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Empire Bookcase
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Empire bookcase – walnut, rootwood and ebonized wood and columns with brass hardware. Glazed doors
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19th Century Antique Empire Bookcase

Antique Empire Bookcase
Empire Bookcase
H 77.5 in W 39 in D 18 in
Neoclassical Mahogany Empire Bookcases
Located in New Haven, CT
This beautiful pair of mahogany Empire bookcases is decorated with gilt bronze mounts portraying
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Antique Neoclassical Mahogany  Empire Bookcases
Neoclassical Mahogany  Empire Bookcases
H 100 in W 54 in D 23.5 in
Antique Empire Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary antique empire bookcase in great condition completed and restored by our
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Early 1900s French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Brass

Antique Empire Bookcase
Antique Empire Bookcase
H 95 in W 48 in D 24 in
French Empire Bookcase in Walnut
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 19th century French provincial biblioteque in walnut, with upper case with adjustable shelves and wire-grill doors over a lower pair of paneled cabinet doors, circa 1810.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Walnut

Antique French Empire Bookcase in Walnut
French Empire Bookcase in Walnut
H 84 in W 54 in D 17 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcase with Safe-Deposit-Box, Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Empire bookcase with safe deposit box France Mahogany Empire around 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

Empire bookcase, Germany, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Empire style bookcase / vitrine made in Germany, circa 1870. Made of walnut wood with brass
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1870s German Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Walnut

Antique Empire bookcase, Germany, circa 1870.
Empire bookcase, Germany, circa 1870.
H 82.29 in W 75.6 in D 27.17 in
Bookcase Empire Mahogany Veneer Sessile Oak France Early 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
French Empire bookcase, supported by feet, the front ones vase shaped. There are two panelled doors
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany, Oak

Rare French Empire Mahogany Bookcase Library Jacob Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Large and very unusual French Empire bookcase in beautifully figured mahogany veneer. Four glazed
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Walnut Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
A large French Empire bookcase, or buffet a deux corps in walnut with bronze mounts and glass doors
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Antique 19th Century French Empire Walnut Bookcase
19th Century French Empire Walnut Bookcase
H 93.5 in W 62.25 in D 28 in
Swedish Late Empire Black-polished Birch Bookcase
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish late empire bookcase / display cabinet in black-polished birch. In 2 parts, upper case
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Glass, Wood

French Empire 19th Century Walnut Bookcase-Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
Small French Empire bookcase/cabinet with framed glazed sides, featuring a molded wooden elongated
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Brass

French Empire Period Bookcase
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French Empire Period bookcase. Early 19th century, the bookcase wears a beautiful flamed blond
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

French Empire Period Bookcase
French Empire Period Bookcase
H 86 in W 63 in D 17 in
French Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany bookcase cabinet with bronze trim and 2 glass doors.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

French Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase
French Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase
H 89.5 in W 56 in D 21 in
19th century Empire Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very nice directoire/empire mahogany bookcase from around 1800 or early 19th century. The
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

19th century Empire Mahogany Bookcase
19th century Empire Mahogany Bookcase
H 96.46 in W 57.09 in D 19.3 in
French Empire Style Ebonized Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome Empire style open book shelf has a recent ebonized finish. This antique has the
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

French Empire Style Ebonized Bookcase
French Empire Style Ebonized Bookcase
H 71 in W 57.5 in D 13 in
19th Century French Empire Period Ebonized Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Great quality early 19th century ebonised French Empire period bookcase. Having a moulded cornice
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Wood

Unusual Empire Style Bookcase, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Quirky and unusual Empire style breakfront bookcase, the wood painted with a faux bois trompe
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

Antique Empire-style wall-mounted bookcase cabinet
Located in Milano, IT
Behold an exquisite testimony to the grandeur and craftsmanship of the Empire style: an elegant
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1850s Empire Revival Antique Empire Bookcase

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Wood

Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Empire Library Bookcase
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt bronze mounted mahogany Empire library bookcase.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Empire Library Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Very large French solid mahogany Empire style bookcase with three upper glazed arched doors and
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Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

Early 20th century birch empire revival bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century birch empire revival bookcase circa 1900. Beautiful bookcase cabinet made in
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Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Revival Antique Empire Bookcase

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Birch

Large Empire Style Open Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large open bookcase the moulded cornice above large adjustable shelved interior flanked by circular
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Early 20th Century British Antique Empire Bookcase

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Walnut

Large Empire Style Open Bookcase
Large Empire Style Open Bookcase
H 77 in W 53.5 in D 23 in
French 19th Century Empire Style Petite Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome petite Empire style bookcase from France, circa 1850. Crafted from warm and patinated
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Metal, Brass

Pair of French Empire Mahogany and Bronze Bookcases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed 2 plexiglass door bookcases
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Early 20th century empire revival birch bookcase cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful rich birch open bookcase, circa 1910. Four adjustable shelves with a central partition
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Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Revival Antique Empire Bookcase

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Birch

French Period Empire Glass Fronted Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning 19th century French Empire period bookcase constructed from mahogany. The large-scale
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

19th Large Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase from French Chateau
Located in Marseille, FR
Large Empire style mahogany bookcase. There are zippers on all pediments. This library is adorned
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

18th Century Imperial Russian Gilt Bronze, Brass and Mahogany Display Cabinet
By Christian Meyer
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional late 18th century Imperial Russian empire bookcase or display cabinet in the finest
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Late 18th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

Antique American Empire Style Mahogany 4 Section Stacking Barrister Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Style Mahogany 4 Section Stacking Barrister Bookcase. Item features carved
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Early 1900s Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Glass, 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
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Glass, Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Birmingham, AL
from Lyon during the First Empire of Napoleon, circa early 1800s. The upper bookcase of this grand
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque, French, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional French mahogany bookcase - bibliotheque with finely cast gilt bronze mounts and
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Ormolu

Antique French Empire Burl Wood Bibliotheque Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1880s
By Louis Majorelle
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique French Empire knockdown bibliotheque bookcase cabinet In the manner of Louis
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Large French Empire Mahogany & Marble Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1900 Large French Empire mahogany & marble bookcase cabinet W128 x D42 x H234 cm Base
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Early 20th Century Antique Empire Bookcase

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Marble

19thc French Large Gilt & Wood Exotic Inlay Bookcase Empire- Burl Wood
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning and Majestic 19thc French Empire Large Bookcase in Exotic Burl Amboyne with Exotic Wood
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1880s French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Wood

Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Double Door Bookcase c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire Classical Greco bookcase offers mahogany construction with double doors
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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Glass, Mahogany

Large Empire Danish Glass Cabinet, Bookcase in Mahogany with Bronze Details
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant late Empire 4 doors glass and wood cabinet, bookcase in mahogany. Pair of locking paned
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Bookcase in the Empire Style
By Antoine Krieger
Located in London, GB
An exceptional and fine library breakfront bookcase by Antoine Krieger of Paris In the Empire
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Ormolu

Antique American Empire Carved Mahogany Bookcase in the Manner of R.J. Horner
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique American Empire or Victorian glass front bookcase with carved columns and lion
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Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Glass, Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze, 15-in deep
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century Empire period walnut bookcase features half columns that flank its
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Early 20th-Century Bookcase in the Empire Type with Brass Appliques
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Bookcase in the Empire Type with Brass Appliques We present you a big three
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Early 20th Century European Antique Empire Bookcase

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Brass

French 19th Century Empire Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This two-door French Empire bibliotheque is framed on either side by columns that go all the way to
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Brass

French 19th Century Empire Bibliotheque
French 19th Century Empire Bibliotheque
H 73.75 in W 43.38 in D 20.38 in
Rare and Magnificent Neoclassical Mahogany Bibliotheque Bookcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and magnificent neoclassical mahogany three door bookcase dating to the second half of the
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Late 19th Century Belgian Empire Revival Antique Empire Bookcase

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Brass, Bronze

French Empire Mahogany Bibliothéque Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Empire flame mahogany 2 door bibliothèque cabinet with with wire mesh and tapered square
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1820s French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

Neo Renaissance Bookcase
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in the southeastern part of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, private estate Romania
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19th Century Antique Empire Bookcase

Neo Renaissance Bookcase
Neo Renaissance Bookcase
H 96 in W 96 in D 27.5 in
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
these bookcases can be situated at the end of the Directoire and the beginning of the Empire period
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Walnut

19th Century Germany Empire Wood Lacquered Wall Open Library, 1800s
Located in Roma, RM
Rare piece of furniture of German origin, from the early Empire, in excellent state of conservation
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Early 1800s German Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Wood

Edwardian Empire Style Bibliotheque
Located in Hudson, NY
in the empire style the caryatid carvings are refined and yet simple. The stepped top is also
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Empire Bookcase

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Wood

Antique Mahogany Triple Door Leaded Glass Bookcase with Carved Claw Feet C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
American Empire Classical Greco bookcase offers mahogany cosnt4uction with three leaded glass doors opening
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Bookcase

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Glass, Mahogany

A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
. During the time of the British Empire in India and Burma, much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian
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Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Antique Empire Bookcase

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Glass, Teak

A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
H 107.5 in W 70 in D 16 in
A British Colonial Bookcase with Bottom Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
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Early 20th Century British Colonial Antique Empire Bookcase

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Teak

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Revolving Bookcase C1900
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique Edwardian marquetry inlaid flame mahogany revolving bookcase
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

Museum Empire Cabinet / Writing Cabinet, around 1800
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum Empire cabinet / writing cabinet, around 1800 Unique antique cabinet / writing cabinet
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Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Bookcase

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Oak, Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookcase Flame Mahogany c.1900
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
This an exquisite antique revolving bookcase attributed to the renowned Victorian retailer and
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

20th Century British Colonial Bookcase with Bottom Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
the late British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco Style using local
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Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Antique Empire Bookcase

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Teak

Antique Victorian Revolving Bookcase Flame Mahogany, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This an exquisite antique Victorian revolving bookcase, circa 1880 in date. It is made of mahogany
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1880s English Victorian Antique Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

C. 1900 British Raj Burmese Bookcase From Solid Teak
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
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Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Empire Bookcase

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Teak

French Ebonized Walnut Bookcase of Grand Proportions Restored Original Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
. Whether it’s the mammoth scale of the bookcase, or the combination of the ebonized walnut and the
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1880s French Country Antique Empire Bookcase

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Brass

Antique French Charles X Burr Maple and Ormolu Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Charles X burr maple bookcase with fabulous ormolu mounts, circa
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1820s French Charles X Antique Empire Bookcase

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Ormolu

English Regency Period Goncalo Alves and Gilt Brass Secretaire Bookcase
By John Mclean
Located in London, GB
A Regency period secretaire bookcase attributed to John Mclean of London. Constructed in a well
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19th Century English Regency Antique Empire Bookcase

Materials

Brass

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Antique Empire Bookcase For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique empire bookcase you’re looking for. An antique empire bookcase — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique empire bookcase — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique empire bookcase made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular.

How Much is a Antique Empire Bookcase?

The average selling price for an antique empire bookcase at 1stDibs is $4,458, while they’re typically $1,800 on the low end and $38,500 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right bookcases for You

As long as curious people have collected stories, we have needed a place to stow them away and preserve them. When auction houses and book dealers proliferated by the late 17th century, the bibliophile was born. And, of course, as with any treasured objects, a book lover’s volumes were suddenly worthy of a luxurious display — enter the bookcase. Americans of means during the 19th century took to amassing art as well as rare books, and antique bookcases of the era, rife with hand-carved decorative accents and architectural motifs, were ideal for displaying their handsome leather-bound wares.

Although our favorite titles may change over the years, the functionality and beauty of their home within our home is timeless. Whether you proudly shelve your books in regal mahogany or behind glass cabinet doors, a bookcase — or perhaps more than one — is essential to creating a cozy nook for any book lover. Even those who don’t covet the perfect home library can benefit from an attractive display case, as bookcases can easily double as charming étagères

Contemporary and customizable options make it easier for you to find the perfect bookcase for your style and stacks. If you don’t wish to fill your storage piece so that your collection is snug within its confines, incorporate extra space to allow for additional displays and decorative objects. And by introducing a striking dark wood Art Deco bookcase or low-profile mid-century modern design by Paul McCobb into your living room, your signed first editions won’t be the only items making a statement. 

Find your dream bookcase on 1stDibs now.

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