What is a barrister's bookcase?

It's a stacking sectional case, built from separate tiers that sit one on top of another. Each tier commonly has its own lift-up glazed door. Barrister's, lawyer's and solicitor's are trade names for the same form. On Sellingantiques the stacks run from two tiers up to seven.

How old are most oak bookcases here?

The dealer date field spans 1800 to 1940, and the mass of it falls between 1900 and 1930. The 1920s account for the largest single block, then Edwardian, the 1910s and the 1900s. Victorian and nineteenth-century pieces are a smaller group. Anything earlier than about 1850 turns up as a one-off rather than a population.

Are open or glazed bookcases more common?

Open. "Open" is the single most common word in the titles, at nearly a third of them, against a much smaller share saying glazed. So the doorless shelf unit is the default here, not the cabinet with glass doors.

Do oak bookcases come in pairs?

More often than you'd expect for a furniture form this size. Pairs appear in a fair number of titles, and sets of three matching stacking office bookcases have come up more than once. Matched pairs sit consistently above single equivalents in the range.

What does golden oak mean?

It describes the warm honey-toned finish typical of turn-of-century oak furniture. It's the colour word dealers use most in this category. Dark, light, pale, blonde, bleached, limed and pollard oak all appear too, in smaller numbers.

Which small book furniture falls in this category?

Revolving bookcases, square or circular, turning on a central column, either floor-standing or table-top. They appear in a bit over a hundred titles. Below those come book troughs, book slides and novel rests, the table-top holders that sit at the bottom of the category.

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Free-standing oak shelving made to hold a private book collection, from doorless shelf units to glazed cabinets and stacking tiers that grew with the library.

Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-shelf Fireside Book Trough

19th century

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Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-shelf Fireside Book Trough

From Elmgarden

£450

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Vintage English 16th Century Style Tudor / Elizabethan Oak Open 3ft Bookcase Cupboard (Circa 1930)

1920 - 1940

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Vintage English 16th Century Style Tudor / Elizabethan Oak Open 3ft Bookcase Cupboard (Circa 1930)

From Yolanda Gray Antiques

£595

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A Late Victorian Oak Library Bookcase C1890

19th century

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A Late Victorian Oak Library Bookcase C1890

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£845

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Solid Oak Open Bookcase Dating from the 1910s

1900 - 1920

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Solid Oak Open Bookcase Dating from the 1910s

From James R Millington Antiques

£275

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Fine Antique Jacobean Style Cabinet or Bookcase

1900 - 1920

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Fine Antique Jacobean Style Cabinet or Bookcase

From Antiquus

£350

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Bookcase by Betty Joel

From Poirot Art Deco

£850

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19th century

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Victorian Oak Breakfront Bookcase

From Antiques Decorative

£1,280

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19th century

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Victorian Carved Oak Bookcase

From FB Antiques

£1,695

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1900 - 1920

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Set of Three Oak Stacking Office Bookcases C.1910

From Collinge Antiques

£6,495

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Small Oak Secretaire Bookcase with Brass Panels C.1880

19th century

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Small Oak Secretaire Bookcase with Brass Panels C.1880

From Collinge Antiques

£1,695

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Stacking sectionals have their own vocabulary on Sellingantiques: 242 titles say Globe Wernicke, 159 stacking, 138 sectional, 42 barrister's. Stacks run from two tiers to seven.

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Oak Lebus Sectional Bookcase

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£650

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1900 - 1920

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Early 1920s School Library Book Cabinet

From D and A Binder Ltd

£1,440

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1900 - 1920

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Globe Wernicke Style Bookcase

From Gaylords Antiques

£685

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1900 - 1920

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Tall Narrow Bookcase by Minty

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,250

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1900 - 1920

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Oak Stacking Bookcase / Sectional Bookcase

From Athey Antiques

£795

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Wylie Lochhead of Glasgow Arts & Crafts Bookcase by E.a. Taylor

19th century

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Wylie Lochhead of Glasgow Arts & Crafts Bookcase by E.a. Taylor

From Mews Antiques

£375

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Antique Oak Bookcases

Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-shelf Fireside Book Trough

Vintage English 16th Century Style Tudor / Elizabethan Oak Open 3ft Bookcase Cupboard (Circa 1930)

A Late Victorian Oak Library Bookcase C1890

Solid Oak Open Bookcase Dating from the 1910s

Fine Antique Jacobean Style Cabinet or Bookcase

Art Deco Bookcase by Betty Joel

Victorian Oak Breakfront Bookcase

Victorian Carved Oak Bookcase

Set of Three Oak Stacking Office Bookcases C.1910

Small Oak Secretaire Bookcase with Brass Panels C.1880

Edwardian Oak Lebus Sectional Bookcase

Early 1920s School Library Book Cabinet

Globe Wernicke Style Bookcase

Tall Narrow Bookcase by Minty

Oak Stacking Bookcase / Sectional Bookcase

Wylie Lochhead of Glasgow Arts & Crafts Bookcase by E.a. Taylor

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