Antique Large Burr Walnut Cocktail Drinks Dry Bar Cabinet Circa 1920

This is a fantastic large antique Queen Anne Revival burr walnut cocktail cabinet with fitted and mirrored interior, dating from C 1920.

The two doors opens to a fitted mirrored interior with a central drum revolving section with pop out mirrored tray, two further pull out mirrored trays, three drawers and a carved apron.

The cabinet is raised on carved cabriole legs terminating in ball and claw feet and is complete with working locks and keys.

You open the cabinet by unlocking the right hand door, then releasing a brass catch on the lower left, this allows you to rotate the curved central door and the mirrored interior then comes into view, you can then open the left hand door by releasing another catch on the inside top of that door.

This cocktail cabinet would be a wonderful and playful addition to your lounge or family room and is sure to get noticed wherever it is placed.

Condition:

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

Dimensions in cm:

Height 157 x Width 127 x Depth 62

Dimensions in inches:

Height 5 foot, 2 inches x Width 4 foot, 2 inches x Depth 2 foot

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.

Our reference: A2951