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French Empire Bookcase in Walnut
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 19th century French provincial biblioteque in walnut, with upper case with adjustable
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French 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 French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

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 French 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 French 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 French 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
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 French 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 French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

Antique 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 French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Antique French Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase
French Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase
H 89.5 in W 56 in D 21 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 French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

Antique 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 French 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 French Empire Bookcase

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Metal, Brass

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Brass

Antique Empire Bookcase
Antique Empire Bookcase
H 95 in W 48 in D 24 in
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 French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Neoclassical Mahogany  Empire Bookcases
Neoclassical Mahogany  Empire Bookcases
H 100 in W 54 in D 23.5 in
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 French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

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 French 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
19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Birmingham, AL
century French Empire period bibliotheque. A grand bookcase such as this one was designed to display fine
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French 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 French 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 French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Wood

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Marble

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Ormolu

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Ormolu

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

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 French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

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 French 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
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 French Empire Bookcase

French Ebonized Walnut Bookcase of Grand Proportions Restored Original Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
antique bookcase quite special. Finding a genuine antique French bookcase, that measures roughly twelve
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1880s French Country Antique French 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 French Empire Bookcase

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Ormolu

Rare and Magnificent Neoclassical Mahogany Bibliotheque Bookcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
combine the neoclassical style of Thomas Hope with French Empire taste as emulated by the Parisian
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Late 19th Century Belgian Empire Revival Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Brass, Bronze

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Walnut

Rare and Stunning Empire Mahogany Curved Desk and Bookshelf, 19th Century French
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The inside of the desk is decorated with various Empire designs, including patinated bronze d'ore cats
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Marble, Bronze, Gold

19th Century French Pinewood Book Shelf - Antique Cupboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
consistent with age and use. Circa 1830, France. Shelves 15" D.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Pine

French 19th Century Mahogany Vitrine
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Louis Philippe vitrine was crafted in France during the 19th century from finley bookmatched
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Metal, Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Mahogany Vitrine
French 19th Century Mahogany Vitrine
H 69.88 in W 33.25 in D 15.75 in
19th Century French Empire Style Cabinet/Bookcase
Located in Pomona, CA
Empire-style cabinet/bookcase. Two glass doors with collum on each side adjustable and shelves with
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1870s French Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Glass, 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 French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Bookcase / Display Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A mahogany cabinet decorated with gilded metal mounts constructed in two sections, the upper section with two glazed doors flanked by mahogany columns opens to reveal a fabric lined ...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

Antique French Empire Ormolu Striking Library Clock
Located in London, GB
A fascinating Antique French Empire Striking Ormolu mantel clock A fascinating clock in the form
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Steel, Ormolu

Antique 1810 France Cast Iron Bookcase Shelves Flowers
Located in Munich, DE
Charming and elegant shelves made out of cast iron. The front of this slim piece of furniture and the struts are decorated with flowers.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Iron

C19th Pine Two Door French Cabinet/Bookcase with Glazed Astragal Detail
Located in London, GB
or as a bookcase.
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Pine

Empire Guillotine Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Empire guillotine cabinet. Fine Neoclassical fruitwood and mahogany vitrine small bookcase cabinet
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Marble

Empire Guillotine Cabinet
Empire Guillotine Cabinet
H 42.5 in W 25 in D 10.5 in
French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
children engrossed in books with a bookcase in the background. It is crisply modelled and of a fine warm
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Antique French Empire "Biblioteque" Converted to Wine Cabinet, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire mahogany and gold bronze "Biblioteque" or bookcase converted to a wine
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1860s French Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

Nice empire Charle X mantel clock by Gillion a Paris
By Gillion a Paris
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A nice empire Charles X mantel clock circa 1830. The lovely subject the bookcase with books and
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19th Century French Charles X Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century, French Chiselled and Gilt Bronze Table Clock
Located in IT
chiselled and gilded bronze in the early 19th century in France, Empire era. The bronze structure consists
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

French 19th Century Restauration Psyche Coiffeuse Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French 19th Century Restauration Psyche Coiffeuse mirror Patinated and gilt bronze rectangular
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1820s French Restauration Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze

1800s Antique French Oromlu-Mounted, Burlwood, 3-Piece Set, Desk, Office Suite!!
Located in Austin, TX
, 19"d, seat height: 19"h (3) Monumental French Napoleon III period burlwood bookcase, late 19th c
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19th Century French Other Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Wood

Table clock with Muse and writers. Bronze, Paris movement. France, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
writings. Curiously, we know of an Empire clock (in a private French collection) in the shape of a library
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19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Bronze, Other

Exhibition Quality Wylie & Lochhead 1860 Glasgow Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa
By Wylie & Lochhead
Located in GB
colour that is exclusive to my leather polishers, the oak frame, lightly washed back and French polished
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1860s Scottish High Victorian Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Leather

Antique French Empire Bookcase Cabinet Flame Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French empire antique bookcase or cabinet in flame mahogany. Hopefully the photos do this
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1880s French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

French Empire Painted Bookcase
Located in Encinitas, CA
Painted French Empire bookcase with classical detailing. Ormula mounts on base and crown. Cream
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

French Empire Painted Bookcase
French Empire Painted Bookcase
H 88 in W 52 in D 20.5 in
Antique French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Display Cabinet / Bookcase
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Beautiful 19th century French Empire period bookcase, in the classical manner. Embellished in
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1830s French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Open Bookcases, circa 1880
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Pair of French Empire mahogany open bookcases, circa 1880 A pair of important French empire
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1880s French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Wood, Mahogany

Antique Mahogany French Empire Period Breakfront Bookcase or Bibliotheque
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Superb quality French Empire period plum pudding mahogany breakfront bookcase. Standing on gilt paw
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

French Empire Mahogany Open Bookcase of Small Proportion, circa 1820
Located in Salisbury, GB
Fine French Empire mahogany open bookcase with drawer over 3 adjustable shelves, flanked by term
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Mahogany

Empire Revival Amboyna Bookcase or Bibioteque
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th c. Empire Revival amboyna biblioteque, the cornice with classical gilt bronze mounts
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19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

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Ormolu

Very Large Empire Mahogany Library Bookcase
Located in Fulda, DE
Very large triple breakfront mahogany bookcase from early 19th century. Cornice of moulded section
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Bookcase

Materials

Bronze

Very Large Empire Mahogany Library Bookcase
Very Large Empire Mahogany Library Bookcase
H 100.4 in W 161.42 in D 18.51 in
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Antique French Empire Bookcase For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique French empire bookcase available at 1stDibs. An antique French empire bookcase — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique French empire bookcase, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique French empire bookcase bearing Empire hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Antique French Empire Bookcase?

An antique French empire bookcase can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,621, while the lowest priced sells for $1,830 and the highest can go for as much as $38,500.

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. 

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