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French Golden Oak Writing Table with Black Leather Top C.1880
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French Golden Oak Writing Table with Black Leather Top C.1880

19th century
Sold 11 July 2025 · The Old Cinema
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A late 19th-century French writing table in golden oak with a black leather top featuring gilt-tooled borders. The table includes three drawers with brass handles and escutcheons, set into a shaped apron. Raised on fluted and turned legs, each with original castors for mobility. The leather inset shows a fleur-de-lis motif embossed at each corner. A well-proportioned antique piece offering generous surface space and traditional craftsmanship.

Physical Dimensions
Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
130cm (51.18")
Depth
65cm (25.59")
Declaration

The Old Cinema has dated this French Oak Writing Table to the 1880s.

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SA1144796
Dealers Internal Reference
46890
Description
A late 19th-century French writing table in golden oak with a black leather top featuring gilt-tooled borders. The table includes three drawers with brass handles and escutcheons, set into a shaped apron. Raised on fluted and turned legs, each with original castors for mobility. The leather inset shows a fleur-de-lis motif embossed at each corner. A well-proportioned antique piece offering generous surface space and traditional craftsmanship.
Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
130cm (51.18")
Depth
65cm (25.59")
Date of Manufacture

The Old Cinema has dated this French Oak Writing Table to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1144796
Dealers Internal Ref
46890
The Old Cinema
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French Golden Oak Writing Table with Black Leather Top C.1880

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An antique French golden oak writing table featuring an inset black leather top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles, fluted legs, and brass castors.
French Golden Oak Writing Table with Black Leather Top c.1880
Ref: SA1144796
An antique French golden oak writing table featuring an inset black leather top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles, fluted legs, and brass castors.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDesks & Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Antique
  • MaterialOak, Leather, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFluted legs, Brass drop handles, Inset leather top, Turned feet with castors
  • SizeH 77 cm (30 in) x W 130 cm (51 in) x D 65 cm (26 in)

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Originating in France during the eighteenth century and evolving through the nineteenth century, the bureau plat or writing table became an essential piece of furniture for studies and libraries, reflecting classical proportions and functional elegance.

These tables are traditionally constructed from solid oak or veneered timbers, featuring inset tooled leather writing surfaces, dovetail jointed drawers, brass hardware, and turned or fluted legs often fitted with castors.

Authenticity is identified through hand-cut dovetail joints in the drawer construction, natural oxidisation on brass fittings, hand-tooled leather inserts, and traditional timber shrinkage patterns consistent with nineteenth-century cabinet-making techniques.

An antique writing table can be paired with modern minimalist seating to create a striking contrast, serving as a functional workspace or a sophisticated console table in a living room or study.

Maintain the timber by applying a microcrystalline wax periodically to nourish the wood, and clean the leather top using a slightly damp cloth followed by a neutral leather cream, avoiding direct sunlight and excessive heat.
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