Louis XVI Bookcases
LOUIS XVI STYLE
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XVI
French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Mahogany Bookcase, Armoire Restored c1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bookcase, or if you prefer, Antique French Ebonized Bibliotheque made from solid mahogany over 100-years ago to a very high standard. We have had our share of antique, or supposed to be Antique French mahogany Louis XVI style bookcases, however most tend to be constructed during the 1950’s. This Antique French Ebonized Bookcase is the real deal and is a genuine antique, which our inhouse Old Plank restoration department beautifully restored, with an old school ebonized finish. The French Louis XVI bookcase was completely disassembled (makes for easy ingress and egress), hand-stripped to the bare mahogany wood, restored as necessary and refinished in this deep black Napoleon III style ebonized and brass exterior. One can only imagine what the house must have looked like, or maybe I should have said chateau, where this elegant Antique Louis XVI Bookcase...
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1890s Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century large scale French Louis XVI carved and painted display cabinet. This piece has a very fine patina and ample space to show off your treasures. Lovely!
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet
By Karges
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved burled walnut, with glass front doors and original brass ...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Mahogany Bibliotheque Bookcase Cabinet With Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XVI style bibliotheque bookcase cabinet, linen press, or armoire
France, Circa 1880s
Beautiful mahogany, with ebony string inlay, and ornate...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlaid Bookcase
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Large and Impressive Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Marquetry Inlaid Bookcase.
Signed to the lock on the central door ‘Les Fils Chambon’.
This very fine marquetry bookcase has a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Neoclassical Louis XVI Oak Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Neoclassical Louis XVI Oak Bookcase is a fantastic find, perfect for blending with a wide variety of interior decorating themes, even mode...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Old French Library Late 19th Century Solid Oak Period Tiles
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French library period late nineteenth in solid oak.
The upper part opens with three glass doors and features adjustable shelves, making it easy to adjust in height.
The shelves are...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A statement French bibliotheque in the Louis XVI Style made of richly toned mahogany and brass details. This case piece is topped with a demilune pediment and 4 decorative finials. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
A fine 19th c French Louis XVI kingwood bookcase signed P. Sormani .
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood parquetry inlayed bookcase cabinet . Fine gilt bronze mounts and detail . Original Breche Violette marble top.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Faux Marble and Parcel Gilt Bookcase / Cupboard (Two Available)
Located in Dallas, TX
a paint (faux marble) and parcel gilt bookcase / cupboard / display shelves, central shelves flanked by handsome fluted pilasters, shaped cornice with dentil moldings, Italy, late 19...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Maison Jansen Style, Louis XVI, Chinoiserie, Mahogany, Black Lacquer, Parquetry
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Chinoiserie Dry Bar, Bookcase Cabinet in Fashion of Maison Jansen
A large and impressive French Louis XVI style marble-top mahogany sideboard, in the manner of Maison Jens...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Neoclassical Mahogany Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Neoclassical Mahogany Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is a marvel of style and craftsmanship, rendered from fine i...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
1900s Antique French Louis XVI-Style Walnut Bookcase with Marquetry Panels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step back into the grandeur of the 1900s with our antique French Louis XVI-style walnut bookcase, a masterpiece showcasing the pinnacle of traditional craftsmanship. Handcrafted with...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Small Scale Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale late 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with bronze banding. Its corners feature fluting and the side panels are also inset with bronze banding. Its two doors open to reveal an interior with four adjustable shelves. The cabinet rests on classic finial feet...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style 1890s French Bookcase with Glass Doors and Pull Out Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style two-part walnut bookcase from circa 1890 with glass doors in the upper section flanked with slender Doric style pilasters, pull-out drawers and wooden doors ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Glass, Felt
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble Top Vitrine / Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French Louis XVI style Mahogany with brass mounted marble top vitrine / bookcase. This was designed to display your most prized possessions or one of a kind collec...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 58 inches in height, this small scale late nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding and a red marble top with white veining. Its corners feature fluting with inset bronze filets. Its single door is finished with a bronze border and key surround and opens to reveal an interior with three adjustable shelves. The cabinet rests on Classic finial...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Cerused Oak Secretary Bookcase Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous French secretaire bookcase featuring a pull-out leather writing table or petite desk. Mid-century 2 part case crafted from oak. The chest is fronted by two large storage drawers with patinated brass ring pulls with a ribbon and bow motif. The top of the commode has a pull-out leather writing surface with embossed leather and gilt borders. The leather has a lovely aged patina with craquelure. The case has fluted corners supported by square legs that taper ending with brass sabot feet. The bookcase has two large doors with gilt wire mesh inset opening to a three shelf case. Below the book storage...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century Louis XVI mahogany Bibliotheque or bookcase is finished in stunning bronze banding. Bronze-fluted corners flank its two beveled glass doors. The doors open to reveal an interior fitted with four adjustable interior shelves and two lower drawers of dovetail construction. An addition lower drawer below the doors is detailed with a central bronze cartouche surrounded by scrolling leaves and tassels. Each corner of the crown is appointed with a bronze finial. The case rests on Classic Louis XVI finial...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
19th Century George III Style Mahogany Bureau Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a sophisticated and stately Danish secretary bookcase. The partially pierced cornice and a secondary tiered; a shaped cornice over tw...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Louis XVI Style Polychrome Bookcase
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful and stately Louis XVI style gessoed and polychromed bookcase made with 18th century architectural fragments.
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine with Bronze Detailing
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 63 inches in height, this small scale mid-nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding. Its corners feature fluting with inset bronze filets. Both doors have their original blown glass, evidenced by waves and an occasional bubble, and are finished with bronze borders and key surrounds. This circa 1860 vitrine is fitted with its two adjustable interior shelves. The cabinet rests on classic finial feet...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Small Scale Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase
Located in Fayetteville, AR
With glass on three sides, this French Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine from the late nineteenth century is ideal for displaying any fine collection. Resting on turned finial feet...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small Scale Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase
Located in Fayetteville, AR
With glass on three sides, this French Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine from the late nineteenth century is ideal for displaying any fine collection. Resting on turned finial feet...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Antique Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
Bookcase “vitrine”, French, made of mahogany that has two glass doors featuring stylized harps. The doors open up to interior shelving. There is gilt brass trim throughout and this p...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Large Early 20th Century Louis XVI Style Bookcase
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Bookcase or library in the Louis XVI style from around 1900. Solidly made of oak wood, with floral and ornamental carving.
Extraordinarily high corpus, coffered at the sides, with c...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bookcase represents a stately expression of classical style that truly defies time itself! A multi-tiered crown overlooks the bonnet carved with Greek wave...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kingwood & Ormolu Bookcase, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style cabinet offers kingwood construction with bookmatched facing, single glass door opening to shelved int...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Country French Louis XVI Whitewashed Bookcases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Country French Louis XVI Whitewashed Bookcases are an amazing find, and perfect for creating symmetry in your favorite room! Beaut...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Steel
19 th Century Louis XVI style Mahogany bookcase
Located in GUÉCÉLARD, FR
An old library with a staggered body with three large glass doors and solid doors in the lower part.
In belt three zippers decorated with light brown ...
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1830s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Lacquered Bookcase Display Ormolu and Enamel
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning example of neoclassical display cabinet or bookcase. Velvet lined shelves. Wonderful ormolu detail along with enamel painted scen...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Marble Bibus Shelves
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Moucheté Mahogany, ormolu, and Sarrancolin marble bibus shelves. The bibus is raised by finely fluted topie shaped feet with fitted o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Commode Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Buffet Sideboard Inlay
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Louis XVI Style Commode Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Buffet Sideboard. Marble top two part French cabinet
Curved beveled glass vitrine. Outstanding inlay work. C.1920s piece in mint...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque, circa 1900
Of palatial size, this extremely elegant and lavish bookcase is carved from mahogany woo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Bookcase/China Cabinet, Ebonized Mahogany with Brass Trim
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a perfect example of Classic French Louis XVI design and available in your specific dimensions and finishes. Our Old Plank Workshop will build to suit, the old fashion way, b...
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2010s American Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
19thC French Louis XVI style Mahogany Bookcase/Display Case/Vitrine
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An elegant Louis XVI style bookcase/display case, the mahogany case richly inlaid with gilded brass fillets to the two front doors and both sides, Each door has a three quarter panel...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Mahogany and Bronze Open Bookcases
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in London, GB
A pair of Petit Bibliotheques in the manner of Adam Weisweiler
constructed using a finely patinated mahogany, brass and bronze; rising from bronze shod turned and tapering circular ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Faux Painted Marble Étagère
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood and faux painted marble étagère bookshelf. The étagère is raised by elegant ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Bookcase in Marquetry with Ormolu Bronze, F. Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent bookase three doors in marquetry and ormolu bronze, transitional style louis XVI louis XV. Bear the sign F.LINKE on the top side of the bronze, y...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Neoclassical Walnut Bookcase, Linen Press
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Neoclassical walnut bookcase ~ Linen Press represents a masterwork of the cabinetmaker's art! Created from select French walnut, it boasts a stunning cl...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
French Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Pine Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent French bookcase or display cabinet crafted in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste. The two-part case features extensive relief carved decoration with an oak foliate and acor...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine
Louis XVI Secretary Bookcase, South German 1780, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI secretary bookcase, South German 1780.
Elegant and unique secretary bookcase with beautiful cherry veneer and Louis XVI style geometric ...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
Maison Jansen Inspired Ebonized Louis XVI Style Bookcase Bronze Trim in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Maison Jansen inspired Louis XVI style Bookcase or Display Cabinet, that was created in our Old Plank woodworking department. This beautiful Ebonized Mahogany Bookcase...
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2010s American Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Whitewashed Bookcase, Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French Louis XVI period whitewashed bookcase ~ vitrine in oak features a stately presence while retaining a rustic charm that is ideal ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Two-Part Vitrine with Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style two-part painted vitrine bookcase from the mid-19th century, with canted sides, glass door and carved crest. Boasting its original painted finish, this vitri...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Custom Painted Italian French Regency Style Tall Secretary Desk & Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful hand-painted vintage, two-piece secretary desk with matching chair. The pieces are painted in a whimsical Italian style, largely blue and off-white, with intricate bird and...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Cane, Wood
Napoleon III Cabinet in Walnut with Ormolu in Louis XVI Style, France, c. 1850
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Napoleon III cabinet or bookcase in the Louis XVI style with original marble top, bronze doré ormolu, antique 18th century French book bindings on the end doors and a bra...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
China Cabinet
Located in New Haven, CT
Extremely fine French mahogany biblioteque with exquisite ormolu mounts, by A. Beurdeley, Paris. The Beurdeley family were a flourishing dynasty of three generations of fine quality ...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Satine Bookcase by François Linke, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and satine bookcase by François Linke.
French, circa 1890.
Linke Index No. ‘1131’
Inscribed ‘F. Linke’ above the center right-hand door.
...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XVI style mahogany bookcase (or bibliotheque) with brass trim. The door panels are inset with contrasting "plum pudding" mahogany. The doors have indented corners with b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Grand French Louis XVI Hand Carved Walnut Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
This large and elegant French bibliotheque, bookcase is made of solid French walnut and dates to the latter half of the 1800s. It recently came from a beautiful home in the Northwest...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Large French Neoclassical Oak School Bookcase
Located in Long Island City, NY
In a Louis XVI style, with 4 sliding upper glass doors and 4 sliding lower plain wood doors and its original cornice (removable).
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Art Glass, Oak
Rare Louis XVI Carved Beechwood Biblioteque or Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare Louis XVI carved beechwood
Biblioteque or breakfront cabinet
18th century
The multi sectional piece with a carved upper section over two shelved and mirrored back corner ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Fine Nord Italian 18th Century Parquetry Bookcase
Located in Rome, IT
A Fine Nord Italian 18'century Parquetry Bookcase.
cm 127x109x30
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Revival Two-Door Bookcase Vitrine Cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a 19th century, French, Louis XVI revival, two-door bookcase, vitrine or cabinet dating to circa 1880.
Hand built to the highest level of craftsmanship
In mahogany with e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Louis Xvi bookcases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI bookcases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage bookcases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI bookcases made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bookcases, popular names associated with this style include Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley, François Linke, and Paul Sormani. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for bookcases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $930 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $8,300.
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