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C19th Set of Oak Library Steps
Gary Wright Antiques Ltd
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C19th Set of Oak Library Steps

19th century
Description

Good C19th set of oak library steps; good rich colour and patination; the rectangular platform top step above three inset lower steps housed in a traditional 'A' frame of tapering form united by plain stretchers. Well patinated with a good rich colour. Strong and sturdy and suitable for regular use.

English circa 1860

Good original condition

Dimensions (ins) 31.5 high x 30 deep x 19 wide

Physical Dimensions
Height
80cm (31.50")
Width
48.3cm (19.02")
Depth
76.2cm (30.00")
Declaration

Gary Wright Antiques Ltd has dated these Victorian Oak Library Steps to the 19th Century.

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SA1050592
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R1166
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Description
Good C19th set of oak library steps; good rich colour and patination; the rectangular platform top step above three inset lower steps housed in a traditional 'A' frame of tapering form united by plain stretchers. Well patinated with a good rich colour. Strong and sturdy and suitable for regular use.

English circa 1860

Good original condition

Dimensions (ins) 31.5 high x 30 deep x 19 wide

Height
80cm (31.50")
Width
48.3cm (19.02")
Depth
76.2cm (30.00")
Date of Manufacture

Gary Wright Antiques Ltd has dated these Victorian Oak Library Steps to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1050592
Dealers Internal Ref
R1166
Gary Wright Antiques Ltd
Gary Wright Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2011

Specialists in c18th & c19th furniture and objects

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A nineteenth-century dark oak set of library steps featuring four open treads and visible joinery details.
C19th set of oak library steps
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Library steps are specialized sets of treads designed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to allow access to higher shelves in private studies, grand estates, and institutional libraries.

These pieces were traditionally constructed from dense hardwoods such as oak, mahogany, or walnut, utilizing mortise and tenon joinery and dovetailed treads to ensure stability.

Authentic period examples display signs of hand-tooling, visible jointing techniques, natural wear on the step edges, and aged oxidation on wood surfaces rather than uniform machine finishes.

They serve as functional sculptural objects in reading nooks, plant stands in sunrooms, or accent display tiers for books and ceramics in living rooms.

Dust regularly with a soft cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish annually, keeping the item away from direct heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage.
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