20th Century Gold Metal Italian Vintage Bookshelf, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Open display cabinet complete with 4 good service shelves, one shelf has two small chips in the corners (not photographable). Glass shelves of good strength (with some scratches), id...
Metal
$3,968
H 78.35 in W 49.61 in D 31.3 in
Lovely 2 Piece Flamed Hardwood Open Library Bookcase Part of a Paired Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage flamed mahogany and hardwood open corner library bookcase which splits into two easy to transport sections.
Hardwood
Pierre Chapo B10 Large Bookcase Cabinet, France, 1960
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The beautiful, crafted corner connections are of course a trademark for the designs by Chapo which he used in many of his designs.
Leather, Elm
$16,300
H 40.25 in W 47.25 in D 14.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble Étagère
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Each side is decorated with a similar Tulipwood veneered design with striking finely detailed pierced foliate and seashell ormolu corner mounts. Above is the original Brèche d'Alep m...
Marble, Ormolu
$34,434Sale Price|20% Off
H 94.1 in W 48.43 in D 24.81 in
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Three oak lined drawers each with their original brass handles, canted corners and scrolling feet.
Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Bookcase with Original Glass Door
Located in Buchanan, NY
Notable imperfections include a small chip to one corner of the top molding and a few fine, stable separations to the wood grain on one shelf, consistent with its age and shown in th...
Oak, Walnut
$20,000
H 79 in W 35.5 in D 19 in
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
$17,688
H 89.77 in W 99.22 in D 17.72 in
Gianluigi Gorgoni 1970s Brass Burl Wood Glass Display Cabinet Bookshelf Rizzo
By Gianluigi Gorgoni
Located in London, GB
Some scratches and patina on the surfaces but nothing too concerning, a tiny chip on the glass door corner HEIGHT: 228cm 89.8in WIDTH: 252cm 99.4in WIDTH OF EACH UNIT EXCLUDING DI...
Metal, Gold Plate
Custom Georgian Style Breakfront Secretary in Mahogany and Burl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Various signs of age and use including a cracked glass pane in the uppermost left corner of the far left side door, small dings to the left side and right middle side molding, some s...
Mahogany
$5,313
H 78.35 in W 82.29 in D 31.11 in
3 Piece Flamed Hardwood Open Library Bookcase Part of a Suite Must See Pictures
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage flamed mahogany and hardwood open corner library bookcase which splits into three easy to transport sections I have two of ...
Hardwood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
The framed, raised panels of the cabinet doors below with concave rounded corners are a motif that is mirrored on each side, both top and bottom.
Glass, Wood
$5,380
H 32.49 in W 79.93 in D 20.48 in
Impressive Ralph Lauren Sideboard Console Slate Stone Door and Shelves Redwood
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this ex showroom stock Ralph Lauren RRP £14,000 light Rosewood sideboard buffer with solid polished slate stone door and shelves I have recently...
Slate
$6,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 86.42 in W 55.32 in D 20.08 in
Antique French Carved Oak Vitrine Cabinet Bookcase Barley Twist Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
Upper cabinet has large, stepped out carved triple moulding above a wide carved frieze that features a dimensional carved mask amid carved foliate scrolls, with carved keystone corne...
Bronze
$9,162
H 35.44 in W 31.11 in D 13 in
19th Century Irish Regency Side Cabinet Bookcase by Williams & Gibton of Dublin
By Williams & Gibton
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Irish Regency period brass inlaid side cabinet by "Williams & Gibton" of small proportions, with green marble top over a plain frieze and a glazed door, stamped with No. ...
Marble
$7,425
H 90.16 in W 79.14 in D 20.08 in
Large 19th Century Victorian Breakfront Bookcase with Integral Secretaire
Located in London, GB
The upper part has four compartments, the doors of which are glazed with their original plate glass revealing the adjustable shelving within, the doors themselves have ornate scrolls...
Mahogany
$28,595
H 96.86 in W 43.51 in D 19.69 in
Late 19th Century English Secretaire Bookcase by Edwards & Roberts
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
Also having reeded canted corners and enclosing an adjustable shelve interior, resting on solid mahogany bracket feet.
Mahogany
Morris & Co. Fine Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Designed by George W Jack
By Morris & Co., George Jack
Located in London, GB
With upper and lower central glazed sections both flanked by open semi-serpentine corner shelves with a central drawer and petite brass and gilded drop handles.
Mahogany
$4,300
H 63.39 in W 31.5 in D 12.21 in
French 18th Century Louis XV Transition Period Cube Marquetry Vitrine or Library
Located in Berlin, DE
Straight rectangular shape with canted corners and two partially glazed doors, the lower part showing a rhombus pattern marquetry opening to reveal three shelves.
Bronze
$2,987Sale Price|20% Off
H 73.82 in W 67.13 in D 16.74 in
Display Cabinet in the Empire Style With Brass Elements, Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Inside, adjustable shelves—supported by specialized corner strips—offer flexible storage options while maintaining the overall aesthetic harmony.
Brass
Pierre Chapo B10 Bookcase Cabinet France 1960
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The beautiful crafted corner connections are of course a trademark for the designs by Chapo which he used in many of his designs.
Leather, Elm
$11,500 / item
H 94 in W 107 in D 18 in
Large Mahogany Georgian Style Four-Door Bookcase by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
It features four doors with swirly crotch mahogany fields and satinwood and santos rosewood borders. The corner posts are fluted with carvings at the top.
Mahogany
$6,995
H 83 in W 68 in D 15 in
19th Century French Louis Philippe Style Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Birmingham, AL
Having a molded cornice with canted corners above three, three-quarter glass paneled doors with original antique hand blown glass.
Walnut
Antique English 19th Century William IV Oak Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Glasgow, GB
Rare to find such a large bookcase in golden quarter-sawn oak which has the attractive ‘tiger grain’ or medullary rays, it has a square cornered moulded cornice above four glazed doo...
Oak
Rare Louis XVI Carved Beechwood Biblioteque or Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare Louis XVI carved beechwood Biblioteque or breakfront cabinet 18th century The multi sectional piece with a carved upper section over two shelved and mirrored back corner ...
Wood
$7,650
H 88 in W 74 in D 17 in
Exceptional Custom Mahogany Breakfront Server Cabinet by Joseph Gerte, Boston
By Joseph Gerte
Located in Milford, NH
This breakfront dates to the mid-20th century and is in very good to excellent overall condition, with only a few minor corner rubs, a few small fretwork break repairs, imperfections...
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
$11,088
H 52.76 in W 35.44 in D 14.97 in
18th Century, French Louis XVI Wood Sideboard by Conrad Mauter
By Conrad Mauter
Located in IT
The band under the top has a drawer with lock and circular handles in chiseled bronze and gilded contemporary, as well as for the other bronzes present. The front corners are 45 degr...
Wood
$5,718
H 70.87 in W 51.19 in D 19.69 in
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Bookcase, Carved Walnut Finished to Wax
By Michele Bonciani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
As the years went by, these pieces of furniture were enriched with Mannerist style carvings and the supports became a single body with leonine or corner ends. In the early 20th centu...
Iron
$11,500Sale Price|31% Off
H 87 in W 50 in D 15 in
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque
Located in Pembroke, MA
The doors have indented corners with brass buttons, the sides are fluted with brass filets, and other brass details accent the piece.
Brass
$1,283Sale Price|20% Off
H 53.94 in W 96.46 in D 18.9 in
Vintage Solid Oak Bookcase, European Craftsmanship, 1940s, Restored
Located in Opole, PL
Its central open shelving unit is flanked by two panelled doors, each upholstered in synthetic leather and embellished with decorative brass nailheads arranged into stylized floral r...
Oak
$45,450
H 72.45 in W 49.22 in D 26.78 in
Pierre Jeanneret High File Rack PJ-R-04-A / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
The A-shaped legs have sharper corners and are strict and sturdy in their geometry.
Teak
$2,353
H 61.42 in W 39.38 in D 10.24 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stamped Musterring Oberfl Behandlung Bookcase
By Musterring International
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Musterring Oberfl Behandlung library bookcase Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25...
Wood
$127,786
H 112.5 in W 125 in D 21.5 in
19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Bookcase in the Empire Style
By Antoine Krieger
Located in London, GB
The glazed, four door upper section is surmounted by ormolu laurel wreath victory garlands, and acanthus leaves to the cornice, the lower four blind doors having central caduceus mou...
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.
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