Bookcase with Sliding Glass Doors from Gibbs Furniture, 1960s

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A low bookcase by gibbs furniture, with two sliding glass doors across the full front. It's a simple box, and … Read more A low bookcase by gibbs furniture, with two sliding glass doors across the full front. It's a simple box, and the timber does most of the work. Strong ribbon-stripe figure runs down both side panels and across the top, and it shows off well in the room. Narrow lipping frames the front, and the glass shows the shelves inside while keeping the dust off.

behind the glass there are two shelves on plastic supports. Rows of holes on the inside of each side panel let you move the shelves for tall books, ceramics or glassware. The doors run in grooved channels along the top and bottom, and each pane has a vertical finger pull set near its outer edge. A recessed plinth runs below the bottom track, so the cabinet sits low and solid without looking heavy. The back is a single veneered panel fixed with pins.

a "gibbs furniture" label is fixed to the back, top right, with the number "8992 916" pressed into it. This piece has an attribution mark,
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