Victorian Hand Carved & Painted Canterbury w/ Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th Century Victorian Hand Carved & Painted Canterbury w/ Drawer.
19th Century Antique Painted Bookcase
Wood
Victorian Hand Carved & Painted Canterbury w/ Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th Century Victorian Hand Carved & Painted Canterbury w/ Drawer.
Wood
Early 19th Century French Country Louis XV Style Painted Buffet Duex Corps
Located in Birmingham, AL
An early 19th century French Country Louis XV painted buffet deux corps from the south of France, dating to the early 1800s. Graceful in form and generous in scale, this charming pro...
Walnut, Paint
19th Century English Bamboo Bookshelf with Lovely Painted Finish
Located in Buchanan, MI
A 19th century English bamboo bookshelf with lovely painted finish.
Bamboo
$472Sale Price|30% Off
Antique c.1900 Painted Wall Display Shelf Unit – in Little Greene, Pompeian Ash
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique c.1900 Painted Wall Display Shelf Unit – Little Greene Pompeian Ash Full of authentic charm and character, this attractive painted wall display shelf dates from around 1900,...
Wood, Paint
Rare Mahogany Adams Paint Decorated Edwards and Roberts Monumental Breakfront
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19th Century Monumental Adams-Style Paint-Decorated Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase – By Edwards & Roberts, London This extraordinary 19th-century Adams-style monumental breakfront boo...
Mahogany
Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Faux Painted Marble Étagère
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood and faux painted marble étagère bookshelf. The étagère is raised by elegant circular mottled feet below im...
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Painted Glass-Front Display Cabinet, Colonial Revival Farmhouse Style
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
The versatile form can be used as a china cabinet, bookcase or display piece. Its Colonial Revival-style details and aged painted finish work well in farmhouse, cottage and eclectic ...
Glass, Wood
French Provincial Large Display Case Painted Oak, Two Piece
Located in IT
This French Provincial large display case is a true statement piece, featuring an off-white/grey painted oak exterior and a light blue/grey interior. The original wavy glass is intac...
Oak
Neo-Renaissance style cabinet with painted enamels signed by Theophile Soyer
By Théophile Soyer
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This two-bodies Neo-Renaissance style display cabinet with two glass doors was made in the second half of the nineteenth century in waxed walnut. The enamel plates, remarkable in the...
Enamel
Nineteenth Century French Oak Bibliotheque in Louis Philippe Style
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The interior of the bookcase contains four adjustable shelves measuring 6 ½” deep, which have been more recently painted a French blue that nicely contrasts the warm tones of the str...
Oak, Paint
Magnificent and Rare Pair of Lacquered Wood Display Cabinets, circa 1730, Italy
Located in Sofia, BG
The decoration was subsequently enhanced by hand-painted landscapes, architectural elements, and other details, creating a cohesive composition with a pronounced sense of depth.
Wood, Lacquer
An Early 20th Century Pair of French Neoclassical Style Bookshelves
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A pair of large neoclassical style gilt and painted pine open bookcases, early 20th century, circa 1900-1910, simulated Portor and Siena marble decor, each with a moulded cornice abo...
Pine
$16,371Sale Price / set|20% Off
19th Century Italian NeoclassicalLacquered and Parcel Gilt Cabinets
Located in Firenze, IT
Important Pair of Italian Neoclassical Faux Marble and Parcel Gilt Bookcases, Venice 19th Century This dramatic pair of 19th-century Italian Neoclassical architectural bookcases feat...
Gold Leaf
A Grand French Antique Scaped Pine Bibliotheque Vitrine Deux Corps, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved circa 1900, the original finish of this French bibliothèque has been scraped and stripped, leaving the pine wood with a pleasing beige hue. Standing more than 10 feet tal...
Glass, Wood, Pine
$2,125Sale Price|20% Off
Original French Library Step Ladder Stamped for Bibliotheque Nationale De France
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original French circa 1910-1920 pine painted library steps or ladder made for and used by the Bibliotheque Nationale De France A goo...
Pine
$8,080Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Bakers Rack
Located in Houston, TX
This is an early 20th century bakers rack made of iron with brass trim. The makers name, Echalie and Biabaud, Paris is embossed on the cast iron feet. The metal shelves are topped wi...
Brass, Iron
Danish Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Unusual 18th century Danish painted bureau bookcase with a very good fitted interior. 1780.
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Painted Secretary Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gustavian Painted Secretary Cabinet Bookcase, Sweden Antique Swedish secretary cabinet in Gustavian Style.
Brass
$1,875Sale Price|44% Off
English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century English Satinwood secretary/bookcase. Two astragal glazed doors above open to reveal two adjustable shelves for display, a fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted in...
Mahogany
Antique Venetian Painted Secretary Bookcase with Floral Decoration
Located in Leimen, DE
Antique Venetian Painted Secretary Bookcase, 18th/19th Century This elegant antique Venetian painted secretary bookcase combines graceful Rococo forms with delicate hand-painted flor...
Wood
19th Century Venetian Lacquer Painted Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elegant and imposing late 19th century two-part Italian secretary bookcase cabinet or desk crafted in the Venetian and Rococo Revival period styles.
Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Glass
Antique Rococo Shabby Painted Double Door Vitrine/ Bookcase
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Antique Rococo Shabby Painted Double Door Vitrine/ Bookcase This is a really lovely original Louis XVI style carved and painted Vitrine, it is painted in Dove with white detail, th...
Walnut
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
Tall Early 19th Century French Painted Glazed Bibliothèque, Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A tall early 19th century french painted glazed Bibliothèque - bookcase. Of tall and slender proportions.
Walnut
English 19th Century Painted Mahogany Glazed Bookcase/Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850 English 19th century painted mahogany glazed bookcase/dresser Measures: W118 x D38 x H227 cm Base W114 x D38 x H93 cm Top W118 x D32 x H134 cm.
Mahogany
Venetian Hand-Painted Blind Door Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian blind door secretary with a carved scrolled decorative cornice, upper case bookcase with hand-painted parrots and foliage, slant top reveling a fitted interior desk, three l...
Brass
$2,506Sale Price|42% Off
Italian Antique Painted and Gilded Glazed Cabinet Bookcase, 1920's
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Sherborne, GB
Italian antique painted glazed cabinet bookcase with soft gilt highlights.
Pine
$2,125Sale Price|20% Off
Lovely Antique Victorian Hardwood Hand Painted Cupboard or Library Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very well made solid mahogany hand painted cupboard with library bookcase top A very well made circa 1880 piece of English country house furniture.
Hardwood
$3,215Sale Price|20% Off
Hand Painted Victorian Distressed Green Dresser Bookcase or Kitchen Cupboard
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very well made hand painted distressed Victorian kitchen cupboard with bookcase top, cupboard base and single cutlery drawer A beautiful ex...
Oak
1800-1809 France Weathered Pale Grey Painted Oak Bookcase Cabinet
Located in High Point, NC
Painted oak bookcase cabinet in Weathered Pale Grey.
Oak
A Large Scale 19th Century French Painted Glazed Bibliothèque Cabinet - Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An exceptional large scale early 19th century French glazed Bibliothèque cabinet. Demonstrating original paint, which has worn wonderfully over the years creating a lovely warm patin...
Pine, Paint
Large Late 19th Century French Painted and Glazed Bookcase or Vitrine
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A substantial late 19th Century French painted oak four-door painted cupboard. With glazed upper panels above fielded lower panels, the whole surmounted by a deep cornice and stand...
Oak, Paint
$2,379Sale Price / set|30% Off
Antique Pair of 19th Century Painted Pier Display Cabinets / Bookcases Quality
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Pair of 19th Century Painted Pier Cabinets / Bookcases – Fine Quality Display Furniture A fine quality 19th-century matching pair of painted pier display cabinets / bookcase...
Wood
Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Bookcase Secretary Desk.
Mahogany
$1,800Sale Price|61% Off
Unique Venetian Italian Paint Decorated Secretary Desk with Bookcase Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Venetian Italian paint decorated secretary desk with bookcase, circa 1890s, is a remarkable example of hand-crafted artistry and old-world European charm.
Walnut
$4,305Sale Price|20% Off
Hand Painted Antique Victorian circa 1860 Pine Kitchen Pot Cupboard Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning highly collectable hand painted duck egg blue Victorian pine pot cupboard or bookcase A very charming and highly collectable piece...
Pine
Venetian Italian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Embrace the timeless charm of this Classic Venetian Style Italian Polychrome Lacquered Hand-Painted two parts Bookcase, a piece of furniture that exudes both artistry and history.
Wood, Paint
19th Century Gustavian-style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Solebury, PA
A stunning 19th-century Gustavian painted secretary bookcase, adorned with an elegant arched top above two matching glazed doors, each embellished with six delicate mullions and gene...
Wood, Paint
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Mahogany Revolving Open Bookcase
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century mahogany revolving open bookcase having well figured and inlaid square top over sections with slatted divisions raised on original metal frame and castors. Generally, th...
Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
German Biedermeier Olivewood Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1750
Located in Queens, NY
German Biedermeier (18th Century) olivewood secretary / bookcase in shaped rectangular with the top section having a hinged 2-door shelved cabinet with glass windows bordered by parc...
Wood
English Regency Sheraton-Style Secretary and Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
English Regency period mahogany and satinwood two-piece secretary cabinet. Pine secondary wood. Top section having a shaped cornice with an ebonized lion medallion flanked by sphinxe...
Brass
Large English Regency Style Japanned / Chinoiserie Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large and impressive English breakfront cabinet with a classic English interpretation of Asian subject and design painted on a black background. Modular or segmented construction. Br...
Glass, Wood, Pine, Paint
Antique French Bookcase, Solid Wood with Etruscan Design, 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Bookcase from France made of solid wood construction that has been finished with an original green paint.
Brass
Monumental French Gothic Revival Bibliotheque - Buffet China Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent 19th century Gothic Revival hand carved painted parcel gilt bibliothèque (today use as a library bookcase or hutch, dining room buffet, vitrine display) Most ...
Glass, Wood, Paint, Pine, Giltwood
19th C. Large White Display Cabinet Bookcase Apothecary with 24 Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century Danish pine shop cabinet/counter, traditionally known as a Danish grocer’s desk. The newer, white painted finish is lightly distressed to fit the age and reveal the warm...
Brass
French Waterfall Shelving Unit Bookcase Display Media Stand 20C Regency Console
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous, versatile and unique Regency style waterfall shelving unit in lovely vintage condition. Likely made in rural France in the early-to-mid 20th Century or possibly earlier, ...
Wood
$2,100Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Tibetan Elm Pegam Apothecary Bookcase Chest Altar Cabinet Bench Seat 43"
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique Tibetan Pegam book chest bench seat. Made of elm with serpentine form and vibrant hand painted floral acanthus motif that features three toed dragons, big cats, fruit and b...
Elm, Paint
Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Rococo secretary desk with a cabinet or bookcase top, beautifully painted in blue with a black-painted interior.
Metal, Brass
$14,000Sale Price|22% Off
Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The dresser is surmounted by a bookcase with a painted door depicting a nobleman holding a chicken.
Brass
Olivewood Writing Table by Wright and Mansfield
By Wright and Mansfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Wright and Mansfield, 104 Bond Street, rose to prominence after exhibiting, amongst other things, a painted piano, two bookcases and a fireplace inlaid with Wedgwood plaques at the 1...
Ormolu
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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