20th Century Bookcases

A gorgeous antique four-stack barrister bookcase By Macey USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 34" W x 11.5" D x 64.13" H. Good original vintage condition.

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare, now discontinued, Thomas Chippendale Library bookcase which is an exact authorised copy of one from Princess’s Diana’s family home, the Althorp Estate, it was part of the Living History collection, made by Theodore Alexander and retailed through Brights of Nettlebed The Althorp estate is widely considered one of, if not the finest English country home left standing. You can see clips of the tours online, the place is an absolute marvel of English history. The estate is owned, and has been by the Spencer family’s for over 500 years, I’ll include the history below. The estate is currently in the stewardship of the Earl of Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother The bookcase itself is very fine, in flamed mahogany with a very regal oxblood velour lining. The handles inside the top section are leopard’s heads, you have two hidden drawers to the top, the right one has the Althorp family crest inside. The piece also has a removable coat of arms, armorial crest to the middle top Condition wise this piece is exquisite, there is very little in terms of wear or use, it has been cherished since new and is a very fine piece indeed Dimensions Height:- 202cm Width:- 81.5cm Depth:- 41cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point Althorp History  Althorp (popularly pronounced /'??l???rp/ AWL-thorp) is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about 13,000 acres (5,300 ha). By road it is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the county town of Northampton and about 75 miles (121 km) northwest of central London, situated between the villages of Great Brington and Harlestone. It has been held by the prominent aristocratic Spencer family for more than 500 years, and has been owned by Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer since 1992. It was also the home of Lady Diana Spencer (later Princess of Wales) from her parents' divorce until her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales. Althorp is mentioned as a small hamlet in the Domesday Book as "Olletorp", and by 1377 it had become a village with a population of more than fifty people. By 1505 there were no longer any tenants living there, and in 1508, John Spencer purchased Althorp estate with the funds generated from his family's sheep-rearing business. Althorp became one of the prominent stately homes in England. The palace dates to 1688, replacing an earlier house that was once visited by Charles I. The Spencer family amassed an extensive art collection and other valuable household items. During the 18th century, the house became a major cultural hub in England, and parties were regularly held, attracting many prominent members of Great Britain's ruling class. George John, 2nd Earl Spencer, who owned Althorp between 1783 and his death in 1834, developed one of the largest private libraries in Europe at the palace, which grew to over 100,000 books by the 1830s. After falling on hard times, John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, known as the Red Earl, in 1892 sold much of the collection to Enriqueta Rylands, who was building the University of Manchester Library. Many of Althorp's furnishings were sold off during the twentieth century, and between 1975 and 1992 alone approximately 20% of the contents were auctioned. The house at Althorp was a "classically beautiful" red brick Tudor building, but its appearance was radically altered, starting in 1788, when the architect Henry Holland was commissioned to make extensive changes. Mathematical tiles were added to the exterior, encasing the brick, and four Corinthian pilasters were added to the front. The grand hall entrance to the house, Wootton Hall, was cited by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as "the noblest Georgian room in the county". The Great Dining Room in the east wing extension of the house was added in 1877 to designs by John Macvicar Anderson, its walls hung with faded, red damask silk. Numerous fireplaces and furnishings were brought to Althorp from Spencer House in London during the Blitz for safekeeping and still remain. The Picture Gallery stretches for 115 feet (35 m) on the first floor of the west wing, and is one of the best remaining examples of the original Tudor oak woodwork and ambiance in the mansion. It has an extensive collection of portraits, including Anthony van Dyck's War and Peace, a John de Critz...

This is an elegant vintage Biedermeier Revival satin birch collectors bookcase purchased at great expense from Harrods, circa 1980 in date. The top features four glazed bevelled doors, each opens to reveal three adjustable glass shelves. The cabinet is well illuminated with four down lights. The base has four panelled doors opening to cupboards, one fitted with a central shelf and the other with two internal drawers. There is no mistaking its superb quality and very grand design, which is certain to make it a talking point in your home and stand proud in whichever room you choose to display it. Condition: In excellent condition having been cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 207 x Width 191 x Depth 41 Dimensions in inches: Height 6 foot, 9 inches x Width 6 foot, 3 inches x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches Harrods founder Charles Henry Harrod first established his business in 1824, aged 25. The business was located south of the River Thames in Southwark. The premises were located at 228 Borough High Street. He ran this business, variously listed as a draper, mercer and a haberdasher, certainly until 1831. During 1825 the business was listed as 'Harrod and Wicking, Linen Drapers, Retail', but this partnership was dissolved at the end of that year. His first grocery business appears to be as ‘Harrod & Co.Grocers’ at 163 Upper Whitecross Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.1., in 1832. In 1834 in London's East End, he established a wholesale grocery in Stepney, at 4, Cable Street, with a special interest in tea. In 1849, to escape the vice of the inner city and to capitalise on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby Hyde Park, Harrod took over a small shop in the district of Brompton, on the site of the current store. Beginning in a single room employing two assistants and a messenger boy, Harrod's son Charles Digby Harrod built the business into a thriving retail operation selling medicines, perfumes, stationery, fruit and vegetables. Harrods rapidly expanded, acquired the adjoining buildings, and employed one hundred people by 1880. However, the store's booming fortunes were reversed in early December 1883, when it burnt to the ground. Remarkably, in view of this calamity, Charles Harrod fulfilled all of his commitments to his customers to make Christmas deliveries that year—and made a record profit in the process. In short order, a new building was built on the same site, and soon Harrods extended credit for the first time to its best customers, among them Oscar Wilde,Lillie Langtry, Ellen Terry, Charlie Chaplin, Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence...

This very unique modular 5 Piece Mid Century wall unit set has it ALL, and leaves plenty of room for multiple configuration possibilities! Creatively hold and display all of your vin...

An antique /arts and Crafts bookcase in the manner of Gunn offers paneled mahogany construction with three stacks each having pull-out glass doors, raised on ogee base, and with /GRM...

EBONIZED OAK BOOKCASE BY JOHANNES SORTH FOR NEXO MØBELFABRIK Unmarked, a known design serial marked to the reverse "No. 332 59" and dated 26 Nov...

EBONIZED OAK BOOKCASE BY JOHANNES SORTH FOR NEXO MØBELFABRIK Unmarked, a known design serial marked "No. 332 95" Item # 304GUY27P-1 A sleek an...

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We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 2 very rare hand made in by Kennedy Furniture and retailed through Harrods London solid mahogany Bookcase TV media stands with faux book front...

An antique Arts and Crafts bookcase by Danner offers quarter sawn oak construction with two stacks, each having sliding glass doors op...

Our shop elevated (literally) this Incredibly versatile Heywood Wakefield display hutch bar with a sleek set of 12" metal hairpin legs. Instead of using only screws, we opted to inst...

A Mid-Century Modern veneered bookcase with spacious interior. Sliding glass doors with metal handles. The base part has two tambour sliding doors, with two extra drawers. The design...

Cabinet with hinged doors in smoked glass and exotic wood veneer, chromed aluminium band.

Large open bookcase the moulded cornice above large adjustable shelved interior flanked by circular columns with brass capitals, All raised up on plinth base. The bookcase will disas...

Incredible Hollywood Regency bookcase or etagere in gilt brass with four crystal glass shelves. This fantastic piece was designed and signed by Renato Zevi during ??the 1970s in Ital...

A rare Memphis design bookcase cabinet from the "Donau" series designed in 1986 by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for the Austrian furniture maker...

This rare living room suite comprises three individual pieces and is a super example of early European modernist furniture. Typical of the period, the suite has a Minimalist appearan...

Wooden secretary. The roll top opens by pulling on the leather inlaid writing surface, underneath it are small drawers. This secretary has 10 drawers in the front, several drawers behind the roll top and in the back there are two glass shelves. The legs are made of solid wood and are connected by aluminum strips. On the top there is a glass shelf on which you can put objects while using the rolling...

A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved walnut, with original brass har...

An architectural design four shelves étagère made from fine walnut, brass and glass. Produced in Italy, circa 1950s.

Antic Wooden And Glass Bookcase Storage And Vitrine Cabinet composed of 2 parts: Up one with storage spaces, 4 graphic glass panel doors with sculpted finishes and almond green la...

Antique Corner Bookcase or Bookshelf US Import Dimensions. 14 W ; 10 1/2 D ; 30 H.

Modern standing etagere made of laminated bentwood planks and metal supports. Please confirm location NY or NJ.

Bookcase unit with sliding glass doors and storage compartment with sliding doors in oak veneered wood.

Once graced the showroom of a Madison Avenue millinery shop, this midcentury neoclassical wood shelf cupboard would work well for books, displaying collections, use for an organizer ...

Vintage 1960s sideboard with shelving and pull-out top. Swedish modern antique teak cabinet. The lower part is a small sideboard equipped w...

Bookcase with concealed bar compartment, storage elements with sliding doors, visible drawers and open shelves made of solid wood and veneer, teak with polyester finish, wrought iron...

Waring & Gillows attributed a good quality Arts & Crafts oak bookcase with flaring cornice, ebony and fruitwood inlay to the top and the centre, with glazed and leaded doors...

This high quality display cabinet, by architect Fabrizio Smania for Studio Smania Interni from the “Serie Mitzar” line is made of veneered bird’s-eye briar wood, on the late 1970s early 1980s. In a striking golden yellow/lime hue, the tall cabinet houses four glass shelves, and is anchored by a two-door cabinet with generous storage space at the bottom. With Memphis Milano movement references. This is an extremely rare piece as they only did a very small production of these tall cabinets and this finish. The two doors have brass handles, and the glass shelves are fully adjustable - perfect for whatever shaped ornaments or trinkets you may have, big or small. Also available is a round dining table and a set of four Vienna straw rattan dining chairs in a similar finish and style - don’t hesitate to enquire if you would like to complete the set. These pieces usually wrongly attributed to these designers Fratelli Turri, Fratelli Orsenigo...

A mid-20thC Italian bookcase in a beautifully curved beechwood frame. This piece can also be used as a room divider. A very stylish and versatile piece of modernist design. CONDIT...

Beautiful and extremely rare modulair shelf system designed by Harald Lundqvist for Lizzy Element Möbel Sweden from the 1950's. The three shelfs are adjustable in hight. The cabinet ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Bevan Funnell dwarf open library bookcase in flamed mahogany with twin drawers ...

Late 20th century 5 shelves open bookcase by Kimball Furniture. Circa 1990s. This robust open bookcase features a clean line design with rounded top edges, four adjustable wood shelves with metal brackets, a beautiful dark cherry wood...

This impressively-scaled book cabinet was made from solid Teak wood and dates to the 1940's. During the late British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco...

A gorgeous Milo Baughman style lighted display cabinet or bookcase with glass front doors By Henredon, "Scene Two" Collection USA, 1980s Burled olive wood, with ash case and...

Very rare vintage Bielecky Brothers rattan arch top etagere. Each shelf floats on the arch folding frame and could also be used as a room divi...

Swedish Modern Bookcase Hutch Credenza With Storage Cabinet, designed by Carl Malmsten. Upper piece has three shelves and hutch. Lower piece ha...

Modern four shelf standing bookcase, made of bentwood panels of laminate oak. Metal supports connect the shelves for a sturdy unit. Please confirm location NY or NJ.

Small Art Deco walnut cabinet. Well-preserved original condition. Source: Czechia Period: 1930-1939 Material: Walnut, Glass The left p...

For your consideration is this fabulously glamourous Art Deco glazed bookcase with a peach mirrored top. Dating to the 1930's and English made, this bookcase has beautiful blonde syc...

A great large two-piece country store cabinet with upper bookcase with nine adjustable shelves (with two additional in separate photo), over a lo...

1930s Art Deco Bookcase, in the manner of Gilbert Rohde, American, circa 1930s. This came from the same estate as the Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller desk...

Oak bookcase by Borge Mogensen for Karl Anderson & Soner. This oak bookcase was created in 1955 as part of the Oresund series by Karl Anderson & Soner in collaboration with Borge Mog...

Rustic Bookcase, Etagere, Shelf. Wonderful Rustic Bookcase Shelfing piece having three shelf platforms with doweled back rail. Interesting piece with strong rustic patina. Sturdy for use, having an old repair pictured to the top back rail. A warm worn soft red cinnabar patina remains to the wood. Hand forged iron braces wrap the corners offering additional support while being a nice detail. In good rustic condition. Showing its age, fading, chips, nicks, dings, repairs, wear. Looking for a primitive rustic aesthetic this piece has it. Will work well as bookcase, Etagere, Shelving storage, Pantry, and or showcasing a collection of smaller items. From India 1930's

Office furniture by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis, circa 1960.  

Pair of vintage chrome étagères or bookshelves with faux marble shelves. There is visible scratching to the tops and some of the shelves. All over signs of wear are present, consiste...

This is a lovely, decorative Italian secretary, painted overall with floral sprays against a pale yellow ground with light blue demarcations. The dom...

A rare post-modern bookcase/Cabinet designed by Martine Bedin and edited in the 80s by Memphis Milano. Laminate, wood and metal. Secret shelves and drawers. Excellent condition.

A beautiful and stately Louis XVI style gessoed and polychromed bookcase made with 18th century architectural fragments.

An unusual and ingenious, mid-century modern retro, portable, folding table top bookcase or display shelf. Slatted supports with three shelves folding flat. Light and easy to carry. Versatile folding mechanism for display, books or bathroom shelves...

Classical elegance, Mid-Century Modern brass & glass bookcase or display piece evoking Art Deco designs Versatile can be used as one large bookcase or two small bookcases If used as a single piece the top and bottom shelves bridges both bookcases Two shelves on each bookcase American Collection : bearing label New York antique...

A Mid-Century Modern combination teak bookcase shelves and cabinet at the lower third. Offset brass knobs on the front doors of the cabinet portion. Carved detail at the top crest. C...

Exceptional Wide Bookcase of 413 cm wide and only 229 cm high, high quality bleached Oak Wood, from a Notary Cabinet in the north Of France, made ...

Pair of wall-mounted units in solid teak. Designed by Mogens Koch for Rud. Rasmussen cabinetmakers in 1933. Made in Denmark. Great original condition.

A refined etagere of rectilinear form in mahogany and brass having a lower cabinet with folding doors resting square brass legs, supporting an upper cabinet with doors, glass shelves...

We are delighted to offer for sale this Vintage Flamed Hardwood Dwarf Bookcase. A well-made and solid cabinet with Georgian-style handles and a beauti...

This vintage mid century Danish modern tall and slim rosewood bookcase was designed by Carlo Jensen for Hundevad & Co. and was made in Denmark circa 1960. The minimalist Scandinavian modern design features clean, geometric lines and the cabinet is impeccably crafted from rosewood with gorgeous natural wood grain. The two-piece cabinet has an upper step-back hutch with three horizontal adjustable and removable shelves, four vertical cubby dividers and one fixed lower shelf. The vertical dividers are adjustable and removable and all three upper shelves are adjustable and removable allowing for interchangeable configurations. The lower cabinet has one door with two adjustable and removable interior shelves. The lower door is lockable with original working key. This versatile cabinet is perfect for home or office; use as bookcase, display cabinet, bar cabinet, open china cabinet...

We are delighted to offer this pair of walnut bookcases, made in England and features open shelving with one drawer and shelf, which are adjus...