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Victorian Walnut & Inlaid Bureau De Dame Desk
John Howkins Antiques
for sale €1,697     $1,842
£1,450

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Victorian Walnut & Inlaid Bureau De Dame Desk

19th century
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An attractive and good quality Victorian burr walnut and inlaid bureau cabinet. The top with 2 small display cabinets each with brass galleries and mounts. The central, shaped mirror with inlaid and cross banded drawer below. The bureau base with good burr walnut and boxwood inlay. The fall opens to reveal a rosewood interior with 3 pigeon holes and 3 shaped drawers, each with kingwood cross banding and gilded brass handles. In front of the centre drawer is a boxwood lined slide which allows access to the well. The writing surface retains the original tooled leather set within rosewood cross banding. The whole standing on tall tapering cabriole legs with brass sabots, beading and mounts. This bureau de dame retains all the brass gilded mounts, beading, escutcheons and sabots (with keys). Overall inlaid with subtle boxwood inlay and kingwood cross banding. In good original condition. Check out and compare our price. Dimensions:- Max Height... 55’’/ 140cm. Max Width... 34.25’’/ 87cm. Max Depth... 21’’/ 53.5cm. Writing Height... 29.5’’/ 75cm.

Delivery to most of U.K £55.00.

Physical Dimensions
Height
140cm (55.12")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
53.5cm (21.06")
Declaration

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Inlaid Walnut Bureau De Dame to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1013422
Dealers Internal Reference
24389
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Description
An attractive and good quality Victorian burr walnut and inlaid bureau cabinet. The top with 2 small display cabinets each with brass galleries and mounts. The central, shaped mirror with inlaid and cross banded drawer below. The bureau base with good burr walnut and boxwood inlay.
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The fall opens to reveal a rosewood interior with 3 pigeon holes and 3 shaped drawers, each with kingwood cross banding and gilded brass handles.
John Howkins Antiques

In front of the centre drawer is a boxwood lined slide which allows access to the well. The writing surface retains the original tooled leather set within rosewood cross banding. The whole standing on tall tapering cabriole legs with brass sabots, beading and mounts. This bureau de dame retains all the brass gilded mounts, beading, escutcheons and sabots (with keys). Overall inlaid with subtle boxwood inlay and kingwood cross banding. In good original condition. Check out and compare our price. Dimensions:- Max Height... 55’’/ 140cm. Max Width... 34.25’’/ 87cm. Max Depth... 21’’/ 53.5cm. Writing Height... 29.5’’/ 75cm.

Delivery to most of U.K £55.00.

Height
140cm (55.12")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
53.5cm (21.06")
Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Inlaid Walnut Bureau De Dame to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1013422
Dealers Internal Ref
24389
John Howkins Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010
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An antique Victorian inlaid walnut bureau de dame featuring a slant-front writing lid, floral marquetry, brass mounts, cabriole legs, and an upper cabinet with glazed doors.
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John Howkins Antiques
Telephone 01508 498335 or 07770 311 611
Location
The Grange
Hempnall Green
Norfolk
NR15 2NR
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Sep 2010
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An antique Victorian inlaid walnut bureau de dame featuring a slant-front writing lid, floral marquetry, brass mounts, cabriole legs, and an upper cabinet with glazed doors.
Victorian Walnut & Inlaid Bureau De Dame Desk
Ref: SA1013422
An antique Victorian inlaid walnut bureau de dame featuring a slant-front writing lid, floral marquetry, brass mounts, cabriole legs, and an upper cabinet with glazed doors.
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A bureau de dame is a ladies writing desk that originated in 18th-century France. It typically features a compact footprint, a sloping fall-front lid opening to a writing surface, and decorative details such as cabriole legs and brass mounts.

Victorian cabinetmakers frequently used figured walnut and burr walnut veneers, inlaid with contrasting timbers such as boxwood or fruitwood. Decorative elements often included cast brass or gilt-bronze mounts, leaded or plain glass, and mirrored panels.

Authentic 19th-century pieces display hand-cut joinery inside drawer boxes, original brass or bronze cast mounts attached with period screws, and natural age-related patination on the timber and metalwork.

An ornamental writing desk functions well as a focal point in a hallway, bedroom, or living area. Combining its intricate woodwork with minimal contemporary lighting or simple modern artwork creates an effective visual contrast.

Dust timber regularly with a soft, dry cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year. Avoid chemical cleaners on brass mounts, as aggressive polishing can remove original patination.
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