Why are 20th century pieces in a Georgian category?

Because Georgian Revival and Georgian-style bookcases are catalogued under the same heading as period ones. Blocks of listings date to the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, 96 in all. The dated field runs 1750 to 1960 as a result. Titles reading 'Georgian style' or 'Georgian Revival' mark out that group.

What timber are they made of?

Mahogany, for the most part. It's named in 388 of 577 titles, including 64 mahogany secretaires and 57 mahogany breakfronts. The others are thin on the ground: walnut, satinwood, oak and rosewood run to the teens each. Partridge wood, sabicu, harewood, yew and pitch pine each turn up once, at the top of the range.

What's the difference between a secretaire and a bureau bookcase?

A secretaire bookcase has a flat writing surface behind a fall front or inside a pull-out fitted drawer. There are 102 of them in the archive. A bureau bookcase sits on a sloping-fall bureau base instead. Only 12 titles use the term, so it's the rarer of the two forms here.

Which type is the largest?

The breakfront library bookcase. One four-door example is described as ten feet wide, and the largest stated piece measures 238 by 286 by 62 cm. At the other extreme are hanging shelves, dwarf bookcases and desktop pigeon holes, all filed under the same heading.

No. Sixteen titles in 577 name a pair, among them pairs of alcove bookcases, waterfall bookcases and slim open bookshelves. Most of them sit well up the range, above singles of the same form.

Do unusual shapes ever appear?

Occasionally. Single examples include an octagonal freestanding bookcase, a four-sided collector's cabinet bookcase, a revolving bookcase, a double-sided open bookcase and a cylinder bookcase. There are also one-off regional attributions: Channel Island, Anglesey Welsh, Scottish and Irish.

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Case furniture made to hold books, listed as Georgian or in the Georgian taste, and mostly in mahogany, running from hanging shelves to library breakfronts ten feet wide.

Antique Georgian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase | Serpentine Front

18th century

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Antique Georgian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase | Serpentine Front

From ActFurniture LTD

£1,495

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Georgian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase on Chest

18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase on Chest

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£1,095

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18th century

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George III Mahogany Library Bookcase

From Roger King Antiques

£640

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Georgian Secretaire Bookcase Desk Mahogany 1800

19th century

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Georgian Secretaire Bookcase Desk Mahogany 1800

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,197

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A George III Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase

19th century

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A George III Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase

From W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

£2,250

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19th century

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Rare Pair of Gillows Antique Quality Satinwood Waterfall Bookcases

From London City Antiques

£6,850

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Antique Mahogany Open Bookcase | Raised Gallery

1900 - 1920

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Antique Mahogany Open Bookcase | Raised Gallery

From ActFurniture LTD

£425

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19th century

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19th Century Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£4,750

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18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£1,500

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Small Regency Period Secretaire Bookcase, Figured Mahogany by Gillows of Lancaster, C 1830

19th century

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Small Regency Period Secretaire Bookcase, Figured Mahogany by Gillows of Lancaster, C 1830

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£6,800

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Forms that have surfaced just once include an octagonal freestanding bookcase, a revolving one, a cylinder one, a double-sided open bookcase and a set of desktop pigeon holes.

Antique Georgian Period Walnut Wall Mounting Bookcase

19th century

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Antique Georgian Period Walnut Wall Mounting Bookcase

From Marylebone Antiques

£975

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Large Antique George III Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase 238 X 286 X 62 Cm

19th century

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Large Antique George III Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase 238 X 286 X 62 Cm

From London City Antiques

£9,850

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19th century

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Antique 19th Century Mahogany Side Cabinet Bookcase

From Penderyn Antiques

£595

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Antique Georgian Period Mahogany Bookcase

19th century

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Antique Georgian Period Mahogany Bookcase

From Marylebone Antiques

£1,750

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Antique Burr Walnut Cascading Open Bookcase

1900 - 1920

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Antique Burr Walnut Cascading Open Bookcase

From Marylebone Antiques

£750

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Oak Bookcase Cabinet

From Martlesham Antiques

£2,250

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Georgian Bookcases

Antique Georgian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase | Serpentine Front

Georgian Mahogany Glazed Bookcase on Chest

George III Mahogany Library Bookcase

Georgian Secretaire Bookcase Desk Mahogany 1800

A George III Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase

Rare Pair of Gillows Antique Quality Satinwood Waterfall Bookcases

Antique Mahogany Open Bookcase | Raised Gallery

19th Century Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

Small Regency Period Secretaire Bookcase, Figured Mahogany by Gillows of Lancaster, C 1830

Antique Georgian Period Walnut Wall Mounting Bookcase

Large Antique George III Quality Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase 238 X 286 X 62 Cm

Antique 19th Century Mahogany Side Cabinet Bookcase

Antique Georgian Period Mahogany Bookcase

Antique Burr Walnut Cascading Open Bookcase

Early 19th Century Oak Bookcase Cabinet

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