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.

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...

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An important George III astragal glazed mahogany library…

George III Mahogany Library Bookcase

An important George III astragal glazed mahogany library breakfront bookcase, 280 cm high, 246 cm wide, 58 cm deep

A fine George IV mahogany breakfront library bookcase, English,…

George IV Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase

A fine George IV mahogany breakfront library bookcase, English, circa 1800, 240 cm high, 250 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A George III style mahogany breakfront bookcase, English, mid…

Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Cupboards

A George III style mahogany breakfront bookcase, English, mid 19th century the carved cornice with central broken pediment above four long astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves above four cupboard doors enclosing slides and drawers to the…

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

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

An important mid 19th century breakfront library bookcase in…

19th Century Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase

An important mid 19th century breakfront library bookcase in mahogany fitted with four glazed doors to the top section, four panelled doors below and carved corbels (constructed to be totally broken down into separate pieces for easy removal). Provenance:…

A large Australian cedar and rose mahogany six door breakfront…

1850 Australian Cedar Breakfront Bookcase with Rose Mahogany

A large Australian cedar and rose mahogany six door breakfront bookcase, circa 1850, the moulded cornice above three pairs of geometrically glazed doors divided by applied panelled columns, enclosing later adjustable shelves, above three pairs of panelled…

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 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 fine George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, circa 1790…

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

A fine George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, circa 1790 surmounted by a broken arch pediment and urn, above four glazed doors with four panelled doors below, upper part fitted shelves and pigeon holes, slope fall front and four long drawers under, once…

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 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…