Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Bookcase

A very handsome early 19th century Credenza from the Genoa region of Italy. Beautifully constructed from walnut with 3 drawers over double doors, interior shelving raised on bracket...

A delightful pair of mid-19th century buffets from the Genoa region of Italy. Wonderfully constructed from painted wood with a single door raised on bun feet.

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...

A very lovely pair of late 19th century Credenza - Buffet from the Veneto region of Italy. Wonderfully constructed from painted wood with a sculpted apron over 2 doors and sculpted a...

A very beautiful 19th century Credenza from the Lombardy region of Italy. Soundly constructed from painted wood with 4 doors, shelving resting on a plinth base. A great storage piece...

A wonderful pair of Deux Corps Bibliotheques from the Provence region of France. Soundly constructed from painted pine with each having 4 doors and interior shelving. Wonderful pai...

A fine French Empire period bibliotheque handcrafted from select French walnut by skilled artisans from Lyon during the First Empire of Napoleon, circa early 1800s. The upper bookcas...

A pair of late 19th century French walnut bookcases. 2 glazed doors above a drawer and 2-panel doors with ebonized detail.

A lovely quality early 19th Century mahogany bureau bookcase with later (Edwardian) cornice, the highly decorative carved pierced fret swan neck pediment with a central box column...

Period Regency mahogany secretary bookcase. Carved neoclassical elements. Pediment with carving and carved hairy pay feet. Drop down interior to reveal original compartments in satin...

An Exceptional Quality Early 19th Century French Mahogany Bookcase with the Finest Possible Veneers and Wonderful Carving Throughout. This superb bookcase features the best quality mahogany veneers laid on to an oak carcase with solid mahogany doors, all expensive features that were only employed by the best workshops when money was no object. The shaped cornice and the panelled lower doors suggest a gothic inspiration but this is handled with real delicacy which was often not the case with later 19th century gothic revivalism which could be overbearing and overpowering to the eye. Designed for the display of fine books, porcelain or objects, the top section of the bookcase is largely plain, allowing the fine veneers to shine in conjunction with small carvings on the pilasters and a number of finely executed mouldings. The lower section is where the decorative scheme becomes more pronounced, small acanthus carvings on the pilasters framing the spectacular panelled doors which are executed in particularly high relief. Even here where the decoration is more prominent, the grain of the mahogany catches the eye first as it is so beautifully figured and of excellent colour. The pilasters on this lower section are carved so as to simulate partially octagonal columns of obvious gothic inspiration and there are pull out reading and writing slides concealed in the frieze between the upper and lower sections. The doors in the base section open to reveal simple cupboards...

Pair of unusual bookcases with a strong visual impact. The elegant swan necks decorating the glazed fronts complementing the Stark eagle heads on eit...