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English Pine Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Pasadena, CA
This superb quality bookcase was hand made by English artisans about 30 years ago from 19th century
Category
Late 20th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Honiton, Devon
Good Victorian mahogany break front bookcase, lovely colour and patination
English dating circa
Category
Antique 1850s English Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By English School
Located in Northwich, GB
A fine Regency rosewood side cabinet/bookcase. The break-front top above two open compartments of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
High Regency Rosewood Brass Inlaid Breakfront Bookcase George Oakley
By George Oakley
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The breakfront bookcase retains its George Oakley trademark anthemion decorated open fret brass
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Hepplewhite Style Breakfront/Bookcase
Located in Alexandria, VA
Early 20th Century hand-made copy of an American antique classic, now owned by the Winterthur Museum. This piece was hand-made by master craftsmen exactly like a period piece. Come...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Blown Glass, Glass
Late 20th Century Traditional Breakfront Bookcase with Distressed Black Finish
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style breakfront bookcase, unbranded. Hardwood with a distressed black finish
Category
Late 20th Century East Asian Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Mahogany Chippendale Style Breakfront Bookcase by James Shoolbred
Company
Located in Darwen, GB
A small mahogany Chippendale style breakfront bookcase by James Shoolbred. The upper section with a
Category
Early 20th Century English Bookcases
George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful large breakfront with fitted drawers on the inside of the far bottom and pull out shelves
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Chippendale Style Triple Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A Wonderful Chippendale style triple break front bookcase with six sectioned glazed tops with
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large 18th Century English Chippendale Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Wilson, NC
Large 18th century English Chippendale breakfront bookcase, the entirety with cove cornice, the
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Regency Style Low Breakfront Bookcase with Brass Inaly and Adjustable Shelf
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Lovely proportion Regency style breakfront bookcase with brass inlay and brass mounts, also one
Category
Antique 1890s British Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Style Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Poling, West Sussex
An excellent Georgian style mahogany breakfront library bookcase. Dating from the Edwardian period
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Modernage Breakfront Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Southfield, MI
Late 40's Modernage breakfront secretary, or bookcase, generally believed to be a design by Ben
Category
Vintage 1940s American Bookcases
A French 50
s Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Riverdale, NY
the rectangular breakfront molded cornice above a conforming case fitted centrally with two glazed
Category
Vintage 1950s French Bookcases
A William IV Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The cornice of reverse breakfront form over an egg and dart edge and roundel mounted frieze, about
Category
20th Century British Bookcases
Inlaid Mahogany Triple Open Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning triple break front bookcase is a newly crafted reproduction of a Victorian-Period
Category
2010s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
GEORGE III mahogany breakfront bookcase cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Molded rectangular cornice above 4 glazed door enclosing shelves, the lower outset section with a pair of panelled doors enclosing shelves centered w/4 graduated drawers on plinth
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
A George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Very desirable with low waist and shallow depth. The upper part with broken pediment over three cabinet doors later mounted with handsome brass astragals; opening to an illuminated i...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Bookcases
A George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The pendant-hung molded cornice above four glazed doors; the projecting lower section with fitted secretaire drawer above a pair of panelled doors flanked by banks of graduated drawers.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bookcases
English Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large cabinet, hand crafted in mahogany, with three upper sliding glass doors over three flat panel doors of crotch mahogany. Upper section has adjustable shelves & lower portion ha...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
George III Chippendale period mahogany breakfront bookcase
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Knutsford, GB
A superb and rare George III Chippendale period mahogany breakfront kneehole bookcase, retaining
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large Mahogany Glass Door Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This large antique style bookcase is a newly handmade reproduction originating from the shop of a
Category
2010s English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Diminutive Carved Pine Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Louisville, KY
Featuring a broken arched pediment over an acanthus and foliate carved frieze above four glazed doors; resting on the base with a similarly carved frieze and a pair of paneled doors ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Pine
VERY IMPOSING LATE 18TH CENTURY LIBRARY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
Located in Pasadena, CA
Large Oak Very Imposing Late 18th century Bookcase breakfront with 16 drawers & Astragal glazing
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Stunning Quality Burr Walnut Victorian Period Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Darwen, GB
A stunning quality burr walnut breakfront library bookcase. The upper section of breakfront outline
Category
Antique 1860s British Victorian Bookcases
Imposing Victorian Pitch Pine Breakfront Bookcase c.1850
Located in London, GB
19th Century, English, large pitch pine breakfront open bookcase. The central section of the base
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Bookcases
Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase China Cabinet with Secretaire Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning flame mahogany bookcase was crafted in England around the year 1960 as a Georgian
Category
Vintage 1960s English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
An Oak breakfront bookcase, locks by Hobbs &Co
Located in London, GB
This fabulous oak break-front bookcase is made in quarter sawn English oak and to a very high
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Mississauga, ON
The later pierced fretwork carved broken pediment above four astragally glazed doors to a lower section with four moulded rosette decorated doors on a plinth base.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
HENREDON 18th Century Portfolio Yew Wood Breakfront Bookcase China Cabinet
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Georgian style breakfront bookcase china cabinet by Henredon, from their 18th Century Portfolio
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
George III Breakfront Bookcase, Attributable to Gillows of London
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The Sheraton period breakfront inlaid bookcase with highly figured plum pudding mahogany panels
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Style Display Cabinet Breakfront Bookcase Spanish Style Carved
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A profusely carved Spanish style four-door solid oak breakfront display cabinet / bookcase, the
Category
20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
George IV Regency Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase with Gilt Brass
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
. The adjustable shelves with rosewood veneered fronts are original to the bookcase.
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Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
English Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Gothic Arch Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A timeless and elegant look, this Gothic style bookcase uses arches in its construction to create
Category
Vintage 1960s English Gothic Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Adams Style Carved and Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Louisville, KY
cornice with an acanthus and foliate carved frieze above four glazed doors; resting on the base with a similarly carved frieze over a pair of paneled doors raised on a plinth.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
A Fine Regency Mahogany And Ebony-inlaid Breakfront Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The cavetto-molded cornice over a crossbanded frieze and geometrc astragal-glazed doors set between engaged reeded columns with stiff-leaf capitals and foliate-wrapped bases and open...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Bleached Breakfront Bookcase by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Glendale, CA
Beautiful bleached breakfront made by BAKER FURNITURE.
Three glazed doors,carved medallions
Category
Vintage 1950s American Cupboards
Materials
Glass, Wood
Superb DUNBAR Breakfront / Bookcase / Secretaire
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant, superb quality cabinet by #Dunbar. Wonderful display bureau,writing table / desk, top glass doors / vitrine with shelves for objects of curiosity or books. Bold lines at top...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Cabinets
Antique Breakfront Bookcase Large Japanned Lacquered George III, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent large and imposing George III Japanned breakfront library bookcase dating to circa 1820
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Breakfront Bookcase Large Japanned Lacquered George III, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent large and imposing George III Japanned breakfront library bookcase dating to circa 1820
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Breakfront Bookcase Large Japanned Lacquered George III, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent large and imposing George III Japanned breakfront library bookcase dating to circa 1820
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Walnut Inlaid Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet Napoleon III, circa 1870
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Spectacular French Napoleon III figured walnut gilt and marquetry Inlaid antique low level bookcase
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Breakfront Secretary Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III Period secretary breakfront bookcase, mahogany, kingwood, satinwood and ebony
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
Materials
Glass
George IV Regency Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase with Original Gilt Brass Gallery
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
. The adjustable shelves with rosewood veneered fronts are original to the bookcase.
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
19th c. Country Neoclassical Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
A country neoclassical breakfront cabinet, the triangular pediment over 2 glazed doors enclosing a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Glass
Italian Breakfront Walnut Bookcase
Located in Pewsey, GB
This is an attractive Italian breakfront bookcase of Italian origin and dating from the Early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Large Victorian Breakfront Open Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine Quality Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase.
This large Victorian Mahogany bookcase has
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Breakfront Bleached Oak Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality, late 19th turn of the 20th century English, Arts & Crafts breakfront bookcase in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Oak Glazed Library Breakfront
Located in New York, NY
Fine Oak and Ebonized Detailed Glazed Breakfront Bookcase, England, c. 1875 (118 inches wide x 19
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Glass
Chinese Chippendale Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Wonderfully Detailed Chinese Chippendale Style Breakfront Bookcase Display Cabinet. Finished In A
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Breakfront Secretaire or Bookcase
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
A Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase, the projecting molded cornice above a bead-and-reel carved
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Bookcases
19th Century Howard
Sons Oak Bookcase
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and imposing late 19th century oak architectural breakfront bookcase by Howard
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Bookcases
Materials
Oak
English Country House George III Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine quality and in untouched condition, late 18th century English George III mahogany breakfront
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Pine Open Bookcase
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency pine inverted breakfront bookcase with molded top edge, frieze with ebonized roundels
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Antique Carved Oak 3 Door Breakfront Bookcase, Display, Scotland 1910, H1032
Located in Vancouver, BC
Minty 2 Tier Tiger Oak Stacking Bookcase, Drop Front Desk, England 1910, H1049
Solid Oak
Original
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Cabinets
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Bleached Oak Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality, late 19th century bleached oak breakfront bookcase of elegant proportions and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Outstanding 18th Century English Country House Painted Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A superb 18th century English painted breakfront bookcase in the classical taste, of great
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Softwood
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Breakfront Bookcase For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal breakfront bookcase for your home. A breakfront bookcase — often made from wood, mahogany and glass — can elevate any home. Find 1485 options for an antique or vintage breakfront bookcase now, or shop our selection of 19 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect breakfront bookcase — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A breakfront bookcase made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made breakfront bookcase has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Henredon and Romweber Furniture Co. are consistently popular.
How Much is a Breakfront Bookcase?
A breakfront bookcase can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $7,789, while the lowest priced sells for $719 and the highest can go for as much as $459,302.
Finding the Right Bookcases for You
Whether you proudly shelve your books in regal mahogany or behind glass cabinet doors, an antique bookcase — or perhaps more than one — is essential to creating a cozy nook for any book lover.
As long as curious people have collected stories, we have needed a place to stow them away and preserve them. When auction houses and book dealers proliferated by the late 17th century, the bibliophile was born. And, of course, as with any treasured decorative objects or collectibles, a book lover’s volumes were suddenly worthy of a luxurious display — enter the bookcase.
Americans of means during the 19th century took to amassing art as well as rare books, and bookcases of the era — rife with hand-carved decorative accents and architectural motifs — were ideal for displaying their handsome leather-bound wares.
Although our favorite titles may change over the years, the functionality and beauty of their home within our home is timeless. Even those who don’t covet the perfect home library can benefit from an attractive display case, as bookcases can easily double as charming étagères.
Contemporary and customizable options make it easier for you to find the perfect bookcase for your style and stacks. If you don’t wish to fill your storage piece so that your collection is snug within its confines, incorporate extra space to allow for additional displays and decorative objects. And by introducing a striking dark wood Art Deco bookcase or low-profile mid-century modern design by Paul McCobb into your living room, your signed first editions won’t be the only items making a statement.
Find barrister bookcases, Globe Wernicke bookcases, bookcases with doors and other vintage and antique bookcases on 1stDibs now.
Questions About Breakfront Bookcase
- What is a breakfront bookcase?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A breakfront bookcase is usually a large wooden bookcase that houses either books or dishes. They’re similar in appearance to hutches in that they have glass-fronted shelving on the top and cabinets on the bottom.
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