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19th Century Rosewood Library Table
Martlesham Antiques
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19th Century Rosewood Library Table

19th century
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Early 19th Century rosewood library / writing table, the top cross banded in rosewood and having a black leather writing surface decorated with gold and blind tooling, having two frieze drawers below, supported on decorative turned columns united by a turned stretcher and standing carved cabriole legs terminating on scroll feet. Circa 1830.

54" x 24" x 30" high

137cms x 61cms x 77cms high

Physical Dimensions
Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
137cm (53.94")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Declaration

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Antique Rosewood Library Table to the 19th Century.

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SA1132831
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3745
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Martlesham Antiques is a family run business and has been trading since 1984. Located in Suffolk just outside Woodbridge, Martlesham Antiques is run from a spacious thatched cottage housing nine large showrooms with a vast adjacent car park.

Specialising in 18th and 19th Century furniture, together with creating custom hand-made furniture which is supplied to various interior designers, trade and the retail market. Every piece on the showroom floor is in excellent condition and ready to go straight into the buyers home or premises.

All of Martlesham Antiques furniture is hand polished by their own French polishers and restorers to a very high standard. We are also a member of LAPADA, the association of art and antiques.

Description
Early 19th Century rosewood library / writing table, the top cross banded in rosewood and having a black leather writing surface decorated with gold and blind tooling, having two frieze drawers below, supported on decorative turned columns united by a turned stretcher and standing carved cabriole legs terminating on scroll feet. Circa 1830.

54" x 24" x 30" high

137cms x 61cms x 77cms high

Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
137cm (53.94")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Date of Manufacture

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Antique Rosewood Library Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1132831
Dealers Internal Ref
3745
Martlesham Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2008
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19th Century rosewood library table

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A nineteenth-century dark rosewood library table featuring two frieze drawers, turned trestle supports, a central stretcher, and scroll feet on brass castors.
19th Century rosewood library table
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A nineteenth-century dark rosewood library table featuring two frieze drawers, turned trestle supports, a central stretcher, and scroll feet on brass castors.
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A library table is a substantial piece of writing furniture designed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for use in home libraries, studies, or drawing rooms. They typically feature flat writing surfaces, shallow frieze drawers, and sturdy trestle or pedestal supports.

Nineteenth-century library tables were predominantly constructed from dense hardwoods such as rosewood, mahogany, and oak. They frequently incorporated brass hardware, keyhole escutcheons, castors, and leather writing inserts.

Authentic rosewood furniture displays a rich dark brown wood grain with distinct black streaking and natural figure variations. Look for period construction methods such as hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, original brass castors, and aged patina on the underside of timber surfaces.

An antique rosewood library table can serve as a primary work desk in a modern home office, a hall table in a spacious entrance foyer, or a sofa table behind a low-backed lounge. Pair it with contemporary lighting or minimalist art to create a balanced, layered aesthetic.

Maintain antique rosewood by dusting regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth and applying high-grade beeswax polish once or twice a year. Keep the table away from direct sunlight, radiator heat sources, and moist environments to prevent timber shrinkage or veneer lifting.
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