Mahogany Books

A set of three incredibly beautiful and well patented tabletop book slides. These are well carved and an excellent vintage condition and ready for your books. Retaining the original patina. Below are the individual dimensions of each one when extended to maximum length. Found in a home in Litchfield...

An Exceptionally fine Quality Early Victorian English Well Figured Polished Coromandel Gentleman’s Library Adjustable Table Book Holder, firmly attr...

An exceptionally fine quality early Victorian English well figured polished coromandel gentleman’s library adjustable table book holder, made by ren...

A country house library style hand carved irish early Victorian figured mahogany non-adjustable table book trough of good size proportions and exceptional quality, mid-19th century. ...

Extremely rare and stylish, mid-1800s bookcase, by one of Holland's finest. In 2010 the The Hague Municipal Museum (Haags Gemeentemuseum) organized an exhibition by the name of 'Koninklijk Goedgekeurd' which roughly translates to 'Royalty Approved'. On display in this exhibition were some of the rarest pieces of furniture by the best furniture makers in the history of the Netherlands. The work and history of 19th century, Dutch top furniture makers H.P. Mutters and Horrix (both of the Hague) were celebrated in this exhibition. It was named 'Royalty Approved', because both makers were 'purveyor to the court' and had provided many Dutch Royals with the best furniture available in that era. This revolving bookcase has been in our posession for more than 10 years and in our combined 35+ years of experience in this trade we have never seen another one. Not in books, not on the web, not in a museum. It is therefor too that we are quite certain that this revolving bookcase by Horrix would have been on display in the 2010 exhibition had the curators known about it. This unique specimen is created out of various woodtypes, it is beautifully designed and executed, it stands as strong and stable as the day it was handcrafted (over 150 years ago), it still has the original porcelain casters, it revolves perfectly on its original base, it comes with the perfect maker's mark underneath (as shown in image 12) and it has the most beautiful and warm patina. All hand-crafted in what in the rest of the world is better known as the Victorian era, in the Netherlands this style is known as Willem III...

Midcentury Philips' challenge globe on a mahogany stand fitted with the original Philips' Record Atlas published in 1961. Globe scale 1: 37,000,000.

18th century mahogany book press, having a spiral thread mechanism, lovely quality moulded press, supported on turned feet, in good working order, circa 1790.          

A fine English footed rectangular gallery tray or book stand of mahogany for the library from the Regency period, featuring a turned column ga...

Late 19th century mahogany book press, English Mid-late 19th century mahogany book or flower press, with stunning turned handle and detail, good color an...

For your consideration a pair of bookends in solid mahogany wood with Art Deco decorations. Dimensions: 9 1//4" H x 10 1/2" W x 6 3/4" D, inside 8 1/16" W. Unmarked.

Rare and important piece of German social history. This book-shaped and hand-carved jewelry box from 1840-1860 is likely to be the only one of its kind. A 'poesie album' was a bookl...

A simple mahogany Globe Wernicke bookcase and lay flat file storage. There are two book storage sections above eight slide out drop front paper storage drawers. There is one storage ...