ENGLISH DWARF BOOKCASES
About1800 onwards
The burgeoning popularity of reading at the turn of the 19thC, particularly among women, created demand for small, readily accessible bookshelves of only table height, where books of relatively small value could be stored openly in rooms used in an informal way. Especially popular during the Regency period when they were made [...]

BOOKCASES — dwarf
Chiffonier or bookcase. Well-veneered in rosewood with pillars flanking and top mirror supported by well-executed scrolls.
An early nineteenth century example of Regency style with shell inlays in good quality mahogany veneer. The arches on the top of the doors, the use of applied decoration and the slightly high feet all point towards what [...]