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Bookcases For Sale
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Tambour Front Cabinet by Hans J Wegner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A simple storage cabinet in white oak having a finely slatted tambour front that conceals adjustable shelves and file storage.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century English Mahogany Writing Bookcase with Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A good Regency secretaire bookcase.
Constructed in mahogany, rising from feet of circular form, the lower section having two blind doors with fielded panels, enclosing a shelved i...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
French Art Deco Walnut and Ebony Abstract Tier Table
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco walnut small étagère (tier table) with ebonized edge and asymmetrical shelves.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Regency Painted Bookcases
Located in New York, 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 doors with a diamond design. (PRI...
Category
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jean-Bérenger de Nattes, Macassar Ebony and Lacquer Bookcase, France, 2008
Located in New York, NY
Macassar ebony bibliothèque with red lacquer and 24-carat gilt bronze feet by Jean-Bérenger de Nattes
Stamped: JBN, Made in France.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bookcases
Materials
Ebony, Macassar, Lacquer
French Empire Mahogany Bibliothéque Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Empire flame mahogany 2 door bibliothèque cabinet with with wire mesh and tapered square column sides having gilt bronze trim with classical heads.
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Bookcases
Rustic Adirondack White Painted Étagère
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Adirondack (20th Century) white painted twig design etagere with 5 slat shelves and open design
Category
20th Century American Rustic Bookcases
Materials
Twig
'Cinétisme IV (Gold and Blue)' Wall Cabinet by Charles Kalpakian
Located in Paris, FR
‘Cinétisme IV (Gold and Blue)’ is a hypnotic piece in lacquered wood and wenge that literally reinvents the concept of cabinet and bookshelf. Unexpected and immediately eye-catching...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bookcases
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Wenge
Bookcase or Shelves by Jacques Jarrige, 2012
Located in New York, NY
Unique biomorphic sculptural bookcase or shelves unit in Plywood.
Hand-sculpted and signed Jacques Jarrige
Jacques Jarrige is represented in the U.S. by Valerie Goodman Gallery.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bookcases
Materials
Plywood
Pair of English Country Stripped Pine Bookcases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Country (19/20th Century) stripped pine bookcase cabinets with open shelves and 2 lower doors with floral carved top. (PRICED...
Category
Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Country Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Pair of Open Library Bookcases Are Inset with Oval Black Leather Tops
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of open library bookcases are inset with oval black leather tops within moulded surrounds above three-tiered shelves. The shelves are divided...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bookcases
18th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George III mahogany breakfront bookcase with four astragal glazed doors below fluted frieze and dentil cornice surmounted by pierced swan-neck pediment incorporating car...
Category
1780s Irish George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century George III mahogany inlaid bureau bookcase in the Neoclassical manner, the moulded and stepped cornice supported over two blind doors with Neoclassical architectur...
Category
Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Fine Burr Walnut George I Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The broken arched pediment surmounted by classical urn finials over two mirror front doors opening to adjustable shelves over pigeonholes and three short drawers; the lower part with...
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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
Jules Leleu, Midcentury Vitrine in Mahogany Parquetry, France, 1957
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Unique vitrine by Jules Leleu in mahogany marquetry, patinated metal and gilt bronze
Numbered 33774 5697.
Provenance: This vitrine was created for Mr. Renondin and is entered ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Book Stand
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th/20th Century) wrought iron revolving table top book stand with finials on top and wavy design sides on a base with...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century George II Bureau Bookcase with Mirrored Doors
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George II Bureau bookcase with mirrored doors. The stepped cornice above two mirrored doors opening to reveal shelving above slo...
Category
1750s Irish George II Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
18th Century Georgian III Mahogany Secretaire Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George III mahogany secretaire breakfront bookcase, with four astragal glazed doors below dentil frieze and broken pediment with two long drawers above two central cupbo...
Category
1790s Irish George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
1930s Unattributed French Modernist Rosewood Bookcase
By DIM
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant and beautifully proportioned Art Deco rosewood bookcase or cabinet having three shelved sections with a sliding single door, the ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Period Goncalo Alves and Gilt Brass Secretaire Bookcase
By John Mclean
Located in London, GB
A Regency period secretaire bookcase attributed to John Mclean of London.
Constructed in a well figured goncalo alves, with extensive use of gilt brass accents. Rising from compressed ball brass feet, the lower section consists of two blind cupboard...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
European Modern Cherry Wood Etagere
Located in Hudson, NY
European modern cherry wood etagere
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
Russian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Russian (18th Century) mahogany secretary bookcase with brass gallery pediment and trim with 2 front doors revealing 3 drawers and shelves ...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
English William IV Mahogany Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
English William IV (circa 1840) mahogany 3 section bookcase with fluted and carved sides and section dividers and resting on ball feet.
Category
19th Century British William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Fine and Impressive Late 18th Century Neoclassical Mahogany Library Bookcase
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Mahogany, solid and veneered on oak. Openwork gallery above two doors with wire-mesh panelling, the inside with an arrangement of adjustable shelves, retaining two gilt brass escutch...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Pair of Adam Style Black Lacquered Bookcases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Adam-style (20th Century) black lacquered and gilt trimmed Neo-classic bookcases with glass stenciled pediment top. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Bookcases
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Pair of Russian Plum Pudding Mahogany Bookcases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Russian (Circa 1820) plum pudding mahogany bookcase cabinets with brass trim and "X" design on 2 front doors, with 2 lower doors and fall...
Category
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Rustic Continental Oak and Horn Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Continental German (19th Century) oak and horn trimmed 4 door bookcase cabinet with small interior drawers and antler pediment with carved dogs ...
Category
19th Century German Rustic Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Horn
Pair of Zibaldone bookcases by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic bookcases designed by Carlo Scarpa for Bernini in 1974.
Signed Bernini in brass details.
The bookcases have 3 compartments: two accessible thanks to the sliding glass by mea...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Soaped Oak Shelving System by Peter Hvidt for Søborg Møbler
By Peter Hvidt
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tall bookcase shown in oak with a soaped finish. Exposed finger joints and adjustable shelves. Comprised of two stackable tops on a base with 4 feet. Designed by Peter Hvidt produc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Barbora Žilinskaitė, "Storyteller", 2021
Located in New York, NY
Barbora Žilinskaite [Lithuanian, b. 1996]
Storyteller, 2021
Wood dust, ply, pigment, varnish, glue
Measures: 78.75 x 35.5 x 13.75 inches
200 x ...
Category
2010s Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Montefeltro Bookcase by Michele De Lucchi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Montefeltro bookcase by Michele De Lucchi.
Italy, 2008. Prototype. Limited Edition of 6 examples. Oak frame, walnut elements, linseed oil finishing. Signed: M. de Lucchi 2008. Measu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Campo Graffi Bookshelf
Located in San Francisco, CA
A bookshelf with three sections by Campo Graffi, circa 1950. The bookshelf has a storage area with sliding doors and six shelves made of curved rosewood veneer, all are attached to a...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Aksel Kjersgaard Adjustable Bookstand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aksel Kjersgaard adjustable bookstand with three bookshelves, 1970.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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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