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Mahogany Open Bookcase with Mirror Back
Shackladys Antiques
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Mahogany Open Bookcase with Mirror Back

19th century
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A fine quality mahogany open bookcase, featuring an elegant mirrored back surmounted by a turned spindle gallery rail. The bookcase offers three adjustable shelves, perfect for displaying books or decorative objects. The design showcases refined craftsmanship with fluted side panels, subtle geometric carvings, and a rich, warm patina that enhances the mahogany’s natural grain. Raised on a shaped plinth base, this piece combines functionality with classic Victorian style, making it an excellent addition to a study, library, or sitting room.

Dimensions

Height 58.5 Inches

Width 48.5 Inches

Depth 15.5 Inches

Physical Dimensions
Height
149cm (58.66")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
39cm (15.35")
Declaration

Shackladys Antiques has dated this Mahogany Open Bookcase to the 19th Century.

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SA1173897
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Description
A fine quality mahogany open bookcase, featuring an elegant mirrored back surmounted by a turned spindle gallery rail. The bookcase offers three adjustable shelves, perfect for displaying books or decorative objects.
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The design showcases refined craftsmanship with fluted side panels, subtle geometric carvings, and a rich, warm patina that enhances the mahogany’s natural grain.
Shackladys Antiques

Raised on a shaped plinth base, this piece combines functionality with classic Victorian style, making it an excellent addition to a study, library, or sitting room.

Dimensions

Height 58.5 Inches

Width 48.5 Inches

Depth 15.5 Inches

Height
149cm (58.66")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
39cm (15.35")
Date of Manufacture

Shackladys Antiques has dated this Mahogany Open Bookcase to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1173897
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Shackladys Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2010
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Shackladys Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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Telephone 01244 316 394 or 07769 200 346
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34 Spital Walk
Boughton
Chester
CH3 5DB
United Kingdom
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A Victorian mahogany open bookcase featuring four open shelves, fluted side columns, and a upper mirrored back with a turned spindle gallery.
Mahogany Open Bookcase with Mirror Back
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Victorian open bookcases with mirrored superstructures combine functional literary storage with light-reflecting glass panels. These pieces typically feature open shelves flanked by carved or fluted pilasters, topped with a spindle gallery or decorated cresting above a horizontal mirror.

High-grade cabinet woods such as solid mahogany, Cuban mahogany veneers, walnut, and oak were primary materials. Construction utilised traditional joinery, including mortise and tenon joints, hand-cut dovetails, and silvered glass mirror backing panels.

Authentic period pieces show evidence of hand-tooling on rear timber boards, natural age-related oxidisation on the mahogany, original mercury or silvered mirror glass with minor foxing, and precise joinery along the plinth base and shelves.

An open bookcase works effectively in a study, hallway, or living room when styled with a mix of bound literature, ceramic vessels, and framed artwork. Positioning the piece opposite a natural light source allows the top mirror to reflect light across the room.

Dust the timber surfaces regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply a natural beeswax polish annually to maintain the grain polish. Glass mirrors should be cleaned using a damp cloth without harsh chemical sprays that could seep behind the frame and damage the silver backing.
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