Antique Edwardian Rosewood Open Bookcase, Ebonized Columns with Gilt Fluting, Brass Casters

A small Edwardian open bookcase that does a lot with very little floor space. The top is figured rosewood with a crossbanded edge and rounded corners that sit over four ebonized columns, each fluted and picked out in gilt. The columns end in turned, ebonized feet on their original brass casters, so it moves without a fight.

Three shelves, two of them adjustable on the sawtooth supports inside, each edged with a gilt molding. The sides are paneled in rosewood with a gilt border and a turned roundel at the center, so it looks finished from every angle. The back is painted black.

Black, gold and warm brown is a combination that works in almost any room. Use it for books, of course, or as a narrow console in a hallway, a bar, or beside a desk for the things you reach for most.