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Regency Bookcases

REGENCY STYLE

Like France’s Empire style, Regency-style furniture was rooted in neoclassicism; the characteristics of its bedroom furniture, armchairs, dining room tables and other items include clean lines, angular shapes and elegant details.

Dating roughly from the 1790s to 1830s, antique Regency-style furniture gets its name from Prince George of Wales — formally King George IV — who became Prince Regent in 1811 after his father, George III, was declared unfit to rule. England’s Regency style is one of the styles represented in Georgian furniture.

George IV’s arts patronage significantly influenced the development of the Regency style, such as the architectural projects under John Nash, which included the renovation of Buckingham House into the formidable Buckingham Palace with a grand neoclassical facade. Celebrated designers of the period include Thomas Sheraton, Henry Holland and Thomas Hope. Like Nash, Hope instilled his work with classical influences, such as saber-legged chairs based on the ancient Greek klismos. He is credited with introducing the term “interior decoration” to English with the 1807 publishing of Household Furniture and Interior Decoration.

Although more subdued than previous styles like Rococo and Baroque, Regency interiors incorporated copious use of chintz fabrics and wallpaper adorned in chinoiserie-style art. Its furniture featured fine materials and luxurious embellishments. Furniture maker George Bullock, for instance, regularly used detailed wood marquetry and metal ornaments on his pieces.

Archaeological discoveries in Egypt and Greece informed Regency-era details, such as carved scrollwork, sphinxes and palmettes, as well as the shape of furniture. A Roman marble cinerary chest, for example, would be reinterpreted into a wooden cabinet. The Napoleonic Wars also inspired furniture, with martial designs like tented beds and camp-style chairs becoming popular. While the reddish-brown mahogany was prominent in this range of pieces, imported woods like zebrawood and ebony were increasingly in demand.

Find a collection of antique Regency tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Regency
English Regency Bookcase of Mahogany with Gilt Bronze and Ebonized Ornament
Located in Dallas, TX
a Regency bookcase of mahogany and mahogany veneers with gilt bronze mounts and ebonized applied decoration, glazed doors above with large panes of glass and gilt bonze trim, adjusta...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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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...
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1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

Regency Six Tier Etagere Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style six tier etagere bookcase with X frame supports, carved finials and a lower two drawer shelf. Dimensions: 22" W x 10" D x 73.5" H. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases

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Wood

Regency Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4543 A large Regency bookcase in mahogany, having architectural pediment above string inlaid flamed mahogany frieze and a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing 8 height adjustabl...
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1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Rosewood

Regency Revival Bookcase Glazed Library Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Revival mahogany glazed library bookcase. This bookcase stands upon a plinth base. The 2 lower doors being of a panelled form with wonderful l...
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1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

Open Bookcase in Rosewood circa 1800 Regency Period
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Large open bookcase in rosewood Regency period, circa 1800 It is rare to find a bookcase in rosewood that is of the beginning of the 19th century and of such a large size Beautif...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases

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Rosewood

Walnut Open Bookcase, Regency Inlay Bookcases Study Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Regency style open front bookcase in walnut Great thing about this piece is the size, plenty of width for all your books and tomes Hand crafted from walnut with satinwood ...
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1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases

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Walnut

Late Regency Rosewood Breakfront Four Door Side Cabinet, Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood breakfront four door side cabinet, attributed to Gillows, the shaped top with a brass gallery above four doors fitted with trellis-and-rosette grilles relined...
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1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Rosewood, Silk

Fine 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Bookcase Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare 19th century English Regency rosewood and brass inlayed secretary bookcase. Fine quality. Cabinet storage on the bottom.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Brass

Regency Secretaire Bookcase Bureau Mahogany Inlay Desk
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning Regency Revival secretaire bookcase in mahogany Grand piece of furniture with middle section opening out to reveal desk area Features a red tooled leather writing surface...
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1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

BAKER Stately Homes Regency Rosewood Revolving Bookcase Side Table
Located in Charlotte, NC
A rare, Regency style square bookcase side table by Baker Furniture, from their Stately Homes Collection. Rosewood with banded top, brass gallery, clipped corners, turned posts, revolving mechanism, and four leg base with brass casters. Features two tiers with four open book shelves...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Bookcases

Materials

Brass

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...
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1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

Restored Regency Style Revolving Bookcase Drum Table in Hand Dyed Whiskey Brown
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely regency style revolving bookcase drum table with a whiskey brown hand-dyed leather top. A very well-made and solid piece, Excellent ...
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20th Century British Regency Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Regency Ebonized Bookcase with Gilt Detail
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Regency style ebonized bookcase with gilt detail. Three sections with two adjustable shelves. Great as a media cabinet.
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Mid-20th Century Regency Bookcases

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Wood

Antique English Regency Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency Mahogany Secretary bookcase, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

Vintage Two Drawer Bevan Funnell Flamed Hardwood Dwarf Open Library Bookcase
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Bevan Funnell dwarf open library bookcase in flamed mahogany with twin drawers ...
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20th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Hardwood

Large Pair of Regency Style Quality Breakfront Bookcases
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large pair of regency style quality breakfront bookcases having a pair of white painted regency style open top breakfront bookcases above a pair of brass grille cabinets H 247 x W 1...
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Early 20th Century English Regency Bookcases

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Softwood

Regency Twisted Metal Rope 4 Tier Glass Shelf Etagere
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing vintage regency 4 tier glass shelf Etagere. Features a twisted metal rope pagoda frame.
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1990s Regency Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Antique English Regency Style Carved Mahogany Narrow Etagere, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
A patinated Antique English regency style mahogany narrow etagere in good condition. Great for displaying arts and other ornamental objects. Height is...
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Early 20th Century American Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany and Brass Tabletop Bookstand, from a Parish-Hadley Design Commission
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., England, mahogany brass mounted rotating stand divided into four compartments, topped with a brass finial. A handsome addition to any desk, providing an interesting talking point and a fine way to store your upcoming reads. An opportunity to own a piece of design history coming as it does from a Parish-Hadley commission. Dimensions: 14"h x 11"squ Condition: Good, minor rubbing to finish, brass with burnished patina, foot and spindle appear to be replaced. Provenance: Furnishings from the Estate of Barbara Allen...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Brass

Regency Style Display Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency Style display cabinet with crotch antique mahogany, glass doors, adjustable shelves and internal lighting. With stylized brass handles and ebonized details. Dimensions: 44...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

Pair of Fine Antique Regency Hardwood Brass Gallery & Marble Dwarf Bookcases
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of original Regency circa 1810-1820 mahogany open library bookcases with Italian marble tops surmounted with brass gallery rail...
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1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique 1810 Attributed to Gillows Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable fully restored Regency circa 1810-1820 metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London This wonderful piece of English history has been on a journey of restoration, the frame has been washed back and French polished by a Victorian trained polisher, the leather upholstery is all new, it is Italian cattle hide, upholstered plain then hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed, it has a lovely rich reddish brown colour to it. This chair is larger than any other of its type you would have seen, it is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing. The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand. They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...
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1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Leather, Hardwood

Regency Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style open bookcase, the leather inlaid top above two frieze drawers with adjustable open shelves below, on turned legs. Dimensions: 47" W x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Pair of Regency Period Rosewood Open Bookcases
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th Century Regency period figured rosewood Open Bookshelves of unusual small proportions, in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, having brass galleried mirror backe...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Rosewood

Early 19th Century Regency Breakfront Low Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency breakfront low bookcase, the shaped statuary marble top raised over four brass grilled and lined doors with brass closing...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases

Materials

Marble

19th Century Satinwood Floor Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century floor bookcases of rectangular form in satinwood with mahogany line inlay, terminating on four tapering square feet. The stepped top is raised...
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19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases

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Satinwood

Brighton Pavilion Étagère
Located in Westwood, NJ
Inspired by the Regency style from the Brighton Pavilion, the four-tier Neo Classic étagère is rife with broader global influences. Like the molded pagoda cornice or the spiral colum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases

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Wood

Mid-Century English Style Carved Fruitwood and Burl Bookcases / Cabinets, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These wonderful bookccases are carved fruitwood with burled doors. The top portion has serpentine styling, and the paint could be interpreted as a soft yellow or warm ivory. They are...
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Two-Door Library Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Regency library bookcase the projecting cornice above two large glazed doors enclosing 5 adjustable shelves to each side the base section fitted with panelled cupboard doors opening ...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Regency Birds Eye Maple Open Bookcase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency birds eye maple open bookcase, of rectangular form with a shaped top surmounted by the original brass gallery, above two adjustable shelves and two mirror-fronted cupboards...
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1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Birdseye Maple

Fully Restored Extra Large Burr Walnut Book Table with Twin Cupboards with Key
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning extra large Burr Walnut book table with twin lockable cupboards and original key A very good looking well made and decorative pie...
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20th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase with Hidden Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine 19th century English regency period Rosewood breakfront bookcase. “Plain and neat” but refined with details such as row of horizontal shelves hidden by the bottom rail of the gl...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Rosewood

Pair of 19th Century English Regency Style Mahogany Bookcases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of 19th century English Regency style mahogany bookcases featuring inlaid lower cabinet doors ending on bracket feet.
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19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Canterbury
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional, good quality, Regency period mahogany canterbury from the early 19th century. Born in England, the rolling sheet music stand features a partitioned open top slatted upper divided into four sections, over the incorporated single drawer, with a revolving central pedestal, raised on four splay legs, terminating in original brass claw foot...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Brass

Rich Regency Style Mahogany Bookcase with Brass Mesh Doors
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Richly crafted mahogany Regency style bookcase having raised fancy cartouche at the top, brass mesh doors and marble top. There are two adjustable shelves i...
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1920s American Vintage Regency Bookcases

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Regency Library Metamorphic Library Steps Table Oxblood Leather Ladder
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime original Regency circa 1810-1820 fully restored metamorphic library steps table with oxblood leather steps This is an important and sophisticated piece of English Regency furniture. Every discerning gentleman’s library should have one. They were the height of elegance and technology in the late Georgian to early Victorian era The one is a very fine, fully restored example, the steps are hidden inside the bottom drawer, the idea being you sit this table near a very large library bookcase...
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1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Leather, Hardwood

Late Regency Bird’s-Eye Maple Cylindrical Open Bookcase Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency bird’s-eye maple cylindrical open bookcase attributed to Gillows, the circular leather-inset top above four sections divided by panelled uprights, each with two adjust...
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1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Birdseye Maple

Pair of Miniature Waterfall Bookcases
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of miniature mahogany Regency era waterfall bookcases with brass castor feet, brass handles, two graduated shelves & single drawers below.
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases

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Brass

Large 19th Century Regency Mahogany Whatnot
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th century Regency, grande scale, oversized mahogany whatnot. An unusual model with five tiers. Having nice quality turned supports with finials and a single drawer below wit...
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19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase with Three Shelves
Located in Sofia, BG
An early 19th century Regency period mahogany waterfall bookcase, having shaped sides and three open shelves with a large drawer beneath. England, circa 1820.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany Antique Canterbury 'England, circa 1820'
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century (Regency Period, 1820s) English mahogany canterbury. It is boat shaped with its silhouette upright supporting the dividers above one frieze drawer with turned legs on its original casters. These objects are called canterburies because the first one was commissioned by the archbishop of...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Wood, Mahogany

19th Century English Regency Style Rosewood Bookcase/Cabinet with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency style rosewood bookcase with gilt and ebonized accents, grillwork cabinet doors above and curtained doors hiding six (6) interior drawers below, 19th century England.
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19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Rosewood

Regency Period Lacquered Bookcase with Open Shelves
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An elegant Regency period black and gilt lacquered bookcase standing on square tapering legs with original castors. Decorated beautifully throughout with oriental designed lacquer. B...
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Early 19th Century Antique Regency Bookcases

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Wood

Early 19th Century Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Open Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century rosewood and brass inlaid open bookcase, having a nice figured top above the frieze decorated with brass inlay and ormolu beading at the bottom, the bookcase havin...
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1830s British Antique Regency Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Irish Regency Side Cabinet Bookcase by Williams & Gibton of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Irish Regency period brass inlaid side cabinet by "Williams & Gibton" of small proportions, with green marble top over a plain frieze and a glazed door, stamped with No. ...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases

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Marble

Early 19th Century Flame Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century flame mahogany secretaire bookcase, the top having a decorative scrolled pediment above a pair of Gothic arched astragal glazed doors opening to reveal three adjus...
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1830s British Antique Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

19th Century English Mahogany Writing Bookcase with Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A good Regency secretaire bookcase. Constructed in mahogany, rising from feet of circular form, the lower section having two blind doors with fielded panels, enclosing a shelved i...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

Regency Rosewood Canterbury
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A good Regency rosewood canterbury: rare model with 2 drawers; the divisions in the form of an X supported by carved circular laurel wreaths; the t...
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1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Rosewood

Regency Period Mahogany Revolving bookcase, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Regency period mahogany revolving circular free standing bookcase, having three graduating tiers each with dummy books, raised on a tri...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

Regency Burl Elm Bonheur De Jour
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular shelf superstructure with two shelves and three drawers with ebony trim , the base with a flip up writing surface thats felt lined over a drawer and raised on square...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Elm

English Regency Style Oak Ball Finial Three Shelf Étagère
Located in New York, NY
English Regency style oak three shelf étagère with reeded ball finials and supports on casters.  
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Late 19th Century Antique Regency Bookcases

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Oak

Waterfall Bookcase
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A five-tier waterfall bookcase of tapering form with blind fret and open fret decoration, the ends inset with brass retaining rods. Finished in an a...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

Restored Regency circa 1810 Revolving Hardwood Library Bookcase with Faux Books
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this very fine, highly collectable original Regency circa 1810 revolving library bookcase in mahogany with leather faux books If you are looking at this ...
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1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Leather, Hardwood

Regency Style Black & Gold 3 Tier Whatnot Stands Bookcase Shelves Curio, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Regency style black & gold 3 tier whatnot stands bookcase shelves curio - a pair. Item features black and gold distress painted lacquer finish, hand pain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Regency Bookcases

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Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Irish Regency Bookcase by Williams & Gibton of Dublin, Ireland
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Irish late Regency early William IV mahogany freestanding double waterfall bookcase, stamped "Williams & Gibton. The upper section with three graduated shelves to either ...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

George Bullock Breakfront Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Side Cabinet
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine early 19th-century Grecian revival side cabinet in the manner of George Bullock, two glazed central doors flanked by cupboards with inlaid marquetry panels of foliate floral d...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases

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Rosewood

Regency Period Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, Designs by Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
A fine quality early 19th century Regency period fiddle-back mahogany secretaire bookcase, in the manner of Thomas Hope, having scrolled and anthemion carved cornice with central applied bronze plaque depicting classical heads. The bookcase, with ebony framed panels throughout, having geometric glazing bars above secretaire drawer and panelled cupboard doors below, supported on bold lion's paw feet. The tragedy and comedy masks, represented on the top of the bookcase, are possibly designed by Thomas Hope. Hope represented a series of comic and tragic masks in his book “Household Furniture...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases

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Mahogany

Regency bookcases for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Regency bookcases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage bookcases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency bookcases made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bookcases, popular names associated with this style include Gillows of Lancaster & London, Bevan Funnell Ltd., Williams & Gibton, and Arthur Brett. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for bookcases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $971 and tops out at $128,000 while the average work can sell for $6,588.

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