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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Flame mahogany bookcase late Victorian, with fluted carvings,…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Bookcase with Fluted Carvings

Flame mahogany bookcase late Victorian, with fluted carvings, on bun feet, two glazed door, height 206 cm, length 94 cm, depth 48 cm

A small walnut bookcase, 19th century, the two glazed doors…

19th Century Walnut Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Drawers

A small walnut bookcase, 19th century, the two glazed doors above two drawers raised above four cabriole legs, 123 cm high, 88 cm wide, and 24 cm deep

A Victorian tall bookcase cabinet with two glazed panelled…

Victorian glazed bookcase cabinet on mahogany base

A Victorian tall bookcase cabinet with two glazed panelled doors, each door of eight glazed panels enclosing adjustable shelves, stepped pediment, raised on later mahogany base with cabriole legs terminating in ball and claw feet. Height approx. 110 cm.

Victorian glazed mahogany bookcase

Mahogany Glazed Victorian Bookcase

Victorian glazed mahogany bookcase

A Georgian mahogany astragal glazed bookcase 19th century, 195…

Georgian Mahogany Bookcase, 19th Century (No Feet)

A Georgian mahogany astragal glazed bookcase 19th century, 195 cm high, 135 cm long, 53 cm deep, lacking feet

Georgian astragal glazed flame mahogany bookcase early 19th…

Georgian Flame Mahogany Bookcase with Astragal Glazing

Georgian astragal glazed flame mahogany bookcase early 19th century, 218 cm high, 123 cm long, 57 cm deep

Late Victorian walnut glazed bookcase with circular plaque…

Victorian Lily Bookcase

Late Victorian walnut glazed bookcase with circular plaque inscribed Lily from Mamma Sept 15th 1891, with key, 218 cm high, 118 cm long, 44 cm deep, wooden shelves

Mahogany astragal glazed bookcase on large bun feet mid 19th…

Mid-19th Century Mahogany Glazed Bookcase on Bun Feet

Mahogany astragal glazed bookcase on large bun feet mid 19th century, with key, 224 cm high, 137 cm long, 39.5 cm deep

Victorian mahogany bookcase, circa 1880, 247 cm high, 133 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase, 1880

Victorian mahogany bookcase, circa 1880, 247 cm high, 133 cm long, 50 cm deep

Victorian bookcase, small mahogany two glazed doors upper, over…

Mahogany Victorian Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Decorative Corbels

Victorian bookcase, small mahogany two glazed doors upper, over two door two drawer lower, decorative Corbals

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, 19th century, with an extended…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Carved Embellishments

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, 19th century, with an extended cornice above twin glazed doors with applied carved embellishments to the crests, the extended base with bullnose edging, frieze drawers and lower similarly embellished cupboards flanked by…

Mahogany bookcase, late 19th century with two door astragal…

Late 19th Century Mahogany Bookcase with Astragal Glaze

Mahogany bookcase, late 19th century with two door astragal glaze and ebonised string inlay

A Directoire walnut bookcase, later 19th century, an elegant…

Directoire Walnut Glazed Bookcase with Diamond Inlay

A Directoire walnut bookcase, later 19th century, an elegant plain two door glazed bookcase with diamond inlaid panels to the lower register, fluted stiles to the edges and raised on tapering conforming legs, with timber shelves to the interior, height…

A late 19th century pine book cabinet

Pine Book Cabinet, Late 19th Century

A late 19th century pine book cabinet

A Victorian mahogany Bookshelf, two glazed doors over two…

Victorian Mahogany Bookshelf with Glazed and Cabinet Doors

A Victorian mahogany Bookshelf, two glazed doors over two cabinet doors, shows some post production decoration, 220 x 123 x 55 cm

A transitional style marquetry tulipwood bookcase, late 19th…

Marquetry Tulipwood Bookcase with Floral Inlay

A transitional style marquetry tulipwood bookcase, late 19th century, with a mottled marble top above two shaped glazed and floral inlaid doors, quarter veneer feather banded reserves to the sides, a shaped apron, short cabriole legs and gilt bronze…

Victorian mahogany glass top bookcase with drawer

Mahogany Bookcase with Glass Top and Drawer

Victorian mahogany glass top bookcase with drawer

A large Victorian mahogany glazed door bookcase, 223 x 138 x 48…

Victorian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase

A large Victorian mahogany glazed door bookcase, 223 x 138 x 48 cm

A late Victorian English walnut bookcase in excellent condition,…

Victorian Walnut Bookcase with Flawed Glass

A late Victorian English walnut bookcase in excellent condition, original flawed glass to the top, working locks, 220 x 113 x 47 cm

Victorian elevated bookcase, with two glazed doors above one…

Victorian Glazed Bookcase with Drawer and Lower Doors

Victorian elevated bookcase, with two glazed doors above one drawer and two lower doors, 108 cm wide, 42 cm deep, 203 cm high

Victorian mahogany cabinet bookcase with moulded cornice,…

Mahogany Cabinet Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Drawers

Victorian mahogany cabinet bookcase with moulded cornice, shelving enclosed by two glazed doors, the base with two frieze drawers, cupboard below on box base

A Victorian mahogany two door bookcase, 208 cm high, 87 cm wide,…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase

A Victorian mahogany two door bookcase, 208 cm high, 87 cm wide, 54 cm deep

Victorian elevated bookcase, with two glazed doors above one…

Victorian Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Drawer

Victorian elevated bookcase, with two glazed doors above one drawer and two lower doors, 131 cm wide, 46 cm deep, 238 cm high approx

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, late 19th century, of narrow…

Victorian Narrow Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Cupboards

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, late 19th century, of narrow profile with an extended cornice above two arching glazed doors, flanked by acanthus carved corbels, opening to two shelves, the extended lower section with a frieze drawer above two cupboards,…

An English mahogany cylinder roll top bureau bookcase, early…

Mahogany Roll Top Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century

An English mahogany cylinder roll top bureau bookcase, early 19th century, interior fitted with drawers and compartments veneered in maple with original embossed leather top, 225 cm high, 130 cm wide, 59 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, circa 1880's, mahogany, glazed…

Victorian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, circa 1880's, mahogany, glazed two upper doors over two door base

Victorian mahogany glazed bookcase with leather dust covers to…

Mahogany Bookcase with Glass Doors and Leather Dust Covers

Victorian mahogany glazed bookcase with leather dust covers to the upper shelving, two panelled doors below

Victorian mahogany elevated bookcase, 114 cm wide, 59 cm deep,…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase

Victorian mahogany elevated bookcase, 114 cm wide, 59 cm deep, 220 cm high

A mahogany satinwood veneered glazed bookcase, English, early…

Mahogany Satinwood Veneered Glazed Bookcase, Early 19th Century

A mahogany satinwood veneered glazed bookcase, English, early 19th century, 210 cm high, 115 cm wide, 44 cm deep

Victorian burr walnut cabinet bookcase of neat proportions,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Cabinet Bookcase

Victorian burr walnut cabinet bookcase of neat proportions, with moulded cornice, adjustable shelving, enclosed by two blaze doors within acanthus top uprights, cupboard below enclosed by two panel doors within acanthus top uprights on box base

A Victorian flame mahogany two door narrow bookcase having two…

Victorian Mahogany Narrow Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A Victorian flame mahogany two door narrow bookcase having two panelled doors below and two glazed doors above. 230 cm high, 96 cm wide, 56 cm deep.

Victorian mahogany elevated bookcase, with 2 glazed door…

Mahogany Bookcase with Glazed and Timber Doors

Victorian mahogany elevated bookcase, with 2 glazed door opening to adjustable shelves above 2 timber panel doors, 121 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 214 cm high

19th century bookcase in mahogany

Mahogany 19th Century Bookcase

19th century bookcase in mahogany

Fine antique 19th century four glazed shaped edge panelled…

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bookcase/Vitrine

Fine antique 19th century four glazed shaped edge panelled front bookcase / vitrine, with gilt bronze mounts, canted sides and quarter veneered panelled sides, 148 cm high, 93 cm wide

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, with two glazed doors, above two…

Mahogany Bookcase with Glazed and Panelled Doors

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, with two glazed doors, above two panelled lower doors,131.5 x 217 x 46 cm

A mahogany two door bookcase, 19th century, the low bookcase of…

19th Century Mahogany Bookcase with Arched Doors

A mahogany two door bookcase, 19th century, the low bookcase of shallow form, with two large slightly arched glazed doors opening to two shelves, and raised on a plinth base. Height 98 cm. Width 153 cm. Depth 24 cm.

A late Victorian walnut bookcase with astragal glaze doors,.…

Victorian Walnut Bookcase with Astragal Glaze Doors

A late Victorian walnut bookcase with astragal glaze doors,. 228 cm high, 120 cm wide, 46 cm deep.

Victorian mahogany elevated bookcase with glazed door…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Glazed Door and Drawers

Victorian mahogany elevated bookcase with glazed door adjustable shelf section above 2 lower doors (2 drawers and shelves inside), 127 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 225 cm high approx

Antique Victorian glazed two door bookcase with two drawers and…

Victorian glazed bookcase with drawers and doors

Antique Victorian glazed two door bookcase with two drawers and doors below

A Victorian burr walnut and inlaid marquetry decorated two door…

Victorian Burr Walnut Bookcase with Marquetry Inlay

A Victorian burr walnut and inlaid marquetry decorated two door bookcase. 216 cm high, 137 cm wide, 46 cm deep.

A mid - Victorian flame mahogany two door bookcase. 225 cm high,…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Bookcase

A mid - Victorian flame mahogany two door bookcase. 225 cm high, 142 cm wide, 56 cm deep.

An early 19th century glazed door bookcase, circa 1825 the…

19th Century Glazed Door Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves

An early 19th century glazed door bookcase, circa 1825 the shaped cross-banded cornice above two glazed doors with astragal bars enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with two panelled cupboard doors enclosing a single shelf, reeded brass door…

An English mahogany 19th century four drawer drop front bureau…

19th Century Mahogany Drop Front Bureau Bookcase

An English mahogany 19th century four drawer drop front bureau bookcase. Height 216 cm, width 97 cm, depth 53 cm.

A Victorian walnut veneered & ormolu mounted bookcase.…

Victorian Walnut Bookcase with Ormolu Mounts

A Victorian walnut veneered & ormolu mounted bookcase. Approximately 224 cm high, 87 cm wide, 40 cm deep

Superb and rare 19th century Italian walnut bookcase, two…

19th Century Italian Walnut Bookcase

Superb and rare 19th century Italian walnut bookcase, two glazed doors flanked by turned columns above two panelled doors below

Quality Victorian mahogany bookcase

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase - High-Quality Design

Quality Victorian mahogany bookcase

A Victorian Aesthetic mahogany tall Upright bookcase, with…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Gallery Pediment

A Victorian Aesthetic mahogany tall Upright bookcase, with gallery pediment and moulded cornice above two glazed doors enclosing five shelves, on platform base, with plaque 'To Lily From Mama Sept 15, 1891' 118 cm width x 41 cm depth 218 cm high

An early 19th century mahogany two door bookcase, the dentil…

Mahogany Bookcase with Astragal Glazed Doors

An early 19th century mahogany two door bookcase, the dentil moulded pediment above two astragal glazed doors enclosing two sides of four adjustable shelves, supported on a moulded platform base, 127.5 cm width x 44 cm depth x 200 cm height.

Fine Victorian mahogany bookcase with glazed doors to the upper…

Mahogany Bookcase with Glazed Doors

Fine Victorian mahogany bookcase with glazed doors to the upper section

A Victorian mahogany bookcase with glazed upper doors. Height…

Victorian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase

A Victorian mahogany bookcase with glazed upper doors. Height 230 cm, width 106 cm, depth 40 cm.

A Victorian small form two height bookcase two glazed doors…

Victorian Two-Height Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Cupboards

A Victorian small form two height bookcase two glazed doors aboive two cupboard doors and two drawers

Quality Victorian mahogany bookcase c.1870 with glazed upper…

Victorian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase with Drawer and Cupboard

Quality Victorian mahogany bookcase c.1870 with glazed upper section, drawer and cupboard below

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, with two glazed doors over two…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Glazed and Cabinet Doors

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, with two glazed doors over two cabinet doors

A large 19th century mahogany bookcase display cabinet possibly…

19th Century Mahogany Bookcase Display Cabinet

A large 19th century mahogany bookcase display cabinet possibly Australian. Some age related wear. Height 260 cm. Width 1520 Depth 52 cm

Composed early 19th century mahogany cabinet bookcase moulded…

Mahogany Cabinet Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Cupboard

Composed early 19th century mahogany cabinet bookcase moulded corners, adjustable shelving enclosed by two glazed doors, the base with long frieze drawer, cupboard below enclosed by two raised and fielded panel doors on box base

A late 19th century mahogany glazed bookcase or showcase in the…

Sheraton-style Mahogany Glazed Bookcase

A late 19th century mahogany glazed bookcase or showcase in the Sheraton manner

19th century glazed bookcase in mahogany

Mahogany Glazed Bookcase from the 19th Century

19th century glazed bookcase in mahogany

A late 19th century mahogany glazed bookcase or showcase in the…

Mahogany Sheraton-style bookcase with drawers

A late 19th century mahogany glazed bookcase or showcase in the Sheraton manner with two fitted drawers above

Victorian mahogany two height bookcase, with glass door…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Glass Door and Drawer

Victorian mahogany two height bookcase, with glass door bookcase above one drawer and 2 timber panel doors, 105 cm wide, 203 cm high

A Victorian burr walnut bookcase, of plain design with…

Victorian Burr Walnut Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A Victorian burr walnut bookcase, of plain design with thumbnail top edge and plinth base, two glazed doors, the fabric lined interior with two shelves. With key. Some surface distress. 100 cm x 40 cm x 98 cm

Walnut glazed bookcase, 19th century

19th Century Walnut Glazed Bookcase

Walnut glazed bookcase, 19th century

Victorian bookcase, mahogany

Mahogany Victorian Bookcase

Victorian bookcase, mahogany

Rocke & Co: Walnut bookcase with adjustable shelves & makers…

Adjustable Walnut Bookcase with Maker's Plaque

Rocke & Co: Walnut bookcase with adjustable shelves & makers plaque, late 19th early 20th century. Height 250 cm, width 127 cm, depth 51 cm

Bookcase: Victorian mahogany with arched panel doors & glazed…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Arched Doors and Glazed Top

Bookcase: Victorian mahogany with arched panel doors & glazed top section. Height 225 cm, width 155 cm, 90 cm

An early Victorian mahogany low bookcase, English circa 1860,…

Victorian Mahogany Low Bookcase, 1860

An early Victorian mahogany low bookcase, English circa 1860, 120 cm high, 123 cm wide

A mahogany glazed bookcase, English 19th century, 95 cm wide,…

19th Century Mahogany Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A mahogany glazed bookcase, English 19th century, 95 cm wide, 42 cm deep 210 cm high

A mahogany three-tier bookshelf, English, 19th century, 114 cm…

19th Century Mahogany Three-Tier Bookshelf

A mahogany three-tier bookshelf, English, 19th century, 114 cm high, 77 cm wide, 32 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, circa 1860s, in rich flame…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Applied Scrolls

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, circa 1860s, in rich flame mahogany, with a shaped cornice above two glazed doors with applied scrolled embellishments to the top, the extended base with an ogee shaped frieze drawer above two cupboards also with applied…

A late 19th century mahogany glazed two door bookcase with…

Mahogany Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves

A late 19th century mahogany glazed two door bookcase with adjustable shelves on a platform base. Height 101 cm. Width 103 cm. Depth 33 cm

A fine quality Victorian mahogany glazed bookcase

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Glass Doors

A fine quality Victorian mahogany glazed bookcase

Antique 19th century mahogany cylinder bookcase, approx 240 cm…

19th Century Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase - 240cm x 117cm

Antique 19th century mahogany cylinder bookcase, approx 240 cm high, 117 cm wide

Antique 19th century mahogany bookcase

Mahogany 19th Century Bookcase

Antique 19th century mahogany bookcase

Antique late Victorian Georgian style glazed two height…

Victorian style glazed bookcase with blind fret work

Antique late Victorian Georgian style glazed two height bookcase, decorated with blind fret work to the sides, standing on shaped bracket feet, 228 cm high, 107 cm wide

An early Victorian mahogany bookcase cabinet, the tall upper…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet

An early Victorian mahogany bookcase cabinet, the tall upper section with two glazed doors each divided with six panes, surmounted by a simple cornice with carved foliate detail, the base with thumb-moulded edge above two plain panelled doors, raised on…

Victorian free standing salon bookcase. Single door flanked by…

Burr Walnut Salon Bookcase with Ormolu Trim

Victorian free standing salon bookcase. Single door flanked by half columns, inlaid burr walnut with ormolu trim. Minor losses to ormolu and veneer. Good condition

19th century mahogany glazed bookcase of Scottish influence

Scottish Mahogany Glazed Bookcase

19th century mahogany glazed bookcase of Scottish influence

Glazed two door Victorian bookcase with drawer and two lower…

Victorian Bookcase with Glazed Doors and Drawer

Glazed two door Victorian bookcase with drawer and two lower doors

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, of compact proportions with…

Compact Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Arched Glazed Doors

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, of compact proportions with arched glazed upper doors, a frieze drawer and solid panelled lower doors, plinth base, 82 x 229 x 40 cm

Victorian flame mahogany two door bookcase

Flame Mahogany Bookcase with Two Doors

Victorian flame mahogany two door bookcase

Victorian mahogany glasstop bookcase with two lower doors and…

Mahogany Glass Bookcase with Doors and Drawer

Victorian mahogany glasstop bookcase with two lower doors and single drawer

Late 19th century glazed bookcase in the Chippendale taste with…

Chippendale Glazed Bookcase with Carved Frieze

Late 19th century glazed bookcase in the Chippendale taste with astragal glazing bars and carved blind frieze

Victorian mahogany bookshelves with reeded front

Reeded Mahogany Bookshelves

Victorian mahogany bookshelves with reeded front

Late Victorian bookcase

Victorian Bookcase

Late Victorian bookcase

An Victorian 'sthetic movement walnut chiffonier bookcase the…

Victorian Walnut Chiffonier Bookcase with Carved Panels

An Victorian 'sthetic movement walnut chiffonier bookcase the cupboards with carved panels. The upper section with glazed doors. Height 220 cm. Width 108 cm. Depth 43 cm

Quality early to mid Victorian plum pudding mahogany bookcase…

Narrow Victorian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase

Quality early to mid Victorian plum pudding mahogany bookcase with glazed upper doors, of rare narrow proportions

Quality late 19th century mahogany bookcase with glazed upper…

Mahogany Bookcase with Carved Details and Glazed Doors

Quality late 19th century mahogany bookcase with glazed upper doors and carved detail

A fine quality Victorian burr walnut bookcase cabinet, the base…

Victorian Burr Walnut Bookcase Cabinet

A fine quality Victorian burr walnut bookcase cabinet, the base with two panelled cupboard doors, the top section with two glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, turned and fluted full column mouldings to either side, arched pediment. 136 x 47 x 237…

Victorian mahogany elevated bookcase 89 cm wide, 47 cm deep,…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase - Elevated Design

Victorian mahogany elevated bookcase 89 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 228 cm high

A good Victorian mahogany bookcase two tall glazed doors over…

Victorian Mahogany Bookcase with Glazed Doors

A good Victorian mahogany bookcase two tall glazed doors over two shorter doors 103 x 46 x 258 cm

Victorian mahogany bureau bookcase. Drop down bureau fitted…

Victorian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

Victorian mahogany bureau bookcase. Drop down bureau fitted with pigeon holes; 4 lower full length drawers. Height 210 cm. Width 95 cm. Depth 46 cm