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Bookcases For Sale
Period: Late 19th Century
Period: 1940s
Fine Chinese Scholars' Display Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant display cabinet from the late 19th century exemplifies the perfection of line and proportion that makes classical Chinese furniture so timeless. The tall cabinet has a r...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bookcases
Materials
Elm
An English rosewood revolving bookcase, C. 1890.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wonderfully warm piece will be a perfect home for your cherished volumes in your library or study. Having brass spindles and an inlaid top, it will be a practical and decorative...
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
19th Century French Pinewood Rustic Cupboard with Original Iron Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French pinewood rustic cupboard with original iron fittings.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Large Antique French Renaissance Bookcase Cabinet 19th Century Barley Twist Oak
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
One of the most amazing pieces to ever leave our workshop! This French 19th century antique Renaissance Revival bookcase made out of solid European Oak.
We are proud to offer this piece. The bookcase has 8 amazing hand carved lion heads (around the size of your hand) holding brass rings.
And also 8 massive barley twist columns that give the bookcase a real luxurious & impressive look/feeling.
The front , sides , back & shelves (entire bookcase) fully made out of solid European Oak.
All details: Lions , barley twist , decorations have been hand-carved by a master carver , the quality and attention to detail are just exquisite !
When you stand before this cabinet and look up to it , it just grabs your attention and impresses you time and time again.
We hope our video can provide you with an accurate feeling of its scale & size.
Fully treated with antique wax & re-polished. all 9 original locks have been restored and are in perfect working order.
All 8 lion rings have been re-polished by hand and look stunning.
The cabinet has all its original 19th century antique glass windows...
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Walnut Bookcases
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pair of late 19th century French walnut bookcases. 2 glazed doors above a drawer and 2-panel doors with ebonized detail.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Fine Victorian Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3533 Fine and elegant Victorian bookcase in mahogany with moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing 3 height adjustable shelves, projecting base with 2 cushion shaped ...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Oak Secretary ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century English Oak Secretary ~ Bookcase was designed for a very efficient floor plan, indeed! Hand-crafted from solid oak with 16 glass pa...
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Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
CARVED CiRCA 1880 ANTIQUE VICTORIAN ENGLISH OAK REVOLVING BOOKCASE BOOK TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very well made, fully restored English oak circa 1880 revolving bookcase table with lovely carved panel...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Serge Roche Style Hollywood Regency Carved Palm Frond Etagere Bookcase, 1940s
By Serge Roche
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stunning midcentury hand-carved palm frond motif étagère bookcase in the style of Serge Roche. Heavy solid wood frame features original cream painte...
Category
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Bookcase In Grey Lacquered Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Bookcase in gray lacquered wood and white interior opening two doors with beveled glass, two drawers on the bottom including a secret on the plinth. Four shelves adjustable in height...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Pair of Bookcase Cabinets, circa 1860, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Pair of bookcase cabinets.
Made with walnut.
Very decorative piece with elephants carved in the wood.
Three shelves made with glass.
Very...
Category
Late 19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
1940s Bookcase by Rene Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1940's bookcase by René Gabriel in black waxed lacquer, composed of two doors on each side of the furniture, the exterior in black lacquer, the interior in mahogany and equipped with...
Category
1940s French Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Art Nouveau Period Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Art Nouveau Period Bookcase shows an intriguing touch of flair that foretells the more enthusiastic stylings yet to come. The interesting roundel on each cabinet...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Large & Narrow Cupboard or Bookcase with Glass Vitrine, Pine
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Spanish cupboard or bookcase with glass vitrine, constructed from a pine called "mobila" and original glasses of this period. Features a coffered case fronted by four la...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Italian Antique 19th Century Bookcase in Solid Larch Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Original Italian late 19th century neoclassic bookcase in solid larch restored and wax polished.
Measures cm: H 180 x W 109 x D 53.
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Liberty & Co. an Arts & Crafts Oak Glazed Bookcase with Stylized Heart Details
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. A quality Arts & Crafts oak glazed bookcase with stylized heart details and stylized copper handles, flanked by side shelves with twin architectural supports united to ...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Herter Brothers Style Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Eastlake Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with burl wood panel on drawer, glass front doors, and ori...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique English White Washed Glazed Front Step Back Bookcase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fabulously proportioned and well sized two-part painted Pine English bookcase/cabinet from the late circa 19th century featuring a glazed upper section with two doors flanking a cent...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Mahogany Bookcase, Armoire Restored c1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Large Empire Period Bookcase or Church Cupboard
Located in Miami, FL
Great quality late 19th century French Empire period bookcase. Having a moulded cornice above a pair of shaped glazed doors with original old glass and flanked by pilasters terminati...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Globe Wernicke Mahogany Bookcase Of 4 Elements With A Drawer
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant Globe Wernicke London bookcase in mahogany from the end of the 19th century - Early 20th century from England which has 4 elements and a drawer in the base
Small model which...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Handmade Floor Standing Revolving Bookcase with Chamfered Edge, 1800s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A beautiful and elegant Victorian handmade floor standing revolving bookcase with chamfered edge 1800s.
Handmade bookcase on swivel base, with segmented inner section to fit books.
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
A Small French cerused oak open bookcase circa 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Small French cerused oak open bookcase circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Exceptional Ebonized French Deco Cabinet
By Contaux
Located in North Miami, FL
A fantastic ebonized wood cabinet with extensive storage with two large lateral doors opening to shelves, central open storage and sliding glass windows for display.
Hardware/meda...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Carved oak breakfront open bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Heavily carved open bookcase the large rectangular breakfront top with carved moulded edge. Above three bays of adjustable shelves flanked by carved columns to the base all raised to...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Large Empire Danish Glass Cabinet, Bookcase in Mahogany with Bronze Details
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant late Empire 4 doors glass and wood cabinet, bookcase in mahogany.
Pair of locking paned glass doors sitting atop pair of locking wood d...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Style Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Birmingham, AL
19th century French Louis Philippe style bibliothèque or bookcase handcrafted of solid walnut by talented artisans near Honfleur, a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France, circa 1870s. Having a molded cornice with canted corners above three, three-quarter glass paneled doors with original antique hand blown glass...
Category
1870s French Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Regency Painted Bookcases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Regence-style cream painted and gilt trimmed bookcase cabinets with 2 glass front doors with gilt pilaster column sides above 2 lower doo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Cabinets
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1895
Pair 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Cabinets , Georgian Style with Brass Grilled Doors and glass shelves
With keys
Measures: W6...
Category
1890s English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Globe Wernicke Bookcase In Mahogany Of 3 Elements
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant Globe Wernicke London mahogany bookcase from the end of the 19th century - Early 20th century from England which has 3 elements
Small model which is composed of a molded ba...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps William Morris Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with William Morr...
Category
1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Napoleon III Walnut Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Montreal, QC
Napoleon III walnut bookcase cabinet with 4 doors and 2 drawers
Category
1880s French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Book Cabinets, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this pair of tall book cabinets was once used in a scholars' studio or well-to-do home to store a collector's most ch...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bookcases
Materials
Elm
Antique Italian Display Cabinet Bookcase, Louis Philippe , walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Beautiful bookcase, vitrine, display cabinet , Louis Philippe of the early 19th century in solid walnut and walnut veneer. With two or more internal shelves, large bottom drawer, sha...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique French Hunt Cabinet / Bookcase Barley Twist Renaissance Revival Buffet
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous 19th century French hunt style / renaissance revival Cabinet.
Impressive sculpted Stag on top & four barley twisted columns.
The cabinet is richly decorated with French hunt / Black Forest style carvings of birds & plants.
All done in solid European oak by a master carver.
The cabinet has a glass top with 3 adjustable shelves.
Would make a stunning Bookcase or can be adjusted to a gun cabinet amazing...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Original Antique Dutch Industrial Etagere in Iron and Slate
Located in Sheffield, MA
Make a statement with this hard to find, original antique industrial shelving from the archives of government building in the Netherlands. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Industrial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Slate, Iron
Elegant Victorian Oak Handmade Revolving Tabletop Bookcase with Partitions
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Victorian, small revolving tabletop bookcase handmade with dowel partitions, circa late 1800s.
Handmade bookcase on swivel footed base.
...
Category
Late 19th Century British Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Rare Antique French 19th Century Hunting Cabinet / Black Forest Barley Twist Oak
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Amazing 19th century antique French Renaissance revival Hunting style / Black Forest Cabinet.
This piece is such a nice display of craftsmanship & rema...
Category
1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique! Pair of restored mahogany bookcases from around 1880, two glass-fronted
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Antique Pair of Display Cabinets - England Circa 1900
Listing Details:
Item: Pair of Display Cabinets
Origin: England
Circa: 1900
Dimensions:
Height: 168 cm (66.1 inches)
Width...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
New Shipment Of Assorted Leather Bound Books, Priced Per Book. English
Located in Buchanan, MI
Collection of assorted leather bound books. Please note these are priced per book and we have a very large inventory of leather bound books, mostly decorative and in other languages....
Category
Late 19th Century North American Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique revolving bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique revolving bookcase, completely solid mahogany. The railing on top is special. Beautiful warm color, top quality and cast iron base. It was made by the well-known 19...
Category
1890s Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
1880s French Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
French Late 19th Century Walnut Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very fine quality late 19th Century French solid walnut bookcase. Circa 1880s.
This bookcase has a projecting moulded cornice which sits above ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Circa 1880 English Bamboo Decoupaged Bookcase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 bamboo bookcase now artisan decoupaged with fish, English. Well figured "tortoise shell" bamboo. French splay feet. Black painted interior with bamboo edged shelves. 32" w...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century English Victorian Walnut Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is as very simple English Victorian open walnut bookcase. The top has an ebonized boarder over an inlaid frieze and two glass-inset cabinet d...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Cut Glass, Walnut
Victorian Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
St050 Fine quality Victorian open bookcase in mahogany, having well figured top with moulded edge above reeded frieze with flower carved rosettes and two height adjustable shelves, a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Renaissance Revival Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Renaissance Revival bookcase is a magnificent ode to the era, with carved detailing that can only be described as sculpture from ...
Category
1870s Belgian Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique American Empire Carved Oak Glass Front Bookcase, Circa 1890
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique American Empire or Arts & Crafts bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1890
Gorgeous quarter sawn oak, with mullioned glass front doors...
Category
1890s American Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Victorian Burl Walnut Bookcase
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
English Victorian burl walnut and walnut small scale bookcase, late 19th century. The burl walnut top with turret front corners and string inlay, the front with a burl walnut and gla...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Ebony and Boulle Bookcase/Vitrine
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A handsome bookcase or china cabinet made in France in the last half of the 19th century. The case is in ebonized wood (including the top), and is curved at each side. There are three front doors with...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Bookcase Display Case
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Bookcase Display Case
Gorgeous Eastlake Victorian walnut display case/bookcase is just a gorgeous piece of ant...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bookcase represents a stately expression of classical style that truly defies time itself! A multi-tiered crown overlooks the bonnet carved with Greek wave...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Globe Wernicke Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant Globe Wernicke London bookcase in mahogany from the end of the 19th century - Early 20th century from England which has 3 elements with a drawer in its base
Small model whic...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large French Neoclassical Pine Bookcase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large French neoclassical Louis XVI style pine bookcase - Shelving unit.
Category
1940s Neoclassical Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Substantial 19th Century Carved Oak Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
A substantial 19th century oak bookcase, the moulded cornice with geometric applied detail above three large glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelved interior. To the base having th...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Lambs of Manchester (stamped). A fine Aesthetic Movement oak breakfront bookcase
Located in London, GB
Lambs of Manchester, stamped to the brass door lock. A fine Aesthetic Movement breakfront bookcase made from quarter sawn oak with a raised back to the...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique French Empire Burl Wood Bibliotheque Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1880s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique French Empire knockdown bibliotheque bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Louis Majorelle
France, Circa 1880s
Gorgeous burl wood, with bronze mounts and trim.
Me...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Large circa 1880 Antique Victorian English Oak Revolving Bookcase Book Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very well made English oak circa 1880-1900 revolving bookcase table with newspaper shelf
A good looking and well mad...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
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.
Find barrister bookcases, Globe Wernicke bookcases, bookcases with doors and other vintage and antique bookcases on 1stDibs now.
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