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Antique French Nightstand Faux Books
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant French beech nightstand style Louis XV, circa 1900. The door is a faux books trompe l'oeil
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1890s French Louis XV Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique French Nightstand Faux Books
Antique French Nightstand Faux Books
H 28.8 in W 11 in D 15.5 in
1910 Faux Books Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Faux books biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, 1910, English. In the form of a strapped group of
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1910s English Aesthetic Movement Faux Antique Books

Materials

Metal

English 1900s Bamboo Cabinet with Faux Books Façade and Splaying Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English bamboo cabinet from the early 20th century, with faux books façade. Created in England
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Early 20th Century English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Bamboo

Antique Regency circa 1820 Brown Leather Faux Books Shot Glass Drinks Bar Set
Located in GB
faux books shot glass holder bar set. A very rare and good-looking hidden bar set, this piece is
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1820s English Regency Faux Antique Books

Materials

Faux Leather, Glass

Antique Distressed Metal Faux Books with Travel Ink Well c.1900-1920 (FREE SHIP)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A stack of metal faux books with hinged lids. One contains a travel ink well. Bronze plate
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Early 20th Century Industrial Faux Antique Books

Materials

Metal

English 1840s Mahogany Cabinet with Leather Faux Books and Foliage Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
a variety of leather faux books, are topped with a delicate foliage inlay. At the top of the doors
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Mid-19th Century English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Brass

Restored Regency circa 1810 Revolving Hardwood Library Bookcase with Faux Books
Located in GB
library bookcase in mahogany with leather faux books If you are looking at this listing then most
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1810s English Regency Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Antique French circa 1870 Bonheur Du Jour Hardwood Marble Desk Bureau Faux Books
Located in GB
Bonheur Du Jour with marble top surmounted by brass gallery rail, leather top and faux books This is an
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1870s French High Victorian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Marble

1911 Faux Dickens Books Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Faux books biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, 1911, English. In the form of a strapped group of
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1910s English Aesthetic Movement Faux Antique Books

Materials

Metal

18th-C. Georgian Large Leather & Faux Marble Latin Religious Books, S/2 Library
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are a wonderful addition to a library or study! The two books date to 1777 or the era of
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Late 18th Century German George III Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Little 19th Century Notebook with Pencil
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
made of faux tortoise, a synthetic material. Including the original pencil. on the inside a few empty
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1880s French Napoleon III Faux Antique Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Little 19th Century Notebook with Pencil
Little 19th Century Notebook with Pencil
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H 3.94 in W 2.76 in D 0.79 in
M.J. Pierpont Morgan Collection of French Porcelains, Personal Limited Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
spine, slight wear on front hinge; housed in original publisher's faux-shagreen covered slipcase edged
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Early 20th Century Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique English Period Oak Mahogany-Banded Bureau
Located in Port Chester, NY
faux books to hide important items, are charming. Beautiful color and patina overall, very authentic
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18th Century and Earlier English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood

Circa 1880 Antique French Faux Book Front Sideboard Bookcase Italian Marble Top
Located in GB
white Italian Carrara marble, the base cupboard doors are covered with faux books which was the height
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19th Century French Louis XIII Faux Antique Books

Materials

Marble

Victorian Tortoise Shell Desk Box W/ 3 Italian Faux Tortoise Leather Books
Located in Kennesaw, GA
three Italian faux tortoise leather notebooks. The notebooks have not been used. They most likely date
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Leather, Paper

Early 19th Century French Faux Leather Bound Books Liquor Cabinet with Glasses
Located in Dallas, TX
cabinet features faux leather bound books with a family crest engraved on the top surface. The box opens
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Early 19th Century French Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Glass, Walnut

Original Antique Victorian Faux Stack of Books Large Side Table Internal Storage
Located in GB
books side or coffee table with large internal storage. A very rare example, companies have been
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1880s English High Victorian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th Century Books & Bookend Form Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Books & bookends form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, early 20th century, English. Faux rack
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Early 20th Century English Romantic Faux Antique Books

Materials

Tin

French 19th Century Pine Faux Bamboo Side Table with Marble Top, Door and Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French faux bamboo pine side table from the 19th century with white marble top, single drawer as
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19th Century French Rustic Faux Antique Books

Materials

Marble

Vintage Wooden Faux Leather Bound Book Storage Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic and practical vintage box that resembles faux leather bound books made out of wood
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Early 20th Century American Bohemian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood

Rare pair of 19th Century Gustavian Faux Bamboo Chairs
By Ephraim Stahl
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Rare pair of early 19th century Gustavian faux bamboo chairs in their original finish. Ca 1810
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood

French Faux Book Leather Tantalus and 6 Engraved Crystal Glasses
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This fabulous novelty leather faux-book hinged case has been ingeniously designed to secretly hide
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Faux Antique Books

Materials

Crystal

Lacquered Edwardian Style Novelty Faux Book Spine Waste Paper Basket
Located in London, GB
A lacquered Edwardian style novelty faux book spine waste paper basket English, 20th century
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Resin, Wood, Lacquer

English 1850s Faux-Painted Waterfall Bookcase with Gilt Accents and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English faux-painted waterfall bookcase from the mid-19th century, with gilded accents and
Category

Mid-19th Century English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century English Leather Faux “Book” Table with Classic Book Titles
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th century English leather faux “Book” table. A simulated stack of leather books with
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Late 19th Century English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Wood

French 19th C. Raised Two-Drawer Chest w/ Faux-Marble Top & Exaggerated Knees
Located in Atlanta, GA
France features a slightly overhanging faux-marble painted top, with case beneath consisting of two
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19th Century French Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood

Pair French Antique Side Chests w/ "Faux Book" 'Real Leather Book Spines' Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
houses a single drawer over a pair of doors fronted with a "run of books"; a run of 10 leather bound
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Early 20th Century French Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Wood

A Fine Set of Ten George IV Dining Chairs, attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A rarely available long set of ten faux rosewood dining chairs. The chair back with its elegant top
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Early 19th Century English George IV Faux Antique Books

Materials

Cane, Beech

French 19th Century Two Toned Walnut Dresser with Canted Sides and Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
. It offers ample storage with three central drawers and additional hidden storage behind the faux
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19th Century French Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood, Walnut

19th Century French Leatherbound Book Tantalus with Shot Glasses and Decanters
Located in Miami, FL
". Crafted in France, circa 1870, the antique tantalus is shaped like five antique leather bound books
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Mid-19th Century French Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Glass, Paper

Mid-19th Century French Leather Bound Book Box with Six Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Dallas, TX
For a interesting bar accessory, look no further than this colorful antique Faux-book "Cave à
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Mid-19th Century French Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Glass

Early 20th Century French Leather Book Liquor Box with Shot Glasses and Carafes
Located in Dallas, TX
For an interesting bar accessory, look no further than this colorful Faux-Book "Cave à Liqueur
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Early 20th Century French Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Glass

Superbly Versatile 19th Century Pine Scottish Solicitors Cabinet Armoire
Located in Hopewell, NJ
with four beautifully faux painted drawers over an open shelf behind two doors, with separate side
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19th Century Scottish Rustic Faux Antique Books

Materials

Pine

Important Early 20th Century Mughal Prayer Necklace, Silver and Gold wash, Heavy
Located in Newport Coast, CA
. You will find this important Piece in books on Vintage Mughal jewelry. This necklace has a raised
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Early 20th Century Indian Empire Faux Antique Books

Materials

Gold, Silver

Swedish 1800s Light Gray Painted Secretary from Värmland with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
, showcasing faux drawers that actually conceal doors, provides additional storage space for documents, books
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Early 19th Century Swedish Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood

19th Century Mule Chest with Bookcase
Located in Nashville, TN
, whether it's fine china, collectibles, or books. The top two drawers are ingeniously designed to function
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19th Century English George III Faux Antique Books

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mule Chest with Bookcase
19th Century Mule Chest with Bookcase
H 80.75 in W 49.5 in D 21.5 in
French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charnwood band. The drop front 'Abattan' above displays faux leather books with fine gold-tooled writing
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19th Century French Faux Antique Books

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Minton Majolica Small Jardinière Flower Trough Singed, Dated 1871
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Small Jardiniere, realistically molded as a simulated water trough formed by faux
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19th Century English Victorian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Majolica

18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
leather writing desk / lectern / pulpit on which the holy books can be laid open and allows to shelter the
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Faux Antique Books

Materials

Iron

Antique Baroque Italian Glass Rosette Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
in items from the Cheapside Hoard and in design books from across Baroque Europe. Often, as with the
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17th Century Italian Baroque Faux Antique Books

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold

Unique Handcrafted Elmwood Gothic Revival Monastery Library Step / Reading Chair
Located in Lisse, NL
) books. The extra step must have made it possible to reach for the books that were higher up as well. The
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Faux Antique Books

Materials

Elm

19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover
Located in Dallas, TX
Bombay and edged in faux ivory/ivorine and ebony stringing. The fact that this is a Book/Folio Cover
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Faux Antique Books

Materials

Bone, Precious Stone, Sandalwood

Collection of Plaster Medallions Mounted in Faux Books
Located in Shakespeare, ON
A pair of boxes constructed as part of an eight volume set of books, Lacchini Impronte, with half
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19th Century Italian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Plaster

Revolving circular form bookcase
Located in Toronto, ON
faux books. Walnut veneers.
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19th Century British Faux Antique Books

Materials

Walnut

19th C. Three-tier Revolving Bookcase.
Located in New York, NY
with intervals of faux books and with a turned finial to the top, and a tripod base with
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19th Century English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood

Althorp Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
elaborately fitted interior of faux books and hidden drawers and cabinets. The staircase gallery interior has
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Early 18th Century Vietnamese George III Faux Antique Books

Althorp Mahogany Bureau Desk
Althorp Mahogany Bureau Desk
H 44.1 in W 45.28 in D 43.31 in
Pair of Rare Louis XV Style Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of bedside cabinets with "faux" Books forming the doors - they are leather ! In
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1920s French Louis XV Faux Antique Books

Materials

Walnut

Faux Book Sets (3)
Located in Wainscott, NY
Decorative Filler Books, 10 editions to each set
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Early 20th Century Faux Antique Books

Faux  Book Sets (3)
Faux  Book Sets (3)
H 6.5 in W 18.5 in D 5 in
Art Deco Russel Wright Faux Bamboo Torchiere Floor Lamps
By Russel Wright
Located in Denver, CO
Documented Russel Wright Torchiere in faux bamboo and brass. Completely original. Pictured Ann
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1920s North American Modern Faux Antique Books

Materials

Brass

Antique Gilt Tooled Blue Faux Leather Side Table, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Victorian gilt tooled blue faux leather side table in the form of a stack of four books raised on a
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19th Century French Victorian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wood, Leather, Paper

The Convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai...
By David Roberts
Located in New York, NY
, possessing many unique books including the Syriac Sinaiticus and, until 1859, the Codex Sinaiticus. According
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1840s Realist Faux Antique Books

Materials

Lithograph

3 Faux Books as Filing Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Three large vintage hide books
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Early 20th Century British Faux Antique Books

English 1840s Mahogany Cabinet with Faux-Book Doors and Open Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
-catching faux-books doors and gilded palmette motifs. These doors open to reveal two inner shelves offering
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Mid-19th Century English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Wire

Rare Regency Style English Bookmill
Located in Charleston, SC
A very unique stacked bookcase that features four tiers, and faux books. Each individual tier turns
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Early 20th Century English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Mahogany

French Directoire Style Parquetry and Pictorial Inlay Faux Book Front Game Table
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
drawers has two doors adorned by faux books, a very charming detail. The square tapering legs are mounted
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Late 19th Century French Directoire Faux Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Felt, Wood

High Victorian 19th Century Burr Walnut Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century walnut breakfront cabinet with four doors and three drawers with faux books and a
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Mid-19th Century European Victorian Faux Antique Books

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Walnut Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
BASE, 4 DOORS WITH FAUX BOOKS AND A BRASS GALLERY TO THE TOP SECTION TEA CADDY IS ONLY
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19th Century English Faux Antique Books

Materials

Walnut

Regency Satinwood Side Cabinet Sideboard, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Refined Regency side cabinet in satinwood with intricate inlay. Doors feature wonderful faux books
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1880s Faux Antique Books

Materials

Satinwood

Grand Tour Intaglio Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
revived as part of the classical revival and later reproduced as miniature plaster casts. Mounted in faux
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Faux Antique Books

Grand Tour Intaglio Collection
Grand Tour Intaglio Collection
H 10 in W 6.375 in D 1.625 in
18th Century George III Large Inlaid Mahogany Bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
salt and pepper stringing. Flanked either side by faux books which pull-out for secret storage
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Late 18th Century English George III Faux Antique Books

Materials

Mahogany

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Faux Antique Books For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of faux antique books for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique faux antique books was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. Faux antique books have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of faux antique books to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Louis XV, Victorian and Empire faux antique books are of considerable interest.

How Much are Faux Antique Books?

Prices for faux antique books start at $130 and top out at $19,153 with the average selling for $1,875.