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Victorian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet.
The Dorking Desk Shop
for sale €556     $603
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Victorian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet.

19th century
Description

Lovely early Victorian mahogany bookcase cabinet. The top with glazed and astragal beaded doors enclosing adjustable shelves. The base with 2 locking panelled doors enclosing a single shelf.

Size 35 x 14 x 77 inches tall (89 x 35 x 196 cm tall)

Price £475

Stock no. 6788

Physical Dimensions
Height
196cm (77.17")
Width
89cm (35.04")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Declaration

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet to the 1850s.

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SA1216917
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6788
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Description
Lovely early Victorian mahogany bookcase cabinet. The top with glazed and astragal beaded doors enclosing adjustable shelves. The base with 2 locking panelled doors enclosing a single shelf.

Size 35 x 14 x 77 inches tall (89 x 35 x 196 cm tall)

Price £475

Stock no. 6788

Height
196cm (77.17")
Width
89cm (35.04")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Date of Manufacture

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1216917
Dealers Internal Ref
6788
The Dorking Desk Shop
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011
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A tall nineteenth-century mahogany bookcase cabinet featuring glazed upper doors with geometric glazing bars above double flame mahogany lower cupboard doors.
Victorian mahogany bookcase cabinet.
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A Victorian mahogany bookcase cabinet typically features a two-part design with a glazed upper section for housing literature and a solid panel cupboard below for enclosed storage. Popular throughout the nineteenth century, these cabinets were constructed using dense mahogany, often embellished with flame veneer panels and hand-cut glazing bars.

Victorian artisans utilised solid mahogany and rich wood veneers, often backed with secondary timbers such as pine or oak. Construction hallmarks include hand-cut dovetail joints, mortise and tenon door framing, and individual glass panes held with glazing putty within wooden bars.

Authentic period pieces exhibit signs of age such as slight irregular thickness in hand-blown glass panes, hand-planed backboards, and original period brass hardware. Inspecting the drawer lining and timber cut marks often reveals historical hand-tooling rather than modern machine production.

Large timber bookcases balance modern minimalist spaces by adding historical depth and vertical structure. In contemporary settings, the upper glazed section can display curated ceramics and art objects alongside books, while the lower cupboard conceals modern media equipment.

Keep mahogany furniture away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent timber movement, drying, and veneer lifting. Dust regularly with a clean microfibre cloth and apply a high-grade beeswax polish once or twice a year in the direction of the wood grain.
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