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Victorian Carved Oak Open Bookcase
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Victorian Carved Oak Open Bookcase

19th century
Sold 3 November 2025 · Heydays Antiques
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Description

A Victorian dark oak open bookcase with carving to the top edge and to the front sides. This solid bookcase also benefits from three adjustable shelves.

A very practical piece which is 121cm high and 90cm wide. Overall depth 30 cm .

Viewing/collection welcome by appointment MK19.

Should you require delivery please supply postcode for options.

Physical Dimensions
Height
121cm (47.64")
Width
90cm (35.43")
Depth
30cm (11.81")
Declaration

Heydays Antiques has dated this Victorian Carved Oak Bookcase to the Victorian era.

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SA1157357
Description
A Victorian dark oak open bookcase with carving to the top edge and to the front sides. This solid bookcase also benefits from three adjustable shelves.

A very practical piece which is 121cm high and 90cm wide. Overall depth 30 cm .

Viewing/collection welcome by appointment MK19.

Should you require delivery please supply postcode for options.

Height
121cm (47.64")
Width
90cm (35.43")
Depth
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

Heydays Antiques has dated this Victorian Carved Oak Bookcase to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1157357
Heydays Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2012

Specialising in personal attention for 17/18/19th c traditional longcase clocks & early 20th c triple weight quarter chiming musical clocks

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A dark oak Victorian open bookcase featuring detailed carved friezes, shelf edge molding, and figural pilasters.
Victorian Carved Oak Open Bookcase
Ref: SA1157357
A dark oak Victorian open bookcase featuring detailed carved friezes, shelf edge molding, and figural pilasters.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectBookcases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsFan carving, Green man pilasters, Fluted shelf moulding, Plinth base
  • SizeH 121 cm (48 in) x W 90 cm (35 in) x D 30 cm (12 in)

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Victorian bookcases often feature heavy wood construction, deep dark tones, and elaborate hand-carved ornamentation reflecting historical revival movements such as Gothic and Elizabethan styles.

These pieces were typically constructed from solid native hardwoods like oak, employing traditional joinery such as mortise and tenon joints, tongue and groove backboards, and hand-carved decorative elements.

Authentication involves examining tool marks, timber shrinkage, hand-cut screws or traditional fixings, natural patination of the wood, and consistent craftsmanship appropriate to the 19th century.

Balance the visual weight of the dark carved wood by pairing it with neutral walls, minimalist contemporary seating, and styled shelving with edited arrangements of books and objects.

Maintain stable indoor humidity levels away from direct heat sources and sunlight, and periodically nourish the wood with traditional beeswax rather than modern silicon-based polishes.
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