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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A substantial three door oak bookcase, by Maple & Co. The…

A substantial three door oak bookcase, by Maple & Co. The Company becoming one of the most fashionable brands in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, supplying furniture and interior decoration to a number of high-status individuals, including the Royal…

A large triple fronted Victorian cedar bookcase, 19th century,…

Victorian Cedar Bookcase with Cupboards and Leather Dust Covers

A large triple fronted Victorian cedar bookcase, 19th century, with key, with an arched pediment above three glazed doors and adjustable shelving with the original tooled green leather dust covers, the extended base with matching framed cupboards below…

An Australian red cedar library bookcase of gothic design…

Gothic Cedar Bookcase with Glazed and Wooden Doors

An Australian red cedar library bookcase of gothic design fitted with three glazed panel doors to the upper section, three wooden panelled doors below, the adjustable shelf interior lined in Baltic pine

An Australian red cedar library bookcase of gothic design…

Gothic Cedar Bookcase with Glazed and Wooden Doors

An Australian red cedar library bookcase of gothic design fitted with three glazed panel doors to the upper section, three wooden panelled doors below, the adjustable shelf interior lined in Baltic pine

Bookcase late Victorian, cedar with brass escutcheons, three…

Victorian Cedar Bookcase with Glazed Upper Doors

Bookcase late Victorian, cedar with brass escutcheons, three glazed upper doors with three drawers, three panelled doors below, height 230 cm, length 218 cm, depth 51 cm

An Australian three door bookcase, cedar, 19th century, 249 cm…

19th Century Cedar Bookcase from Australia

An Australian three door bookcase, cedar, 19th century, 249 cm high, 142 cm wide, 44 cm deep

Late Victorian bookcase Mismatching top and bottom, circa 1880…

Late Victorian Mismatched Bookcase with Leadlight Panels

Late Victorian bookcase Mismatching top and bottom, circa 1880 leadlight Pannelled top, cedar with timber shelves, and late Victorian base, three door three drawer, height 274 cm length 179 cm depth 55 cm

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.

An Australian cedar 3 door bookcase, circa 1880, 230 cm high,…

1880 Australian Cedar Bookcase with 3 Doors

An Australian cedar 3 door bookcase, circa 1880, 230 cm high, 192 cm wide, 52 cm deep

A cedar three door bookcase, Australian, 19th century, 165 cm…

19th Century Australian Cedar Bookcase

A cedar three door bookcase, Australian, 19th century, 165 cm high, 200 cm wide, 33 cm deep

An Australian full cedar three door bookcase, circa 1860, the…

Antique Australian Cedar Bookcase with Arched Doors

An Australian full cedar three door bookcase, circa 1860, the moulded cornice above three arched glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with three conforming arched panelled doors, the central one slides, enclosing shelves, raised on…

An Australian full cedar three door bookcase, circa 1860, the…

Antique Australian Cedar Bookcase - Three Doors

An Australian full cedar three door bookcase, circa 1860, the shallow moulded cornice above three square glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with three arched panelled doors, enclosing shelves, raised on a plinth base, 213 cm wide…

An unusual Australian cedar and oak bookcase, 19th century, the…

19th Century Australian Cedar and Oak Bookcase

An unusual Australian cedar and oak bookcase, 19th century, the chamfered cornice above three glazed doors flanked by pilasters enclosing shelves, the projecting lower section with two frieze drawers and three panelled cupboard doors, raised on a plinth…