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Style: Victorian
Antique Victorian Oak Stepback Bookcase Bookshelf Hutch Cabinet 67"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian stepback bookcase hutch. Made of oak featuring an upper bookshelf supported by lower stand on castors with two drawers and a cabinet.
Dimensions:
18" x 34" x 66.5...
Category
19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Figured Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian figured mahogany bookcase having an outstanding quality figured mahogany shaped cornice above a pair of carved mahogany glazed doors opening to revea...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Other
Antique Pair English Flame Mahogany Library Breakfront Bookcases 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of antique Victorian flame mahogany four door library breakfront bookcases, masterfully crafted in rich solid mahogany, and Circa 1860 in date.
This magnifi...
Category
1860s English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Triple Bookcase, Circa 1890s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Victorian or Renaissance Revival triple bookcase cabinet
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Carved oak, with glass front doors. Cabinets lo...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Monumental Carved Walnut English Victorian Two Piece Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This English-made monumental breakfront bookcase from the 1870s is a magnificent example of 19th-century craftsmanship and neoclassical design. The bookcase stands with impressive ar...
Category
1890s English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Large Antique Glazed Bookcase, English Walnut Library Display Cabinet, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique glazed bookcase. An English, grand walnut display cabinet with sliding doors, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Of exceptional scale and crafts...
Category
1880s British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique English Mahogany CORNER Display Shelf BARLEY TWIST Étagère Bookshelf
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Mahogany CORNER Display Shelf BARLEY TWIST Étagère Bookshelf.
Direct from England, a beautiful antique English corner shelf or ét...
Category
1890s British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th c. Mahogany Globe-Wernicke 4 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase c.1890-1899
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A late 19th c. modular 4 stack lawyer's bookcase with brass knobs, brass plated metal straps and glass doors that open and slide in from the top. Original wavy glass in each s...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Herter Brothers Style Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Eastlake Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with ebonized trim, glass front doors, and original har...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian Sheraton Revival top quality flame mahogany and marquetry inlaid bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich solid mahogany and attributed to the reno...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Pine Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century pine bookcase from England. The lines are simple for easy placement in any home or office. There is a stately crown molding around the top of the case, following down ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Large Antique Victorian Superb Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian superb quality mahogany breakfront bookcase having a swan neck moulded pediment above a superb quality figured mahogany cornice above four astral glazed doors...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Other
Antique Glazed Bookcase, English, Oak, Display Cabinet, Home Library, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique glazed bookcase. An English, oak display cabinet, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Elegant Victorian bookcase with attractive proportion and fine ...
Category
1880s British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Herter Brothers Style Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Glass Front Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved solid walnut, with glass front doors. Shelves are adjustable.
Measures: 49....
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookcase Flame Mahogany 20th Century
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
This an exquisite antique revolving bookcase attributed to the renowned Victorian retailer and manufacturer Maple & Co., circa 1900.
It is made of mahogany , revolves on a solid ca...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass panels in the upper section over a base with ten drawers on each side, flanking a middle section consisting of three doors with wooden panels. There are two adjustable shelves in each of the three upper sections, with a total of ten interior drawers. Original tear-drop pulls on doors turn to release a lever allowing the doors to be opened with the pulls as well as locked, a most unusual and attractive feature. All of the hardware is original to the bookcase including the locks. Comes with working locks and keys.
Measurements: 13' 8 1/2" long x 21 1/2" - 27 1/2" deep x 101" high (8'5" high)
All of the drawers are stamped with the cabinetmaker's stamp, "S.E. & R. (Ralph) Johnson, Warrington". This fine bookcase was manufactured prior to 1880 in Warrington in Cheshire, England. While information is scant, it would seem that S. E. would have been Ralph's father's workshop listed at 78 Bridge Street in Warrington, England, circa 1878. Ralph would have likely been an apprentice at that time. He opened his own workshop, presumably when his father retired. By the Edwardian period, Ralph had become a cabinet maker of some renown.
Drawer locks are original and stamped "Chance Son & Co. W Chance, Son, & Co" and are listed in the 1850s directories as "Merchants and Factors" in Birmingham, England. They would have been middlemen having various merchandise made for them, primarily for export to North America. The type of locks employed in this bookcase is a lever combination lock. In the cabinet lock trade, lever locks became available circa 1855 and superseded the earlier tumbler and back-spring locks.
Some points about the breakfront to note are that it is made entirely out of solid mahogany which is unusual; there are no veneers. Even the drawer sides, backs and bottoms are made of mahogany. The interior wood, i.e., the back and the insides of the cabinet is pine.
One of the great features is that the upper door hardware has a dead latch that operates with the tear drop pull. You can lock the doors, but if you don't want to lock them, you can use the tear drop pull to operate the dead latch to open and close by turning it to the right. There are 20 exterior drawers and 8 interior drawers. Lower cabinets each have 1 fixed shelf; upper cabinets have 2 adjustable shelves each. There are enough extra original cast iron shelf...
Category
1870s English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Country House Bookcase, Scottish Oak, Library Cabinet, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique country house bookcase. A Scottish, oak library book cabinet in Gothic revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Fine country house library...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique American Victorian Oak Stepback Hutch Display China Cabinet Bookcase 85"
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful Victorian stepback hutch. Features a naturally weathered, distressed and paneled oak frame. The upper hutch has semi-arched doors with applied carved foliate and opens t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Figured Mahogany Glazed Cupboard Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian figured mahogany glazed cupboard bookcase having a shaped moulded cornice above a figured mahogany frieze above a pair of figured mahogany glaze...
Category
1850s English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Other
Antique American Victorian Cherry Wood Etagere or Bookshelf
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Victorian or American Colonial style cherry wood five shelf etagere or bookshelf with carved finial details
USA, circa late 19th century
Measures: 31.75"W x 10"D x 5...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
$1,275 Sale Price
24% Off
7' Wide Antique Museum Bookcase, Glazed Library Cabinet, Early Victorian, C.1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a 7' 4'' wide antique museum bookcase. An English, mahogany glazed library cabinet, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Excepti...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Wood
English Oak Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good quality 19th century English oak library bookcase. 1870.
Adjustable shelving on top and bottom.
Upper shelf depth: 6.5-inches
Base shelf depth: 1...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Glass Front Bookcase, Circa 1880s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Victorian lighted bookcase cabinet
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with glass front doors and brass hardware. Interior light is tested and working.
Measures: 4...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Lighted Triple Bookcase, 1890s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Victorian or Renaissance Revival lighted triple bookcase or display cabinet
In the manner of R. J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Carved oak, with glass front d...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Stickley Style Antique Arts and Crafts Oak Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Late Victorian or Arts & Crafts style bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid oak, with glass front doors. Shelves are adjustable.
Me...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
English Painted Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English painted pine bookcase with adjustable shelves. 1890.
Internal upper shelf depth: 10-inches
Internal reference: H
Code: 9030
Dimensions:
W: 53.5" (135...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Pine
$3,754
Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality figured mahogany bookcase having a shaped cornice above a pair of mahogany glazed doors opening to reveal three adjustable shelves above a mahogany cupboard...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Other
19th Century Mahogany Turned Standing Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century English standing shelf made from mahogany. It has lovely hand turned finials and shelf supports in a bobbin pattern, and is resting on love...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century English breakfront oak library bookcase with a nice fretwork swan neck pediment. 1880.
Code: 8987
Dimensions:
W: 81.5" (207 cm)
H: 100" (254 cm)
D: 20.5" (52.1 cm)
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Large Antique Breakfront Bookcase, English, Cabinet, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique breakfront bookcase. An English, walnut display cabinet with astragal glazed doors in Georgian revival taste, dating ...
Category
1870s British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Fine Victorian Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3533 Fine and elegant Victorian bookcase in mahogany with moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing 3 height adjustable shelves, projecting base with 2 cushion shaped ...
Category
1870s English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$2,314 Sale Price
20% Off
Complete 19th Century Pharmacy Shop Library Bookcases
Located in Vosselaar, BE
We offer a original and complete late 19th century Pharmacy. Found in France it comprises 2 large corner cupboards with shelving on the long side. Furthermore a large bowed and sculpted counter and two smaller counters...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase
Located in Brussels, Brussels
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...
Category
19th Century British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian mahogany bookcase having an attractive shaped cornice over a pair of glazed doors with shaped mouldings and turned columns. The doors open to reveal an inte...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Other
Victorian Eastlake Mahogany 2 Door Over 2 Drawer Bookcase with Original Shelves
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Eastlake Victorian Mahogany 2 door 2 drawer bookcase, all original and in excellent antique condition with minimal wear to the finish. Some minor wear but nothing of note. Glass door knobs...
Category
1880s American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality figured mahogany glazed bookcase having a quality figured mahogany top above a single drawer above a pair of figured mahogany arched shaped moulded glazed d...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Other
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Flower Mound, TX
Absolutely beautiful coloring on this mahogany drop front secretaire from the mid 19th century. Behind the fall front is a writing surface also exhibiting pigeon holes, slots and thr...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Painted Open Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century English painted open bookcase with adjustable shelves and two doors below. 1890.
Shelf depth: 9.5-inches (24cm)
Internal Reference: H
Code: 8761
Dimensions:
W: 53" ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Pine
19th century inlaid oak architectural cabinet bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century inlaid oak architectural cabinet bookcase circa 1880.
Unusual open bookcase on cabinet base. Top decorated with architectural pediment, further carved edge which is ec...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Glass Front Double Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Victorian or Edwardian glass front double bookcase
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Mahogany, with inlaid satinwood marquetry, and glass ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Pair of 19th Century English Bookcases
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th Century English painted bookcases. 1840
Upper shelf depth - 11.5"(26.5cm)
One bookcase has fixed upper shelves and the other has adjustable shelves. If you'd lik...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English pine breakfront library bookcase with open adjustable shelves to the top section. 1890.
Top section comes off the base.
Code: 8794
Dimensions:
W: 89" (2...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Antique open bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique English walnut bookcase. In good condition. The cabinet has adjustable shelves. The inside is made blue/grey
Beautiful bookca...
Category
1860s British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$2,707
Rare Rosewood American Victorian Etagere Attributed to Alexander Roux C1860s
By Alexander Roux
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare American Victorian étagère, crafted in the 1860s, is a magnificent example of 19th-century design and craftsmanship, attributed to the renowned New York cabinetmaker Alexan...
Category
1860s American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Open Bookcase. This is a good roomy bookcase
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Open Bookcase.
This is a good roomy bookcase with a 4” gallery at the back and adjustable shelves, the top has a very attractive moulded edge and it stands on neat brac...
Category
19th Century Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Oak Breakfront Bookcase Carved Miskin Manor 1870 Library
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous monumental carved Victorian library bookcase of breakfront form
The bookcase is circa 1870 and was sourced from Miskin Manor - a Stately home in South Wale...
Category
1870s Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Carved Oak Glass Front Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Late Victorian or Arts & Crafts bookcase
USA, Circa 1900
Carved oak, with glass front doors, and brass hardware. Cabinet doors and drawers lock. Two keys include...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Quality Mid 19th Century Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A superb quality mid 19th-century, William IV, early Victorian period four-door breakfront mahogany library bookcase. It features a moulded cornice above four original glazed doors e...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Important Mahogany Library Bookcase From The 19th Century From England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant large mahogany bookcase from the 19th century from England
Very beautiful bookcase called breakfront (which has a forward part). Which gives it a nice line.
The lower part ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good English painted breakfront library bookcase. All adjustable shelving. 1840.
Dimensions
122 inches (310 cms) Wide
18.5 inches (47 ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Open Breakfront Open Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian oak open breakfront bookcase, Circa 1870 in date.
The breakfront top above a frieze, the solid oak superbly c...
Category
1870s English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Walnut Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is as very simple English Victorian open walnut bookcase. The top has an ebonized boarder over an inlaid frieze and two glass-inset cabinet d...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Cut Glass, Walnut
Victorian Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Mahogany Cabinet with Original Glass, Circa 1920s
Step back in time with this charming mahogany cabinet dating back to the 1920s. Adorned with original glass, it adds a touch of vin...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Five-Shelf Spindletop Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
This late 19th Century English bookcase is a rare find for its stylistic 'lightness' in an era characterized by heavier design lines. The spindle-top bookcase is in outstanding condi...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Painted Oak Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting English 19th century painted oak library bookcase with adjustable shelving. 1880.
Shelf depth: 9.5in (24cm)
Code: 8747
Dimensions:
W: 84.5" (214.6 cm)
H: 94.5" (240 c...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
1 of 2 Victorian Period Dwarf Open Library Bookcases with Two Shelves Per Side
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 2 large dwarf open library bookcases circa 1880 in English oak
As mentioned this is one of two, the other is 60cm smaller than this one and is listed under my other items, it is not included in this sale
This is a worker day factory used industrial library...
Category
1880s English Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Victorian Library Steps Ladder Mahogany Book Case
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning English double sided mahogany Victorian style library steps
Offered in great shape, this decorative piece would look stunning in your home library
Will ship to anywhere in t...
Category
1980s Vintage Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Vintage Burr Yew Wood Dwarf Open Bookcase / Sideboard with Three Large Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Burr Yew wood open library bookcase / sideboard with drawers.
A good looking and utilitarian piece of furniture, it looks g...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Yew
R. J. Horner Style Antique American Empire Carved Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Empire, Victorian, or Neoclassical style bookcase cabinet
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Carved mahogany, with mullioned leaded glass fron...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Style Painted Open Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Unusual 19th century style painted open bookcase.
Dimensions:
88 inches (224 cms) wide
15 inches (38 cms) deep
86.5 inches (220 cms) high.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Pine
$6,544 / item
Victorian bookcases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Victorian 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 Victorian 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 Globe Wernicke, Maple & Co., Arthur Blain, and Bevan Funnell Ltd.. 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 $380 and tops out at $66,573 while the average work can sell for $3,821.
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