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Bookcases For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
19th Century French Directoire Period Oak Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century French Directoire period oak bookcase or cabinet
t has two parts that can be separated for easier transport. the upper part has a height of 125 cm with two doors and th...
Category
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
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
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 French Louis Philippe Étagère or Tiered Shelf
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe étagère, or tiered shelf, made of solid mahogany, finished on all sides and retaining a nice luster. Shaped shelves with bead trim supported by t...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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
Two-door bookcase by Holland and sons
Located in Cheshire, GB
Two-door bookcase by Holland and sons. The well-figured top having brass mounts. Above a pair of glazed doors opening to reveal an adjustable shelved interior. Flanked by molded colu...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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
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
Exquisite Quality G. Jacob Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5069 superb quality early XIXth century mahogany bookcase, having original veined marble top above shallow frieze and three glazed doors fitted with original working lock and a key...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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 English Black Lacquered Chiffonier with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Black Lacquered Chiffonier with Chinoiserie Decoration
40″ W X 16″ D X 64″ Overall Height X 36″ Serving Height
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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
Important Fully Restored Antique Victorian Bookcase Back Leather Top Kidney Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this Important, fully restored, bookcase back kidney desk attributed to Gillow’s of Lancaster.
This is one of the finest desks I have ever owned, the design was originally made by Gillows of Lancaster, you can see the same desk selling for £100,000-£120,000 with other dealers.
The piece has been on a journey restoration wise, the top was removed and sent to a desk leather specialist in Brighton, they fitted the finest quality, extra large single piece of cattle hide leather, it was then gold leaf embossed with an oversized geometric boarder and secondarily embossed with a rope twist boarder, the top and base were then taken to London where my third generation trained...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Large Napoleon III Mahogany Brass Gilt Large Bookcase Cum Showcase Curio
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1850-60
Handsomely designed solid Mahogany Cabinet with Brass Inlay and surround. Beautiful patina, details and finesse abound this mag...
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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
Modernist Wall Unit, Wood and Tubular Metal, 1920s
Located in Brussels, BE
Modernist Wall Unit, Wood and Tubular Metal, 1920s
Category
1920s Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
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
Small Napoleon III kingwood open bookcase
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Fabulous quality late 19th century small open bookcase from the Napoleon III period circa 1870’s
Veneered with kingwood , original marble top and ormolu mounts
H: 99 cm (39")
W: 80 c...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Kingwood
19thC English Painted Astragal Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC English Painted Astragal Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
With keys and working locks
(2 parts)
W126 x D42 x H215
Base: W120 x D42 x H...
Category
1870s English 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
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
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 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
Victorian Walnut Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian walnut bookcase, having a glazed bookcase top, with two cupboards below, above a plinth base. The bookcase remains in excellent condition for its...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Antique Flame Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality antique flame mahogany bureau bookcase, the astregal glazed top, opening to adjustable shelves with a fall front below with a fully fitted interior. Having...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th century mahogany open bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany open bookcase, the large rectangular top with raised gallery back. Above two bays of adjustable shelves divided by column. All raised on plinth base.
Dimensions
Height 51 In...
Category
19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Antique large fine quality 19th Century mahogany and marble bookcase
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large fine quality 19th Century mahogany and marble bookcase.
This is a lovely quality bookcase, that is full of age, charm and character.
Solid, with no loose joints and n...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Marble
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
A Long English Regency Gilllows Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5523 An exhibition quality George IV break fronted sideboard, having oversailing top with stunning figured grain above a shallow frieze with original ormolu pateraes and pair of ce...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
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
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
19th Century Federal Period Duncan Phyfe Style Flame Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare and important antique American early 19th century figured mahogany "Duncan Phyfe" style flap-top secretary bookcase with gorgeous lyre-shaped glazed doors. Color of mahogany has...
Category
Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Bookcases
Materials
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
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
Early 19th Century English Pine Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
A unique Early 19th C. English Provincial Carved Pine Breakfront, with exceptional molded Neoclassical elements. A removable pediment crest over a facade with molded bellflower and f...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Composition
19th Century English Glazed Bamboo Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880
19thC English Glazed Bamboo Bookcase Cabinet
sku 1494
W60 x D38 x H98 cm.
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo
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
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
English Mahogany Bookcase on Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
The upper display cabinet of this mahogany bookcase on stand has the original wavy glass doors. The side stiles of the drawers are fluted and the fri...
Category
1890s English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Large 19thC English Walnut & Birch Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
Large 19thC English Walnut & Birch Bookcase
sku 1468
Together W192 x D51 x H194 cm
Base W192 x D51 x H85 cm
Top W192 x D36 x H109 cm.
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Birch, Walnut
19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Bookcase in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
An exceptional and fine library breakfront bookcase by Antoine Krieger of Paris
In the Empire taste, this wonderful piece shows careful selection of matched flame mahogany veneers, contrasted by finely chiselled mercury gilded ormolu bronze mounts. The glazed, four door upper section is surmounted by ormolu laurel wreath victory garlands, and acanthus leaves to the cornice, the lower four blind doors having central caduceus mounts, emblematic of Mercury’s staff; the outer doors showing central Apollo masks, with acanthus leaves in a cruciform pattern; the cornered motifs being rosettes with conforming acanthus leaves; the pilaster columns are capped by stylised Tuscan capitals. The four oak lined drawers have Grecian Lyre backplates to the handles, and the locks are signed by the maker. The bookcase is elevated on toupie ‘cotton reel’ feet.
The very finest workmanship has gone into this piece, as evinced by the ethereal ‘gold dust’ ormolu mounts, with the crispest of ciselure, and the breathtaking quality of the mahogany veneers. This piece, originally conceived by Percier and Fontaine, adopting the decoration from the Antique, is signed by Antoine Krieger of Paris. Circa 1860
Percier and Fontaine published in 1812 the ‘bon ton’ design collection, ‘Recueil des Decorations Interieurs...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
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
Large Victorian Open Bookcase in Mahogany
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5377 Fine quality large Victorian mahogany bookcase, having figured mahogany top above shallow frieze and two open sections with height adjustable shelves, all flanked by fine qual...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large walnut dwarf open bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut open bookcase, the large impressive rectangular breakfront top. Above three bays of adjustable shelves divided by scrolling capped columns. All raised on a plinth base.
Dimens...
Category
19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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
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 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
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
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
19th century Mahogany library breakfront bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany library breakfront bookcase. The stepped and moulded cornice above the four upper glazed doors, opening to reveal an adjustable shelved interior.To the base section having f...
Category
19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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
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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