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 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 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…

Antique French Louis Philippe walnut three door bookcase,…

French Louis Philippe Walnut Bookcase - 3 Doors

Antique French Louis Philippe walnut three door bookcase, approx 235 cm high, 234 cm wide, 36 cm deep

A good pair of French walnut breakfront library bookcases, with…

French Walnut Breakfront Library Bookcases

A good pair of French walnut breakfront library bookcases, with a moulded cornice and frieze above a large glazed door flanked by smaller doors and fluted pilasters on bun feet. 152 cm high, 198 cm wide 51 cm deep

Antique French Henri II three glazed door bookcase with mask…

French Henri II Glazed Bookcase with Mask Decoration

Antique French Henri II three glazed door bookcase with mask head decoration, approx. height 270 cm, width 190 cm

A fine French walnut breakfront bookcase, with arched pediment…

French Walnut Breakfront Bookcase with Arched Pediment

A fine French walnut breakfront bookcase, with arched pediment carved with shell flanked by S scrolls and turned finials above three glazed doors enclosing shelves, the lower section with three drawers flanked by corbels, above three panelled door, on a…

A burr-walnut brass mounted bibliotheque, French, mid 19th…

French Burr-Walnut Brass Bibliotheque, Mid-19th Century

A burr-walnut brass mounted bibliotheque, French, mid 19th century, 210 cm approx. high, 94 cm wide, 43 cm deep

A tall burr-walnut bibliotheque, French, mid 19th century, 220…

French Burr-Walnut Bibliotheque, Mid-19th Century

A tall burr-walnut bibliotheque, French, mid 19th century, 220 cm approx. high, 96 cm wide, 40 cm deep

Large French Empire style three door library bookcase, fitted…

French Empire Style Bronze-Mounted Three-Door Bookcase

Large French Empire style three door library bookcase, fitted with bronze mounts, 225 cm high, 249 cm wide

A mahogany bookcase embellished with ormolu mounts, French,…

French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bookcase, 19th Century

A mahogany bookcase embellished with ormolu mounts, French, 19th century, 82 cm high, 82 cm wide, 36 cm deep

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…

Exquisite 19th century French oak breakfront glazed bookcase of…

French Oak Breakfront Bookcase with Provenance

Exquisite 19th century French oak breakfront glazed bookcase of four doors to the top section and four panelled doors below (Provenance: ex-Bonython Estate)

Impressive large antique French Empire cherrywood secretaire…

French Empire Cherrywood Secretaire Bookcase, 250cm x 260cm

Impressive large antique French Empire cherrywood secretaire bookcase, 250 cm high, 260 cm long

A French walnut bookcase with etched glass doors. The doors…

Globe-Etched French Walnut Bookcase

A French walnut bookcase with etched glass doors. The doors featuring world globe motifs. 236 cm high, 150 cm wide, 54 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.

A Louis XVI style walnut three door bookcase cabinet, circa…

Walnut Louis XVI Style Bookcase Cabinet with Drawers

A Louis XVI style walnut three door bookcase cabinet, circa 1870s, with an extended cornice, original glass to the doors and three internal, shelves, the extended base with three drawers and cupboards with bold fielded, panels, embellished with fluted…

An unusual provincial mahogany bureau bookcase, French circa…

French Provincial Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 1760

An unusual provincial mahogany bureau bookcase, French circa 1760, fall front opening to reveal an arrangement of compartments above a serpentine base enclosing three drawers, 216 cm high, 116 cm wide, 64 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased John Dunn Antiques…

Most impressive antique French carved Baroque two height buffet…

French Baroque Carved Buffet Bookcase with Animal Motifs

Most impressive antique French carved Baroque two height buffet bookcase, the arched glazed top mounted with a carved deer's head with antlers, the sides carved with whole palm trees. The base of canted design, carved with animal heads mounts in the form…

A large French carved walnut glazed bookcase by Maison Lalande,…

French Walnut Bookcase by Maison Lalande, 1900

A large French carved walnut glazed bookcase by Maison Lalande, circa 1900. 245 cm high, 210 cm wide, 52 cm deep

An impressive white painted Gothic revival bookcase, French,…

French Gothic Revival Bookcase (1880)

An impressive white painted Gothic revival bookcase, French, circa 1880, 281 cm high, 147 cm wide 56 cm deep

A fine French 19th century breakfront kingwood dwarf bookcase,…

French Kingwood Bookcase with Parquetry Frieze

A fine French 19th century breakfront kingwood dwarf bookcase, with an inverted cornice a decorated parquetry frieze, above four open shelves on a plinth. 148 cm high, 314 cm wide, 41 cm deep

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,…

An impressive French classical breakfront walnut bookcase, 19th…

19th Century French Walnut Breakfront Bookcase

An impressive French classical breakfront walnut bookcase, 19th century, the bookcase with a large central glazed cabinet flanked by twin narrow cabinets each with five shelves, frieze drawers below and four cupboards, two with diamond point detail, two…

A large walnut revolving bookcase, bearing makers label, Paris,…

1940 French Walnut Revolving Bookcase, Paris Maker Label

A large walnut revolving bookcase, bearing makers label, Paris, French, circa 1940. 174 cm high

A very impressive Gothic revival oak library bookcase, French…

Gothic Oak Library Bookcase, French 1865

A very impressive Gothic revival oak library bookcase, French circa 1865

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 pair of French oak gothic revival bookcases, late 19th…

French Gothic Oak Bookcases, Late 19th Century

A pair of French oak gothic revival bookcases, late 19th century, 272 cm high, 100 cm wide, 38 cm deep

An important Jacques Adnet bookcase possibly palisander wood,…

Adnet Palisander Bookcase, French 1930s

An important Jacques Adnet bookcase possibly palisander wood, French circa 1930?s, 146 cm high, 225 cm wide, 42 cm deep

Louis XVI style ormolu mounted Bibliotheque, 19th century, the…

Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Bibliotheque

Louis XVI style ormolu mounted Bibliotheque, 19th century, the moulded cornice above a pair of glass doors enclosing two adjustable shelves, over two doors fitted with shelves, highlighted with garlands of oak leaves and acorns, flowers and foliage,…

Antique French Empire revival bookcase, in burr walnut, lattice…

French Empire Bookcase with Bronze Mounts and Lattice Doors

Antique French Empire revival bookcase, in burr walnut, lattice work to the doors, fitted with Egyptian style gilt bronze mounts, 195 cm high, 130 cm wide

A pair of flame mahogany bibliotheques, French, mid 19th…

Flame Mahogany French Bibliotheques, Mid 19th Century

A pair of flame mahogany bibliotheques, French, mid 19th century, 193 cm high, 95 cm wide, 40 cm deep

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 brass inlaid ebonised bookcase in the Louis…

French Louis XVI Bookcase with Brass Inlay, 1880

An antique French brass inlaid ebonised bookcase in the Louis XVI manner, circa 1880. 217 cm high, 116 cm wide, 35 cm deep

A superb 19th century French mahogany glazed bookcase, in the…

French Louis XVI Mahogany Glazed Bookcase

A superb 19th century French mahogany glazed bookcase, in the Louis XVI manner, the two doors with large glazed panels above a square panel to the base of each, original brass trim mounts to doors, frame and flanking columns, the turned feet and finials…

An antique French brass inlaid ebonised bookcase in the Louis…

French Louis XVI Bookcase with Brass Inlay

An antique French brass inlaid ebonised bookcase in the Louis XVI manner, circa 1880. 217 cm high, 116 cm wide, 35 cm deep