Georgian Bookcases

Bow front open bookcase with drawer This is an excellently designed piece, it is in the Georgian country style, with a shaped back board and a bottom drawer The book case has f...

George IV mahogany library bookcase with brass castors.

Fine 18th century Georgian mahogany breakfront bookcase on a plinth base with linen slides in the base and lined interior seem behind the glazed doors of the top. Warm color with hig...

Outstanding quality antique George II figured mahogany bureau bookcase having an outstanding quality figured mahogany top with unusual shaped panelled doors opening to reveal a fitte...

This a traditional mahogany breakfront bookcase or china cabinet with four doors by Leighton Hall. It features four bottom doors with swirly crotch mahogany fields and straight grain mahogany borders. The top four doors feature grills with individually paned glass. The drawers are masterfully dovetailed and the drawer boxes are made of oak. The hardware is solid brass. The cabinet has dimmable lighting and mortised door locks. Each section has multiple adjustable 3/8 in. glass shelves. It has a hand rubbed satin finish. This cabinet is an excellent compliment to our custom mahogany dining tables...

18th Century George II Chippendale Period two-door mahogany Glazed bookcase, circa 1750 The concave cornice sits above a pair of glazed doors. The antique glass is divided by moul...

An attractive antique late 18th century, George III period bleached oak with ebony inlay two stage English country house bureau cupboard or bookcase. Circa 1790. Having a moulded cornice with inlay, above two fielded and inlaid panelled doors, opening to reveal a white painted interior with adjustable shelves inside, the inlaid bureau fall opening to reveal a lovely fitted interior with various drawers, compartments and leather surface, with a straight apron running along the top, with two short oak lined drawers and three long oak lined graduated drawers below, with brass plate handles, standing on splayed bracket feet. Great quality. A good piece of Georgian antique furniture. Complete with working locks and key. The dimensions are: Height: 203cm (79.9in) Width: 112cm (44.1in) Depth: 51cm (20.1in) The antique oak bureau bookcase...

With architectural broken pediment cornice over a pair of mirror doors opening to a fitted interior, the base with hinged slant lid with red leather surface opening to a fitted inter...

With double arch top over a pair of mirror doors opening to an elaborately fitted interior, the base with two candle slides and hinged slant lid writing ...

This exceptional George III Mahogany Breakfront Bureau Bookcase with Glazed Doors, has wonderful flame & crotch grain Mahogany. Comprised of a large central cabinet, flanked by 2 sma...

A stunning 18th century, George III period mahogany secretaire bookcase . Well proportioned mahogany bookcase with glazed 2-door cabinet over a set of 14 oak lined drawers base with a fitted fall-front secretaire writing drawer, raised on the original ogee bracket feet. The well fitted secretaire writing drawer with multiple interior very fine oak lined drawers and door. The glazed bookcase top fitted with 2 compartments each with three adjustable bookshelves. Superb all original piece of furniture dating from 1780. Great quality! A good piece of Georgian antique furniture. Complete with working locks and key. The dimensions are: Height: 237cm (93.3in) Width: 161cm (63.4in) Depth: 54cm (21.3in) This Georgian period antique...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare, now discontinued, Thomas Chippendale Library bookcase which is an exact authorised copy of one from Princess’s Diana’s family home, the Althorp Estate, it was part of the Living History collection, made by Theodore Alexander and retailed through Brights of Nettlebed The Althorp estate is widely considered one of, if not the finest English country home left standing. You can see clips of the tours online, the place is an absolute marvel of English history. The estate is owned, and has been by the Spencer family’s for over 500 years, I’ll include the history below. The estate is currently in the stewardship of the Earl of Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother The bookcase itself is very fine, in flamed mahogany with a very regal oxblood velour lining. The handles inside the top section are leopard’s heads, you have two hidden drawers to the top, the right one has the Althorp family crest inside. The piece also has a removable coat of arms, armorial crest to the middle top Condition wise this piece is exquisite, there is very little in terms of wear or use, it has been cherished since new and is a very fine piece indeed Dimensions Height:- 202cm Width:- 81.5cm Depth:- 41cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point Althorp History  Althorp (popularly pronounced /'??l???rp/ AWL-thorp) is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about 13,000 acres (5,300 ha). By road it is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the county town of Northampton and about 75 miles (121 km) northwest of central London, situated between the villages of Great Brington and Harlestone. It has been held by the prominent aristocratic Spencer family for more than 500 years, and has been owned by Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer since 1992. It was also the home of Lady Diana Spencer (later Princess of Wales) from her parents' divorce until her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales. Althorp is mentioned as a small hamlet in the Domesday Book as "Olletorp", and by 1377 it had become a village with a population of more than fifty people. By 1505 there were no longer any tenants living there, and in 1508, John Spencer purchased Althorp estate with the funds generated from his family's sheep-rearing business. Althorp became one of the prominent stately homes in England. The palace dates to 1688, replacing an earlier house that was once visited by Charles I. The Spencer family amassed an extensive art collection and other valuable household items. During the 18th century, the house became a major cultural hub in England, and parties were regularly held, attracting many prominent members of Great Britain's ruling class. George John, 2nd Earl Spencer, who owned Althorp between 1783 and his death in 1834, developed one of the largest private libraries in Europe at the palace, which grew to over 100,000 books by the 1830s. After falling on hard times, John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, known as the Red Earl, in 1892 sold much of the collection to Enriqueta Rylands, who was building the University of Manchester Library. Many of Althorp's furnishings were sold off during the twentieth century, and between 1975 and 1992 alone approximately 20% of the contents were auctioned. The house at Althorp was a "classically beautiful" red brick Tudor building, but its appearance was radically altered, starting in 1788, when the architect Henry Holland was commissioned to make extensive changes. Mathematical tiles were added to the exterior, encasing the brick, and four Corinthian pilasters were added to the front. The grand hall entrance to the house, Wootton Hall, was cited by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as "the noblest Georgian room in the county". The Great Dining Room in the east wing extension of the house was added in 1877 to designs by John Macvicar Anderson, its walls hung with faded, red damask silk. Numerous fireplaces and furnishings were brought to Althorp from Spencer House in London during the Blitz for safekeeping and still remain. The Picture Gallery stretches for 115 feet (35 m) on the first floor of the west wing, and is one of the best remaining examples of the original Tudor oak woodwork and ambiance in the mansion. It has an extensive collection of portraits, including Anthony van Dyck's War and Peace, a John de Critz...

A Very Attractive Mid 18th Century, Georgian Mahogany Bureau bookcase Of Very Attractive, Rare, Small Proportions, With Dental Cornice Above Shaped Mirror Door Within Gilded Slip, Ov...

A very rare and fine early 19th century Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase, line inlaid throughout and with intricate marquetry depicting Neoclassical motifs of swags, garlands, flowe...

A George III style mahogany breakfront bookcase, the upper sections with a molded cornice above a fluted frieze ornamented with de...

We are delighted to offer absolutely stunning hand made in England George III circa 1760-1780 Bureau bookcase with Thomas Chippendale carvings This is a true piece of classic Engl...

A useful magazine or paper rack in excellent condition and lovely mahogany colour. Beautifully made with a fantastic finish.

With broken arch pediment and inset mirror over a pair of arched mirror doors opening to shelves and drawers, the base with a slant lid hinged w...

A very fine George I period walnut and feather banded bureau bookcase, circa 1720, the moulded cornice above a pair of mirror panelled doors, ope...

Very small late 18th C English painted oak bureau bookcase. 1780. Reference: 7382 Dimensions 34 inches (86 cms) Wide 19.5 inches (50 cms) Deep 82 inches (208 cms) High.

For sale is a fine quality George III Mahogany secretaire breakfront bookcase. Have four doors with arched oval glazing bars open to adjustable interior shelves. Below this, the base...

A superb quality George III period mahogany library Bookcase of breakfront form, boasting charming small Proportions, and four astragal glazed doors to top Enclosing adjustable shelves over panelled cupboard Doors enclosing further adjustable shelves raised on Original plinth base (Breakfront bookcases are one of the grandest, yet at the same time most functional pieces of antique furniture...

A fine example of a late 18th century mahogany secretaire bookcase. Original handles and locks. The dentil cornice above attractively glazed, astragal-doors. The lower half with a double, fully fitted secretaire drawer and three further long drawers, all with original handles and standing on original, shaped bracket feet. A classical and elegant piece of traditional English country house furniture...

Wonderful early 19th C English country house bookcase. 1830 Depth of the top shelves - 8.5"(21.5cm) Depth of the bottom shelves - 14.5"(37cm...

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Glass-Front Bookcase, Circa 1810-1820.

A wonderful Georgian mahogany breakfront bookcase of small proportions with astragal glazed doors and broken architectural pediment cornice, 18th century. The upper part with origina...

A country house white painted open bookcase, the cavetto cornice above an architectural arch and keystone with column supports enclosing an open interior with LED lighting and a fixe...

Beautifully crafted in the George III style large mahogany wood English breakfront cabinet / bookcase with four doors in the upper part. The...

We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of Samuel Pepys 1666 large library bookcases after the original. These bookcases are basically the birthpla...

A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban mahogany. The bonnet features a swan neck, broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes an...

An 18th-century mahogany bureau cabinet of impressive architectural form and lovely rich color. George II period, circa 1740. The top surmounted by a bold architectural pediment and centered by a brass finial. The two arched panel doors reveal three adjustable shelves which have candle slides below them. Furthermore, the bureau section is fitted with a stepped interior. This has two secret compartments, drawers and pigeon holes, and the fall is conventionally supported on two lopers. Lined in the best quality English oak. The blind doors of this Georgian cabinet have well-figured mahogany panels of very good rich color which reflect beautifully in the candle light. The chamfered and arched doors display a further level of sophistication and quality. The beautifully-drawn arched pediment is in perfect proportion with the rest of the cabinet / bookcase. In excellent condition overall. Architectural furniture designs on the continent commenced with the arrival of the Renaissance, and they have their origins in Roman and Greek architecture. Nb. Bureau bookcases display books, china or silver behind glazed doors, but are described more accurately as bureau cabinets when they are fitted with blind doors. We often refer to antique bookcases / cabinets as ''secretary desks'' in the US. Information on pediments: 'Illustrated Dictionary...

Early 20th century Georgian style English or Dutch mahogany cabinet with sliding faux book safe. Great quality mahogany, bronze eschuteons and grill work. Do...

A very impressive mahogany bureau cabinet / bookcase / secretary*, with secret compartments. In the manner of Giles Grendey (1693-1780). In mahogany and parcel gilt. Mid-18th century, George II period. This English bureau cabinet displays fine, deep, rich colour and superb surface patination throughout. The top section with a broken-arch pediment and dentil cornice. The frieze well carved with Gothic arcaded blind fretwork. Centred by a later urn-shaped finial. The cabinet with two carved parcel-gilt gesso bordered ogee shaped doors. Old but apparently later mirror plates enclosing a fitted interior with eight drawers and adjustable shelves. The cleated fall, with its original lock, now fitted with a wine red, gilt-tooled writing surface revealing an exceptionally high-quality arrangement of canopied drawers and pigeon holes. The interior is centred by an arched, architectural over door...

This is the ultimate large traditional mahogany breakfront bookcase or china cabinet with six doors by Leighton Hall. It features six bottom doors and drawers with swirly crotch maho...

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...

A beautiful large English two-piece mahogany step back bookcase, its upper case with a molded cornice over two glass doors, each with ten glazed glass panes, the top two panes arched...

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Mahogany with Inlay Secretary Breakfront, Circa 1840. Secretary has a...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Astral glazed George IV mahogany library bookcase This piece has an absolutely stunning timber patina, I've never seen ...

Late 20th century George II style library bookcase by Arthur Brett. Made from mahogany with a wide base featuring two six pained doors opening to adjustable shelves over pullout work...

For sale is a good quality George I walnut secretary bookcase, having a domed cornice above a bevelled mirror door enclosing two shelves. The...

Late 19th century two-door mahogany breakfront bookcase cabinet, the moulded cornice above two astragal glazed doors opening to reveal four adjustable shelves, the bottom section hav...

PRESENTING a STUNNING 19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase. From circa 1850-60 and most definitely, “IRISH”. Made of gorgeous flamed Cuban mahogany which would have been imported from the British Colonies at the end of the 18th Century and early 19th Century. This piece of is of IMPRESSIVE PROPORTIONS ….. it is a real STATEMENT piece and EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY ! It has a very ‘Regency Style’ pelmet or crown with egg and dart moldings under a very straight line crown. The top section consists of a 4 door bookcase, each with 3 shelving areas. It appears to retain it’s original glass, but it could likewise have been replaced at some time during it’s long life, as it is very rare to find pieces that have not suffered breakages over 150+ years. Each bookcase door still retains the original moldings to the front with a star shape above and below a central circular viewing panel. Each section is separated by a carved and fluted roman column/pillar. The bookcase section rests on top of the base, which consists of a beautiful central secretaire desk accessed by drop down front with working lock and key and rests on 2 pull out rests on either side. The secretary portion has a central tabernacle, with an inlaid oval satinwood medallion above another scallop shell drawer. It has 6 smaller drawers and 8 cubbies. The 2 pillars on either side of the central tabernacle are secret drawers and pull out. The curved crowns above the cubbies on either side are likewise secret drawers and pull out. Either side of the secretary there are 2 drawers (4 total) with a press or cupboard underneath. Under the secretary there are 4 large central drawers. The brasses and hardware are all original to the piece (save 2 extra hinges that have been attached to the drop down secretary to give it more support and stability. Again, each section is separated by a turned and fluted column/pillar which replicates the 2 side pillars to the central tabernacle of the secretary. The piece sits on 8 curved feet. This was an extremely high quality piece when made. This is also supported by the fact that the secondary woods are also mahogany and not pine or oak for slightly lesser quality pieces of the era. This piece is specifically identifiable as an Irish Georgian Style piece by virtue of the scallop shell moldings on the base side presses (see photos). Irish Georgian furniture...

A very fine antique George II figured and inlaid walnut bureau bookcase/secretary, circa 1750. The bookcase secretary in two secrions, the upper bookcase having a stepped crown with twin arched mirrored doors below, the mirror to the right side having a reversed engraved flower and the doors enclosing three adjustable shelves. The base having a fall front with a fitted writing surface, the interior is extravagantly fitted with eight pigeonholes, six drawers with a central carved arched door flanked with ribbed columns. The door having a secret switch to the inside allowing the whole 'box' to be withdrawn, therefore providing access to two secret drawers to the verso. The base having twin pull-out lopers to support the fall front, below are four long and two short drawers, the cabinet is raised on bracket feet. The bookcase secretary is made from the finest figured walnut which is crossbanded & inlaid with satinwood stringing, the cabinet has all the original brass handles, lockplates/escutcheons. This is a very fine quality early Georgian bookcase secretary...

A fine and unusual Colonial glazed book case, reeded architectural column supports with neoclassical capitals, tapered and turned reeded legs terminat...

Early 18th century walnut bureau bookcase, the shaped cornice above a mirrored front bookcase with the two doors opening to reveal ...

English Georgian (18/19th Century) mahogany secretary bookcase having a 2 glass mullioned doors over multiple drawers & a fall-front center...

Custom made for us in England by talented craftsmen, this classically styled Georgian breakfront with columnar accents has a presence that is unmat...

A mid-18th century well-figured mahogany Bureau bookcase of attractive small proportions having architectural dentil-moulded cornice above shaped mirrored door with original gilt-ges...

For sale is a fine quality 18th century English George II walnut secretary bookcase in the manner of Giles Grendey. The shaped mirrored pane...

George III Chippendale period mahogany breakfront bookcase. Having a moulded and dentilled cornice above a fluted frieze, enclosed by a pair of glazed doors flanked by fluted and st...

English George III Style Book/Display Cabinet has the original broken arch cornice that has carved egg and dart molding. The doors have cross ...

This is a large traditional mahogany breakfront bookcase or china cabinet with five doors by Leighton Hall. It features four bottom doors and nine drawers with swirly crotch mahogany...

A classic period Sheraton English satinwood and tulipwood China display case or bookcase the upper section with dentil cornice above a pair of astra...

Antique George III mahogany blind door bookcase on chest. The top section with a dentil cornice and a crossbanded frieze, two fantastic mahogany pa...

Collection of assorted leather bound books. Please note these are priced per book and we have a very large inventory of leather bound books, mostly decorative and in other languages....

An impressive chinoiserie bureau bookcase on a red background, the carcass itself 18th century but lacquered in the early 20th century, hav...

A superb George III Chippendale period mahogany breakfront library bookcase, the raised architectural pediment, with a detailed moulded edge, above arched Gothic glazed doors carved with acanthus, resting on a raised paneled door base with a deep plate-form base, (a design often seen in Thomas Chippendale work). Footnote: The design for this bookcase can be seen in the life and works of Thomas Chippendale by Christopher Gilbert page 41 figure 65, as one of four bookcases commissioned by Sir Rowland Winn for his London townhouse in St James Square, or at Nostell Priory.

An attractive mid-18th century figured mahogany display bookcase with gilt gesso mouldings throughout having dentil moulded cornice above shaped glazed doors and paneled cupboard doo...