Antiques on Old Plank Road Bookcases

English Pine Open Front Bookcase in a traditional beeswax finish that was made in the town of Hull a port city in the Yorkshire region of England. Quite a while ago, there was compan...

English Pine Bookcase that was made in the town of Hull a port city in the East Riding of Yorkshire region of England. Many years ago, there was company named Chrispyn who specialize...

French Inspired Louis Philippe Style Ebonized Mahogany Bookcase, with completely hidden and lockable huge compartments. Our Old Plank Bookcases are custom made to order in any dimens...

Antique French Louis XVI Style Bookcase, or if you prefer, Antique French Ebonized Bibliotheque made from solid mahogany over 100-years ago to a very high standard. We have had our share of antique, or supposed to be Antique French mahogany Louis XVI style bookcases, however most tend to be constructed during the 1950’s. This Antique French Ebonized Bookcase is the real deal and is a genuine antique, which our inhouse Old Plank restoration department beautifully restored, with an old school ebonized finish. The French Louis XVI bookcase was completely disassembled (makes for easy ingress and egress), hand-stripped to the bare mahogany wood, restored as necessary and refinished in this deep black Napoleon III style ebonized and brass exterior. One can only imagine what the house must have looked like, or maybe I should have said chateau, where this elegant Antique Louis XVI Bookcase...

Pair of French Directoire Inspired Bookcases, China Cabinets or Display Cabinets made in house by Old Plank. Roughly 30-years ago we purchased in France a similar Directoire style Bo...

Maison Jansen inspired Louis XVI style Bookcase or Display Cabinet, that was created in our Old Plank woodworking department. This beautiful Ebonized Mahogany Bookcase...

Antique French Bibliothèque, or antique French bookcase was constructed in the style referred to as Louis Philippe (King Louis Philippe I 1830–1848). Our Antique Louis Philippe French...

Black Forest bookcase, that was part of a major collection of Black Forest items sold by a Chateau outside of Marseille, France. There is a total of (42) antique Black Forest items that we have imported from the chateau and all will be listed on 1stdibs as soon as they can be photographed. Old Plank has been collecting and selling Black Forest furniture and Black Forest accessories for over 30-years and never have we witnessed a collection of Black Forest of this magnitude. Our 19th century Black Forest bookcase still retains its original wavy glass. Black Forest history began in Switzerland during the 1800’s and expanded with the increasing popular tourist trade. By the late 1800’s, the small animal carvings...

The best word I can think of to describe our newest find is; Presence. This absolutely incredibly elegant Très grande bibliotheque from Nîmes, France, simply makes the room, with its undeniable presence. Whether it’s the mammoth scale of the bookcase, or the combination of the ebonized walnut and the indescribable painted interior colour (we’re still searching for a name), something just clicked and made our antique bookcase quite special. Finding a genuine antique French bookcase, that measures roughly twelve and a half feet in length, that was not assembled from a bunch of old wood bits sitting around a guy’s workshop, is a rare occurrence. In our over 30-years of importing from Europe, we might have had two or three that were genuine. This huge antique French bookcase was fabricated from French solid walnut and certainly dates from the 1800’s. Look carefully at the wavy hand-made glass and that pretty much tells the whole story, for we are unaware that anyone produces new glass this good. Generally, when you find a bookcase, or display cabinet of this stature, you’ll discover that its history was probably from a public institution, be it a school, library, or even a high-end department store, but generally they are deathly tired. Fortunately, that was not the case with this antique French bookcase. Our antique bibliotheque was discovered in the town of Nîmes, a city in the Occitanie region of southern France. Little history; Nîmes was an important part of the Roman Empire and the city is most famous for the Arena of Nîmes, a double-tiered circa-70 A.D. amphitheater still in use today. Also, the famous Pont du Gard...

Handmade Country French style glazed bookcase, display cabinet or china cabinet. Our Directoire style bookcase or china cabinet was hand-crafted right here in our Old Plank workshop....

Another in a series of Old Plank’s 19th century French Industrial Inspired shop fittings, repurposed for today’s current design environment. We have been building shelving units as i...

This is a perfect example of Classic French Louis XVI design and available in your specific dimensions and finishes. Our Old Plank Workshop will build to suit, the old fashion way, b...

Antique Fitted French Tack Cabinet from a vineyard in the South of France near the town of Bezier, circa 1880-1900. The sliding doors still have their han...

Antique French Limed Oak Cabinet, of massive proportions. We seldom, if ever, find a genuine Antique French, circa 1800s Cabinet, of such grandeur. Our ...

Magnificent antique French white oak bookcase, with 2-doors, both retaining their original wavy glass. We located this antique French bookcase, chin...

Custom Country French inspired handmade 4-door bookcase, in the Directoire style, finished with a black brushed painted exterior, French vanilla interior and European style chicken w...

Handmade Country French style glazed bookcase or display cabinet. This great looking piece was crafted right here in our Old Plank workshop. As these are custom pieces, you can selec...

Handcrafted Charlotte Perriand inspired huge bookcase, built in our old plank workshop to your specifications. This is taking Charlotte Perriand ‘s incredible Nuage bookcase...

French inspired Louis Philippe style grand bookcase in an ebonized finish with gold detailing. Our workshop copied an original Louis Philippe bookcase and are offering them in any di...

Stunning pair of handmade solid wood bookcases, custom made for one of our designer clients. These bookcases are made to the highest standards here...

Custom bookcase with a painted finish and button detail on the crown made here, in our Old Plank workshop. These bookcases are made to the highest stan...

Jansen inspired custom bookcase, handmade in our Old Plank Workshop here in Chicago. Our craftsmen work to the highest standards to produce bespoke fur...

Exact replicas of a Directoire style (circa 1793-1804) bookcase. Handcrafted in our Old Plank workshop, you can specify your desired dimensions and finishes.

Handmade in our own in-store Old Plank road workshop, we hand fabricated this matched pair of reproduction French bibliotheques, copying an authentic antique one verbatim. These are ...

Handmade reproduction bookcase in the Directoire style with a black hand-brushed. The interior is a French vanilla color and imported French chicken wire...

Our personal favorite - This Old Plank in-house custom Bookcase in the Directoire style, constructed of solid wood and finished off in distressed black painted exterior, French vanil...

French Industrial style steel and bronze etagere available in any size you chose. In lieu of steel for the frame work, we optionally offer, stainless, brass or bronze. The shelving a...