19th Century French Louis XVI Bookcase in Acajou Moucheté Mahogany
Located in Dallas, TX
A refined 19th century French Louis XVI bookcase crafted in acajou moucheté mahogany, one of the most prized and rare forms of mahogany used in fine French cabinetry.
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Mahogany Bookcase, Armoire Restored c1800's
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bookcase, or if you prefer, Antique French Ebonized Bibliotheque made from solid mahogany over 100-years ago to a very high standard.
Brass
$11,500Sale Price|31% Off
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XVI style mahogany bookcase (or bibliotheque) with brass trim.
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
This refined and beautifully scaled 19th century French Louis XVI style bookcase is both modest in proportion yet rich in elegance and presence.
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bleached Two Door Bookcase
Located in Carmine, TX
French 19th century louis XVI 2 door bookcase made of solid Mahogany. the wood was professionally sanded and bleached, the bookcase has two glass doors, 3 shelves inside adjustable o...
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Bookcase ~ Display Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Bookcase ~ Display Armoire is a majestic example of the neoclassical revival that captivated the attentions of Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinett...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Mahogany Large Bookcase
Located in Carmine, TX
This elegant 19th-century French bookcase is a striking example of classic craftsmanship and timeless design. Made from solid Mahogany it showcases a rich, warm French patina that hi...
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI bibliotheque, or bookcase, made of solid walnut with mahogany as a secondary wood.
Glass, Mahogany, Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Bookcases, Antique, Painted, French 1880s
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of bookcases from France in the Louis XVI style. They are made of solid wood construction, primarily oak.
Bronze, Gold Leaf
French Louis XVI Mahogany Bibliotheque Bookcase Cabinet With Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XVI style bibliotheque bookcase cabinet, linen press, or armoire France, Circa 1880s Beautiful mahogany, with ebony string inlay, and ornate...
Bronze
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Bookcase, Louis XVI Style, France, 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Large and Impressive Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Marquetry Inlaid Bookcase. Signed to the lock on the central door ‘Les Fils Chambon’. This very fine marquetry bookcase has a...
Ormolu
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, Newly Refinished
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved burled walnut, with glass front doors, and orig...
Brass
$8,800Sale Price|20% Off
19thC French Louis XVI style Mahogany Bookcase/Display Case/Vitrine
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An elegant Louis XVI style bookcase/display case, the mahogany case richly inlaid with gilded brass fillets to the two front doors and both sides, Each door has a three quarter panel...
Ormolu
Romweber French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XVI style breakfront bookcase cabinet or dining cabinet By Romweber USA, Circa 1920s Walnut case, with beautiful burled walnut front, mulli...
Brass
Small Louis XVI-style Bookcase In Lacquered Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant little Louis XVI-style bookcase in pale green lacquered wood with grey and gold highlights.
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bookcase, Painted Pine, Circa 1870-1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A tall, antique French Louis XVI style bookcase made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition.
Pine, Smoked Glass
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut Lighted Bookcase Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved walnut, with gold gilt trim, cream lacquered in...
Brass
Paul Sormani Style Antique French Regency Louis XVI Kingwood Armoire or Bookcase
By Paul Sormani
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XVI style armoire, linen press, or bibliotheque bookcase cabinet In the manner of Paul Sormani France, Circa 1880s Beautiful kingwood and m...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble Top Vitrine / Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French Louis XVI style Mahogany with brass mounted marble top vitrine / bookcase.
Marble, Brass
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1960s
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved burled walnut, with glass front doors and origi...
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with bronze banding.
Bronze
A fine 19th c French Louis XVI kingwood bookcase signed P. Sormani .
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood parquetry inlayed bookcase cabinet .
Marble, Bronze
Karges Style French Regency Louis XVI Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1960s
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Regency Louis XV style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet In the manner of Karges USA, Circa 1960s Carved cream lacquered walnut, with gold gilt trim. Meas...
Glass, Walnut, Giltwood, Lacquer
Napoleon III Period French Louis XVI Mahogany & Bronze Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
Napoleon III Period French Louis XVI Mahogany & Bronze Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is a work of art executed by the master artisans of Paris during the reign of France's last monarch.
Brass, Bronze
$33,750Sale Price|25% Off
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque, circa 1900 Of palatial size, this extremely elegant and lavish bookcase is carved from mahogany w...
Bronze
Antique French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Lighted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial or French Regency Louis XVI style lighted display cabinet or breakfront bookcase USA, Circa Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with glass front and ...
Brass
French 19th Century Mahogany Louis XVI Style Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A sprawling, 19th century French bibliothèque, handcrafted of mahogany with four glass-front doors to display treasured books, trophies, and other collections in an office or library...
Glass, Mahogany
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ebonized & Gilt Bookcase With Ormolu Mounts 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ebonized & Gilt Two-Door Bookcase With Ormolu C1890 Measures - 62 1/8" x 34" x 13" This antique bookcase is crafted in the Louis XVI style, dating o ...
Wood
French Side Cabinet Floral Inlay Louis XVI 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very tasteful antique French side cabinet in walnut and in the Louis XVI manner Features very nice floral inlay designs on all surfaces Ormolu fixtures are original and have a great ...
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Inlaid Stripped Oak Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Louis XVI Inlaid Stripped Oak Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque in the neoclassical style, hand-crafted from solid oak with a beautifully stripped finish that reveals the natural ...
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A magnificent 19th-century French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany bibliothèque vitrine cabinet, in the manner of Paul Sormani, of imposing scale and refined architectural for...
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century large scale French Louis XVI carved and painted display cabinet. This piece has a very fine patina and ample space to show off your treasures. Lovely!
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Marble Bibus Shelves
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Moucheté Mahogany, ormolu, and Sarrancolin marble bibus shelves. The bibus is raised by finely fluted topie shaped feet with fitted o...
Marble, Ormolu
Large Fine French Neoclassical Oak Bookcase
Located in Long Island City, NY
In a Louis XVI style, with 4 sliding upper glass doors and 4 sliding lower plain wood doors and its original cornice (removable).
Brass
18th Century, French Louis XVI Wood Sideboard by Conrad Mauter
By Conrad Mauter
Located in IT
18th Century, French Louis XVI Wood sideboard by Conrad Mauter Measurements: H cm 134 x W 90 x D 38; marble top cm W 94.5, x D 42 x thickness cm 2.5 This sideboard, which can also b...
Wood
19th Century French Pine Library Bibliotheque Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand late 19th century country French library bibliotheque bookcase cabinet constructed from pine.
Brass
A fine 19th C French Louis XVI mahogany and gilt bronze mounts signed P. Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine French gilt bronze and mahogany bookcase cabinet.
Marble, Bronze
Flint & Horner Antique French Regency Louis XVI Walnut and Burl Wood Bar Cabinet
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XVI style bar cabinet, bookcase, or dining cabinet By Flint & Horner USA, Circa 1930s Walnut case, with beautiful book-matched flame walnut...
Brass
Jacob-Desmalter Style French Empire Mahogany Bibliotheque Bookcase, Circa 1880s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique French Empire or French Regency Louis XVI style bibliotheque bookcase or display cabinet In the manner of Jacob-Desmalter France, Circa 1880s Carved mahogany, ...
Bronze
$20,524 / set
Pair of French Mahogany and Bronze Open Bookcases
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in London, GB
A pair of Petit Bibliotheques in the manner of Adam Weisweiler constructed using a finely patinated mahogany, brass and bronze; rising from bronze shod turned and tapering circular ...
Brass, Bronze
Maison Jansen Style, Louis XVI, Chinoiserie, Mahogany, Black Lacquer, Parquetry
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Chinoiserie Dry Bar, Bookcase Cabinet in Fashion of Maison Jansen A large and impressive French Louis XVI style marble-top mahogany sideboard, in the manner of Maison Jens...
Marble, Bronze
Baker Furniture Style French Empire Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful monumental French Empire or French Regency Louis XVI style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa Mid-20th Century Carved ma...
Brass
Large French Neoclassical Pine Bookcase / Shelving
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large French neoclassical Louis XVI style bookcase - Shelving unit.
Pine
Bookcase in Marquetry with Ormolu Bronze, F. Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent bookase three doors in marquetry and ormolu bronze, transitional style louis XVI louis XV. Bear the sign F.LINKE on the top side of the bronze, you have beautiful marble ...
Marble, Bronze
Pair L'Escalier de Cristal Plum Pudding And Gilt Mounted Open Bookcases Cabinets
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Norwich, GB
Pair of antique Louis XVI style plum pudding & gilt bronze open bookcase cabinets with marble tops.
Bronze
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Satine Bookcase by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and satine bookcase by François Linke. French, circa 1890.
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Vitrine ~ Petite Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
A refined Louis XVI petite bookcase crafted in solid oak, distinguished by its balanced proportions and restrained neoclassical detail.
Brass
A very and rare 19th c French leather top book table with gilt bronze mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare 19th century French Louis XVI mahogany and gilt bronze mounted bookcase with leather shelves and top.
Bronze
Louis XVI Ebonized Bookcase Vitrine with Brass Trim, France, 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Bookcase or Vitrine from France in the Louis XVI style.
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine ~ Bookcase with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine ~ Bookcase with Carrara Marble is an elegant piece crafted in solid mahogany, reflecting the enduring tradition of fine French cabinet...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 58 inches in height, this small scale late nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding and a red marble top w...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style French Vitrine Display Cabinet Bookcase Rosewood
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A magnificent example of 19th century French Decorative Arts. The vitrine is pure opulence and has had no expense spared, with exotic decoration and materials used from top to bottom...
Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
Maison Gouffé Paris French Transitional Louis XV XVI Secrétaire Bookcase Cabinet
By Maison Gouffé, Pierre Gouffe
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and stunning fine quality French Transitional Tulipwood, Kingwood, ormolu, Brocatelle Violette secrétaire bookcase by renowned Parisian cabinetmaker Maison Gouffé. circa 1925 ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Scriban Bookcase In Solid, 18th Century, Louis XVI, Port Furniture
Located in Charmes, FR
pretty scriban bookcase with two bodies in solid and inlaid fillets, opening with three drawers in the lower part and two mesh doors in the upper part from the Louis XVI period, 18th...
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style 94" Curio China Display Cabinet Bookcase w Bronze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style 2 Door Large 94" Curio China Display Cabinet with Bronze Ormolu. Item features 2 swing doors with beveled glass, mirrored interior, marquetry inlay. br...
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Painted 3 Door Armoire
Located in Carmine, TX
large French louis XVI 3 door bookcase or Armoire made of solid walnut.
Mirror, Walnut, Paint
Large Louis XVI Style Carved & Painted Two Door Bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exquisite and grand French Bookcase. This Louis XVI carved and painted two door bookcase features a chapeau de gendarme top, a shape made to reflect the military hats of the 19th cen...
Wood
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Whether you proudly shelve your books in regal mahogany or behind glass cabinet doors, an antique bookcase — or perhaps more than one — is essential to creating a cozy nook for any book lover.
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 decorative objects or collectibles, 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 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. 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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