Victorian Bookshelves
Antique Teak and Brass Campaign Bookshelves, Army & Navy Store
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of Antique Teak and Brass Campaign Bookshelves,
Army & Navy Store,
Circa 1885.
The teak
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Shelves
Materials
Brass
Vintage Burr Yew Wood Side / End Sized Book Table Single Drawer and Bookshelves
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely vintage burr yew wood side table bookshelf with single drawer
A very good looking and well made piece, ideally suited to sitting beside a cha...
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20th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Yew
H 28.75 in W 18.31 in D 11.62 in
1800s Victorian Book Stand Reticulated
Located in North Miami, FL
1800s English Victorian book stand, oak bookshelves on a reticulated, incised iron base and castors.
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Open Breakfront Open Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian oak open breakfront bookcase, Circa 1870 in date.
The
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Pedestal Desk in the Manner of Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
cupboards and bookshelves; dismantles into several sections. The desk has plenty of room in the kneehole and
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Traditional King Charles Spaniel Porcelain Dog in Red Blue and Gold
By Staffordshire
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
the mantles and bookshelves of collectors across the globe. This piece depicts a sweet pup sitting on
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20th Century American Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique & Timeless Open Bookcase of Oak & Burl Nutwood w. Inlaid Patterns 1890s
Located in Lisse, NL
complimentary.
Maximum height x width top x depth top: 67 x 37.6 x 12.4 inches.
Depth of the five bookshelves
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Nutwood, Oak, Burl, Paper
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H 67 in W 37.6 in D 12.4 in
Great Quality Antique Queen Anne Style Revolving Bookcase by James Shoolbred
By James Shoolbred
Located in Lisse, NL
, because most revolving bookcases in the late Victorian era were considerably larger. Apart from 4 or 5
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Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Iron
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H 34.6 in W 19.7 in D 19.7 in
Rorimer Brooks Art Deco Moderne lacquered bookcase Writing desk with chair
Located in Ferndale, MI
drawer over kneehole . Attractive from any angle Asymmetric form of the desk allows for bookshelves in
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood
H 29.25 in W 38 in D 20 in
Antique 1810 Attributed to Gillows Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
been washed back and French polished by a Victorian trained polisher, the leather upholstery is all new
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Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 36.03 in W 24.22 in D 25.79 in
Restored Metamorphic Antique Regency Armchair to Library Steps Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
washed back and French polished by a Victorian trained polisher, the leather upholstery has been stripped
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 35.83 in W 24.22 in D 24.61 in
Antique 1830 William IV Flamed Hardwood Metamorphic Library Armchair Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their
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Antique 1830s English William IV Chairs
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Hardwood
H 36.23 in W 21.46 in D 23.63 in
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Stunning Pair of Victorian Military Campaign Folding Chairs Steamer Liner Pieces
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We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of Victorian circa 1880 military campaign style folding chairs
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Armchairs
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Upholstery, Oak
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A Reupholstered Antique English Victorian Library Armchair
Located in London, GB
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Armchairs
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Velvet
Victorian Rosewood Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Bookcases
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Rosewood
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
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Hardwood
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Bookcases
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Walnut
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases
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Spruce
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Danish Modular Teak Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Shelving system in teak designed by Poul Cadovius for Cado, Denmark. This " Royal System" wall unit has 8 bookshelves. It has a cabinet with 2 sliding door (with a shelve on the insi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Antique Rowland Ward Signed English Taxidermy Horse Hoof Match Holder
By Rowland Ward
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important late 19th century Victorian era metal mounted horse hoof match holder by Rowland Ward.
Museum quality example, this most unusual curiosity having a gilt brass...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy
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Brass
19th Century Small Gothic Revival Mahogany Bookcase
Located in London, GB
An elegant 19th century Gothic Revival glazed bookcase of small proportions and excellent quality. The figured mahogany case is mounted with two pairs of glazed doors, both carved wi...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique English mahogany bookcase. In good condition. The cabinet has adjustable shelves. The inside is made blue.
Beautiful bookcase with warm patina.
The cabinet consist...
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Antique 1860s British Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Bookcase Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique Victorian cabinet. It’s really meant to be a bookcase with doors. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1840-1860 period.
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Antique 1840s British Early Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Oak Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th century hand carved oak bookcase with a beveled and hand carved decorated edge around the top, following down to a molded edge over simple sides and three shelves in the front o...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
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Oak
20th Century Pleyel Model 3Bis Baby Grand Piano
By Pleyel
Located in San Antonio, TX
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Musical Instruments
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Walnut
Mid 20th Century Italian Rococo Olivewood and Burl Walnut Inlaid Bookcase
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful 20th century Rococo style bookcase with drawer on top. The whole piece is decorated with intricate inlaid patterns of flowers and leaves. The piece has a serpentine front...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Bookcases
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Olive, Walnut, Burl
H 51.58 in W 48.43 in D 14.18 in
Victorian Walnut Display Cabinet or Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5244 fine quality and very attractive Victorian figured walnut display cabinet / vitrine, having boo matched figured top above a pair of glazed doors fitted with original turned kn...
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Antique 19th Century Vitrines
Materials
Walnut
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Antique Drawing Room Book Cabinet, English, Walnut, Bookshelves, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique drawing room book cabinet. An English, walnut decorative bookshelves, dating to
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Bookcases
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Walnut
H 39.18 in W 39.97 in D 13.59 in
Antique Set of Bookshelves, English, Walnut, Open Bookcase, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of bookshelves. An English, walnut open bookcase with adjustable shelves
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Bookcases
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Walnut
H 54.14 in W 41.74 in D 13 in
Superb Quality 19th Century Walnut Open Bookcase or Bookshelves
Located in Benington, Herts
A superb quality 19th century walnut open bookcase and bookshelves.
Of excellent form and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Bookcases
Victorian Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3450, Victorian mahogany open bookcase of slim design, having moulded top above moulded frieze
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Bookcases
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Mahogany
Antique Victorian Mahogany Two-Door Bookcase
Located in London, GB
This antique late Victorian mahogany bookcase is very fine quality and quite narrow from front to
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Mahogany Two-Door Bookcase
Located in London, GB
This antique late Victorian mahogany bookcase is very fine quality and quite narrow from front to
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Bookcases
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Mahogany
Fine Early Victorian Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in Benington, Herts
A fine quality 19th century early Victorian flame mahogany open bookcase – bookshelves, circa 1840
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Bookcases
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Mahogany
Pair of Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bookcases
Located in London, GB
Stunning & rare pair of antique early Victorian burr walnut open bookcases with original mirrored
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
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Walnut
Antique Secretaire Bookcase, Scottish, Mahogany, Cabinet, Victorian, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique secretaire bookcase. A Scottish, mahogany cabinet dating to the late Victorian
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Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Secretaires
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Mahogany
H 81.89 in W 47.25 in D 21.66 in
Renaissance Revival Victorian Glazed and Carved Walnut Cabinet or Bookcase
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Renaissance Revival Victorian two part walnut cabinet, its upper bookcase section with three
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
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Walnut
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
1950’s period. It has double arched astral-glazed doors, with adjustable bookshelves inside. The
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Vintage 1950s English Victorian Bookcases
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Mahogany
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront Open Bookcase
Located in London, GB
right across & there are satinwood inlaid landings going down all the uprights. The bookshelves & the
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Vintage 1950s English Victorian Bookcases
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Mahogany
Mahogany breakfront bookcase by Edwards and Roberts
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Cheshire, GB
adjustable bookshelves to each section. The lower section fitted with four opening cupboard doors all with
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Bookcases
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Mahogany
Practical Size Antique Late 19th Century Mahogany Revolving Bookcase on Wheels
Located in Lisse, NL
size. Most of these mid to late Victorian bookcases were custom made for large country houses and
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Iron
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H 35.4 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
American 19th Century Cast Brass Eagle and Serpent Doorstop
Located in Wells, ME
unruly doors open. Of course today doorstops are also often used in bookshelves to keep heavy books in
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Animal Sculptures
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Brass
Antique Arts & Crafts Walnut Secretaire Bookcase
Located in London, GB
Very impressive large antique Victorian secretaire bookcase from the Arts & Crafts period in solid
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Antique 1880s English Arts and Crafts Bookcases
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Walnut
Antique Oak Bookcase, Library Bookcase, Tiger Oak Bookshelves, 1870, B1043
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak bookcase, library bookcase, tiger oak bookshelves, Scotland 1870, B1043
Scotland, 1870
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Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in London, GB
Large original early Victorian mahogany open bookcase in two sections and with three partitions in
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Antique 1840s British Victorian Bookcases
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Mahogany
Antique Victorian Eastlake Spoon Carved Burl Walnut Cylinder Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
drawers and below double glass door bookshelves, bronze pulls, spoon carved floral accents, circa 1880
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Antique Late 19th Century American Eastlake Desks
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Bronze
Aesthetic Period Reading Table, English, Victorian, Ebonised, Side, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an aesthetic period reading table, an English, Victorian ebonised side table with rotating
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Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Side Tables
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Wood
H 27.96 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Fine Tulipwood Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3234, fine quality and very unusual, tulipwood bookshelves, having serpentine marble top above
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Bookcases
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Tulipwood
Brights of Nettlebed Double Sided Inverted Breakfront Pedestal Desk
By Brights of Nettlebed
Located in GB
bookshelves, the top drawers are all faux so as to keep them symmetrical
The drawers are all oxblood baize
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20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Rare Globe Wernicke Mahogany & Lead Lined Glass Legal Stacking Library Bookcase
By Globe Wernicke
Located in GB
bookshelves, with a standard width of 34 inches, in oak, walnut and mahogany, capable of being adapted to fit
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Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Bookcases
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Glass, Mahogany
H 59.65 in W 34.06 in D 12.01 in
Rare and Important Antique Revolving Bookcase by Horrix of The Hague, Holland
By Matthijs Horrix
Located in Lisse, NL
Victorian era, in the Netherlands this style is known as Willem III (William 3rd) after the then reigning
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Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Victorian Bookcases
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Brass
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Metamorphic Shepherd's Crook Reading Armchair to Library Steps Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
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Set of Victorian Mahogany Bookshelves
Located in Salisbury, GB
Set of Victorian mahogany brass Campaign bookshelves.
57cm (22.4") - high
91cm (35.8") - wide
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Antique Late 19th Century Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Late Victorian Solid Oak Open Bookshelves
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Late Victorian solid dark oak open bookshelves having adjustable shelves with a carved edging and a
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Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Antique Bamboo Open Bookshelves
Located in Wakefield, GB
Offered for sale is this antique set of bamboo open bookshelves
Made from bamboo, having three
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Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Bookcases
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Bamboo
Massive 19th Century Victorian Oak Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very large oak bookcase made of good faded oak with mudullary rays. The top has large bookshelves
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Bookcases
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Oak
Ebonized Inlaid Victorian Breakfront Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
The center inlaid cabinet door flanked by two glass bookshelves all topped with marble. Gilt
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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
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Wood, Glass, Paint, Amboyna
Super Quality Large English Antique Open Bookcase
Located in Lancashire, GB
bookcase has four deep and fully adjustable bookshelves.
In very good, clean and original condition.
The
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
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Oak
Rare Burr Walnut Folio Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual and rare early Victorian highly figured burr walnut folio/bookstand with two adjustable
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20th Century English Bookcases
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Victorian Bookshelves For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of victorian bookshelves available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and animal skin, all victorian bookshelves available were constructed with great care. Victorian bookshelves have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Georgian and Regency victorian bookshelves are consistently popular styles. Victorian bookshelves have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Brights of Nettlebed are consistently popular.
How Much are Victorian Bookshelves?
Prices for victorian bookshelves can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, victorian bookshelves begin at $250 and can go as high as $17,195, while the average can fetch as much as $5,254.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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