Antique Book Press

book press in old red paint with gold detailing,high relief scroll,flower, and shell decoration. walnut and brass fitted pivot handle

Vintage book press. Typical form, with wooden central turn-screw and two functional drawers.

A Dutch 18th century oak linen press resting on a later two door cabinet. The press has a central turned screw device for pressing all your required and necessary items of the day. T...

Cast iron book press.

Cast iron, bronze and wood book press. Great design.

This is a weel made French oak book press. This device was used to help attach and compress a book's cover to the inside paper of the book.

A table top miniature antique book press with books included, two drawers. Oak, Chestnut and Pear wood, Dutch, Circa 1850

Cast iron book press with brass handle and newer wood base.

A useful, well drawn side table with single drawer and press top, originally used for books or maps etc. The screw and press frame is made from fine grained walnut. Some minor losses...

Three drawer chest topped with full size press View our complete collection @ www.hollisandknight.com

19th century mahogany book press with long drawer under wooden turn screw on tapering square legs.

Anthony Hobson's, "Lanterns That Lit Our World Book Two", Gold Hill Press, 2004 shows them on page 88.

Great cast iron book press...with wood handle, lever action as well as screwdown

Continental/European book press. In good working order.

An iron book press, originating in France, circa 1890.

Vintage working book press with metal plaque that reads: William Mitchell Birmingham & London

Original industrial book press of solid iron with great patina Wonderful object for a book collection!

Very heavy 19th century iron and bronze English book press.

19th Complete Wooden Book Press

Tall and narrow lovely mahogany book press.

19th century mahogany chest of drawers with book press.

19th century oak book press: Measures: 22.75" x 15.75" x 48" H Weighs: 45 lbs

Antique cast-iron book press. Measures 18 3/4" x 12" x 12 3/4" - 15 1/2" in height.

18th century mahogany book press, having a spiral thread mechanism, lovely quality moulded press, supported on turned feet, in good working order, circa 1790.          

Rare antique cast iron book press used for bookbinding, flower pressing, scrap booking and various other arts and crafts.

A 19th century French book press, the heavy steel screw / press mechanism suspended within a stout chestnut-wood frame.

Early 19th century oak book press cupboard circa 1800. One piece Georgian book press made from solid oak. 

Early 19th century oak book press cupboard circa 1800. One piece georgian book press made from solid oak. 

Early 19th Century oak book press cupboard circa 1800. One piece Georgian book press made from solid oak.

Antique 1893 cast iron book press, reads "Columbian Exposition the Highest Award 1893".

Fine Quality Petit Dutch Book Press Circa 1700. Beautiful Colour On This Typical Flemish Piece.

Good quality 18th century English pine book press circa 1780. Original turned and working book press mechanism, with graduating 3 drawer pine chest base.

English mahogany and oak one drawer book press with urn finial, swivel handle, and terminating on tapered legs.

An impressive 19th century continental large book press in mahogany and oak with a large iron and wood handle.

18th- early 19th century Georgian mahogany china or book press on original French feet. Two part cabinet form- bottom inlaid doors open to reveal linen slides.

An oversized book press, 19th century, of maple. Probably American, possibly European.

This wrought iron book press was made in the late 19th century in France for a workshop Patina and signs of use which make this antique object very characterful.

This wrought iron book press was made in the late 19th century in France for a workshop Many parts of this object are worked, which makes it a very beautiful piece, very characterfu...

Antique industrial weight book binding press made by Standard Company for book binders M.

English Regency cast iron and gilt flanking dolphin book press with adjustable bulbous turned handle and resting on decorative rectangular plinth.

A beautiful example of a 19th century book press made entirely of iron. The iron is forged with decorative elements these characteristics were intended only for presses in use by imp...

More information coming soon… Cast iron book presses, such as this French one mounted to a wooden stand, were used to bind books in the 1800s.

This wonderful book press dates to the end of the 19th century and has been painted black with gold highlights.

This early 20th century French cast iron book press is a striking example of functional industrial design elevated by strong architectural form.

This is a heavy antique book press. An English, cast iron binding or flower pressing device, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.

Late 19th century, large, cast iron, letter copying machine or book press manufactured by Bailey Mfg. Co. with large press wheel, features hand-painted details in red and yellow that...

CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1813: The Columbian Printing Press had a solid, cast iron, neoclassical eagle as a counter weight.

Antique book-binding press made of cast iron and brass. Measures: 2 1/2" daylight. 18 1/2" in length, 13" in depth.

About This is an antique cast iron wheel book binding press. The handle works properly and moves up and down.

Bookpress adorned with pair of dolphins.

A good antique mahogany linen or book press by Tomas Bradford & Co, London & Manchester, circa 1860.

A 19th century, cast iron flower or book press, on original mahogany table This is an attractive Victorian press, it is made in cast iron with a screw thread in the centre and lar...

Weight = 105 lbs This stunning antique chromed book press is much larger than most antique presses that you can find today.

ABOUT An original cast Iron book binding press with bronze plated mythical serpents flanking the central pillar.

EXCELLENT Antique Victorian Cast Iron Book Press~~c. 19th century Beautiful decorative Victorian era green book press nipping press 13" tall x 14" wide x 12" deep ...

American mahogany linen press with booked matched upper case doors, lower case graduated drawers, original brasses, fitted interior with pull out shelving, and terminating on the ori...

American Chippendale mahogany linen press with upper case book matched flanking doors over four graduated lower case drawers.

This is a exceptionally good quality linen press of an excellent Sheraton design. This linen press has numerous features that correspond with Thomas Shearer’s engraved design dated...

Cast iron book press on stand, English Victorian, circa 1850 A most pleasing original nipping press on stand presented in good antique condition Of interest with 12" x 9" cast ir...

A patinated cast iron book press which could also be used as a nutcracker.

De Doorluchtige Weereld – S. de Vries, François Halma, Amsterdam, 1700 Magnificent and complete three-volume set of De Doorluchtige Weereld (The Illustrious World), written by S. de...

David Morier (c.1705–1770 London) An equestrian portrait of Field Marshal Sir John Ligonier, 1st Earl of Ligonier (1680–1770) Oil on canvas Canvas size - 40 x 50 in Framed size - 48 ...

Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...

A set of three mounted hand painted wallpaper panels in simple wood frames. Beautifully and elaborate painted scenes with birds, flowers, butterflies, cats, dogs, squirrels, fruit an...

17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...

Very rare 19th c. Italian Marble Well Head signed by Professor Polizi, Firenze, Italy

London: Printed by William Stansby for Walter Burre, 1614. FIRST EDITION, first issue Folio; 12 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches (317 x 212 mm). Collation: 40, ode, title page, Preface; 40, Conten...

Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...

A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...

This exquisite ship-form chandelier is a custom creation by Miamar Home, an atelier based in Los Angeles renowned for its collaboration with the city’s finest local artisans. Entirel...

A magnificent large rare and most impressive Italian baldachin tabernacle altar niche / altarpiece. circa 1800 Exquisitely hand-crafted in Italy in the early 19th century, this extr...

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...

Emille Galle (1846-1904). Émile Gallé was a French glass maker and furniture designer, who had his home in his native Nancy. His favourite topic, which he frequently used in his wor...

Finely hand-painted, this set of 9 decorative red clay plates takes inspiration from the Sicilian legend of "Colapesce," a half-man, half-fish creature who chose to save his beloved ...

Monumental industrial hardware cabinet constructed from solid hardwood, fitted with an extraordinary array of 370 drawers in graduated sizes. The upper section features a dense grid ...

Silver Plated Lobster Bottle Opener - Spain 1970s. Bar - Furniture - Mid-Century Measures : 23x9cm H:2,5cm Wonderful silver plate lobster bottle opener designed like a sculpture, mad...