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Bookcases For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1960s
Antique Globe Wernicke Arts & Crafts Mahogany Five-Stack Barrister Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts five-stack barrister bookcase By Globe Wernicke USA, Circa 1890s Mahogany, with glass front doors and brass hardware. Measures: 34.38"W x 11.5"D ...
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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Bookcase
Located in Tulsa, OK
Large, impressive teak bookcase from Denmark. Provides lots of storage in addition to being very attractive. Above average condition and structurally sound. It does have some discol...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Teak

Regency open bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century open bookcase, the rectangular well-figured top having raised pierced three quarter gallery. Above moulded frieze supported on carved capped columns. Enclosing two adjus...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Bookcases

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Wood

20th Century Campo & Graffi Bookcase in Metal and Wood for Home
Located in Turin, Turin
Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi architects fellow university students of Carlo Mollino, with whom they collaborated on various projects (including for Mattei's ENI), who founded Home i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases

Materials

Metal

1960s Mahogany Shelving System, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with some signs of use - variable positioning - H: 223cm W: 332cm D: 41cm
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Metal

Late Victorian Solid Oak Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0616 Simple and elegant Victorian bookcase in solid oak, having oversailing top above a shallow frieze and three height adjustable shelves, all flanked by reeded pilasters, standing...
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19th Century English Antique Bookcases

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Oak

Solid Wood and Crystal Console Table from the 1960s att. Carlo Scarpa 1960's
Located in Conversano, IT
Explore Timeless Elegance: The 1960s Mallesso and Crystal Console Table attributable to Grand Master and designer Carlo Scarpa. If you are looking for a unique piece of Italian desig...
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1960s Italian Vintage Bookcases

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Crystal

Italian Painted Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning Italian library bookcase with later paint decoration. 1910. Shelf depth is 14". Reference: 8126 Dimensions 128 inches (325 cms) Wi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Bookcases

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Pine

A Very Rare and Fine 19th Century Pair of Mahogany Bookcases or Display Cases
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and fine unusual 19th Century pair of finely figured mahogany bookcases or display cases of exceptional quality, finely hand carved with gorgeously rich patination, grain...
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19th Century English Antique Bookcases

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Mahogany

Victorian Breakfront Bookcase Display Cabinet Chiffonier 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Victorian bookcase or display cabinet of chiffonier form Circa 1880 and this has been crafted from mahogany Plenty of storage with four glass fronted doors Bought from a priv...
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1880s Victorian Antique Bookcases

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Mahogany

19th Century French Carved Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak bookcase from France. The top has a beveled and hand carved decorated edge, following down to a carved upper band which extends to both sides for added design inter...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bookcases

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Oak

Bookcase In Teak Wood by Johannes Sorth manufactored by Bornholms Møbelfabrik
Located in Lejre, DK
Bookcase in teak wood, designed by Johannes Sorth for Bornholms Møbelfabrik from around the 1960s. The bookcase is in very good condition with shelves for books or other things. Meas...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Teak

Antique Victorian Figured Walnut four door Breakfront Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian breakfront bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich figured walnut, circa 1860 in date. This grand bookcase features rounded corners and an uppe...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Bookcases

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Walnut

Scandinavian teak bookcase with drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
Vintage 1960s cabinet with shelving and drawers. This particular piece of Nordic-made furniture is distinguished by its height of 112 cm, which also makes it ideal for use in the en...
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Teak

Monumental Oak Inverted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870 Monumental Oak Inverted Breakfront Bookcase sku 1657 Base W248 x D53 x H90 cm Top W251 x D43 x H145 cm Together w251 x D53 x H235 cm
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19th Century Antique Bookcases

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Oak

19th Century French Louis XVI Neoclassical Mahogany Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Neoclassical Mahogany Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is a marvel of style and craftsmanship, rendered from fine i...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases

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Bronze

Bookcase model “Adolpho”
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bookcase model “Adolpho” Manufactured by Sergio Rodrigues Brazil, 1960 Jacaranda, leather panels Measurements 203 x 43 x 210h cm 79,9 x 16,9 x 82,7h in
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Bookcases

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Jacaranda

Danish Modern Teak Bookcase
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Teak mid-century bookcase, circa 1960s. Low profile design with adjustable shelf, can be hung at 7 different heights. A perfect condo sized storage solution. *6 available, construct...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Teak

Large WHB Vintage Wall unit or string bookcase 1960 Germany A beautiful large
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Large WHB Vintage Wall unit or string bookcase 1960 Germany A beautiful large vintage WHB regal wall unit in walnut veneer, dating from the 1960s. The condition is excellent for i...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Danish Rosewood Bookcase by Johannes Sorth, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-Century Modern Danish rosewood bookcase, 1960s. This Classic Scandinavian bookcase was designed by Danish master carpenter Johannes Sorth for Nexø Møbelfabrik, Bornholm, Denmark...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Rosewood

19thc French Large Gilt & Wood Exotic Inlay Bookcase Empire- Burl Wood
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning and Majestic 19thc French Empire Large Bookcase in Exotic Burl Amboyne with Exotic Wood Inlay, Artist Masterpiece! There is also gilt bronze elements, incredible full figura...
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1880s French Empire Antique Bookcases

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Wood

French 19th Century Bookcase or Vitrine
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Bookcase is made of mahogany and it has its original glasses. The inside depth is 9''D The body dimensions are 79''W x 11.5''D
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Monumental Antique English Chippendale Carved Walnut Breakfront with Provenance
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a truly irreplaceable piece of furniture with provenance and history. This truly masterfully done Chippendale style 1880s era English breakfront or bookcase. The bookcase measures an imposing 123 3/4" h x 146 1/4" w x 24" d and certainly isn't for every home. In fact, if you look at where it was, it looks to be of normal size. The piece was purchased for the Philadelphia landmark luxury condominium that was built in 1963 and is directly across the Philadelphia Museum of art. If you aren't familiar with this fantastic museum, you may be familiar with the movie "Rocky" as he ran up the steps and had a flock of admiring children following him. That's the museum! The breakfront is made of solid walnut and will show minor signs of age and use, some locks are missing and we will replace panes of glass that have old cracks in them and a few moldings that need to be done in order to be completed which we will do for you. The lower middle right center drawer is slightly warped as often happens in antiques from Europe...
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1880s English Chippendale Antique Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

English Victorian Figured Walnut Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0615 Fine quality and very attractive Victorian bookcase in walnut, having figured walnut top with moulded edge above two height adjustable shelves flanked by convex shaped pilaster...
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19th Century English Antique Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Regency Rosewood And Brass Inlaid Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular finished top with brass gallery over a brass inlaid frieze and a pair of brass inlaid glazed doors enclosing shelves. Raised on lions paw feet. Sold Christies, New York A...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Hand Carved Open Bookcase
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French walnut hand carved open bookcase with three shelves and a drawer in Louis XV style. Massive and stable in very good condition. Lovely carved sunflowers in base, which holds a ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bookcases

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Walnut

Swedish Glazed Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Swedish glazed and painted bookcase with adjustable shelving. 1840. Internal reference: JG10 Reference: 8060 Dimensions 46 inches (117 cms) Wide 17.5 inches (44 cms) Deep 9...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Bookcases

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Pine

Vintage bookcase with sliding doors
Located in Brescia, IT
Original Scandinavian teak cabinet consisting of two parts. The upper part is a bookcase equipped with adjustable height shelves, the lower p...
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Oak, Teak

Antique Chinese Four Drawer Bookcase in Elmwood, Rattan and Brass, Certified
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 79"/ Height between shelfs 14.7" / W 53.6" / D 13" Drawer dimension: W 10.3" / D 10.6" Certified Antique Handcrafted Chinese Elmwood Bookcase with four drawers, circa 1850. Discover the exceptional allure of our Antique Chinese bookcase...
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1850s Chinese Antique Bookcases

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Brass

Aesthetic Movement Walnut Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5449 An interesting Aesthetic Movement, Victorian open bookcase in walnut, having raised gallery to the string inlaid top above dog tooth inlaid frieze and long open section with t...
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19th Century English Antique Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Revolving Bookcase
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Revolving Bookcase has two tiers of book storage and four vertical mahogany slats to each side and the revolving platform base. Circa: 1880 Dimensio...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases

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Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Bookcase
Located in London, GB
An excellent antique Edwardian Sheraton Revival period bookcase. This was made in England, it dates from around 1900-1910 period. It is of amazing q...
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1890s British Sheraton Antique Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

Antique English Mahogany Chippendale Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany Chippendale breakfront bookcase, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

Antique English Victorian Art Nouveau Oak Breakfront Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Glasgow, GB
A beautiful Victorian three door breakfront bookcase or display cabinet attributed to Maple & Co and in the Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts taste. In golden quarter-sawn oak with bevelled ...
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19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Bookcases

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Glass, Oak

Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Wavy Glass Triple Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Wavy Glass Triple Bookcase Display Cabinet. Item features 16 adjustable wooden shelves (need wooden shelf slats to insert four), 3 dovetailed drawer...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Bookcases

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Glass, Walnut

Louis Philippe Style Rococo Gold Gilt & Glass French Shelving Unit
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning rococo style Etagere with glass shelves in the manner of Louis Philippe
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1960s French Rococo Vintage Bookcases

Materials

Resin

Swedish 1850s Gray Painted Bookcase with Open Shelves and Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish wooden bookcase from circa 1850 with gray painted finish, carved dentil molding, open shelves, two drawers and bracket feet. This Swedish wooden bookcase from around 1850 s...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Set of Four Wall-Mounted Bookcases in Solid Oak, Made in Denmark 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of four wall-mounted bookcases in solid oak. Designed and made in Denmark. Original condition.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Oak

Remarkable Bookcase, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable bookcase with steel and wood frame. Three uprights one cabinet and six shelves freely adjustable. Connection between vertical and horizontal elements is perfectly solved...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Metal

A Rare Mid 19th Century Anglo Chinese Amboyna Bookcase
Located in London, GB
Anglo Chinese, circa 1860 A rare mid nineteenth century Anglo Chinese campaign amboyna and ebonised bookcase with glazed upper section, the doors revealing three shelves and two dra...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Antique Bookcases

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Amboyna

19thC English Bamboo Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880 19thC English Bamboo Bookcase sku 1638 W82 x D33 x H137 cm
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19th Century Antique Bookcases

Materials

Bamboo, Pine

Dom Hans van der Laan Bookshelf, Netherlands, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Introducing a pair of exceptionally rare bookcases, designed by the legendary Dom Hans van der Laan and executed for the Sint-Johannes Geboortekerk Nieuwkuijk in 1955, under the arch...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Wood

EXTRA LARGE UNIQUE ANTiQUE VICTORIAN ART NOUVEAU HAND CARVED REVOLVING BOOKCASE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine antique very fine, fully restored, hand made in England in the Art Nouveau taste, oak revolvi...
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19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Bookcases

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Hardwood, Oak

Late Regency Period Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Circa 1825-30
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Very Fine Late Regency Period Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase in the Manner of J. C. Loudon c.1825-30. Of fine and small size, this charming piece is in a restrained gothic style with arched astragal glazing bars to the upper bookcase doors and interesting panelled reserves to the secretaire drawer and the two cupboard doors below. Blind fretwork in the gothic taste also decorates the pilasters on the lower section which is further ornamented with a finely gadrooned edging and feet. The whole piece is veneered in finely selected mahogany of lovely figure which has achieved a very fine colour and patination and contrasts gloriously with the gilt metal handles on the secretaire drawer. The gilt brass central strip on the bookcase doors, both decorative and a way to keep out dust, is a very nice touch as well. The cupboard base features one traditional cupboard...
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1820s Antique Bookcases

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Mahogany

Victorian Breakfront Bookcase Display Cabinet Chiffonier 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Victorian bookcase or display cabinet of chiffonier form Circa 1880 and this has been crafted from mahogany Plenty of storage with four glass fronted doors Bought from a priv...
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1880s Victorian Antique Bookcases

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Mahogany

vintage bookcase | cupboard | teak | 60s | Sweden
Located in GRONINGEN, NL
vintage bookcase | cupboard | teak | 60s | Sweden period | 60's design | unknown | Sweden condition | good | light signs of use size | 161 x 90 x 40 (hxwxd) details | teak; artic...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Bookcases

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Teak

19thC English Carved Bleached Oak Glazed Bookcase Vitrine
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890 19thC English Carved Bleached Oak Glazed Bookcase Vitrine sku 1629 Base W104 x D45 x H89 cm Top W107 x D33 x H137 cm Together W107 x D45...
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19th Century Antique Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Antique large fine quality 19th Century carved oak bookcase C1895
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large fine quality 19th Century carved oak bookcase C1895. This is a lovely quality bookcase, that is full of age, charm and character. Solid, with no loose joints and no w...
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19th Century Antique Bookcases

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Oak

Mid-Century Walnut Shelf by Johannes Sorth for Bornholm, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This Mid-Century Danish designed shelf was designed by Johannes Sorth and manufactured by Bornholms Møbelfabrik. It is made of walnut. In the upper part of the bookcase there are fou...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Walnut

American Mahogany and Cast Iron Copying Press with Paw Feet, Charleston, SC 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast iron and mahogany two-drawer copying press with a turned bulbous cork screw handle, floral decorative pressure plate, flanking fluted decorati...
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1830s American American Empire Antique Bookcases

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Brass, Iron

American Folk Art Red Painted Hanging Wall-Mounted Shelf, 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN RED-PAINTED HANGING WALL SHELF Probably Pennsylvania circa the first half of the 19th century Item # 310ZPI05Q A compelling and most useful open bookcase, the simple and a...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Bookcases

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Wood, Paint

Antique large fine quality 19th Century mahogany adjustable bookcase
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large fine quality 19th Century mahogany adjustable bookcase. This is a lovely quality bookcase, that is full of age, charm and character. Solid, with no loose joints and n...
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19th Century Antique Bookcases

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Mahogany

Fine Pair of 19th Century Pollard Oak Open Bookcases
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Pair of Exceptionally Fine Pollard Oak and Oak Display Cabinets or Bookcases of Pronounced Architectural Form. These lovely cabinets bear the hallmarks of architect designed furni...
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19th Century Antique Bookcases

Materials

Marble

Jules Wabbes Illuminated Library in Wood and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes for Mobilier Universel, bookcase, in brass and wood, Belgium, 1960s   Rare wall unit designed by master furniture-maker Jules Wabbes. This exceptional piece could be use...
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Brass

Antique large fine quality 19th Century mahogany and marble bookcase
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large fine quality 19th Century mahogany and marble bookcase. This is a lovely quality bookcase, that is full of age, charm and character. Solid, with no loose joints and n...
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19th Century Antique Bookcases

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Marble

Mid-century Italian Bookcase Or Shelving Unit, 1960's
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A unique 1960’s bookcase or shelving unit. Italian designer manufacturing, consisting out of a brass structure with wooden shelves. Wear consistent with age and use. Heavily patinate...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases

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Brass

Morris & Co. Fine Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Designed by George W Jack
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. A fine mahogany glazed breakfront bookcase designed by George Jack of exceptional quality typical to all Morris & Co furniture. With upper and lower central glazed secti...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases

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Mahogany

Danish Rosewood Bookcase 60s Design Gunni Omann for Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in None, IT
Rosewood bookcase, eight height-adjustable shelves. Design Gunni Omann for Omann Jun Møbelfabrik, model no. 6, 60s. Condition: In excellent condition, it may show slight signs of...
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1960s Danish Vintage Bookcases

Materials

Palisander

Vintage and Antique Bookcases for Sale: Shop Art Deco Bookcases, Globe Wernicke Bookcases and Barrister Bookcases on 1stDibs

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. 

Find barrister bookcases, Globe Wernicke bookcases, bookcases with doors and other vintage and antique bookcases on 1stDibs now.

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