Venetian Bookcase
Venetian Painted Secretary Bureau Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an impressive bureau bookcase painted in a classic Venetian design. The top section with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Other Bookcases
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Wood
18th Century Venetian Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique Italian bureau bookcase, made in Venice, circa 1750.
It has been made
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Antique 1750s Italian Bookcases
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Satin, Mirror, Boxwood, Walnut
Venetian Rococo Style Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Venetian Rococo Style Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase
In two parts, The upper with a molded
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20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Venetian Burl Patchwork Bookcase Cabinet Narrow Server
Located in Forney, TX
Elegant vintage Italian patchwork open bookcase or buffet. circa 1930s/1940s
Hand-crafted in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
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Beech, Maple, Olive, Walnut, Burl
Italian Inlaid Venetian Burlwood Baroque Cabinet, Bookcase, Vitrine or Cupboard
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Inlaid Venetian Burlwood Baroque Cabinet, Bookcase, Vitrine or Cupboard
A fine cabinet of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases
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Glass, Wood
H 79 in W 51.75 in D 16 in
Pair of Paint Decorated Gilded Venetian Style Open Bookcases of Shallow Depth
By Shaw Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of Shaw Furniture Company bookcases with open top sections and closed bases
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Vintage 1970s American Regency Revival Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
H 74.25 in W 24 in D 8.25 in
Vertical 5-Shelf Bookcase
By CG capelletti
Located in Milan, IT
A modular design comprised of five shelves, this exquisite bookcase combines exceptional
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2010s Italian Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Afra e Tobia Scarpa Artona bookcase Italy 1975
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large Artona bookcase designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa and manufactured by Maxalto in 1975 in Italy
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Walnut
1930s Open Bookcase in Neoclassical Carved Mahogany, by Bassano's Ebanistery
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pretty 1930s open bookcase in neoclassical style in carved mahogany, having 2 Shelves and a shaped
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Vintage 1930s Italian Neoclassical Revival Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
H 49.22 in W 49.22 in D 13.39 in
Italian Venetian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a classic Venetian style polychrome lacquered bookcase. This case piece is exquisitely hand
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Antique 19th Century Italian Other Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Venetian Paint Decorated Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall cabinet made in two parts in blue paint with polychrome painted floral and gilt figural decoration. With a serpentine baroque crest with a gilt landscape in the center cartouc...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
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Wood
1900s, Venetian Baroque Corner Cupboard Bookcase, Restored, Wax-Polished
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century, Italy Venetian Baroque corner cupboard, bookcase, restored, wax polished
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Corner Cupboards
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
H 75.2 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Venetian Hand-Painted Blind Door Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in Hollywood, SC
Venetian blind door secretary with a carved scrolled decorative cornice, upper case bookcase with
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Original 18th Century Venetian Secretary Desk Bookcase burled walnut with inlaid
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
must-have object among Venetian aristocratic families that could not be missing in their residences
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 91.74 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
19th Century Venetian Secretary Bookcase with Painted Scenes and Floral Sprays
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely painted green and yellow Italian fall-front secretary bookcase in the Venetian
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Paint
H 95.5 in W 40 in D 22 in
Unique Venetian Italian Paint Decorated Secretary Desk with Bookcase Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
painted secretary desk. Done in the tradition of the Venetian style, this beautifully designed piece is a
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Antique 1890s Italian Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 82 in W 40 in D 21 in
Venetian Display Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Venetian gesso polychrome and parcel-gilt display cabinet or bookcase decorated in red-orange
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Antique 19th Century Italian Cabinets
Fine Hand-Painted Venetian 19th Century Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding example of a Venetian bureau bookcase, or secretaire, having a serpentine cornice
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic late 19th century Italian secretaire cabinet or bookcase made in the Venetian Rococo
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th C. Venetian Tall Secretary Cabinet with Beautiful Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
and installation. This 18th century Venetian tall bookcase and secretary, will be an eye-catching room
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Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Vintage Tall and Colorful Vintage Italian Sculpture in Murano Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Murano, Venice, the Carnival, the buildings. everything is colour in the venetian lagoon, and this
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Vases
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Murano Glass
Studio Simon Granite Brutalist Samo Table in the Style of Carlo Scarpa, 1970
By Studio Simon, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Vicenza, IT
the brand's artistic director, and the Venetian architect's style inspired the shapes of this table
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Granite
H 28.75 in W 49.22 in D 70.08 in
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Large English Pine Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1940
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Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Roll Top, Walnut Marquetry, Germany, 19th Century
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H 49.61 in W 38.98 in D 20.08 in
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Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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18th Century Delft Chinoiserie Charger
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of a mid-18th century Delft charger in a chinoiserie hand-painted pattern. The pottery is hand-painted in a traditional blue and white chinoiserie scene featur...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
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This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Lo Studiolo di Ponziani Florentine Chinoiserie HandPainted Secretary Desk Italy
By Ponziani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinoiserie hand-painted secretary, Lo Studiolo di Ponziani, Florence, Italy. Chinoiserie painted secretary desk Ponziani Firenze. Painted brilliant lemon yellow, beautiful and subst...
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H 92 in W 41 in D 17 in
Swedish Art Nouveau Mahogany Sofa
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Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous writing table desk or bureau plat made in the lovely Queen Anne style featuring an emerald green lacquered finish. Decorated in the chinoiserie revival taste with painted As...
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Antique Arts &Crafts Five-Stack Oak Barrister Bookcase Secretary C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Glass, Oak
Brazilian Rosewood Mid-century Danish Secretary Desk with Vanity Mirror
Located in Oakland, CA
Brazilian rosewood secretary desk, 1955, Denmark. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, it showcases stunning Brazilian rosewood with dark grains and dynamic book-matched patte...
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Swedish Baroque Secretary Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Baroque secretary hutch. It was found at an Estate Auction in Uppsala, Sweden.
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Louis XVI Style Cerused Oak Secretary Bookcase Writing Table
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18th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
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Antique Victorian Walnut & Burl Cylinder Secretary Desk & Bookcase, circa 1880
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H 89.75 in W 39 in D 19.25 in
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Absolutely stunning Italian antique bureau bookcase in walnut.
We date this to circa 1920s
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18th Century Venetian Biblioteque
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Venetian Biblioteque with two doors on the bottom stage opening to two shelves, a
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Small Venetian secretaire-bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small Venetian rococo polychrome and floral painted drop-front secretaire-bookcase of serpentine
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Venetian Etched and Mirrored Secretaire-Bookcase
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Venetian Etched and Mirrored Secretaire-Bookcase. Beveled mirrored sides and front with scroll and
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18th Century Venetian Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
Exceptional 18th century lacquered secretary bookcase with mirrored doors. The lacquer features
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Venetian Secretaire
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful venetian secretaire with three drawers and a fitted interior and two door bookcase above.
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Vintage Tall and Colorful Vintage Italian Sculpture in Murano Glass
Located in Milan, IT
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Located in New York, NY
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19th Century Venetian Painted Corner Bookcase
Located in Hixson, TN
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19th Century Venetian Style Secretary Bureau Bookcase
Located in Madrid, ES
Venetian style bookcase, made of walnut root. follows the models of the eighteenth century,
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Pair of Venetian Style Japanned Bookcase Cabinets, circa 1920-1940
Located in Shippensburg, PA
With gorgeous worn surfaces throughout, this pair of bookcases are an incredibly effective design
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Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
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Located in Sofia, BG
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Rochester, NY
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Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Venetian style mask sculpture in green Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Venetian Bookcase For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the venetian bookcase you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paint and walnut, every venetian bookcase was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect venetian bookcase — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A venetian bookcase is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Neoclassical and Rococo styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Venetian Bookcase?
Prices for a venetian bookcase can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $2,350 and can go as high as $78,000, while the average can fetch as much as $12,500.
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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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