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Red Lacquered Queen Anne Style Bureau Bookcase
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Red Lacquered Queen Anne Style Bureau Bookcase

19th century
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Circa 1860. A Queen Anne style red lacquered and chinoiserie styled bureau bookcase. The elegant arched moulded cornice and decorated frieze surmounted by a pair of large gilded finials with a smaller one in the center. A pair of shaped doors with bevel edged mirrors with fine decoration to the frame and elegant escutcheons, opens to reveal a red painted interior with adjustable shelves, pigeon holes and various drawers, beneath this there are two pull out candle slides, the flap decorated with chinoiserie decoration, opens to reveal a well fitted interior, with leather writing surface and various pigeon holes and drawers and a slide to a well. With a deep frieze at the front with further decoration, and a pair of small lopers for supporting the flap. A configuration of two over two drawers with brass swan neck handles with pierced bat shaped back plates, the gilded mouldings beneath the top drawer continues around the sides and beneath the bottom drawer there is a gilded moulding and the whole piece rests on four bracket feet.

Physical Dimensions
Height
222cm (87.40")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this Red Lacquered Bureau Bookcase to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1053931
Dealers Internal Reference
32254-2
Description
Circa 1860. A Queen Anne style red lacquered and chinoiserie styled bureau bookcase.
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The elegant arched moulded cornice and decorated frieze surmounted by a pair of large gilded finials with a smaller one in the center.
Georgian Antiques

A pair of shaped doors with bevel edged mirrors with fine decoration to the frame and elegant escutcheons, opens to reveal a red painted interior with adjustable shelves, pigeon holes and various drawers, beneath this there are two pull out candle slides, the flap decorated with chinoiserie decoration, opens to reveal a well fitted interior, with leather writing surface and various pigeon holes and drawers and a slide to a well. With a deep frieze at the front with further decoration, and a pair of small lopers for supporting the flap. A configuration of two over two drawers with brass swan neck handles with pierced bat shaped back plates, the gilded mouldings beneath the top drawer continues around the sides and beneath the bottom drawer there is a gilded moulding and the whole piece rests on four bracket feet.

Height
222cm (87.40")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this Red Lacquered Bureau Bookcase to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1053931
Dealers Internal Ref
32254-2
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A red lacquered Queen Anne style bureau bookcase featuring double arched mirrored doors, gilded chinoiserie motifs, and a slant-front desk over drawers.
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Archive I A red lacquered Queen Anne style bureau bookcase featuring double arched mirrored doors, gilded chinoiserie motifs, and a slant-front desk over drawers.

Red Lacquered Queen Anne Style Bureau Bookcase

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A red lacquered Queen Anne style bureau bookcase featuring double arched mirrored doors, gilded chinoiserie motifs, and a slant-front desk over drawers.
Red Lacquered Queen Anne Style Bureau Bookcase
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A red lacquered Queen Anne style bureau bookcase featuring double arched mirrored doors, gilded chinoiserie motifs, and a slant-front desk over drawers.
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A Queen Anne bureau bookcase features a slant-front desk section beneath an upper cabinet, often constructed with arched door frames, decorative pediments, and bracket or cabriole feet characteristic of early 18th-century English design.

European lacquering, or japanning, used multiple layers of shellac and varnish mixed with mineral pigments over timber frames such as pine or oak, often decorated with raised gilding to simulate Asian lacquerware.

Authentic characteristics include hand-cut dovetail joints on the drawers, original brass batwing backplates and drop handles, mercurial mirror glass, and period-appropriate carcass timber.

A red lacquered piece acts as a focal architectural element, contrasting well with neutral wall palettes, quiet textiles, or contemporary artwork to highlight the detailed gilded work.

Keep the furniture away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent cracking. Dust gently with a clean microfibre cloth, avoiding harsh liquid polishes or solvent cleaners.
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