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Empire Mahogany Adjustable Library Bookcase
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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Empire Mahogany Adjustable Library Bookcase

1900 - 1920
Description

A super low breakfront Empire style mahogany adjustable library bookcase, in excellent overall condition.

29.75" high

54.75" length

12" book depth ends

14" book depth middle

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.

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 Empire Mahogany Library Bookcase to the 1920s.

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SA1231001
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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)

Appointments can be made 7 days a week, daytime or evening appointments offered subject to availability.

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

All major credit cards accepted.

If by any chance you find an item not suitable, you will receive a full refund if the item is in the same condition as it left us, minus carriage costs.

Description
A super low breakfront Empire style mahogany adjustable library bookcase, in excellent overall condition.

29.75" high

54.75" length

12" book depth ends

14" book depth middle

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND

EXCLUDES SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

fig 1. An antique Empire style breakfront low mahogany bookcase featuring three sections of open adjustable shelves filled with books and adorned with gilt bronze mounts and fluted pilasters.
fig 1. Empire Mahogany Adjustable Library Bookcase

FOR EUROPEAN AND WORLDWIDE DELIVERIES PLEASE EMAIL FOR QUOTE

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

“
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 Empire Mahogany Library Bookcase to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1231001
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Seven showrooms of excellent quality antiques and decorative items.

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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Fernyhough Antiques Ltd Profile Page

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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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An antique Empire style breakfront low mahogany bookcase featuring three sections of open adjustable shelves filled with books and adorned with gilt bronze mounts and fluted pilasters.
Empire Mahogany Adjustable Library Bookcase
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The Empire style originated in early nineteenth-century France under Napoleon, drawing aesthetic inspiration from classical Roman, Greek, and Egyptian architecture. Furniture from this period features symmetrical silhouettes, dark woods like mahogany, and decorative gilt bronze or bronze mounts.

Empire bookcases were typically constructed from mahogany veneers laid over solid oak or pine carcases. Accent details were executed using cast gilt bronze mounts, brass fittings, and hand-carved timber pilasters.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut dovetail joinery, period-appropriate timber shrinkage on backboards, heavy carcase construction, and architectural motifs such as fluted columns or caryatid mounts with natural age patina.

A low breakfront bookcase can be placed along a focal wall in a study, drawing room, or hallway. The top surface provides space to display table lamps, framed artwork, or decorative ceramics, while open shelves accommodate organized literary collections.

Clean the surfaces regularly using a soft, dry microfibre cloth to prevent dust build-up. Apply a high-grade beeswax polish occasionally along the grain, and maintain a stable humidity level away from direct heat sources to prevent timber warping or veneer lifting.
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