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 10ft Regency Flame Mahogany Four Door Breakfront Bookcase 19th C

19th century

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Antique 10ft Regency Flame Mahogany Four Door Breakfront Bookcase 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£11,750

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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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An Important George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

18th century

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An Important George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

From W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

£7,500

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Cabinet C.1810

From Beech and Springs Antiques

£675

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19th century

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Small Regency Mahogany Chiffonier

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£525

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19th century

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19th Century Irish Breakfront Bookcase

From Straffan Antiques

£16,000

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Regency Mahogany Waterfall Open Bookcase

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Waterfall Open Bookcase

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£3,900

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Early C19th Late George III Period Mahogany 2-Door Library Bookcase .

18th century

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Early C19th Late George III Period Mahogany 2-Door Library Bookcase .

From M Lees and Sons

£2,600

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A Regency Mahogany Breakfront Floor Bookcase

19th century

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A Regency Mahogany Breakfront Floor Bookcase

From John Carroll Antiques ltd.

£10,500

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A George III Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

18th century

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A George III Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

From John Carroll Antiques ltd.

£68,000

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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.

Fine Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Library Bookcase, Circa 1800

19th century

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Fine Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Library Bookcase, Circa 1800

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£60,000

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19th century

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George IV Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

From Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.

£495

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Library Bookcase

From Shackladys Antiques

£16,995

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William IV Waterfall Bookcase in Mahogany

19th century

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William IV Waterfall Bookcase in Mahogany

From Spinka & Co

£2,450

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Antique Chippendale Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

18th century

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Antique Chippendale Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£58,000

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1900 - 1920

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Mahogany Breakfront Open Bookcase

From Shackladys Antiques

£3,475

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Georgian Bookcases

Antique 10ft Regency Flame Mahogany Four Door Breakfront Bookcase 19th C

Georgian Open Bookcase of Small Proportions

An Important George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

Regency Mahogany Cabinet C.1810

Small Regency Mahogany Chiffonier

19th Century Irish Breakfront Bookcase

Regency Mahogany Waterfall Open Bookcase

Early C19th Late George III Period Mahogany 2-Door Library Bookcase .

A Regency Mahogany Breakfront Floor Bookcase

A George III Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

Fine Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Library Bookcase, Circa 1800

George IV Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase

Regency Mahogany Library Bookcase

William IV Waterfall Bookcase in Mahogany

Antique Chippendale Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

Mahogany Breakfront Open Bookcase

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