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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Georgian style elevated bookcase, with break front and swan…

Georgian Swan Neck Bookcase

Georgian style elevated bookcase, with break front and swan neck pediment, 142 cm wide, 37 cm deep, 197 cm high

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 large antique hardwood bookcase, early 20th century, of…

Antique Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Panels

A large antique hardwood bookcase, early 20th century, of breakfront from with a shaped top and three dentil embellished frieze drawers, the four long cupboards below with nine bevel glazed panels each and raised on a plinth base, height 140 cm, width 224…

An Art Deco mahogany bookcase display cabinet, circa 1920s-30s,…

Art Deco Mahogany Bookcase with Palisander Detailing

An Art Deco mahogany bookcase display cabinet, circa 1920s-30s, the elegant cabinet with arching glazed doors with palisander detailing and a conforming arched top flanked by slender pillar form breakfront cupboards with feather banded veneer doors…

A breakfront three-door bookcase, astragal glazed doors, walnut,…

Walnut Astragal Glazed Bookcase, Early 20th Century

A breakfront three-door bookcase, astragal glazed doors, walnut, early 20th century, 118 cm high, 140 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Wonderful cedar breakfront bookcase, with stepped pediment top,…

Cedar Pediment Bookcase with Glass Doors and Drawers

Wonderful cedar breakfront bookcase, with stepped pediment top, above four glass panel doors, with adjustable shelves, above two deep long drawers, flanked by two deep short drawers with circular handles on pedestal base

A European walnut bookcase, later 19th century, with an…

19th Century European Walnut Bookcase

A European walnut bookcase, later 19th century, with an extended concave cornice, a single glazed door above an extended section with a pulvinated and fluted frieze drawer, two burr walnut panelled doors upon a breakfront base with squashed bun feet,…

Fine antique French Louis XVI three door bookcase, the…

Antique French Louis XVI Bookcase with Metal Lattice Panel

Fine antique French Louis XVI three door bookcase, the breakfront central door fitted with metal lattice panel and curtain. Height 165 cm. Width 154 cm

Leadlight breakfront bookcase a 4 door leadlight bookcase above…

Leadlight Bookcase with Timber Panel Doors

Leadlight breakfront bookcase a 4 door leadlight bookcase above 4 timber panel doors, 200 cm wide, 199 cm high

An elegant Louis XVI style mahogany breakfront bookcase, circa…

Louis XVI Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

An elegant Louis XVI style mahogany breakfront bookcase, circa 1900, the bookcase having an extended central section with a concave pediment, a part wire front door, flanked by a pair of shorter narrow cupboards and raised on toupie feet, with elegant…

French style breakfront four door bookcase

French Four-Door Bookcase

French style breakfront four door bookcase

Victorian rosewood breakfront bookcase having four glazed doors…

Victorian Rosewood Bookcase with Glazed Doors

Victorian rosewood breakfront bookcase having four glazed doors (one glass missing) and adjustable shelves. 113 x 183 x 38 cm

A Victorian breakfront mahogany bookcase c1870, the glazed…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Carved Pediment

A Victorian breakfront mahogany bookcase c1870, the glazed doors surmounted by carving, rounded pediment. Height 216 cm, length 213 cm

Fine quality antique early 20th century French Louis XV style…

French Louis XV Style Parquetry Bookcase with Gilt Details

Fine quality antique early 20th century French Louis XV style breakfront parquetry bookcase, with gilt chicken wire mounted doors, and bronze mounts, 148 cm high, 150 cm wide

English breakfront mahogany bookcase with glazed top & cupboard…

Mahogany Bookcase with Glazed Top & Cupboard Base

English breakfront mahogany bookcase with glazed top & cupboard base

19th century breakfront bookcase, in English oak with…

English Oak Carved Bookcase with Adjustable Shelving

19th century breakfront bookcase, in English oak with adjustable open shelving and three drawers, extensive carved decoration

A secretaire four door bookcase, of breakfront form with a…

Fluted Pilaster Bookcase with Dentil Moulded Pediment

A secretaire four door bookcase, of breakfront form with a dentil moulded pediment above four astragal glazed panelled doors decorated with fluted pilasters and Corinthian capitals; a central drawer above two cupboard doors flanked by single drawers and…

A fine Victorian mahogany bookcase, 19th century, of elegant…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A fine Victorian mahogany bookcase, 19th century, of elegant breakfront form with a stepped cornice above a pair of cupboards with square in cut and framed glass panes, the extended base with a pair of drawers and cupboards of similar design, raised on a…

A Victorian style mahogany breakfront bookcase, of pleasing…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Arched Glazed Doors

A Victorian style mahogany breakfront bookcase, of pleasing simple lines, with a deep ogee moulded pediment above three round arched glazed doors with moulding, the extended lower section with square panelled cupboards and the whole supported on a plinth…

A Victorian style mahogany breakfront bookcase, of pleasing…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Arched Glass Doors

A Victorian style mahogany breakfront bookcase, of pleasing simple lines, with a deep ogee moulded pediment above three round arched glazed doors with moulding, the extended lower section with square panelled cupboards and the whole supported on a plinth…

19th century English mahogany breakfront floor bookcase, three…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Astragal Glazing

19th century English mahogany breakfront floor bookcase, three doors with astragal glazing, three shelves. Approx 124 cm high, 183 cm long, 33.5 cm deep

19th century mahogany breakfront glazed bookcase of four glazed…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors

19th century mahogany breakfront glazed bookcase of four glazed doors to the top section, four panelled doors below

Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase with centre opening…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase with centre opening shelves flanked by cabinets opening to inside shelves, length 250 cm, height 123 cm, depth 47 cm

A fine William IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, circa 1820-30s,…

William IV Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

A fine William IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, circa 1820-30s, with key, an extended cornice above glazed doors with bead, anthemion and fleur-de-lis, trims, the interior with an arrangement of small drawers, pigeon holes and leather writing surface, the…

19th century mahogany breakfront library bookcase with moulded…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Astragal Doors

19th century mahogany breakfront library bookcase with moulded cornice, four lancet arched astragal doors, the base with four panel doors, on box base

Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase, with 4 glass doors over…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase, with 4 glass doors over three drawers & 4 timber panelled doors, 158 cm wide, 224 cm high approx.

Reprodux breakfront elevated bookcase, with adjustable shelves,…

Reprodux Breakfront Bookcase: Adjustable Shelves, Removable in 2 Parts

Reprodux breakfront elevated bookcase, with adjustable shelves, divides into 2 parts for removal, 204 cm wide, 39 cm deep, 214 cm high

Late 19th century mahogany breakfront glazed bookcase

Mahogany Breakfront Glazed Bookcase (9 words)

Late 19th century mahogany breakfront glazed bookcase

Large Empire style breakfront two height bookcase

Empire Style Double Bookcase

Large Empire style breakfront two height bookcase

A Victorian black walnut breakfront bookcase, open shelving…

Victorian Black Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A Victorian black walnut breakfront bookcase, open shelving above three glazed doors, two shelves to the interior. 127 cm x 28 cm x 118 cm.

An oak Louis XIII style bookcase, circa 1890, with a breakfront…

Louis XIII Oak Bookcase with Barley Twist Pillars

An oak Louis XIII style bookcase, circa 1890, with a breakfront relief carved cornice with applied arabesque and cabochon details to the pediment, a long glazed door enclosing five shelves and flanked by bold barley twist pillars, a lower embellished…

A good quality English oak breakfront bookcase cabinet of…

Georgian Style Oak Bookcase Cabinet with Gothic Arches

A good quality English oak breakfront bookcase cabinet of Georgian country style, the top section with four Gothic arched glazed cupboard doors and adjustable shelves, the base with four small drawers and four panelled cupboard doors with fitted shelves,…

Antique French walnut three door breakfront bookcase/armoire…

French Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Fluted Columns

Antique French walnut three door breakfront bookcase/armoire with fluted turn columns and display sections to the sides, approx 195 cm wide, 243 cm long

Victorian mahogany glass top breakfront bookcase with four…

Mahogany Glass Top Breakfront Bookcase with Arched Doors

Victorian mahogany glass top breakfront bookcase with four arched doors above a two door two drawer base on bun feet, 227 cm high, 180 cm wide, 52 cm deep,

Victorian walnut breakfront elevated bookcase, with 3 glazed…

Victorian Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed and Timber Doors

Victorian walnut breakfront elevated bookcase, with 3 glazed doors above 3 timber panel doors, 181 cm wide, 70 cm deep, 205 cm high

Breakfront bookcase, English c. 1860 burr walnut veneer, two…

Burr Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Cupboards

Breakfront bookcase, English c. 1860 burr walnut veneer, two glazed cupboards, three open shelves. Height 130 cm length 446 cm depth 42-5 cm

A Regency style bookcase, 20th century, a 'Henredon's 18th…

Henredon Regency Bookcase

A Regency style bookcase, 20th century, a 'Henredon's 18th century Portfolio' veneered breakfront library bookcase with four arched glazed doors with fan motifs, enclosing glass shelves and with provision for internal lighting, the base with four panelled…

A George III style mahogany library book case, made by Shard…

Mahogany Library Book Case with Drawers and Cabinets

A George III style mahogany library book case, made by Shard Stebbing Ltd, England, late 20th century, of break front outline, the upper part with a fretwork swan neck pediment and blind fret frieze above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable…

Georgian style four door breakfront bookcase, of slender form,…

Georgian Breakfront Bookcase with Trefoil Pediment

Georgian style four door breakfront bookcase, of slender form, set with a stepped molded pediment with trefoil motifs, above four astragal glazed doors, above a set of four panel doors, 213 x 205 x 39 cm

A breakfront mahogany bookcase, English, circa 1880, 220 cm…

1880 English Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A breakfront mahogany bookcase, English, circa 1880, 220 cm high, approx. 190 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Impressive antique Victorian mahogany four door breakfront…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

Impressive antique Victorian mahogany four door breakfront bookcase

A French breakfront Bibliotheque, with moulded cornice, above a…

French Breakfront Bibliotheque with Glazed and Grilled Doors

A French breakfront Bibliotheque, with moulded cornice, above a glazed door flanked by grilled doors on turned feet. 183 cm high, 163 cm wide, 37 cm deep

An oak breakfront bookcase cabinet, the top with four cathedral…

Oak Bookcase Cabinet with Glazed Doors and Drawers

An oak breakfront bookcase cabinet, the top with four cathedral glazed doors, with adjustable shelves, the base with four drawers and cupboards, raised on plinth base, requires attention. 168 x 48 x 220 cm.

Large mahogany breakfront bookcase a 4 door glass fronted…

Mahogany Marquetry Glass Fronted Breakfront Bookcase

Large mahogany breakfront bookcase a 4 door glass fronted bookcase above 4 marquetry inlay doors, 249 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 233 cm high

A large and impressive Sefton Powrie glazed breakfront bookcase…

Sefton Powrie Glazed Bookcase Cabinet

A large and impressive Sefton Powrie glazed breakfront bookcase cabinet, restrained elegant pediment over four doors, each glass panel with brass inserts, adjustable shelves, a double cupboard to the centre with a single to each side, raised on plinth…

Rare Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase with three glazed…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

Rare Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase with three glazed upper doors and panelled doors below

Large mahogany breakfront bookcase, with 4 glazed doors opening…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed and Timber Doors

Large mahogany breakfront bookcase, with 4 glazed doors opening to adjustable shelves above a 4 timber panel doors, divides into sections for removal, 207 cm wide, 49 cm deep, 244 cm high

Regency style open breakfront mahogany bookcase with Grecian…

Regency Style Mahogany Bookcase with Grecian Pediment & Cupboards

Regency style open breakfront mahogany bookcase with Grecian revival pediment 20th century, cupboards fitted out for stationary and files, height 242, width 236, depth 60 cm, adjustable shelves, not installed, not in photograph, with key

Quality 19th century mahogany breakfront library bookcase of…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed and Panelled Doors

Quality 19th century mahogany breakfront library bookcase of four glazed doors above four panelled doors

An impressive mahogany breakfront four door bookcase having…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Cupboards

An impressive mahogany breakfront four door bookcase having cupboards below, 225 cm high, 218 cm wide, 41 cm deep.

Antique Victorian rosewood breakfront floor bookcase, approx…

Victorian Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase - Antique Floor Piece

Antique Victorian rosewood breakfront floor bookcase, approx 138 cm high, 214 cm wide, 48 cm depth

A particularly fine Regency mahogany four door breakfront…

Regency Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A particularly fine Regency mahogany four door breakfront library bookcase having four panelled doors below and central secretaire drawer and four horizontal glazed doors above. Superb dimensions, 213 cm high, 202 cm wide, 53 cm deep.

A Continental walnut breakfront bibliotheque, with a rouge…

Walnut Bibliotheque with Glazed Doors and Marble Top

A Continental walnut breakfront bibliotheque, with a rouge marble top above a moulded cornice, and four glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves on turned tapering feet. 213 cm high, 184 cm wide, 34 cm deep

Antique Edwardian breakfront floor open bookcase, fitted with a…

Edwardian leaded glass bookcase with open floor design

Antique Edwardian breakfront floor open bookcase, fitted with a leaded glass display top section, 183 cm high, 324 cm wide

Impressive English mahogany breakfront three door bookcase,…

English Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase - 3 Doors

Impressive English mahogany breakfront three door bookcase, approx 235 cm high, 185 cm wide, 53 cm deep

A George III inverted breakfront bookcase, the cornice with…

George III Inverted Breakfront Bookcase with Chinese Chippendale Decoration

A George III inverted breakfront bookcase, the cornice with moulded Chinese Chippendale decoration, above astral glazed doors, below four panelled doors, 255 cm wide approx., 40 cm deep. Provenance: Connoisseurs Stores. Melbourne, The Estate of Stanley…

A fine English mahogany four door breakfront bookcase having…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Astragal Glazed Doors

A fine English mahogany four door breakfront bookcase having four panelled doors below, four central drawers and four astragal glazed doors above. 223 cm high, 233 cm wide, 51 cm deep

A mahogany breakfront bookcase, English, 19th century, 135 cm…

19th Century English Mahogany Bookcase

A mahogany breakfront bookcase, English, 19th century, 135 cm high, 35 cm deep, 180 cm wide

A Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque, circa 1880, of…

Louis XVI Mahogany Bibliotheque with Glazed Central Door

A Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque, circa 1880, of breakfront form with three full length doors, the central door part glazed, all opening to adjustable shelving, the doors and sides with quarter veneered reserves, stringing and rosewood crossbanding…

Victorian mahogany inverted breakfront library bookcase with…

Victorian glazed mahogany bookcase on bracket feet

Victorian mahogany inverted breakfront library bookcase with moulded cornice, the four glazed doors with cushion surrounds and outset corners on bracket feet

A Victorian walnut four door breakfront dwarf bookcase, 114 cm…

Victorian Walnut Bookcase with Four Doors

A Victorian walnut four door breakfront dwarf bookcase, 114 cm high, 214 cm wide, 35 cm deep.

Large ebonised two door breakfront bookcase, the moulded…

Ebonised Breakfront Bookcase with Glass and Panelled Doors

Large ebonised two door breakfront bookcase, the moulded pediment above a pair of glass doors enclosing adjustable shelves, lower section with four panelled doors, height 239 cm, width 160 cm, depth 51 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

A good pair of French walnut breakfront library bookcases, with…

French Walnut Breakfront Library Bookcases

A good pair of French walnut breakfront library bookcases, with a moulded cornice and frieze above a large glazed door flanked by smaller doors and fluted pilasters on bun feet. 152 cm high, 198 cm wide 51 cm deep

William IV breakfront mahogany bookcase of attractive…

William IV Mahogany Bookcase

William IV breakfront mahogany bookcase of attractive proportions

A large pine breakfront bookcase, 19th century, the extended…

19th Century Pine Bookcase with Writing Compartment

A large pine breakfront bookcase, 19th century, the extended cornice with rounded corners and dentil borders above a pair of arched glazed doors opening to shelving and a fitted writing compartment with a small drawer arrangement, pull out writing…

A fine French walnut breakfront bookcase, with arched pediment…

French Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Arched Pediment

A fine French walnut breakfront bookcase, with arched pediment carved with shell flanked by S scrolls and turned finials above three glazed doors enclosing shelves, the lower section with three drawers flanked by corbels, above three panelled door, on a…

A Georgian flame mahogany breakfront bookcase, with four glazed…

Georgian Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A Georgian flame mahogany breakfront bookcase, with four glazed doors underneath a shaped cornice, sitting over a four door and single central drawer format base. With turned knobs to the exterior and ivory and brass fixtures to the interior, height 260…

A superb 20th century mahogany breakfront four door bookcase…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Astragal Glazed Doors

A superb 20th century mahogany breakfront four door bookcase having astragal glazed doors with cupboards below

A fine quality Victorian mahogany breakfront barristers…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A fine quality Victorian mahogany breakfront barristers bookcase fitted with four glazed doors to the upper section and four panelled doors below

An English flame mahogany four door breakfront bookcase having…

Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Panelled and Glazed Doors

An English flame mahogany four door breakfront bookcase having four panelled doors below and four astragal glazed doors above. 240 cm high, 278 cm wide, 47 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany four door breakfront secretaire bookcase.…

Victorian Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

A Victorian mahogany four door breakfront secretaire bookcase. 215 cm high, 217 cm long, 60 cm depth

A fine Regency mahogany four door breakfront bookcase, mid 19th…

Regency Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A fine Regency mahogany four door breakfront bookcase, mid 19th century, the imposing library bookcase of breakfront form, the everted pediment above four large astragal glazed doors in the Gothic style, above a four door panelled cupboard base, the side…

A particularly fine burr walnut breakfront bookcase, with a…

Burr Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Drawers

A particularly fine burr walnut breakfront bookcase, with a moulded cornice, above a pair of glazed doors with drawers below, flanked by smaller glazed doors, the lower section with four panelled doors supported on a plinth..237 cm high, 190 cm wide, 51…

A mahogany breakfront bookcase, 19th Century having a dentil…

19th Century Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Astragal Glazed Doors

A mahogany breakfront bookcase, 19th Century having a dentil moulded cornice to the top with blind fretwork carving, below which there are four astragal glazed doors opening to reveal adjustable shelves, the lower section with four doors with inset panels…

A fine carved cedar breakfront wardrobe by Hill and Sons Sydney.…

A fine carved cedar breakfront wardrobe by Hill and Sons Sydney. Australian circa 1860. with Hill and Sons paper maker's label to verso. Provenance: Bonhams and Goodman Sydney 06/08/2007 Lot 9. Reference: For a pediment carving of almost identical form,…

Georgian mahogany four door bookcase, of rectangular form, with…

Georgian Mahogany Four Door Bookcase with Arched Panels

Georgian mahogany four door bookcase, of rectangular form, with a narrow breakfront set with a pair of arched panel doors, flanked by a pair of arched glass panel doors, flanked by facetted columns, on a pedestal base, 113 x 272 x 37 cm

An Empire style mahogany breakfront bookcase, with four glazed…

Empire Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Lion Paw Feet

An Empire style mahogany breakfront bookcase, with four glazed doors above the carved cupboard doors, with ebonised figural decoration, on carved lion paw feet. 247 x 348 x 59 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

An Australian blackwood breakfront three door bookcase having…

Australian Blackwood Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors

An Australian blackwood breakfront three door bookcase having three doors below, central drawers and glazed doors above. 272 cm high, 174 cm wide, 53 cm deep.

A Victorian flame mahogany library bookcase. Breakfront with a…

Victorian Mahogany Library Bookcase

A Victorian flame mahogany library bookcase. Breakfront with a moulded cornice, above three astragal glazed doors, the lower section with three panelled doors supported on a plinth. 213 cm high, 208 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A fine Victorian flame mahogany four door inverted break front…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Bookcase

A fine Victorian flame mahogany four door inverted break front bookcase. 217 cm high, 263 cm wide, 55 cm deep.

A Victorian flame mahogany breakfront library bookcase, the…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A Victorian flame mahogany breakfront library bookcase, the shaped moulded cornice above four glazed doors, the lower section with a long drawer above a pair of panel doors flanked by small drawers with panel doors below supported on a plinth. 210 cm high…

An imposing large 19th century four door profusely carved…

An imposing large 19th century four door profusely carved English oak exhibition quality library bookcase of breakfront design, having allover fabulous acorn, fruit, flowers ,swags and mask handles, fitted with 3 panelled carved lower drawers,3 central…

Exquisite 19th century French oak breakfront glazed bookcase of…

French Oak Breakfront Bookcase with Provenance

Exquisite 19th century French oak breakfront glazed bookcase of four doors to the top section and four panelled doors below (Provenance: ex-Bonython Estate)

A fine English mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase, with a…

Mahogany Breakfront Secretaire Bookcase with Astragal Glazed Doors

A fine English mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase, with a moulded cornice above four astragal glazed doors, the lower section with a secretaire drawer above graduated drawers flanked by doors, each having a front of sham drawers. 217 cm high, 23 cm…

Victorian bookcase mahogany breakfront, tall three glazed doors,…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Panels

Victorian bookcase mahogany breakfront, tall three glazed doors, with three fitted panelled door below, height 274 cm, length 200 cm, depth 59 cm

A fine Regency mahogany four door library bookcase, mid 19th…

Regency Mahogany Library Bookcase

A fine Regency mahogany four door library bookcase, mid 19th century, of breakfront form with a dentil cornice above Gothic style astragal glazed, doors, a wide writing slide and a four door cupboard base, with keys. Provenance: Purchased from The Gilt…

Late Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase, c. 1830, of compact…

Compact Regency Mahogany Bookcase with Secretaire

Late Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase, c. 1830, of compact size, the astragal glazed upper section with four cabinet doors above a fitted secretaire with kneehole and flanked by cupboard doors, height 250 cm depth 50 cm width 188 cm

An impressive bespoke fruitwood breakfront bookcase, made by…

Bespoke Fruitwood Breakfront Bookcase by Robert Brown, Melbourne

An impressive bespoke fruitwood breakfront bookcase, made by Robert Brown, Cabinetmaker, Melbourne, the bookcase with an extended base having four cupboards, the central section with internal drawers and a slide out tray for electronic equipment, raised…

Rare Australian cedar breakfront library bookcase circa…

Antique Australian Cedar Library Bookcase

Rare Australian cedar breakfront library bookcase circa 1840-1850

A William IV rosewood dwarf breakfront bookcase by Gillows of…

William IV Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase by Gillows

A William IV rosewood dwarf breakfront bookcase by Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1835, 99 cm high, 183 cm wide, 45 cm deep, Note: The above lot relates to a design for a 'commode' which appears in the Gillows Estimate Sketch Books for 1836 with cupboard…

An Australian breakfront open bookcase, solid blackwood…

Melbourne Blackwood Breakfront Bookcase

An Australian breakfront open bookcase, solid blackwood construction with adjustable shelving, most likely Melbourne origin, circa 1885, 135 cm high, 216 cm wide, 38 cm deep

A William IV mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase, with…

William IV Mahogany Bookcase with Secretaire

A William IV mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase, with satin wood stringing and ivory escutcheon, the fallfron drawer revealing pigeon holles and drwers, (Gr patent double pin locks) 152 width x 46 depth x 233 cm height

English oak bookcase c1880s with four glazed doors on…

Antique English Oak Bookcase with Glazed and Panelled Doors

English oak bookcase c1880s with four glazed doors on breakfront top, four panelled doors below, height 240 cm, length 245 cm, depth 57 cm

Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase with adjustable oak…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase by S&H Jewell

Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase with adjustable oak shelves, maker's badge inside centre door 'S&H Jewell 29, 30 & 31 Little Queen St Holborn W.C.', divides into 5 parts for removal, 245 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 136 cm high

Rare Australian cedar breakfront library bookcase circa…

Antique Australian Cedar Library Bookcase

Rare Australian cedar breakfront library bookcase circa 1840-1850

A Scottish breakfront bookcase cabinet, W. Priest, circa 1800,…

Scottish Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet by W. Priest (1800)

A Scottish breakfront bookcase cabinet, W. Priest, circa 1800, the upper body with four glazed doors, above a central fall front fitted drawer and four panelled doors, all raised on a pedestal base, stamped W. Priest 17 & 24 water St Blackfriars, 240 cm…