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64 cm 370 cm

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BOOKCASES AND SHOWCASES

In this section you will find all the bookcases and display cabinets available in our catalogue. Antique bookcases, mid-century bookcases, vintage bookcases and antique display cabinets. The selection is wide and ranges from bookcases with glass doors to 1950s, 60s, 70s bookcases and antique vitrines.

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Each piece is carefully selected by our experts. Enrico Sala, our antique expert, is certified by Collegio Lombardo.

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Antique Showcase Art Nouveau Beech Thonet Style XIX Century
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ANMOLI0294260

Antique Showcase Art Nouveau Beech Thonet Style XIX Century

Austria, Late XIX Century

ANMOLI0294260
Antique Showcase Art Nouveau Beech Thonet Style XIX Century

Austria, Late XIX Century

Art Nouveau cabinet in walnut and stained beech, in the Thonet style. Central body with a quadripartite door with beveled glass, four side shelves, and an upper shelf with a balustrade. Austria, late 19th century.

In Cart

1,700.00€

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Kartell Modular Bookcase Vintage Design Giulio Polvara 1960s-1970s
MOMOLI0294701

Kartell Modular Bookcase Vintage Design Giulio Polvara 1960s-1970s

MOMOLI0294701
Kartell Modular Bookcase Vintage Design Giulio Polvara 1960s-1970s

Modular bookcase in red plastic with adjustable elements. Features the manufacturer's logo. Good condition.

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1,650.00€

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Antique Showcase Umbertino Walnut Italy XIX Century
ANMOLI0293653

Antique Showcase Umbertino Walnut Italy XIX Century

Italy, Late XIX Century

ANMOLI0293653
Antique Showcase Umbertino Walnut Italy XIX Century

Italy, Late XIX Century

Cabinet in walnut and walnut burl. The central door and sides are glass, as are the two internal shelves. Legs are onion-shaped. Italy, late 19th century.

In Cart

430.00€

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Vintage Wall Bookcase Design Enamelled Metal Italy 1960s
MOMOLI0292586

Vintage Wall Bookcase Design Enamelled Metal Italy 1960s

MOMOLI0292586
Vintage Wall Bookcase Design Enamelled Metal Italy 1960s

Vintage wall-mounted bookcase with black enamelled metal frame and four adjustable glass shelves.

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380.00€

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Vintage Bookcase Bamboo Doors Drawers Design Italy 1980s
MOMOLI0289963

Vintage Bookcase Bamboo Doors Drawers Design Italy 1980s

MOMOLI0289963
Vintage Bookcase Bamboo Doors Drawers Design Italy 1980s

Bookcase with open shelves, hinged-door containers and exposed drawers, bamboo structure and woven bamboo fibre panels.

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720.00€

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Vintage Acerbis Bookcase Exotic Wood Veneer Italy 1980s
MOMOLI0290020

Vintage Acerbis Bookcase Exotic Wood Veneer Italy 1980s

MOMOLI0290020
Vintage Acerbis Bookcase Exotic Wood Veneer Italy 1980s

Bookcase with open compartments and storage units with hinged and flap doors, unique plexiglass display elements, exotic wood veneer. Good condition.

In Cart

820.00€

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Vintage Formanova Bookcase Design Gianni Moscatelli Italy 1970s
MOMOLI0210632

Vintage Formanova Bookcase Design Gianni Moscatelli Italy 1970s

Design by Gianni Moscatelli

MOMOLI0210632
Vintage Formanova Bookcase Design Gianni Moscatelli Italy 1970s

Design by Gianni Moscatelli

Large vintage four-bay wall-mounted bookcase with shelves, storage compartments, drawers, and adjustable central display cases. Made of exotic wood and stained wood, with metal handles and shelf brackets.

In Cart

2,200.00€

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Great Antique Bookcase Mahogany Glass Doors XIX Century
ANMOLI0281884

Great Antique Bookcase Mahogany Glass Doors XIX Century

England, Early XIX Century

ANMOLI0281884
Great Antique Bookcase Mahogany Glass Doors XIX Century

England, Early XIX Century

Large English bookcase in mahogany and mahogany feather veneer. Base with four paneled doors, the two central ones projecting, panels with maple and walnut fillets. Upper part with blown glass doors supported by three groups of Gothic windows surmounted by inflected arches. Small losses. England, first quarter of the 19th century.

In Cart

5,800.00€

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Antique Showcase Chinoiserie Style with Mirror Italy XX Century
ANMOAL0284348

Antique Showcase Chinoiserie Style with Mirror Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

ANMOAL0284348
Antique Showcase Chinoiserie Style with Mirror Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

Half moon display cabinet with finely ebonized and gold-painted mirror with chinoiserie motifs, beveled glass and mirror. Italy, 20th century.

In Cart

1,100.00€

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Acerbis Life Bookcase Design Roberto Monsani Vintage Italy 1980s
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MOMOLI0094564

Acerbis Life Bookcase Design Roberto Monsani Vintage Italy 1980s

MOMOLI0094564
Acerbis Life Bookcase Design Roberto Monsani Vintage Italy 1980s

'Life' modular wall system designed by Roberto Monsani and produced by Acerbis in the 1980s.

In Cart

7,800.00€

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Vintage Display Cabinet Design Lacquered Wood Italy 1980s
MOMOMO0284695

Vintage Display Cabinet Design Lacquered Wood Italy 1980s

80's

MOMOMO0284695
Vintage Display Cabinet Design Lacquered Wood Italy 1980s

80's

Display cabinet with hinged door and exposed shelves, lacquered wood and transparent glass.

In Cart

380.00€

In Cart
Acerbis Life Bookcase Design Roberto Monsani Vintage 1980s
MOMOLI0285390

Acerbis Life Bookcase Design Roberto Monsani Vintage 1980s

Design Roberto Monsani

MOMOLI0285390
Acerbis Life Bookcase Design Roberto Monsani Vintage 1980s

Design Roberto Monsani

Modular wall bookcase made with elements from the "Life" series in grey lacquered wood with flap and hinged opening with internal glass shelves. In the central part plexiglass shelves from the "Night&Day" series. Possibility of lighting only the containers, only the shelves or both. Furniture in very good condition that shows some signs of aging as visible in the photos.

In Cart

3,700.00€

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Vintage Bookcase Maple Veneer Glass Design Italy 1950s
MOMOLI0283856

Vintage Bookcase Maple Veneer Glass Design Italy 1950s

1950s

MOMOLI0283856
Vintage Bookcase Maple Veneer Glass Design Italy 1950s

1950s

Bookcase with open part and closed part with sliding glass doors, maple veneered wood. Very good condition, completely restored.

In Cart

960.00€

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Vintage Showcase from the 1970s Exotic Wood Veneered Smoked Glass
MOMOLI0197738

Vintage Showcase from the 1970s Exotic Wood Veneered Smoked Glass

MOMOLI0197738
Vintage Showcase from the 1970s Exotic Wood Veneered Smoked Glass

Cabinet with hinged doors in smoked glass and exotic wood veneer, chromed aluminium band.

In Cart

740.00€

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Antique Showcase Walnut Olive Inserts Velvet Italy XVIII Century
ANMOLI0282133

Antique Showcase Walnut Olive Inserts Velvet Italy XVIII Century

Italy, Late XVIII Century

ANMOLI0282133
Antique Showcase Walnut Olive Inserts Velvet Italy XVIII Century

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Walnut display cabinet with olive wood inserts, obtained from the top of a two-body bookcase, Front with glass doors, perforated balustrade, truncated pyramidal feet. Interior covered in velvet with four shelves. Italy, late 18th century.

In Cart

1,200.00€

In Cart
Kartell Modular Bookcase Vintage Design O. Von Bohr Plastic 1970s
MOMOLI0281329

Kartell Modular Bookcase Vintage Design O. Von Bohr Plastic 1970s

70's

MOMOLI0281329
Kartell Modular Bookcase Vintage Design O. Von Bohr Plastic 1970s

70's

Modular bookcase in black plastic material

In Cart

380.00€

In Cart
Antique Showcase Rococo Style Walnut Glass Italy XX Century
ANMOLI0278968

Antique Showcase Rococo Style Walnut Glass Italy XX Century

Italy, Mid XX Century

ANMOLI0278968
Antique Showcase Rococo Style Walnut Glass Italy XX Century

Italy, Mid XX Century

Single-door display cabinet in walnut, in Rococo style. Curved and curved in all directions, it features the typical rocaille carving, shells and curls, sides and glass door.

In Cart

640.00€

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Antique Neo-Baroque Showcase Walnut Glass Italy XIX Century
ANMOST0280025

Antique Neo-Baroque Showcase Walnut Glass Italy XIX Century

Italy, Late XIX Century

ANMOST0280025
Antique Neo-Baroque Showcase Walnut Glass Italy XIX Century

Italy, Late XIX Century

Neo-Baroque walnut display cabinet, Masks, ribbons and fruit carvings on the uprights, beveled glass on the doors and sides, Three glass shelves. Italy, late 19th century.

In Cart

750.00€

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Bookcase Empire Mahogany Veneer Sessile Oak France Early 19th Century.
ANMOLI0097179

Bookcase Empire Mahogany Veneer Sessile Oak France Early 19th Century.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

ANMOLI0097179
Bookcase Empire Mahogany Veneer Sessile Oak France Early 19th Century.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

French Empire bookcase, supported by feet, the front ones vase shaped. There are two panelled doors on the front, surmounted by the same amount of drawers in the under the top band, open shelf with a rack. Spotted mahogany veneer, it is decorated with brassed framings, the interiors are in sessile oak.

In Cart

2,900.00€

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Antique Bookcase Neoclassical Style Citronnier Great Britain '900
ANMOST0276707

Antique Bookcase Neoclassical Style Citronnier Great Britain '900

England, XX Century

ANMOST0276707
Antique Bookcase Neoclassical Style Citronnier Great Britain '900

England, XX Century

Neoclassical style bookcase in citronnier, base with lateral paneled doors and three central drawers, upper part with lateral glass doors, centrally it has a drawer and paneled door inlaid with a vase. Ebony and rosewood fillets on the entire surface, bracket feet. England, 20th century.

In Cart

980.00€

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Vintage Cabinet Teak Veneer Glass Italy 1960s
MOMOMO0273711

Vintage Cabinet Teak Veneer Glass Italy 1960s

MOMOMO0273711
Vintage Cabinet Teak Veneer Glass Italy 1960s

Vintage cabinet, with open drawers and display cabinet with hinged doors, teak veneer, glass.

In Cart

900.00€

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Antique Bookcase Louis Philippe Walnut Italy XIX Century
ANMOLI0271502

Antique Bookcase Louis Philippe Walnut Italy XIX Century

Bookcase, Mid XIX Century

ANMOLI0271502
Antique Bookcase Louis Philippe Walnut Italy XIX Century

Bookcase, Mid XIX Century

Walnut bookcase from the mid-19th century made with two panelled doors at the base surmounted by two drawers and two glass doors at the top, a writing drawer can be pulled out from the top, poplar interiors.

In Cart

1,250.00€

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Antique Cupboard Louis Philippe Mahogany Drawers Italy XIX Century
ANMOLI0271513

Antique Cupboard Louis Philippe Mahogany Drawers Italy XIX Century

Italy, Mid XIX Century

ANMOLI0271513
Antique Cupboard Louis Philippe Mahogany Drawers Italy XIX Century

Italy, Mid XIX Century

Louis Philippe cupboard in mahogany, two drawers in the under-counter band and paneled doors. Upper part with glass doors, uprights with leaf carvings, small losses. Italy, mid-19th century.

In Cart

1,200.00€

In Cart
Antique Bookcase Neo-Gothic Style Mahogany XIX Century
ANMOLI0272566

Antique Bookcase Neo-Gothic Style Mahogany XIX Century

England, Early XIX Century

ANMOLI0272566
Antique Bookcase Neo-Gothic Style Mahogany XIX Century

England, Early XIX Century

Neo-Gothic style bookcase in mahogany, interior in oak and fir. Central drop-leaf drawer concealing internal cabinet with open compartments, drawers, central door and top in red leather, veneered and bipartite front with elliptical maple fillets. Lower doors veneered with elliptical maple fillets repeating the drawer above, bracket feet. Upper part with glass doors with overlapping Gothic arches, cymatium with inlaid maple band, adjustable internal shelves with lateral rack. England, first quarter of the 19th century.

In Cart

1,850.00€

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History of the Bookshelf


In past ages, books became increasingly valuable, especially those produced by hand.
In libraries, we already see the presence of the first large and very sturdy bookshelves, able to support the huge amount of books present on the shelves of antique bookshelves.
In the Middle Ages, display cabinets with glass doors appeared, where the most important and oldest books were placed.
In the 19th century, the wooden bookshelf began to spread in all homes, filling rooms with culture.
Bookshelves with display cabinets are easily recognized by their wide range of decorations.

 

Antique Bookshelf


Through the wall bookshelf, much can be known about the homeowner, their tastes, and passions, and this is no exception for those who own small antique bookshelves.
The wooden bookshelf manages to give a sense of warmth and welcome inside the home, of culture and curiosity.
The use of the corner bookshelf is not only reserved for books but especially for personal and family valuables.
In our catalog, you can find:
 

  • - Albertine style bookshelf
  • - Mahogany bookshelf
  • - Restoration display cabinet
  • - Neoclassical display cabinet
  • - Liberty display cabinet
  • - English and French bookshelves
  • - Bookshelf with display cabinet
  • - Antique English display cabinets

 

Mid-century Modern Bookshelves


Modular bookshelves are what we would call modern today.
Their characteristic? Well, they are simply simple, characterized by orthogonal shapes that allow the contents (books, photos, decorative objects..) to stand out rather than the shape of the mid-century modern bookshelf itself.
In our Di Mano in Mano catalog you can find:
 

  • - 1940s bookshelves
  • - 1950s bookshelves
  • - 1960s bookshelves
  • - 1970s bookshelves
  • - Formanova bookshelf
  • - Italian bookshelf