Tall Mid-Century Italian Wall Units, 1950s

This bookcase consists of three modules freestanding, suitable to be moving and placed at will in the home. It’s composed by 4 uprights, and equipped with 12 shelves (can be positioned to your own requirements). It’s a versatile item that offers plenty of room for storage and that could be used in any interior decor, for the home as well as the office. It’s original of the 1950s, made in brown wood effect formica and finished with brass details, overall, in very good condition of the period as the images show, with slight signs of wear consistent with age and use. It has been so well designed obviously by quality manufacturer (see last photo) an innovative Italian brand on the international market for interior design furniture, since the 1950s, thanks to the mix of the aesthetic design with gorgeous materials, as well as for their functional mounting system that can be done without the need to use tools, because in total absence of screws (see last image). A real ‘unique selling proposition’, the reason why they were considered among the most innovative bookcases of the 1950s. Identical items or part of the same design line are published in: – Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, “Il mobile italiano degli anni Quaranta e Cinquanta” (Editori Laterza 1992), p.151 And/or: – “La Rivista dell’Arredamento” – March 1959 – “La Rivista dell’Arredamento” – April 1959
Metal and laminate, brass feet 3 sectional 12 shelves
Width 212cm
Height 180cm
Shelf Depth 27cm
Max depth 37cm
Weight 44 kilos