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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Anglo Indian rosewood secretaire bookcase, c. 1840, with…

Anglo Indian rosewood secretaire bookcase, c. 1840, with pierced carved crest of scrolls and angels holding a garland, flanked by turned finials, above a pair of glazed doors enclosing shelves. A secretaire drawer with inlaid and tooled leather above…

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

Late 19th Century Cedar Library Bookcase

A large cedar library bookcase, late 19th century, with a stepped cornice above a pair of chamfered and glazed doors enclosing shelves, the projecting lower section with panelled cupboard doors, 240 cm high, 151 cm wide, 57 cm deep

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

George IV mahogany bookcase, c. 1825, the Gothic arched…

Gothic Mahogany Bookcase with Provenance

George IV mahogany bookcase, c. 1825, the Gothic arched astragal glazed doors above a long drawer and a pair of paneled cupboard doors, height 232 cm width 121 cm depth 47 cm. Provenance: Robert Campbell (1769?1846), Duntroon homestead, or Yarralumba, ACT…

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…

Monumental Australian Colonial cedar bookcase, c. 1840, in the…

1840 Colonial Cedar Bookcase in Egyptian Revival Style

Monumental Australian Colonial cedar bookcase, c. 1840, in the Egyptian revival taste, the moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors decorated with parcel-gilt stylised flowers, and enclosing shelves, height 246 cm width 165 cm depth 54 cm.…

An early Victorian Australian cedar bookcase, mid 19th century,…

Victorian Cedar Bookcase with Arched Glass Doors

An early Victorian Australian cedar bookcase, mid 19th century, the bookcase with fine patina, having a protruding pediment of ogee profile above original arched glass doors and bead trim, cedar shelves to the interior, the extended base with a long ogee…

A Colonial cedar secretaire bookcase, 19th century, with a…

19th Century Colonial Cedar Secretaire Bookcase

A Colonial cedar secretaire bookcase, 19th century, with a stepped cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing shelves, the projecting lower section with panelled cupboard doors, 225 cm high, 96 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A Colonial cedar and ebony bookcase in the style of Samuel…

Colonial Cedar and Ebony Bookcase with Chest Base

A Colonial cedar and ebony bookcase in the style of Samuel Pepys, early 19th century, with glazed doors and four fixed shelves, on a chest base with a pair of ebony strung drawers on turned legs, 220 cm high, 145 cm wide, 59 cm deep

Regency mahogany secretaire bookcase, first half 19th century,…

Regency Mahogany Secrétaire Bookcase

Regency mahogany secretaire bookcase, first half 19th century, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors, above a secretaire drawer with fitted interior and a further drawer, over a pair of panelled cupboard doors flanked by pilasters, raised on a…

George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, 19th century, the…

19th Century George III Mahogany Bookcase with Secretaire

George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, 19th century, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed glass doors, with a fall front drawer enclosing a fitted interior with writing surface and four long drawers below, raised on bracket feet. Provenance:…

The Constantia Prospector mahogany bookcase, second half 20th…

Prospector Mahogany Bookcase with Carved Figurine and Inscription

The Constantia Prospector mahogany bookcase, second half 20th century, the broken pediment surmounted by a carved figure of a prospector and two urns, the cornice inscribed with a quote by Max Ehrman, and flanked by a kangaroo and emu, above a pair of…

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 Victorian cedar bookcase, 19th century, of pleasing plain…

Victorian Cedar Bookcase with Glazed Cupboards and Drawers

A Victorian cedar bookcase, 19th century, of pleasing plain form with an extended cornice, glazed cupboards and three, timber shelves, the extended base with a pair of drawers with recessed, panels, shaped brass plates and swing handles above conforming…

A pair of modern ash bookshelves, 122 cm high, 120 cm wide, 30…

Modern Ash Bookshelves: Sleek and Spacious

A pair of modern ash bookshelves, 122 cm high, 120 cm wide, 30 cm deep

A cedar four door book case, 20th century, with an extended and…

Cedar Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Cupboards

A cedar four door book case, 20th century, with an extended and stepped cornice above a pair of glazed doors flanked by corbels, the base with a single frieze drawer and a pair of cupboards above a plinth base, height 226 cm width 113 cm depth 45 cm

A mid Victorian Australian cedar book case cabinet, circa 1860s,…

Victorian Cedar Book Case Cabinet

A mid Victorian Australian cedar book case cabinet, circa 1860s, of appealing original mellow colour, the upper part with a moulded cornice above a pair of arched glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with a pair of glazed…

William IV mahogany bookcase, c. 1835, the moulded pediment…

William IV Mahogany Bookcase, c. 1835

William IV mahogany bookcase, c. 1835, the moulded pediment above a pair of glazed doors enclosing shelves, with a projecting long drawer, the pair of panelled doors below flanked by raised pilasters, retains the British antique Dealer Association label,…

Large ebonised two door breakfront bookcase, the moulded…

Ebonised Breakfront Bookcase with Glass and Panelled Doors

Large ebonised two door breakfront bookcase, the moulded pediment above a pair of glass doors enclosing adjustable shelves, lower section with four panelled doors, height 239 cm, width 160 cm, depth 51 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

19th century Australian cedar bookcase of narrow proportion,…

Narrow Cedar Bookcase with Glazed and Panelled Doors

19th century Australian cedar bookcase of narrow proportion, with stepped pediment over a pair of glazed doors above a pair of panelled doors, 199 x 81 x 37 cm

Late 19th century cedar bookcase, with a raised pediment, above…

Cedar Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Drawer

Late 19th century cedar bookcase, with a raised pediment, above a pair of arched glazed doors, above a lower drawer and pair of doors, of a rectangular pedestal base, 227 cm x 36 cm x 48 cm

William IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, c. 1830, having a pair…

William IV Mahogany Secrétaire Bookcase, c. 1830

William IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, c. 1830, having a pair of glazed doors with gothic tracery above a long drawer with fitted interior and writing surface, over two arched panel doors flanked by engaged columns, height 235 cm width 112 cm detph 52…

A good New Zealand colonial carved rimu whatnot bookcase with…

Carved Rimu Bookcase with Provenance

A good New Zealand colonial carved rimu whatnot bookcase with provenance, the carved top with a pair of exotic birds above the sectional tiered vertical display shelves with carved framing above four open shelves with carved edge and turned supports. The…

Victorian cedar bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of…

Victorian Cedar Bookcase with Glazed and Panelled Doors

Victorian cedar bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing shelves, the lower section with a pair of panelled doors, height 236 cm width 138 cm depth 54 cm

A large Victorian cedar bookcase, 19th century, with an…

Victorian Cedar Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Panelled Base

A large Victorian cedar bookcase, 19th century, with an extended architectural cornice above a pair of glazed doors with three shelves to the interior, the extended base with an ogee profile frieze drawer above two panelled doors and a plinth base, with…

A Victorian Tasmanian cedar secretaire bookcase with 3 shelves…

Victorian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase with Birds-Eye Huon Pine Drawers

A Victorian Tasmanian cedar secretaire bookcase with 3 shelves and glazed doors to upper section and lower section containing secretaire draw with 4 small birds-eye Huon pine drawers and pigeon holes over a pair of cupboard doors, circa 1860, 245 cm high,…

A matched pair of late 19th century cedar library Bookcases,…

Pair of 19th Century Cedar Library Bookcases

A matched pair of late 19th century cedar library Bookcases, each with two glazed doors enclosing shelves, within reeded surrounds, 244 x 112.3 x 25 cm

Pair of antique cedar Gothic bookcase from St Mary's, Goulburn

Antique Gothic Bookcases from St Mary's Goulburn

Pair of antique cedar Gothic bookcase from St Mary's, Goulburn

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…

A 19th century Australian cedar bookcase with moulded cornice,…

Australian Cedar Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Carved Corbels

A 19th century Australian cedar bookcase with moulded cornice, above a pair of glazed doors the lower section with long drawer, above a pair of panel doors flanked by carved corbels. 226 cm high, 104 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A Victorian cedar bookcase, second half 19th century, with an…

Victorian Cedar Bookcase with Carved Pediment and Glass Doors

A Victorian cedar bookcase, second half 19th century, with an arched and carved pediment above a pair of similarly shaped and decorated glass doors flanked by acanthus leaf and fruit corbels, opening to a fitted interior with an extended lower section…

An outstanding 19th century Australian colonial cedar cylinder…

19th Century Cedar Bookcase with Cylinder Front

An outstanding 19th century Australian colonial cedar cylinder front bookcase, with moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors, the lower section with a cylinder front enclosing a Huon pine interior, above a pair of panel doors flanked by corbels

A 19th century Australian colonial cedar bookcase, with a…

Australian Colonial Cedar Bookcase with Secretaire Drawer

A 19th century Australian colonial cedar bookcase, with a shaped cornice, above a pair of glazed doors flanked by corbels, the lower section with a secretaire drawer flanked by corbels, above a pair of panel doors supported on a plinth. 233 cm high, 128…

An Australian cedar bookcase, circa 1880, the deep moulded…

1880 Australian Cedar Bookcase with Glazed and Paneled Doors

An Australian cedar bookcase, circa 1880, the deep moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing three shelves above a single long ogee moulded drawer, a pair of paneled doors and raised on a plinth base, 116 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 217 cm high.…

A cedar and mahogany secretaire bookcase, circa 1840,…

Antique Cedar & Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, 1840

A cedar and mahogany secretaire bookcase, circa 1840, constructed predominantly from solid Australian cedar with mahogany veneers, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors with double arched top and bottom panels and simple geometric glazing bar,…

An Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, circa 1860, the…

Antique Australian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase

An Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, circa 1860, the rectangular moulded cornice above a pair of arched glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves with green baize lining, above a secretaire drawer containing an arrangement of drawers and pigeon…

An Australian Colonial cedar side cabinet with a pair of panel…

Australian Cedar Side Cabinet with Bookcase Top

An Australian Colonial cedar side cabinet with a pair of panel doors enclosing shelves, with an associated bookcase top. Cabinet height 97 cm. Width 106 cm.

An Australian Colonial cedar bookcase top with a pair of…

Colonial Cedar Bookcase with Astragal Glazed Doors

An Australian Colonial cedar bookcase top with a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves. Height 125 cm. Width 110 cm.

An important 19th century Australian colonial cedar lawyer?s…

Colonial Cedar Lawyer's Bookcase with Corinthian Columns

An important 19th century Australian colonial cedar lawyer?s bookcase, the moulded cornice, above a pair frosted glazed doors with incised decoration flanked by Corinthian columns, the lower section with carved anthemion decoration, above a pair of arched…

An Australian late 19th century blackwood secretaire bookcase,…

19th Century Blackwood Secretaire Bookcase

An Australian late 19th century blackwood secretaire bookcase, the tapered cornice above a pair of glazed doors with adjustable shelves, the lower section with a secretaire drawer, enclosing fitted drawers and pigeon above a pair of panel doors on bracket…

Pair of contemporary open bookcases jarrah and ash, 192 cm high,…

Contemporary Jarrah and Ash Open Bookcases

Pair of contemporary open bookcases jarrah and ash, 192 cm high, 96 cm wide, 24 cm deep