A double-heightened piece, dating from the second half of the 18th century. It consists of a secretaire in the lower section, the upper part being a glass-fronted bookcase. Very useful pieces of furniture, they were made until Edwardian times.

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 English reproduction dwarf secretaire bookcase in the…

An English reproduction dwarf secretaire bookcase in the Georgian style, yew and boxwood, circa 1950s, retailed through George's of Melbourne, 186 cm high, 65 cm wide, 39 cm deep

An antique Australian cedar and red pine cylinder roll top…

An antique Australian cedar and red pine cylinder roll top secretaire bookcase, 19th century, 230 cm high, 119 cm wide, 62 cm deep

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 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…

An antique Australian cedar and red pine cylinder roll top…

19th Century Cedar and Pine Roll Top Bookcase

An antique Australian cedar and red pine cylinder roll top secretaire bookcase, 19th century 230 cm high, 119 cm wide, 62 cm deep

A Colonial Australian cedar secretaire bookcase with full…

Colonial Cedar Secrétaire Bookcase with Fitted Interior

A Colonial Australian cedar secretaire bookcase with full turned columns, cock-beading, flame cedar panels, full cedar fitted interior and secondary timbers, New South Wales origin, circa 1855 234 cm high, 127 cm wide,54 cm deep

A Victorian cedar bookcase secretaire, second half 19th century,…

Victorian Cedar Bookcase with Secretaire and Cupboards

A Victorian cedar bookcase secretaire, second half 19th century, the secretaire bookcase with an architectural pediment above two glazed doors with three shelves, the secretaire drawer with brass handles and fitted with original Hobbs & Co, London lock,…

Secretaire bookcase mid 19th century mahogany, cedar with huon…

Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase with Panelled Glazed Top and Base

Secretaire bookcase mid 19th century mahogany, cedar with huon pine interior, pediment panelled glazed top and base, height 237 cm, width 122 cm, depth 53 cm

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

An Australian cedar associated secretaire bookcase, circa 1880,…

Australian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase

An Australian cedar associated secretaire bookcase, circa 1880, of typical form, the projecting lower section with a hinged fall front drawer opening to a fitted interior, 242 cm high, 118 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, early 19th century,…

Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase with Hidden Drawer

A George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, early 19th century, with a protruding pediment above twin astragal arch glazed doors with fabric covered shelving, the fall front with elegant oval inlaid panels with stringing opening to a leather writing…

Victorian cedar secretaire bookcase with 2 mirrored doors…

Victorian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase

Victorian cedar secretaire bookcase with 2 mirrored doors opening to adjustable shelves above a secretaire desk and 2 door cabinet, divides into 2 parts for removal, 137 cm wide, 56 cm deep, closed, 231 cm high

An Australian walnut secretaire bookcase, circa 1900, 233 cm…

Australian Walnut Secretaire Bookcase, Circa 1900

An Australian walnut secretaire bookcase, circa 1900, 233 cm high, 126 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A Regency line inlaid mahogany secretaire bookcase, the moulded…

Regency Inlaid Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase from Cary Collection

A Regency line inlaid mahogany secretaire bookcase, the moulded cornice above astragal glazed doors enclosing sliding shelves, the base with the fitted secretaire drawer above three long graduated inlay drawers, curved apron and bracket feet 107 cm wide x…

An Australian cedar associated secretaire bookcase, circa 1880,…

Antique Australian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase

An Australian cedar associated secretaire bookcase, circa 1880, of typical form, the projecting lower section with a hinged fall front drawer opening to a fitted interior, 242 cm high, 118 cm wide, 56 cm deep

19th century cedar secretaire glass top bookcase, desk fitted…

Cedar Secretaire Bookcase with Glass Top and Desk

19th century cedar secretaire glass top bookcase, desk fitted with 8 drawers and four pigeon holes, huon pine secondaries, top not original, 235 cm high, 122 cm wide, 63 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:…

19th century Australian cedar secretaire bookcase with two…

Australian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase with Fitted Interior

19th century Australian cedar secretaire bookcase with two glazed doors over slide out fitted interior over two doors measures 246 cm high, 136 cm wide, 52 cm deep

Early Colonial cedar bookcase with decorative casuarina and…

Colonial Cedar Bookcase with Secretaire and Drawers

Early Colonial cedar bookcase with decorative casuarina and knulling and centre secretaire flanked by two deep drawers with cupboards below, 256 cm high, 126.5 cm wide, 57 cm deep

19th century cedar secretaire bookcase on four turned feet…

Antique Cedar Secretaire Bookcase on Turned Feet

19th century cedar secretaire bookcase on four turned feet fitted with shaped pigeon holes, 240 cm high, 132 cm wide, x 49 cm deep

A fine Colonial secretaire bookcase with turned columns and…

Colonial Secrétaire Bookcase with Satinwood Interior Drawers

A fine Colonial secretaire bookcase with turned columns and cross-banded edging, N.S.W. circa 1840, interior fitted with satinwood fronted drawers and compartments, 229 cm high, 112 cm wide, 57 cm deep

19th century Australian Colonial cedar cylinder top secretaire…

Colonial Cedar Secretaire Bookcase with Glazed Doors

19th century Australian Colonial cedar cylinder top secretaire bookcase with glazed doors to the upper section

Chippendale style mahogany secretaire bookcase, manufactured by…

Mahogany Secrétaire Bookcase with Fitted Interior and Bracket Feet

Chippendale style mahogany secretaire bookcase, manufactured by Stuart Low, Sydney, having a classical urn with broken arched pediment, dentil block moulding above two glazed doors, fitted with two shelves inside, fall front with fitted interior above two…

Walnut cylinder top secretaire bookcase in the manner of…

Eastlake-style Walnut Bookcase with Secretaire

Walnut cylinder top secretaire bookcase in the manner of Charles Eastlake, circa 1890, brass stamp embossed Newton & Lamb, O'Connell Street, Sydney, 258 cm high, 112.5 cm long, 68 cm deep

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…

Victorian mahogany & cedar secretaire bookcase, with glazed…

Victorian Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase with Glazed Doors

Victorian mahogany & cedar secretaire bookcase, with glazed doors above a fall front secretaire and 2 lower doors, circa mid 19th century, 91 cm wide, 188 cm high

The Humphrey Gray Secretaire Bookcase, rare and important…

Humphrey Gray Secretaire Bookcase, Australian Colonial Cedar, 1835

The Humphrey Gray Secretaire Bookcase, rare and important Australian Colonial Cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835, 232 cm high, 124 cm wide, 58 cm deep. Provenance: Orginally made for wealthy free settler Humphrey Gray (1784-1868) who emergrated to Van…

A fine Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, Tasmanian origin,…

Tasmanian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase, 1860

A fine Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, Tasmanian origin, most likely Launceston, circa 1860, cross banded in cedar, interior fitted with huon pine drawer fronts and full cedar secordary timbers, generously proportioned, 282 cm high, 152 cm wide, 62…

George IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, with brass inlay…

Mahogany Secrétaire Bookcase with Brass Inlay Decoration

George IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, with brass inlay decoration, the astragal glazed upper section enclosing shelves, the lower section with well fitted secretaire drawer, above three long drawers on turned bun feet, height 242 cm width 120 cm depth…

A Victorian cedar secretaire bookcase, second half 19th century,…

Victorian Cedar Secrétaire Bookcase

A Victorian cedar secretaire bookcase, second half 19th century, with an architectural pediment above two glazed doors with three shelves, a central lockable fall front section below flanked by four small graduated drawers with Wellington chest style…

A 19th century Australian cedar breakfront secretaire bookcase,…

19th Century Australian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase

A 19th century Australian cedar breakfront secretaire bookcase, with carved scrolls and shell cartouche to the arched pediment above three arched glazed doors, a central secretaire drawer above recessed doors and flanked by doors with applied carved…

George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, c. 1800, the upper…

George III Mahogany Bookcase with Inlaid Fall Flap

George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, c. 1800, the upper section with a moulded cornice above two astragal glazed doors, the lower section with a fall flap inlaid with satinwood and ebony, above two short and three long drawers with brass handles,…

A fine Australian cedar Gothic style two door secretaire…

Australian Cedar Gothic Bookcase with Huon Pine Drawers

A fine Australian cedar Gothic style two door secretaire bookcase fitted with Tasmanian huon pine drawers. 255 cm high, 136 cm wide, 59 cm deep

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 late 19th century Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, with…

Antique Cedar Secretaire Bookcase with Glazed Upper Doors

A late 19th century Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, with two glazed upper doors, above a secretaire drawer enclosing short drawers and storage compartments, two panelled doors to the lower section, plinth base, 116.5 x 237 x 52 cm

A Victorian walnut cylinder roll top secretaire bookcase, circa…

Victorian Walnut Roll Top Bookcase

A Victorian walnut cylinder roll top secretaire bookcase, circa 1880s, with brass maker's plaque for Steinfeld Levinson & Co, Melbourne, having an architectural cornice with an arched and galleried pediment, two glazed doors flanked by pilasters above a…

Important Colonial cedar secretaire bookcase with fitted…

Colonial Cedar Secretaire Bookcase with Fitted Interior

Important Colonial cedar secretaire bookcase with fitted interior and secret drawer, makers label to the rear: H. Ronde Rundle Street Adelaide

Antique mid 19th century Australian cedar secretaire bookcase,…

19th Century Cedar Secretaire Bookcase with Fitted Interior

Antique mid 19th century Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, fitted with arched glazed two door top, above a single fall front drawer, revealing a fitted interior, the drawer front crossed to the outer edge, fitted with turned knobs. The two door base,…

A George III walnut veneered secretaire bookcase, with an…

George III Secrétaire Bookcase with Elaborate Fitted Interior

A George III walnut veneered secretaire bookcase, with an elaborate fitted interior to the secretaire compartment including secret drawers. 206 cm high, 107 cm wide, 84 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased from Robert Haines Gallery, Sydney

A George III mahogany secretaire bookcase the astragal glazed…

George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

A George III mahogany secretaire bookcase the astragal glazed upper doors with Gothic arched glazing bars, above a secretaire drawer and two panelled doors, bracket feet, 124.5 x 243 x 59 cm Provenance: Purchased from Kent Antiques, Melbourne, 4th October…

A large cedar secretaire bookcase, Australian, circa 1850, 242…

1850 Australian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase

A large cedar secretaire bookcase, Australian, circa 1850, 242 cm high, 136 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra plate 45…

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…

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…

A good New Zealand colonial solid and veneered mottled kauri…

Colonial Kauri Bookcase Secrétaire with Gothic Arch Detail

A good New Zealand colonial solid and veneered mottled kauri bookcase secretaire, the tall cabinet back of two glazed doors, each with two long Gothic arch topped detail, original glass, enclosing four original adjustable shelves, flared stepped pediment,…

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…

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

Australian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase with Fitted Interior

A 19th century Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, with a chamfered cornice above two glazed doors enclosing shelves, the projecting lower section with a fall front secretaire drawer opening to a fitted interior above two cupboard doors, raised on squat…