Antique Libraries

The Elizabethan/ Jacobean style dining table has beautifully hand-carved decorations of grapes, flowers, leaves and rosettes and aged patina. The table extends to double its closed ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original Antique Victorian Embossed Leather Library bookends A very good looking well ...

Elegant table with many variations, it can be used as a console or library table or as a small desk. Made from oak that has been beautifully lacquered black, legs and leg stand are c...

The Elizabethan/ Jacobean style dining table has hand-carved decorations of grapes, flowers, leaves and rosettes. The table extends to double its closed size which is 57" long. When ...

Above the piece of furniture is a 'Roman-style' banner with double writing on the front and back: 'property and deposit of the national library of Brera' and a date, 1903.

An antique French library ladder in a beautiful weathered condition and in good condition.

Antique Victorian quality walnut & leather top library table having a quality hexagonal shaped walnut and leather top supported on four turned columns, standing on four shaped cabrio...

The steps are in good condition and have a rich, aged patina throughout. Perfect in a study/library next to a bookcase, or in a pantry / kitchen for reaching those upper cabinets.

The form is likely characterized by strong rectilinear lines, classical ornamental motifs — caryatids, laurel banding, paw feet — and a commanding scale consistent with the grand lib...

A good quality early 19th century simulated rosewood Regency period library armchair having elegant scrolling Arms over X framed end supports with carved decoration, Ormolu mounts...

Beautiful handcrafted piece with beautiful patina. This antique table has all the character a piece of this nature should. This truly is a stunning table in this style. It has been w...

Walnut Library Bracket Clock, Haley & Milner, London Finely figured walnut 5 glass case with moulded plinth and standing on pad feet with bevelled glass throughout.

A fine single fusee timepiece dating from the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign Circa 1840. The eight day movement with anchor escapement with a suspended pendulum bob with top adj...

Brass Art Nouveau Adjustable Library Lamp This is a very unusual piece, the lamp has a round brass base which supports the swivelling swan neck arm, this in turn supports the long ...

19th century English paint decorated caned library chair.

Early Victorian Library Steps on Turned Legs A great set of Early Victorian Library steps This set of steps is in good condition, the top step and the middle step have hinged lids.

Antique Pine Leather Top Partners Desk, Library Table This is a very sturdy double sided writing desk, very rare and very attractive, the desk top has a new tooled sage green inset ...

circa 1890 Large 19thC English Inlaid Mahogany Maple & Co Library Bookcase sku 2201 Together W237 x D47 x H203.5 cm Base W234 x D47 x H92.5 cm Top W237 x D33 x H111 cm Top intern...

An exceptional pair of English George II-period carved walnut library armchairs. Raised on very well-carved cabriole legs with stylised ball-and-claw feet, each chair with rectangul...

An early 18th Century, pair of antique Italian Baroque libraries or shelved cabinets made of hand crafted Pinewood with a weathered burgundy colored speckled patina, in good condition.

A set of English 19th century library steps with integral handrail. In solid oak with decorative trefoil cutouts.

Handsome 19th century English desk having a leather top on a case with three drawers in front, brass hardware and faux drawers on the sides and back, all this sitting on turned and r...

Exceptional Antique Merklen Brothers Victorian library table. Distinctive massive twist legs, feet, and large heads on corner with glass top.

Unique Library or Lounge armchair, the padded armrests supported by decorative sculpted and ebonized swans., the back ending in a backwards scroll, the deep low seat supported by tu...

An antique pair of 19th Century Italian library stairs with wide steps in the Baroque style and patinated in a warm natural colored light-grey, in good condition.

Antique Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table, with a thick walnut one-plank top above a frieze containing four drawers with molded, paneled fronts and wooden pulls supporte...

A 19th century carved walnut leather chesterfield library stool. The stool is upholstered in deeply buttoned brown leather hide, it set on hefty ball and claw walnut cabriole legs...

This arrangement was typical of the period, offering a discreet place for smaller items above larger enclosed storage below, ideal for use in a gentleman’s library or drawing room. T...

This rather impressive pair of mid 19th century library armchairs are of great scale and constructed from extremely good quality rosewood timbers.

Art Nouveau Marabou Library Lamp, Austria, 1900s Beautiful library lamp in original condition.

18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a beveled edge, following down to a simple apron, which contains a single drawer in ...

'Library Case' From George Hepplewhite's 'Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide', published by I. and J.

'Library Table' From George Hepplewhite's 'Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide', published by I. and J.

American mahogany three-tiered upholstered library steps with serpentine rails, cross stretchers, and terminating on turned bulbous legs.

A very good pair of Regency rosewood lyre-shaped library armchairs. Upholstered in figured blue material with loose squab seat cushions, the chairs have tall shaped and curved backs ...

Quality Untouched Brown Leather Victorian Armchair A high quality, untouched 19th-century brown leather button back club armchair of substantial and well balanced proportions. The...

A wonderfully impressive, fine quality early 19th century Georgian mahogany break fronted library bookcase, having molded cornice with carved button decoration above five diamond pat...

English Plum Pudding Mahogany drop leaf four drawer desk / library table with Satinwood cross banding, and terminating original brass casters.

A Regency rosewood six drawer library table by Gillows, the rectangular top inset with a replaced tooled burgundy leather within a bead and reel border, with three frieze drawers on ...

An important pair of mid-18th century Chippendale period mahogany Library Armchairs, having unusual carved and scrolled cartouche-shaped backs, with scroll moulded set-back arms.

An antique Kittinger Baroque style library table, crafted from carved oak. This piece features a rectangular tabletop with a richly carved apron displaying a repeating fan and foliat...

Early 19th Century English Mahogany Library Chair with Leather Upholstery, ca. 1800

A French Art Deco Library bookcase in Mahogany and other exotic veneers, the emblem on the two blind doors is excellent work the cabinet has nine adjustable shelves so plenty of room...

Library bracket clock by Norman, Pimlico Finely figured mahogany case with ebony mouldings standing on a stepped moulded plinth and resting on pad feet with bevelled glass viewi...

A original library fireplace mantel out of a wood pannel room in a porfier stone/marble from the Louis XVI period.

Huge mahogany library chair in the manner of George Bullock, light brown leather covered and individual brass studding, in outstanding condition. 37" high 36" overall depth 31" wide...

Late 17th Century Baroque Desk / Writing or Library Table with two drawers supported an elegant lyre-shaped base with intricately carved legs connected by wrought iron stretchers. th...

This is a large antique display bookcase, an English walnut breakfront library cabinet dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.

A lifesize neoclassical style plaster library bust by English sculptor, John Ternouth, signed with maker’s name to the reverse and inscribed with the date ‘1832’.

A timeless and practical antique chair, ideal for a study, library, hallway, or statement interior. Condition Good antique condition with age-related wear, marks, historic signs of ...

This elegant Victorian antique partners writing table is crafted from beautiful flame mahogany and dates from Circa 1860. It features a striking inset green leather writing surface ...

Slightly lift the rectangular top and the slide the mechanical horizontal draw-leaf style extensions to expand the the width of the top, morphing the library table / sofa console int...

Two turn of the century advertisements for Maison Lalande, Devouge et Colosiez, one showing an interior with a related Empire style suite of library furniture and proclaiming they pr...

Antique three-light billiard / library lamp from Vienna, circa 1900. Made of gilt brass (originally silver-plated) with decorative detailing and fitted with three original hand-blown...

The piece revolves smoothly, allowing 360-degree access — a hallmark feature of the great English library furniture tradition. A dramatic statement piece equally at home in a traditi...

An impressive sculptural two-body library or buffet, Tuscany or Umbria, early 18th century in beautiful warm patina.

An English, silver plated library magnifier, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

An impressive American Arts & Crafts movement oak library table or desk, dating to the early 20th century (circa 1900–1910).

An English Regency style mahogany library chair featuring a tub form silhouette with a gently curved, wraparound back and elegantly scrolled arms.

A similar chair can be seen in the library at Tatton Park, in Cheshire, most likely supplied by Gillows.