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Antique Period George III Mahogany Two Section Bookcase

£2,500.00 + VAT

This very imposing antique George III bookcase from the 1790’s period has quite an unusual & rare design, having astral-glazed top & bottom doors. It’s mahogany & the glass panels appear to be original. There is a Greek Key moulding below the cornice, a pull out slide in the middle & it sits on bracket feet. It’s in very good original condition & there is a working key. The top bookshelves are adjustable. This bookcase has been polished sympathetically so still shows the character. It lifts apart into two sections for easy transportation.

Width – 47 inches, 118 cm
Depth – 19 inches, 49 cm
Height – 86 inches, 216 cm
Large Antique Walnut Breakfront Bookcase

£2,500.00 + VAT

This large antique walnut breakfront bookcase is of extremely high quality & is a great looking piece of furniture. It has a wonderful original mellow colour & is full of character. The interior of the glazed section has the original paintwork which has mellowed like the outside. There’s a swan neck pediment on the top with a parcel gilt motif in the middle. There are four astral glazed doors on the top section, with walnut mouldings & inside are adjustable shelves. The bottom section has four cross banded cupboards & a single drawer finely dovetailed & with original brass handles. There is an original metal label showing the sellers being ‘Harvey Nichols & Co Ltd’ of Knightsbridge on the inside of the drawer. This bookcase dates from around the 1910-20’s period & it’s in very good original condition. It separates into two sections, with the glazed section lifting off the base.

Width – 60 inches, 152 cm
Depth – 15 inches, 38 cm
Height – 81 inches, 204 cm
Antique Georgian Style Breakfront Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

£1,500.00 + VAT

This large very impressive mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase is antique Georgian style dating from around the 1950’s period & it’s of very high quality. Please enlarge all the images to appreciate all the fine details. It has dental moulding below the cornice & four astral glazed doors with adjustable bookshelves inside the polished compartments. The astral glazing has some lovely shaping. The top middle drawer pulls out to reveal a pull down secretaire with a small cupboard, small drawers, pigeon holes & a tooled leather writing surface. There are more drawers either side & below that, plus cupboards on either side. All the drawers have brass handles, plus cross banding & inlays. The cupboards have oval flame mahogany panels & the drawer are also flame mahogany. This bookcase is in excellent condition & lifts apart into two sections. The flame mahogany designs & patterns are very striking.

Width – 73 inches, 186 cm
Depth – 18 inches, 46 cm
Height – 84 inches, 214 cm
Antique French Inlaid King Wood Bonheur Du Jour

£1,450.00 + VAT

Very attactive French antique Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour in excellent condition & polished on the back too. The gilt bronze mounts are really nice with classical figures & faces on some of them. The use of the kingwood pattern is quite striking. There are painted porcelain plaques on the doors & there is a pull out writing surface in the middle. Please enlarge all the images to appreciate all the fine features. I would date this piece to around the 1930’s period. The top cabinet section just lifts off for easy transportation.

Width – 29 inches, 73 cm
Depth – 19 inches, 48 cm
Height – 52 inches, 132 cm
Knee height – 23.5 inches, 59 cm
Antique Victorian Mahogany Open Bookcase

£995.00 + VAT

This antique Victorian mahogany open bookcase is of very solid construction & good quality. It came from the same place as the slightly larger one we have on our site right now. This one has two adjustable shelves on sharks teeth supports & the other one has three shelves. The back is panelled & this bookcase has a very strong looking plinth base. This bookcase does have a lot of character & there are some old indentations & marks in places, so please check all the images. If you like your antiques looking new & perfect, then this is not for you.

Width – 50 inches, 126 cm
Depth – 12 inches, 30 cm
Height – 49 inches, 123 cm
Antique Victorian Mahogany Open Bookcase

£1,450.00 + VAT

Large antique Victorian solid mahogany open bookcase in excellent condition & dating to around the 1860’s period. This bookcase is of high quality & the wood has a lovely nutty brown colour. The three shelves are all adjustable on sharks teeth supports & it has a solid panelled back. We have another of these bookcases, very similar & a bit smaller with two shelves. They both came out of the same private residence. Don’t worry about the couple of marks showing on the top of this bookcase, because they will be polished out. We obviously didn’t notice them when photographing.

Width – 48 inches, 120 cm
Depth – 12 inches, 30 cm
Height – 48 inches, 122 cm
Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bookcase

£975.00 + VAT

Burr walnut two section bookcase in good original condition, with a lovely mellow colour & dating from around the 1950’s period. It’s antique Georgian style with a dental moulded cornice, astral glazed top doors, two drawers below & two panelled cupboards below, sitting on bracket feet. The top section has adjustable bookshelves inside. This bookcase which can hold a lot of books, comes apart into two sections for easy transportation.

Width – 39 inches, 99 cm
Depth – 18 inches, 46 cm
Height – 77 inches, 196 cm
Antique Regency Style Mahogany & Leather Drum Table

£450.00 + VAT

Antique Regency style revolving drum table bookcase with a tooled leather top & compartments for books. There are panels between the book compartments & it spins on reeded legs with metal claw feet on casters. This piece is in good condition & dates to around the 1930-50’s period.

Width – 24 inches, 60 cm
Height – 26 inches, 66 cm
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Bookcase

£1,150.00 + VAT

This large impressive mahogany two section bookcase is antique Georgian style & dates to around the 1950’s period. The top section has two doors with well designed astral-glazing, behind which are adjustable bookshelves. The bottom section has a strongly patterned flame mahogany. There are two drawers with original brass lion head handles & two panelled doors. This bookcase has a dental moulded cornice & it sits on bracket feet. It comes apart into two sections for easy transportation.

Width – 46 inches, 116 cm
Depth – 16 inches, 41 cm
Height – 82 inches, 207 cm
Antique Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase

£1,150.00 + VAT

Antique burr walnut bureau bookcase with an astral-glazed bookcase section & bureau below, sitting on carved Queen Anne legs. It has a dental frieze under the cornice & two doors below with adjustable shelves. The bureau has a nice interior with small drawers, compartments & a tooled leather writing surface. There are four drawers with original brass handles & locks. This bureau bookcase is in excellent condition & dates to around the 1930’s period.

Width – 31 inches, 79 cm
Depth – 18 inches, 46 cm
Height – 76 inches, 193 cm
Antique Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

£1,650.00 + VAT

Antique George III style mahogany breakfront bookcase of very high quality, with smallish proportions & with some lovely features. I would say this bookcase is about 40-50 years old. The top section has four gothic style astral glazed doors & inside are adjustable bookshelves. The bottom section has three drawers across the top, with two more in the middle below. The bottom drawer looks like two, but is in fact one deep double drawer, which has extra support with metal guides. The outside cupboards have oval flame mahogany panels with satinwood inlay. There’s also satinwood inlay on all the drawers in-between the flame mahogany & the outside cross banding. One particularly nice feature is the pull out slide with the tooled leather inset just below the top drawer. This very graceful looking bookcase has elegant splayed out legs. It comes apart into two sections for easy transportation.

Width – 51 inches, 130 cm
Depth – 17 inches, 43 cm
Height – 79 inches, 202 cm
Antique Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Open Bookcase

£395.00 + VAT

Antique Georgian style mahogany open bookcase with satinwood inlays. This bookcase is in good condition, dating to around the 1950’s period & has just been French polished. The sides are reeded & so are the adjustable shelves.

Width – 37 inches, 94 cm
Depth – 12 inches, 31 cm
Height – 46 inches, 117 cm