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Bookcases For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
Swedish 19th century flame mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1820.
Stunning bookcase of grand proportions veneered in golden flame mahogany. Bookcase comprises o...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Biedermeier Austrian Country Secretary Bookcase Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Austrian Country secretary bookcase desk
Additional information:
Materials: Fruitwood
Color: Sienna
Peri...
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Early 19th Century Biedermeier Antique Bookcases
Materials
Fruitwood
English 1880s Black and Gold Breakfront Two Part Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English two part black and gold breakfront bookcase from the late 19th century with Chinoiserie décor, gilded Greek Key and floral décor, chicken wire doors, drawers and additional wooden doors. Created in England during the last quarter of the 19th century, this tall bookcase attracts immediately our attention with its tall proportions and stunning black and gold colors. Made of two parts, this breakfront bookcase is adorned with a molded cornice with carved dentil molding and a gilded Greek Key frieze, sitting above four doors presenting chicken wire. These doors open to a light painted interior with convenient shelves. The lower section, decorated with an exquisite Chinoiserie décor, is made of three drawers followed by four doors with red lacquered interior. Peaceful and traditional scenes present Chinese figures in landscapes and architectures, engaged in their daily occupations: crossing a narrow bridge, horse riding, net fishing, one can imagine the serenity of such a life. The sides are also adorned with lovely foliage and the back is plain. With its breakfront lines and skillfully executed décor, this English Chinoiserie bookcase...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wire
Large 19thC English Glazed Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
Large 19thC English Glazed Mahogany Bookcase
Provenance: Kings College London
sku 1680
Base W222 x D41 x H95 cm
Top W213 x D31 x H134 c...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
George C. Flint Co. Antique American Empire Carved Mahogany Double Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique American Empire or Victorian double bookcase cabinet
By George C. Flint Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Mahogany, with lion paw feet, and mullioned glass front doors....
Category
Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century English Black and Gold Chinoiserie Bookcase with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black and gold bookcase from the 19th century with Chinoiserie décor and glass doors. This exquisite English black and gold bookcase from the ...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Provincial Large Display Case Painted Oak, Two Piece
Located in Milano, IT
This French Provincial large display case is a true statement piece, featuring an off-white/grey painted oak exterior and a light blue/grey interior. The original wavy glass is intac...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis Philippe Bookcase/Cupboard in Chestnut w/ Glass Panels
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful and expertly-crafted French Louis Philippe cupboard or bookcase in chestnut with mullioned glass panels. Made of solid chestnut with lovely graining and small burled...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Chestnut
Large French Bleached Oak Display Cabinet Bookcase, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
This dramatic bleached oak bookcase or display cabinet has four long glass panels and stands just over 10' tall and wide.
Notice the turned columns, dramatic crown, and decorative ca...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Complete 19th Century Pharmacy Shop Library Bookcases
Located in Vosselaar, BE
We offer a original and complete late 19th century Pharmacy. Found in France it comprises 2 large corner cupboards with shelving on the long side. Furthermore a large bowed and sculpted counter and two smaller counters...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Herter Brothers Style Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Glass Front Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved solid walnut, with glass front doors. Shelves are adjustable.
Measures: 49....
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
American Regency Mahogany Hinged Bookcase w/ Orig. Glass on Bracket Feet C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American Regency mahogany bookcase with a carved molded edge cornice, upper flanking hinged doors with original glass revealing three interior adjustable shelves, original locks with...
Category
1810s American Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant open bookcase from the second half of the 19th century from England called waterfall or cascade since the shelves become larger and larger. Which gives it a beautiful line.
I...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Glazed Front Bookcases or Cabinets
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable pair of British colonial cabinets hand crafted in mahogany and featuring bonnets with carved cornices, glazed step-back bookcases with graceful window pane design...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Style Two Door Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century walnut wood Victorian style painted interior two door bookcase / cabinet with bottom front drawer. The bookcase is in good condition. The right door is bowed and n...
Category
1810s Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Paint
E W Godwin, Collinson & Lock, an Anglo Japanese Mahogany and Satinwood Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Edward William Godwin. Made by Collinson & Lock.
A fine quality Anglo Japanese mahogany and astragal glazed cabinet with satinwood line inlay.
...
Category
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Fritz August Breuhaus German Expressionist Library
Located in Petershagen, DE
This rare expressionist bookcase design, created by Fritz August Breuhaus, was manufactured by H. Hömig, Hönningen in Western Germany. It features a veneer in burled walnut and incl...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Burl
English 19th Century Mahogany Bookcase with Glass Doors and Carved Rosettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany bookcase from the 19th century with glass doors, carved rosettes and acanthus leaves. Born in England during the 19th century, this exquisite mahogany bookcase fe...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Globe Wernicke Waterfall Bookcase In Light Oak - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
exceptional set of three Globe Wernicke London oak bookcases from the end of the 19th century - Early 20th century from England
rare bookcase called waterfall since the elements hav...
Category
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
French Louis-Philippe 19th Century Two Part Bookcase with Blown Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe walnut two-part bookcase from the 19th century with blown glass doors and three wooden doors. Created in France during the mid-19th century under the reign of...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Blown Glass, Walnut
Mogens Koch for Rud. Radmussen Modular Library in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud. Rasmussen, modular bookcase or library, pine, Denmark, design 1928
Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is con...
Category
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Pine
English 19th Century Black and Gold Secretary Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black lacquer secretary bookcase from the 19th century, with glass doors, drop-front desk and gold Chinoiserie décor. Created in England during the 19th century, this secr...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Irish Flame Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and fine early 19th Century Irish flame mahogany four door bookcase, of exceptional quality, stunningly hand carved with beautifully rich patination and grain. The shape...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Swedish Art Deco Bookends in Bronze by Oscar Andersson for Ystad Metall
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Art Deco bookends in bronze by Oscar Andersson for Ystad Metall. Bookends cast in Bronze. Made in Sweden, 1920s. The Birth of the nude Venus in a giant scallop shell. Both st...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
19th English Faux Bamboo Lacquered Glazed Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19th English Faux Bamboo Lacquered Glazed Cabinet
An exceptional example
sku 2014
W75 x D29 x H103 cm
Weight 14kg
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Beech
19th Century French Walnut & Ebony Library Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This superb quality and exceptional French mid-19th-century solid walnut and ebonised three-door bibliotheque, or library bookcase, is a remarkable piece. It features a tall moulded ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Walnut
Austrian Biedermeier Cupboard/Bar Cabinet in Cherrywood with Vitrine, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
An Austrian Biedermeier cupboard in cherrywood with carved, open fretwork gallery, with ebonized details above crown molding. Arched Gothic style tracery work on interior of glass do...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
Mogens Koch for Rud. Radmussen Substantial Modular Library in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud. Rasmussen, modular bookcase or library, pine, Denmark, design 1928
Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is con...
Category
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Pine
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Glass Front Double Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Victorian or Edwardian glass front double bookcase
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Mahogany, with inlaid satinwood marquetry, and glass ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Large open bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Rosewood open bookcase, the large rectangular breakfront top having raised spindle gallery, above three bays of adjustable shelves, divided by twisting pilasters. All are raised on a...
Category
19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Modernist Bookcase with Glass Sliding Doors, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist bookcase.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid oak bookcase with solid macassar ebony knobs on the left and right door.
The mid-section ha...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Macassar, Oak
Antique open bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Large antique mahogany open bookcase divided into 3 sections. Shelves are adjustable. In good condition throughout. Interior is made blue. Cabinet is built in 4 parts.
Origin: Engl...
Category
1880s British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
A Regency Mahogany Astral Glazed Secretaire - Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A Regency mahogany secretaire bookcase - circa 1820. Displaying a fall
writing desk, enclosing a fitted interior. Raised on shaped splay bracket feet.
Height - 236cm
Width - ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Style Rosewood Bookcase/Cabinet with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency style rosewood bookcase with gilt and ebonized accents, grillwork cabinet doors above and curtained doors hiding six (6) interior drawers below, 19th century England.
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Scandinavian Paint Decorated Bookcase with Lower Cabinet
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Very rare and interesting paint decorated bookcase with cabinet below and shelves above. Early 19th century or late 18th. Original lock and key and early paint. A very useful proport...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Monumental 19thC French Walnut Breakfront Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
Monumental 19thC French Walnut Breakfront Glazed Bookcase
sku 2030
W310 x D38 x H107 cm
Middle section internal shelf depth 26 cm
Left section internal shelf depth 30.5 cm...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
English 19th Century Oak Bookcase with Glass Doors, Drawers and Pilasters
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak bookcase from the 19th century, with carved cornice, glass doors, three drawers and pilaster motifs. Created in England during the 19th century, this oak bookcase features a molded cornice with protruding center and dentil molding, sitting above pair of glass doors...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
English Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 19th century English painted breakfront bookcase. Good carved decoration and astragal glazing. Fitted with adjustable shelving. 1830.
Code: 8693
Dimensions:
W: 81.5...
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19th Century English William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Pine
19th Century Austrian Painted Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large 19th century Austrian painted pine bookcase / glazed dresser with reeded doors to the base. 1840.
Internal depth in top section is 13 inches (33 cm).
Code: 8741
Dimensions:...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Lighted Triple Bookcase, 1890s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Victorian or Renaissance Revival lighted triple bookcase or display cabinet
In the manner of R. J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Carved oak, with glass front d...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Shaw Walker Arts & Crafts Mahogany Four-Stack Barrister Bookcases, Pair
By Shaw Walker
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Arts & Crafts four-stack barrister bookcases
By Shaw Walker
USA, Circa 1920s
Mahogany, with glass front doors and brass hardware.
Measures: 34"W x 11.2...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique French Hunt Cabinet Renaissance Carved Oak Black Forest Bookcase
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & Breathtaking! This rare monumental 19th century French hunt style / renaissance revival Cabinet of exceptional quality.
The cabinet is richly decorated with French hunt / Black Forest style carvings of numerous animals & floral decorations.
All carved out of solid European oak by the hands of a master carver. Simply look at the close up pictures of the thick fully open carved panels for example: The dogs , Boar , acorns & branches. The large panels with Rabbit & Bird. And the large Stag sculpture on top. One of a kind masterfully carved Hunt cabinet...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Monumental Oak Glazed Haberdashery Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Monumental Oak Glazed Haberdashery Bookcase Cabinet
Provenance: St James's, London.
An exceptional example
sku 1788A
Base W437 x D45 x H96 cm
Top W457 x D28 x H216 cm
Toge...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Mahogany Bookcase With Secretary Circa 1820
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb English mahogany bookcase from the first part of the 19th century with a secretary circa 1820
Very beautiful English work in mahogany which stands out for its very good quali...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Oak Art Deco Modernist Bookcase, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist bookcase.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid oak with original macassar ebony handles on bo...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Macassar, Oak
French Louis Philippe Grand Scale Deux Corps Bibliotheque
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome grand scale Louis Philippe Period Deux Corps Bibliotheque. Wonderfully constructed from sound oak with 4 glass paned doors to the upper section and 4 solid wood door...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th Century French Louis XVI style marble top bibliotheque, or bookcase. Made of solid and veneer of mahogany on oak. Original blown glass paned doors with decorative brass...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 breakfront top above a frieze, the solid oak superbly c...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' a...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Pinewood, Paned Glass Two Door Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A tall, antique French Louis XVI style bookcase made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The library cabinet, cupboard is composed with two slightly smoked, paned gl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine, Smoked Glass
19th Century Painted Oak Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting English 19th century painted oak library bookcase with adjustable shelving. 1880.
Shelf depth: 9.5in (24cm)
Code: 8747
Dimensions:
W: 84.5" (214.6 cm)
H: 94.5" (240 c...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
1800's Antique Library, French, Carved Oak, Glazed Doors Bookcase!
Located in Austin, TX
Exceptional Antique Bookcase , Italian Renaissance Revival, Foliates, Late 19th Century, 1800s, 19th Century!!
This exquisite antique bookcase features exceptional craftsmanship and...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Oak
English Mahogany Glass Front & Oval Inlaid Breakfront, circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany breakfront with carved dental molding cornice, four upper case glass doors with arched serpentine mullions, adjustable interior shelving, flanking lower case oval in...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
A Very Fine 19th Century Irish Bookcase after Williams and Gibton
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century Irish mahogany two door floor bookcase in the manner of 'Williams and Gibton'. This fabulous piece is of exceptional quality and stunningly hand carved with...
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Arts and Crafts Golden Oak by Maple & Co
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Golden Oak by Maple & Co
This is a tall elegant piece, dating from the later part of the 19th Century very much in the Pugin style
The upper part of the bookcase ha...
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Walnut Louis XV Bookcase with Glass Doors, circa 1890
Located in Evergreen, CO
Elegant in every way, this late-19th century, Louis XV bookcase is as stunning as it is practical. The beautiful, tight grain of walnut, finished in a medium stain is showcased on th...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Oak
19th Century French Pair of Antique Provincial Sprucewood Bookcases, Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of French Provincial black bookcases or library cabinets made of hand crafted painted Sprucewood, in good condition. The upper part is composed with two glass display...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Modernist Oak Bookcase with Glass Sliding Doors, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist bookcase.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid oak bookcase with solid macassar ebony knobs on ...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Macassar, Oak
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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