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19th C Secretaire Bookcase
Arcadia Antiques
for sale €7,014     $7,614
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19th C Secretaire Bookcase

19th century
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Good early 19th C painted breakfront secretaire bookcase with gothic glazing. 1830

Height to underside of desk- 72.5cm

N.b. Bookcase can be repainted for an additional cost.

Physical Dimensions
Height
215cm (84.65")
Width
185cm (72.83")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
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Arcadia Antiques has dated this Painted Secretaire Bookcase Cabinet to the 19th Century.

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SA1218593
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9436
Description
Good early 19th C painted breakfront secretaire bookcase with gothic glazing. 1830

Height to underside of desk- 72.5cm

N.b. Bookcase can be repainted for an additional cost.

Height
215cm (84.65")
Width
185cm (72.83")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this Painted Secretaire Bookcase Cabinet to the 19th Century.

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SA1218593
Dealers Internal Ref
9436
Arcadia Antiques
Arcadia Antiques
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A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors.

19th C Secretaire Bookcase

Archive II A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors. View VIII
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Arcadia Antiques
Telephone 07768 666 833 or 01926 611923
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Westfields Farm
Fosse Way
Radford Semele
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV31 1XL
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Location: Westfields Farm, Fosse Way, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1XL,
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A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors.
19th C Secretaire Bookcase
Ref: SA1218593
A nineteenth-century painted breakfront secretaire bookcase featuring upper Gothic astragal glazed doors over a green interior backdrop, above lower drawers and panelled cupboard doors.
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A secretaire bookcase is a multifunctional piece of storage furniture combining an upper glazed cabinet for display with a lower bureau section incorporating a drop-front or pull-out writing surface. Originating in the eighteenth century and continuing through the Victorian era, these pieces offered both library storage and functional office writing space within a single architectural cabinet.

These cabinets were typically constructed from solid softwoods such as pine or hardwoods like mahogany, which were subsequently painted or lacquered. The upper glazed doors featured wood-framed astragal glazing bars in geometric or Gothic motifs, held together with mortise and tenon joinery and fitted with brass hardware.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples feature hand-cut dovetail joints on internal drawers, original float glass panes with subtle surface distortions, and authentic brass backplates or ring handles showing natural patination. Paintwork on period pieces often demonstrates subtle wear, craquelure, or historic overpainting layers rather than modern uniform acrylic finishes.

A large breakfront bookcase acts as an architectural focal point in a dining room, living space, or home office. Style the interior painted shelves with a mixture of bound books, ceramics, and structural decorative objects, allowing the contrast between the painted frame and the inner cabinet background to highlight display items.

Dust surfaces regularly using a soft, dry microfibre cloth and avoid using harsh chemical sprays or abrasive polish. Clean the glass glazing with a mild vinegar solution applied directly to a cloth rather than sprayed onto the wood, ensuring liquid does not seep into the astragal glazing bars or original painted surfaces.
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