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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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

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.

A late 19th century Aesthetic movement breakfront library…

Aesthetic Oak Breakfront Bookcase with Geometric Carvings

A late 19th century Aesthetic movement breakfront library bookcase of English oak with carved geometric panelled doors, adjustable shelving, eight glazed doors to the upper section with eight matching panelled doors below, 5m wide x 2.7m high

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 fine Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase with three…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glass Doors

A fine Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase with three panelled doors below and four glass doors above. 238 cm high, 230 cm wide, 55 cm deep.

An impressive William IV mahogany breakfront library bookcase…

William IV Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

An impressive William IV mahogany breakfront library bookcase the stepped cornice above four astragal glazed doors and a projecting lower section with conforming panelled doors 207 cm high, 309 cm wide, 45 cm deep

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

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 George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, having a moulded and…

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, having a moulded and dentil cornice above three astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with three cupboards with re-entrant moulded panels, on a plinth base, height 218 cm, width 185 cm,…

A substantial Victorian mahogany 4 door, breakfront library…

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A substantial Victorian mahogany 4 door, breakfront library bookcase with four glazed doors enclosing removable shelves, above four panelled doors, raised on a plinth base height 261 cm, width 244 cm, depth 69 cm

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,

Rare Australian cedar breakfront library bookcase circa…

Antique Australian Cedar Library Bookcase

Rare Australian cedar breakfront library bookcase circa 1840-1850

Late 19th century mahogany breakfront glazed bookcase

Mahogany Breakfront Glazed Bookcase (9 words)

Late 19th century mahogany breakfront glazed bookcase

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

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 George III mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase, the upper…

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Secretaire

A George III mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase, the upper section enclosed by four astragal glazed doors with adjustable shelves. The lower section fitted with a fall front drawer enclosing a writing surface and well fitted interior, flanked by…

A George III style mahogany library bookcase, circa 1900, the…

Mahogany Library Bookcase with Astragal Glazed Doors and Cabinet Base

A George III style mahogany library bookcase, circa 1900, the moulded and dentillated breakfront cornice above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with four panelled cabinet doors, on a plinth base, 242 cm…

A grand George III mahogany library breakfront bookcase with…

George III Mahogany Library Bookcase with Glazed Astragals

A grand George III mahogany library breakfront bookcase with glazed astragals, circa 1790, 230 cm high, 250 cm deep, 42 cm deep

An antique English Regency breakfront low bookcase, rosewood…

Regency Rosewood Bookcase with Ormolu Mounts and Carved Columns

An antique English Regency breakfront low bookcase, rosewood with ormolu mounts and carved columns, circa 1820, 95 cm high, 157 cm wide, 40 cm deep

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

A large Victorian mahogany bookcase cabinet, late 19th century,…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet

A large Victorian mahogany bookcase cabinet, late 19th century, the stepped pediment above linear moulding and a repeating patera frieze, the upper body with two central doors, flanked by two breakfront doors, each opening to a fitted interior, the lower…

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 large Australian Colonial cedar and rose mahogany breakfront…

19th Century Colonial Bookcase for Mitchell Library

A large Australian Colonial cedar and rose mahogany breakfront bookcase for the Mitchell Library, mid 19th century, the moulded cornice above stepped frieze, having three pairs of glazed doors flanked by panelled pilasters, the lower section with…

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

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.

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…

A George III style satinwood and mahogany library bookcase,…

Satinwood and Mahogany Library Bookcase

A George III style satinwood and mahogany library bookcase, 19th century, of breakfront outline, the upper part with moulded cornice above four astragal-glazed doors, the slightly projecting lower part with four cabinet doors, on a moulded plinth base,…

A massive Australian cedar library bookcase, circa 1870. Ex…

Victorian Cedar Library Bookcase with Carved Details

A massive Australian cedar library bookcase, circa 1870. Ex Australian Alliance Assurance Company, 400-402 Collins St Melbourne. The massive double arched dentil moulded pediment above five sliding glazed doors separated by turned columns with carved…

An antique English provincial breakfront mahogany four door…

Antique Mahogany Astragal Glazed Bookcase, 1800

An antique English provincial breakfront mahogany four door astragal glazed bookcase with blind panelled base, circa 1800, 215 cm high, 207 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A very fine inlaid and carved Neo-Classical mahogany breakfront…

Neo-Classical Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase (9 words)

A very fine inlaid and carved Neo-Classical mahogany breakfront library bookcase, English or Irish, circa 1785, 295 cm, high 254 cm, wide 62 cm, deep

A George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, the dentil cornice…

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, the dentil cornice above a plain frieze and four gothick astragal glazed doors, the base with two sets of three drawers flanking the central cupboards enclosing slides, on plinth base, height 245 cm, width 277 cm…

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

An impressive Victorian burr walnut Gillows style bookcase,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Bookcase with Carved Frieze

An impressive Victorian burr walnut Gillows style bookcase, 19th century, the extended breakfront cornice with a carved frieze of holly branches, a single glazed door flanked by fluted Corinthian pilasters above an extended section with edge mouldings and…

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…

An impressive bespoke fruitwood breakfront bookcase, made by…

Robert Brown's Bespoke Fruitwood Breakfront Bookcase

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…

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…

A late George III oak breakfront secretaire bookcase, the…

George III Oak Breakfront Secrétaire Bookcase

A late George III oak breakfront secretaire bookcase, the moulded cornice above a plain central frieze above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with a central fitted secretaire drawer above a slide and cupboards, flanked by…

A George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, English circa 1770…

Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, English circa 1770 230 cm wide, 60 cm deep, 248 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…

An exceptional marquetry and parquetry inlaid mahogany…

An exceptional marquetry and parquetry inlaid mahogany breakfront library bookcase, English circa 1785. Provenance: Apter Fredericks, London, presumably acquired in mid 1980's or earlier as this bookcase is recorded in a Leonard Joel insurance valuation…

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,…