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Antique English Georgian Style Mahogany Break Front Bookcase, Circa 1920-1930's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Georgian Style Mahogany Break Front Bookcase, Circa 1920's - 1930's.   
Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Antique Break Front

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

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 Antique Break Front

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

1870s English Victorian Antique Break Front

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

Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Break Front

Materials

Bronze

Antique Gustavian 19th Century Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser
Gustavian 19th Century Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser
$4,100
H 35.44 in W 40.16 in D 18.51 in
Georgian Mahogany Tallboy
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian flame mahogany Tallboy with canted, fluted corners, secrétaire break front with
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1760s British Georgian Antique Break Front

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian Mahogany Tallboy
Georgian Mahogany Tallboy
$5,833
H 66.5 in W 49 in D 25 in
Regency giltwood pier mirror
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Regency giltwood pier mirror Overhanging break front cornice adorned with gilt spheres over a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Break Front

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Regency giltwood pier mirror
Regency giltwood pier mirror
$1,715
H 37.41 in W 25.2 in D 4.34 in
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

Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Break Front

Materials

Brass

Antique Gustavian Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser with Faux Marble Top, Sweden, 1850-1880
Gustavian Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser with Faux Marble Top, Sweden, 1850-1880
$2,875 Sale Price
32% Off
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
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Break Front

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

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Break Front

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Large Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Vitrines
Large Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Vitrines
$48,037
H 83.47 in W 70.87 in D 17.33 in
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
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Break Front

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Marble

Classical 19th Century Marble Topped Console Table
Classical 19th Century Marble Topped Console Table
$20,587
H 34.26 in W 85.04 in D 27.56 in
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

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Break Front

Materials

Oak

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

Late 19th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Break Front

Materials

Oak

Renaissance Oak Fireplace Surround and Mantel, circa 1880
Renaissance Oak Fireplace Surround and Mantel, circa 1880
$12,195
H 69.5 in W 104.5 in D 11.25 in
Large Mahogany Chippendale Period Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An important and very impressive 18th century Chippendale period mahogany break fronted bookcase
Category

Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Break Front

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 Antique Break Front

Materials

Marble

A Tapered Square Marble Pillar, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
, descending to a scotia and shallow plinth square break front base, the pillar in alternating peach and pale
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Break Front

Materials

Marble

A Tapered Square Marble Pillar, 19th Century
A Tapered Square Marble Pillar, 19th Century
$2,950
H 47.05 in W 12.41 in D 11.03 in
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

Mid-19th Century Irish Early Victorian Antique Break Front

Materials

Statuary Marble

Antique Irish Marble Fireplace
Antique Irish Marble Fireplace
$45,292
H 52.5 in W 87 in D 18 in
A Statuary White Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
retaining their original carved panels. All beneath a generous break front mantel. Circa 1790 Opening
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Break Front

Materials

Statuary Marble

A Statuary White Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
A Statuary White Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
$21,617
H 43.71 in W 59.45 in D 15.75 in
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
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Break Front

Materials

Onyx

18th Century Georgian Onyx Fireplace Mantel
18th Century Georgian Onyx Fireplace Mantel
$54,831
H 67.13 in W 80.71 in D 13 in
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

1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Break Front

Materials

Giltwood

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
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Break Front

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI style Vitrine, after Linke
19th Century French Louis XVI style Vitrine, after Linke
$34,312
H 63.39 in W 58.67 in D 15.75 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
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Break Front

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Library Bookcase, circa 1800
Fine Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Library Bookcase, circa 1800
$82,350
H 98.43 in W 150.4 in D 19.69 in
Antique Marble Fireplace in the George III Neoclassical Style
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
break-fronted cornice shelf with dental mouldings rests on top.  
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Break Front

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

Mid-19th Century English Palladian Antique Break Front

Materials

Marble

Large Antique Wooden Mantelpiece
Large Antique Wooden Mantelpiece
$30,195
H 80 in W 107 in D 17.5 in
George lll, Mahogany, Satinwood Inlay, Sideboard, England, 18th/19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
George III period inlaid mahogany sideboard of break fronted form with a central long drawer flanked by a
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Break Front

Materials

Mahogany

A stunning antique Belloc Griotte marble fireplace / mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
swag of laurel leaves with recessed fluted frieze panels to either side. A substantial break-fronted
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Break Front

Materials

Griotte Marble

Victorian Oak Sideboard
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5015 Rare Victorian inverted break front sideboard in oak, having attractive top with moulded
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Break Front

Materials

Oak

Victorian Oak Sideboard
Victorian Oak Sideboard
$4,110
H 37.4 in W 72.44 in D 52 in
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

Early 1800s English Regency Antique Break Front

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Walnut Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
original working locks and three keys, enclosing height adjustable shelves, break fronted base having four
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Late 18th Century English Antique Break Front

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Bookcase
Victorian Walnut Bookcase
$12,078
H 90.551 in W 95.276 in D 19.291 in
Gillows and Co Carved Wood and Gesso Fireplace
Located in Southall, GB
double break front moulded shelf, The frieze comprises a tablet with a tazza urn with ribbon tied floral
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19th Century English Greek Revival Antique Break Front

Materials

Wood

Gillows and Co Carved Wood and Gesso Fireplace
Gillows and Co Carved Wood and Gesso Fireplace
$34,312
H 59.85 in W 84.26 in D 14.97 in
Italian Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Reception Greeter, the desk has a Break Front with the panels decorated in the Classical Italian style, with
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19th Century Regency Antique Break Front

Materials

Pine

Large Decorative Victorian Pine Fireplace
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A large decorative victorian pine fireplace. The Fireplace has a large Break Front mantle piece
Category

Late 19th Century Adam Style Antique Break Front

Materials

Pine

Large Decorative Victorian Pine Fireplace
Large Decorative Victorian Pine Fireplace
$1,647
H 45 in W 49 in D 7.5 in
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
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Break Front

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Antique Art Nouveau Ornate Polished Cast Iron Fireplace Surround
Located in Ware, GB
finish. This rare antique cast iron chimneypiece has ornate detailing throughout. The serpentine break
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19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Break Front

Materials

Iron

A Medium Size Victorian Sideboard or Chiffonier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
scroll decoration and it is set on a deep plinth The Chiffonier has a slight Break front shape with a
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1870s High Victorian Antique Break Front

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

Early 18th Century English Palladian Antique Break Front

Materials

Carrara 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
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Break Front

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Break Front

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

18th Century Italian Antique Break Front

Materials

Wood

Antique Louis XIV Bolection Fireplace in Burgundy Hued Ribbon Campan Marble
Located in London, GB
with concave corners, all set below the nicely moulded break front shelf. French, Late 19th century
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Break Front

Materials

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
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Early 20th Century English Antique Break Front

Materials

Mahogany

Superb Edwardian Mahogany and Inlaid Display Cabinet
Superb Edwardian Mahogany and Inlaid Display Cabinet
$6,382
H 47.638 in W 69.291 in D 18.11 in
German 19th C. Chest w/Shallow Breakfront Design, Rich Veneer & Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This antique chest from Germany has a subtle break-front design about the front which carries from the
Category

19th Century German Antique Break Front

Materials

Wood

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
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Break Front

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

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
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Break Front

Materials

Marble

A Large Late Victorian Pine Dogleg Fireplace in the Georgian Manner.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
. A break front ogee corniced top shelf with a secondary shelf over a bolection shaped frieze
Category

Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Break Front

Materials

Pine

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

Early 18th Century Italian Antique Break Front

Materials

Wood

Early 18th C. Italian Wooden Window Bench w/Storage
Early 18th C. Italian Wooden Window Bench w/Storage
$5,040
H 23.5 in W 62.25 in D 14.5 in
Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
1900-1910 period. It has a fantastic design and is of superb quality. The break fronted top has a
Category

Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Break Front

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk
Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk
$2,264
H 29.14 in W 38.98 in D 19.3 in
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

Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Break Front

Materials

Marble

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

1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Break Front

Materials

Pine

Early 19th Century George IV Period Rosewood Fold Over Card Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
practicality. The break-front frieze is adorned with shaped scrolled ends, while the edges of the top and the
Category

Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Break Front

Materials

Rosewood

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

18th Century English Antique Break Front

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

1890s French Louis XIV Antique Break Front

Materials

Bronze

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

Late 18th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Break Front

Materials

Siena Marble, Statuary Marble

A Tall French Antique Deux Corps Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
cabinet from France has a shallow break-front design along the front, with a stack molded cornice with
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Break Front

Materials

Wood

A Tall French Antique Deux Corps Cabinet
A Tall French Antique Deux Corps Cabinet
$9,653
H 78.75 in W 71 in D 18.5 in
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

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Break Front

Materials

Statuary Marble

Late 19th Century English Four Door Breakfront Bookcase By Maple & Co., London
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
swan neck break front cornice cresting above four geometric glazed doors, with shelved interior over
Category

Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Break Front

Materials

Mahogany

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

Late 18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Break Front

Materials

Statuary Marble

A Long English Regency Gilllows Rosewood Cabinet
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5523 An exhibition quality George IV break fronted sideboard, having oversailing top with
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Break Front

Materials

Rosewood

A Long English Regency Gilllows Rosewood Cabinet
A Long English Regency Gilllows Rosewood Cabinet
$67,253
H 40.16 in W 121 in D 23 in
18th Century English Baroque Marble Fireplace Appuldurcombe House
Located in Ware, GB
, the large surround has a break front shelf providing a perimeter of finely carved floral and foliage
Category

18th Century British Baroque Antique Break Front

Materials

Marble

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Antique Break Front For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique break front for your home. Each antique break front for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and walnut. Your living room may not be complete without an antique break front — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique break front, those designed in Georgian, Victorian and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique break front has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by James Winter & Sons and S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Break Front?

Prices for an antique break front can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,999 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,974.