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Style: Primitive
Early 19th Century American Primitive Pine Bucket Bench
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th Century American Primitive Pine Bucket Bench. Beautifully crafted storage piece typically found on a porch or summer kitchen for keeping well drawn water for easy reach fo...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Primitive Shelves
Materials
Pine
Distressed Stock Rack - Vintage Storage Unit Rack
Located in Oakville, CT
Original, vintage Industrial, American, stock rack with storage pegs on front and back with original distressed paint.
Category
20th Century American Primitive Shelves
Materials
Metal
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Ball and Stick Wall Shelf/Magazine Rack, 1920s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-113 ball and stick shelf with straight top shelf and slanted bottom shelf.
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1920s Vintage Primitive Shelves
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Storage Units Produced by Stil i Stål in Denmark
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Set of 3 storage units. Produced by Stil i Stål in Denmark.
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1960s Danish Vintage Primitive Shelves
Materials
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Original Alvar Aalto Shoe Rack Designed for the Stora Enso Building Finland
By Alvar Aalto
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare and custom shoe rack designed by Alvar Aalto circa 1960 featuring solid birch wood slats. Custom designed by Alvar Aal...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Primitive Shelves
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Wood, Birch
H 3 in W 32.25 in D 18.5 in
English 19th Century Mahogany Trolley
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English tea trolley or butler’s trolley with architectural inspiration. This 19th century mahogany antique has great presence in any room, notable f...
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Original Midcentury Alvar Aalto Coat Rack / Shelf Stora Enso Building, Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this original coat rack with shelf designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek circa 1960 featuring birch wood, metal coat hooks and early nickel plated steel hanger ...
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Eames Original 1st Generation ESU 200-N Storage Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Industrial Rustic Distressed Metal Shelving Bookcase or Display Unit
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible Mid to Late 20th Century Industrial Rustic distressed metal shelving, bookcase, or display unit. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so w...
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Metal
Pierre Jeanneret File Rack Unit with Stencil Marks
Located in Soho, London, GB
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19th-C. Rustic Primitive French Carved Fruitwood Spool Shelf / Etagere
Located in Kennesaw, GA
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Early 20th Century Primitive Tobacco Leaf Sizer Sorter Shelves
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Primitive Shelf by an artist from France
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We found this shelf in the south of France.
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Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Shelf 1860s-1920s / Tansu Zen
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old shelf made in Japan.
Decayed boat boards are used as material.
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Pair of Restoration Hardware French Casement Double Door Oak Bookcase Cabinets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Antique Oak Country Store Mirrored Display Cabinet, circa 1900
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Early Antique Oak 60- Drawer Type-Setting, Art, Print or Map Cabinet, circa 1900
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Primitive Spanish Shelving Unit, 18th Century
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
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1920s Four-Tier Farmhouse Plant Stand in Original Paint
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful early pine plant stand. This can be used to display a variety of collectibles. I used it as a plant stand with a lamp at the top. This is another true antique pieces that c...
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1920s American Vintage Primitive Shelves
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Andrianna Shamaris Antique Bench
Located in New York, NY
Antique bench or shelf.
This bench was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence. It’s a beauty of things...
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1950s Vintage Primitive Shelves
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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Primitive shelves for sale on 1stDibs.
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