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Period: Late 18th Century
Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an important antique Dutch walnut and marquetry bureau bookcase, circa 1780 in date.
It has been made from the finest burr walnut w...
Category
Dutch Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Small Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Quality George III Period Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase, Of Unusual Small Proportions, Having Four Elegant Astragal Glazed Doors To Top Enclosing Adjustable Shelves, ...
Category
English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Fine English Georgian Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Bridgeport, CT
1780's. Exquisite later Georgian breakfront with Chinese Chippendale floral carved details in the mullions. The clean classical lines with carved cornice over an alternating fluted a...
Category
English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Italian Walnut 18th Century Library Bookcase Panneling
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A good late 18th century Italian neoclassical library room panneling. This room consists of one central bookcase with a tympan centerpiece. At both sides angle cabinets...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Antique English George III Slant-Front Secretary w/ Bookcase in Cuban Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban mahogany. The bonnet features a swan neck, broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes an...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Secretary With Mirrored Bookcase. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany secretary with mirrored bookcase. Secretary has a upper case broken pediment top with dental molding, original mirrored doors, c...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Chippendale Mahogany Inlaid Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase, C.1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany fall front secretary with carved molded edge finial cornice, flanking upper case hinged glass doors revealing adjustable interior shelves, period brasses, interior locks with keys, fitted interior burl walnut desk, satinwood string inlays, flanking lower case book matched...
Category
English Chippendale Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely proportioned with broken arch carved pediment terminating with flower heads over a fluted frieze over a pair of doors flanked by a pair of doors all with honeycomb mullions en...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Country Louis XIV Open Whitewashed Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Country Louis XIV Open Whitewashed Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is a stunning example of the rural artisans mastery of cabinetmaking! Crafted from dense, old-growth o...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Georgian Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Antique George III Secretaire Bookcase
A good George III secretaire bookcase in mahogany with a burr yew wood interior - attractive glazing bars and original tall splay feet
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany and Satinwood Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1790-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
An eccentric and highly unusual Classic Sheraton style mahogany and satinwood inlay slant front secretary with Chinese Chippendale style fine tracery (open-work) decoration.
An impre...
Category
English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century English Antique Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent George III period seven door breakfront library bookcase. Constructed in the finest quality figured mahogany, having a moulded cornice above seven astragal glazed doors...
Category
English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Red Painted Gustavian Bookcase Display Cabinet, Sweden circa 1790-1820
Located in Round Top, TX
The details in this large red Gustavian pine bookcase are impressive with carved molding and Greek key pattern along the crown, carved inset columns at side and fluted carved details...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
Victorian Walnut Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5507 Fine quality and very attractive Victorian figured and burr walnut bookcase, having cavetto cornice above a pair of projection glazed doors flanked by further recessed glass d...
Category
English Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase in the Manner of Thomas Sheraton
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A George III Sheraton period mahogany breakfront bookcase of good low-waisted proportions, attractive arched glazing bars inlaid with ebony and satinwood diamonds which match the inl...
Category
English Sheraton Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century English George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase ‘Secretaire’
Located in Miami, FL
A late 18th century English George III mahogany Bureau bookcase ‘secretaire’ with fretwork open swan neck pediment, centred by a shaped finial, above a pair of glazed doors, slant fr...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront With Secretary, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany breakfront with carved molded cornice, four upper case glass doors with arched oval mullions, adjustable interior shelving, lower case concealing a slidi...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet, England, circa 1785
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Exquisite circa 1785 English George III Hepplewhite style bookcase cabinet of large-scale having solid mahogany case with alternating boxwood and mahogany dentil inlay on molded corn...
Category
English Hepplewhite Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
A George III mahogany display bookcase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III mahogany display bookcase, of tall rectangular form with astragal glazing and an unusual arrangement of shelves and drawers, the lower se...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large Mahogany Chippendale Period Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An important and very impressive 18th century Chippendale period mahogany break fronted bookcase, having dental moulding to the cornice, astragal glazed doors above three large frieze...
Category
English Chippendale Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Yew & Satinwood Broken Arched Pediment Breakfront, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency yew and satinwood breakfront with carved floral medallions, broken arched fretwork pediment, carved centered urn, adjustable upper and lower interior shelving, orig...
Category
English Regency Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Satinwood, Yew
French 18th Century Louis XV Style Provincial - Country French Armoire Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Tall French 18th-19th Century Louis XV Style Provincial - Country French Carved Walnut Armoire - Bibliotheque - Bookcase. The twin-door vitrine or book cabinet with three wooden sh...
Category
French Louis XV Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Bronze
18th Century Cupboard or Bookcase with Glass Vitrine, Walnut, Spain Restored
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite 18th century Spanish cupboard or bookcase with glass vitrine, constructed from walnut and original glasses of this period. Features a coffered case fronted by four large do...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Late 18th century Swedish oak painted bureau bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning baroque Swedish painted bureau bookcase circa 1780.
Comprising of 2 parts. Top section with a beautiful deep scrolling cornice, below...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Pine, Paint
English Chippendale Mahogany Swan Neck Inlaid Breakfront with Desk, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany swan neck breakfront with a carved molded edge cornice, centered carved foliage fret work, patera inlaid floral medalli...
Category
English Chippendale Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George III mahogany breakfront bookcase with four astragal glazed doors below fluted frieze and dentil cornice surmounted by pierced swan-neck pediment incorporating car...
Category
Irish George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Style Vitrine ~ Bookcase ~ Display Case
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Style Vitrine ~ Bookcase ~ Display Case is a remarkable design being only a foot deep, making it perfect for cozy rooms or high traffic areas, but with e...
Category
Dutch Louis XIV Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Monumental Scale George III Mahogany & Glazed Breakfront Bookcase, Late 18th Cen
Located in London, GB
The cornice with stepped and moulded form, with dentil moulding and egg and dart carving, over large glazed cabinet doors retaining much of the original lightly undulating late 18th ...
Category
George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Important George III Period Mahogany Secretary Breakfront
Located in Montreal, QC
An important George III Period figured mahogany breakfront bookcase, the central drawer featuring a fall front secretary fitted with storage compartments and inset with a green toole...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront with Secretary, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany broken pediment breakfront with carved floral medallions, candle light molding, four upper case glass doors with adjus...
Category
English Chippendale Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
George III mahogany bureau bookcase
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A George III period mahogany bureau bookcase. Having a moulded cornice above two fielded panelled doors, opening to reveal four adjustable shelves inside with and interior cupboard, ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Austrian 18th Century Empire Style Two Doors Larch Wood Armoire Wardrobe Cabinet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Precious and original larch wood wardrobe, convertible into a bookcase, with two doors in the Austrian Empire style of the 18th century
The wardrobe, all in larch wood, is all origi...
Category
Austrian Empire Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Other
George III Sheraton Period Antique Satinwood Dwarf Bookcase
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A George III Sheraton period satinwood dwarf bookcase, inlaid ovals in the doors and attractive cresting in the original paint.
Category
English Sheraton Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With architectural broken pediment cornice over a pair of mirror doors opening to a fitted interior, the base with hinged slant lid with red leather surface opening to a fitted inter...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th-19th Century Swedish Baroque Pinewood, Glass Bookcase, Antique Showcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique large Swedish Baroque two-part bookcase made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The upper part of the detailed Scandinavian library, showcase is composed with two doors featuring its original glass and two long arched shelves...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vardy Bookcase
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Vardy bookcase is an important George III design architectural library breakfront bookcase, attributed to John Vardy. The upper section has a scrolled pediment decorated with fol...
Category
British Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Imperial Russian Gilt Bronze, Brass and Mahogany Display Cabinet
By Christian Meyer
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional late 18th century Imperial Russian empire bookcase or display cabinet in the finest figured mahogany richly inlaid and mounted with gilded brass and gilt bronze. The bookcase is characteristic of the Russian "Jacob" style which was fashionable in the late 18th and early 19th century in France. The overall design however owes more to the work of David Roentgen than it does to the Jacob...
Category
Russian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Painted Cupboard or Bookcase, Late 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Italian Painted Cupboard or Bookcase, Late 18th Century fitted with a center drawer, top section for display with chicken wire, and a bottom section for storage
Category
Italian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Paint
Satinwood Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Georgian satinwood breakfront bookcase
A unusually small George III Sheraton period breakfront bookcase: veneered in satinwood with purple-heart inlay, kingwood cross-banding and box...
Category
English Sheraton Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
Antique 18th Century George III Period Light Oak Country House Bureau Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
An attractive antique late 18th century, George III period bleached oak with ebony inlay two stage English country house bureau cupboard or bookcase. Circa 1790. Having a moulded cornice with inlay, above two fielded and inlaid panelled doors, opening to reveal a white painted interior with adjustable shelves inside, the inlaid bureau fall opening to reveal a lovely fitted interior with various drawers, compartments and leather surface, with a straight apron running along the top, with two short oak lined drawers and three long oak lined graduated drawers below, with brass plate handles, standing on splayed bracket feet. Great quality. A good piece of Georgian antique furniture. Complete with working locks and key.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 203cm (79.9in)
Width: 112cm (44.1in)
Depth: 51cm (20.1in)
The antique oak bureau bookcase...
Category
British George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Dutch Rococo Burl Walnut Bookcase Cabinet w glass doors Approx. 1770
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Dutch Rococo bookcase burl walnut cabinet, circa 1770s, in two parts.
The arched and curved cornice molding above two glazed doors, the lower section with two short drawers above ...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Glass
George III Mahogany and Satinwood Book Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
Finely constructed with choice veneers with crossbanded top with brass 3/4 gallery over a pair of paneled doors with a pair of opposing doors with pleated fabric, each corner with re...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian III Mahogany Secretaire Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George III mahogany secretaire breakfront bookcase, with four astragal glazed doors below dentil frieze and b...
Category
Irish George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
18th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 18th century chinoiserie Secretary bookcase. The top of the bookcase has an ornately shaped and carved pediment, above a single arched mirror door, opening...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
18th Century, French Louis XVI Wood Sideboard by Conrad Mauter
Located in IT
18th Century, French Louis XVI Wood sideboard by Conrad Mauter
Measurements: H cm 134 x W 90 x D 38; marble top cm W 94.5, x D 42 x thickness cm 2.5
...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, Sheraton, circa 1795
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A good George III Sheraton secretaire bookcase in mahogany with a yew wood interior-attractive glazing bars and original tall splay feet.
Category
English Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century English Georgian Mahogany Library Book Trough / Tray Stand
Located in Dublin, IE
This is a beautifully crafted Georgian mahogany book or tray stand, designed with elegant simplicity and functionality in mind. Likely intended for use in a gentleman’s library or dr...
Category
English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
An Exceptional Antique Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A fine quality mahogany bookcase in Chinese Chippendale style with overall relief floral carving, This was made in England & dates from around 1800 period.
The quality is fantastic, and is extremely well built.
The broken pediment top with three astragal glazed doors
The base with six drawers and two cupboards. Drawer fronts with scrolling foliage and small pagodas...
Category
European Chinese Chippendale Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Irish Georgian Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb Irish Georgian secretaire bookcase, the pierced swan necked cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors containing adjustable shelves with fitted secretaire drawer flanked...
Category
Irish Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
English Regency Mahogany Bookcase w/ Flanking Hinged Brass Screen Doors, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany bookcase with a carved molded edge cornice, flanking hinged brass screened doors revealing six interior adjustable shelves, five graduated drawers with perio...
Category
English Regency Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Huntington, NY
George III Mahogany Bookcase with 3 adjustable shelves. Secretaire
writing surface fitted with leather top & interior drawers above 3
drawers, Below a 10 inch deep bookcase
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian neoclassical painted bookcase is a marvel of architecture inspired by the masters of ancient Greece and Rome! T...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcase, Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is resplendent with artfully sculpted bas relief across its entire facade! This superlative instant family heirloom is sized to sufficiently display almost any prized heirlooms, collection, or library! Hand-crafted from solid old-growth quarter-sawn oak, it boasts a reverse contoured crown with four distinctive tiers. The top tier was carved in French egg...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Apothecary Cabinet, Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Dutch neoclassical apothecary cabinet ~ secretary was obviously a product of sublimely talented artisans, indeed! Created with a stately elegance inspired by ancient Greek architects, it features a crown with facing pitched moldings flanking a center pediment that is a design copied by the early Federal style furniture crafters in the then-young country of the USA. A bold cornice provides a platform for the crown moldings, and appears over the generously sized upper cabinet, whose two large, tailored doors open to reveal adjustable shelf storage above, and a tambour cabinet below that opens to reveal multiple cubby holes, ideal for the pharmacist...
Category
Dutch Neoclassical Revival Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Fine Nord Italian 18th Century Parquetry Bookcase
Located in Rome, IT
A Fine Nord Italian 18'century Parquetry Bookcase.
cm 127x109x30
Category
Italian Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Secretary Bookcase, South German 1780, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI secretary bookcase, South German 1780.
Elegant and unique secretary bookcase with beautiful cherry veneer and Louis XVI style geometric ...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
A Sheraton period West Indian satinwood secretaire bookcase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Sheraton period West Indian satinwood secretaire bookcase, with later painted Victorian decoration and mirror backs, of tall rectangular form, the upper section with two doors of g...
Category
English Sheraton Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Satinwood
18th Century Scandanvian Rococo Giltwood and Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 18th Century Rococo carved giltwood and Walnut bureau bookcase, having wonderful scrolling foliate and plume decoration to the cornice, a single mirror door with gi...
Category
Scandinavian Rococo Antique Late 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
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