The glass-fronted bookcase entered the English cabinetmakers' repertoire about the mid-17th century, and the bookcase in one form or another has been an indispensable part of the civilized person's home ever since.The 17th century bookcase tended to be a glazed cabinet from plinth to pediment, with square glass panes. The later Stuart period saw the introduction of the bureau bookcase or the secretaire bookcase, where the bookshelves were double-heightened above a desk or cupboard base. Early bureau bookcases often had mirror or blind-panelled door fronts, although these have frequently been replaced with clear glass panes. During the Regency period, the fashion arose for small cabinet bookcases, rarely more than three feet in height, which left the walls clear for hanging prints and pictures, known in the trade as a 'dwarf bookcase'. Such bookcases were sometimes open at the front, others had elegant brass-grille more...

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An Australian kauri pine set of open bookshelves with chip…

An Australian kauri pine set of open bookshelves with chip carved paterae fascias and a plinth base, circa 1910, 114.5 cm high, 61 cm wide, 26 cm deep

A Colonial bookcase with original crocodile crackle glaze…

A Colonial bookcase with original crocodile crackle glaze finish, kauri pine with red pine secondaries, South Australian origin, circa 1860, 235 cm high, 128 cm wide, 50 cm deep

An Australian stained kauri pine open library bookcase with…

Antique Kauri Pine Bookcase

An Australian stained kauri pine open library bookcase with three adjustable shelves, circa 1890, 124 cm high, 106 cm wide, 33 cm deep

An antique Australian kauri pine bookcase (missing pediment),…

Late 19th Century Australian Kauri Pine Bookcase

An antique Australian kauri pine bookcase (missing pediment), late 19th century, 198 cm high, 120 cm wide, 43 cm deep

An Australian library bookcase with adjustable shelves, stained…

Adjustable Kauri Pine Library Bookcase from Early 20th Century

An Australian library bookcase with adjustable shelves, stained kauri pine early 20th century, a??163 cm high, 210 cm wide, 30 cm deep

An Australian library bookcase with adjustable shelves, stained…

Adjustable Kauri Pine Library Bookcase

An Australian library bookcase with adjustable shelves, stained kauri pine early 20th century, 163 cm high, 210 cm wide, 30 cm deep

An Australian revolving bookcase, blackwood and kauri pine,…

Australian Revolving Bookcase

An Australian revolving bookcase, blackwood and kauri pine, late 19th century, 98 cm high, 54 cm wide, 55 cm deep

New Zealand stained kauri chip carved cabinet bookcase in the…

Stained Kauri Chip Carved Bookcase Cabinet

New Zealand stained kauri chip carved cabinet bookcase in the George III style with moulded cornice, two astragal glazed doors to the top and ornately chip carved panel doors below on box base, 202 cm high 11 cm wide, 37 cm deep

An Australian kauri pine bookcase, circa 1890s, 230 cm high,…

1890s Australian Kauri Pine Bookcase

An Australian kauri pine bookcase, circa 1890s, 230 cm high, 117 cm wide, 40 cm deep

An impressive large colonial mottled kauri bookcase cabinet,…

Colonial Kauri Bookcase Cabinet with Carved Corbels

An impressive large colonial mottled kauri bookcase cabinet, curved pediment, carved corbels, three shelves behind glazed doors, the base with two half frieze drawers over shield paneled doors, carved corbels to each side, raised on plinth base, minor…

A Victorian walnut bookcase, glazed doors, raised on plinth…

Victorian Bookcase with Rare Books Collection

A Victorian walnut bookcase, glazed doors, raised on plinth base, together with a collection of books including a first edition of Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope (1862), Diary of Samuel Pepys Vol1-6, and more. Provenance: Brought to New Zealand by Clement…

Late 19th century New Zealand Colonial kauri cabinet bookcase…

Colonial Kauri Cabinet Bookcase with Glazed Doors

Late 19th century New Zealand Colonial kauri cabinet bookcase top the burr totara cornice with four breakfront sections, acanthus mouldings beneath, adjustable shelving enclosed by four arched and glazed panel doors (one pane cracked), 149 cm high, 246 cm…

A Georgian secretaire bookcase, twin astragal glazed doors…

Georgian Secretaire Bookcase with Provenance

A Georgian secretaire bookcase, twin astragal glazed doors above six drawers of graduating size, with drop handles. Resting on shaped bracket feet, width 94.5 cm, height 205 cm, depth 56 cm. Provenance: collection of Catherine Hannah, former president of…

A good New Zealand colonial carved rimu whatnot bookcase with…

Carved Rimu Bookcase with Provenance

A good New Zealand colonial carved rimu whatnot bookcase with provenance, the carved top with a pair of exotic birds above the sectional tiered vertical display shelves with carved framing above four open shelves with carved edge and turned supports. The…

A colonial mottled kauri bookcase bureau, glazed top with…

Colonial Kauri Bookcase Bureau with Drop Front Desk

A colonial mottled kauri bookcase bureau, glazed top with restrained pediment over drop front desk, the interior with traditional pigeon holes, the knee-hole front with a small drawer and cupboard to each side, on plinth base. 129 cm x 49 cm x 223 cm

A colonial kauri bookcase chiffonier, the tall top with two…

Colonial Kauri Bookcase Chiffonier with Glazed Doors

A colonial kauri bookcase chiffonier, the tall top with two arched glazed doors, stepped ogee pediment, carved corbel supports, four adjustable shelves with tooled leather aprons, the base with two shaped frieze drawers above two panelled doors,…

Edwardian Kauri pine revolving bookcase 49 cm x 49 cm, 83 cm…

Edwardian Revolving Bookcase - 83cm Height

Edwardian Kauri pine revolving bookcase 49 cm x 49 cm, 83 cm high approx.

Late 19th century New Zealand stained kauri cabinet bookcase…

Stained Kauri Cabinet Bookcase with Shakespeare Bust

Late 19th century New Zealand stained kauri cabinet bookcase the lofty cornice with a central bust of Shakespeare flanked by two smaller busts, adjustable shelving enclosed by two leadlight arched panel doors, the tops and uprights carved in high relief…

A two door kauri pine bookcase with glazed upper panels 195 x…

Kauri Pine Bookcase with Glazed Panels

A two door kauri pine bookcase with glazed upper panels 195 x 110 x 47 cm

Colonial solid mottled kauri bookcase the upper section with…

Mottled Kauri Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Drawers

Colonial solid mottled kauri bookcase the upper section with glazed panelled doors the lower section with two frieze drawers above panelled cupboards raised on a platform base. Height 216 cm. Width 114 cm

New Zealand stained kauri Art Nouveau cabinet bookcase moulded…

Kauri Art Nouveau Bookcase with Carved Panel Doors

New Zealand stained kauri Art Nouveau cabinet bookcase moulded cornice, adjustable shelving enclosed by two glazed doors, the base with two doors, cupboards below enclosed by two carved panel doors, box base

A good New Zealand colonial solid and veneered mottled kauri…

Colonial Kauri Bookcase Secrétaire with Gothic Arch Detail

A good New Zealand colonial solid and veneered mottled kauri bookcase secretaire, the tall cabinet back of two glazed doors, each with two long Gothic arch topped detail, original glass, enclosing four original adjustable shelves, flared stepped pediment,…