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Queen Anne Walnut Bureau with Original Handles
An exceptionally rare early 18th Century walnut bureau with an excellent colour and retaining original brasses.
The bureau in two parts with upper lift off writing desk and lower chest with side carrying handles.
Made at a time when the fashion for the large scriptors of the William and Mary period was waning and a smaller form of writing desk became desirable. This bureau neatly demonstrates that transition and pre-dates the 'one piece' bureaux of the Georgian period.
The small brass handles are original and have tiny knock marks beneath the rings where these have lightly touched the surface over three centuries of use. The escutcheons and locks are original also as are the drawer linings which are in oak. The fall lowers smoothly on original hinges to sit firm and flat on the lopers and the lock is original and has a working key. The interior is of a simple linear form, correct for period, with attractive hand carved detailing to the bottom of each divider. The small inner drawers all oak lined.
The feet original with hand hewn supporting blocks beneath the bureau, the thickly cut walnut veneers are continuous to both side panels and extend to the feet tips. The backboards of wainscot oak and large dovetails are visible beneath the bureau in fixing the bottom boards, early second phase construction. Minor dings, marks and small veneer repairs, some depletions to the very bottom of the feet, the drawer runners have been professionally re-tipped in oak where worn with use and fine oak fillets have been set into the dustboards to prevent wear. Again very high quality work and the bureau has been professionally and lovingly restored by an expert at some point in the last 150 years. This has ensured it will continue in fine function and fettle for centuries to come.
A truly rare and beautiful example and only made in this transitional form for around three decades c. 1700-1730 before the Georgian bureaux and writing desks which were made in one piece.
Dimensions are:
39 inches wide, 18.5 inches deep and 38 inches high.
Depth when fall open is 31 inches. Floor to fall is 27.25 inches.
Interior useable drawer depths are 4.25 inches in the top drawers, 5.25 inches in the middle and 6.5 inches in the bottom.
For metric please multiply by 2.5 I describe and photograph my pieces accurately and with the aim that on arrival each will exceed expectations.
I operate a full refund guarantee and am always happy to give free, honest and friendly advice.
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Dallington
East Sussex
TN21 9LQ
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The bureau in two parts with upper lift off writing desk and lower chest with side carrying handles.
Made at a time when the fashion for the large scriptors of the William and Mary period was waning and a smaller form of writing desk became desirable. This bureau neatly demonstrates that transition and pre-dates the 'one piece' bureaux of the Georgian period.
The small brass handles are original and have tiny knock marks beneath the rings where these have lightly touched the surface over three centuries of use. The escutcheons and locks are original also as are the drawer linings which are in oak. The fall lowers smoothly on original hinges to sit firm and flat on the lopers and the lock is original and has a working key. The interior is of a simple linear form, correct for period, with attractive hand carved detailing to the bottom of each divider. The small inner drawers all oak lined.
The feet original with hand hewn supporting blocks beneath the bureau, the thickly cut walnut veneers are continuous to both side panels and extend to the feet tips. The backboards of wainscot oak and large dovetails are visible beneath the bureau in fixing the bottom boards, early second phase construction. Minor dings, marks and small veneer repairs, some depletions to the very bottom of the feet, the drawer runners have been professionally re-tipped in oak where worn with use and fine oak fillets have been set into the dustboards to prevent wear. Again very high quality work and the bureau has been professionally and lovingly restored by an expert at some point in the last 150 years. This has ensured it will continue in fine function and fettle for centuries to come.
A truly rare and beautiful example and only made in this transitional form for around three decades c. 1700-1730 before the Georgian bureaux and writing desks which were made in one piece.
Dimensions are:
39 inches wide, 18.5 inches deep and 38 inches high.
Depth when fall open is 31 inches. Floor to fall is 27.25 inches.
Interior useable drawer depths are 4.25 inches in the top drawers, 5.25 inches in the middle and 6.5 inches in the bottom.
For metric please multiply by 2.5 I describe and photograph my pieces accurately and with the aim that on arrival each will exceed expectations.
I operate a full refund guarantee and am always happy to give free, honest and friendly advice.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 6/NOV/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. POA
Category Antique Furniture
Date c.1715
Early 18th Century Antiques Material Walnut
Origin English
Item code as216a1728
Status Sold
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The BarnBattle Road
Dallington
East Sussex
TN21 9LQ
Tel : 01424 838557
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