Pair, Antique Set of Black Painted Bookcases Display Cabinets
Located in Round Top, TX
This pair has been restored, painted and waxed; any old cracks, nicks, or signs of wear are commensurate with age and do not detract from the beauty nor function of this lovely pair ...
Glass, Wood
19th Century Antique Tall Oak Cabinet Cupboard Bookcase Painted Black
Located in Round Top, TX
This charming antique oak cupboard was given a (newer) black painted finish, that has been slightly distressed to compliment the European country style of the display cabinet.
Wood, Glass, Paint
Antique Tall Black Painted Bookcase Display Cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique pine display cabinet has been given new life with a professional black painted finish, lightly distressed to compliment the age and bring out the warmth of the pine.
Glass, Pine, Paint
Very Tall French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bookcase in Black Paint
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Very tall French 19th century Louis Philippe bookcase in black paint. A great piece to build a room scheme around.
Walnut
Sold|$12,235
19th Century English Painted Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful 19th century black painted breakfront bookcase, 1850. Dimensions 100 inches (254 cms) wide 23.5 inches (60 cms) deep 97 inches (246 cms) high.
Pine
Pair of Vintage English Chinoiserie Gold and Black Painted Small Bookcases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Vintage English Chinoiserie-style black bookcases with two shelves each over a solid cabinet base painted with gold pastoral scenes of figures fishing next to a lake.
Wood
Industrial Steel Bookcase Shelving Painted Great Patina Vintage
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage industrial steel bookcase or shelving units. They are painted an industrial grey or green and have great age patina. All are in solid sturdy condition, but each have ...
Steel
Sold|$12,500
English Neoclassical Black-Lacquered Bookcase
Located in Pembroke, MA
A rare English black-lacquered bookcase or credenza with astragal glazed front doors (late 19th century).
Blown Glass, Wood
Industrial Steel Bookcase Shelving Unit Original Paint with Great Patina
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Industrial steel bookcase or shelving unit. It retains its original Army green paint but with awesome age patina. It is in solid sturdy condition but has age and use dings,...
Steel
19th Century Antique Louis Philippe Period Grand Painted Solid Pine Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Antique Louis Philippe Period Grand Painted Solid Pine Bookcase, Circa 1840. A striking example of the austere nature of the Louis Philippe style, this painted bookcase...
19th Century Black Swedish Pine Tall Narrow Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Narrow and tall Swedish display cabinet with decorative lattice work along upper glass doors. Note the striking black painted exterior and contrasting gray interior; while a newer f...
Glass, Pine, Paint
19th Century Black French Empire Pinewood Library, Antique Large Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French two-part library with six clear glass doors made of hand crafted painted pinewood, in good condition.
Metal, Brass
19th Century Black French Empire Pinewood Library, Antique Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French 19th Century large two-part library or meuble a deux corps anthracite black patinated, made of hand crafted Pinewood. The Provincial armoire has an ecru colored int...
Metal
Sold|$6,500
Hinged Bookcase by Evans Clark
By Glenn of California, Evans Clark
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bookcase, room divider by Evans Clark for Glenn of California. Retains the original black and cream sliding doors.
Masonite, Walnut
English 1880s Black and Gold Breakfront Two Part Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English two part black and gold breakfront bookcase from the late 19th century with Chinoiserie décor, gilded Greek Key and floral décor, chicken wire doors, drawers and additiona...
Wire
Georgian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Hand-Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
USA, Circa 1980s Black lacquered walnut, with hand-painted Asian nature scenes, gold gilt trim, and original brass hardware.
Brass
Pair of 19th Century English Regency Library Bookcases
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This monumental pair of period English Regency faux bois bookcase cabinets with hand painted line inlay, circa 1820, features a bold dentillated inverse breakfront cornice above a pa...
Paint
Pair of Metal Industrial Barrister Four Sections Bookcases Cabinets
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice Industrial glass doors steel construction Barrister bookcases. Mid-Century Modern.
Steel
Bleached French Oak Bibliotheque with Black Painted Interior, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
Behind the glass panes, the interior has been painted a deep contrasting black and has three adjustable shelves per side.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Tall Metal Six Sections Barrister Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Industrial Mid-Century Modern heavy duty barrister bookcase. Tall bookcase cabinet consisting of six separate parts.
Steel
19th Century Painted Bibliothèque, France, circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
French Louis XV-style Bibliothèque in painted walnut wood with a Chapeau de Gendarme crown, double glass doors, original hardwares and three inside shelves. Measurement without co...
Walnut
Wonderful Chinoiserie Queen Anne Black Lacquered Bureau Desk Painted Bookcase
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful chinoiserie Queen Anne style black lacquered bureau desk painted bookcase.
Huntley and Palmers Bookcase Hand-Painted Tin Biscuit Box
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Rare Huntley and Palmers lithographic hand-painted biscuit tin box in the shape of a book stand/case, with books and bindings viewed from all sides, and raised on bun feet. The lid l...
Tin
Chinoiserie Breakfront China Hutch Drop Front Secretary Bookcase Black Lacquer
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Chinoiserie breakfront China hutch cabinet or drop front secretary bookcase composed of 2 pieces, each with black lacquered wood frames with an all-over intentional ...
Brass, Steel
Bookcase/Etagere, by Rose Tarlow, chinoiserie decor.
By Rose Tarlow
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rose Tarlow étagère in tete de negre crackled lacquer with chinoiserie. 3 shelves and 2 drawers. Measures: 18" D at the base / 13.75" D at the top 30" W at the base / 26.5" D at...
Lacquer
Sold|$995
Small Painted Bookcase
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Nice small painted bookcase in black with gold high lights.
Wood, Paint
Sold|$888
Victorian Painted Bookcase
Located in Cambridgeshire, GB
Victorian painted bookcase of two sections with a central dividing column, the outer structure finished in white, the internal sections with four adjustable shelves, finished in gunm...
Sold|$3,900
Painted French Bookcase
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a very nice painted French bookcase that dates to the early 1900s. It is in great shape. It has three more shelves than are pictured. The shelves are adjustable. It has a key...
Sold|$1,300
1980s Painted Steel Bookcase
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted steel bookcase with eight cases. The book case can be installed horizontally or vertically, 1980s.
Steel
Sold|$875
Wood Painted Bookcase
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Wooden black painted bookcase with Greek key details. One adjustable shelf
Wood
French Pine Black Painted Bookcase and Drawer Cabinet, 1920s
Located in Roubaix, FR
1920s French pine black painted rare bookcase with two glass door and low part opens in six-drawer cabinet
Glass, Pine
19th Century Pine Black Painted Bookcase Dresser Sideboard Chest of Drawers
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
Painted black and gently aged to reveal hints of red paint beneath and grey inside the bookcase.
Oak, Pine
English 19th Century Mahogany Painted Secrétaire Bookcase
Located in Roubaix, FR
Antique 19th Century English painted Secrétaire Bookcase cabinet solid Mahogany (solid oak back of drawers ) recent grey 19th century style patina. All original strongly curve...
Glass, Mahogany, Oak
Sold|$14,181
Large Napoleon III Black Bookcase or Cabinet
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very large magnificent 19th century monumental Napoleon III bookcase, France circa 1870. Fully demountable. Dimensions: H 295 cm x W 380 x D 53 cm. H 116.14 in x W 149.61...
Paint
Sold|$8,900
Napoleon III Period Black Laquered Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very stunning and stately! The delicately carved diamond design on both the top and bottom give this piece equisite detailing. It is lighter in feeling with the top being only 12"de...
Wood, Paint
Sold|$2,850
Black painted Etagere
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Black painted bookcase or Etagere with 3 pull out drawers, reeded back pannels and turned supports.
Wood
Osvaldo Borsani Midcentury Rosewood and Black Iron E22 Bookcase for Tecno, 1960
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Lucca, IT
Refined bookcase designed by Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno model E22, in rosewood, with black painted iron uprights.
Iron
Late 20th Century Traditional Breakfront Bookcase with Distressed Black Finish
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style breakfront bookcase, unbranded. Hardwood with a distressed black finish, breakfront, crown molding to top and metal hardware. Upper cabinet features a center fram...
Metal
Sold|$8,500
Directoire Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A black painted directoire bookcase with excellent patina and color of a faded black with brown tones.
Wood
Two 9'9" Bookcases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two black painted pine bookcases,one 52 wide,the 55 wide
Pine
Sold|$3,200
Bookcase by Fiarm, Italy, 1970s
By Fiarm
Located in Antwerp, BE
Removable and adjustable library, composed of 16 elements, very decorative and practical, Italy, 1970s by Fiarm manufacturer, Scorze Venezia.
Wood
Sold|$2,007
Bookcase Danish Design Midcentury Teak
Located in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie
Surface veneered with teak. Back of the bookcase painted black. Adjustable shelves. Preserved in good condition (minor scratches) - directly for use.
Teak
PAIR OF REGENCY STYLE BOOKCASES
Located in Atlanta, GA
PAIR OF REGENCY STYLE BOOKCASES, PAINTED BLACK WITH GILT DETAILS, ONE IS ORIGINAL 19TH C.
Bookcase Lawyer Storage with Two Shelves, One with Glass Front, Rubberized Top
Located in Madison, WI
Barrister bookcase storage, midcentury. Powder-coated grey steel with rubberized top. Four chrome feet. Two shelves, the top shelf with a glass front. Both lift up, slide out and fla...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Industrial Steel Shelving Unit in As-Found Green Paint
Located in Madison, WI
Factory steel shelving unit in as-found green paint with wonderful patina of rust and wear, cleaned and sealed water and rust tight. Versatile use as entertainment center, book shelf...
Steel
Two-Piece Midcentury Oak Cabinet with Green Painted Back Wall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two-piece midcentury oak cabinet with green back wall. Top piece has adjustable shelves, bottom portion includes a mix of drawers and two doors. Recessed pull details.
Sold|$6,800
Black Painted Swedish Bookcase
Located in Sheffield, MA
Cabinet with full-height glass doors, Sweden, circa 1860. Six shelves and two drawers below, all on a bracket base. Original glass, later black paint. Shelves are 12" deep.
Glass, Wood
Large Buffet Two Corps Black Painted Pine Bookcase Cabinet, 1910s
Located in Roubaix, FR
Bibliotheque Vitrine Bookcae glass doors Buffet two corps with six large drawers, circa 1910. Black painted pine. Top part comes out for moving and shipping.
Pine
Large Black Painted 1900s French Shop Oak Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Roubaix, FR
1900 oak black painted patina two parts large French vitrine cabinet with three glass doors and six doors on lower part.
Glass, Oak
Sold|$1,250
Rattan Bookcase, USA, 1960s, Pair Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of black painted rattan bookcases. Sold individually.
Rattan, Reed, Wood, Paint
1960s Teak Wood Adjustable Shelf Bookcase
Located in Amherst, NH
Legs are painted black. The bookcase has been restored and refinished and is in excellent condition.
Teak
Sold|$8,900
19th Century Swedish Black Painted Bookcase
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century black painted bookcase with original glasses and locks.
Glass, Wood
Storage File Cabinet from Lawyer's Barrister Bookcase of Steel with Glass Doors
Located in Madison, WI
Storage file cabinet from lawyer's barrister. Painted steel with four shelves behind glass door fronts that slide up and in to open. Excellent working order. Ideal way to store and p...
Steel
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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