tall Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
A very fine bookcase with unusual chinoiserie style decoration and code of arm. Applied wrought
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20th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Open Bookcase in Mahogany from the 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant large open bookcase in mahogany from the 19th century from France
Very beautiful open
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Ligne Roset By Peter Maly Lines Sloping Shelving Bookcase, White Glossy Lacquer
By Peter Maly, Ligne Roset
Located in London, GB
The Lines bookcase designed by Peter Maly for Ligne Roset is composed by sloping shelves and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bookcases
Materials
Wood
H 85.83 in W 83.86 in D 13.78 in
Antique Georgian Sheraton Neo-Classical Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, 1795
Located in Portland, OR
a single 'secret' drawer and the bookcase is raised on tall 'French' bracket feet.
This rare and
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Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 77 in W 39.25 in D 19 in
Circa 1800 Carved Oak and Wire Paneled Double Bibliothèque from Southwest France
Located in Dallas, TX
An unusual double bibliothèque from southwest France, this impressive bookcase was hand-carved from
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wire
H 94.625 in W 124.5 in D 21.5 in
Rare and Stunning Empire Mahogany Curved Desk and Bookshelf, 19th Century French
Located in New Orleans, LA
This very unusual pairing features a curved desk and a curved bookshelf with a variety of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold
H 105 in W 136 in D 46 in
JUNE GOLD - Petite bibliothèque ours / Small polar bear bookshelf
By Benoît Convers
Located in FONTAIN, FR
unusual furniture with a disturbing aesthetic domesticates animal forms to give them a functional human
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bookcases
Materials
Laminate
Pyrite Bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Located in Geneve, CH
thin lines of the frame aim for invisibility while contrasting the thicker dividers, in an unusual
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Pyrite Bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Located in Geneve, CH
contrasting the thicker dividers, in an unusual
combination of thicknesses. The different size and shapes of
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Pyrite Bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Located in Geneve, CH
aim for invisibility while contrasting the thicker dividers, in an unusual
combination of thicknesses
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Library / Highboard from Paris 'Villa Victor Hugo' around 1925
By Victor Hugo
Located in Greven, DE
Art Deco library / highboard from Paris (Villa Victor Hugo) around 1925 with an unusual walnut
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 63 in W 60.63 in D 17.33 in
Vienna Art Deco Josef Hoffman Manner Eight-Piece Salon Suite Set
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Forney, TX
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A large eight door bookcase storage cabinet with original glass panels, adjustable shelves, and
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Pine Secretary ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Pine Secretary ~ Bookcase is an unusual combination of tailored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Corner Vitrine ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Henri II Neoclassical Corner Vitrine ~ Bookcase exudes a stately elegance that
Category
Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Revival Corner Cupboards
Materials
Steel
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Period Burl Walnut Vitrine or Bookcase
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-19th century French Napoleon III period vitrine or bookcase is constructed of burl walnut
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Pearwood, Walnut, Burl
H 90.25 in W 43.5 in D 18.25 in
French Country Painted Secretary
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Country-style white washed painted secretary bookcase with an unusual folding writing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
This unusual clock signed Blanc Fils Palais Royal is modelled as a library, flanked by two seated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Country Blue Painted Secretary
Located in Westwood, NJ
Antiqued blue painted secretary bookcase with an unusual folding writing surface that can convert
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Country Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Porcelain Allegorical Charger
Located in Houston, TX
Hercules is executed in unusual burgundy and dark blue tones. Our French Napoleon III charger dates from
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vid...
Materials
Porcelain, Faience
Painted Antique Renaissance Style French Bibliotheque Deux Corps
Located in Dallas, TX
This fabulous parcel paint bibliotheque or buffet a deux corps from Southwest France was created in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
French Modern Tall Blonde Parquetry Cabinet, Mini Armoire W/ Nickel Trim
Located in New York City, NY
A French sycamore wood tall and versatile highboy / wardrobe/ cabinet.
Its geometric parquetry
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nickel
H 47.5 in W 61.75 in D 21.75 in
Empire Guillotine Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Empire guillotine cabinet. Fine Neoclassical fruitwood and mahogany vitrine small bookcase cabinet
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Vitrines
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Shelve Unit by Johan Viladrich, Collectible Design, 2020, Rotterdam
By Johan Viladrich
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Everyday Gallery; French design; Art; Bookcase; Office furniture; Store furniture; 2020
Collectible
Category
2010s French Modern Shelves
Materials
Plastic
H 47.25 in W 67.33 in D 13 in
Neoclassical Style Gilt-Bronze Gueridon Attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An unusual neoclassical style gilt bronze Gueridon with an inlaid black marble top, in the manner
Category
Antique 1860s French Neoclassical Revival Gueridon
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Black Forest Pair of Corner Shelves Original Hand Carved Switzerland Late 1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
black forest hanging corner shelves are quite unusual with their original intricate carving. Black
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Shelves
Materials
Wood
H 31 in W 13.5 in D 12.5 in
Roger Rougier 1970 Modernist Table Acrylic Lamp Blooming Tulips Petals
By Roger Rougier
Located in Miami, FL
by the French-Canadian designer Roger Rougier, back in the 1970's. It was designed as a tall blooming
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Roger Rougier 1970 Single Modernist Table Acrylic Lamp in Clam Shaped
By Roger Rougier
Located in Miami, FL
by the French-Canadian designer Roger Rougier, back in the 1970's. It was designed in the shape of a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Walnut Bureaux Bookcase
Located in Chulmleigh, Devon
. Unusual with its serpentine base and dome top. A really fine example of this bureaux bookcase. 36cm
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Simulated Walnut Corner Bookcase
Located in Banbury, GB
AN UNUSUAL DECORATED [SIMULATED WALNUT] CORNER BOOKCASE/CABINET
ORIGINAL DECORATION
Category
20th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Pine, Hardwood
Bookcase Klec L in Mahogany and Black Lacquered Metal
By Monolithe édition, Piergil Fourquié
Located in Toulouse, FR
Here the bookcase Klec in the large version in mahogany, a tropical wood with red tints to warmup
Category
2010s French Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Bookcase Klec S in Mahogany and Black Lacquered Metal
By Monolithe édition, Piergil Fourquié
Located in Toulouse, FR
Here the bookcase Klec in the small version in mahogany, a tropical wood with red tints to warmup
Category
2010s French Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Bookcase Klec L in Light Oak and White Lacquered Metal
By Monolithe édition, Piergil Fourquié
Located in Toulouse, FR
Here the bookcase Klec in the large version in white lacquered metal and oak, a truly contemporary
Category
2010s French Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Bookcase Klec S in Light Oak and White Lacquered Metal
By Monolithe édition, Piergil Fourquié
Located in Toulouse, FR
Here the bookcase Klec in the small version in white lacquered metal and oak, a truly contemporary
Category
2010s French Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Louis Philippe Antique French Painted Mahogany Bibliotheque Display Cabinet Book
Located in Houston, TX
An unusual painted antique French Louis Philippe mahogany bibliotheque display cabinet bookcase
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
H 92 in W 48 in D 20.5 in
20th Century French Terracotta Lobster Pots
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Unusual and decorative C20th French terracotta lobster pots with encrusted barnacles. Make a great
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20th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles
Moonlight Kaleidoscope Side Table Cube in Wood Marquetry
By Rue Monsieur Paris
Located in Paris, FR
This unusual wooden cube part of the ‘Moonlight’ collection, covered in magnificent wood marquetry
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Set of Five Renée Mourgue Classical Pencil Drawings
By Renee Mourgue
Located in Woodbury, CT
Highly unusual and very decorative, this set of five classical busts were pencil-drawn by Renée
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Drawings
Materials
Glass, Paper
Tectonic Silence Side Table Cube in Wood Marquetry
By Rue Monsieur Paris
Located in Paris, FR
The tectonic silence cube, an unusual & dynamic piece of furniture, is covered in magnificent wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Tectonic Silence Cube Side Table in Marble Marquetry
By Rue Monsieur Paris
Located in Paris, FR
The tectonic silence cube, an unusual and dynamic piece of furniture, is covered in magnificent
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Moonlight Kaleidoscope Cube Side Table
By Rue Monsieur Paris
Located in Paris, FR
The Moonlight Kaleidoscope Cube, a part of the 'Moonlight' collection and an unusual and dynamic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
An Unusual Provincial Louis Xiv Influenced Oak Bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
An Imposing Rolled Acanthus Cornice, Carved Cable Mouldings Surrounding The Doors, Original Glazing.
19th Century With 18th Century Elements
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Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Unusual French Book Case
Located in Buchanan, NY
Very tall 10ft)and narrow bookcase, French mid 19th Century. Original off white painted finish with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Glass
19th Century French Painted Bookcase
Located in Nashville, TN
Painted bookcase has unusual amethyst colored glass panes. Bookcase base has two drawers above two
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Unusual Deux Corps - France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming vitrine/display cabinet in two sections painted in faded faux-bois on the outside and a bluey-grey on the inside. The top section has glass panes and the lower section two d...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Country Bookcases
19th Century Bamboo Bookcase from France
Located in High Point, NC
19th century bamboo bookcase from France with rush covered shelves and unusual decorative accents
Category
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century French Tulipwood Glazed Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4130, unusual French tulipwood and rosewood banded two-door bookcase tulipwood, having ebonised
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Tulipwood
French Art Deco Macassar Ebony Bookcase
By Robert Block
Located in London, GB
A most unusual modernist coromandel (Macassar ebony) bookcase, attributed to Robert Block
France
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookcases
SATURDAY SALE Impressive French 1st Empire Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
Impressive and unusual French 1st Empire period bookcase.Mahogany 2 doors with original glass,2
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
French Bookcase in Cherrywood Tree Shaped, 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice sculptural freestanding bookcase with tree shaped sides, France, 1960. This bookcase is
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
French Walnut Art Deco Open Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
An unusual art deco open bookcase with cupboard below, produced in France in the 1920’s two
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Art Nouveau Bookcase, France, Early 1900s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant and unusual Art Nouveau bookcase, painted a soft blue/grey. Wavy cutout detail, columns and
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bookcases
Antique French Fruitwood Cabinet Bookcase, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a fine French antique fruitwood bookcase, circa 1880. It has been crafted from the most
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Bookcases
1980s French Pine Modular Bookcase Highboard Shelving Unit
Located in Dorchester, GB
French pine shelving unit made from solid pine.
Dating from around the 1980s.
It has been
Category
Vintage 1980s French Rustic Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Sideboard Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unusual raw wood sideboard with built in bookcase and custom drawers. Can serve as a desk
Category
20th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Classical Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet Formerly a Gun Cabinet
Located in London, GB
19th century bookcase/cabinet with unusual classical features of lions paw feet and pilasters as
Category
Antique 1830s French French Provincial Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
H 81.5 in W 43.31 in D 14.97 in
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Unusual French Bookcase For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal unusual French bookcase for your home. An unusual French bookcase — often made from glass, wood and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the unusual French bookcase you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right unusual French bookcase, those designed in Empire styles are of considerable interest.
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Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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