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19th-century Anglo-indian Hardwood Bureau Desk
Colton Antiques
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19th-century Anglo-indian Hardwood Bureau Desk

19th century
For Sale by Colton Antiques
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An exceptional Anglo-Indian hardwood bureau featuring a highly refined silhouette. Its versatile proportions make it a beautiful statement piece for a study, a quiet library corner, or a dedicated writing area within a drawing room.

The bureau is defined by its classic fall-front desk section, which opens downward to provide a generous writing surface. The interior reveals a beautifully fitted arrangement of small drawers and pigeonholes, highlighting the intricate joinery and exceptional craftsmanship characteristic of traditional Anglo-Indian furniture making.

The piece is in showroom condition. It is ready for immediate use in the home.

Dimensions:

* Height: 104.5 cm

* Width: 78.5 cm

* Depth: 45.5 cm

Declaration

Colton Antiques has dated this Anglo Indian Hardwood Bureau to the 19th Century.

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SA1129920
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An exceptional Anglo-Indian hardwood bureau featuring a highly refined silhouette.
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Its versatile proportions make it a beautiful statement piece for a study, a quiet library corner, or a dedicated writing area within a drawing room.
Colton Antiques
fig 1. A 19th-century Anglo-Indian carved hardwood bureau desk featuring a slanted drop-front lid, carved borders, lower drawers, and cabriole front legs.
fig 1. 19th-century Anglo-indian Hardwood Bureau Desk

The bureau is defined by its classic fall-front desk section, which opens downward to provide a generous writing surface. The interior reveals a beautifully fitted arrangement of small drawers and pigeonholes, highlighting the intricate joinery and exceptional craftsmanship characteristic of traditional Anglo-Indian furniture making.

The piece is in showroom condition. It is ready for immediate use in the home.

Dimensions:

Height: 104.5 cm

Width: 78.5 cm

Depth: 45.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Colton Antiques has dated this Anglo Indian Hardwood Bureau to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1129920
Dealers Internal Ref
034
Colton Antiques
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Archive I A 19th-century Anglo-Indian carved hardwood bureau desk featuring a slanted drop-front lid, carved borders, lower drawers, and cabriole front legs.

19th-century Anglo-indian Hardwood Bureau Desk

Archive II A 19th-century Anglo-Indian carved hardwood bureau desk featuring a slanted drop-front lid, carved borders, lower drawers, and cabriole front legs. View II
Archive III A 19th-century Anglo-Indian carved hardwood bureau desk featuring a slanted drop-front lid, carved borders, lower drawers, and cabriole front legs. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century Anglo-Indian carved hardwood bureau desk featuring a slanted drop-front lid, carved borders, lower drawers, and cabriole front legs. View IV
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A 19th-century Anglo-Indian carved hardwood bureau desk featuring a slanted drop-front lid, carved borders, lower drawers, and cabriole front legs.
19th-Century Anglo-Indian Hardwood Bureau Desk
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A 19th-century Anglo-Indian carved hardwood bureau desk featuring a slanted drop-front lid, carved borders, lower drawers, and cabriole front legs.
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Anglo-Indian furniture from the 19th century combines traditional Western utilitarian forms, such as Victorian or Georgian writing desks, with intricate Indian relief carving and localized woodworking craftsmanship.

Cabinetmakers predominantly utilised dense native hardwoods such as teak, rosewood, and padauk, which were typically finished with natural wax or shellac polishes.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved floral, foliate, or geometric patterns alongside traditional hand-cut joinery and dense tropical hardwoods native to the region of manufacture.

A carved bureau functions as a focal point in a home office, library, or hallway, paired with minimal contemporary lighting to highlight the detailed woodwork.

Maintain the timber by dusting with a soft microfibre cloth and applying high-grade beeswax twice yearly, keeping the item away from direct heat sources and sudden humidity fluctuations.
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