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Georgian Bureau Bookcase

18th century
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A good proportioned 18th century bureau bookcase in mahogany.

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Millers Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase to the 18th Century.

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Millers Antiques 1-5 Church Street, Wooler. Northumberland NE716BZ.

Telephone 01668282308 or 07714332441

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A good proportioned 18th century bureau bookcase in mahogany.
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Millers Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase to the 18th Century.

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Antiques since 1947.

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Archive I A Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase featuring a two-door glazed upper cabinet, a slant-front writing bureau, and three long drawers with brass handles. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Georgian Bureau Bookcase

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A Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase featuring a two-door glazed upper cabinet, a slant-front writing bureau, and three long drawers with brass handles.
Georgian Bureau Bookcase
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A Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase featuring a two-door glazed upper cabinet, a slant-front writing bureau, and three long drawers with brass handles.
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  • ObjectBureau Bookcases
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Glass, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsGlazed doors, Sloping fall front, Brass swan-neck handles, Bracket feet

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A Georgian bureau bookcase is a two-section furniture piece developed during the eighteenth century in Britain. It combines a sloped fall-front writing bureau at the base with a tall, glazed cabinet above for storing and displaying books.

These pieces were typically constructed from solid mahogany or walnut, often featuring secondary woods like pine or oak for drawer linings. Glazed doors used hand-blown glass held by wooden glazing bars, finished with cast brass hardware.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-cut dovetail joints, hand-planed back panels, and original brass bail handles or escutcheons. Look for irregular glass panes with minor air bubbles or distortion, which indicate period manufacturing.

A bureau bookcase functions well in a contemporary study, hallway, or living room as a focal anchor piece. Style the interior shelves with a mix of modern ceramics and literature while utilizing the drop-down desk surface for daily writing or workspace storage.

Keep mahogany furniture away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent wood shrinkage and finish fading. Apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year, buffing gently along the natural grain of the timber.
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