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Period: 19th Century
Antique Dutch Neoclassical Petite Vitrine ~ Curio Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Dutch neoclassical Petite Vitrine ~ Curio cabinet is a marvelous example of craftsmanship on a diminutive scale! Standing a little over four fee...
Category
Dutch Neoclassical Revival Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Breakfront Open Bookcase 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian burr walnut and marquetry inlaid breakfront open bookcase, circa 1860 in date.
The bookcase features beautiful satinwood crossbanding and four ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Charles X Period Palisander Vitrine, Bookcase
Located in Fayetteville, AR
A unique piece from a short period of time in French furniture making, this early nineteenth century French Charles X period palisander vitrine or bookcase features fine lines of lem...
Category
French Charles X Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood, Palisander
Antique Victorian Breakfront Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very impressive antique breakfront bookcase. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1880-1900 period.
It is of superb quality and has lovely proportions. It is large and impressive, yet elegant with refined features. The doors on the upper and lower sides are quite narrow, there is adjustable shelving in the top cabinet and further shelving in the lower cabinet. There is beautiful carving throughout on the borders of the paneled doors, the cornice, the arched and pierced pediment, even on the beautifully shaped bracket feet. There is fantastic astral glazing...
Category
British Chippendale Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Pair Victorian Mahogany Open Bookcases 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of antique Victorian mahogany open bookcase, Circa 1870 in date.
The bookcases with elegant stepped rectangular cornices, and each with four adjustable she...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian Inlaid Sheraton Revival Two Tier Revolving Bookcase
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Edwardian Sheraton Revival Two Tier Revolving Bookcase.
The Edwardian Sheraton Revival Two-Tier Revolving Bookcase is a stunning piece of furn...
Category
British Edwardian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble Top Vitrine / Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French Louis XVI style Mahogany with brass mounted marble top vitrine / bookcase. This was designed to display your most prized possessions or one of a kind collec...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Glazed Secretaire Bookcase in Walnut, England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Glazed secretaire bookcase in walnut from the second part of the 19th century of very good quality from England
Very beautiful secretary of small ...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Antique Solid Poplar Wood Bookcase
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian antique in solid poplar wood bookcase. Very linear and essential perfect to be combined even in a modern home. In the lower part one comfortable drawer. Ample useful internal...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Poplar
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large Victorian Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large quality Victorian mahogany bookcase with the upper section having a shaped cornice over a pair of glazed doors with applied moulding...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century George III Hepplewhite Cylinder Top Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Period Mahogany George III Hepplewhite Cylinder Top Secretary Bookcase. Tapered Legs. Maple inlaid top. Interior reveal leather writing surface and pigeon hole compartments. Beau...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Antique Original Patina Painted Finish Library Reading Bookcase Steps Ladder
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original pine library steps or ladder to sit next to a bookcase
...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine
French Provincial Waxed Pine Bookcase Display Cabinet Cupboard
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH WAXED PINE DISPLAY CABINET OR CUPBOARD
Circa mid-to-late 19th century
Item # 306REP14A
A delightful French Provincial cabinet of the 19th century, it features a positively g...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Magnets
Pair of Antique Victorian 1860 Jacobean Gothic Revival Stained Glass Bookcases
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for this lovely pair of stunning circa 1860 hand carved English Oak with Stained glass windows, Library bookcase cabinets in the Jacobean / Gothic Revival taste
A very good looking well made and decorative pair, it is very rare to find these bookcases as a pair and with the original stained glass windows, usually they were replaced as was the fashion in the Edwardian era. They are carved in the Jacobean and Gothic revival taste which is super decorative
Each piece is carved from solid slabs of English oak, the back has traditional panels, there is one large door and working keys
Condition wise they have been cleaned waxed and polished, there will be some patination marks here or there from honest age and use but nothing negative to note, all good charm...
Category
English Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
19th Century Oak Bookcase Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful heavy oak two piece cabinet with adjustable shelving, decorative panels and arched glass doors.
This is a well built cabinet originally...
Category
English British Colonial Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Open Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century Open bookcase, the rectangular well-figured top above-molded frieze supported on capped columns. Enclosing the adjustable shelved interior, all raised up on a plinth bas...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Oak Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century oak bookcase from England with a molded gallery around the back for additional shelving space. This is over a crown molding with a dentil type carved border. The bookcase has four moveable shelves, flanked by reeded columns which have applied half turned moldings for additional design detail. The sides are simple and the case is raised on bracket feet and a scalloped molded base. This is a gorgeous bookcase...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century George III Style Mahogany Bureau Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a sophisticated and stately Danish secretary bookcase. The partially pierced cornice and a secondary tiered; a shaped cornice over tw...
Category
Danish Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
19th century English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
sku 1488
Together W144 x D39 x H209 cm
Base W135 x D34 x H51 cm
Top W144 x D39 x ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Glazed Bamboo Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19th century English Glazed Bamboo Cabinet
sku 1521
W55 x D41 x H95 cm
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Unusual 18th-19th Century Continental Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Figured wood veneer, the top with a carved cornice over double doors. They open to two shelves over drawers and cubby holes. A middle frieze with three drawers (lacking a key) over t...
Category
European Georgian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Bookcase Display Case
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Bookcase Display Case
Gorgeous Eastlake Victorian walnut display case/bookcase is just a gorgeous piece of a...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Morris & Co. Fine Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Designed by George W Jack
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. A fine mahogany glazed breakfront bookcase designed by George Jack of exceptional quality typical to all Morris & Co furniture. With upper and lower central glazed secti...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
1800s Antique French, Figural, Carved Oak, Stepback, Glazed Doors Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
Absolutely Gorgeous Antique Bookcase, French, Figural, Carved Oak, Library, Stepback with Glazed Doors, 1800s, 19th century!!
French oak stepback bookcase...
Category
French Other Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century Bamboo Etagere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fashioned with lacquered panels painted with birds and florals and generously scaled shelves.
A versatile bamboo shelving unit. The piece is topp...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Victorian Handmade Floor Standing Revolving Bookcase with Chamfered Edge, 1800s
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A beautiful and elegant Victorian handmade floor standing revolving bookcase with chamfered edge 1800s.
Handmade bookcase on swivel base, with segmented inner section to fit books.
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
A Curved French Walnut Bibliothèque (One of Two)
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular 19th-century mahogany vitrine cabinet that could be the star attraction in any room. The slightly curved cabinet is one of a pair in our inventory and come from a priv...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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 two cushion shape...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large 19thC English Walnut & Birch Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
Large 19thC English Walnut & Birch Bookcase
sku 1468
Together W192 x D51 x H194 cm
Base W192 x D51 x H85 cm
Top W192 x D36 x H109 cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Birch
Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Two Door Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
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...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Walnut Louis XV Bookcase with Glass Doors, circa 1890
Located in Evergreen, CO
Elegant in every way, this late-19th century, Louis XV bookcase is as stunning as it is practical. The beautiful, tight grain of walnut, finished in a medium stain is showcased on th...
Category
Belgian Louis XV Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Oak
English Painted Glazed Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large 19th century English painted pine bookcase / display cabinet with sliding glazed doors and adjustable shelving in both top and bottom sections. 1840.
Dimensions
109.5 inc...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Victorian 1900s Revolving Three Tier Library Bookcase with Wooden Feet
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Victorian Revolving Three Tier Library Bookcase With Slatted Sections On A Graduated X Frame Revolving Base.
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Display Armoire ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV walnut display Armoire ~ Bookcase is a majestic example of fine craftsmanship, executed in what experts consider the finest indigenous wood ever availabl...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Large English Regency Mahogany Glazed Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820
Large English Regency mahogany glazed secretaire bookcase
sku 1140
Together W142 x D52 x H226 cm
Base W137 x D52 x H101 cm
Top W142 x...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Period Bookcase or Vitrine
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Very rare to found a Louis-Philippe Period bookcase or vitrine with 6 doors.
Because of its large scale, it shows that it was an order to fill a wall. The purpose was probably to us...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Aesthetic Movement Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Canterbury Stand or Étagère
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A chic circa 1875 English Aesthetic Movement period ebonized and parcel gilt étagère of three tier form, the top shelf with brass 'baluster' gallery above fluted colonette supported ...
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Finest Quality Antique 1830 Flamed Hardwood Wellington Chest of Drawers Bookcase
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this important, hand made in England, flamed Mahogany Wellington chest of drawers with bookcase middle
This is one of the finest quality antiques I...
Category
English William IV Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
Antique George III Period Mahogany Display Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A fine quality George III period mahogany & fiddle back mahogany Display Bookcase of attractive small proportions, having breakfront top section above bow fronted base with plain fig...
Category
English Sheraton Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Revival Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Flemish Renaissance Revival Bookcase represents the essence of the revival of classical architecture melded with carved ornamentation that celebrates the beauty of life ...
Category
Belgian Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
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.
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Louis XIV Two-Tiered Bookcase ~ China Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV Two-Tiered Bookcase ~ China Buffet is a magnificent example of fine furniture craftsmanship melded with timeless style! Utilizing hand-select quarter-sa...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Glazed Bamboo Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880
19thC English Glazed Bamboo Bookcase Cabinet
sku 1494
W60 x D38 x H98 cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo
Large 19th Century French Bleached Oak Display Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine large scale 19th century French bleached oak display cabinet. Nice carvings and beautiful patina. Great for a variety of decors!
Category
French Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Large 19th Century English Pine Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Large 19th century English pine breakfront bookcase
We can also customise existing pieces to suit your scheme/requirements. We have our own workshop, restorers and finis...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Bookcase / Vitrine in Walnut
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R021 attractive 19th century bookcase or display cabinet in walnut, having figured walnut top with a shaped gallery and moulded edge above a pair of glazed doors with burr walnut fie...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Louis Philippe Bookcase Display Cabinet in Walnut, 1870
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Bookcase restored Louis Philippe around 1870 walnut display cabinet
Features:
Two-door model with 5 shelves
Massive shelves adjustable in height
Original glazing
Elaborately c...
Category
Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Display Armoire ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Neoclassical Walnut Display Armoire ~ Bookcase was crafted from blonde French walnut creating a naturally lighter shade of furnishing that is ideal for today's airy, casual decors. Taking a cue from 3,000 years of classical architecture, it features a boldly formed crown flanked by a pair of orb finials, and an intriguing bonnet that combines raised panels with burl walnut faces...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Secretary from the Beginning of the 19th Century in Mahogany, England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Glazed secretary in mahogany from the beginning of the 19th century of very good quality.
Very beautiful secretary composed of 4 drawers as well as a theater in the lower part and an upper glazed part which can be used as a bookcase or a showcase cabinet.
This very beautiful secretary stands out with a lemon tree theater with several arches and drawers and a door. Several secrets hidden...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Black Forest Bear Adjustable Book Shelf / Book Rack Swiss
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & rare! This 19th century black forest books rack/ book shelf with ''Bears holding baby bears'' bookends hand carved Swiss.
Gorgeous 19th century antique Black Forest bookstand...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Grand French Neoclassical Bookcase in Whitewashed Pine
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Grand French Neoclassical Bookcase in Whitewashed Pine is a magnificent reminder of the grandeur of the classical movement th...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Pine
19th Century Tall Glazed Bookcase, with Cupboard under
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century Tall Glazed Bookcase, with Cupboard Under
This is a very useful piece, it has 2 glazed doors above smaller panelled doors
The top cabinet has 3 adjustable shelves to...
Category
Adam Style Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Exquisite Quality G. Jacob Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5069 superb quality early XIXth century mahogany bookcase, having original veined marble top above shallow frieze and three glazed doors fitted with original working lock and a key, enclosing three height adjustable shelves, all flanked by reeded columns and standing on moulded plinth base. This antique bookcase retains its original finish, colour and patina, all in excellent home ready condition. c1840
Measures: H52 3/4£ W65" D15" D10"-shelves.
H134cm W165cm D38cm D26cm-shelves.
Georges Jacob, (born July 6, 1739, Cheny, Fr.—died July 5, 1814, Paris), founder of a long line of French furniture makers. He was among the first cabinetmakers in France to use mahogany extensively and excelled at carved wood furniture...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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