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Bookcases For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Late 19th Century
Pair of two-body bookcase sideboards in carved walnut - Veneto, early decen
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant pair of walnut sideboard-bookcases from a historic Venetian villa, where they furnished a reception room. Dating from the early nineteenth century, they are distinguished by ...
Category
Early 1800s Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Nutwood, Fir
19th Century Barbados Regency Cedrela Bookcase
Located in Charleston, SC
A circa 1820 bookcase from Barbados that reflects the West Indies/British Colonial style made from solid cedrela, featuring five shelves and pointed finials on top. This bookcase is published in a book documenting Caribbean antiques...
Category
1820s Bajan Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Cedar
Antique English Victorian Art Nouveau Oak Breakfront Bookcase Display Cabinet
By Maple & Co.
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 ...
Category
19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
IMPORTANT ANTIQUE STAMPED VICTOR RAULIN CARTONNIER CABINET BOOKCASE & DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for this very important, highly collectable, original and fully restored Victor Raulin Cartonnier Cabinet circa 1890 ...
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Antique Bookcases
Materials
Amboyna
Painted wood shelving unit-bookcase Italy
Located in PARIS, FR
A striking testament to Italian craftsmanship, this late 19th-century painted wood bookcase embodies the elegance of centuries-old decorative traditions. Showcasing the renowned Ital...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Victorian Solid Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5605 English Victorian mahogany open bookcase, having figured mahogany top with moulded edge above two height adjustable shelves flanked by rounded uprights with carved decoration,...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Two Door Glass Cabinet Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A fine two-door bookcase
Constructed in a fine mahogany, with flame veneers to the front; rising from a plinth base, the lockable blind doors over having recessed fielded panels w...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th century biedermeier bookcase
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
19th century biedermeier bookcase in very good original condition.
Category
1820s Slovak Biedermeier Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19th Century Oak Bookcase
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century English Oak Bookcase by James Shoolbred A fabulous 19th century English astragal glazed oak bookcase by James Shoolbred. Having a dentil moulded cornice to the top with...
Category
19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
French Provencial Louis Philippe Oak Bibliotheque or Buffet, circa 1850
Located in Savannah, GA
French Provincial Louis Philippe oak Bibliotheque or stepped back buffet with aviary doors, circa 1850.
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Sheraton Revival Display Cabinet Bookcase Satinwood 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Good quality Sheraton Revival satinwood display cabinet.
Circa 1880
The cabinet is raised upon tapered legs with block feet and shaped rails.
The cabinet features 2 glazed doors whic...
Category
1880s Sheraton Antique Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
Mahogany Bookcase From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant 19th century mahogany glazed bookcase
Bookcase of very good quality which has its original windows
Beautiful proportions
It can also be used as a display cabinet
The bookcase...
Category
19th Century British Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Bookcase Called Stacking Bookcase In Mahogany Of 5 Elements With Extension From
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant Globe Wernicke London bookcase in mahogany from the end of the 19th century - Early 20th century from England which is composed of 5 elements with two advanced big lower elem...
Category
Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Antique Canterbury 'England, circa 1820'
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century (Regency Period, 1820s) English mahogany canterbury. It is boat shaped with its silhouette upright supporting the dividers above one frieze drawer with turned legs on its original casters. These objects are called canterburies because the first one was commissioned by the archbishop of...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
American Federal Period China Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
Period American Federal, Possibly Baltimore, library or China cabinet. Mahogany of Hepplewhite form with symmetrically divided drawers in base and upper case with paned glass and ori...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Solid Oak Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0625 English antique solid oak open bookcase, having oversailing top with an attractive grain and moulded top above one fixed and two height adjustable shelves with reeded edges, al...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Chinese Qing Dynasty Elmwood Bookcase with Three Shelves and Pierced Cartouches
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty elmwood bookcase from the 19th century, with three shelves and decorative carved panels. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this elmwood bookca...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bookcases
Materials
Elm
ELEGANT ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CIRCA 1870 ASTRAL GLAZED BOOKCASE WiTH LONG LEGS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very Elegant, hand made in England Astral glazed Library bookcase with long legs and a flamed mahogany ...
Category
1870s English High Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Antique Anglo-Indian Campaign Rosewood Bookcase 43w 80h 18d
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A wonderful Anglo-Indian Rosewood Campaign Bookcase with mirrored doors made in three section for ease of travel. Campaign furniture was designed by the British during their various ...
Category
1840s Indian Campaign Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Large Oak Architectural Bookcase
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
An oak bookcase of massive scale and with lots of architectural interest. The strong, projecting cornice is adorned with dentil molding and carved rosettes. The lower cupboard doors ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Large 19th Century Walnut Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut breakfront dwarf bookcase. The impressive raised shelved back with scroll cresting. To the large rectangular breakfront top above a single lobed freeze, drawer stamped lamb Manchester...
Category
19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Edwardian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Edwardian mahogany bureau bookcase, originally retailed by Harrods. The bookcase has a swan neck pediment to the to...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian 1840 a Blain & Son Liverpool Pollard Oak Bookcase Cupboard
By Arthur Blain
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare, fully stamped, A Blain & Son Liverpool, Pollard Oak, open bookcase / cupboard circa 1840 Victorian
A very good looking and rare piece, pollard oak is highly collectable and was used by the finest furniture manufacturers, this piece is stamped to the top of one of the doors A Blain & Son Liverpool
This is the stamp for Arthur Blain who established the cabinet making business in the William IV period of 1835, at 35...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Very Fine 19th Century Three Door Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century fruitwood three door breakfront bookcase, beautifully hand carved with a rich patina. The moulded stepped cavetto pedime...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French Victorian Walnut Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian walnut bookcase cabinet with 3 doors and bronze trim with banded inlay.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of William IV Mahogany Open Two-Sided Bookcases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Willian IV (circa 1890) light mahogany two-sided open bookcases with column sides and 4 shelves trimmed with scalloped red leather & embo...
Category
1890s English William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Satinwood Library Bookcase with Neoclassical Decoration
Located in London, GB
A library bookcase in the manner of Sheraton and the Adam Brothers.
Constructed in satinwood, line inlaid, and hand decorated in polychrome; of breakfront form, rising from swept ...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood, Paint
Cupboard Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th-century Italian wooden cupboard with the unique feature of trompe l'oeil carved book spines, giving the appearance of a full library.
Italy, circa 1810
Dimensions: 46W x...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century mahogany bureau bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality early 19th Century mahogany bureau bookcase with later (Edwardian) cornice, the highly decorative carved pierced fret swan neck pediment with a central box column...
Category
1830s British Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Free Standing Biedermeier Book Shelf
Located in New York, NY
A fine free standing Biedermeier shelf.
Cherrywood with carved details.
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
English 1840 Mahogany Étagère with Red Marble Top and Baluster Supports
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany free-standing étagère from the mid-19th century, with variegated red marble top and turned supports. Born in England during the first half of the 19th century, th...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Marble
English Regency '19th Century' Faux Bamboo Étagère
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency (19th century) narrow pine faux bamboo trimmed étagère / what-not with three open shelves and slat sides having a bottom drawer.
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Pine
19th Century French Green Cabinet with Tambour Door by P. Haffner
By Sarreguemines, P. Haffner Et Cie
Located in Austin, TX
French industrial cabinet by hard-to-find maker, P. Haffner of Sarreguemines. Oversized steel structure in dark olive green with fine bright ...
Category
19th Century French Industrial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Antique Regency Library Metamorphic Library Steps Table Oxblood Leather Ladder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime original Regency circa 1810-1820 fully restored metamorphic library steps table with oxblood leather steps
This is an important and sophisticated piece of English Regency furniture. Every discerning gentleman’s library should have one. They were the height of elegance and technology in the late Georgian to early Victorian era
The one is a very fine, fully restored example, the steps are hidden inside the bottom drawer, the idea being you sit this table near a very large library bookcase...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
English 19th Century Bookcase from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
In 19th Century Neoclassical style this large, contemporary bookcase is topped with Corinthian capitals. Six glass doors open to reveal shelves above and below. This piece is from Th...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis XVI style marble top bibliotheque, or bookcase, made of solid walnut. Brass grillage doors with working lock and key. Short tapered legs. Beautiful...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Marble
Nineteenth Century Open Bookcase ex. Holkham Estate
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century Regency period open bookcase, previously of the Holkham Estate, Norfolk, with mirrored back and two adjustable shelves to main body, the super-structure possibly...
Category
1830s British Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Bookcase with Display Case and Writing Surface Made of Solid Walnut from 1800s
Located in Cesena, FC
French showcase bookcase with writing surface in 1800s solid walnut
Showcase bookcase with writing surface, solid walnut, French in origin.
Period: first half of 1800s.
The desk has...
Category
1820s French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Bookcase cabinet, French casement windows
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Bookcase cabinet made from early 19th C. reclaimed French windows, early wood, found in Provence. The doors being French casement windows, kn...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Fine Extra Large Antique Sheraton Hardwood & Satinwood Revolving Bookcase Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, extra large, antique Sheraton Revival Mahogany & Satinwood revolving bookcase table
A v...
Category
19th Century English Sheraton Antique Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood, Hardwood
Mahogany Crew Shell Bookshelf
Located in Essex, MA
Made from an old crew shell with the letters FLOTSAM on sides with shelves and dark blue background.
Category
Late 19th Century North American Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Burr Oak William IV Bookcase from England
Located in North Salem, NY
This Fine Antique William IV Burr Oak Bookcase is a piece of furniture from the William IV era, which lasted from 1830 to 1837 in England. This bookcase features both functional and ...
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Burl
Fine Early William IV Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Firmly Attributed Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine early William IV mahogany breakfront bookcase firmly attributed Gillows of Lancaster, in four sections, the top with astragal glazed doors enclosing four adjustable shelves between reeded pilasters with anthemion scroll corbels, the base with four panelled arched doors between acanthus scroll and reeded pilasters, the frieze with two short drawers and a central secretaire drawer fitted with a reading slope and two slides above small compartments, decorated throughout with rich book-matched veneers. The secretaire drawer stamped ‘Preston’. English, circa 1835.
Footnote: Many closely related acanthus carved terminals, anthemion corbels and other typical Gillows features can be seen on the pair of bookcases, on this website, made by Gillows & Co for the library at Dallam Tower, Cumbria in 1829, and on a bookcase shown in Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008, vol. I, p.379, pl.450. A similar large breakfront bookcase...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
American Mahogany and Cast Iron Copying Press with Paw Feet, Charleston, SC 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and mahogany two-drawer copying press with a turned bulbous cork screw handle, floral decorative pressure plate, flanking fluted decorati...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Iron
Italian Neoclassical Faux Marble Lacquer and Giltwood Open Shelves Cabinets
Located in Firenze, IT
Add extra shelving and storage space to your living room, library or study with this important antique architecturally hand- carved open cabinets or bookcases in Neoclassical style.
Crafted in Venice, Italy, during 19th Century, these elegant faux marble lacquer and parcel gilt display cabinets feature a gorgeous architectural shape with graduated giltwood cornice on top and a graduated giltwood moulded socle, a big niche with shelf across the front and a very spacious compartment with a door below. Wonderful scale and proportions, statement hight and width but depth narrow enought to place these storage case pieces of furniture even in an entryway hallow.
This dramatic pair of Italian neoclassical bookcase...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Bookcases
Materials
Giltwood, Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Glass Bookcase in Olive and Ebony Wood
Located in Cesena, FC
Glass bookcase with 4 doors and 4 flaps, veneered in Olive wood and with ebonized profiles.
In excellent condition, already restored in a conservative way.
Bookcase of the first ye...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Olive
Biedermeier Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier bookcase with a straight, multi-profiled cornice and doors with two-thirds glazing including c-shaped bar, each decorated in the centre with a bronze rosette. The cabinet...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Tall Glazed Bookcase, with Cupboard under
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century Tall Glazed Bookcase, with Cupboard Under
This is a very useful piece, it has 2 glazed doors above smaller panelled ...
Category
19th Century Adam Style Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Library Bookcase
Located in London, England
French mahogany library bookcase with two glazed doors over cupboard base. Circa 1840.
H 252cm x W 182cm x D 47cm (interior depth 30cm)
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Secretaire Bookcase by Edwards & Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional late 19th century secretaire bookcase by Edwards & Roberts, the upper section with a pierced fretwork swan neck pediment with Greek key moulding. The twin astragal glazed doors open to reveal an adjustable shelved interior, having reeded canted corners. Constructed using the finest figured mahogany with satinwood and boxwood line inlaid detail. The lower section having figured mahogany top, banded in satinwood above a secretaire drawer depicting a central classical urn within a floral swags, enclosing six Satinwood drawers, six pigeon holes and a gilt tooled leather inset writing surface. The twin panelled doors again constructed from figured mahogany with boxwood, satinwood inlaid panels depicting classical urns within a floral border. Also having reeded canted corners and enclosing an adjustable shelve interior, resting on solid mahogany bracket feet.
Circa 1900
English
Artists Biography:
Edwards & Roberts was founded in 1845, and had premises at 21 Wardour Street London. By 1892 they occupied more than a dozen buildings in Wardour Street, where they continued to trade until the end of the century. They became one of the leading London cabinet makers and retailers working in a variety of styles, both modern and revivalist. Their business also involved retailing, adapting and restoring the finest antique furniture and there are many examples of their earlier furniture with later embellishments bearing their stamp. Edwards & Roberts specialized in marquetry, inlay and ormolu. Edwards & Roberts was one of the principal London companies working in the taste of the late 18th century. They started business in 1845 and by 1854 were trading as "Edwards & Roberts, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture". Wardour Street became an important furniture retailing area in the second half of the 19th century. The firm carried a fine and complete library...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Black Forest Bear Adjustable Book Shelf / Book Rack Swiss
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & rare! This 19th century black forest books rack/ book shelf with ''Bears holding baby bears'' bookends hand carved Swiss.
Gorgeous 19th century antique Black Forest bookstand...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Bookcases
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Bookcase Of Finest Quality ( REF AF-3611 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This antique 19th-century bookcase in mahogany is a truly breathtaking piece of furniture, offering both functionality and classic beauty. Crafted to the finest quality, this piece s...
Category
19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Open Bookcase In Burl Walnut Circa 1820
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare open bookcase in burr walnut from the first part of the 19th century circa 1820
Rare bookcase in burl walnut our first in several years. : Burl walnut is a superb woo...
Category
Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Solid Walnut Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4924 fine quality Victorian open bookcase in solid figured walnut, having shaped upstand to the back with gadroon moulding and figured walnut top with gadroon and reeded frieze bel...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Narrow Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut narrow bookcase of narrow proportions. The carved cornice above a pair of leaded stained glass door enclosing adjustable shelved interior...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Wood and Steel off Set Étagère
Located in Dallas, TX
Wood and steel off set étagère
Unique item imported from Europe, chosen by our sourcing team.
Category
19th Century European Industrial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Metal
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.
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