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 19th century oak French Louis Phillippe bibliotheque cabinet,…

French Oak Louis Phillippe Bibliotheque Cabinet

A 19th century oak French Louis Phillippe bibliotheque cabinet, the upper section with two wire grilled doors, on a base with smaller cupboards and one full width drawer flanked by reeded decoration, decorative brass handles and locks. 143 x 50 x 225 cm.

A Louis Philippe mahogany bibliotheque two glazed doors above…

Louis Philippe Mahogany Bibliotheque with Glazed Doors

A Louis Philippe mahogany bibliotheque two glazed doors above two cabinet doors with Cantered corners, France: 19th century. Provenance: Purchased from Martyn Cook, original Invoice. The contents of a Vaucluse mansion, 220 x 128 x 38 cm

A French Empire style marble top mahogany two door bookcase…

French Empire Mahogany Bookcase with Marble Top

A French Empire style marble top mahogany two door bookcase with drawer below. 153 cm high, 128 cm wide, 37 cm deep.

A Louis XVI style French mahogany bookcase late 19th century…

French Mahogany Bookcase with Brass and Fluted Pillars

A Louis XVI style French mahogany bookcase late 19th century having brass work as well as fluted pillars, adjustable shelves upon tapered turned feet. Height: 221 cm;Width:129 cm;Depth: 44 cm

A fine quality French bookcase with open shelving in exotic…

Exotic French Bookcase with Open Shelving

A fine quality French bookcase with open shelving in exotic veneers

A French two door glass fronted bookcase c.1900 in rosewood,…

Rosewood French Bookcase with Marquetry Doors

A French two door glass fronted bookcase c.1900 in rosewood, marquetry panelled doors, side columns and with key. Width 114 cm. Height 206 cm. Depth 39 cm

A Louis XVI style kingwood, amaranth, rosewood and giltmetal…

Louis XVI Style Bibliotheque by Maison Leger

A Louis XVI style kingwood, amaranth, rosewood and giltmetal mounted bibliotheque, by Maison Leger, in the gout Grec the cornice with two concealed drawers above two panelled cupboards flanking central glazed cupboards, all with geometric marquetry,…

A Regence style oak bookcase, circa 1930, in honey oak colour…

Regence Style Oak Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A Regence style oak bookcase, circa 1930, in honey oak colour and having an extended cornice, long twin doors with shaped glazed panes and fielded panels to the lower register, the skirt with drop and carved vegetal and shell motif, raised on short…

A French Louis Philippe mahogany bookcase, 19th century, the…

Louis Philippe Mahogany Bookcase with Carved Doors and Drawers

A French Louis Philippe mahogany bookcase, 19th century, the nicely carved doors, opening to reveal a mirror back top, above four smaller drawers. The lower body with tooled leather inset draw slide, above two doors opening to drawers. Approximately 220…

A good quality French provincial style bibliotheque, 20th…

French Provincial Bibliotheque with Mesh Doors

A good quality French provincial style bibliotheque, 20th century, in three sections, the separated moulded arched top with cornices, above two large mesh inset doors opening to shelves, above a lower section with doors opening to shelved cupboard space,…

A good quality French provincial style bibliotheque, 20th…

French Provincial Bibliotheque with Mesh Inset Doors

A good quality French provincial style bibliotheque, 20th century, in three sections, the separated moulded arched top with cornices, above two large mesh inset doors opening to shelves, above a lower section with doors opening to shelved cupboard space,…

A 19th century French pine faux bamboo bookcase on commode, the…

French Faux Bamboo Bookcase and Commode

A 19th century French pine faux bamboo bookcase on commode, the double glazed door bookcase with elaborate pediment and three adjustable shelves; married with a conforming faux bamboo detailed, white marble topped commode, with four full width drawers and…

A French fruitwood bookcase, Empire style pediment above two…

Empire-style French Fruitwood Bookcase

A French fruitwood bookcase, Empire style pediment above two glazed doors with wood panels to the base, the interior with adjustable shelves, plinth base and bracket feet. 138 cm x 46 cm x 200 cm.

French oak bibliotheque, with a stepped pediment, above a…

French Oak Glass Door Bookcase with Drawer

French oak bibliotheque, with a stepped pediment, above a bevelled glass door, with glass shelves, above a lower drawer on bun feet, 242 x 128 x 61 cm

A French oak cupboard bookcase having upper glazed doors, two…

French Oak Glazed Cupboard Bookcase

A French oak cupboard bookcase having upper glazed doors, two iron locks and brass pin hinges most likely 20th century height 246 cm, width 176 cm, depth 51 cm

A large Regence style book case, circa 1930s, with an extended…

Regence Style Book Case with Glazed Panels

A large Regence style book case, circa 1930s, with an extended pediment above two cupboards with glazed panels to the upper register and fielded panels below, a shaped apron and raised on low curved legs, with long brass hinges and pierced escutcheons,…

Bibliotheque cabinet, in the Regency style, mahogany and…

Regency Mahogany Book Cabinet with Leather Inlay and Novelty Bookends

Bibliotheque cabinet, in the Regency style, mahogany and leather inlay top, fitted with novelty panel bookends

A French double door Press/Bookcase c.1900 oak carcass,…

French Double Door Press/Bookcase with Glazed Front

A French double door Press/Bookcase c.1900 oak carcass, kingwood veneer, 5 adjustable shelves plus 2 drawers. Glazed front, height 245 cm, width 130 cm, depth 45 cm

A French single door oak press/bookcase c.1900 oak and kingwood,…

French Oak Press with Glazed Door and Drawers

A French single door oak press/bookcase c.1900 oak and kingwood, 5 shelves - adjustable, two drawers. Glazed door, height 240 cm, depth 43 cm, width 97 cm

A Regence style single door oak bookcase, circa 1940 France,…

Regence Style Oak Bookcase with Glazed Door

A Regence style single door oak bookcase, circa 1940 France, the top with bullnose edge over a single three quarter glazed door above a shaped timber panel all on short whorl legs, height 156 cm, width 85 cm depth 45 cm

A large French carved oak bookcase, 19th century, finely carved…

19th Century French Carved Oak Bookcase

A large French carved oak bookcase, 19th century, finely carved in high relief throughout the upper and lower sections with caryatids and classical foliate motifs, 237 cm high, 137 cm wide, 59 cm deep

A 19th century French chestnut bookcase cabinet, the glazed top…

French Chestnut Bookcase Cabinet with Glazed Top and Panelled Doors

A 19th century French chestnut bookcase cabinet, the glazed top with restrained pediment and interior shelving, the base with two half drawers over two panelled doors, raised on plinth base. 130 x 51 x 188 cm.

An antique French Louis XVI style pier bookcase, kingwood with…

Louis XVI Style Pier Bookcase with Marble Top

An antique French Louis XVI style pier bookcase, kingwood with gilt highlights and rouge marble top, single drawer with and toupie feet, 19th century, 128 cm high, 68 cm wide, 41 cm deep

A French provincial style oak wire front bookcase, 260 cm high,…

French Oak Wire Front Bookcase - Provincial Style

A French provincial style oak wire front bookcase, 260 cm high, 158 cm wide, 60 cm deep

19th century French provincial fruitwood bookcase the egg and…

French Provincial Fruitwood Bookcase

19th century French provincial fruitwood bookcase the egg and dart moulded cornice with outset corners, adjustable shelving enclosed by two glazed doors, drawer below on bracket feet

An antique French walnut book-case cabinet, second half 19th…

French Walnut Book-case Cabinet

An antique French walnut book-case cabinet, second half 19th century, the upper part with an arched cornice with carved crest above a pair of mirrored doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with a pair of panelled cabinet doors, on…

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

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

An antique oak and glazed low book-case, late 19th century,…

Antique Oak Glazed Bookcase with Blue Interior

An antique oak and glazed low book-case, late 19th century, adapted from an 18th century French carcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of astragal-glazed doors enclosing a blue-painted interior with adjustable shelves, on bun feet, 140 cm high, 136.5…

An impressive French walnut and glazed book-case, second half…

Louis XV French Walnut Glazed Bookcase

An impressive French walnut and glazed book-case, second half 19th century, in Louis XV manner, the moulded cornice rising to a carved foliate crest above the central bay flanked by narrower bays, each with adjustable shelves enclosed within bevel-glazed…

A Louis XVI-Style inlaid palisander bookcase, circa 1900 with…

Louis XVI-Style Inlaid Palisander Bookcase

A Louis XVI-Style inlaid palisander bookcase, circa 1900 with full length glazed double doors flanked by side cupboards with rounded edges and fitted with internal shelves, the front inlaid with swags and mounted with bronze ormolu loop handles and lion…

A French walnut low book case in Louis XV manner, late 19th…

Louis XV Style Walnut Bookcase with Ormolu Mounts

A French walnut low book case in Louis XV manner, late 19th century, of serpentine outline, the marble top and moulded cornice above a glazed door enclosing shelves with open velvet lined shelves to the sides, ormolu mounted throughout, 138 cm high, 190…

French provincial pine bookcase, late 19th century, stepped…

French provincial pine bookcase, late 19th century, stepped cornice above four glazed doors, each with six original glass panels, open shelf below, lower section with four glazed doors each with six panels, height 254 cm, width 184 cm, depth 36 cm.…

An antique French mahogany bibliotheque with three adjustable…

French Mahogany Bibliotheque with Marble Top and Brass Gallery

An antique French mahogany bibliotheque with three adjustable shelves, white Carrara marble top and pierced brass gallery, circa 1910, 105 cm high, 82 cm wide, 23 cm deep

An impressive 18th century French walnut bookcase,…

18th Century French Walnut Bookcase with Architectural Columns

An impressive 18th century French walnut bookcase, architectural style with three columns, on substantial panelled plinth base, the interior painted blue with four shelves to each side. Sourced from a pharmacist's shop in Alsace. 200 x 50 x 235 cm.