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.