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19thc Mahogany Cheese Coaster
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19thc Mahogany Cheese Coaster

19th century
Sold 8 July 2025 · Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture
This “19thc Mahogany Cheese Coaster” found a buyer.

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Description

19thc Mahogany Cheese Coaster

With scroll ends

On swivel base

18” w x 9” h x 9” d

46cm x 23cm x 23cm

Items can be delivered by independent carrier but please note NOT all items are at 31 Cheap Street. Please call before visiting the showroom especially if you are coming a long way

Date of Manufacture

Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture has dated this Antique Mahogany Cheese Coaster to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1122503
Dealers Internal Reference
6210
Dealers Notes

We have a huge shop in the heart of Sherborne with high street one end and access and parking at the rear. We are open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm

Description
19thc Mahogany Cheese Coaster

With scroll ends

On swivel base

18” w x 9” h x 9” d

46cm x 23cm x 23cm

Items can be delivered by independent carrier but please note NOT all items are at 31 Cheap Street. Please call before visiting the showroom especially if you are coming a long way

Date of Manufacture

Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture has dated this Antique Mahogany Cheese Coaster to the 19th Century.

Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1122503
Dealers Internal Ref
6210
Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2010
Dealer Profile

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A curved nineteenth-century mahogany cheese coaster featuring raised scroll ends and a stepped central plinth base. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A curved nineteenth-century mahogany cheese coaster featuring raised scroll ends and a stepped central plinth base. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

19thc Mahogany Cheese Coaster

Archive II A curved nineteenth-century mahogany cheese coaster featuring raised scroll ends and a stepped central plinth base. View II
Archive III A curved nineteenth-century mahogany cheese coaster featuring raised scroll ends and a stepped central plinth base. View III
Archive IV A curved nineteenth-century mahogany cheese coaster featuring raised scroll ends and a stepped central plinth base. View IV
Archive V A curved nineteenth-century mahogany cheese coaster featuring raised scroll ends and a stepped central plinth base. View V
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Telephone 01935 815 209
Location
31 Cheap Street
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3PU
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/pp
Verified Since Mar 2010
Items For Sale 157
Items Sold 2,027
Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture
Verified Since Mar 2010
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Location: 31 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3PU, United Kingdom
Verified
Mar 2010
For Sale
157
Sold
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A curved nineteenth-century mahogany cheese coaster featuring raised scroll ends and a stepped central plinth base.
19thc Mahogany Cheese Coaster
Ref: SA1122503
A curved nineteenth-century mahogany cheese coaster featuring raised scroll ends and a stepped central plinth base.
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  • ObjectServing Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian / Victorian
  • MaterialMahogany
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsCurved wooden cradle, Scroll ends, Stepped base, Reeded detailing
  • SizeH 23 cm (9 in) x W 46 cm (18 in) x D 23 cm (9 in)

Cheese coasters, sometimes called cheese wagons or cradles, were popular in elite British dining rooms from the late eighteenth through the nineteenth century to facilitate passing large wheels of cheese around mahogany dining tables without marking the polished timber surface.

These pieces were typically crafted from solid or veneered dense hardwoods like Honduran or Cuban mahogany, often featuring small inset caster wheels on the base and finely turned or carved handles.

Authenticity is determined by timber grain depth, hand-cut joinery, patination consistent with age, period-appropriate metal fixings or caster wheels, and the presence of natural wear patterns from historical use.

In a contemporary setting, this object functions effectively as a decorative tabletop display piece for holding natural curiosities, dried botanicals, or as a sculptural object on a sideboard.

Maintain the timber by dusting with a soft, dry cloth and occasionally feeding the wood with traditional beeswax, avoiding direct sunlight and excessive humidity to prevent splitting.
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