cedar - bookcases
Bookcases. 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 doors, backed by pleated silk. A bookcase without doors is known in the trade as an 'open bookcase'. The revolving bookcase was invented during the 18th century. more...
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A rare, early Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, circa 1835, the moulded cornice above a pair of raised half arch panelled doors with lotus leaf carved decoration,…
A cedar and pine bookcase (upper portion only) 114 cm height
Cedar bookcase on cupboard. three fixed shelves to bookcase. Original glass. 2 pieces (marriage) . Height 169 cm. Width 97 cm. Depth 34 cm
Circa 1900 cedar Elevated bookcase. Spindle gallery to pediment, glazed upper doors (1 pane later) . 2 drawers and 2 lower doors. Height 248 cm,. Weight 112 cm. Diameter 50 cm
19th century cedar 8 door breakfront library bookcase, glass panelled doors to top with sunken shield panel base doors
An Australian cedar bookcase, circa 1880, the upper section fitted with an everted pediment over double glazed doors on a base with two drawers and double panelled doors standing on plinth base. Height 247 cm
A Wonderful cedar Gothic revival bookcase, circa 1870, the Gothic pediment with recurring stylized fleur-de-lis and flower head medallions above double glazed doors flanked by flattened pillars,…
Early Australian mixed Woods cupboard or bookcase. Pine with cedar doors, half glazed, & fitted with 4 shelves. Key available. Height 197 cm W108 cm D 35 cm
Australian 19th century Colonial cedar bookcase with glazed doors to the upper section
Bookcase cedar Victorian style glazed top two door single drawer
Cedar Bookshelves, on plinth base, circa 1880, in original condition
Antique cedar bookcase with two glazed doors over single drawer base
A 19th century Australian cedar bookcase restorations and re-polished 113 cm wide 52 cm deep 218 cm high
Australian Colonial cedar bookcase with two glazed doors to the upper section.
An Edwardian cedar bookcase, the fall cornice above two glazed panelled doors the lower section with two sold panelled doors, plinth base, 128.5 x 247 x 49 cm
An important 19th century Australian colonial cedar bookcase, two glazed doors to the top section with carved glazing bars, two drawers and two mirrored doors below
A 19th century Australian full cedar bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of arched glazed doors enclosing two shelves, above a moulded long drawer and a pair of raised panel doors enclosing a single shelf flanked by applied bobbin turned pilasters,…
A 19th century Australian full cedar four door breakfront wardrobe,…
19th century matched cedar bookcase on chest of drawers
A magnificent cedar bookcase of grand proportions twin sliding glazed doors to upper portion twin solid panel doors to base. Width 205 cm. Height 282 cm
A Victorian cedar bookcase. Width 120 cm. Depth 46 cm. Height 212 cm.
A 19th century Australian cedar bookcase, the ogee-moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors flanked by slender Tuscan columns,…
A substantial 19th century Australian cedar breakfront library bookcase, reputedly part of the original furnishings of an Angus and Robertson bookstore, the stepped dental cornice above six arched glazed paneled doors enclosing shelves,…
A 19th century Australian colonial cedar Gothic library bookcase.…
A cedar secretaire bookcase, circa 1845, with a deep reverse moulded cornice over shield panel glazed doors,…
Antique cedar secretaire bookcase, the desk section is lined in huon pine, the interior drawer fronts are blackwood.
An Australian Victorian cedar library bookcase, made by W Jones & Son, the ogee moulded cornice above four glazed doors above three drawers and two cupboard doors and a central sliding door on a plinth base,…
An Australian four door cedar breakfront bookcase, circa 1870,…
A mid 19th century South Australian Barossa cedar bookcase, with a shaped pediment, below a pair of astral glazed doors, the lower section with a pair of panel doors supports on a plinth. Width 38 cm. Length 105 cm. Height 192 cm
An Australian cedar bookcase, circa 1835, the ogee moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors, each with three horizontal bars decorated with foliate scrolled ends, with further foliate scrolled spandres,…
An Australian two door cedar wardrobe, circa 1830, the ogee moulded cornice above a pair of matched ribbon grained panelled doors with wide cross-banding and a stepped arch to the top, flanked by a pair of plain columns with turned capitals and bases,…
An Australian Victorian cedar breakfront bookcase, the pointed arched pediment above four arched glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with four arched panelled doors, on a plinth base. Width 221 cm. Depth 54 cm . Height 240 cm
An important early Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, NSW, circa 1830, the ogee moulded pediment with cross-banded decoration above a pair of geometrically glazed doors enclosing two shelves,…
Bookcase early 19th century Australian cedar (ex breakfront)
Bookcase, Victorian cedar with original glazed top
Bookcase Australian Colonial cedar two door glazed top on single drawer base. Height 2.35m. Width 1.1m
A cedar secretaire bookcase Tasmanian, circa 1860-65 110 x 205x xx 48 cm fitted archives with huon pine small drawer facings. Width 110 cm. Depth 48 cm . Height 205 cm . Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
A Victorian cedar secretaire bookcase, the serpentine cornice above two glazed panelled doors enclosing shelves flanked by carved corbels,…
A 19th century Australian full cedar bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of pointed arched doors with astragal glazing, enclosing four adjustable shelves above a pair of ogee moulded panelled doors enclosing a shelf, raised on a plinth base,…
A 19th century Australian full cedar bookcase, circa 1870, the moulded cornice above a pair of arched glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves above a pair of curved moulded drawers and two further arched panelled doors raised on a plinth base.…
A 19th century Australian full cedar bookcase, circa 1870, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors, enclosing three adjustable shelves over a single long moulded drawer and a pair of arched panel doors enclosing a single shelf,…
Australian cedar bookcase with shaped pediment, adjustable shelves enclosed by a pair of glazed doors flanked by corbels, the base with secretaire drawer with fall enclosing fitted interior,…
A 19th century Australian cedar two door, glass fronted bookcase. Width 115 cm. Depth 49 cm . Height 184 cm
A mid-19th century Australian cedar and pine glass fronted bookcase. Width 102 cm. Depth 44 cm . Height 233 cm
A good 19th century Australian cedar bookcase, the stepped cornice above two arch panelled glazed doors, the projecting lower section with two ogee frieze drawers and two further conforming panelled doors, plinth base, 162 x 252 x 55 cm.
A 19th century Australian cedar bookcase, with shaped pediment, below a pair of leadlight glazed doors flanked by corbels, the lower section with long drawer, a pair of panelled doors flanked by corbels supported on plinth.
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