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Period: 19th Century
Place of Origin: English
Antique English Flame Mahogany Library Bookcase 19th C 223x217cm
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian flame mahogany four door library bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich solid mahogany, Circa 1860 in date. This magnificent bookcase features a...
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1860s Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

Antique George III Secretaire Breakfront Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is elegant antique George III period flame mahogany secretaire breakfront bookcase, circa 1820 in date.  It is of wonderful quality, has a rich and striking grain, and has been...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique English Bookcases

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Leather, Glass, Mahogany

English George III Style Pine Astral Glazed Bibliotheque Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century country English pine bibliotheque or bookcase cabinet made in the George III taste. The bookcase features a top case having astral glazed doors opening to a shelve...
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19th Century George III Antique English Bookcases

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Glass, Pine

Large Antique Victorian Superb Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian superb quality mahogany breakfront bookcase having a swan neck moulded pediment above a superb quality figured mahogany cornice above four astral glazed doors...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Other

Circa 1880 English Bamboo Bookcase Now Artisan Decoupaged With Shells
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 English bamboo bookcase now artisan decoupaged with shells. Well figured "tortoise shell" bamboo. Diagonal architectural braces accent the top and base. The interior now p...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Bamboo, Paint

Outstanding Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique regency mahogany secretaire bookcase having an unusual scroll shaped cornice above a pair of astral glazed doors opening to reveal three adjustable shelve...
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19th Century Regency Antique English Bookcases

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Other

Monumental Carved Walnut English Victorian Two Piece Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This English-made monumental breakfront bookcase from the 1870s is a magnificent example of 19th-century craftsmanship and neoclassical design. The bookcase stands with impressive ar...
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1890s Late Victorian Antique English Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, George III Style
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase. Bookcase features a broken swan-neck pediment with fretwork design, above a molded cornice. The upper cabinet features two...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique English Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
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...
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1870s Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

Large Antique George III Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase 238 x 286 x 62 cm
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large Antique George III quality mahogany breakfront bookcase having a swan neck pediment above a dental moulded cornice above four quality figured mahogany glazed doors. The doors o...
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19th Century George III Antique English Bookcases

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Other

19th Century English Pine Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century pine bookcase from England. The lines are simple for easy placement in any home or office. There is a stately crown molding around the top of the case, following down ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Pine

Superb Quality Antique Victorian Figured Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian figured mahogany bookcase having an outstanding quality figured mahogany shaped cornice above a pair of carved mahogany glazed doors opening to revea...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Other

Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality figured mahogany glazed bookcase having a quality figured mahogany top above a single drawer above a pair of figured mahogany arched shaped moulded glazed d...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Other

Pugin Style Large Gothic Revival Oak Burr Oak Bookcase with Corinthian Columns
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in London, GB
In the style of A W N Pugin probably made by Gillows. A large cavernous good quality Gothic Revival oak and burr oak bookcase. The upper section with subtle carved floral details and...
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1870s Gothic Revival Antique English Bookcases

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Oak

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...
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1870s Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Oak

A Very Rare Early 19th Century William IV Large Open Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 19th Century William IV well figured mahogany open bookcase of grand proportions, finely hand carved with stunningly rich patination and fine grain. The moulded an...
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Early 19th Century William IV Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

A Very Rare Pair of 19th Century Bookcases with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare pair of 19th Century well figured walnut bookcases of exceptional quality, finely hand carved and of neat proportions with beautifully rich patination, grain and fitted w...
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19th Century Antique English Bookcases

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Ormolu

19th Century Mahogany Turned Standing Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century English standing shelf made from mahogany. It has lovely hand turned finials and shelf supports in a bobbin pattern, and is resting on love...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Country English Fruitwood Library Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Unique 19th century country English library bookcase or cabinet crafted from fruitwood. The tall two-part case has a six shelf bookcase on the top featuring glazed doors. The bookcas...
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19th Century Country Antique English Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Pugin Bookcase
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th century Gothic oak bookcase designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, the rectangular crenellated top with octofoil panels filled with carved roses, fleur de lis, and a portcullis on a Tudor rose back panel above a cavetto frieze mounted with carved oak leaves above two doors, each with two Gothic arched apertures filled with unique metal grilles, enclosing three adjustable shelves to each side, the base section with two blind arcaded doors enclosing an adjustable shelf, on a double plinth base, the lower plinth later, the interior stamped twice 'CLAREMONT', the reverse inscribed in ink 'Mr Young 18.5'. Provenance: Supplied for the Palace of Westminster and designed by AWN Pugin in conjunction with Charles Barry (who was largely credited for Pugin's designs) as part of the refurbishment of the Houses of Parliament after the fire of 1832, later removed and by 1866 recorded at Claremont House, Esher. This robust Gothic bookcase, enriched with Elizabethan cusped tracery and heraldically-charged castellations, is conceived in the William IV romantic English manner introduced as the ‘New Palace of Westminster’ style, with the collaboration in the mid-1830s of the architects Charles Barry (d. 1860) and A.W.N. Pugin (d. 1852). Westminster Palace’s ‘fort portcullis’ badge is displayed in cusped tablets within embattled parapets, which are flowered with the English cinquefoile rose. This bookcase appears to be a precursor for the more florid bookcases designed for the New Palace by Pugin in the mid-1840s. It may possibly have been intended for the King’s Tower (now called the Victoria Tower). Pugin established a furniture manufactory in Convent...
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Early 19th Century Gothic Revival Antique English Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century Large Three Section Open Book Case
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century well figured mahogany three section open bookcase of grand proportions, finely hand carved with beautifully rich patination and fine grain. The moulded and s...
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19th Century Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

Pair of English Country House Bookcases
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th century English country house bookcases with adjustable shelves. 1860. Shelf depth: 11-inches (28cm) Internal reference: H Code: 9249 Dimensions: W: 65" (16...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

Materials

Oak, Pine

19thC English Glazed Oak Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870 19thC English Glazed Oak Bookcase Cabinet Adjustable Shelves and original hardware with good form and colour. With original Key for top cabine...
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1860s Antique English Bookcases

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Oak

Late 19th Century Mahogany Revolving Bookcase
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Mahogany Revolving Open Bookcase, Having Well Figured Top With Attractive Crossbanded Decoration, Over Two Tier Bookshelves In Quarter Sections ...
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

Pair 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Cabinets
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1895 Pair 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Cabinets , Georgian Style with Brass Grilled Doors and glass shelves With keys   Measures: W6...
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1890s Antique English Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Style Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century Swedish style breakfront pine bookcase with reeded diamonds to the door. 1890. Centre shelf depth: 12-inches (30cm) Wings: 9.5-inches (24cm) Internal reference...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Pine

English Arts Crafts Oak Bookcase with Upper Angled Book Trough
By Arthur Simpson
Located in London, GB
In the manner of Arthur Simpson of Kendal. A superb quality little Arts & Crafts English oak bookcase with through tenon details, an upper angular book...
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1890s Arts and Crafts Antique English Bookcases

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Oak

English Grand Library Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large and luxurious 19th century English cabinet, wall unit crafted in mahogany with an architecturally significant design, featuring cornices, paneled doors, campaign brass hardware...
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Mid-19th Century Campaign Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

19th Century English George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully crafted in the George III style large mahogany wood English breakfront cabinet / bookcase with four doors in the upper part. The...
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1820s George III Antique English Bookcases

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Brass

Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Altrincham, GB
George IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, the upper section with a pair of eliptical glazed doors, the base with satinwood lined serectair drawer above a further three long drawers on ...
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1820s Regency Antique English Bookcases

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Leather, Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Sheraton Style Country Pine Breakfront
Located in Sheffield, MA
English Sheraton style 19th century country pine breakfront bookcase cabinet with lattice center doors and open sides shelves. The one piece construction classic country farmhouse style antique pine cupboard has wonderful aged patina with plenty of character and charm. The narrow depth makes it perfect for small or limited space rooms. Side Shelves = 11 D x 11 W Center shelves = 12.5 D x 21 W George III Style, Sheraton style, country style, rustic. Search terms: Rustic style kitchen hutch, pine dresser, classic cottage style, farmhouse style, waterfall dresser Antique...
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19th Century George III Antique English Bookcases

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Pine

C. 1890 Monumental Victorian Parcel-Ebonized Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet, England
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Morristown, NJ
Monumental Victorian Parcel-Ebonized Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet, Possibly by Gillows of Lancaster, England, circa 1890 A magnificent and architecturally proportioned late Victorian m...
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1890s Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

George IV Rosewood Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top over a drawer above two shelves flanked by leaf carved reverse S scrolled supports. Plinth base.
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1830s George IV Antique English Bookcases

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Rosewood

English 19th Century Black and Gold Secretary Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black lacquer secretary bookcase from the 19th century, with glass doors, drop-front desk and gold Chinoiserie décor. Created in England during the 19th century, this secr...
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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique English Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

Pair of Monumental Regency Oval Astral Glazed Mahogany Library Bookcases, c.1810
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An extraordinary near pair of oversized Regency astral glazed library bookcases c.1810. Demonstrating a remarkable pair of full-length oval astragal glazed doors to each - with car...
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19th Century Regency Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany, Pine

English Oak Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good quality 19th century English oak library bookcase. 1870. Adjustable shelving on top and bottom. Upper shelf depth: 6.5-inches Base shelf depth: 1...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Oak

Antique Satinwood Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet Edwards Roberts 19th Century
By Edwards Roberts
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Sheraton Revival top quality three door breakfront bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich satinwood by the renowned cabinet makers and retailers Edwards & Roberts, Circa 1880 in date. This magnificent bookcase is surmounted with a beautiful swan neck cornice and is mastefully inlaid with scrolling garlands, ribbons, fans and urns. The three astragal glazed doors revealing adjustable shelves, the frieze with three oak lined frieze frieze drawers with hand cut dovetails. Raised on six square tapering legs that terminate in spade feet there is no mistaking its superb quality and very grand design, which is certain to make it a talking point in your home and stand proud in whichever room you choose to display it. Complete with working locks and key. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 225 x Width 149 x Depth 36 Dimensions in inches: Height 7 foot, 5 inches x Width 4 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches Edwards & Roberts The firm Edwards & Roberts was one of the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the nineteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards & Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet...
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1880s Sheraton Antique English Bookcases

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Satinwood

English Mahogany Glass Front Oval Inlaid Breakfront, circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany breakfront with carved dental molding cornice, four upper case glass doors with arched serpentine mullions, adjustable interior shelving, flanking lower case oval in...
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Early 1800s George III Antique English Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

19thC English Painted Astragal Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880 19thC English Painted Astragal Glazed Bookcase Cabinet With keys and working locks (2 parts) W126 x D42 x H215 Base: W120 x D42 x H...
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1870s Antique English Bookcases

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Pine

Victorian Burl Walnut Glass-Door Display Cabinet 19th Century English Bookcase
Located in High Point, NC
This stunning 19th-century Victorian burl walnut display cabinet features beautifully figured veneers, rounded corners, and two tall glass-panel doors that open to reveal shelving. T...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Wood

19th Century European Bamboo Etagere with Hand-Crafted Woven Shelves
Located in Malibu, CA
One of a kind piece; delicately designed, yet practical for everyday use, this piece features three shelves covered in a fine woven fiber. Stack up your towel and bath accessories...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Bookcases

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Bamboo, Natural Fiber, Wood

19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful antique early 19th century Victorian bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich solid mahogany, circa 1850. This bookcase featu...
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

English Painted Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English painted pine bookcase with adjustable shelves. 1890. Internal upper shelf depth: 10-inches Internal reference: H Code: 9030 Dimensions: W: 53.5" (135...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Pine

19th Century inlaid oak architectural cabinet bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century inlaid oak architectural cabinet bookcase circa 1880. Unusual open bookcase on cabinet base.  Top decorated with architectural pediment, further carved edge which is ec...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Oak

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. Code: 8987 Dimensions: W: 81.5" (207 cm) H: 100" (254 cm) D: 20.5" (52.1 cm)
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Oak

Monumental English 19th C Ironmongers Pine Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 Monumental English 19th C Ironmongers open Pine Bookcase Cabinet in original colour Measures: W 286 x D 25 x H 113 cm.    
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1880s Antique English Bookcases

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Pine

English Painted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 19th century English painted breakfront bookcase. Good carved decoration and astragal glazing. Fitted with adjustable shelving. 1830. Code: 8693 Dimensions: W: 81.5...
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19th Century William IV Antique English Bookcases

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Oak, Pine

19th Century English Bamboo Bookcase
Located in Nashville, TN
An antique English bookcase fashioned of bamboo, vibrantly colored. The wooden back and rattan top are beautiful together and in good condition. This piece is very stable and sturdy ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Bookcases

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Faux Bamboo

English 19th Century Oak Bookcase with Glass Doors, Drawers and Pilasters
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak bookcase from the 19th century, with carved cornice, glass doors, three drawers and pilaster motifs. Created in England during the 19th century, this oak bookcase features a molded cornice with protruding center and dentil molding, sitting above pair of glass doors...
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19th Century Antique English Bookcases

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Glass, Oak

Large Victorian Gothic Revival Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Impressive Large Gothic Revival Breakfront Library Bookcase (19th Century) Item Code: 1229 A magnificent and architecturally commanding 19th-century Gothic Revival breakfront bookcas...
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19th Century Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

19th Century English Painted Open Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century English painted open bookcase with adjustable shelves and two doors below. 1890. Shelf depth: 9.5-inches (24cm) Internal Reference: H Code: 8761 Dimensions: W: 53" ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Pine

George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Fine George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Item Code: S27-1094 A handsome late 18th-century George III mahogany secretaire bookcase of elegant proportions, retaining its original a...
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19th Century Antique English Bookcases

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Mahogany

19th Century English Black and Gold Chinoiserie Bookcase with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black and gold bookcase from the 19th century with Chinoiserie décor and glass doors. This exquisite English black and gold bookcase from the ...
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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique English Bookcases

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Glass, Wood

English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good English painted breakfront library bookcase. All adjustable shelving. 1840. Dimensions 122 inches (310 cms) Wide 18.5 inches (47 ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Bookcases

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Oak

Pair of English Regency–Style Mahogany Bookcases with Brass Detailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined and beautifully proportioned pair of English Regency–style mahogany bookcases, dating from the early 20th century. Each piece features a warm, rich mahogany finish and clas...
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Late 19th Century Regency Antique English Bookcases

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Brass

Early 19th c. English Painted Waterfall Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good English open bookcase cabinet in original mustard paint, the waterfall scalloped sides with two hanging shelves, the lower cabinet having two paneled doors, the whole with origi...
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1840s William IV Antique English Bookcases

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Pine

Antique English Georgian Mahogany with Inlay Breakfront Bookcase Circa 1800-1820
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Georgian Mahogany with Inlay Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1800-1820.
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique English Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany inlaid bureau bookcase having an outstanding quality carved cornice above a pair of mahogany inlaid satinwood astral glazed doors open...
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Early 1800s George III Antique English Bookcases

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Other

Victorian Mahogany Circular Leather Bound Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Circular tapered with six shelves and false leather book spines. Square plinth base. Great piece for a mans library.
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1890s Late Victorian Antique English Bookcases

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany inlaid bureau bookcase having an outstanding quality carved cornice above a pair of mahogany inlaid satinwood astral glazed doors open...
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19th Century Georgian Antique English Bookcases

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Other

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