CHAPTER VIII
Bookcases, Display Cases, Storage Cabinets
OVERVIEW
Carrying on in the tradition of so much of my other work, most of these cases and cabinets are built up of a mixture of other pieces of furniture, occasional pieces of new wood, and occasional embellishments ranging from costume jewelry to hand-sewn fabric bits and hand-painted parts.
The St. Mark's Bookcase stands 7 1/2 feet high and
just over 2 feet wide. American Walnut is the predominant wood in the piece.
Detail of the lower portion shown.
Standing 6 feet high and 3 1/2 feet wide, the
Venice Bookcase was built up of various types of Maple
over the steel frame of a Social Securities Administration office unit.
Parts of several old oak desks from U.C. Berkeley were used in this
Tall 20-drawer Case Underneath the wood is a
steel "data-media" cabinet originally made to store early computer punch cards.
Umbrella at left for scale.
A curious 5-foot long, glass-top display case, The Circus Peticoli presents a lively collection of handmade animals. (Also listed under "Toys and Such").
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A cast-stone sun relief sits atop the Rising Sun Cabinet.
It is 3-foot high and has brocade fabric doors.
The unusual Rolling Rabbit Book Case , may be
small as bookcases go, but as a rabbit, it is not bad at 19" high.
(Also listed in "Toys and Such").
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