Gustavian Bookcases

Sheraton Revival Mahogany Inlaid Display Cabinet. Circa 1880 This Display Cabinet is Raised upon Tapered Legs with Spade Feet. The Cabinet Features a Shaped Undertray. Having 2 Mahog...

A stunning quality 18th century, George III period mahogany bureau bookcase retaining the original patina. Well proportioned mahogany bookcase with moulded cornice above a pair of as...

Flame Mahogany Bookcase / Showcase Cabinets, Theodore Alexander 'Althorp Collection, Rare proportions Theodore Alexander 'Althorp Collection' Niche Bookcases, executed in flame mah...

Elegant and versatile pair of Mid-Century chrome and glass half circle shelving units. In the style Milo Baughman Etagere these independent units can be situated together creating a ...

Well constructed blonde oak barrister in good condition with brass knobs and sound mechanism. Dismantles easily on raised base, nice size. Shows beautifu...

Large bookcase restored Art Deco circa 1925 oak display cabinet Features: Solid oak shelves, height adjustable Original fittings Original rod locks Subtle, abstract carving ap...

Introducing the Borge Mogensen Oak Bookcase with Cabinet Doors – a harmonious blend of timeless design and functional elegance. Crafted by the ic...

Impressive 19th century French glazed bookcase. In old paint and has old glass. The upper section with arched cornice above a pair of glazed doors. The base with twin paneled...

A tall and spacious 1970s bent rattan étagère or shelving unit with three glass shelves. Arched top with various bent rattan elements and woven lattice panels at back and sides. Cor...

The image displays an English George III mahogany two-piece secretary cabinet, a fine example of 18th-century craftsmanship. The cabinet is constructed from rich mahogany, a wood cho...

A superb and exceptionally well proportioned early 18th century figured walnut ‘pagoda topped’ double dome bureau bookcase, circa 1720 England. The upper section is surmounted with what is believed to be the original solid walnut finials and soft bevelled mirror plates, opening to a removal bank of walnut veneered and feather banded drawers, cantered by pigeonholes below two shelves. Candle slides are neatly stowed below the bookcase doors to reflect the light. To the moulded bureau, the fall opens to reveal pigeonholes, long and short asymmetric drawers each beautifully veneered in figured walnut and feather banded, cantered by a cupboard door which neatly conceals an open compartment and drawer. Below the fall, two short and two long graduating oak lined drawers are each book-matched in superb sections of hand-cut figured walnut veneers over bun feet. It should be noted that this exceptional desk and bookcase, is not only of the finest cuts of figured walnut veneer but exquisitely made at the pinnacle of design which had gradually evolved predominantly in London, during the late 17thand early 18thcentury. The actual description 'desk-and-bookcase' appears to be first recorded in the accounts of the Royal cabinet-maker Gerrit Jensen (fl.1680-d.1715) who supplied several for the Royal Household from 1710 (Bowett, op. cit.), and another described as 'a walnut writing desk, the top for books and patons and glass in the doors asked' for the 5th Earl of Salisbury, Hatfield House.  Another maker of this form of desk was the London cabinet-maker John Gumley (1691-1727) who advertised in Richard Steele's Lover on April 24 1714 that he 'hath taken for a Ware-house, and furnished all the upper part of the New Exchange in the Strand' continuing with an extensive list of his stock including 'Desks and Bookcases.' In 1714 he supplied one of these in walnut to James 1st Duke of Montrose for the sum of £11. Russian cabinetwork of this period was strongly influenced by Tsar Peter I return to Russia after his studies in London. He subsequently sent twenty-four cabinetmakers who were working in Amsterdam to London to train as furniture makers. One of these cabinetmakers named Fedor Martynov made furniture for the Empress Anna Ioannovna. Martynovs drawings are almost identical to the present piece. Literature Mallett’s Great English Furniture, London: Bullfinch Press 1991, p.248, fig 287, by Lanto Synge, English Furniture 1660-1714 From Charles II to Queen Anne, by Dr Adam Bowett, Woodbridge: Antique Collector’s Club, 2002 Chapter 7 Case Furniture 1689–1714 pp.221-223 fig. 7:53 A walnut bureau bookcase of the same form and period sold from the private collection of Patricia Kluge...

Lovely to look at, and further enhanced with many functional features. A double bookcase display top with beveled adjustable shelves. The lower cabinet has two sliding doors, a felt-...