A small dark brown wooden bookcase with three open shelves and a single drawer, styled with books and small ceramic vessels in a warm, neutral-toned room.

Mahogany Waterfall Freestanding Bookcase with Lower Single Drawer

$670.00
$670.00 $1,800.00
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A small dark brown wooden bookcase with three open shelves and a single drawer, styled with books and small ceramic vessels in a warm, neutral-toned room.
  • A small dark brown wooden bookcase with three open shelves and a single drawer, styled with books and small ceramic vessels in a warm, neutral-toned room.
  • A small dark brown wooden bookcase with three open shelves and a single drawer, styled with books and small ceramic vessels in a warm, neutral-toned room.
Mahogany Waterfall Freestanding Bookcase with Lower Single Drawer

Mahogany Waterfall Freestanding Bookcase with Lower Single Drawer

$670.00
$670.00 $1,800.00

1. Historical Style & Period

  • Item Name / Nomenclature: Mahogany Waterfall Freestanding Bookcase with Lower Single Drawer (historically referred to as a Waterfall Open Bookcase or Étagère).

  • Era: Regency to Early Victorian Era (Circa 1820s–1860s) or a high-quality late 19th/early 20th-century revival.

  • Style: Regency / Early Victorian. Characterized by cascading tiered shelves, elegant sweeping side contours, and clean neoclassically inspired lines.

  • Function: Open Library / Display Bookcase. Designed to hold books of varying heights—placing larger folios on the deeper lower shelf and smaller octavo volumes near the top—while providing a base drawer for papers or small desk accessories.

2. Key Architectural & Decorative Features

  • Waterfall (Cascading) Profile: Distinctive curved, stepped side panels ("waterfall" sides) that naturally recede in depth from the wider bottom base to the narrower top shelf.

  • Arched Crest Rail / Gallery: Finished at the top with a soft, shaped serpentine rear splashback upstand.

  • Three Open Fixed Shelves: Features three open-tier display shelves designed with rounded leading edges to securely hold media or collectibles.

  • Single Base Drawer with Brass Hardware: Fitted at the bottom with a full-width frieze drawer featuring a classic brass swan-neck pull handle.

  • Bracket / Shaped Feet: Raised on decorative cut-out bracket feet that elevate the frame with a light, stable stance.

  • Rich Mahogany Patina: Constructed from solid and veneered mahogany showing deep warm reddish-brown timber tones and visible natural grain figuring.

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