Are these all actually bookcases?

No. The heading covers painted shelved and cabinet furniture generally, so kitchen dressers, cupboards, housekeeper's and larder cupboards, buffets, armoires and vitrines all appear. What they share is the painted surface rather than the function. Bookcases still dominate, with open shelved pine the single commonest form.

What does original paint mean in these titles?

It means the surface is the one first applied, rather than a later repaint. The phrase recurs through the upper end of the archive. Against it you'll see 'later painted' and 'later paint finish', and some pieces are offered as ready to wax or paint.

How old are painted bookcases usually?

The dated listings run from 1745 to 1930, and nothing falls outside that span. Only a portion carry a clean year. The largest single period entry is the unspecific '19th Century', with Victorian next, so a lot of the category is placed to a century or a reign rather than a decade.

Which are the most expensive kinds?

Satinwood breakfront display cabinets with astragal glazing and hand-painted neoclassical decoration form a tight pocket at the top, just 17 titles across the archive. Large library and breakfront bookcases, 18th-century and George III pieces, and pairs also sit high. Plain painted pine sits at the other end.

Do painted bookcases come in pairs?

Pairs appear in 24 titles, commoner than you might expect for furniture this size. Pairs of library bookcases and pier cabinets tend to sit near the ceiling of the range.

Where do these pieces come from?

English is the commonest description by some way, followed by French. Louis Philippe bookcases, buffets deux corps and armoire cabinets carry the French side. Other origins are thin on the ground. Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Austrian and Scottish or Irish attributions each appear only once or twice.

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Shelved storage furniture with a painted surface instead of polished timber, usually on a pine carcass, made to hold books, china or kitchen ware.

19th century

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Painted Architectural Bookcase

From Arcadia Antiques

£3,450

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19th century

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English Painted Bookcase

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,450

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19th century

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Pair of Swedish Bookcases

From Arcadia Antiques

£7,995

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George III Satinwood Bookcase/cabinet; with Finely Painted Decoration

18th century

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George III Satinwood Bookcase/cabinet; with Finely Painted Decoration

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£3,500

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19th century

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Country House Antique Painted Bookcase

From Driscolls Antiques Ltd

£695

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19th century

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French Original Painted Bookcase

From Arcadia Antiques

£8,995

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19th century

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19th Century Breakfront Bookcase

From Dean Antiques Ltd

£9,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Lovely Light Oak Bookcase Cabinet

From Designer Antiques4u

£1,195

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19th century

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Pair of Scottish Bookcases

From Arcadia Antiques

£5,900

3+ MONTHS AGO

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Breakfront Bookcases

From Michael Youll Antiques

£1,450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Not everything under this heading is a bookcase. Kitchen dressers, housekeeper's cupboards, buffets deux corps, armoires and vitrines all appear, because they are painted.

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Antique Painted Bookcases

Painted Architectural Bookcase

English Painted Bookcase

Pair of Swedish Bookcases

George III Satinwood Bookcase/cabinet; with Finely Painted Decoration

Country House Antique Painted Bookcase

French Original Painted Bookcase

19th Century Breakfront Bookcase

Late 19th Century Lovely Light Oak Bookcase Cabinet

Pair of Scottish Bookcases

Pair of Breakfront Bookcases

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