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English Mahogany Glass Front & Oval Inlaid Breakfront, circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
original, Late 18th / Early 19th Century. Breakfront is 16" deep on each end section.  
Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

19th Century English Display Cabinet in the Neo-Classical Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A late 19th century breakfront display cabinet. surmounted with pierced lattice work, cresting
Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Breakfront Chests with Fluted Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood breakfront chests from the 19th century, with three
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard
Located in Charleston, SC
Great color and patina on this 19th century English mahogany breakfront form sideboard with 2
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Sheraton Style Country Pine Breakfront
Located in Sheffield, MA
English Sheraton style 19th century country pine breakfront bookcase cabinet with lattice center
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Cupboards

Materials

Pine

19th Century Satinwood Breakfront Chiffonier
Located in London, GB
A William IV period satinwood inverted breakfront Chiffonier, having replacement black fossil
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI Style Breakfront Commode, 19th century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A marble top of breakfront shape with molded edge, three long shaped drawers of tulipwood veneer
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

19th Century Walnut Breakfront Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality Mid-19th Century burr walnut pedestal desk, of good proportions, having gilt tooled
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Oak Breakfront Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak breakfront bookcase from England. The top is made from a single board, and has a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Very Fine 19th Century Three Door Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century fruitwood three door breakfront bookcase, beautifully hand carved with a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century Georgian Breakfront Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Georgian six door breakfront secretaire bookcase. The molded cornice to the top sits
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Large 19th Century Walnut Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut breakfront dwarf bookcase. The impressive raised shelved back with scroll cresting. To the
Category

Antique 19th Century British Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Pitch Pine Breakfront Vitrine
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic two-part pitch pine glazed cabinet with cast-iron glazing bars. This breakfront vitrine
Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Vitrines

Materials

Pine

19th Century Pitch Pine Breakfront Vitrine
19th Century Pitch Pine Breakfront Vitrine
H 102.37 in W 90.56 in D 27.56 in
Louis XVI / Napoleon III Breakfront Commode, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A marble top of breakfront shape french Empire commode with tapered feet adorned, chiseled brass
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

19th Century English Regency Inlaid Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
Great little 19th century English Regency period inlaid rosewood breakfront bookcase cabinet. Under
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

English Sheraton 19th Century Satinwood Breakfront Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
English Sheraton style 19th century satinwood breakfront cabinet with lattice doors and sides and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Cabinets

Materials

Satinwood

Large 19th Century English Pine Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890 Large 19th century English pine breakfront bookcase We can also customise existing
Category

Antique 19th Century Bookcases

Materials

Pine

19th Century Regency Rosewood Breakfront Side Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very fine quality early 19th century, Regency Period, rosewood breakfront side cabinet, or
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Early 19th Century Regency Breakfront Low Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency breakfront low bookcase, the shaped statuary marble top raised over four
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Early 19th century Georgian mahogany breakfront sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Georgian mahogany breakfront sideboard circa 1810. Fine quality late Georgian
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Fine 18th/19th Century Figured Burl Wood Breakfront
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An oantique Burl Wood Cabinet with very fine form and excellent color enhanced by a later Turquoise painted interior. Finely constructed with canted sides and tiered carved shaped co...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Regency Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 19th Century Rosewood Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century rosewood inverted breakfront side cabinet, having a green marble top above a
Category

Antique 1830s British Regency Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Antique Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian mahogany breakfront sideboard having a quality mahogany top with a
Category

Antique 19th Century European Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Other

19th Century English George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully crafted in the George III style large mahogany wood English breakfront cabinet
Category

Antique 1820s English George III Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Georgian Bleached Pine Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Wonderfully presented Georgian bleached pine breakfront bookcase. George II carved egg and dart in
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Pine

19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality George III mahogany breakfront bookcase. The top of the bookcase has
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Vintage 19th C. French Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Naples, FL
Solid mahogany with birdseye maple veneer on exterior; stepped molded cornice with egg and dart gilt wood trim; Corinthian gilt wood pilaster capitals, gilt brass hardware and window...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Wood

Swedish 19th century painted breakfront chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted breakfront chest of drawers circa 1880. Elegant and fine quality
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine, Paint

Early Victorian 19th century flame mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early victorian 19th century flame mahogany breakfront bookcase, circa 1850. Comprising of 5
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Monumental 19th Century English Mahogany Georgian Inlaid Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, early 19th century, monumental mahogany and mahogany veneered marquetry inlaid Georgian
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood

19th Century English Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase with Hidden Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine 19th century English regency period Rosewood breakfront bookcase. “Plain and neat” but refined
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

A Very Rare 19th Century Irish Breakfront Bookcase Labelled 'Strahan of Dublin'
By Strahan of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and impressive 19th Century Irish well figured, flame mahogany four door breakfront
Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, circa 1885
Located in Sofia, BG
Late 19th century two-door mahogany breakfront bookcase cabinet, the moulded cornice above two
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1820. Stunning
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Large 19th Century Victorian Breakfront Bookcase with Integral Secretaire
Located in London, GB
-19th century.  
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Breakfront Open Bookcase in Mahogany, 19 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant 19th century mahogany open bookcase from England called Breakfront since it has a forward
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Open Breakfront Open Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian oak open breakfront bookcase, Circa 1870 in date. The
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Antique English 19th Century William IV Oak Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Glasgow, GB
An impressive William IV/early Victorian four door breakfront bookcase or bookcase cabinet. Rare to
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th Century Mahogany Astragal Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique mahogany astragal glazed breakfront bookcase with dentil cornice, swan neck
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Breakfront Burr Walnut Wardrobe, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique English Victorian burr walnut wardrobe, circa 1870 in date. It has been accomplished in the very finest quality French burr walnut. The wardrobe feat...
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Regency Breakfront Bookcase Attributed to Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
cabinet making firms of the 18th and 19th centuries was established by contributions from some ten members
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Important English 19th C. Chinoiserie Breakfront Display Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary Antique Chinoiserie Display Cabinet dating to the 19th Century. Made in six
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Cabinets

Materials

Wood

A superb quality early 19th Century mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality early 19th Century mahogany breakfront bookcase, the stepped moulded cornice with
Category

Antique 1840s British William IV Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

A Regency Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase 19th Century, Grilled Upper Doors. 1820
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Regency Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase 19th Century, Grilled Upper Doors With Lower Doors
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XIV Style Breakfront Vitrine with "Tumbling Block" Parquetry
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful 19th century Louis XIV style breakfront vitrine, decorated with a variety of geometric
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu

Early 19th Century Edwardian Inlaid / Painted Satinwood Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship mahogany bookcase / china cabinet in the Edwardian style with a flat top molded cornice above four cross-banded glazed doors. Each features a centered hand pa...
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century Irish Mahogany Breakfront Wardrobe by Robert Strahan of Dublin
By Robert Strahan
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb quality and impressive Irish early Victorian flame mahogany breakfront gentleman’s
Category

Antique 19th Century Irish William IV Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Metal, Brass

Large 19th C English Mahogany Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880 Large 19th C English mahogany glazed breakfront bookcase. We can also customise
Category

Antique 19th Century Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Gothic Revival Oak Breakfront Wardrobe Thomas King 19th Century
Located in London, GB
II. These designs are illustrated in the Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture
Category

Antique 1840s Gothic Revival Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Figured Walnut four door Breakfront Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian breakfront bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich figured
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

French Neoclassical Painted Wood Breakfront Raised Chest w/Marble Top 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved and painted wood commode with marble top from the 19th century. This
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty little painted pine breakfront bookcase. 1840.    Dimensions 62.5 inches (159 cms
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Pine

Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Painted Breakfront Bookcase
H 84 in W 62.5 in D 16.5 in
Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Stamford, CT
A very finely carved mahogany breakfront bookcase with mitered doors having swag mullions set atop
Category

Antique 19th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
H 81.5 in W 84.5 in D 21 in
Regency Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A small elegant regency mahogany breakfront bookcase with ebony details and flame veneers to the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany

Regency Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Regency Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
H 93.31 in W 82.68 in D 19.69 in
English Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C English painted breakfront open bookcase with adjustable shelving. 1820. Reference
Category

Antique 19th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Pine

English Painted Breakfront Bookcase
English Painted Breakfront Bookcase
H 90.5 in W 80.5 in D 16.5 in
English Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C English painted oak breakfront low bookcase with adjustable shelving. 1880. Reference: 7966
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Extraordinary And Monumental Antique Mahogany Bookcase Breakfront
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine and extremely well-crafted Breakfront in the English Style with great size and
Category

Antique 19th Century Regency Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Glazed Breakfront Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large and very unusual glazed breakfront kitchen cabinet. Huge amount of storage. 1880. Top
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Glazed Breakfront Kitchen Cabinet
Glazed Breakfront Kitchen Cabinet
H 90 in W 99 in D 35 in
Mahogany Library Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany library breakfront bookcase. The stepped and moulded cornice above the four upper glazed
Category

Antique 19th Century British Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Mahogany Library Breakfront Bookcase
Mahogany Library Breakfront Bookcase
H 103 in W 102 in D 24.5 in
English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good English painted breakfront library bookcase. All adjustable shelving. 1840. Dimensions 122
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Oak

English Breakfront Library Bookcase
English Breakfront Library Bookcase
H 96 in W 122 in D 18.5 in
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19th Century Breakfront For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 19th century breakfront you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A 19th century breakfront — often made from wood, mahogany and glass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a 19th century breakfront — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A 19th century breakfront, designed in the Victorian, Georgian or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made 19th century breakfront has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gillows of Lancaster & London, Hobbs & Co. and Holland & Sons are consistently popular.

How Much is a 19th Century Breakfront?

The average selling price for a 19th century breakfront at 1stDibs is $9,234, while they’re typically $850 on the low end and $1,250,000 for the highest priced.

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