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English Mahogany Break Front Bookcase Georgian Style, circa 1920s-1930s
Located in New Orleans, LA
English mahogany break front bookcase Georgian style, circa 1920s-1930s.
Category
Early 20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Victorian Break Front Oak Cabinet
Located in Lafayette, IN
Wonderful turn-of-the-century English Victorian Break-Front Cabinet
Features include:
- Solid
Category
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Carved Mahogany Inverted Break Front Sideboard
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved mahogany sideboard the large rectangular inverted breakfront top and molded edge above two central drawers with brass tooled handles flanked by arch panel cupboard doors openi...
Category
Early 20th Century British Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
H 101 in W 164.5 in D 27 in
Hallet Bookcase
Located in Banbury, GB
A fine carved wood and specialist aged painted break fronted bookcase after a design by Hallett.
Category
2010s Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Gustavian 19th Century Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late Swedish 19th century painted chest of drawers. This 3 drawer dresser has a charming break
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Mahogany Tallboy
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian flame mahogany Tallboy with canted, fluted corners, secrétaire break front with
Category
Antique 1760s British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Gustavian Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser with Faux Marble Top, Sweden, 1850-1880
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
break front style, an amazing faux marble top and the original brass hardware.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Dressers
Materials
Brass
H 32.68 in W 33.86 in D 18.9 in
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Serving Table Console
Located in Essex, MA
supporting break fronted crown moulding and brown figured marble top. Would make a wonderful sideboard or
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Serving Tables
Materials
Marble
Large Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Vitrines
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French Louis XVI style break fronted, Rococo style ormolu mounted vitrines
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany
Classical 19th Century Marble Topped Console Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Key pattern to the break fronted top. Inlaid faux Malachite fluting to the freeze, an urn to the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Bath Cabinet Makers, an Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard with Dutch Inlaid Scenes
By Liberty & Co., Bath Cabinet Makers
Located in London, GB
Bath cabinet makers. In the Liberty style.
An early Arts & Crafts oak break front sideboard with
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Materials
Oak
H 67.5 in W 79 in D 22.5 in
Renaissance Oak Fireplace Surround and Mantel, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
finished with a dark stain, features a frieze of scrolled leaves below a carved, break-front mantel
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Renaissance Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Oak
Large Mahogany Chippendale Period Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An important and very impressive 18th century Chippendale period mahogany break fronted bookcase
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Neoclassical Style Commode w/Black Marble Top & Scraped Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French two-drawer commode, with shallow break-front design and marble top, from the early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 33.75 in W 45.5 in D 18 in
Malachite Mounted Mantel Clock, French, circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, GB
bacchic mask, flanked by scrolling corbels and raised on a break-front plinth decorated with swags, the
Category
Antique 1850s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite
Antique Irish Marble Fireplace
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
break fronted shelf, upheld by two large carved corbels with perched eagles, preening themselves. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Early Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Statuary Marble
18th Century Georgian Onyx Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
blocks which flank a plain frieze sitting on a moulded under lintel. The generous break front shelf being
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Onyx
19th Century French Louis XVI style Vitrine, after Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French break fronted marble topped Vitrine. Having wonderful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany
Mirror Minature Neoclassical Gilded Italian 18th Century Moulded Incised
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
neoclassical carved decoration and the break-front with unusual incised decoration and applied mouldings
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
H 11.82 in W 8.08 in D 2.56 in
Fine Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Library Bookcase, circa 1800
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive, fine quality early 19th century Georgian mahogany break fronted library
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Marble Fireplace in the George III Neoclassical Style
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
break-fronted cornice shelf with dental mouldings rests on top.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Siena Marble
Large Antique Wooden Mantelpiece
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
break-fronted cornice. Inside the timber opening is a beautifully veined grey Bardiglio marble bolection
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Palladian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Late Victorian Solid Walnut Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5527 A capacious late Victorian, break fronted bookcase in walnut with figured walnut top above a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Mahogany Four Door Sideboard
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J026 Fine quality Victorian mahogany, inverted break front sideboard, having figured mahogany top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Oak Sideboard
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5015 Rare Victorian inverted break front sideboard in oak, having attractive top with moulded
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Pair of Regency Mahogany or Bronze Console Tables in the Manner of George Smith
By George Smith
Located in New York, NY
a mirrored back raised on a break fronted plinth. The design is recorded by George Smith in 1806.
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 36.25 in W 25.25 in D 15.25 in
19th Century Georgian Manner Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
proportions. A deep break-front top shelf with channelled under moulding sits directly above a connecting
Category
Vintage 1960s British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Statuary Marble
Victorian Oak Glazed Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R010 Fine quality and very attractive Victorian break fronted bookcase in oak, having moulded top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Large Georgian Style Fireplace Mantel in Statuary and Bluejohn Marble
Located in London, GB
beneath a large break front stepped shelf. A superior copy of an earlier piece Circa Mid 20th Century
Category
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Statuary Marble
H 58.08 in W 73.23 in D 6.89 in
English Breakfront Server/Credenza
Located in Woodbury, CT
quality break front server/credenza features four drawers over four raised panel doors that conceal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Credenzas
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Walnut Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
original working locks and three keys, enclosing height adjustable shelves, break fronted base having four
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
French Ornately-Carved Console Table W/Marble Top & Shallow Breakfront Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
), with a shallow break-front design at front which carries through to the wood table beneath. The wood
Category
20th Century French Console Tables
Materials
Marble
H 30 in W 21 in D 59 in
Large Decorative Victorian Pine Fireplace
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A large decorative victorian pine fireplace.
The Fireplace has a large Break Front mantle piece
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Adam Style Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Pine
Large 18th Century French Louis XVI White Marble Mantel Clock with Pallas Athena
Located in Berlin, DE
of her victories (trident, crown and Nemean Lion), on a break front white marble base, on gilt bronze
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
H 19.69 in W 12.6 in D 7.49 in
A Medium Size Victorian Sideboard or Chiffonier
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
scroll decoration and it is set on a deep plinth
The Chiffonier has a slight Break front shape with a
Category
Antique 1870s High Victorian Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
Antique George II Period Marble Mantelpiece in the Manner of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
mask of Apollo surrounded by a sunburst. The console jambs are under fluted corbels and a break-fronted
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Palladian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Carrara Marble
English Fireplace in the Georgian Style
Located in London, GB
fluted pilasters. Break fronted shelf.
Measures:
Shelf width: 1680 mm / 66 1/8 in
Overall height: 1360
Category
Late 20th Century English Georgian Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Marquetry Gilt Bronze Commode or Sauteuse
Located in Berlin, DE
break front commode or chest of drawers, with a shaped moulded mottled grey marble top above three
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 33.08 in W 51.19 in D 23.63 in
19th Century Glazed Blue & White Pottery Fireplace, circa 1885
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
.
The jambs with female caryatids supporting the break-fronted frieze. The frieze decorated with laurel
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Pottery
18th C. Italian Tuscan Beautifully Carved Wood Chest w/Amazing Feet "Wow!"
Located in Atlanta, GA
from Tuscany, Italy features a subtle break-front design along its front, with a nice dentil molding
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
20th Century Georgian Style White Marble Fireplace Suite
Located in London, GB
Break Fronted Shelf.
This Is On Offer Together With The Steel Hob-grate Insert.
However Should You
Category
20th Century British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Superb Edwardian Mahogany and Inlaid Display Cabinet
By Maple & Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5470 Superb quality and very attractive Edwardian break fronted china cabinet, having original
Category
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany
18th C. Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI Marquetry Marble Topped Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
secondary woods with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood veneers. The break front form is enlivened with good
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 32.75 in W 51.25 in D 23.25 in
French Neoclassical Painted Wood Breakfront Raised Chest w/Marble Top 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
antique chest from France features a subtle break-front design that carries through from the marble top to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 32 in W 39.5 in D 21 in
Edwards and Roberts Sheraton Revival Mahogany Open Bookcase
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5417 Fine quality late Victorian open bookcase of break fronted design, having figured mahogany
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Early 18th C. Italian Wooden Window Bench w/Storage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italy has a flattened backside, with a curved/bowed (half-oval shape) front design with a double break
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Wood
Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
the 1900-1910 period.
It has a fantastic design and is of superb quality. The break fronted top has a
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Marble Topped Comm
Located in Benington, Herts
breche Violette marble tops we have had in a while.
The break-fronted breche violet marble top above
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble
H 35.63 in W 51.38 in D 21.86 in
Scottish 19th Century Late Georgian Manner Carved Pine Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
fireplace surround. A break front corniced shelf with dragooned beading sits above a stepped frieze centred
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Pine
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H 54.34 in W 61.62 in D 6.3 in
18th C. English Hand-Carved & Painted Buffet Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
along the drawer and door fronts, as well as down each front side post. The case houses a pair of small
Category
Antique 18th Century English Buffets
Materials
Wood
Exceptional L XVI Style Regulator-Wardrobe by Maison Forest, France, Circa 1890
By Forest A' Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed Forest à Paris
A rare Louis XIV style wardrobe with a break-fronted ogee pediment
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
H 112.21 in W 78.75 in D 25.6 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze Mounted Geometrical Marquetry Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
marble top above two long drawers of break-front form inlaid sans traverse with two-tone-banding, a
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 34.65 in W 45.28 in D 23.23 in
Grand Scottish Early 19th Century Carved Wooden Georgian Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
& Lime wood fireplace surround.
A break front top shelf with applied corvetto cornice, below, carved
Category
Antique 1810s Scottish Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Pine
H 61.23 in W 74.61 in D 6.3 in
Antique 18th Century Statuary and Sienna Mantelpiece
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
break-fronted shelf is a Sienna marble over-mantel overlaid with statuary marble carvings of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Renaissance Revival Fireplaces and Man...
Materials
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
An English Regency Statuary White Marble Columned Fireplace mantel
Located in London, GB
heads and drapery. All beneath a break front stepped shelf.
The eagle in Greek mythology is a symbol
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Statuary Marble
Waring and Gillows breakfront bookcase
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Salisbury, GB
1910.
The break fronted bookcase is made in fine mahogany and made in 3 sections; this allows for easy
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Victorian late 19th Display-Bookcase Secretary Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
, break front cornice elegantly crafted, over four glazed doors with decorative scrolling bars doors in
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
H 90.5 in W 86.5 in D 19 in
18th Century Bossi Hand-Carved Statuary Marble Fireplace with Scagliola Inlay
By Pietto Bossi
Located in Southall, GB
This white hand-carved marble chimney-piece with Scagliola inlay and break fronted shelf attributed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Statuary Marble
H 56.11 in W 71.66 in D 9.06 in
18th Century Bossi Hand-Carved Statuary Marble Fireplace with Scagliola Inlay
By Pietto Bossi
Located in London, GB
This white hand-carved marble chimney-piece with Scagliola inlay and break fronted shelf attributed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Statuary Marble
H 56.11 in W 71.66 in D 9.06 in
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