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Place of Origin: British
English Painted & Ebonized Large Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This English bookcase from the late 19th century (or early 1900s) makes a dramatic statement for any interior by its scale alone, and the ebonized finish on the exterior gives it the...
Category
19th Century Other Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique English Flame Mahogany Library Bookcase 19th C 223x217cm
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian flame mahogany four door library bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich solid mahogany, Circa 1860 in date.
This magnificent bookcase features a...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Edwardian Flame Mahogany & Inlaid Revolving Bookcase 20th Century
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
This an exquisite antique revolving bookcase attributed to the renowned Victorian retailer and manufacturer Maple & Co., circa 1900 in date.
It is made of flame mahogany , revolves ...
Category
20th Century Edwardian British Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Antique English Victorian Oak Birdseye Maple Bibliotheque Hutch Bookcase Topper
Located in Dayton, OH
Large antique late 19th English Victorian reclaimed oak hutch. Features an arcaded front with partial turned and carved columns set around birdseye maple back panelling and 'C' scro...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Oak
$1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Display Bookcase, English, Glazed Book Cabinet, Home Library, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique display bookcase. An English, mahogany glazed two-door book cabinet, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
A pleasing example of period craftsmanship,...
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique English Art Deco Carved Oak Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique English Art Deco bookcase or display cabinet
England, Circa 1920s
Gorgeous carved oak, with glass front doors. Interior shelves are adjustable.
Measures: 37.25"...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique George III Secretaire Breakfront Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is elegant antique George III period flame mahogany secretaire breakfront bookcase, circa 1820 in date.
It is of wonderful quality, has a rich and striking grain, and has been...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Antique c.1900 Oak Fret-Cut Waterfall Bookcase – Wall or Floor Standing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique c.1900 Oak Fret-Cut Waterfall Bookcase – Wall or Floor Standing, Fine Quality
Full of authentic charm and character, this rare decorative find would make a wonderful stateme...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$1,458 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Antique Glazed Bookcase, English Walnut Library Display Cabinet, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique glazed bookcase. An English, grand walnut display cabinet with sliding doors, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Of exceptional scale and crafts...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
English George III Style Pine Astral Glazed Bibliotheque Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century country English pine bibliotheque or bookcase cabinet made in the George III taste. The bookcase features a top case having astral glazed doors opening to a shelve...
Category
19th Century George III Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine
Antique c.1900 Painted Wall Display Shelf Unit – in Little Greene, Pompeian Ash
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique c.1900 Painted Wall Display Shelf Unit – Little Greene Pompeian Ash
Full of authentic charm and character, this attractive painted wall display shelf dates from around 1900,...
Category
Early 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Paint
$483 Sale Price
30% Off
English Mahogany Table Top Book Trough Rack Stand, Circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique English Edwardian mahogany handmade tabletop book trough or book rack with satinwood inlay, circa 1900. It would make a handsome addition to a desktop or study and wou...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
A Pair of Mid Century Oak Slanted Library Bookcases - Double Sided Bookcase
Located in Leicester, GB
Gorgeous mid-century library bookcases in Oak. This pair of vintage bookcases have angled shelves to allow the books to tilt upwards slightly. The shelves can be used as one pair or ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Plywood
Beautiful Victorian Oak Revolving Bookcase.
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century oak revolving bookcase, set with presentation plaque inscribed to 'Mrs. Mangin', dated July 31st 1899 , lovely condition ...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Sliding Glass Door Bookcase Cabinet Robert Heritage
By Robert Heritage
Located in Leicester, GB
We can ship directly to you - please contact us with your country & postcode for an accurate delivery price. Shipping to the US £450 in a custom made crate
A beautiful long slim gla...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
Large Antique Victorian Superb Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian superb quality mahogany breakfront bookcase having a swan neck moulded pediment above a superb quality figured mahogany cornice above four astral glazed doors...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Other
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 Regency Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Other
Antique and Rare Solid Beech Wood Three Tier Small Bookcase a.k.a. A Book Trough
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and seperable/demountable antique bookcase.
This rare, three-tier and free standing bookcase could be the perfect finish to a small area for reading, rest and relaxation. Ho...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Beech
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Figured Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian figured mahogany bookcase having an outstanding quality figured mahogany shaped cornice above a pair of carved mahogany glazed doors opening to revea...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Other
Large Antique George III Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase 238 x 286 x 62 cm
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large Antique George III quality mahogany breakfront bookcase having a swan neck pediment above a dental moulded cornice above four quality figured mahogany glazed doors. The doors o...
Category
19th Century George III Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Other
Vintage Set of Spiral Mahogany Library Steps 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of Vintage English spiral library steps, circa 1980 in date.
They are of nice proportions having four steps, each with the original inset gold tooled claret ...
Category
Late 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Monumental Carved Walnut English Victorian Two Piece Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This English-made monumental breakfront bookcase from the 1870s is a magnificent example of 19th-century craftsmanship and neoclassical design. The bookcase stands with impressive ar...
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Antique Country House Bookcase, Scottish Oak, Library Cabinet, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique country house bookcase. A Scottish, oak library book cabinet in Gothic revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Fine country house library...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, George III Style
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase. Bookcase features a broken swan-neck pediment with fretwork design, above a molded cornice. The upper cabinet features two...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
7' Wide Antique Museum Bookcase, Glazed Library Cabinet, Early Victorian, C.1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a 7' 4'' wide antique museum bookcase. An English, mahogany glazed library cabinet, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Excepti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Danish Style Teak G Plan Form Five Two Section Bookcase 1967
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Portland, OR
Original Mid Century Modern two section Danish style teak bookcase on cabinet, by G-Plan from the " Form Five " range, designed by Roger Bennett, 1967.
This very stylish mid century ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Wall Bookcase / Display Shelves – Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Wall Bookcase / Display Shelves – Fine Quality
Full of authentic charm and character, this rare decorative find would make a wonderful statement piece ...
Category
19th Century Country Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$580 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass panels in the upper section over a base with ten drawers on each side, flanking a middle section consisting of three doors with wooden panels. There are two adjustable shelves in each of the three upper sections, with a total of ten interior drawers. Original tear-drop pulls on doors turn to release a lever allowing the doors to be opened with the pulls as well as locked, a most unusual and attractive feature. All of the hardware is original to the bookcase including the locks. Comes with working locks and keys.
Measurements: 13' 8 1/2" long x 21 1/2" - 27 1/2" deep x 101" high (8'5" high)
All of the drawers are stamped with the cabinetmaker's stamp, "S.E. & R. (Ralph) Johnson, Warrington". This fine bookcase was manufactured prior to 1880 in Warrington in Cheshire, England. While information is scant, it would seem that S. E. would have been Ralph's father's workshop listed at 78 Bridge Street in Warrington, England, circa 1878. Ralph would have likely been an apprentice at that time. He opened his own workshop, presumably when his father retired. By the Edwardian period, Ralph had become a cabinet maker of some renown.
Drawer locks are original and stamped "Chance Son & Co. W Chance, Son, & Co" and are listed in the 1850s directories as "Merchants and Factors" in Birmingham, England. They would have been middlemen having various merchandise made for them, primarily for export to North America. The type of locks employed in this bookcase is a lever combination lock. In the cabinet lock trade, lever locks became available circa 1855 and superseded the earlier tumbler and back-spring locks.
Some points about the breakfront to note are that it is made entirely out of solid mahogany which is unusual; there are no veneers. Even the drawer sides, backs and bottoms are made of mahogany. The interior wood, i.e., the back and the insides of the cabinet is pine.
One of the great features is that the upper door hardware has a dead latch that operates with the tear drop pull. You can lock the doors, but if you don't want to lock them, you can use the tear drop pull to operate the dead latch to open and close by turning it to the right. There are 20 exterior drawers and 8 interior drawers. Lower cabinets each have 1 fixed shelf; upper cabinets have 2 adjustable shelves each. There are enough extra original cast iron shelf...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Breakfront Bureau Bookcase
Located in Huntington, NY
This exceptional George III Mahogany Breakfront Bureau Bookcase with Glazed Doors, has wonderful flame & crotch grain Mahogany. Comprised of a large central cabinet, flanked by 2 sma...
Category
18th Century George III Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$25,875 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century English Pine Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century pine bookcase from England. The lines are simple for easy placement in any home or office. There is a stately crown molding around the top of the case, following down ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Pine
19th Century Large Three Section Open Book Case
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century well figured mahogany three section open bookcase of grand proportions, finely hand carved with beautifully rich patination and fine grain. The moulded and s...
Category
19th Century Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Tudor Carved Oak Glass Front Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1920s
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique English Tudor or Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Charles P. Limbert Co.
England, Circa 1920s
Gorgeous carved oak, with mullioned glass front doo...
Category
1920s Tudor Vintage British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Liberty & Co. A slim Arts and Crafts oak bookcase with stylized floral cut-outs
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A slim Arts and Crafts oak bookcase with stylized floral cut-outs to the upper back and Tulip style cut-outs to the sides.
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Open Breakfront Open Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian oak open breakfront bookcase, Circa 1870 in date.
The breakfront top above a frieze, the solid oak superbly c...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Pugin Style Large Gothic Revival Oak & Burr Oak Bookcase with Corinthian Columns
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
In the style of A W N Pugin probably made by Gillows.
A large cavernous good quality Gothic Revival oak and burr oak bookcase.
The upper section with subtle carved floral details and...
Category
1870s Gothic Revival Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Pair of c.1900 Mahogany Wall Bookcases – Quality Display Shelves
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Pair of c.1900 Mahogany Wall Bookcases – Quality Display Shelves
A pair of early 20th-century mahogany wall bookcases with attractive age, colour, and patina. Full of authen...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$1,752 Sale Price
30% Off
Very Large Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase - Fine Quality 19th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Very Large Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase – High-Quality 19th Century Display Cabinet
Full of authentic charm and character, this very large 19th Century mahogany bookcase/ disp...
Category
19th Century Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Bookcase Cabinet c1960's
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful tall slim glazed bookcase from the 1960s. This Mid-century modern cabinet is made in a lovely stripy Teak wood with a gorgeous warm color. The cabinet has elegant design ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Bookcases
Materials
Teak
19th Century Open Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
fine 19th-century open bookcase, crafted from richly figured with a warm patina that enhances its natural beauty. The bookcase is designed with clean lines and a solid plinth base, e...
Category
19th Century Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Large Carved Oak Bookcase – Quality Country House Style
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Large Carved Oak Bookcase – Fine Quality, Country House Style
An attractive 19th-century oak bookcase with lovely age, colour, and patina. A rare decorative find...
Category
19th Century Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$2,924 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Edwardian Oak Revolving Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian Oak revolving bookcase having a quality mahogany serpentine shaped top with a moulded edge supported by mahogany reeded splats. It boasts eight open book shelves s...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
George III style mahogany breakfront library bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large George III style mahogany display bookcase the projecting carved molded cornice above four large well-figured astragal glazed doors, opening to reveal an adjustable shelved int...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
A Very Rare Pair of 19th Century Bookcases with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare pair of 19th Century well figured walnut bookcases of exceptional quality, finely hand carved and of neat proportions with beautifully rich patination, grain and fitted w...
Category
19th Century Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
Globe Wernicke Style Sectional Glazed Three Tier Oak Barristers Bookcase
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique Edwardian Globe Wernicke Style Three Tiered Sectional Bookcase.
An "elastic bookcase" also known as a modular bookcase or barrister's bookcase. These are high-quality stacking book shelves, in mahogany, capable of being adapted to fit together to form a bookcase which can either be all of the same measurements or which can be rearranged by the insertion of units of different depths and heights. These glass-fronted shelves...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
$1,269 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique Globe Wernicke Bookcase
By Globe Wernicke
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Antique oak Globe Wernicke bookcase in very good condition. This is the most unique version of the Globe Wernicke bookcases. Beautiful details with rich decoration, including drawers...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$4,662 / set
19th Century Country English Fruitwood Library Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Unique 19th century country English library bookcase or cabinet crafted from fruitwood. The tall two-part case has a six shelf bookcase on the top featuring glazed doors. The bookcas...
Category
19th Century Country Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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 Regency Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Turned Standing Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century English standing shelf made from mahogany. It has lovely hand turned finials and shelf supports in a bobbin pattern, and is resting on love...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Sheraton Neo-Classical Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, 1795
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique George III Sheraton inlaid mahogany bookcase secretary, circa 1795.
A diminutive bureau bookcase In two parts, the top having a stepped cornice with twin doors below, the doors having very unusual astragal decoration of neo-classical urns with swags & surmounted with 'Prince of Wales' fleur des lys finials, the doors enclosing three shelves and three short inlaid drawers. The base having an inlaid fall front & oval floral paterae enclosing a fitted interior with six pigeon holes four drawers and a central locking door with shell inlay, the writing surface having a red 'bull's blood' tooled & gilded leather. Below are three inlaid drawers with the original brass handles, the base having a single 'secret' drawer and the bookcase is raised on tall 'French' bracket feet.
This rare and unusual Georgian bookcase secretary...
Category
Late 18th Century Sheraton Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$7,797 Sale Price
34% Off
Edwardian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Title: Edwardian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Item Code: S27-823A
Description:
An elegant Edwardian mahogany bureau bookcase of well-balanced proportions, the upper section fitted with a...
Category
Early 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality figured mahogany glazed bookcase having a quality figured mahogany top above a single drawer above a pair of figured mahogany arched shaped moulded glazed d...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Other
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century George III mahogany open bookcase.
The base with two cupboards, painted internally and containing one shelf each, enclosed by a panelled door each.
Category
Mid-18th Century George III Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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 Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$21,703 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of late 19th Century English Victorian Narrow Oak Bookcases
Located in Glasgow, GB
A narrow pair of golden oak estate bookcase cabinets dating to the last quarter of the 19th century. The tops with a spindle gallery flanked by ball finials above a pair of glazed d...
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
High Hall Bookcase
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A classical mahogany library bookcase in the manner of Gillows. The architectural cornice above a frieze of simple form resting upon four eight pane long doors. The base laid out as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$28,872
19th Century English George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully crafted in the George III style large mahogany wood English breakfront cabinet / bookcase with four doors in the upper part. The...
Category
1820s George III Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$15,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Display Bookcase, English, Walnut, Breakfront Library Cabinet, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique display bookcase, an English walnut breakfront library cabinet dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
A piece of superb Regency craftsmanship, boasting s...
Category
1820s Regency Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Midcentury Etageres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's English rattan and walnut etageres.
Measurements:
Height: 66"
Length: 18"
Width: 14"
Category
1960s Vintage British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$7,800 / set
Early Victorian 19th century flame mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early victorian 19th century flame mahogany breakfront bookcase, circa 1850.
Comprising of 5 sections. Plinth, cupboard, middle section, glazed unit and cornice.
Made front the fin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
English Country House Victorian Pine Larder Cupboard or Bookcase
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful Victorian farmhouse pitch pine larder cupboard with an arrangement of shelves split into two sections.
The shelving cupboard has an inverted moulded trim, complemented w...
Category
19th Century High Victorian Antique British Bookcases
Materials
Pine
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