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Bookcases For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Late 19th Century
Antique English Victorian Walnut & Brass Open Bookcase
Located in Glasgow, GB
An antique English late Victorian walnut open bookcase bookcase in the Regency style, very nice quality and unusual in that the top has a pierced brass three quarter-gallery and reed...
Category
Late 19th Century British Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French Restauration Period 1820s Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Restauration period walnut breakfront bookcase from the early 19th century, with glass doors and fluted accents. Created in France during the first quarter of the 19th centu...
Category
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
A Large 19th Century Glazed Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5534 A large XIXth century mahogany glazed bookcase, having cavetto cornice above a shallow frieze and a pair of glazed doors with flamed mahogany panels to the base and fitted wit...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
1800s Victorian Book Stand Reticulated
Located in North Miami, FL
1800s English Victorian book stand, oak bookshelves on a reticulated, incised iron base and castors.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Pair Large 19thC English Ebonised & Bleached Carved Oak Bookcases
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Pair Large 19thC English Ebonised & Bleached Carved Oak Bookcases
Price is each
sku 1499B
Left hand side cupboard
Together W189 x D51 x H237cm
Base W189 x D51 x H92cm
Top ...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Monumental English 19th C Ironmongers Pine Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890
Monumental English 19th C Ironmongers open Pine Bookcase Cabinet in original colour
Measures: W 286 x D 25 x H 113 cm.
Category
1880s English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Carved Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak hand-carved bookcase from France. The top is banded and has a beveled and hand carved edge, following down to paneled sides and a sin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Blown Glass
Important Gothic Revival Using 17th Century Panels Bookcase Dresser Cherubs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and important Gothic Revival circa 1860 bookcase dresser made using period 17th century paneling
This piece is really quite rare, the ...
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Exceptional Mahogany Bureau Bookcase from Baltimore Maryland, circa 1830
By Circle of John Needles
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany bureau bookcase from Baltimore, Maryland of exceptional quality. Design is most like examples from shop of John Needles while tapering columnar supports and finely carved el...
Category
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large Late Regency Six Door Mahogany Bookcase Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and impressive late Regency six door mahogany bookcase attributed to Gillows, the upper section with a triple breakfront cornice above glazed doors with brass diamond trellis grilles, each enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with panelled cupboards decorated with book-matched flame veneers between turned columns with palmette terminals. English, circa 1815.
Footnote. A double Breakfront Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, c.1820
The bookcase of large form but of elegant proportions, having a pleasing low waist, always desirable on case furniture of this sort, brass grilles, a plinth base veneered in the finest mahogany and intriguing inlaid quatrefoil shaped escutcheons to the central doors.
Designed in the early 19th century “Roman” fashion, this bookcase is one of a small group of such pieces that have been linked in the past to designs provided by the Wyatt family of architects (see for example a bookcase of remarkably similar form offered by Christie’s in London on the 16th of December 2010 with an estimate of £40-£60,000). Although any link with Wyatt must remain purely speculative, the attribution of this bookcase to the firm of Gillows of Lancaster can be made with a much higher degree of confidence. This attribution is based partly on a fine suite of similar library bookcases supplied to Tatton Park and discussed in detail by Dr. Susan Stuart in Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, page 375-377, plates 443 & 444. Of even greater interest is a design for a complete...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Mahogany and satinwood Inlaid breakfront bookcase, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Large Antique Wooden English Book Carousel with Cast Iron Base
Located in Harderwijk, NL
A fantastic addition for every book and interior enthusiast! This large and luxurious antique English book carousel features a cast iron base and is moun...
Category
19th Century Classical Roman Antique Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Figured Mahogany Glazed Cupboard Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian figured mahogany glazed cupboard bookcase having a shaped moulded cornice above a figured mahogany frieze above a pair of figured mahogany glaze...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Other
Large English Breakfont Bookcase of Mahogany with Astragal Glass Doors
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large English breakfront bookcase of mahogany, in the Chippendale style, featuring an upper tier with cornice and dentile moulding, ove...
Category
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Metal
Antique Dutch Marquetry Cabinet, Circa 1800-1820
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique magnificent quality Dutch marquetry cabinet, circa 1800-1820.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
1970s Brass Faux Bamboo Etagere Unit, Hollywood Regency 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
An amazing late 1970s early 1980s Italian display unit etagere in brass plated faux bamboo and the most beautiful aqua green glass! All glass shelves are original with its characteristic vintage edge glass finish in a unique and large arched shape, reminiscent of ancient arch architecture...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19thC English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
19thC English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
sku 1898
Base W96 x D33 x H91 cm
Top W101 x D28 x H145 cm
Together W101 x D33 x H206 cm
Bottom Internal shelf depth 25 cm
Top intern...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well constructed with fine mahogany veneer with Federal style brass eagle finial on a pedestal. The carved cornice with urn form finials over a carv...
Category
Late 19th Century Federal Antique Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Neoclassical Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French neoclassical bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is a masterpiece of the wood sculptor's art! The timeless architecture features a...
Category
1890s French Neoclassical Revival 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
1800's Antique Library, French Renaissance Revival, Carved Oak Bookcase!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 1800's Antique Library, French Renaissance Revival, Carved Oak Bookcase!
Antique Bookcase, Library, French Renaissance Revival, Carved Oak, 1800s, 19th Century!
This antique bookcase is a true gem for any collector or lover of French Renaissance architecture...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XIV Carved Painted Bookcase Cabinet with Glass Doors
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique bookcase was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1870. The traditional display cabinet built of two separate parts, rests on a straight bottom plinth base. The top ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century French Louis XIV Two-Tiered Bookcase ~ China Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Two-Tiered Bookcase ~ China Buffet is a magnificent example of fine furniture craftsmanship melded with timeless style! Utilizing hand-select quarter-s...
Category
1880s Louis XIV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Italian 1850s Louis Philippe armoire or bookcase, blond walnut & veneered walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Exceptional all original Italy Mid-19th century elegant Louis Philippe armoire or bookcase cabinet, Bassano's Ebanistery attributed , in blond walnut and veneered walnut , polished ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Pair, 19th Century English Pine Musical Motif & Painted Back Bookcases
Located in Atlanta, GA
This distinguished pair of 19th-century English pine bookcases beautifully combines rustic craftsmanship with refined decorative elements. Each bookcase features intricately carved m...
Category
19th Century British French Provincial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine, Paint
A Charming Mid 19th Century French Cherrywood Glazed Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A charming Mid-19th Century French cherry wood cupboard. Displaying a simplistic moulded cornice above a pair of inset glass doors with a further pair of panelled doors below featuri...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
Unusual 19th Century English Double-Sided Bookcase Bookshelf
Located in Shippensburg, PA
UNUSUAL VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKCASE
England, circa mid-to-late 19th century
Item # 209APB28Q
This uncommon double-sided bookcase is compo...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Regency bookcase with lattice brass ends
Located in Reepham, GB
A small Regency bookcase, beautifully crafted with lattice brass on either end. The bookcase is stood on a pair of rather decoratively carved lion pa...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Open Floor Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century mahogany open floor bookcase, finely hand carved and of exceptional quality with beautifully rich patination and grain. The well figured moulded and stepped ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Very Rare and Fine Early 19th Century Georgian Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and fine early 19th century Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase, line inlaid throughout and with intricate marquetry depicting Neoclassical motifs of swags, garlands, flowe...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique regency mahogany secretaire bookcase having an unusual scroll shaped cornice above a pair of astral glazed doors opening to reveal three adjustable shelve...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Other
Mid 19th century carved mahogany Danish bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare Danish carved mahogany bookcase circa 1840.
2 part bookcase. Top section with hidden drawer below the cornice. Applied carving to corners and around the key hole. Double gla...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Baroque Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Italian 19th Century Regency Style Rustic Walnut Wood Open Shelves Bookcase
Located in Firenze, IT
This multifunctional display cabinet with open shelves shows the rustic and simple line typical of Florentine 19th Century piece of furniture. This amazingly useful and functional pi...
Category
19th Century Italian Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Walnut
George III Style Mahogany, Satinwood and Marquetry Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century George III style mahogany, satinwood and marquetry bookcase on stand, having a broken arch pediment with fan inlays above the frieze inl...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Bibliotheque / Display Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Bibliotheque / display cabinet. This cabinet comes with adjustable glass shelves and a later mirrored back wall. The four front doo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Fruitwood
Antique Library Display Vitrine Cabinet Dutch 18th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful 18th century Dutch rococo period Book cabinet ,Vitrine in original patina? Cabinet for a plate display or bookcase with a antique original hand rolled glass front, with bea...
Category
Early 1800s English Rococo Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with bronze banding. Its corners feature bronze fluting and the side panels are also...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Mahogany Bibliotheque Bookcase Cabinet With Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XVI style bibliotheque bookcase cabinet, linen press, or armoire
France, Circa 1880s
Beautiful mahogany, with ebony string inlay, and ornate...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
White Painted Pine Bookcase Display Cabinet, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
This European country pine cupboard may be used as a display cabinet or bookcase. The upper pane glass doors allow for ideal display of any collection held within and is deep enough ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
Louis Philippe Period French Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Louis Philippe Style Walnut Step Back Bookcase / Cupboard with Wavy Glass. Louis Philippe period pieces are just as suitable in a classic or modern...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Bookcase (Attributed to Gillows)
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Fine Quality English Regency Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, Attributed to Gillows.
This excellent piece is of breakfront form and of excellent low waisted proportions, the upper section consisting of various adjustable shelves behind four glazed doors with diamond shaped astragal glazing...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19thC English Regency Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1800
19thC English Regency Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
sku 1944
Base W123 x D59 x H98 cm
Base internal shelf depth 51 cm
Top W129 x D46 x H137 cm
Top internal shelf depth 36 cm
To...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Sheraton Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
Elegant sophistication at its finest, an outstanding, very fine quality, monumental sized, early 19th century English Sheraton two piece bookcase cabinet. The exquisitely handcrafted...
Category
Early 19th Century Sheraton Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large 19thC English Oak Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
Large 19thC English Oak Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
sku 1596
Base W236 x D38 x H85 cm
Top W240 x D33 x H150 cm
Together W240 x D38 x H235 cm
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
English Victorian Papier Mache Etagere
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache pearl inlaid black lacquered 3 tier etagere with oval mirror and 2 drawers.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Lacquer
Daniel Pabst Walnut Renaissance Revival Victorian Three-Door Bookcase circa 1870
By Daniel Pabst
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 delive...
Category
1870s American Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Folk Art "Picassiette" Deux-Corps, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and unusual dresser decorated with colorful bits of broken porcelain -- in typical French Folk Art tradition, but unusual on a piece of this size ...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Bookcases
Tall 19th Century Glazed Faux Bois Painted French Bibliothèque Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A majestic 19th century French Bibliothèque, of very tall and slender proportions.
Demonstrating a pair of glazed upper doors, reta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine, Blown Glass
Antique Victorian circa 1880 Pitch Pine Bookcase with Vintage, circa 1950 Paint
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Pitch Pine library bookcase with vintage circa 1950's mid century painted finish
A very good looking well made and decorative piece of English country furniture. It can be used as a library bookcase or as a kitchen dining cabinet for plates...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Monumental Irish Georgian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1810
Monumental Irish Georgian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
sku 1956
Together W162 x D57 x H272 cm
Base W156 x D57 x H91 cm
Top W162 x D47 x H181 cm
Top internal shelf depth 40 cm
...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late Regency Rosewood Breakfront Open Bookcase, Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood breakfront open bookcase, attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with three adjustable shelves, with tooled leather dust fringes, divided by four fluted p...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Mahogany Lyre Form Book Stand or Display, C. 1815 - 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a fine Regency period double bookstand, crafted in England circa 1815–1830. Constructed in solid mahogany, the bookstand exemplifies the restrained elegance and refined craft...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Altrincham, GB
George IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, the upper section with a pair of eliptical glazed doors, the base with satinwood lined serectair drawer above a further three long drawers on ...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Large antique bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Impressive antique mahogany bookcase. In completely original condition. Beautiful warm weathered mahogany color. The cabinet has 8 parts with adjustable shelves. Behind each glass do...
Category
1840s Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large Napoleon III Style Oak Bookcase – Four Seasons Theme
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Impressive Napoleon III style oak bookcase, richly carved with the allegorical theme of the Four Seasons. The lower doors feature high-relief panels with cherubic figures depicting s...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
1800's Antique Italian, Hunt, Carved Walnut, Etched Glass, Display Bookcase!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique Italian, Hunt, Carved Walnut, Etched Glass, Display Bookcase!!
Antique Bookcase, Italian, Hunt, Carved Walnut, Etched Glass, Display, 1800s, 19th Century!!...
Category
19th Century Italian Other Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
19th Century Mahogany Revolving Open Bookcase
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century mahogany revolving open bookcase having well figured and inlaid square top over sections with slatted divisions raised on original metal frame and castors. Generally, th...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
Large 19th C English Mahogany Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
Large 19th C English mahogany glazed breakfront bookcase.
We can also customise existing pieces to suit your scheme/requirements. ...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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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