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 more...

A substantial table, equipped with drawers or cupboards, and sometimes with an adjustable reading rack, designed to stand in the centre of the library. They took the form either of a pedestal desk at which two people could sit opposite each other, or of a more conventional table form. The tops were generally lined with tooled leather. Many Australian examples in red cedar and sometimes stained pine survive from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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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…

A Regency ormolu mounted mahogany library bookcase, in the…

Regency mahogany library bookcase with ormolu mounts

A Regency ormolu mounted mahogany library bookcase, in the manner of Thomas Hope, the moulded cornice above a plain frieze centred with a tablet mounted with a mask flanked by griffons and scrolls, the three astral glazed doors within a reeded surround…

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,…

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…

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 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

A handsome Georgian two door library bookcase in the…

A handsome Georgian two door library bookcase in the Hepplewhite style, mahogany with ebony string inlay and oval recessed panel doors, late 18th century, 243 cm high, 129 cm wide, 57 cm deep

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 late Georgian mahogany library bookcase secretaire, having…

A late Georgian mahogany library bookcase secretaire, having astragal glazed upper doors over three graduated lower drawers. 218 x101 x 57 cm