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Period: Early 19th Century
Antique Georgian Sheraton Marquetry Mahogany Bureau Bookcase Butler's Secretary
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Georgian Sheraton period inlaid mahogany bureau bookcase/butler's secretary, circa 1810.
This bureau bookcase is of the very highest quality and is of diminutive ...
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English Sheraton Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany inlaid bureau bookcase having an outstanding quality carved cornice above a pair of mahogany inlaid satinwood astral glazed doors open...
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English George III Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Other
Exceptional Mahogany Bureau Bookcase from Baltimore Maryland, circa 1830
By Circle of John Needles
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany bureau bookcase from Baltimore, Maryland of exceptional quality. Design is most like examples from shop of John Needles while tapering columnar supports and finely carved el...
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American American Classical Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Painted Bookcase with Gold Leaf Carvings
Located in Vo', Veneto
Exceptional bookcase painted in blue and red with gold leaf carvings.
Two large side pillars, with richly carved scrolls, lacquered and gilded wi...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Fir
Oak Library Book Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
Antique Regency oak library book stand with two small drawer spaces. Drawers are missing. Scalloped edges on top right and left and two lower shelf display...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble Top Vitrine / Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French Louis XVI style Mahogany with brass mounted marble top vitrine / bookcase. This was designed to display your most prized possessions or one of a kind collec...
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French Louis XVI Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Charles X Bookcase in Cherry Wood w/ Original Glass Door Panels, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful French Charles X bookcase in cherry, circa 1820 with original glass panels and key. Original French polish finish. Makes a great bookcase or display cabinet!
Measur...
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French Charles X Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mercury Glass, Cherry
English Regency Mahogany Bookcase or Sideboard in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J041 Finest quality English Regency inverted breakfront bookcase or sideboard, having flamed mahogany top with outstanding grain, two display platforms to each end and beaded edge ab...
Category
English Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Style Two Door Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century walnut wood Victorian style painted interior two door bookcase / cabinet with bottom front drawer. The bookcase is in good condition. The right door is bowed and n...
Category
Victorian Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Paint
19th Century French Pair of Antique Provincial Sprucewood Bookcases, Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of French Provincial black bookcases or library cabinets made of hand crafted painted Sprucewood, in good condition. The upper part is composed with two glass display...
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French French Provincial Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal
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
English George III Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Regency Flame Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A distinctive Regency inlaid flame mahogany secretaire bookcase, c.1815, the glazed doors enclosing interior with adjustable shelving, the secretaire opening to reveal an arrangement...
Category
British Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
A Regency Mahogany Astral Glazed Secretaire - Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A Regency mahogany secretaire bookcase - circa 1820. Displaying a fall
writing desk, enclosing a fitted interior. Raised on shaped splay bracket feet.
Height - 236cm
Width - ...
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British Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' a...
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French Empire Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Irish Flame Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and fine early 19th Century Irish flame mahogany four door bookcase, of exceptional quality, stunningly hand carved with beautifully rich patination and grain. The shape...
Category
Irish Georgian Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Biedermeier Austrian Country Secretary Bookcase Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Austrian Country secretary bookcase desk
Additional information:
Materials: Fruitwood
Color: Sienna
Peri...
Category
Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Fruitwood
English Mahogany Glass Front & Oval Inlaid Breakfront, circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany breakfront with carved dental molding cornice, four upper case glass doors with arched serpentine mullions, adjustable interior shelving, flanking lower case oval in...
Category
English George III Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Elegant Regency Mahogany and Satinwood Secretaire Bookcase c. 1820
Located in Heathfield, GB
A most impressive and fine quality secretaire bookcase with satinwood and ebony inlays to the well figured mahogany. Tall and elegant, no detail or cost has been spared in its cons...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Bookcase With Secretary Circa 1820
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb English mahogany bookcase from the first part of the 19th century with a secretary circa 1820
Very beautiful English work in mahogany which stands out for its very good quali...
Category
British Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish 19th century flame mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1820.
Stunning bookcase of grand proportions veneered in golden flame mahogany. Bookcase comprises o...
Category
Swedish Empire Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
American Regency Mahogany Hinged Bookcase w/ Orig. Glass on Bracket Feet C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American Regency mahogany bookcase with a carved molded edge cornice, upper flanking hinged doors with original glass revealing three interior adjustable shelves, original locks with...
Category
American Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Austrian Biedermeier Cupboard/Bar Cabinet in Cherrywood with Vitrine, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
An Austrian Biedermeier cupboard in cherrywood with carved, open fretwork gallery, with ebonized details above crown molding. Arched Gothic style tracery work on interior of glass do...
Category
Austrian Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th Century French Louis XVI style marble top bibliotheque, or bookcase. Made of solid and veneer of mahogany on oak. Original blown glass paned doors with decorative brass...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
Fine quality early 19th century flame mahogany bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine example of a Regency period bookcase circa 1820.
Very much in the manor of thomas hope. Matching flame mahogany veneers from top to bottom. Comprising of 3 sections, lower ca...
Category
Swedish Empire Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Painted Antique Renaissance Style French Bibliotheque Deux Corps
Located in Dallas, TX
This fabulous parcel paint bibliotheque or buffet a deux corps from Southwest France was created in the 19th Century, largely with 17th Century elements. The large variety motifs whi...
Category
French Renaissance Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
19th Century German Biedermeier Pair of Mahogany Bookcase, Library Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Northern German early Biedermeier bookcases made of shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany in good condition. The top part of the tall library...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Wire
Early 19th Century Edwardian Inlaid / Painted Satinwood Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship mahogany bookcase / china cabinet in the Edwardian style with a flat top molded cornice above four cross-banded glazed doors. Each features a centered hand pa...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Monumental Early 19th Century Irish William IV Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Large 19th Century Irish William IV mahogany bookcase. Stunning pierced lattice work, cresting above four geometric glazed doors, with shelved interior over four fielded cupboard d...
Category
Irish Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
French Restauration Period 1820s Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Restauration period walnut breakfront bookcase from the early 19th century, with glass doors and fluted accents. Created in France during the first quarter of the 19th centu...
Category
French Restauration Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Regency breakfront side cabinet attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Regency breakfront side cabinet attributed to Gillows of Lancaster in well figured rosewood veneer. The cabinet displays several typical Gillows design features including the ...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Very large antique oak Globe Wernicke bookcase wall
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Very large antique oak Globe Wernicke bookcase wall. The cabinet consists of 30 stackable parts. Beautiful impressive wall. This allows you to create a library in any desired room. W...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Early 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1820-30’s
Early 19thC English mahogany school library glazed bookcase
Excellent quality and patination with original hardware
Adjustable shelves
(3 parts)
One gl...
Category
British Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency bookcase with lattice brass ends
Located in Reepham, GB
A small Regency bookcase, beautifully crafted with lattice brass on either end. The bookcase is stood on a pair of rather decoratively carved lion pa...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Large Top Quality William 4th Open Library Waterfall Bookcase
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb quality William 4th rosewood open waterfall library bookcase, three fixed shelves and two adjustable deep shelves, scrolled supports to the top, splits into three for moving...
Category
English William IV Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Huge French Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Huge early 19th century French library bookcase from a large chateau in Brittany. Wonderful architectural details and original paint finish. Dismantles ...
Category
French Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Poplar
Early 19th Century Regency Period 4-door Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine early 19th-century, Regency period four-door breakfront mahogany library bookcase. It features a moulded cornice above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves....
Category
British Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Open Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with bronze gallery over two adjustable shelves. The whole flanked by fluted columns with carved acanthus.. Plinth base. Ex Stair And Co. NY. Sold for 34,000 in 2000.
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Circa 1800 Carved Oak and Wire Paneled Double Bibliothèque from Southwest France
Located in Dallas, TX
An unusual double bibliothèque from southwest France, this impressive bookcase was hand-carved from oak, circa 1800. Several layers of molding adorn the crown, including a deep cavet...
Category
French Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wire
Early 19th Century French Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
A Large Scale 19th Century French Painted Glazed Bibliothèque Cabinet - Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An exceptional large scale early 19th century French glazed Bibliothèque cabinet.
Demonstrating original paint, which has worn wonderfully over the years creating a lovely warm patin...
Category
French Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine, Paint
Georgian Bureau Bookcase Period Mahogany Antique 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase.
Circa 1800
The Base Having an Arrangement of 2 Over 3 Oak Lined Drawers With Brass Swan Neck handles.
The Fall Opens to Reveal a Leather Writing Su...
Category
Georgian Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
George IV Yew-wood Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A George IV yew-wood veneered and crossbanded secretaire bookcase.
The upper part with a moulded cornice, fitted with adjustable shelves enclosed by a pair of Gothic pointed arch gla...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Yew
Antique George III Mahogany Blind Door Bookcase on Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III mahogany blind door bookcase on chest. The top section with a dentil cornice and a crossbanded frieze, two fantastic mahogany pa...
Category
English George III Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Regency Mahogany Lawyers Bookcase Wall Cabinet Biotech, 1811-1819
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th Century Regency Mahogany Lawyers Bookcase Wall Cabinet Biotech, 1811-1819 . Rare early 19th century Regency graduated lawyer’s bookcase cabinet . Tapered scale 13" depth to 17" at the base, which gives it a lot of charm and takes away the heavy look of some other bookcases.
All the original hardware still intact in lions head knobs with a ring This antique library bookcase has the original glass with one cracked that we never replace . Each shelf opens upward. 4 Regular size and the shelf on top of the Two lower drawers is for larger items to be exhibited and stored away.
Perfect for a library, lawyers office...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Wood
George III Mahogany Astral Glazed Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An early 19th century astral glazed bureau bookcase of large proportions. Displaying a pair of astral glazed doors. The base houses four long drawers, on...
Category
British George III Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Lyre Form Book Stand or Display, C. 1815 - 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a fine Regency period double bookstand, crafted in England circa 1815–1830. Constructed in solid mahogany, the bookstand exemplifies the restrained elegance and refined craft...
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English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
A Very Fine Regency Library Bookcase C1820s
Located in London, GB
A Beautiful Mahogany Regency Library Bookcase
This bookcase is of Pure Quality with Concaved Sides and Brass Beading along the Frames
Dates C1820
Category
European Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large Late Regency Six Door Mahogany Bookcase Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and impressive late Regency six door mahogany bookcase attributed to Gillows, the upper section with a triple breakfront cornice above glazed doors with brass diamond trellis grilles, each enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with panelled cupboards decorated with book-matched flame veneers between turned columns with palmette terminals. English, circa 1815.
Footnote. A double Breakfront Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, c.1820
The bookcase of large form but of elegant proportions, having a pleasing low waist, always desirable on case furniture of this sort, brass grilles, a plinth base veneered in the finest mahogany and intriguing inlaid quatrefoil shaped escutcheons to the central doors.
Designed in the early 19th century “Roman” fashion, this bookcase is one of a small group of such pieces that have been linked in the past to designs provided by the Wyatt family of architects (see for example a bookcase of remarkably similar form offered by Christie’s in London on the 16th of December 2010 with an estimate of £40-£60,000). Although any link with Wyatt must remain purely speculative, the attribution of this bookcase to the firm of Gillows of Lancaster can be made with a much higher degree of confidence. This attribution is based partly on a fine suite of similar library bookcases supplied to Tatton Park and discussed in detail by Dr. Susan Stuart in Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, page 375-377, plates 443 & 444. Of even greater interest is a design for a complete...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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
American Neoclassical Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Bookcase in Walnut
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 19th century French provincial biblioteque in walnut, with upper case with adjustable shelves and wire-grill doors over a lower pair of paneled cabinet doors, circa 1810.
Category
French Empire Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Bookcase, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier bookcase with two doors with three-quarter glazing and a flat profiled cornice. The cabinet stands on square feet and is veneered in mahogany. The interior is fitted with...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late Regency Rosewood Breakfront Open Bookcase, Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood breakfront open bookcase, attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with three adjustable shelves, with tooled leather dust fringes, divided by four fluted p...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
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
French Directoire Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Country French Bookcase ~ China Buffet from Normandie
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th Century Country French Bookcase ~ China Buffet from Normandie is a timeless example of the amazing talents of provincial artisans that created their own regional looks ove...
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French French Provincial Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
George IV Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over three glazed doors enclosing shelves. Wood knobs. Locks and keys. Gadrooned plinth base.
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Painted Bookcase
Located in Wiscasset, ME
An early American painted bookcase of nice shallow dimension. From either New York or New England, of step back-form with a molded cornice over double glazed doors, over double cabi...
Category
American Colonial Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Pinewood Book Shelf - Antique Cupboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique shelf cupboard in patinated Pinewood with top and lateral molding, in good condition. This early 19th Century furniture is perfect to display ...
Category
French Empire Antique Early 19th Century 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
French Empire Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
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