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Pair of Late Empire Style Bookcases
Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT
Pair of Late Empire style bookcases. Small in size, they are composed of elements in solid walnut
Category

Antique 19th Century European Empire Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Late Empire Style Bookcases
Pair of Late Empire Style Bookcases
H 90.36 in W 32.8 in D 14.41 in
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
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Late 19th Century French Empire Library Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Very large French solid mahogany Empire style bookcase with three upper glazed arched doors and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Empire Style Petite Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome petite Empire style bookcase from France, circa 1850. Crafted from warm and patinated
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Empire Bookcase - Walnut Open Front Cabinet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sumptuous French Empire style bookcase and cabinet in walnut Hope the photos do this stunning
Category

Vintage 1980s Empire Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Empire bookcase, Germany, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Empire style bookcase / vitrine made in Germany, circa 1870. Made of walnut wood with brass
Category

Antique 1870s German Empire Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Empire bookcase, Germany, circa 1870.
Empire bookcase, Germany, circa 1870.
H 82.29 in W 75.6 in D 27.17 in
French Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany bookcase cabinet with bronze trim and 2 glass doors.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase
French Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase
H 89.5 in W 56 in D 21 in
French Empire Style Ebonized Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome Empire style open book shelf has a recent ebonized finish. This antique has the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Style Ebonized Bookcase
French Empire Style Ebonized Bookcase
H 71 in W 57.5 in D 13 in
Large Empire Style Open Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large open bookcase the moulded cornice above large adjustable shelved interior flanked by circular
Category

Early 20th Century British Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Large Empire Style Open Bookcase
Large Empire Style Open Bookcase
H 77 in W 53.5 in D 23 in
Antique Empire-style wall-mounted bookcase cabinet
Located in Milano, IT
Behold an exquisite testimony to the grandeur and craftsmanship of the Empire style: an elegant
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Antique 1850s Empire Revival Bookcases

Materials

Wood

19th Large Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase from French Chateau
Located in Marseille, FR
Large Empire style mahogany bookcase. There are zippers on all pediments. This library is adorned
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique American Empire Style Mahogany 4 Section Stacking Barrister Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Style Mahogany 4 Section Stacking Barrister Bookcase. Item features carved
Category

Antique Early 1900s Empire Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque, French, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional French mahogany bookcase - bibliotheque with finely cast gilt bronze mounts and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Ormolu

19th century Empire Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very nice directoire/empire mahogany bookcase from around 1800 or early 19th century. The
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

19th century Empire Mahogany Bookcase
19th century Empire Mahogany Bookcase
H 96.46 in W 57.09 in D 19.3 in
19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Bookcase in the Empire Style
By Antoine Krieger
Located in London, GB
An exceptional and fine library breakfront bookcase by Antoine Krieger of Paris In the Empire
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Ormolu

20th Century French Empire Style Open Bookcase/Etagere Tiered Table
Located in Southall, GB
A stunning 20th Century French Empire style open bookcase/etagere tiered table. A gorgeous and
Category

20th Century European Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Pair of French Empire Mahogany and Bronze Bookcases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed 2 plexiglass door bookcases
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th century empire revival birch bookcase cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
elegance of the empire style. Recently re-finished in our workshop, retaining it's rich golden colour and
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Revival Bookcases

Materials

Birch

19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Birmingham, AL
from Lyon during the First Empire of Napoleon, circa early 1800s. The upper bookcase of this grand
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Edwardian Empire Style Bibliotheque
Located in Hudson, NY
in the empire style the caryatid carvings are refined and yet simple. The stepped top is also
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Early 20th-Century Bookcase in the Empire Type with Brass Appliques
Located in Opole, PL
-leaf bookcase that resembles furniture in the Empire style. It was manufactured before 1939. This piece
Category

Early 20th Century European Bookcases

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Empire Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
ormolu, adding just a touch of Empire-style detail. One key is included to open the locking and latching
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Empire Bibliotheque
French 19th Century Empire Bibliotheque
H 73.75 in W 43.38 in D 20.38 in
Rare and Magnificent Neoclassical Mahogany Bibliotheque Bookcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Empire style. Under the concave shaped top a frieze applied with a gilt bronze Vitruvian scroll connects
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Empire Revival Bookcases

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
these bookcases can be situated at the end of the Directoire and the beginning of the Empire period
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
's. It is is in the art modern or early Mid-Century Modern style. During the late British empire in
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Bookcases

Materials

Teak

British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
H 85.5 in W 85 in D 18 in
A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
. During the time of the British Empire in India and Burma, much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Teak

A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
H 107.5 in W 70 in D 16 in
A British Colonial Bookcase with Bottom Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
Category

Early 20th Century British Colonial Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Revolving Bookcase C1900
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
, rococo and empire style. The wing chair is a classic shape, and upholstery favoured chintz and damask in
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century British Colonial Art Deco Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
the late British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco style using local
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern British-Burmese Colonial Teak Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
This solid teak bookcase was made in a sleek, modern style in Rangoon, Burma, near the very end of
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookcase Flame Mahogany c.1900
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
the style. Other furniture was reproductions, drawing influence from baroque, rococo and empire style
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century British Colonial Bookcase with Bottom Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
the late British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco Style using local
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Antique Victorian Revolving Bookcase Flame Mahogany, 19th C
Located in London, GB
the style. Other furniture was reproductions, drawing influence from baroque, rococo and empire style
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

C. 1900 British Raj Burmese Bookcase From Solid Teak
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Bookcases

Materials

Teak

A British Colonial Art Deco Teak Bookcase with Lower Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco Style using local hardwoods and
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Teak

Antique French Charles X Burr Maple and Ormolu Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
mounts typical of the Empire style. It features a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing two adjustable
Category

Antique 1820s French Charles X Bookcases

Materials

Ormolu

Maslow Freen French Empire Style Breakfront Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maslow Freen French Empire style breakfront bookcase China cabinet with brass grill. Item includes
Category

20th Century American Empire Cabinets

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Empire Style Cabinet/Bookcase
Located in Pomona, CA
Empire-style cabinet/bookcase. Two glass doors with collum on each side adjustable and shelves with
Category

Antique 1870s French Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

18th Century Imperial Russian Gilt Bronze, Brass and Mahogany Display Cabinet
By Christian Meyer
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional late 18th century Imperial Russian empire bookcase or display cabinet in the finest
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Russian Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Mahogany Vitrine
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
storage space are two drawers; one with Empire style hardware and one without. The larger, more obvious
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Bookcases

Materials

Metal, Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Mahogany Vitrine
French 19th Century Mahogany Vitrine
H 69.88 in W 33.25 in D 15.75 in
French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Bookcase / Display Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A mahogany cabinet decorated with gilded metal mounts constructed in two sections, the upper section with two glazed doors flanked by mahogany columns opens to reveal a fabric lined ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

Austrian 18th Century Empire Style Two Doors Larch Wood Armoire Wardrobe Cabinet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Austrian Empire style of the 18th century The wardrobe, all in larch wood, is all original, including
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Empire Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass, Other

Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
III style. The bookcases embedded into the wood are surrounded by pilasters and topped with foliages
Category

20th Century French Napoleon III Panelling

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th Century Regency Style Carved Mahogany Cellarette Urns or Wine Coolers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neoclassical aesthetic. Eventually, as Neoclassicism gave way to the more ostentatious Empire style
Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Urns

Materials

Copper

Mounted Large Bust God of Beauty Cast Study Of Antinous in Roman Style Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mounted Large Bust God of Beauty Cast Study Of Antinous in Roman Style Sculpture. Imposing Large
Category

20th Century European Greco Roman Busts

Materials

Other

Rider Two-Tier Side Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
is an updated take on French Empire style. Blackened brass legs with antiqued brass accents are
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Rider Two-Tier Side Table
Rider Two-Tier Side Table
H 28 in W 26 in D 13 in
Art Deco Neoclassical Cabinet in Cuban Mahogany by Pierre Lardin, France, 1940
By Pierre Lardin
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
French Art Deco sideboard and bookcase made of exotic ribbon striped Cuban mahogany wood
Category

Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Sideboards

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf

1800s Antique French Oromlu-Mounted, Burlwood, 3-Piece Set, Desk, Office Suite!!
Located in Austin, TX
capped feet, approximnatey 30.5"h, 75"w, 39.5"d; (2) Empire style armchair, rounded top rail, worn
Category

Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Restauration Psyche Coiffeuse Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
and gadroons ormolu mounts Restauration Period Circa 1830. The Restauration Style (1815-1830
Category

Antique 1820s French Restauration Table Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

John Widdicomb WM A Berkey Italian Provincial Regency Round Walnut Coffee Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in Dayton, OH
European styles, including Empire, Jacobean, Oriental lacquer, Adam, Sheraton, Hepplewhite, and Chippendale
Category

Mid-20th Century Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Exhibition Quality Wylie & Lochhead 1860 Glasgow Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa
By Wylie & Lochhead
Located in GB
1832 and, with this increased reputation and an eye for new styles and technical developments, their
Category

Antique 1860s Scottish High Victorian Sofas

Materials

Leather

AN EMPIRE STYLE BOOKCASE-CABINET. EARLY 20th CENTURY
Located in New York, NY
THE CORNICE ABOVE A FRIEZE OVER TWO GRILLED AND PANELLED DOORS ENCLOSING SHELVES, RAISED ON A STEPPED BASE AND PAW FEET, FITTED WITH GILT-BRONZE MOUNTS. THE INTERIOR LATER LINED WITH...
Category

Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Open Bookcases, circa 1880
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Pair of French Empire mahogany open bookcases, circa 1880 A pair of important French empire
Category

Antique 1880s French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Antique Mahogany French Empire Period Breakfront Bookcase or Bibliotheque
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Superb quality French Empire period plum pudding mahogany breakfront bookcase. Standing on gilt paw
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

20th French Showcase Empire Style
Located in Paris, FR
20th French Showcase Empire Style
Category

Early 20th Century Bookcases

Pair of French Empire style carved giltwood & painted cabinets
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire style carved giltwood & Ivory painted cabinets.
Category

20th Century French Bookcases

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Bookcase by Maple and Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A superb quality bookcase , or side cabinet by the renowned firm of Maple and Company of London
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Style Display Cabinet
Located in Edinburgh, GB
French Empire style mahogany and brass inlaid display cabinet or bookcase with a brass fretted
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Empire Cabinets

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style Display Cabinet
French Empire Style Display Cabinet
H 78.75 in W 49.22 in D 19.69 in
Fine Narrow Classical Secretaire Bookcase, New York
Located in Providence, RI
, Classical or Empire case pieces came in larger proportions than their antecedents. Therefore, we were quite
Category

Antique 19th Century American Regency Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Empire-Style Bookcases by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, FR
This monumental pair of Empire-style bookcases, or cabinets, was crafted in mahogany veneer by
Category

Mid-20th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Bronze

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Empire Style Bookcase For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the empire style bookcase you’re looking for. Each empire style bookcase for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. Your living room may not be complete without an empire style bookcase — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An empire style bookcase is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Regency and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Antoine Krieger and Maison Jansen each produced at least one beautiful empire style bookcase that is worth considering.

How Much is a Empire Style Bookcase?

An empire style bookcase can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,450, while the lowest priced sells for $1,770 and the highest can go for as much as $134,486.

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. 

Find your dream bookcase on 1stDibs now.

Questions About Empire Style Bookcase
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    The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.

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