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Auction House:
Bonhams
Number of lots recorded:72
Lots with images:72
Prices available:72
Category:
Bookcases
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A pair of George IV mahogany breakfront bookcases, the gadrooned cornice above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves flanked by carved rope twist pilasters headed by foliate capitals, the lower part with gadrooned edge above four panel… ***
*** A fine late Regency rosewood gentleman's library cabinet in the manner of Gillows the ogee moulded cornice above four rectangular glazed doors flanked by moulded stiles above a fitted stationery drawer and a pull-out adjustable Moroccan leather writing… ***
*** A good Regency mahogany library bookcase, the ogee moulded cornice above a gilt metal cast tablet of an Assyrian mask flanked by a pair of gryphon above a pair of astragal glazed doors and a sliding central door above a pair of cupboard doors and a… ***
*** A fine George III satinwood and purpleheart banded secretaire bookcase in the manner of Gillows the upper section with arched cornice surmounted by five urn finials on pedestals with inlaid flutes, the arched and rectilinear astragal glazed doors… ***
*** A large early Victorian plum pudding mahogany inverted breakfront library bookcase, the ogee moulded cornice above five arched astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves flanked by columns, above five panelled doors on a plinth base. Width 365 cm… ***
*** A fine George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, circa 1790 surmounted by a broken arch pediment and urn, above four glazed doors with four panelled doors below, upper part fitted shelves and pigeon holes, slope fall front and four long drawers under, once… ***
*** A rare, early Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, circa 1835, the moulded cornice above a pair of raised half arch panelled doors with lotus leaf carved decoration, enclosing shelves above a secretaire drawer enclosing pigeon holes and drawers above two… ***
*** A George III mahogany breakfront library bookcase, altered and adapted by James Phillips, Bristol, the later swan neck and anthemion carved cornice above hexagonal astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with four panelled… ***
*** A small George III satinwood and tulipwood banded secretaire bookcase, the fluted inlaid frieze above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the secretaire drawer enclosing a fitted interior above a pair of oval veneered doors… ***
*** A French provincial 18th century Louis XV mahogany bureau bookcase, probably Bordeaux,the spreading arched cornice above a pair of glazed cupboard doors, the interior fitted with adjustable shelves, the bureau with fall-front enclosing a fitted interior… ***
*** A good Victorian figured oak library bookcase, the cavetto cornice above four arched plain glazed doors divided by fluted pilasters, the lower section with four cut corner panelled doors, originally part of a larger bookcase. Width 242 cm. Depth 54 cm.… ***
*** 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,… ***
*** A late Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase, the upper section with moulded cornice above four rectilinear astragal glazed doors flanked by panelled stiles with ebonised mouldings, the lower section with crossbanded and cut corner doors, plinth base.… ***
*** A French 18th century Louis XVI brass-mounted mahogany, satine, amaranth and fruitwood bibilioththque, surmounted by a cornice with rounded corners, above a pair of glazed panelled doors, the interior fitted with three adjustable shelves, flanked to the… ***
*** An Australian cedar inverted breakfront bookcase, circa 1860 the moulded cornice above three glazed doors each with Gothic pointed arch decoration and applied foliate scroll-carved corbels, each enclosing three adjustable shelves, above three short ogee… ***
*** A black and gilt Japanned breakfront bookcase, the shaped arched pediment above four lozenge astragal glazed doors enclosing velvet lined adjustable shelves above cupboard doors on a plinth base, decorated with flowers and Chinoiserie scenes, 19th century… ***
*** A large Australian cedar and rose mahogany six door breakfront bookcase, circa 1850, the moulded cornice above three pairs of geometrically glazed doors divided by applied panelled columns, enclosing later adjustable shelves, above three pairs of panelled… ***
*** An Australian cedar and rose mahogany bookcase, circa 1840 the moulded cornice above a pair of geometrically glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves above a single long drawer and a pair of cupboard doors, raised on turned bun feet, 156 cm wide,… ***
*** A pair of Victorian bookcases, attributed to Peter Thompson, circa 1850, the moulded cornice with out stepped corners above a convex frieze above three arched glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves above three cupboard doors each with pierced fretwork… ***
*** A George III style mahogany breakfront bookcase, English, mid 19th century the carved cornice with central broken pediment above four long astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves above four cupboard doors enclosing slides and drawers to the… ***
*** A George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, with carved dentil cornice above an acorn drop frieze and four octagonal astragal glazed doors, the lower section fitted with a secretaire drawer and two short and two long drawers, flanked by eight further… ***
*** A Directoire style mahogany and brass mounted breakfront bibiliotheque, French, circa 1890, the moulded cornice with brass decoration above a central glazed door flanked by a pair of narrow glazed doors with brass fluted columns, above three long drawers… ***
*** A George III style mahogany bookcase with a carved scrolled pediment above a pair of oval glazed astragal doors enclosing adjustable shelves, above a pair of cupboard doors with oval panels within kingwood banding, on a plinth base, with hand written… ***
*** An Australian Victorian cedar library bookcase, made by W Jones & Son, the ogee moulded cornice above four glazed doors above three drawers and two cupboard doors and a central sliding door on a plinth base, with three paper labels to inside of drawers: W… ***
*** A French 18th century tulipwood, satine and amaranth vitrine / bibliotheque, surmounted by a spreading cornice, above a pair of glazed panelled doors, the interior fitted with five adjustable shelves, the canted angles with panelled sides, on bracket feet… ***
*** An Australian full cedar three door bookcase, circa 1860, the shallow moulded cornice above three square glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with three arched panelled doors, enclosing shelves, raised on a plinth base, 213 cm wide… ***
*** An Australian Victorian cedar breakfront bookcase, the pointed arched pediment above four arched glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with four arched panelled doors, on a plinth base. Width 221 cm. Depth 54 cm. Height 240 cm ***
*** A good pair of George IV mahogany open fronted dwarf bookcases, circa 1835, the upper section with two stepped shelves supported on S-scrolles and surmounted by a pierced brass gallery, the lower section with a plain frieze enclosing a single drawer above… ***
*** A large Victorian mahogany bookcase, the moulded cornice above four glazed doors enclosing later pigeon holes above a pair of cupboard doors flanked by four drawers, raised on a plinth base, alterations. Width 301 cm. Depth 66 cm. Height 259 cm ***
*** A large carved walnut breakfront bookcase, French, circa 1900, the stepped top with scroll carved crest and scrolled caryatids to either side above a central double arched glazed door with single arched doors to either side, the lower section with three… ***
*** A late 19th century, later Chinoiserie and gilt decorated breakfront bookcase, with broken swan neck pediment and central cabochon crest above four bevelled glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves flanked by fluted pilasters, the lower section with… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany breakfront library bookcase, the ogee moulded cornice above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves flanked by pilasters surmounted by lyres, the lower section with four cupboard doors flanked by pilasters surmounted… ***
*** An Australian full cedar three door bookcase, circa 1860, the moulded cornice above three arched glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with three conforming arched panelled doors, the central one slides, enclosing shelves, raised on… ***
*** An early Victorian mahogany secretaire bookcase, the ogee moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves above the secretaire drawer enclosing a fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes with panel doors containing an… ***
*** An Australian specimen wood revolving bookcase, circa 1890-1900, of exhibition quality, the square top with multiple banded borders and central star motif, above two shelves with ivory inlaid vertical dividers, above a single drawers and raised on a… ***
*** An Australian full cedar secretaire bookcase of large proportions Circa 1840, circa 1840 the moulded cornice above a pair of arched glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves, above a secretaire drawer with simple hook release mechanism, enclosing an… ***
*** A Napoleon III boulle secretaire bookcase, French, circa 1870, the rectangular cornice with canted corners above a pair of shaped rectangular glazed doors enclosing two shelves above a secretaire drawer enclosing two drawers and a pigeon hole, with green… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany secretaire bookcase in a gothic taste, the arched pediment with glazed panel surmounted by a pointed finial above a centrral open arch flanked by a pair of glazed cupboard doors with shelves over a secretaire drawer enclosing drawers… ***
*** A William IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, circa 1830, the moulded cornice above a pair of astragle glazed doors enclosing shelves, over a long drawer, above a secretaire drawer enclosing an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers over two cupboards doors… ***
*** A Directoire style mahogany and brass mounted bibiliotheque, French, circa 1890, the moulded cornice surmounted by a brass inlaid panel, above a pair of glazed doors enclosing adjustable glass shelves flashed by fluted columns, above a long drawer with… ***
*** A Regency mahogany open bookcase, the moulded cornice above three open sections each with three adjustable shelves divided by reeded pilasters, the lower section with a pair of single drawers flanked by cupboard doors enclosing two drawers to the left and… ***
*** A small George II mahogany secretaire bookcase, the ogee moulded cornice above a later astragal glazed door enclosing adjustable shelves, the secretaire drawer enclosing a fitted interior above four drawers on bracket feet, alterations. Width 76 cm. Depth… ***
*** A George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, the upper section with dentil cornice above three octagonal astragal glazed doors, the lower section with three cut corner panelled doors on a plinth base. Width 185 cm. Depth 51 cm. Height 218 cm ***
*** A large Australian cedar bookcase, second quarter of 19th century, the moulded cornice above a large pair of astragal glazed doors with curved glass panels above a series of square panels, enclosing three adjustable shelves above a pair of double panelled… ***
*** A large pair of Neo-classical design painted bookcases, in the George II style the architectural pediments with central foliate design flanked by urn finials, above a pair of glazed doors enclosing three shelves with mirrored backs and sides, and a pair… ***
*** A good 20th century black Japanned bureau bookcase in the George II style, by Maitland-Smith Limited, the broken arched pediment with three urn finials over a pair of arched doors enclosing an elaborately fitted interior with pigeonholes above drawers,… ***
*** A mid Victorian burr walnut breakfront dwarf breakfront bookcase, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a pair of central glazed cupboard doors and flanked by single glazed doors each enclosing a single shelf with tooled leather trim, raised on a… ***
*** A 19th century Australian cedar and pine strung double depth bookcase, the ogee moulded corners above a plain frieze and a pair of square astragal glazed doors with single pine stringing enclosing three shelves with pine stringing above a pair of raised… ***
*** An early Victorian mahogany three door bookcase, Circa 1845, the moulded cornice with out-stepped ends surmounted by a foliate scoll carved crest, above three arched glazed doors with fruit carved corbals, enclosing three shelves, the lower section with… ***
*** A George III mahogany bureau bookcase the ogee and Greek key moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors, the fall enclosing a fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes above two drawers and a pair of panelled doors enclosing sliding trays.… ***
*** A Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase, the upper section with a horizontally lobed cornice above a four rectilinear astragal glazed doors, the lower section with a rope-twist moulding and figured panel doors, on a plinth base. Width 250 cm. Depth 53 cm.… ***
*** An Australian cedar bookcase, circa 1880, the deep moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing three shelves above a single long ogee moulded drawer, a pair of paneled doors and raised on a plinth base, 116 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 217 cm high.… ***
*** An unusual William IV revolving bookcase library table, circa 1835, the octagonal tooled leather top supported by turned columns enclosing a revolving bookcase with dummy book fronts, supported on shaped platform base with hidden castors, 90 cm wide, 76… ***
*** A French late 19th century, Louis XVI style, brass-mounted mahogany vitrine-bibliotheque, the spreading top with rounded angles to the front, above a pair of glazed panelled doors, the interior with adjustable shelves, the angles with fluted columns, on… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany bookcase, the ogee moulded cornice above a pair of plain glazed doors flanked by rounded corners, the lower section with panelled doors enclosing shelves. Width 146 cm. Depth 48 cm. Height 248 cm ***
*** A 19th century mahogany secretaire bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing shelves, above three short drawers, a secretaire drawer enclosing pigeon holes, and drawers, above two further long drawers raised on a plinth base,… ***
*** A late George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, the moulded cornice with satinwood cross-banding, above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing three shelves above a secretaire drawer enclosing pigeon holes and drawers, the lower section with three… ***
*** An early 20th century French mahogany revolving bookcase labelled G Borge, R. Des St Peres, 41 Paris, the rising gilt leather tooled reading slope enclosing a pull our candle slide, with adjustable brass screw to allow the bookcase to revolve or remain… ***
*** A mahogany library bookcase, the ogee moulded cornice above three astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with three drawers above three cupboard doors. Width 158 cm x. Depth 44 cm x. Height 219 cm ***
*** 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 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… ***
*** A Sheraton style inlaid mahogany narrow bookcase, English, 19th century, the moulded cornice with broken pediment above a blind fret-work frieze above a single astragle glazed door enclosing four shelves above a single cupboard door with central inlaid… ***
*** An early Victorian mahogany bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing four adjustable shelves over a concave drawer and a further pair of cupboard doors, raised on a plinth base, 117 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 222 cm high ***
*** A late George III oak and mahogany bookcase, the moulded cornice above a mahogany banded frieze, a pair of astragal glazed cupboard doors enclosing two fixed shelves, flanked by plain columns, above two short drawers and two panelled cupboard doors… ***
*** A mid 19th century French ebony veneered bookcase, the moulded cornice with gilt metal decoration above a pair of arched glazed doors enclosing two shelves above two short drawers and a pair of cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, raised on an ogee shaped… ***
*** 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… ***
*** A fine English George III period mahogany bureau bookcase, circa 1780, the pierced broken arch pediment above solid panel upper doors, the fall front enclosing drawers and pigeon holes, the base with four graduated drawers on bracket feet, 104 cm wide, 53… ***
*** A transitional style thuya, mahogany and gilt metal mounted bibliotheque, early 20th century, the inverted cornice above a central grilled door enclosing shelves flanked by two long doors with lion's head decoration, raised on short tapered feet, 195 cm… ***
*** An unusual Australian cedar and oak bookcase, 19th century, the chamfered cornice above three glazed doors flanked by pilasters enclosing shelves, the projecting lower section with two frieze drawers and three panelled cupboard doors, raised on a plinth… ***
*** An Australian full cedar secretaire bookcase, circa 1850, the moulded cornice above a pair of rounded arched glazed doors enclosing two adjustable shelves above a secretaire drawer enclosing an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers, above a pair of… ***
*** A George III mahogany bookcase, the moulded cornice above a large single astragal glazed door, enclosing six adjustable shelves, raised on a plinth base, probably originally part of a larger bookcase, 170 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 104 cm high ***
*** A stained mahogany open bookcase, with four adjustable shelves flanked by ebonised columns on bracket feet. Width 110 cm. Depth 36 cm. Height 186 cm ***