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 Bookcase Cabinet C.1800

18th century

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Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet C.1800

From Founders Antiques

£1,450

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Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Cabinet

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Cabinet

From Hand of Glory

£1,250

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Georgian Style Mahogany Inlaid Open Bookcase

19th century

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Georgian Style Mahogany Inlaid Open Bookcase

From Georgian Antiques

£3,250

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Large Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase

1900 - 1920

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Large Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase

From Shackladys Antiques

£2,395

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Rare Georgian Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Bookcase

18th century

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Rare Georgian Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Bookcase

From LTANTIQUES.CO.UK

£1,850

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1900 - 1920

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Mahogany Bookcase

From Deva Antiques

£285

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19th century

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Large Mahogany Bookcase

From D J Green Antiques

£2,950

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An Edwardian Mahogany Open Bookcase C1900

1900 - 1920

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An Edwardian Mahogany Open Bookcase C1900

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£445

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19th century

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Secretaire Bookcase

From Carradale Farm Antiques

£2,950

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19th century

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19th Century Figured Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

From A Brookes

£7,250

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The highest price of the last year on Sellingantiques went to a George III secretaire bookcase with fitted drawers and a glazed upper section, in November 2025.

English Painted Food Cupboard/kitchen Dresser

19th century

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English Painted Food Cupboard/kitchen Dresser

From Arcadia Antiques

£4,750

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Large Regency Mahogany Breakfront Front Library Bookcase.

19th century

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Large Regency Mahogany Breakfront Front Library Bookcase.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£2,650

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Georgian Revival Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet

19th century

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Georgian Revival Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,750

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An Edwardian Astragal Glazed Bookcase C1910

1900 - 1920

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An Edwardian Astragal Glazed Bookcase C1910

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£475

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase

From Walton House Antiques

£2,250

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19th century

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Pair of 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Open Bookshelves

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£24,000

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Georgian Bookcases

Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet C.1800

Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Cabinet

Georgian Style Mahogany Inlaid Open Bookcase

Large Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase

Rare Georgian Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Bookcase

Mahogany Bookcase

Large Mahogany Bookcase

An Edwardian Mahogany Open Bookcase C1900

Secretaire Bookcase

19th Century Figured Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

English Painted Food Cupboard/kitchen Dresser

Large Regency Mahogany Breakfront Front Library Bookcase.

Georgian Revival Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet

An Edwardian Astragal Glazed Bookcase C1910

Regency Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase

Pair of 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Open Bookshelves

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