What wood are small bookcases usually made from?

Oak and mahogany between them account for the overwhelming majority of titles, 213 and 192 out of 603. Walnut is a distant third at 53, rosewood at 23. Beyond that the timbers thin out fast. Partridge wood, amboyna, kingwood, tulipwood, apple wood and yew each surface once in the whole sample.

How old are most of these?

The dealers' own dating runs from 1800 to 1940, and 295 of 603 listings carry a clean year. The 1920s is the largest bucket at 120, followed by the 1910s and 1930s. Earlier pieces exist but are a small minority. Georgian, Regency and pre-1830 titles are relatively few, and they sit at the top of the range rather than in the middle of it.

Are glazed doors common on small bookcases?

No. Glazed appears in 61 titles out of 603, against 176 for open shelving. Glazed and cabinet-form pieces, including bookcases on cupboard bases and part-glazed doors, together make up somewhere between a tenth and a sixth of the category.

Which forms sit at the top of the range?

Georgian and Regency mahogany and rosewood hold the top almost entirely, in breakfront, secretaire and waterfall forms. The bottom is plain interwar oak shelving. Between them, figure, inlay and carving lift a piece within its own band.

Do revolving bookcases turn up often?

Revolving appears in 37 titles out of 603, both floor-standing and table-top. With book troughs, novel rests and bookstands, this branch is under a tenth of the archive overall, though it makes up a larger share of current stock than of past sales.

Are non-English small bookcases easy to find?

Geography barely intrudes. 'French' appears in 17 titles, and single listings claim Irish, Scottish, Chinese and Anglo-Indian Kashmiri origin. Everything else reads as English. Around 65 small bookcases are listed on Sellingantiques in a year, handled by 144 different dealers, so it's a category general furniture dealers touch rather than a specialist's preserve.

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A small bookcase is a reduced-scale version of the library bookcase, made for bedrooms, private rooms and houses where a full library run would never fit.

19th century

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Hand Carved Walnut French Bookcase

From French Lavender Antiques and Interiors

£850

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1900 - 1920

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Rare Pair of Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Sheraton-style Revolving Bookcases

From Georgian Antiques

£1,750

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C19th Inlaid Mahogany Small Bureau Bookcase

19th century

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C19th Inlaid Mahogany Small Bureau Bookcase

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£795

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Bookcase/cabinet

From Poirot Art Deco

£850

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Mahogany Free Standing Waterfall Display Shelf

1900 - 1920

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Mahogany Free Standing Waterfall Display Shelf

From Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster

£175

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1900 - 1920

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Oak Open Bookcase of Small Proportions

From Vintage Garden UK

£495

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Quality Antique Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Table Top Revolving Bookcase

1900 - 1920

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Quality Antique Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Table Top Revolving Bookcase

From London City Antiques

£685

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1900 - 1920

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Inlaid Table Top Revolving Bookcase

From Andros Antiques

£270

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Georgian Open Bookcase of Small Proportions

18th century

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Georgian Open Bookcase of Small Proportions

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£1,295

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1920 - 1940

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Rustic Deal Wood Open Bookcase

From Worboys Antiques

£195

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Odd ones out from the archive: a humidor built in the shape of a small oak bookcase, an octagonal free-standing one, and one sold with a Clydesdale stud book collection.

Victorian Walnut and Ebonised Pier Cabinet

19th century

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Victorian Walnut and Ebonised Pier Cabinet

From FB Antiques

£795

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1900 - 1920

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Art Nouveau Mahogany Revolving Bookcase

From Worboys Antiques

£425

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Arts and Crafts Open Front Oak Slope-shelf Bookcase

19th century

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Arts and Crafts Open Front Oak Slope-shelf Bookcase

From Elmgarden

£600

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Antique Edwardian Floor Bookcase Display Cabinet with Glazed Door 1910s

1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian Floor Bookcase Display Cabinet with Glazed Door 1910s

From MebleinUK

£299

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1920 - 1940

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Antique Art Deco Mahogany Book Trough

From Past to Present

£105

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Octagonal Open Free Standing Bookcase in Partridge Wood

19th century

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Octagonal Open Free Standing Bookcase in Partridge Wood

From Spencer Robertson Antiques

£5,900

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Antique Small Bookcases

Hand Carved Walnut French Bookcase

Rare Pair of Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Sheraton-style Revolving Bookcases

C19th Inlaid Mahogany Small Bureau Bookcase

Art Deco Bookcase/cabinet

Mahogany Free Standing Waterfall Display Shelf

Oak Open Bookcase of Small Proportions

Quality Antique Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Table Top Revolving Bookcase

Inlaid Table Top Revolving Bookcase

Georgian Open Bookcase of Small Proportions

Rustic Deal Wood Open Bookcase

Victorian Walnut and Ebonised Pier Cabinet

Art Nouveau Mahogany Revolving Bookcase

Arts and Crafts Open Front Oak Slope-shelf Bookcase

Antique Edwardian Floor Bookcase Display Cabinet with Glazed Door 1910s

Antique Art Deco Mahogany Book Trough

Octagonal Open Free Standing Bookcase in Partridge Wood

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