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Small Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Quality George III Period Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase, Of Unusual Small
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Chinoiserie Green Lacquered Lighted Bookcase
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI Chinoiserie style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Large English Breakfont Bookcase of Mahogany with Astragal Glass Doors
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large English breakfront bookcase of mahogany, in the Chippendale style, featuring an upper
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Metal
Antique Golden Oak Long Breakfront Enclosed and Open Bookcase
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique Edwardian golden oak inverted breakfront bookcase with enclosed and open sections. Circa
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Oak, Pine
$2,827 Sale Price
20% Off
New York Bench Made Old Reprod. "Gothic" Chippendale Style Mahogany Bookcase
By Albano
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
mahogany Breakfront bookcase with maker's label inside the right hand drawer for The Albano Company, Inc
Category
Vintage 1920s American Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$15,495 Sale Price
20% Off
Hollywood Regency Secretaire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Great 1950's small scale breakfront bookcase display cabinet. Regency styling includes pediment top
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$2,800 Sale Price
43% Off
Schmieg
Kotzian, Georgian, Breakfront or Bookcase, Mahogany, Satinwood, 1920s
By Schmieg
Kotzian
Located in Manhasset, NY
Schmieg & Kotzian, Georgian, Breakfront or Bookcase, Mahogany, Satinwood, 1920s
A large and
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
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
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century mahogany break front bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality early 19th Century mahogany breakfront bookcase, the stepped moulded cornice above
Category
Antique 1840s British Early Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Four Door Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
Our version of a breakfront bookcase, this is the Niagara Furniture Four Door Bookcase. The shape
Category
2010s Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$4,015 / item
Large Mahogany Georgian Style Five Door Bookcase China Cabinet by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a large traditional mahogany breakfront bookcase or china cabinet with five doors by
Category
2010s American Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Georgian Style Four Door Bookcase China Cabinet by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This a traditional mahogany breakfront bookcase or china cabinet with four doors by Leighton Hall
Category
2010s Philippine Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large Mahogany Georgian Style Six-Door Bookcase China Cabinet by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is the ultimate large traditional mahogany breakfront bookcase or china cabinet with six doors
Category
2010s Philippine Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Mahogany Adams Paint Decorated Edwards and Roberts Monumental Breakfront
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19th Century Monumental Adams-Style Paint-Decorated Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase – By Edwards
Category
Antique 1890s English Adam Style Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
EXTRA LARGE RALPH LAUREN 1.7 METER TALL 2.4 METER WiDE OPEN OAK LIBRARY BOOKCASE
By Morris
Co., Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Lauren extra large open library breakfront bookcase based on a design by Morris & Co
Please note the
Category
20th Century Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Bookcase in the Empire Style
By Antoine Krieger
Located in London, GB
An exceptional and fine library breakfront bookcase by Antoine Krieger of Paris
In the Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases
Materials
Ormolu
Mahogany Breakfront Open Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
A beautifully crafted antique mahogany breakfront open bookcase featuring rich, warm tones and a
Category
Early 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English pine breakfront library bookcase with open adjustable shelves to the top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Pine
English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good English painted breakfront library bookcase. All adjustable shelving. 1840.
Dimensions
122
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Large walnut breakfront low bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Arts and crafts walnut bookcase, the rectangular breakfront top having a raised gallery back, above
Category
Early 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$7,479 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved oak breakfront open bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Heavily carved open bookcase the large rectangular breakfront top with carved moulded edge. Above
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$5,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Four Door Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany four-door inverted breakfront library bookcase the moulded cornice above four large glazed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$7,479 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Sheraton Style Country Pine Breakfront
Located in Sheffield, MA
English Sheraton style 19th century country pine breakfront bookcase cabinet with lattice center
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Cupboards
Materials
Pine
Fine 19th Century Breakfront Open Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
A distinguished 19th-century breakfront open bookcase of exceptional quality. The stepped
Category
Antique 19th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Chippendale Mahogany Secretaire Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Lymington, GB
A classic Chippendale-period secretaire breakfront library bookcase in well-figured mahogany. Early
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$34,939 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Georgian Breakfront Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Georgian six door breakfront secretaire bookcase. The molded cornice to the top sits
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Breakfront Bureau Bookcase
Located in Huntington, NY
This exceptional George III Mahogany Breakfront Bureau Bookcase with Glazed Doors, has wonderful
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$25,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Monumental 19thC French Walnut Breakfront Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
Monumental 19thC French Walnut Breakfront Glazed Bookcase
sku 2030
W310 x D38 x H107 cm
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Gilt metal mounted walnut breakfront open bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century figured walnut cross banded open bookcase, of Louis XV design. The breakfront top
Category
Antique 19th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$8,571 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Rosewood Open Bookcase With Breakfront
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant open bookcase in rosewood from the first part of the 19th century from England called
Category
Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Monumental Georgian English Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1790
Monumental Georgian English Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
A rare & exceptional
Category
Antique 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
George III style mahogany breakfront library bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large George III style mahogany display bookcase the projecting carved molded cornice above four
Category
Mid-20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Extraordinary And Monumental Antique Mahogany Bookcase Breakfront
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine and extremely well-crafted Breakfront in the English Style with great size and
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
18th Century English Breakfront Mahogany Library Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Elegant Breakfront Library Bookcase in the Thomas Sheraton Manner
In Honduras
Category
Antique 18th Century British George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Monumental 19thC Ebonised English Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
Monumental 19thC Ebonised English Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
sku 2105
Together
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Monumental George III English Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1800
Monumental George III English Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase
An exceptional
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of satinwood crossbanded open breakfront waterfall bookcases
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of satinwood crossbanded open breakfront waterfall bookcases of small proportions. In the
Category
Early 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Superb 18th century Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Secretary Bookcase
Located in Richmond, VA
Superb 18th century Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Secretary Bookcase. This incredible secretary has
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th century Regency Satinwood Breakfront Glazed Floor Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
An early 19th century Regency satinwood breakfront glazed floor bookcase. The bookcase is cross
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Satinwood
Antique Display Bookcase, English, Walnut, Breakfront Library Cabinet, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique display bookcase, an English walnut breakfront library cabinet dating to
Category
Antique 1820s British Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Early 19th Century William IV Period Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
stands on an integral breakfront plinth base. This bookcase is of exceptional quality, with a rich
Category
Antique 19th Century British William IV Bookcases
Materials
Wood
STUNNING GEORGIAN STYLE BREAKFRONT FOUR DOOR DISPLAY CABiNET BOOKCASE
Located in Pulborough, GB
Display Cabinet Bookcase.
This elegant piece features a prominent breakfront design, enhancing its
Category
20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
Magnificent Monumental English 19thC Carved Oak Breakfront Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
sku 2056
Magnificent Monumental English 19thC Carved Oak Breakfront Glazed Bookcase
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Late Regency Rosewood Breakfront Open Bookcase, Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood breakfront open bookcase, attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Hollywood Regency Style Ebony Cabinet, Bookcase, Entertainment Unit, Breakfront
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency style ebony, mirrored cabinet, bookcase, Entertainment Unit, Breakfront, Bunny
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
VINTAGE GEORGIAN STYLE FLAMED HARDWOOD BREAKFRONT DISPLAY CABiNET BOOKCASE
Located in Pulborough, GB
Display Cabinet Bookcase.
A very good well made and solid bookcase in a good condition, some wear here
Category
20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Painted 4 Door Secretaire Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Decorative Early 20th-Century Painted Mahogany 4-Door Secretaire Breakfront Library Bookcase
Category
Early 20th Century British George III Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Large Antique William IV Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase with Cupboards
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
A Large William IV Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase, with 4 glazed doors above panelled
Category
Antique 1830s British William IV Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Wellington Hall Italian Walnut Library Bookcase Breakfront Display Cabinet Mesh
By Wellington
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Wellington Hall breakfront library bookcase or china cabinet. Handmade in Italy from
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$3,850 Sale Price
30% Off
George lll, Mahogany, Large Breakfront or Bookcase, England, 18th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
George lll, Mahogany, Large Breakfront or Bookcase, England, 18th Century
A rare and important
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
A late William IV rosewood breakfront open bookcase, by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late William IV rosewood breakfront open bookcase, by Gillows, the shaped top with a turned
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
STUNNING GEORGIAN STYLE BURR YEW BREAKFRONT FOUR DOOR DISPLAY CABiNET BOOKCASE
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
A magnificent Georgian-style breakfront display cabinet crafted in beautiful
Category
20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Yew
Monumental Georgian Style Breakfront
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and beautifully crafted Breakfront with striking inset Burl doors and a particularly strong
Category
20th Century Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Regency Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Essex, MA
Early 19th Century Mahogany William IV or Late Regency Breakfront. Fluted columned case with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Yew Wood Architectural Breakfront
Located in Woodbury, CT
Custom made for us in England by talented craftsmen, this classically styled Georgian breakfront
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Yew
$18,950 / item
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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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