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Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk 19th C

Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
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  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk   19th C | Ref. no. A3039 | Regent Antiques
Ref: A3039
Price: £2,450.00
This is an elegant antique French ormolu mounted burr walnut writing table,  Circa 1870 in date. This lovely shaped top is...

This is an elegant antique French ormolu mounted burr walnut writing table,  Circa 1870 in date.


This lovely shaped top is crafted from the most beautiful burr walnut,  with amboyna crossbanded decoration and boxwood stringing, and featuring  a striking ormolu border cast with foliates and gadroons.  The frieze features a usefull drawer with oval ormolu frames housing Sèvres plaques hand painted with floral decoration on each side. The desk is raised on elegant ormolu mounted  ebonised reeded tapering legs terminating in ceramic castors.

It is finished on all sides so that it can stand freely in the centre of your room.

Complete with working lock and key.

 

Condition:

In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
 


Dimensions in cm:

Height 74 cm x Width 93 cm x Depth 56 cm

Height 63 cm x Width 53 cm  - Knee Height

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 3 feet, 1 inch x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches

Height 2 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 9 inches - Knee Height

Our reference: A3039

Please feel free to email or call us (+44 20 8809 9605) to arrange a viewing in our North London warehouse.

Walnut & Burr Walnut

Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.

Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.

Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture.  Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 74 cm x Width 93 cm x Depth 56 cm

Height 63 cm x Width 53 cm  - Knee Height

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 3 feet, 1 inch x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches

Height 2 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 9 inches - Knee Height

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Buyers are fully responsible for any customs duties or local taxes that may be incurred on items sent outside of the United Kingdom, and we are not responsible for any delays in shipping or in the customs procedures of any jurisdiction, which are completely beyond our control.

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