1910s Globe-Wernieke Co. Arts & Crafts-Style Barrister's Bookcase

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This Arts & Crafts-style bookcase was made by Globe-Wernieke Company of Cincinnati, Ohio (see photo of maker's label located inside … Read more This Arts & Crafts-style bookcase was made by Globe-Wernieke Company of Cincinnati, Ohio (see photo of maker's label located inside each of the three bookcase units). My mother purchased this item in the Southeast the early 1990s during the time she collected Arts & Crafts furniture. From Georgia, she moved this bookcase to Tennessee, then to Kentucky, and then to New Mexico. Following her death, my father moved the bookcase back to Kentucky. A year after he died, I moved the bookcase to Maryland. It's a very nice piece of antique furniture that would fit in virtually any household. Like many Arts & Crafts pieces, its simple lines go with just about any other style of furniture. It would make a great display case or would perform well as an accent piece in a living room. In addition to the three bookcase units, a base and top are included. Each bookcase has a glass door that opens upward. Like other barrister's bookcases, each shelf nests inside the base or the shelf below. The top nests into the upper-most shelf. There are no attachments between the top, shelves, or the base--gravity holds everything together! Where many barrister's bookcases have single-pane glass doors, this bookcase has multi-pane glass panels, with metal cames separating the glass panes. Each glass door has a pyramid pull. At the bottom of each bookcase unit is a flat metal buckle strap encircling the wood frame. In addition to this bookcase, I'm also listing my mom's other Arts & Crafts furniture including: a J. K. Rishel Company dining room suite, an Oscar Onken & Company writing desk, and some other pieces. See less