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Item Ships From: Europe
Period: Mid-20th Century
Mid century Scandinavian birch bookcase cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century Scandinavian birch open bookcase circa 1940.
Fine example of Swedish mid century craftsmanship. Central open bookcase aperture fitted with 2 fully adjustable shelves, fl...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Birch
Mid century walnut bookcase by František Jirák, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century Vintage bookcase from the 1960´s. It was designed by František Jirák and was manufactured by Jitona company in the former Czechoslovakia. Features a simple design, a glaz...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Beech
Bookshelf by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen 1950s
Located in Handewitt, DE
Two parts bookshelf by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbler 1950s Made in teak. On the back with Illums Boighus Kbh. mark. In very good vintage condition, with nice ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Swedish mid century birch low open bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid century birch low open bookcase circa 1950.
Good example of elegant and functional Swedish furniture design.
Low footprint on this piece allows it to sit in many areas ...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Birch
Vintage Danish Modular Teak Wall Unit by Kai Kristiansen for FM, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish modular teak wall unit by Kai Kristiansen for Feldballes Møbelfabrik, Denmark, 1960s
Vintage modular 2 bay shelving system model FM Reolsystem.
This set consist of:
...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Rectangular Durmast Etagere / Console Table with Two Shelves, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This shelving unit is made in durmast wood. It can be used fixed to the wall or as a divider.
It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Pair Danish Scandinavian Modern Teak Low Bookcase/Cabinets With Shaped Supports
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Pair of Matching Danish Mid Century Modern Glazed Teak Low Bookcases With Shaped Supports.
Provenance: The Estate of John Graham architect (1927-2021) of Harlow, Essex.
John Gra...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Teak
Osvaldo Borsani E22 Double Sided Freestanding Wall Unit for Tecno, Italy, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This double-sided freestanding E22 bookcase is a rare and peculiar example of Borsani's innovative design and the Tecno manufacturing expertise. Its construction of metal, wood, and ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Vittorio Dassi Monumental Desk Wall Unit for Mobili Cantù, Italy, 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Monumental and very rare desk wall unit by Vittorio Dassi for Mobili Cantù – Italy, circa 1950.
Italian walnut, birch and brass details.
Corner assembly between two walls at a 90-deg...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
rare bookcase designed "css" model by george nelson for herman miller 1060
Located in taranto, IT
Rare Sky/Earth modular bookcase model "CSS", designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1960
composed of five height-adjustable aluminium uprights, 10 shelves, two wooden upper com...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
Osvaldo Borsani Libreria da Centro Etagere Wood and Brass 1940 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Osvaldo Borsani Downtown Bookstore. Etagere
Category
Italian Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Curved Mid-Century Bookcase with Shelves and Doors in Bamboo Italian Design
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful bookcase from the 1970s. The bookcase has three shelves and at the bottom has two drawers and two doors with original bamboo knobs and two more shelves inside.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo
Jorge Zalszupin - Componivel bookcase
Located in PARIS, FR
JORGE ZALSZUPIN - COMPONIVEL BOOKCASE
Jacaranda and cork
for L'Atelier Moveis
Brazil
Circa 1959
H 150 x L 200 x D 40 cm
Jorge Zalszupin, born in 1922 in Warsaw, Poland, became a lea...
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Freestanding Bookcase in Teak by Kurt Østervig, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Bookcase in teak designed by Kurt Østervig M.A.A. for K.P furniture in 1960s. Made in Denmark, great condition.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern "Lovö" bookcase, NK, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Low pine bookcase with cabinet part, made at NK in a rustic functionalist design. Rounded corners combined with traditional design elements including a cast iron keyhole plate.
The ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Taichiro Nakay for La Permanente Mobili Cantù Wall Cabinet in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Taichiro Nakay (Nakai) for La Permanente Mobili Cantù, wall cabinet, teak, coated steel, brass, glass, Italy, circa 1955
Taichiro Nakay is an incredibly talented Japanese designer ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of 1940s Italian Cherrywood Doublesides Cabinets or Bookcases
Located in Sacile, PN
Pair of Italian cabinets or bookcase, natural cherrywood with black details. These pieces can be put in the center of a room as they are both double sides.
One is completely resto...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 'E22' Wall Unit or Bookcase in Rosewood and Metal
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, bookcase or wall unit, model 'E22', lacquered steel, lacquered aluminum, rosewood veneer, glass, Italy, design 1957.
This sleek, wall-mounted shelving uni...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Nightstands in Oak by Børge Mogensen, Made in Sweden
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of nightstands in oak with adjustable shelves. Designed by Danish architect Børge Mogensen for Karl Andersson cabinetmakers. Made in Sweden in the 1960s. Great condition.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Bookcase in Teak & Oak by Børge Mogensen, Made in Denmark
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of bookcases in teak and oak. Designed by MAA. Børge Mogensen in 1958, this piece is made by CM Madsen Cabinetmakers Denmark in the 1960s. Great original condition.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Teak
Italian Mid-Century Self-Standing Corner Bookcase with Desk by Borsani, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Amazing Italian corner Bookcase with Desk, produced in the 1950s and very well designed, probably by one of the most important Italian designers of the period such as Osvaldo Borsani...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Mid century Swedish elm and burr sideboard bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century Swedish elm and burr sideboard bookcase circa 1950.
We are pleased to offer this full refurbished low open bookcase from Sweden.
Veneered in elm with burr elm drawers a...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Elm
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Shelving System in Green Coated Steel
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' shelving system, coated steel, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hir...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Large Italian Bookcase in Cherry and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit, cherry, brass, Italy, 1960s
Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this exceptional library unit excels in form, material use, composition, and craftsmanship. The bookc...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Large Architectural Library in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Library wall-unit, walnut, Italy, 1960s
Rooted in Italy’s mid-century design tradition, this substantial bookcase highlights the makers architectural sensibility and refined taste f...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase / Display Cabinet 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A delightful Vintage flame mahogany Georgian Revival library breakfront bookcase / display cabinet, dating from the mid 20th Century and the rear bearing the makers label for the ren...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Bookcase / Wall Unit by Finn Juhl BO71 for Bovirke, 1960s Rosewood Pine Brass
By Finn Juhl
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Large modular wall shelf BO71 from the 1960s with a beautiful rosewood veneer and shelves made of pine and brass, designed by Finn Juhl in 1953. The...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Willy Guhl Modular Concrete Bookcase, 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Balen, BE
A set of 4 sculptural concrete bookcase elements by Swiss architect Willy Guhl, produced in Switzerland in the 1960s by Eternit. The cubes can be arranged in various ways and is a wo...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Concrete, Other
Vintage Italian Wood & Brass Mid-Century Modern Free-Standing Bookcase
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This bookcase was produced in Italy around the 1960s. It consists of 2 main wooden units with shelves and containers, joined together by a central chest of drawers and shelves. Remai...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani anodized aluminum, wood, and Resinflex E60 bookshelf Italy 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
The E60 bookshelf, crafted from anodized aluminum, wood, and Resinflex, is a distinguished model designed by the renowned Osvaldo Borsani and produced by Tecno in the 1950s.
Minimal...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
Mid century Scandinavian elm low open bookcase cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century Scandinavian elm low open bookcase cabinet circa 1950.
Fine quality low open bookcase of smaller proportions fully refurbished in our workshop.
Matched veneers to the t...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Elm
"E22" wooden bookcase by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1960s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and extraordinary "E22" hanging bookcase designed by the great Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani (1911 - 1985) for Tecno, Italy, 1960s. The work bears the original Tecno sticker ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Lips Vago Library Wall of Ten 'Congresso' Bookcases
By Lips Vago
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lips Vago, 'Congresso' shelving units, lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s.
Very large library consisting of ten 'Congresso' units. Constructed from steel sheets, the 'Congresso' shelf is...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Large Vintage Bookcase Fine Quality Display Shelving by Maison Jansen
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Large Vintage Mahogany and Brass Bookcase – Circa 1950, believed to be by Maison Jansen
This vintage mid-century mahogany and brass bookcase, dating to approximately 1950, is a high...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
"Triennale" bookcase by Lips Vago, painted metal, Italy 1954
By Lips Vago
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and extraordinary "Triennale" model painted iron bookcase, designed by Lips Vago Italia.
It is a sophisticated bookcase, with an unmistakable style, presented for the first tim...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Italian Burl Wood Glass Vitrine Sideboard Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian walnut, carved, three shelves sideboard cabinet with glass doors in typical Art Deco design shape, wood finish. This piece is ideal as open bookcase as well as ca...
Category
Italian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Wood Three Shelves Open Bookcase Library
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian walnut, carved, three shelves, open bookcase, with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with beautiful burl wood pattern dec...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Pair of China Bookcases in Oak by Børge Mogensen, Made in Denmark
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of bookcases in oak with adjustable shelves, designed by Maa. Børge Mogensen for C.M. Madsen cabinetmakers in 1958. Made in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Mid century Swedish birch low open bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century swedish birch low open bookcase circa 1950.
Good example of swedish design, which offers maximum storage without taking too much space.
Rectangular shape, veneered in a...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Birch
1950s Vintage Bookcase / Shelfs In Teak With Black Lacquered Stands
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Very decorative Scandinavian bookcase cabinet made in Sweden in the 1950s.
The teak cabinet with the lockable doors consists one internal, fixed, shelf.
The three book shelfs on top ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Faux Leather, Beech, Teak
Pair of narrow bookcases – Barcelona 1950
Located in Girona, Girona
Pair of narrow bookcases with ash veneer. Satiny french polish.
Spain, Barcelona circa 1950
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Ash
20th Century, Italian Production Wall Bookcase with adjustable shelves 60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Wall Bookcase composed of 5 bays with height-adjustable shelves.
Designed and produced in Italy in the 60 s.
It is made of lacquered metal structure with brass bases and 30 wooden sh...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Feal Italian Wall Unit in Anodized Aluminum and Mahogany
By Feal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Feal (Fonderie Elettriche Alluminio e Lega), model ‘S2’ wall unit, mahogany veneer, anodized aluminum, brass-plated aluminum, Italy, 1950s
Both aesthetics and functionality comes i...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Bauhaus Era Bookcase, Tubular Steel Base, Walnut Veneer, 1930s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This stunning Bauhaus era bookcase was made around 1930s, most probably in Italy. It features gorgeous tubular steel frame in one piece that embraces wooden chest with shelves and dr...
Category
Italian Bauhaus Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Wohnbedarf Modular Shelving System
By Wohnbedarf
Located in Bern, CH
1960's free standing mid century modular shelving system. Constructed form tubular steel elements with beech wood veneer shelves. Lo...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Industrial Congresso Bookcase or Shelving System in White Steel by Lips Vago
By Lips Vago
Located in London, London
'Congresso' shelving unit by Lips Vago. In white lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s. With adjustable shelves. One available in white and a further seven in different colours. Please see a...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Industrial Congresso Bookcase in Red Steel by Lips Vago, Two Available
By Lips Vago
Located in London, London
'Congresso' shelving unit by Lips Vago. In red lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s. With adjustable shelves. Two available in red and a further six in different colours. Please see additio...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Italian Wall Unit, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Modular wall unit with 3 shelves, 2 boxes with two sliding glass doors containing one shelf, 1 boxes with a folding door containing one shelf and 1 boxes with 4 drawers and a door c...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Danish Modern Teak Bookcase, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Teak Bookcase, 1960s.
Danish Mid-Century Modern bookcase and cabinet in teak. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1960s. In the style of Carlo Jensen/Hundevad/Børge Mogensen...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century "China" Bookcase in Oak by Børge Mogensen, Made in Denmark
Located in Lejre, DK
China bookcase in oak. Designed by MAA. Børge Mogensen in 1958, this piece is made by CM Madsen cabinetmakers Denmark in the 1960s. Great original condition.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
English Solid Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5579 A solid mahogany waterfall bookcase of good proportions, having shaped upstand to the top above three shelves, all standing on shaped bracket feet. This antique bookcase is in...
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Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Scandinavian Midcentury Modern Vintage Classic Swedish Teak Wood Bookcase, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This modernist classic bookcase was made in Sweden during the 1960s. It is finished with teak wood in a darker shade of brown. The cabinet has three s...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Scandinavian elm and birch low open bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian elm and birch low open bookcase circa 1950.
Fine example of storage solutions for small spaces, or for even using as a stand for flat screen tv's
Birch main body with ...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Birch, Elm
Pierre Chapo, Library B17b, France 1960
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Old edition of the B17b library in French Elm by Pierre Chapo, France 60'. Presented at the Salon des Arts Ménagers in 1967, this bookcase breaks the rules by placing the supports ab...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Elm
George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Modular Wall Unit in Walnut & Aluminum
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nelson for Herman Miller, modular wall unit model 'CSS', walnut, aluminium, glass, United States, 1959
Herman Miller introduced George Nelson’s Comprehensive Storage...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Bookcases in Mahogany by Mogens Koch, Danish Design, Midcentury, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of bookcases in solid mahogany designed by Mogens Koch for Rud. Rasmussen cabinetmakers in 1933. Made in Denmark and in all original condition.
Each bookcase is D 28cm, W 76, H...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Modern Danish Design Rosewood Bookcase, 1960s
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Bookcase
Danish design midcentury moder bookcase in beautiful rosewood veneer. Unfortunately, we were unable to identify the designer and maker of the quality cabinet. But that does ...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Bookcase Four Modules by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This bookcase consists of four modules freestanding, suitable to be moving and placed at will in the home.
It's composed by #5 uprights, and equipped with #9 shelves, #2 cabinets tw...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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