Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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 Second Empire Bookcase
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 Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
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 French Second Empire Bookcase
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Brass, Bronze
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 Second Empire Bookcase
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Leather
H 32.49 in W 75.4 in D 28.15 in
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French Breakfront Library or Cupboard Cabinet
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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A Tall British Colonial Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
This large antique book cabinet was made from solid teak wood and dates to the early 1900's. During the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian ...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
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H 88.59 in W 145.67 in D 39.38 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels
by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti.
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19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Wood, Pine
French Style Wrought Iron Greenhouse with Door and Windows in White Color
Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards in white color. Ready for glass panels to be installed.
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2010s French Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Iron
H 106.3 in W 236.23 in D 157.49 in
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-26-A Aluminium Book Case / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
This periodical bookcase is not only a fantastic piece, it’s a design icon. Finally, it’s the most radical item of all Chandigarh items. It has very sculptural qualities, like a faca...
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1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Aluminum
H 65.75 in W 59.85 in D 18.51 in
Set of 9 American Sterling Silver Christmas Snowflake Ornaments
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting a captivating collection of nine meticulously crafted American silver snowflake ornaments, each one representing a distinct year's edition. Among them, three have been exp...
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20th Century American Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Sterling Silver
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Pair Monumental English Ebonised Bookcase / Display Cabinets
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1915
Pair Monumental English Ebonised Bookcase / Display Cabinets
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20th Century Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Pine
Pair Custom Hand-Made Louis Philippe Style Bookcases/Cabinets in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade in our own in-store Old Plank road workshop, we hand fabricated this matched pair of reproduction French bibliotheques, copying an authentic antique one verbatim. These are ...
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Brass
H 103 in W 56 in D 18.75 in
19thC Monumental English Oak Open Library Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880
An Exceptional Monumental 19thC Bleached & Painted English Oak Open Library Bookcase.
With egg and dart carved and moulded cornice, the four section upper portion ha...
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1870s British Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Oak
F. Barbedienne, A Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, An Exquisite Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres / Garniture C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
H 5 in W 8 in D 5 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Vitrines with Wedgwood Plaques by Zwiener, circa 1880
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted vitrines with wedgwood Jasperware plaques, by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.
French, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Bronze
H 64.97 in W 38.98 in D 14.97 in
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French Antique Bookcase Second Empire Bibliotheque Cabinet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Simply stunning French Second Empire bibliotheque
We date this to circa 1880
Great look to this
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1880s Empire Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
Antique French Second Empire Study Suite-Bookcase Desk Pair of Armchairs
Located in London, GB
This is an antique French Second Empire flame mahogany library suite consisting of a fine bookcase
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1880s French Empire Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Ormolu
H 74.41 in W 74.02 in D 17.72 in
Antique Second Empire Mahogany Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from imported mahogany and cast bronze, this superb bookcase is ideal for the home office
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19th Century French Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Bronze
French Second Empire Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bibliotheque
Located in Savannah, GA
French Second Empire bibliotheque with gilt bronze mounts and paw feet. The classical motifs of the
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Ormolu
Antique French Empire 4 Door Mahogany Bookcase, 19th Century
By Mercier Freres
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique French Empire Acajou Mouchete mahogany bookcase / Bibliotheque by the
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1880s French Empire Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Empire Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular large exceptional quality antique French Napoleon III Empire Flame mahogany
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1870s French Empire Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Ormolu
Antique French Empire Mahogany Bookcase c.1820
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Empire mahogany bookcase with fabulous ormolu mounts, circa 1820
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19th Century French Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Ormolu
Antique French 2nd Empire 4-Door Mahogany Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French 2nd Empire mahogany bookcase with fabulous ormolu mounts, dating
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1880s French Empire Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Ormolu
Antique French Empire Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet c.1840
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Empire mahogany bookcase with fabulous ormolu mounts circa 1840
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique English flame mahogany bookcase in Empire style with fabulous ormolu
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1840s English Empire Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Empire Open Bookcases
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine pair of what is know as the 3rd empire period circa 1880.
One bookcase fully open with 5
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Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
French Antique Napoleon III Period Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
Fabulous French Second Empire (Napoleon III) bamboo bookcase with glass doors and wallpaper décor
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19th Century French Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Bamboo, Glass
Louis XVI "Portoro" Marble Top Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
Fine French antique, Louis XVI style, Second Empire mahogany bookcase with Portoro marble top. The
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Solid Ebonized Walnut Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
Second Empire, Louis XVI style bookcase with original poured glass panels in doors. Tres chic
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19th Century French Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
Early 20th Century Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Square Revolving Bookcase
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique Edwardian marquetry inlaid mahogany square revolving bookcase, circa
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
H 33.86 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pair Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Square Revolving Bookcases 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite pair of antique Edwardian marquetry inlaid flame mahogany revolving bookcases
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
H 34.26 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Pair of Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Square Revolving Bookcases, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite pair of antique Edwardian marquetry inlaid flame mahogany revolving bookcases
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
H 34.26 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
French 19th Century Napoleon III Ebonized Breakfront Bibliothèque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. The original gilt-brass escutcheons are beautifully crafted in the Second Empire style and have two
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Brass
French Napoleon III Ebonized and Gilt Bronze Bookcase Cabinet, circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
in the cabinet today.
For serious collectors of very fine works of the first and second Empire
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 47.13 in W 55 in D 17.75 in
19th Century French Second Empire Mahogany Bookcase
Located in London, GB
This is an antique French second Empire mahogany bookcase with fabulous ormolu mounts, circa 1880
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1880s French Second Empire Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
Pair of French Napoleon III or Second Empire Bookcases in Mahogany, circa 1870
Located in Miami, FL
From the French court of Napoleon III, a very fine pair of Second Empire bookcases or display
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Brass
H 87.5 in W 48 in D 25.5 in
Antique French Empire 4 Door Mahogany Bookcase 19th Century
By Mercier Freres
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique French Empire Acajou Mouchete mahogany bookcase / Bibliotheque by the
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1880s French Empire Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Revolving Bookcase, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique Edwardian marquetry inlaid flame mahogany revolving bookcase, circa
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
H 34.26 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
'La Musique' a Bronze Figural Sculpture by Eugène Delaplanche, circa 1872
By Eugène Delaplanche
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne.
French, circa 1872.
Signed and dated 'E. DELAPLANCHE 72'.
Foundry
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Bronze
H 33.47 in W 16.54 in D 13.39 in
19th Century Mahogany French Bookcase
Located in Tricase, Italia
A very fine second Empire bookcase or display cabinet in mahogany. It has two doors with the
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Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
Baroque Revival Solid Oak Bookcase, circa 1900-1920
Located in Liverpool, GB
Baroque Revival also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France and Wilhelminism
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Early 20th Century European Baroque Revival Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Oak
Classical Carved Mahogany Sideboard with Busts of Female Figures Wearing Turbans
By Edward Priestley
Located in New York, NY
, James Stuart and Nicholas Revett’s second volume of Antiquities of Athens illustrated the Erechtheion
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1820s American American Classical Antique French Second Empire Bookcase
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Mahogany
H 45 in W 73.5 in D 25.5 in
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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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