Large Oak Four-Door Bookcase

Oak bookcase, the molded cornice, and carved frieze above three large astragal glazed beveled doors opening to reveal an adjustable shelved interior. To the base fitted with three dr...

Mahogany four-door inverted breakfront library bookcase the moulded cornice above four large glazed doors opening to reveal an adjustable s...

Figured mahogany inverted breakfront bookcase, the projecting moulded cornice above two large central glazed doors opening to reveal an adjustable shelved interior. Flanked by two fu...

Renaissance revival carved oak two-door bookcase, the deep cornice above two large glazed doors enclosing shelved interior, flanked by pilasters carved with scrolls and figural masks...

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 ...

Oak open bookcase. the large rectangular top above three bays of adjustable shelves divided by reeded columns. All raised on a plinth base. Dimensions Height 48 Inches Width 72.5 Inc...

Our version of a breakfront bookcase, this is the Niagara Furniture Four Door Bookcase. The shape of the piece with the center section protruding pa...

Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist bookcase. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak with original macassar ebony elements. All four doors have the original solid ...

Large Dutch style art deco oak 2 door glazed bookcase. The bookcase has 5 shelves, these have been fixed on wooden blocks for added strength. The top of the bookcase is domed in t...

This is made-to-order traditional mahogany bookcase with four doors made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features four doors with swirly crotch mahogany fields and satinwood and santos...

A large French pine breakfront cabinet with glass doors on upper cabinet over storage cabinets on base. The top interior is painted blue, and is a lovely showcase for books, plates ...

L & LG Stickley Oak Bookcase. Circa 1910 A single 16 pane glass window door bookcase with mortise and tenon oak wood construction is wonderful condition with a beautiful finish ready to complete your arts and crafts Gustave Stickley collection. Dimensions: 54-3/4 x 34-1/4 x 12 inches (139 x 87 x 30.5 cm) (each) Provenance: Property from the Estate of Angela Gross Folk Condition: Very good condition with tasteful handmade quality of the Arts and Crafts movement. Minor nicks and losses to edges throughout. Minor splits. Paint on interior not original to bookcase tastefully done.. No chips or cracks to glass pane. Founded in 1900 by Leopold and John George Stickley, L. and J.G. Stickley, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of premium solid wood furniture. Privately owned by the Audi family since 1974, the company now operates a facility greater than 400,000 square feet in Manlius, New York, an upholstery plant in North Carolina, and six retail showrooms in New York and Connecticut. Stickley, then 41, returned home to Eastwood, New York, where he set up his Craftsman Shops in 1898 and began to experiment with his own distinctive designs. He favored clean lines and emphasized the inherent beauty of natural wood and leather. Like Morris, he sought inspiration in the styles of the medieval period. He worked in natural white oak because of its strength and "honesty." Rejecting ornamentation and valuing craftsmanship, he based his designs on rectilinear forms; construction features, such as mortise and tenon and dovetail joints, doubled as decoration. He labeled his original pieces with his name and shopmark, which depicted a small joiner's compass inset with the slogan "Als ik kan," or "To the best of my ability," in Flemish. Stickley's furniture--called Mission Oak because of the early 1900s popularity of California mission architecture and because it somewhat resembled the furniture used in the missions--soon found enthusiastic support. So, too, did Stickley's philosophy, which others embraced as visionary and reformist. Soon manufacturers across the country were creating their own versions of "mission" furniture. These included Stickley's own younger brothers: Leopold and John George, who incorporated in Fayetteville, New York, in 1904, and, in 1905, introduced their first furniture line alongside Gustav's Mission Oak at a Grand Rapids trade show; Albert Stickley, who made furniture under the label Stickley Brothers Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Charles Stickley, who shared ownership of Stickley and Brandt Chair Co. in Binghamton, New York. All of the Stickleys were accomplished craftsmen, who, like their older brother, were not opposed to machines; they simply used machinery to get the manufacturing process to the point where the hand could efficiently take over and complete the joinery. It was not industrialization per se that they rejected, but the sloppy work practices encouraged by mass production. In fact, Leopold and John George Stickley introduced some cutting edge designs and innovative construction techniques of their own with their Handcraft line. However, only Gustav Stickley attempted to market a lifestyle. Like his European counterparts, Gustav Stickley published on the subject of his philosophy of simplicity. He introduced his own magazine, The Craftsman, whose masthead announced its purpose as being "in the interest of better art, better work, and a better, more reasonable way of living," and filled it with treatises and illustrations of his furniture and interior design--every aspect of the designed environment, from tiles and pottery to gardens and landscape. He also developed and sold model house plans...