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Bookcases For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Late 19th Century
French 19th Century Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Exceptional, 19th Century French Bookcase in Plum Pudding Mahogany. The tall upper body has 3 glazed doors that showcase a storage cavity that is outfitted with four adjustable shelv...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A French flame mahogany cupboard featuring two open panel doors above a drawer and two panel doors.
Circa 1880.
Category
1880s European Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Bookcase
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th Century French faux bamboo book case is an uncommon find. The shading of this item makes it particularly appealing and easy to mix alongside other wood tones to add variety...
Category
1880s French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Faux Bamboo
19thC Glazed Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890
19thC Glazed Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
The projecting cornice above four glazed cupboard doors, enclosing adjustable shelves, abo...
Category
1880s British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Gothic Revival Walnut Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Gothic Revival Walnut Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is a study in craftsmanship that transcends mere cabinetmaking into the realm of art! Of course, it is a stellar dis...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Italian Bibliotheque
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome, late 19th - early 20th century Bibliotheque - Bookcase from the Veneto region of Italy. Soundly constructed from richly stained pine. A wonderful display piece for n...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
19thC English Glazed Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Glazed Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet
sku 1866
W210 x D46 x H237 cm
Internal shelf depth 34 cm
Weight 170 kg
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Renaissance Two-Tiered Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Two-Tiered Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is an impressive example of the refined Renaissance style, sometimes referred to as Henri II, with architecture tha...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Large French Two-Door Bookcase Cabinet of Cherry
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large French bookcase cabinet of cherry from the 19th c., featuring a moulded crown top over a frieze of two glazed paneled doors, the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Metal
19thC English Glazed Oak Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870
19thC English Glazed Oak Bookcase Cabinet
Adjustable Shelves and original hardware with good form and colour.
With original Key for top cabine...
Category
1860s English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century Large Cupboard or Bookcase with Glass Vitrine, Pine, Spain Restored
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Empire Library Bookcase
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt bronze mounted mahogany Empire library bookcase.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
19th C, English Glazed Pine Bookcase / Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19th C English glazed pine bookcase / vitrine cabinet
We can also customise existing pieces to suit your scheme / requirements. We have our own workshop, restorers and f...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Fine Quality 19th Century Rosewood Vitrine
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5336 Fine quality French display cabinet / bookcase in rosewood, having original veined marble top above glazed door fitted with original working lock and a key and enclosing three...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Scottish Two-Tiered Bookcase of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Scottish two-tier bookcase cabinet of mahogany, featuring a canopy top over two glazed locking doors with key, opening to four adjustable shelves,...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Metal
Spanish Large Pine Cupboard or Bookcase with Glass Vitrine, 19th Century
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, Glass
Large 19th Century Victorian Breakfront Bookcase with Integral Secretaire
Located in London, GB
A very fine and large Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase and secretaire. The upper part has four compartments, the doors of ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Solid Poplar Wood Bookcase
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian antique in solid poplar wood bookcase. Very linear and essential perfect to be combined even in a modern home. In the lower part one comfortable drawer. Ample useful internal...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Poplar
Victorian Oak Open Bookcase Carved 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Carved Oak Open Open Bookcase.
This Bookcase Stands Upon a Plinth Base.
The Bookcase Features 3 Adjustable Shelves Flanked by Carved Uprights.
The Frieze Also Being of a Ca...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Large English Regency Mahogany Glazed Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820
Large English Regency mahogany glazed secretaire bookcase
sku 1140
Together W142 x D52 x H226 cm
Base W137 x D52 x H101 cm
Top W142 x...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Mid 19th Century Bookcase, Late Biedermeier, Northern Germany
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bookcase
North Germany
Mahogany
middle 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 198 x 138 x 49 cm
Description:
Front glazed bookcase from the late Biedermeier era circa 1850-18...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique open bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique English walnut bookcase. In good condition. The cabinet has adjustable shelves. The inside is made blue/grey
Beautiful bookca...
Category
1860s British Late Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Magazine Rack Walnut Centennial Exhibition, circa 1876
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality American magazine rack (also known as a canterbury) exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876. Unusual to find an American example, as most are of English manufacture and quite ubiquitous. Of Charles Eastlake...
Category
1870s American Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Victorian Black Lacquer with Mother of Pearl Canterbury, Ca 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique English Victorian Black Lacquer Canterbury with Gold and Mother of Pearl Inlay, Circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Antique English Victorian Gothic Revival Arts & Crafts Oak Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Victorian Gothic Revival quarter sawn oak breakfront bookcase in the Pugin style and attributable to Gillows of Lancaster. This super Arts & ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Hunt Buffet is an incredible example of the grandeur of the Renaissance Revival that captivated Europe during the last quarter of the 1800s. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Satine Bookcase by François Linke, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and satine bookcase by François Linke.
French, circa 1890.
Linke Index No. ‘1131’
Inscribed ‘F. Linke’ above the center right-hand door.
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Country French Louis XIV Whitewashed Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century country French Louis XIV white washed bookcase is the perfect choice for storage, display and adding a timeless panache to your deco...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Cut Steel
Large low bookcase in Mahogany and mahogany veneer
Located in Paris, FR
Large low bookcase in mahogany and mahogany veneer, opening with two full doors and two central glass doors in the form of a pointed arch, for displaying books or collectibles. Rich ...
Category
1880s French Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Huge Hand Ornately Carved Antique Victorian Oak Library Bookcase Cupboard Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very large hand carved Antique Victorian circa 1840-1860 oak library bookcase with ornate scholar carvings
This is a very grand piece of English country...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19thC English Glazed Mahogany Bookcase Vitrine
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
19thC English Glazed Mahogany Bookcase Vitrine
sku 1921
Base W101 x D41 x H89 cm
Base internal shelf depth 34 cm
Top W104 x D38 x H132 cm
Top internal shelf depth 28 cm
To...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
EARLY VICTORIAN GOTHiC REVIVAL ASTRAL GLAZED LIBRARY BOOKCASE WITH STEEPLE GLASS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique early Victorian circa 1840 Mahogany Astral Glazed Gothic Revival library bookcase with s...
Category
1840s English Gothic Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
19th Century Biedermeier Vitrine Cabinet or Bookcase, Nutwood Austria circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful Biedermeier bookcase or display cabinet from the famous period in Vienna around 1840. This fantastic looking 19th Century Austrian vitrine cabinet has been veneered in a very dark nutwood. A perfect sized antique bookcase/ vitrine cabinet offering a large, lockable door showing the still original glass plates, additonally adorned by carved ebonized wooden arches...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Nutwood, Spruce
English Arts & Crafts Oak Bookcase with Upper Angled Book Trough
Located in London, GB
In the manner of Arthur Simpson of Kendal.
A superb quality little Arts & Crafts English oak bookcase with through tenon details, an upper angular book...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century English Regency Open Bookcase Attributed To Gillows Lancaster
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine English 19th century Gonzalo Alves breakfront open shelved bookcase / side cabinet attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, with a frieze drawer, the shelves flanked by cupboards a...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Victorian Mahogany Circular Leather Bound Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Circular tapered with six shelves and false leather book spines. Square plinth base. Great piece for a mans library.
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian mahogany bookcase having an attractive shaped cornice over a pair of glazed doors with shaped mouldings and turned columns. The doors open to reveal an inte...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Other
19th Century Italian Pair of Painted Walnut Library Steps - Antique Book Shelfs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of 19th Century Italian library stairs with wide steps in the Baroque style and patinated in a warm natural colored light-grey, in good condition. These large and ver...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Two-Door Library Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Regency library bookcase the projecting cornice above two large glazed doors enclosing 5 adjustable shelves to each side the base section fitted with panelled cupboard doors opening ...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19thC English Mahogany Glazed Display Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Mahogany Glazed Display Cabinet
sku 1951
W128 x D35 x H228 cm
Internal shelf depth 28 cm
Weight 100 kg
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Walnut Bookcase – Early 20th Century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Walnut Bookcase – Early 20th Century
Your interior deserves a piece of furniture that combines charm, elegance, and practicality—a piece where the wood tells its story and every det...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Tall and Slim Antique Bookcase in Mahogany
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5598 Tall and slim 19th century mahogany bookcase, having cavetto cornice above a single glazed door fitted with original working lock and a key and enclosing five height adjustabl...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19thC English Ebonised Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Ebonised Breakfront Bookcase
sku 926
Base W184 x D42 x H62 cm
Top W181 x D22 x H160 cm
Together W184 x D22 x H222 cm
Weight 92 Kg
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Late 19th Century English Four Door Breakfront Bookcase By Maple & Co., London
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine late 19th century four door breakfront bookcase by Maple & Co, the upper section with the swan neck break front cornice cresting above four geometric glazed doors, with shelve...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase / Vitrine
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Large English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase / Vitrine
sku 1780
W117 x D34 x H221 cm
Weight 86 Kg
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Oak Arts & Crafts Two-Piece Bookcase by Alexander J. Kropholler, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Arts & Crafts two-piece bookcase.
Design by Alexander J. Kropholler.
Striking Dutch design from the 1890s.
Executed in solid oak and original wrought iron, this stunning and one of a kind
museum piece has two hand-carved owls on top of this two-piece bookcase and two original hand-carved marabou birds on each side of the lower piece with the the two doors.
Original lock and key and in good working order.
This wonderful Arts & Crafts bookcase by Alexander J. Kropholler is in very good refinished condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
We offer the matching desk for sale...
Category
1890s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wrought Iron
Architectural Painted Open Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century English architectural painted pine open bookcase with adjustable shelving. 1860.
Upper shelf depth: 8-inches (20cm)
Lower shelf depth: 10 3/4 - inches (27cm)
Intern...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
English Glazed Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 19th C English glazed kitchen dresser with sliding top and bottom doors. 1830
Reference: 8314
Dimensions
117.5 inches (298 cms...
Category
19th Century William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Astragal Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique mahogany astragal glazed breakfront bookcase with dentil cornice, swan neck pediment and beautifully carved centre finial. The breakfront front bookcase top with four...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
William 1V Pollard Oak open bookcase
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine William 1V Period Pollard Oak open bookcase
Pollard oak slab top
Frieze single drawer under
Two Adjustable shelves with pollard oak fronts
Pair Pilasters...
Category
1830s British William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Bird's Eye Maple and Cherry Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th century bookcase from France made from bird's-eye maple and cherry. This piece is a real stunner! The entirety of the case is made from wonderful and tightly grained Birdseye ...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bookcases
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Cherry
Scottish Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Scottish library bookcase. 1840.
Dimensions
93 inches (236 cms) wide
17.5 inches (44 cms) deep
98 inches (249 cms) high.
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Pine
Georgian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet, English 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusually slender George III period mahogany bookcase / cabinet. Paned glass top section over a lower cabinet with a single shel...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Lambs of Manchester. An Anglo-Japanese secretaire bookcase with lacquered panel
Located in London, GB
Lambs of Manchester. An Anglo-Japanese secretaire bookcase with a Japanese lacquered panel to the drop down writing area, an array of drawers with a cabinet to the top with bevelled ...
Category
1880s Anglo-Japanese Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Open Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Open Bookcase was designed to impress on a variety of levels! First, only the affluent could afford an education sufficient to warrant the ownership o...
Category
1870s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Scottish Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning early 19th century Scottish painted breakfront library bookcase with carved decoration and diamond glazing. 1830.
Internal top depth is 10" in the middle and 9" in the wing...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Pine
Mid-19th Century Large Neoclassic Cupboard Bookcase Wardrobe in Massive Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique solid walnut wardrobe that can also be used as a bookcase, completely disassembled. Furniture restored and waxed. Missing any int...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Bookcase or Vitrine
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Bookcase is made of mahogany and it has its original glasses.
The inside depth is 9''D
The body dimensions are 79''W x 11.5''D
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe 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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