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Period: 19th Century
French Early 19th Century Fruitwood Empire Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Empire style bibliothèque or display cabinet, handcrafted using solid fruitwood and two glass-front doors accented with brass. The clean, straight lines allow t...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Mahogany Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style bibliothèque or other display cabinet, handcrafted from gorgeously figured mahogany and two glass-front doors outlined with delicate inlay ...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Textile, Glass, Mahogany
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Triple Bookcase, Circa 1890s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Victorian or Renaissance Revival triple bookcase cabinet
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Carved oak, with glass front doors. Cabinets lo...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
beech wabi sabi cabinet, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Primitive cabinet from Transylvania, made of sawn or hewn beech wood, circa 1850. Three shelves inside. This is a cabinet from a very modest house in the highlands. It is a small mir...
Category
Romanian Rustic Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Beech
Antique Pair English Flame Mahogany Library Breakfront Bookcases 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of antique Victorian flame mahogany four door library breakfront bookcases, masterfully crafted in rich solid mahogany, and Circa 1860 in date.
This magnifi...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Wabi Sabi Primitive Bookshelf, 1800s, Scandinavia
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Wabi-sabi primitive bookshelf from Scandinavia, 1800s. Handcrafted with timeworn character and rich patina, celebrating the beauty of age and imperfection.
Category
Norwegian Primitive Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Other
19th Century French Restauration Style Mahogany Bookcase, Vitrine, Bibliotheque
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Restauration style bookcase or vitrine is constructed of solid mahogany and features a bronze plaque at the crown detailed with symmetrical leaves,...
Category
French Restauration Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Rare 19th Century Italian Walnut Pair of Antique Bookcases or Vitrines RESTORED
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are thrilled to present this fantastic pair of antique Italian bookcases dating to the final decades of the 19th century. A stunning pair o...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut 8-Door Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive 19th-century French walnut bookcase in the Louis XVI style, crafted during the Napoleon III period. This monumental bibliothèque is composed of two sections: the upper ...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut
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
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with bronze banding. Its corners feature bronze fluting and the side panels are also...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th c. Mahogany Globe-Wernicke 4 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase c.1890-1899
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A late 19th c. modular 4 stack lawyer's bookcase with brass knobs, brass plated metal straps and glass doors that open and slide in from the top. Original wavy glass in each s...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique French BlackLouis XVI Bookcase or China Cabinet c1800's Nicely Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully Restored Antique French Bookcase or possible China Cabinet from the 1800's. The style seems to blend between Louis XVI with hints of Directoire. The black paint is accent...
Category
French Directoire Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Massive Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A towering, 19th century French Louis Philippe style bibliothèque or bookcase, handcrafted of mahogany with three glass-front doors for displaying treasured books, heirlooms, or trop...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Painted Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century painted pine bibliotheque with original glass-front doors and charming, buttery yellow finish. At less than 13” deep, this antique case piece is a wonderful sol...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style bibliothèque or bookcase, handcrafted of timeless mahogany with two glass-front doors for displaying treasured books, heirlooms, or trophie...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany CORNER Display Shelf BARLEY TWIST Étagère Bookshelf
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Mahogany CORNER Display Shelf BARLEY TWIST Étagère Bookshelf.
Direct from England, a beautiful antique English corner shelf or ét...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Bookcase, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier bookcase featuring two doors with three-quarter glazing. The piece stands on a shaped apron base and is veneered in beautifully figured walnut burl. The escutcheons are m...
Category
Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Walnut Vitrine ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Walnut Vitrine ~ Bookcase is the definition of understated elegance! Crafted during an architecturally austere era, it consists of a broad ...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Herter Brothers Style Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Eastlake Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with ebonized trim, glass front doors, and original har...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality mahogany breakfront bookcase having a quality mahogany astral glazed breakfront top with four doors opening to reveal 9 adjustable shelves above a quality m...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Other
Large English 19thC Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
Large English 19thC Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Cabinet
sku 2059
Together W169 x D36 x H217
Top internal shelf depth 30cm
Bottom internal shelf depth 29cm
Weight 115kg
Shipp...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
sku 2051D
Price is each
W135.5 x D34.5 x H229
Internal shelf depth 28.5cm
Weight 86k
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine
19th Century German Biedermeier Bookcase with Columns, Walnut, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier bookcase with full columns
Southern Germany (Baden)
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1825
Dimensions: H x W x D: 213 x 117 x 48 cm
Description:
Antique display cabine...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Herter Brothers Style Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Eastlake Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with burled walnut panels, glass front doors, and original ...
Category
American Eastlake Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Monumental English 19thC Carved Oak Breakfront Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
sku 2056
Magnificent Monumental English 19thC Carved Oak Breakfront Glazed Bookcase
Provenence Rev Key - St Pauls Vicarage England
Together W489 x D47 x H227 cm
Base W483...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian Sheraton Revival top quality flame mahogany and marquetry inlaid bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich solid mahogany and attributed to the reno...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 10ft Regency Flame Mahogany Four Door Breakfront Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb late Regency flame mahogany breakfront bookcase, Circa 1830 in date.
The decorative ball mounted cornice sits beautifully above a pair of lancet astragal glazed doors, flan...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Herter Brothers Style Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Glass Front Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved solid walnut, with glass front doors. Shelves are adjustable.
Measures: 49....
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Price is each
sku 2051E
W104 x D35 x H229
Internal shelf depth 27.5cm
Weight 73kg
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Art Nouveau Carved Oak Secretary Bookcase Bibliotheque 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique Art Nouveau carved oak combination bookcase secretary/desk, 1890.
The two part bookcase secretary with a stepped crown to the top section with three glazed doo...
Category
English Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Other
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Price is each
sku 2051C
W104 x D34.5 x H229
Internal shelf depth 27.5cm
Weight 73kg
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century Black Painted Bookcase Pine Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Black painted pine bookcase with crown molding and single long lower drawer.
Restored, later professionally painted in black (note crackle finish) and lightly distressed to fit the ...
Category
Hungarian Country Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
19th Century Italian Pinewood Bookcase - Large Antique Library Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large antique Italian library cabinet made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. This stunning bookcase library from Tuscany has a grey antique patina with light grey painte...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A statement French bibliotheque in the Louis XVI Style made of richly toned mahogany and brass details. This case piece is topped with a demilune pediment and 4 decorative finials. T...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Large carved oak bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century oak bookcase with a flared cornice over three large bays of adjustable shelves. To the base section fitted with one long and two short drawers fitted with brass handles....
Category
British Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Bookcase Round Corner Display Case Shanxi. Wonderful Round Corner Bookcase, Display case, Scholars Shelf. This case features an open façade having four large spacious ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Elm
$5,800
19th Century Walnut Bibus or Book Case with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This 19th century furniture piece is a charming Bibus, an open bookcase or étagère, with an elegant and understated design. Crafted from warm-toned walnut (noyer), it features refine...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Ebonized Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome Empire style open book shelf has a recent ebonized finish. This antique has the rounded column fronts of the empire style raised on paw feet. The interior is fitted wit...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
R. J. Horner Style American Empire Carved Oak Glass Front Triple Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique American Empire or late Victorian triple bookcase cabinet
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890
Beautiful carved oak, with glass front doors, and o...
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Pair English Ebonised Oak Glazed Bookcases
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Pair English Ebonised Oak Glazed Bookcases
Price is each
sku 2055
W106 x D36 x H189 cm
Internal shelf depth 28 cm
Weight 86Kg
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Pair, 19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Bookcases Display Cabinets
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of tall Gustavian style white painted pine bookcases standing just under 8' tall.
Dentil molding along crown and traditional fluted carving along cabinet door panels. Two interi...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
19th Century Black Painted Pine Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Black painted pine bookcase with carved arched bonnet or crown and two glass doors.
Restored and ready for use. Later professionally painted in black which is lightly distressed to f...
Category
Hungarian Country Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
English Oak Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good quality 19th century English oak library bookcase. 1870.
Adjustable shelving on top and bottom.
Upper shelf depth: 6.5-inches
Base shelf depth: 1...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century 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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Other
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Glass Front Bookcase, Circa 1880s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Victorian lighted bookcase cabinet
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with glass front doors and brass hardware. Interior light is tested and working.
Measures: 4...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique American Victorian Cherry Wood Etagere or Bookshelf
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Victorian or American Colonial style cherry wood five shelf etagere or bookshelf with carved finial details
USA, circa late 19th century
Measures: 31.75"W x 10"D x 5...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
$1,275 Sale Price
24% Off
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Price is each
sku 2051A
W104 x D34 x H227
Internal shelf depth 27.5cm
Weight 73kg
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Globe Wernicke Oak Bookcase Of 5 Elements With A Advanced Lower Part
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant Globe Wernicke London oak bookcase from the late 19th century - early 20th century from England which has 5 elements with a advanced lower part
Very large element at the bot...
Category
British Edwardian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
Period George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase. Beautiful Georgian Fenestration. Base Cabinet Opens to Reveal a Satinwood Writing Interior. Original Linen Slides Underneath. Nice ...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Painted Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English painted pine bookcase with adjustable shelves. 1890.
Internal upper shelf depth: 10-inches
Internal reference: H
Code: 9030
Dimensions:
W: 53.5" (135...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine
$3,753
Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Oak Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Oak Glazed Bookcase
sku 2068
Together W252 x D38.5 x H254 cm
Base W244 x D38.5 x H101 cm
Base internal shelf 32 cm
Top W252 x D33 x H153...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Willy Guhl 46 Piece Modular Concrete Cube Bookcase, 1978 Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Stunning monumental 46 piece concrete bookcase by Willy Guhl. Made up of 2 different sized hand-made concrete cubes.36 big size and 10 small size, Completely modular and able to be ...
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Concrete
Antique rustic wooden hutch with iron hardware, late 19th century
Located in View Park, CA
A striking antique rustic wood - probably pine - hutch with iron hardware, late 19th century. In this piece we see American craftsman sensibilities, as well as echoes of the Mission ...
Category
North American American Craftsman Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Iron
19th century Early Victorian Mahogany columned library book case
Located in Malton, GB
This is a lovely quality and elegant 19th century early Victorian mahogany library book case. The columned design with the brass details is very smart and will work well in a huge nu...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Painted Narrow Display Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Round Top, TX
This narrow Swedish display cabinet may also be used as a bookcase. Fluted panel doors and decorative carving along the crown add to the Gusta...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
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