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Pair of Richard Bridgens Oak Open Bookcases
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Pair of Richard Bridgens Oak Open Bookcases

19th century
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A very good pair of early Victorian Richard Bridgens style carved oak breakfront open bookcases.

The rectangular moulded and carved egg and dart edged top having a cushion moulded stepped up stands above the beaded friezes with carved capitals.The central panelled doors with applied scrolls and flanked by spirally turned pilasters and open to 3 adjustable shelves. The open sections having adjustable shelves with carved corbels and fluted stiles and both raised on breakfront plinth bases. Condition- Very good, with working locks & keys. Dimensions:- Max.Height…48’’/ 122cm. Width…62.5’’/ 159cm. Max.Depth…13’’/ 33cm.

Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Carved Oak Open Bookcase to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 07756043
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-190 years old
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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Strapwork relief carving: revival style popularised by designer Richard Bridgens in the 1830s.
Quarter-sawn oak with prominent medullary rays: standard cabinet timber of the period.
Spiral-twist pilasters: classic early Victorian Jacobean revival detail.
Natural shrinkage lines along top moulding joins: decades of timber seasoning.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
122cm (48.03")
Width
159cm (62.60")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Reference Numbers
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SA965149
Dealers Internal Reference
24158
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Description
A very good pair of early Victorian Richard Bridgens style carved oak breakfront open bookcases.
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The rectangular moulded and carved egg and dart edged top having a cushion moulded stepped up stands above the beaded friezes with carved capitals.
John Howkins Antiques

The central panelled doors with applied scrolls and flanked by spirally turned pilasters and open to 3 adjustable shelves. The open sections having adjustable shelves with carved corbels and fluted stiles and both raised on breakfront plinth bases. Condition- Very good, with working locks & keys. Dimensions:- Max.Height…48’’/ 122cm. Width…62.5’’/ 159cm. Max.Depth…13’’/ 33cm.

Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Carved Oak Open Bookcase to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 07756043
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-190 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Strapwork relief carving: revival style popularised by designer Richard Bridgens in the 1830s.
Quarter-sawn oak with prominent medullary rays: standard cabinet timber of the period.
Spiral-twist pilasters: classic early Victorian Jacobean revival detail.
Natural shrinkage lines along top moulding joins: decades of timber seasoning.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
122cm (48.03")
Width
159cm (62.60")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA965149
Dealers Internal Ref
24158
John Howkins Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010
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Pair of Richard Bridgens Oak Open Bookcases

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A pair of low oak open bookcases featuring raised central plinths, rope-twist columns, and intricately carved relief strapwork panels.
Pair of Richard Bridgens Oak Open Bookcases
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  • ObjectBookcases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGothic Revival
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsStrapwork carving, Rope twist columns, Breakfront plinth, Open adjustable shelves
  • SizeH 122 cm (48 in) x W 159 cm (63 in) x D 33 cm (13 in)

This pair of early Victorian Richard Bridgens style oak open bookcases displays a warm brown timber finish and stands 122 cm high, 159 cm wide, and 33 cm deep. Each breakfront piece incorporates open adjustable shelving flanked by fluted stiles and carved corbels, alongside a central panelled door decorated with applied strapwork relief scrolls and an operational lock and key. The architecture is defined by spirally turned rope-twist columns, a breakfront plinth base, and a rectangular top edged with egg and dart carving beneath cushion-moulded stepped-up stands and beaded friezes. Suited for a gentleman's library or study, these bookcases provide functional storage for collections of books while adding traditional Gothic Revival style to an interior.

FAQs

Early 19th-century revivals drew heavily on Tudor, Elizabethan, and Gothic architecture, incorporating strapwork carving, relief panels, twist columns, and heavy oak construction to evoke historical English estates.

Craftsmen used solid European oak and quarter-sawn oak veneers, employing mortise-and-tenon joinery, hand-carved decorative motifs, and hand-planed backboards for structural stability.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-executed carving details with minor natural variations, deep patination, period-correct iron or brass hardware, and signs of hand-tooling on less visible surfaces like the back and underside.

Placing a pair of low bookcases along a central wall or flanking a doorway creates symmetry, while the top surfaces provide space for displaying ceramics, sculptures, or framed artwork.

Maintain oak by dusting regularly with a clean microfibre cloth and applying a high-quality beeswax polish annually along the grain, avoiding silicone sprays and direct exposure to radiator heat.
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