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Walnut Globe Wernicke Stacking Bookcase
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Walnut Globe Wernicke Stacking Bookcase

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Camden Antiques
Description

A very good example of a Globe Wernicke stacking bookcase in walnut. With 3 glazed sections, all fitted with their original leaded light glass. The bottom section is slightly taller than the other two sections. This particular bookcase has the rare feature for a Globe Wernicke that each section is lockable. Original locks in place and keys supplied. Offered for sale in full working order and in excellent overall condition. Sympathetically repolished and waxed in our workshops, now with a great colour and patina, ready to go straight into the home.

Dimensions:

Width 87cms

Depth 32cms

Height 125cms

Globe-Wernicke was formed as a result of the Cincinnati based Globe Files Company (est. in 1882) purchasing the Minneapolis based Wernicke Company, founded in 1893 by Otto Wernicke, in 1899. The company is best known for their high-end bookcases, desks, and other office furniture. Globe-Wernicke established factories in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Germany.

The company patented the "elastic bookcases" also known as a modular bookcase or barrister's bookcase. These were high-quality stacking book shelves, with a standard width of 34 inches, in oak, walnut and mahogany, capable of being adapted to fit together to form a bookcase which could either be all of the same measurements or which could be rearranged by the insertion of units of different depths and heights.

Physical Dimensions
Height
125cm (49.21")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
32cm (12.60")
Declaration

Camden Antiques has dated this Walnut Globe Wernicke Bookcase to the 1910s.

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SA1224002
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18456
Description
A very good example of a Globe Wernicke stacking bookcase in walnut. With 3 glazed sections, all fitted with their original leaded light glass. The bottom section is slightly taller than the other two sections. This particular bookcase has the rare feature for a Globe Wernicke that each section is lockable. Original locks in place and keys supplied. Offered for sale in full working order and in excellent overall condition.
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Sympathetically repolished and waxed in our workshops, now with a great colour and patina, ready to go straight into the home.
Camden Antiques
fig 1. A three-tier walnut Globe Wernicke stacking bookcase featuring leaded glazed doors and a plinth base.
fig 1. Walnut Globe Wernicke Stacking Bookcase

Dimensions:

Width 87cms

Depth 32cms

Height 125cms

Globe-Wernicke was formed as a result of the Cincinnati based Globe Files Company (est. in 1882) purchasing the Minneapolis based Wernicke Company, founded in 1893 by Otto Wernicke, in 1899. The company is best known for their high-end bookcases, desks, and other office furniture. Globe-Wernicke established factories in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Germany.

fig 2. A three-tier walnut Globe Wernicke stacking bookcase featuring leaded glazed doors and a plinth base.
fig 2. Walnut Globe Wernicke Stacking Bookcase

The company patented the "elastic bookcases" also known as a modular bookcase or barrister's bookcase. These were high-quality stacking book shelves, with a standard width of 34 inches, in oak, walnut and mahogany, capable of being adapted to fit together to form a bookcase which could either be all of the same measurements or which could be rearranged by the insertion of units of different depths and heights.

Height
125cm (49.21")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
32cm (12.60")
Date of Manufacture

Camden Antiques has dated this Walnut Globe Wernicke Bookcase to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224002
Dealers Internal Ref
18456
Camden Antiques
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A three-tier walnut Globe Wernicke stacking bookcase featuring leaded glazed doors and a plinth base.
Walnut Globe Wernicke Stacking Bookcase
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A Globe Wernicke stacking bookcase, also known as a barrister bookcase, is a modular storage system consisting of separate stackable units with glazed up-and-over doors. Patented in the late 19th century, these pieces were designed to allow lawyers and collectors to transport and expand their book storage incrementally.

These bookcases were typically crafted from hardwoods such as walnut, oak, mahogany, or birch, featuring lift-and-slide mechanism doors fitted with plain or leaded glass panels and metal side bands.

Authentic pieces feature original paper or metal maker labels inside the units or on the backboards, alongside interlocking tongue-and-groove joints, metal side bands, and signature spring-loaded door mechanisms.

A sectional bookcase functions effectively as a display cabinet for ceramics, glassware, or curated book collections within a home office, hallway, or living room, adding architectural character to contemporary or traditional spaces.

Dust the timber regularly with a soft microfibre cloth and apply beeswax sparingly to preserve the wood finish, while cleaning the glass panes with a gentle glass cleaner applied directly to a cloth rather than the leaded framing.
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