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17th Century English William and Mary Period Walnut Escritoire
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
for sale €6,962     $7,557
£5,950
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17th Century English William and Mary Period Walnut Escritoire

17th century
Description

A Rare Late 17th Century William and Mary Period Walnut Escritoire or Writing Cabinet.

This lovely piece is of smaller than usual proportions and retains a very fine colour and patination. It consists of a fall front writing surface concealing an arrangement of small drawers, with beautifully executed linings and fine dovetails, and pigeon holes, designed to act as the all-in-one home office solution of its day. Hidden in the cushion-shaped frieze above the fall front is a pull out secret drawer and beneath the fall front are two short and two longer drawers of more conventional form. The piece stands on flattened bun feet.

Pieces of this sort were only available to the wealthiest people of the period. They seem to have been used in both reception rooms and bedrooms but the smaller proportions of our piece suggest that it was probably designed for a bedroom setting, providing storage space and a filing cabinet system, as well as a writing slope, in a single piece of furniture.

A rare surviving piece of furniture.

Physical Dimensions
Height
157cm (61.81")
Width
114cm (44.88")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Declaration

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this William and Mary Escritoire to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1123961
Dealers Internal Reference
3525
Description
A Rare Late 17th Century William and Mary Period Walnut Escritoire or Writing Cabinet.
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This lovely piece is of smaller than usual proportions and retains a very fine colour and patination.
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

It consists of a fall front writing surface concealing an arrangement of small drawers, with beautifully executed linings and fine dovetails, and pigeon holes, designed to act as the all-in-one home office solution of its day. Hidden in the cushion-shaped frieze above the fall front is a pull out secret drawer and beneath the fall front are two short and two longer drawers of more conventional form. The piece stands on flattened bun feet.

fig 1. Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet.
fig 1. 17th Century English William and Mary Period Walnut Escritoire

Pieces of this sort were only available to the wealthiest people of the period. They seem to have been used in both reception rooms and bedrooms but the smaller proportions of our piece suggest that it was probably designed for a bedroom setting, providing storage space and a filing cabinet system, as well as a writing slope, in a single piece of furniture.

A rare surviving piece of furniture.

Height
157cm (61.81")
Width
114cm (44.88")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this William and Mary Escritoire to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1123961
Dealers Internal Ref
3525
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2018
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Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet.
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Archive I Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet.

17th Century English William and Mary Period Walnut Escritoire

Archive II Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View II
Archive III Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View III
Archive IV Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View IV
Archive V Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View V
Archive VI Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View VI
Archive VII Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View VII
Archive VIII Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View VIII
Archive IX Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View IX
Archive X Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet. View X
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Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Telephone 01858 882005 or 07811 127428
Location
Lodge Farm
Walton Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6NN
United Kingdom

By appointment only
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/leewrightantiques
Verified Since Nov 2018
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Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
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Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet.
17th Century English William and Mary Period Walnut Escritoire
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Seventeenth-century William and Mary period walnut escritoire featuring a fall-front writing panel, brass drop handles, and a lower chest on turned bun feet.
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Originating in late seventeenth-century Britain, William and Mary furniture reflects Dutch and French influences, characterized by intricate veneering, walnut timber, turned legs, bun feet, and refined brass hardware.

These cabinets typically feature solid pine or oak carcases veneered in figured walnut, constructed with hand-cut dovetail joints, moulded cornices, and cast brass drop handles mounted on pierced or engraved backplates.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-sawn timber marks, thick hand-cut walnut veneers, heavy pine drawer linings with irregular dovetailing, original lock mechanisms, and historic surface patination.

A large period cabinet acts as a focal statement piece in a study, drawing room, or hallway, paired alongside contemporary architectural lighting or minimalist neutral upholstery to highlight the wood grain.

Maintain a stable indoor humidity level, keep the cabinet away from direct heat sources and sunlight, dusting regularly with a soft cloth and applying beeswax periodically to protect the original finish.
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