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.

19th century

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Regency Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase

From Moxhams Antiques

£14,650

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An Early 20th Century Yew Wood Waterfall Bookcase

1900 - 1920

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An Early 20th Century Yew Wood Waterfall Bookcase

From Chequers Antiques

£1,450

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19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

18th century

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19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

From FB Antiques

£5,500

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19th century

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West Country Glazed Dresser

From Arcadia Antiques

£4,750

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18th century

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George III Mahogany Secretaire

From Park Lodge Antiques

£2,000

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19th century

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Superb Regency Mahogany Bookcase

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£2,850

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Fine Early C19th George IV Period Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase .

19th century

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Fine Early C19th George IV Period Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase .

From M Lees and Sons

£12,500

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19th century

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English Breakfront Library Bookcase

From Arcadia Antiques

£8,995

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1900 - 1920

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Mahogany Cabinet of Small Proportions

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£695

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Early 19th Century Regency Waterfall Bookcase Made of Solid Mahogany with Contrast Cross Banding and Boxwood Stringing

18th century

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Early 19th Century Regency Waterfall Bookcase Made of Solid Mahogany with Contrast Cross Banding and Boxwood Stringing

From The Fine Art Fund

£1,800

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Gillows of Lancaster is the only cabinetmaking name on Sellingantiques to turn up from three dealers. Every other firm named comes from a single seller.

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, Attributed to Gillows, with Provenance

18th century

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George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, Attributed to Gillows, with Provenance

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£28,000

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1900 - 1920

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Elegant Mahogany Tall Open Bookcase

From Richie Perrott Antiques

£795

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19th century

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William IV Mahogany Open Bookcase

From Georgian Antiques

£1,350

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Georgian Bookcase and Display Cabinet. C 1800.

18th century

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Georgian Bookcase and Display Cabinet. C 1800.

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£1,250

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18th century

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George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£4,750

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Georgian-style Tall Mahogany Open Bookcase

From Georgian Antiques

£2,190

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Georgian Bookcases

Regency Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase

An Early 20th Century Yew Wood Waterfall Bookcase

19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

West Country Glazed Dresser

George III Mahogany Secretaire

Superb Regency Mahogany Bookcase

Fine Early C19th George IV Period Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase .

English Breakfront Library Bookcase

Mahogany Cabinet of Small Proportions

Early 19th Century Regency Waterfall Bookcase Made of Solid Mahogany with Contrast Cross Banding and Boxwood Stringing

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, Attributed to Gillows, with Provenance

Elegant Mahogany Tall Open Bookcase

William IV Mahogany Open Bookcase

Georgian Bookcase and Display Cabinet. C 1800.

George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

Late 19th Century Georgian-style Tall Mahogany Open Bookcase

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