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Bookcases For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Georgian
19th Century English Pine Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
19th century English pine cabinet with pair of large glass doors. Black painted interior and dark trim through front of front face. Simple cove moulding on top edge and feet. The she...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
20th Century Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality four door breakfront bookcase of small proportions. The top of the bookcase has four glazed doors each opening to reveal adjustable shelves. Below this, in...
Category
Early 20th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Victorian Papier Mache Étagère
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian Papier mache pearl inlaid black lacquered 3 tier etagere with oval mirror and 2 drawers.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
George III Style Satinwood and Harewood Display Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A fine quality George III Style satinwood harewood and tulipwood crossbanded bow fronted display bookcase, by J.Hicks of Dublin, having moulded cornice and glazed doors with husk and roundel gilt inlaid waist moulding above carved gilt gadrooned edged base, having three crossbanded drawers, flanked by matching husk and roundel inlaid columns. The bookcase having serpentine sides, the upper section with ribbon bows holding leaf fronds, the lower inlaid with classical urns surmounted by pineapple finials, supported on gilt metal acanthus leaf feet.
Further information:
James Hicks was born into a family of Dublin chair-makers and was trained in London in the cabinet making workshops on Tottenham Court Road. On his return to Dublin he set up business in Lower Pembroke Street in 1894 and established what was to become one of the city's leading cabinet-making firms. His clients included Princess Victoria, the Crown Princess of Sweden, and Kind Edward VII. The firm specialised in high quality copies of pieces in the styles of Sheraton, Hepplewhite, Chippendale styles as well as pieces in the style of the prominent 18th Century Dublin cabinet-maker and marqueteur William Moore. Hicks described himself as a 'Cabinet Manufacturer, Collector and Restorer of Chippendale, Adam and Sheraton furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century Northern Irish George III Bookcases
Materials
Tulipwood, Harewood, Satinwood
Irish Georgian Secretary
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and unusual 18th century Irish mahogany bureau bookcase, the pierced gallery top with Gothic details, the pilasters and door with rich and crisply carved shell and foliate desig...
Category
1750s Irish Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany
George II Irish Brown Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin, GB
A fine George II Irish mahogany blind door bureau bookcase
The open fret work swan neck cornice outside a carved giltwood Irish cartouche, above two shaped raised panel doors, wit...
Category
1740s Irish George II Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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
Walnut, Cut Glass
English Victorian Papier Mache Étagère
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian papier mâché pearl inlaid black lacquered 4 tier étagère with turned legs and supports with backrail.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Superb Victorian Walnut Breakfronted Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4851 fine quality and very elegant Victorian cabinet of breakfronted design, having stunning figured walnut top above projecting, mirrored door flanked by superb quality drop carvi...
Category
1870s English 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
Custom Georgian Style Breakfront Secretary in Mahogany and Burl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a carved overhanging top over a three-part step back case. Each section with mullioned wavy glass doors and lined in ecru moire. A total of eight adjustable shelves with carved ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Woodbury, CT
This very large English breakfront features classic Chippendale design flourishes. From the broken pediment crown to the arcaded cavetto moul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Victorian Bamboo Small Bookcase Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bamboo and black lacquered small bookcase cabinet with leather book binding design on door, late 19th-early 20th century.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century English Walnut Canterbury
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a Canterbury or bookcase or 3-stage display or server made in England, circa 1870. The piece is made of Kashmir walnut (the finest cut of Burr Walnut). There is a pierced bra...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Burl
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
George II Walnut Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
George II walnut and walnut burl slant front bureau bookcase / secretary with original hand beveled mirrored doors on bracket feet. Upper cabinet with candle slides conceals book she...
Category
18th Century British George II Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Burl
English George II Style Chest of Drawers, Bookcase and Drop Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A truly magnificent mahogany George II style bookcase fitted writing desk and a chest of drawers. The upper section having numerous folio/file drawers and compartments, a leather lin...
Category
Late 19th Century English George II Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century George III Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century mahogany open waterfall bookcase with cabinet, with three graduated shelves with reeded edge above single long drawer and two doors with flame mahogany veneer raised on ...
Category
Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Figured Walnut and Marquetry Credenza
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian figured walnut and marquetry credenza, being bowed in shape, having a marquetry inlaid centre door, flanked by a bowed and glazed do...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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
English Walnut Glazed Door Breakfront
Located in Woodbury, CT
We designed this breakfront to bridge the style gap between antique and modern. Using clean lines and traditional glazing, we gave a nod toward the 18th century and covered it in a t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Burl
English Mahogany Secretary With Mirrored Bookcase. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany secretary with mirrored bookcase. Secretary has a upper case broken pediment top with dental molding, original mirrored doors, c...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality George III mahogany breakfront bookcase. The top of the bookcase has flour glazed doors, each opening to reveal a fitted interior. The centre doors open to display various pigeon holes over several drawers. Each side door encloses two shelves, over two sliding trays, above two drawers. Below this, the base section has two ebony and mahogany cupboard doors to the centre, flanked by four mahogany lined, graduated drawers on either side. All of the drawers and cupboards are fitted with Bramah Locks, and the piece is in excellent condition having been refinished using traditional methods.
Bramah locks were designed by Joseph Bramah in 1784, a true innovator of the time. Bramah locks were renowned for their resistance to lock picking...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th Century Irish Georgian Palladian Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
George II Palladian mahogany breakfront bookcase, 18th century
The broken swan's-neck pediment with gadroon- and dentil-carved bands terminating in a foliate roundel, above a like-carved frieze over two central doors, each inset with a shaped mirrored panel, flanked to either side by a single door, featuring a finely carved floral festoon, centered by fluted Corinthian pilasters, opening to a shelved interior, the lower section fitted with a drop-front secretary drawer opening to an inset leather writing surface and a variety of drawers and cubbyholes, flanked to either side by two small drawers, over two paneled cupboard doors, the side sections each fitted with four graduated drawers, raised on a plinth base.
This design is similar to those found in William Salmon's, "Palladio Londinensis."
Reference this exact piece in "The Antiques Directory Furniture," General Editors, Judith and Martin Miller, Portland House, New York, 1985, page 118 Breakfront (C Price Classification: "An Early George III mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase, with shaped bevelled glazed cupboard doors, flanked by outer doors carved with Corinthian pilasters, lower section with secretaire drawer")
Provenance: Williams Antiques...
Category
Mid-18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Early 18th Century Solid Walnut English Bureau Bookcase
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful early 18th century solid walnut bureau bookcase having attractive
double domed top with replacement mirror plates to panelled doors
enclosing well fitted interior abov...
Category
Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Style Bubble Glass Satinwood Inlay Mahogany Bookcase Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exceptional 1940s English Georgian style custom bubble glass two-piece mahogany breakfront. This bookcase features individual panes of bubble glass, drop front writing desk surface w...
Category
1940s American Georgian Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian (2nd Quarter 19th Century) plum-pudding mahogany secretaire-bookcase with arched pediment above grilled doors and a maple veneere...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront With Secretary, Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany breakfront with carved molded cornice, four upper case glass doors with arched oval mullions, adjustable interior shelving, lower case concealing a slidi...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Breakfront Mahogany Library Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Elegant Breakfront Library Bookcase in the Thomas Sheraton Manner
In Honduras mahogany with delicate and restrained inlay in satinwood, the lower cupboards, have inlaid...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Broken arched triangular stepped cornice above a pair of doors with arched mullions flanked by another shorter conforming pair, the base with a pair of panelled doors flanked by a narrower pair, plinth base. Provenance: Hyde Park Antiques...
Category
1760s British George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th century George IV Rosewood Chiffonier
Located in Savannah, GA
George IV early 19th century chiffonier made of fine rosewood featuring a double tiered back supported by delicate carved columns. The bottom p...
Category
19th Century British George IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Early George III Period Bureau Bookcase with Swan Neck Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early George III period bureau bookcase with fretwork swan neck pediment, 30-paned bookcase, slant front enclosed leather writing surface, fitted...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English George III Figured Mahogany Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
English George III figured mahogany bookcase. Excellent scale with original glass, locks and feet. Old surface of deep color. Glazed cabinet on top over two-drawer base (2 parts). Ad...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
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
English Mahogany Glazed Door Breakfront
Located in Woodbury, CT
We designed this breakfront to look the part of an 18th century piece, but offer 21st century functionality. From the glass shelves that allow for the option of interior lighting to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
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
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
Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with Swan Neck Pediment Circa 1740
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A handsome early Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase with pedimented top; the bookcase section with fielded panel doors and candle slides, the b...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Glazed Door Bow Front Cabinet
Located in Woodbury, CT
Just the right amount of arc makes this custom, English-made mahogany* cabinet pleasing to the eye while optimizing storage and display in a piece that is only 22" deep at its center...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
George I Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Mirror Doors
Located in Woodbury, CT
Truly a spectacular example of its kind, this grand secretary grabs your attention with its broken arch pediment and doesn't let go until you admire the original bracket feet. In bet...
Category
18th Century British George I Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Vintage Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Georgian Revival 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A delightful Vintage flame mahogany Georgian Revival library breakfront bookcase, dating from the mid 20th Century.
The top features a moulded cornice with a dental and arcaded frie...
Category
1950s English Georgian Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
George III Waterfall Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Altrincham, GB
Georgian inlaid waterfall bookcase, of small form with open shelves and a pair of cupboard doors raised on tapering square legs
Category
1780s English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Burr Walnut Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique burr walnut bookcase. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is superb, this has stunning burr walnut grain patter...
Category
1930s British Georgian Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Burr Walnut Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique burr walnut bookcase in the Georgian style. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
It is of very goo...
Category
1930s British Georgian Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Late George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The upper section with four glass front doors opening to adjustable shelves; the lower part fitted with paneled doors opening to drawers and sliding trays.
Category
Early 1800s British George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Skandia Furniture Co. Oak Side by Side Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Late Victorian side by side secretary desk and curio bookcase by Skandia Furniture Company, circa 1900s. Made of oak featuring a se...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Tall Antique Oak Globe Wernicke Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A tall solid oak antique Globe Wernicke 8 section bookcases. Moulded cornice top above 6 glazed sections with original glass doors, original mechanism and original brass knob handles...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Georgian Bookcase Mahogany Library Cabinet Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Georgian library bookcase.
This bookcase stands upon splay feet with a shaped frieze.
Georgian period
The lower section comprisin...
Category
1980s Georgian Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair of Oak Globe Wernicke Bookcases
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A pair of solid oak antique Globe Wernicke 8 section bookcases. Moulded cornice top above 6 glazed sections with original glass doors, original mechanism and original brass knob hand...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Large Victorian Style Walnut Adjustable Bookcase, Antique Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian-style walnut (or possibly cherry) veneered adjustable bookcase of substantial size, approximately 4 feet by 5 feet. Recently crafted by a skilled cabinet maker, inc...
Category
20th Century Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian Burled Walnut Triple Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Georgian or Queen Anne style glass front triple bookcase
USA, Early 20th Century
Carved walnut, with burled wood inlay, mullioned glass front doors, green paint...
Category
Early 20th Century American Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Breakfront Oak Bookcase from Kellie Castle by Garnett & Sons
By Garnett & Sons
Located in Glasgow, GB
An impressive Victorian quarter sawn oak breakfront bookcase featuring curved sides and barley twist columns and formally part of the furnishings of Kellie Castle, Fife, whilst home ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Walnut and Burl Walnut Bookcase Adjustable Shelves
Located in Wells, ME
English Victorian walnut and burl walnut bookcase with two adjustable shelves, carved acanthus leaves and side columns. The burr walnut is used as an accent timber for the frieze, th...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique English Georgian-Style Breakfront Bookcase in Mahogany w Arched Mullions
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome Georgian-style breakfront bookcase in fine mahogany with arched mullioned glazed panels & a scrolled lattice pediment top with dentil crown molding, below which are carved...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Slim Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A very unusual and useful original antique Victorian bookcase. This was made in England, it dates from the 1860-80’s.
It has very slim design and takes up very little floor space, w...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
English Mahogany Georgian Library Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Fine English mahogany breakfront bookcase of smaller size. Wonderful patina and color. Fenestrated top section with three doors over a cabinet base of a middle door flanked by four d...
Category
Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Painted Irish Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Massive 19th century architectural Irish bookcase. Super scale. 1840
Dimensions
133.5 inches (339 cms) wide
22 inches (56 cms) deep
95.5 inches (243 cms) high.
Category
19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Vintage, New and Antique Bookcases
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 objects, 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 antique 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. Whether you proudly shelve your books in regal mahogany or behind glass cabinet doors, a bookcase — or perhaps more than one — is essential to creating a cozy nook for any book lover. 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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