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Art Deco Bookcases

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Axel Einar Hjorth Swedish Grace Bookshelf, 1930
Located in Uccle, BE
"Funkis" Bookshelf made of Bonad birch with removable shelves. Metal plaque on back with the following information NK R 35389- C 25 1 32. Dimensions: H100.5 x W116 x D25cm H39" x W46...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Bookcases

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Birch

English Art Deco 1920's Solid Oak Bookcase
Located in Leicester, GB
English Art Deco bookcase in solid Oak. This antique bookcase was made in the 1920s and has beautiful colour and patina to the finish. It is a great size for any room. Size 20cm x 12...
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1920s British Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Oak

Art Deco Amsterdamse School Bookcase by Piet Kramer, 1916
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School bookcase. Design by Piet Kramer. Striking Dutch design from around 1916. Solid oak base with on top two secret storage spaces. Lock a...
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1910s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Oak

1920s Console Cabinet Record Holder Art Decò in Briar, by Piero Bottoni
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Cabinet console style "Rationalism" , by Piero Bottoni for Meroni & Fossati, in briar of walnut with murano glass handle. Cabinet dimensions: Height 77 c...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Walnut, Burl

Antique and Rare Solid Beech Wood Three Tier Small Bookcase a.k.a. A Book Trough
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and seperable/demountable antique bookcase. This rare, three-tier and free standing bookcase could be the perfect finish to a small area for reading, rest and relaxation. Ho...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Bookcases

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Wood, Beech

1932 Signed Charak Furniture Art Deco Arch Bookcase Glass Cabinet
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, arched glass bookcase cabinet you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful bookca...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

Art Deco Modernist Open Bookcase by Jan Brunott, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist open bookcase.Design by Jan Brunott.Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.Solid oak base with original black lacquered lining.Two original pine...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Oak

Pair of French Art Deco Tall open Bookcases c1925
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Tall open Bookcases Discover the exquisite elegance of a pair of French Art Deco tall bookcases, c. 1925, attributed to the renowned designer Paul Dupre Lafon. Crafted from...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Rosewood

Early 20th Century Mahogany Stacking Barrister Bookcase
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Mahogany stacking barrister bookcase with maple interiors. 3 storage sections with glass sliding up and in doors. Paneled sides, brass pulls. Each compartment is 42 x 9.5 x 8.75 h fo...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Brass

Art Deco Burr Walnut Curved Bookcase
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco open bookcase. Burr walnut veneered with a curved edge and ebonised base. Veneered to back. Dimensions: H 72.5cm W 105cm D 35cm Aperture of shelves from Bottom H 26.5cm...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Walnut

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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookcases

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Brass

Art Deco Modernist Bookcase or Credenza by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist bookcase or credenza. Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with origin...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Brass

Swedish Art Deco Bookends in Bronze by Oscar Andersson for Ystad Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Art Deco bookends in bronze by Oscar Andersson for Ystad Metall. Bookends cast in Bronze. Made in Sweden, 1920s. The Birth of the nude Venus in a giant scallop shell. Both st...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Bronze

Oak Art Deco Modernist Open Bookcase, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Deco Modernist open bookcase. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak and original oak veneered base with original macassar ebony veneer. In very goo...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Macassar, Oak

Art Deco Three-Tiered Skyscraper Revolving Book Table, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish Art Deco English modernist revolving book table dating to the 1930s. A very fine example that can be used for multiple purposes, a centre, end, coffee table. With a ligh...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Bookcases

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Walnut

Hendrik Wouda for Pander Art Deco Bookshelf in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hendrik Wouda for Pander & Zonen, bookshelf, oak, coromandel, brass, the Netherlands, circa 1925 This impeccably balanced bookshelf features a sleek rectangular form, defined by str...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Brass

Fine Art Deco Macassar Ebony Vitrine Display Cabinet by Gouffé ca. 1930
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A FINE ART DECO MACASSAR EBONY VITRINE DISPLAY CABINET WITH BLIND-DOOR BOOKCASES Retains original label inside drawer for manufacturer GOUFFÉ à PARIS France, ca. 1930 Item # 310KWO0...
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20th Century French Art Deco Bookcases

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Brass

Fritz August Breuhaus German Expressionist Library
Located in Petershagen, DE
This rare expressionist bookcase design, created by Fritz August Breuhaus, was manufactured by H. Hömig, Hönningen in Western Germany. It features a veneer in burled walnut and incl...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Walnut, Burl

Haagse School Dutch Art Deco bookcase by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An original Hendrik Wouda bookcase, made at Pander & Sons, 1924 (marked with metal plate at the back). The modernist design with the pointed legs and the cubist geometric shapes is w...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Oak

Gilbert Rohde Art Deco Bookshelf by Herman Miller Refinished
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Art Deco Bookcase, designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, American, circa 1930s. Part of Rohde's modular East Indian Laurel Group. This piece is currently being ref...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Metal

Art Deco Beautiful Blonde Glazed Bookcase, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this fabulous floor standing round shouldered Art Deco glazed bookcase with a modernist slant. Dating to the 1930's and English made, this bookcase has beau...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Walnut

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...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Wood, Cherry

Art Deco Walnut Skyscraper Bookcases, A Pair
Located in Garnerville, NY
A smart pair of walnut Art Deco skyscraper bookcases. Circa 1930-40. Each cabinet has the stepped hard geometric lines revealing the true aesthetic of the Art Deco period. Nicely fig...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Walnut

Black Burl Art Deco Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Handcrafted in a stunning Tamo ash burl veneer, this bookcase showcases the intricate and unique grain patterns of the wood, exuding luxury and timeless style. The deep silent black ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

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Metal

Jacques Adnet, Four-door Macassar & Glass Bookcase, France, c. 1945
Located in New York, NY
With a career spanning many of 20th century's formative aesthetic movements, Adnet cuts a distinctive figure in the history of design. He strove to create beautiful pieces, which wer...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Brass

Oak Art Deco Modernist Bookcase, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist bookcase. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak with original macassar ebony handles on bo...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Macassar, Oak

Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in a luxurious Pyramid Brown with Satin Brass accents, this cabinet exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. The interior features adjustable glass shelves, allowing you to customize the display for your most treasured collections, while built-in LED lights softly illuminate your items, enhancing their beauty and creating a captivating ambiance.   With generous dimensions, the cabinet offers ample space to showcase your prized possessions while adding a touch of classic Art Deco charm to any room. Whether you’re displaying fine china, collectibles, or decorative art, the Burl Art Deco Curio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

Pair of Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinets
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in a luxurious Pyramid Brown with Satin Brass accents, this cabinet exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. The interior features adjustable glass shelves, allowing you to customize the display for your most treasured collections, while built-in LED lights softly illuminate your items, enhancing their beauty and creating a captivating ambiance.   With generous dimensions, the cabinet offers ample space to showcase your prized possessions while adding a touch of classic Art Deco charm to any room. Whether you’re displaying fine china, collectibles, or decorative art, the Burl Art Deco Curio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

Restored Art Deco Display Cabinet , Oak and Glass, Czech, 1940s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This display cabinet from the 1940s showcases an elegant blend of Art Deco and Mid-Century styles, characteristic of post-war Czechoslovakia. Produced by the renowned manufacturer Ji...
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1940s Czech Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Oak

Art Deco Cabinet with 27 Big and 4 Small Drawers Oak with Ebene de Macassar
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Modern Art Deco cabinet with 27 oak drawers where you may put A4 papaers or folders. The 4 small drawers are perfect for CD's.  
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Brass

Small Art Deco Bookcase or Shelf done in walnut veneer with French finish
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous little Art Deco shelf or a small bookcase. It features beautiful walnut veneer in dark colour, which is enhanced by French finish. Made in Au...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Walnut

Art Deco Bookcase, 1920, French
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bookcase Year: 1920 Country: French Wood It is an elegant and sophisticated bookcase. You want to live in the golden years, this is the bookcase that your project needs. We have s...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Wood

Furniture in Wood, Art Deco, "Attributed to Louis Süe and André Mare", 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amazing bookcase Art Deco Style: French We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Attributed to Louis Süe and André Mare Louis Süe (14 July 1875 – 7 August 1968) was a French painter, architect, designer and decorator. He and André Mare co-founded the Compagnie des arts français, which produced Art Deco furniture and interior decorations for wealthy customers. He also designed buildings and interiors, including the interiors of two passenger liners. Marie-Louis Süe was born on 14 July 1875 in Bordeaux. He was the grand nephew of the writer Eugène Sue.His father was a wine merchant. After graduating from secondary school he entered the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris to prepare for the École Polytechnique. However, in 1893 he left Sainte-Barbe and entered the École des Beaux-Arts where he studied painting in the studio of Victor Laloux (1850–1937). During this period he also explored architectural design, and was awarded medals for his work. He gained his diploma in 1901. Süe made friends at the Beaux-Arts with the painters Pierre Bonnard, Roger de La Fresnaye, André Derain and André Dunoyer de Segonzac. In 1902 the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne showed his work. Süe's work always combined an understanding and respect for traditional forms with a willingness to explore the new. n 1919 Süe and André Mare founded the Compagnie des arts français (French Arts Company) and in 1921 published their first designs of furniture, wallpaper, tapestries, silverware and ceramics. The company employed many artists and craftsmen to meet the needs of their sophisticated and wealthy clientele for interior decoration. The Metropolitan Museum acquired examples of their furniture as early as 1923. Their Art Deco works, typically with flower designs, were both elegant and practical. Süe and Mare decorated interiors such as the Polish Embassy in Paris and the home of Jean Patou.[2] In their joint work Architectures (1921) Sue and Mare asserted that Art Nouveau was based on a synthesis of fine and decorative arts. Their commercial designs often had simplified forms with rich materials. In 1922 Süe designed the industrial town of Lens-Méricourt for the French Northern Railway company.[1] In 1922 the Compagnie des arts français obtained financial support from Gaston Monteux, owner of the Raoul shoe firm.Süe and Mare worked together again for the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in Paris, where they built a contemporary art museum and the Fountain pavilion on the Esplanade des Invalides. They showed a luxurious room in the grand salon with furniture, carpet, wallpaper and decorations in new forms linked to traditional designs.They also collaborated that year on the interior decoration of the SS Île de France...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

Black Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in a luxurious silent black finish with brass accents, this cabinet exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. The interior features adjustable glass shelves, allowing you to customize the display for your most treasured collections, while built-in LED lights softly illuminate your items, enhancing their beauty and creating a captivating ambiance.   With generous dimensions, the cabinet offers ample space to showcase your prized possessions while adding a touch of classic Art Deco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

Pair of Art Deco limed oak small bookcases or bedside cabinets
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Unusual pair of left & right small Art Deco limed oak bookcases by Heal & Son that could work as bedside cabinets. They date from around 1930 and ha...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Bookcases

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Oak

Wonderful Cerused "SKYSCRAPER" bookcase / cabinet after Paul Frankl
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful Cerused "SKYSCRAPER" bookcase / cabinet .Custom built in the style of Paul Frankl. Two seperate pieces, Unknown cabinet maker / artist.. I believe this to be from the late ...
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1980s American Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Oak

Donald Deskey Art Deco Bookcase circa 1930s Refinished In Your Choice of Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Art Deco Bookcase, designed by Donald Deskey by The Company of Mastercraftsmen, American, circa 1930s. The price noted includes refinishing in your choice of color. This ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Wood

Ernesto Valabrega Small Bookcase in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega, bookcase, oak, Italy, 1930s This bookcase shows the characteristics of Ernesto Valabrega's designs. The dynamic engraved wood, gives the piece real character. A n...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Oak

Art Deco Bookcase and Bar Bookcase with Light, 1930, French, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bookcase with bar Year: 1930 Country: French It is an elegant and sophisticated bookcase. You want to live in the golden years, this is the bookcase...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Marble, Chrome

Art Deco Haagse School / The Hague School Desk and Bookcase by LOV Oosterbeek
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and important set from 1920-1925. Stunning The Hague School desk and matching bookcase. Both these pieces come with the original LOV Oosterbeek ...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Oak

Art Deco Sycamore and Elm Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very striking Art Deco sycamore and elm bookcase / cabinet. This was made in England, it dates from the 1930’s. It is of superb quality, with a very useful design. I...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Elm, Sycamore

Restored Art Deco Bookcase, by Vichr a spol., Walnut, Glass, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Made by Vichr & Co., a renowned Czech furniture manufacturer. The chrome parts have been cleaned and professionally restored. It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacq...
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Steel, Chrome

Furniture Art Deco in Wood and Glass, France, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Furniture Art Deco Material: wood and glass Style: Art Deco Country: France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982. If you have any quest...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Wood, Glass

Pair of Burl Wood Art Deco Bookcases
Located in Westwood, NJ
Handcrafted in a stunning Tamo ash burl veneer, this bookcase showcases the intricate and unique grain patterns of the wood, exuding luxury and timeless style. The rich Pyramid Brown...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

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Metal

1930s Art Deco Bookshelf in the Manner of Gilbert Rohde Refinished
Located in Atlanta, GA
1930s Art Deco Bookcase, in the manner of Gilbert Rohde, American, circa 1930s. This came from the same estate as the Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller desk...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Metal

Hale Art Deco Mahogany Four Stack Barrister Bookcase C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** An antique Art Deco barrister bookcase by Hale offers mahogany construction with four stacks, e...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookcases

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Mahogany, Glass

Art Deco Modernist Bookcase with Glass Sliding Doors, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist bookcase. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak bookcase with solid macassar ebony knobs on the left and right door. The mid-section ha...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Macassar, Oak

Art Deco Amsterdamse School Open Bookcase By Paul Bromberg for Pander, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School open bookcase. Design by Paul Bromberg for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak frame wi...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Oak

Art Deco Walnut Upright Glazed Bookcase Bureau, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Outstanding Art Deco Walnut bureau bookcase having glazed doors opening to reveal two adjustable shelves above a fantastic bureau with a Walnut fall boasting pretty book paged walnut...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Bookcases

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Chrome

Burl Wood Art Deco Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Handcrafted in a stunning Tamo ash burl veneer, this bookcase showcases the intricate and unique grain patterns of the wood, exuding luxury and timeless style. The rich Pyramid Brown...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

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Metal

André Sornay Bookcase Art Deco, circa 1935
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
André Sornay bookcase, circa 1935, satin varnich, with inclusion of brass nails. André Sornay (1902-2000) French creator from Lyon, who owes his celebrity to his modernist vision of...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Wood

Mid 20th century Scandinavian birch inlaid open bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century Scandinavian birch inlaid open bookcase circa 1950. Good quality birch and kingwood low open bookcase with cupboard. Dark stained birch top and sides with kingwood ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Bookcases

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Birch

Jacques Adnet side table bookshelves
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare side table or magazine rack by Jacques Adnet circa 1950 in oak and Leather
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Leather, Oak

Art Deco Modernist Bookcase, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Deco Modernist bookcase Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with original macassar ebony decorative elements. Original macassar ebony knobs ...
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Glass, Oak

French Art Deco Rosewood Desk and Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Art Deco Rosewood desk and bookcase ,in two-piece. The tiered bookcase with six half-moon shelves to the left and bronze-mounted c...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Bookcases

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Bronze

Vienna Art Deco Josef Hoffman Manner Eight-Piece Salon Suite Set
Located in Forney, TX
A rare Art Deco period eight-piece study suite set in the manner of famous Austrian architect, designer, and Vienna Secession founder Josef Hoffman (Austria, 1870-1956), circa 1920. Exquisitely handcrafted in Austria in the early 20th century, most likely Vienna, featuring fine quality craftsmanship and solid wood construction, featuring Biedermeier inspired Viennese Art Deco styling of simplicity, strict, geometric lines with minimal surface embellishment, instead of ornamentation putting the focus on high-quality materials. The matching eight-piece set comprising a tanker writing desk with inset leather surface, surmounted with raised gallery fitted with drawers flanking richly figured quilted diamond inlay, rising on double pedestals with locking cupboard doors opening to stacked shelved tray interior, affixed with patinated brass pulls and escutcheons, retaining original keys, finished on all sides so it can be placed anywhere in the room, and paired with a comfortable armchair with upholstered seat and backrest. A large eight door bookcase storage cabinet with original glass panels, adjustable shelves, and cocktail drinks bar slide. A centre card table with rectangular shaped canted corner top featuring inset green baize felt games playing surface, over conforming apron fitted with dovetailed drawers, rising on square column pedestal, surrounded by four upholstered side chairs. PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: Property from the important Estate of Myra Janco Daniels (1925-2022) Naples, Florida. A legendary business woman, philanthropist, and arts advocate who built the institution known today as Artis—Naples and made Naples a cultural destination. Additional info below. Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. Design Signature Auction catalog #8110 Condition Report: Great original antique condition with beautifully aged warm mellow patina. Strong, sturdy and structurally sound. Overall very attractive condition; no significant losses or restorations; wear consistent with over 100 years of age and indicative of use. Delivered cleaned, waxed, hand rubbed polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use and generational enjoyment! ABOUT THE LEGENDARY PREVIOUS OWNER: We normally don't post about the prior owners life, but in the case of Myra Janco Daniels (1925-2022) we felt her incredible story be shared. The arts visionary and advertising Pioneer who helped transform Southwest Florida into a nationally recognized cultural destination, died June 22, three days before her 97th birthday. Daniels was founder and longtime CEO of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts (now Artis-Naples), which since 1989 has brought world-class music, theater, dance, opera, and art to Naples. In 2000, she founded the Naples Museum of Art (now the Baker Museum) on that same campus. After a storied career as an advertising executive in Chicago, Daniels came out of retirement in the early 1980s to spearhead a fund-raising drive for a small classical music ensemble on MarCo Island, which would later become the Naples Philharmonic orchestra. She discovered “a great hunger for the arts,” she later wrote, and soon expanded her fundraising goal to building a permanent home for the orchestra and an arts center for Southwest Florida. Daniels’ vision for the Philharmonic Center was ambitious and unusual – combining world-class performing and visual arts in a single venue. The Community strongly supported the concept, and the Phil, as it became known, gave Naples a national arts profile. Then-First Lady Barbara Bush was in attendance on opening night in November 1989. The Wall Street Journal covered the opening. “Myra Daniels is a dreamer. But unlike most dreamers, Myra is a doer,” the late Muriel Seibert, the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, once said of Daniels. While the arts were a lifelong passion for Daniels, her first career was as a groundbreaking advertising executive in Chicago, where she won national Advertising Woman of the Year honors and was among the first women to head a national ad firm. Daniels said that she used some of the same principles learned in her advertising career to sell Southwest Florida on the arts. “You have to believe in what you’re doing and then you have to get people involved to the point that they feel it’s theirs. That’s what we did.” Born Myra Janco in Gary, Indiana, Daniels was raised during the Great Depression by parents who encouraged her interest in the arts. But her greatest influence growing up was her grandmother Sophie, who, like Daniels, stood only five feet tall but dreamed big. “Sophie showed me what was possible,” Daniels wrote. “Create something that people want and need and you’ll be successful, she said. I always remembered that.” Her grandmother, who ran her own real estate business, experienced some failures “but she always dusted herself off and went back out there swinging. She wanted me to be that way too.” Daniels earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana State and later became an associate professor of marketing at Indiana University, the first woman to hold that position. In her mid-20s, she started Wabash Advertising in Terre Haute, Indiana, which later became affiliated with larger agencies in Chicago and Cleveland. In 1963, she was named executive vice president of Roche, Rickard, Henri, Hurst, Inc. in Chicago. The National Advertising Federation honored Daniels as its Advertising Woman of the Year in 1965, the youngest woman to receive the award. That same year, she became president of a new national agency that she formed with ad man Draper Daniels. The merger was not just a professional one. Draper Daniels, who was responsible for many famous ad campaigns at the time, including the Marlboro Man and was later an inspiration for the Don Draper character on TV’s Mad Men, became her husband in 1967. Myra wrote about their unusual courtship and life together for Chicago magazine, in an article entitled “I Married a Mad Man,” which was included in her book Secrets of a Rutbuster. They ran the Draper Daniels, Incorporated agency, as it was called, until 1977. When Draper wanted to retire to Southwest Florida, Myra Daniels reluctantly left Chicago and advertising, and they settled on MarCo Island. But after Draper died of cancer in 1983, Myra turned her energies to the fundraising Campaign that led to the Philharmonic Center Cultural Complex. Daniels served as CEO of the Philharmonic Center from its inception in the 1980s to her retirement in 2011, building the Phil into a $100 million corporation. During that time, the Naples Philharmonic became a nationally recognized orchestra, with a Grammy nomination, CD and appearances on PBS; and the Naples Museum of Art developed an international reputation. The center also helped change people’s perception of Naples, which had been known mostly for its beaches and golfing. In 2005, Naples was named the Best Small Art Town in America in a book that singled out the Phil. More than just an arts venue, the Philharmonic Center also wove the arts into the culture of the Community, providing public school programs, adult and children’s education classes and workshops, and free concerts throughout Southwest Florida. Edward Villella, legendary dancer with the New York City Ballet and founder of Miami City...
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