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 stepped open front bookcase, early 20th century, with six…

Stepped Open Front Bookcase, Early 20th Century

A stepped open front bookcase, early 20th century, with six graduated shelves, 189 cm high, 105 cm wide, 22 cm deep

A vintage painted low open bookcase, of four shelves between…

Distressed Green Low Bookcase with Four Shelves

A vintage painted low open bookcase, of four shelves between slatted sides, in distressed green paint, 127 cm high, 85 cm wide, 28 cm deep,

An Anglo-Indian freestanding open bookcase, ornately carved…

Ornate Ebony Bookcase, 19th Century Anglo-Indian Design

An Anglo-Indian freestanding open bookcase, ornately carved ebony, 19th century, 155 cm high, 104 cm wide, 32 cm deep

English Arts and Crafts open bookshelves, walnut, late 19th…

English Walnut Open Bookshelves, Late 19th Century

English Arts and Crafts open bookshelves, walnut, late 19th century, 116 cm high, 93 cm wide, 35 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany freestanding open bookcase, on plinth base,…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves

A Victorian mahogany freestanding open bookcase, on plinth base, with three adjustable shelves. 102 cm x 27 cm x 115 cm

Oak open bookcase, with moulded cornice, adjustable shelving,…

Moulded Oak Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves and Drawers

Oak open bookcase, with moulded cornice, adjustable shelving, three small drawers and two long drawers with folding brass handles on box base

William IV string inlaid and crossbanded walnut open bookcase…

William IV Walnut Bookcase, String Inlaid & Crossbanded

William IV string inlaid and crossbanded walnut open bookcase circa 1835, width 107 cm, depth 29.5 cm, height 109.5 cm, original unrestored condition

A French oak open front bookcase, 102 cm high, 52 cm wide, 27…

French Oak Open Front Bookcase - 102x52x27cm

A French oak open front bookcase, 102 cm high, 52 cm wide, 27 cm deep.

A pair of French oak open front bookshelves with adjustable…

French Oak Bookshelves with Adjustable Shelves

A pair of French oak open front bookshelves with adjustable shelves, 93 cm high, 83 cm wide, 24 cm deep.

A French kingwood open front marble top bookshelf with…

French Kingwood Bookshelf with Marble Top

A French kingwood open front marble top bookshelf with adjustable shelves, 77 cm high, 92 cm wide, 61 cm deep.

Small open bookcase, with 4 drawers, 54 cm wide, 20 cm deep,…

Compact Bookcase with Drawers

Small open bookcase, with 4 drawers, 54 cm wide, 20 cm deep, 111.5 cm high

Vintage 2 height bookcase with open shelves and 2 drawers, 47…

Vintage Bookcase with Drawers and Open Shelves

Vintage 2 height bookcase with open shelves and 2 drawers, 47 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 186 cm high

Early 20th century open bookcase 137 cm wide, 31 cm deep, 100…

Vintage Open Bookcase - 137x31x100cm

Early 20th century open bookcase 137 cm wide, 31 cm deep, 100 cm high

A Regence style oak bookcase, mid 20th century, having a shaped…

Regence style oak bookcase with decorative proscenium

A Regence style oak bookcase, mid 20th century, having a shaped top and a decorative proscenium enclosing open shelving, two lower cupboards with fielded panels, a shaped apron with carved shell motif, and raised on cabriole legs with whorl feet, height…

Large 19th century cedar library bookcase with open shelves…

19th Century Cedar Library Bookcase

Large 19th century cedar library bookcase with open shelves flanked by corbels 4 drawer & 4 door base also flanked by corbels on plinth base, 306 cm wide, 235 cm high, 54 cm deep

An Edwardian mahogany adjustable open shelf bookcase, with…

Edwardian Mahogany Bookcase with Eight Shelves

An Edwardian mahogany adjustable open shelf bookcase, with eight shelves, bun feet. Provenance: The Badgery family, 148 x 240 x 35 cm

A handsome pair of Regency Brazillian rosewood bookcases, the…

Regency Rosewood Bookcases with Neoclassical Columns

A handsome pair of Regency Brazillian rosewood bookcases, the breakfronted open bookcase with gadrooned edges on the tops and bottoms. Three shelves supported by anthemion side brackets and elegantly tapered neoclassical columns with stylised capitals and…

An Edwardian mahogany inlaid revolving bookcase, square form…

Mahogany Inlaid Revolving Bookcase with Porcelain Casters

An Edwardian mahogany inlaid revolving bookcase, square form with open and slatted sections on four-way base with brown porcelain casters. 46 cm x 46 cm x 85 cm.

An open shelf cedar bookcase, circa 1920s, with a raised low…

1920s Cedar Bookcase with Raised Gallery and Concave Moulding

An open shelf cedar bookcase, circa 1920s, with a raised low gallery, three wooden shelves flanked by slender stiles, with concave moulding to capitals and bases, raised on a slightly extended, platform base, height 146 cm, width 128 cm, depth 36 cm

Mahogany open bookcase with adjustable shelving and blind…

Adjustable Mahogany Bookcase with Blind Carvings

Mahogany open bookcase with adjustable shelving and blind freize carvings

Pair 19th century Tasmanian cedar dwarf open bookcases measure…

19th Century Tasmanian Cedar Dwarf Bookcases (Pair)

Pair 19th century Tasmanian cedar dwarf open bookcases measure 117 cm high, 45.5 cm x 26 cm (2)

A small vintage open front mahogany bookcase, early 20th…

Vintage Mahogany Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves

A small vintage open front mahogany bookcase, early 20th century, plain with an extended top, three adjustable shelves and a plinth base, height 119 cm, width 123 cm, depth 28 cm

A fine quality French bookcase with open shelving in exotic…

Exotic French Bookcase with Open Shelving

A fine quality French bookcase with open shelving in exotic veneers

A Colonial huon pine open bookcase, the simple angled cornice…

Colonial Huon Pine Open Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves

A Colonial huon pine open bookcase, the simple angled cornice above six adjustable shelves, on turned legs, mid 19th century, height 207 cm, width 154 cm, depth 36 cm

English oak open shelf bookcase with adjustable shelves flanked…

Carved Column Oak Bookcase

English oak open shelf bookcase with adjustable shelves flanked by carved columns

English oak open shelf bookcase with adjustable shelves flanked…

Carved Column Oak Bookcase

English oak open shelf bookcase with adjustable shelves flanked by carved columns

Early 20th century oak open bookcase with spindle back, 91 cm…

Oak Bookcase with Spindle Back

Early 20th century oak open bookcase with spindle back, 91 cm wide, 27 cm deep, 147 cm high

Vintage open bookshelf 80 cm wide, 24 cm deep and 123 cm tall.

Retro Bookshelf: Compact and Stylish

Vintage open bookshelf 80 cm wide, 24 cm deep and 123 cm tall.

Massive George IV mahogany library open bookcase of…

George IV Mahogany Library Bookcase, 1830

Massive George IV mahogany library open bookcase of architectural form circa 1830

Victorian walnut open bookcase, three adjustable shelves on box…

Victorian Walnut Open Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves

Victorian walnut open bookcase, three adjustable shelves on box base, 139 x 144 cm

A late Victorian mahogany bookcase, four open tiers, raised on…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Four Tiers

A late Victorian mahogany bookcase, four open tiers, raised on plinth base. H. 118 x 122 x 28 cm

Open bookcase with adjustable shelves, 100 cm wide, 40 cm deep,…

Adjustable Open Bookcase - 100x40x196cm

Open bookcase with adjustable shelves, 100 cm wide, 40 cm deep, 196 cm high

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 19th century rosewood Biedermeier bookcase, the back with one…

Rosewood Biedermeier Bookcase with Open Shelves

A 19th century rosewood Biedermeier bookcase, the back with one shelf supported by three scrolling uprights, four open shelves and three half columns, raised on turned feet. 176 x 28 x 145 cm.

A large Colonial cedar open bookcase, late 19th century, the…

Large Colonial Cedar Open Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves

A large Colonial cedar open bookcase, late 19th century, the upper section split, with four adjustable shelves to each side, the base with two shelves, 281 cm high, 295 cm wide, 51 cm deep

An Australian cedar open book case, 136 cm high, 127 cm wide,…

Australian Cedar Open Bookcase - 136x127x32 cm

An Australian cedar open book case, 136 cm high, 127 cm wide, 32 cm deep

A large cedar open bookcase, late 19th century, with a flared…

19th Century Cedar Open Bookcase with Cupboard Doors

A large cedar open bookcase, late 19th century, with a flared cornice above an arrangement of open shelves, the projecting lower section with panelled cupboard doors, 260 cm high, 190 cm wide, 37.5 cm deep. Provenance: The Marvin Hurnall collection

Art Deco hardwood open bookshelves, circa 1930, 89 cm high, 75…

1930 Art Deco Open Bookshelves

Art Deco hardwood open bookshelves, circa 1930, 89 cm high, 75 cm wide, 20 cm deep

An Edwardian Sheraton Revival bookcase, with two original glass…

Sheraton Revival Bookcase with Glass Doors and Cupboards

An Edwardian Sheraton Revival bookcase, with two original glass doors that open outwards. Two lower cupboard cabinets that rest on six feet. Locks on doors. Keys included. Height 199 cm, width 140 cm, diameter 39 cm

Baltic pine open bookcase 126 cm wide, 33.5 cm deep, 91 cm high

Baltic Pine Open Bookcase - 126cm Wide

Baltic pine open bookcase 126 cm wide, 33.5 cm deep, 91 cm high

A large Victorian mahogany open bookcase, 19th century, the…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Three Sections and Cabinet

A large Victorian mahogany open bookcase, 19th century, the moulded cornice, above a three sectional open bookcase, and a lower cabinet with a central open bookcase flanked by doors enclosing shelves, raised on a moulded plinth base. 240 cm high, 304 cm…

William IV style mahogany floor bookcase, with moulded shelf…

William IV Mahogany Floor Bookcase

William IV style mahogany floor bookcase, with moulded shelf top, two open shelves flanked by reeded pilasters, on a plinth base. Height 102 cm, width 121 cm, depth 31 cm. Provenance: John Schaeffer collection; thence by descent.

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

Regency double sided mahogany open bookcase, early 19th century,…

Regency Mahogany Double-Sided Bookcase

Regency double sided mahogany open bookcase, early 19th century, with four open shelves on either side, decorated with applied roundels above turned legs on casters (A/F), height 150 cm width 108 cm depth 55 cm. Provenance: The collection of Dr. Henry…

Edwardian oak combination bookcase, open shelving with single…

Oak Combination Bookcase with Cupboard Door

Edwardian oak combination bookcase, open shelving with single cupboard door to one side

Chinoiserie green lacquer bookshelf, first half of the 20th…

Green Chinoiserie Lacquer Bookshelf with Pagoda Design

Chinoiserie green lacquer bookshelf, first half of the 20th century, decorated with pagodas in landscapes, with four open shelves above a single cupboard door, raised on bracket feet, height 160 cm width 39 cm depth 32 cm. Provenance: The collection of…

Large pine open bookcase with 5 adjustable shelves

Adjustable Pine Bookcase with 5 Shelves

Large pine open bookcase with 5 adjustable shelves

Large marbled wood open bookcase, early 20th century,…

Marbled Wood Open Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves

Large marbled wood open bookcase, early 20th century, hand-painted, stepped rectangular pediment above five adjustable shelves, height 220 cm width 175 cm depth 40 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Diana Kemp, NSW

An early 20th century oak carved bookcase, the central three…

Oak Carved Bookcase with Central Door and Open Shelves

An early 20th century oak carved bookcase, the central three panel door flanked by open shelves, raised on compressed bun feet. 157 x 31 x 95.5 cm.

W. H. Rocke & Co. fiddleback blackwood open front bookshelves,…

19th Century Blackwood Bookshelves by W. H. Rocke & Co

W. H. Rocke & Co. fiddleback blackwood open front bookshelves, 19th century bearing retailer's label 71 cm high, 121 cm wide, 21 cm deep

Edwardian mahogany Sheraton Revival two part open bookcase…

Sheraton Revival Mahogany Bookcase

Edwardian mahogany Sheraton Revival two part open bookcase conjoined sections, each with two adjustable shelves, 188 x 36 x 104 cm

French provincial pine bookcase, early 20th century, with four…

French Pine Bookcase with Cupboard Doors

French provincial pine bookcase, early 20th century, with four open shelves above a pair of panelled cupboard doors, height 192 cm width 100 cm depth 28 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW

A Danish oak adjustable open bookcase, 159 cm high, 122 cm wide,…

Danish Oak Adjustable Bookcase - 159x122x26cm

A Danish oak adjustable open bookcase, 159 cm high, 122 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Corner bookshelf c.1960s Australian oak, open four shelf,…

1960s Australian Oak Corner Bookshelf

Corner bookshelf c.1960s Australian oak, open four shelf, height 92 cm, width 65 x 65 cm

Late Victorian/Edwardian oak bookcase, of rectangular form, set…

Victorian Oak Bookcase with Carved Astragal Glass Door

Late Victorian/Edwardian oak bookcase, of rectangular form, set with a central carved astragal glass door, flanked by a pair of open shelves with acanthus and flower head carved sides, the whole raised on four bun feet, 210 cm x 216 cm x 58 cm

An antique English mahogany bookcase with open top and cabinet…

English Mahogany Bookcase with Cabinet Base (9 words)

An antique English mahogany bookcase with open top and cabinet base, 19th century, 205 cm high, 168 cm wide, 48 cm deep

An antique walnut four sectional open front bookcase, 19th/20th…

Antique Walnut Open Bookcase

An antique walnut four sectional open front bookcase, 19th/20th century, 121 cm high, 71 cm wide, 35 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

A William IV style mahogany open front bookcase, 20th century,…

Mahogany Bookcase with Reeded Pilasters

A William IV style mahogany open front bookcase, 20th century, the mahogany floor bookcase with moulded top, three open shelves flanked by reeded pilasters with carved rosettes, on a shaped plinth base. Height 112 cm, width 119 cm, depth 29 cm

An Australian Arts & Crafts set of open bookshelves with…

Australian Arts & Crafts Shamrock Bookshelves, 1920, 112x76x23 cm

An Australian Arts & Crafts set of open bookshelves with pierced shamrock sides, circa 1920, 112 cm high, 76 cm wide, 23 cm deep

An Edwardian hardwood open bookshelf, with an extended cornice…

An Edwardian hardwood open bookshelf, with an extended cornice and a drawer to the plinth, 106.5 cm high, 56 cm wide, 27 cm deep

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 pair of mahogany-finish open book-shelves 203 cm high, 126 cm…

A pair of mahogany-finish open book-shelves 203 cm high, 126 cm wide, 23 cm deep

Australian Colonial cedar 'Waterfall' open bookcase. With…

Colonial Cedar 'Waterfall' Bookcase from Cooma Monaro Region

Australian Colonial cedar 'Waterfall' open bookcase. With triple reeded edges, collected Cooma Monaro region, possibly early 19th century, height 118 cm W94 cm