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 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…

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

French provincial oak bookcase, 19th century, two paneled glass…

19th Century French Oak Bookcase with Floral Relief Carving

French provincial oak bookcase, 19th century, two paneled glass doors enclosing adjustable shelves, with scroll apron carved with raised relief of a flowerpot, on scrolled feet, height 240 cm width 132 cm depth 48. Provenance: The Estate of Diana Kemp, NSW

North Italian oak bookcase, 18th century, gadroon-carved…

18th Century Oak Bookcase with Carved Details

North Italian oak bookcase, 18th century, gadroon-carved rectangular pediment above frieze with carved relief of acanthus leaves and trellis, two glazed doors enclosing blue-painted interior with adjustable shelves, with a pair of cupboard doors…

An Australian Art Deco bookcase with two drawer base,…

Australian Art Deco Bookcase with Drawer Base

An Australian Art Deco bookcase with two drawer base, Queensland maple, silky oak, blackwood and hardwood, Queensland origin, circa 1930, 125 cm high, 76 cm wide, 25 cm deep

An English Arts & Crafts oak and marquetry tabletop revolving…

Arts & Crafts Revolving Bookstand with Marquetry

An English Arts & Crafts oak and marquetry tabletop revolving bookstand, with retailer's ivoreen plaque 'Buckley & Nunn Ltd. Melbourne', circa 1900, 33 cm high, 39 cm wide, 39 cm deep

Gothic revival oak bookcase second half of 19th century the…

Gothic Oak Bookcase from Annandale Abbey

Gothic revival oak bookcase second half of 19th century the cornice with a pierced frieze and architectural finials, above two doors enclosing shelves, height 120 cm, width 94 cm, depth 35 cm. Provenance: from the Abbey at Annandale, Lawsons, 2009,…

An Arts & Crafts waterfall bookshelves, English oak, with…

English Oak Bookshelves with Makers' Plaque

An Arts & Crafts waterfall bookshelves, English oak, with makers' plaque 'Beard Watson Ltd. Cabinet makers, Sydney', early 20th century, 130 cm high, 68 cm wide, 26 cm deep

An Australian silky oak bookcase, Queensland origin, circa 1900,…

Antique Queensland Silky Oak Bookcase, Circa 1900

An Australian silky oak bookcase, Queensland origin, circa 1900, 205 cm high, 114 cm wide, 59 cm deep

Vintage oak barristers two level bookcase, each shelf with…

Vintage Oak Barristers Bookcase with Glass Shelves

Vintage oak barristers two level bookcase, each shelf with opening glass, maker's badge to front 'Butterworths Building Up Bookcase' Sydney. Height 93 cm Width 9 cm Depth 27 cm.

Early 20th century Oak bureau bookcase, in the Art and Craft…

Art and Craft Oak Bureau Bookcase from Anthony Hordern

Early 20th century Oak bureau bookcase, in the Art and Craft style, bears label for Anthony Hordern Brickfield Hill Sydney, 178 cm high, 97 cm wide

A large French oak bookcase, circa 1890s. The bookcase in the…

Louis XVI French Oak Bookcase, 1890s

A large French oak bookcase, circa 1890s. The bookcase in the Louis XVI manner, with a broken pediment to an architectural cornice above a pair of glazed doors with internal shelving and flanked by fluted columns and supports to an open compartment, a…

Vintage Beard & Watson Werner style oak bookcase

Werner Oak Bookcase

Vintage Beard & Watson Werner style oak bookcase

A large gothic oak library bookcase, circa 1865. 270 cm high,…

Gothic Oak Library Bookcase, 1865

A large gothic oak library bookcase, circa 1865. 270 cm high, 244 cm wide and 64 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

An Australian Federation silky oak table bookcase, square, with…

Silky Oak Waratah Bookcase

An Australian Federation silky oak table bookcase, square, with carved waratah panels. Height 23 cm. Width 30 cm.

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…

Unusual rustic Arts & Crafts bookcase in fiddleback oak with…

Fiddleback Oak Bookcase with Huon Pine Secondaries

Unusual rustic Arts & Crafts bookcase in fiddleback oak with huon pine secondaries