Store Showcase Cabinet Or Bookcase In Mahogany Early 19th Century

Superb and rare mahogany bookcase or display cabinet from the 18th century from England very good quality mahogany with a beautiful flame Small model composed of a lower part with several doors, drawers and a secretary in the center the secretary part stands out by a beautiful interior, several drawers as well as leather writing desk Beautiful molding work on the two lower doors The interior of the drawers are in oak. A sign of good quality The upper part has 4 glassed doors and a cornice with a capital. Which is rare and present at 18 century bookcases...

Elegant open bookcase from the second half of the 19th century from England called waterfall or cascade since the shelves become larger and larger. Which gives it a beautiful line. I...

Elegant 19th century mahogany open bookcase from England. Beautiful molded lower cornice. Well proportioned and simple lines. Small model, narrower than usual. Original shelves. Th...

Elegant 19th century mahogany glazed bookcase Bookcase of very good quality which has its original windows Beautiful proportions It can also be used as a display cabinet The bookcase...

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...

An unusually slender George III period mahogany bookcase / cabinet. Paned glass top section over a lower cabinet with a single shel...

Early 19th Century Dutch Bookcase ~ China Cabinet was designed to command the room, plus house and display all a family's cherished keepsakes or books, with copious storage in the st...

Early 19th century flame mahogany secretaire bookcase with a nice moulded cornice with dentil moulding, the bookcase having two astrigal glazed doors opening to reveal four adjustabl...