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Super Mahogany Open Bookcase on Cupboard
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Super Mahogany Open Bookcase on Cupboard

19th century
Sold 15 September 2025 · Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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Description

Excellent quality open bookcase on cupboard, superb solid mahogany panels, splits into three for transport, in excellent overall condition.

84" high

15" depth

58.5" wide

8.5" book depth

Book height 10,

10, 11.5, 13.

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND

EXCLUDES SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

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You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

Please contact us for more images,  Alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Mahogany Open Bookcase to the 1880s.

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SA1158507
Dealers Notes

All measurements are taken at the widest points.

Please call 07968450046 for more information on this item.

We recommend that you arrange an appointment to view the items before you buy them. Appointments to view our stock can be arranged by contacting us via email donna.fernyhough@ntlworld.com or you can call 07968450046 (lines open 9am-10pm, 365 days a year)

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Please take time to visit our website WWW.FERNYHOUGHANTIQUES.CO.UK to view more images and stock, Seven showrooms open for viewing by appointment.

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Description
Excellent quality open bookcase on cupboard, superb solid mahogany panels, splits into three for transport, in excellent overall condition.

84" high

15" depth

58.5" wide

8.5" book depth

Book height 10,

10, 11.5, 13.

fig 1. A tall mahogany open bookcase featuring multiple upper shelves filled with books above a double cupboard base.
fig 1. Super Mahogany Open Bookcase on Cupboard

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND

EXCLUDES SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

FOR EUROPEAN DELIVERIES PLEASE EMAIL FOR QUOTE

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

“
Please contact us for more images,  Alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham).
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Mahogany Open Bookcase to the 1880s.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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Seven showrooms of excellent quality antiques and decorative items.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07968 45 00 46
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Unit 5
The Elms Business Park
Appleby Magna
Derbyshire
DE12 7AP
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Jan 2011
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A tall mahogany open bookcase featuring multiple upper shelves filled with books above a double cupboard base.
Super Mahogany Open Bookcase on Cupboard
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  • ObjectBookcases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Pine, Brass
  • ColourBrown
  • MotifsDentil moulding, Panelled cupboard doors, Plinth base, Adjustable shelving

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Open bookcases combined with enclosed base cupboards gained prominence during the Georgian and Victorian periods, designed to display frequently referenced volumes on upper open shelves while storing heavier or delicate folios securely below.

These pieces are typically constructed from solid mahogany or feature mahogany veneers applied to secondary structural timbers such as pine or oak, often incorporating hand-cut dovetail joints and fielded panel doors.

Authentic pieces exhibit period-appropriate joinery such as hand-cut dovetails, timber shrinkage consistent with age, historic finishes like shellac or wax polish, and secondary woods appropriate to the manufacturing era.

An antique bookcase serves as a functional anchor in a study or living space, pairing well with contemporary upholstery and minimalist decor to create a layered, curated aesthetic that balances historical character with modern comfort.

Maintain antique mahogany in stable environmental conditions away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent timber splitting, and periodically nourish the wood using traditional beeswax rather than modern silicone-based polishes.
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