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Georgian Secretaire Tallboy
Millers Antiques
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Georgian Secretaire Tallboy

18th century
For Sale by Millers Antiques
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A very good quality 18th century mahogany tallboy, with three drawers along the top and three oak lined graduated drawers beneath. The base gives excellent storage with a drop flap secretaire, a useful desk space with further drawers and pigeon holes, two long oak lined drawers beneath.

A very well made chest in very good condition, still retaining its original brasses, excellent running drawers, made around 1770 all ready for use in the home, comes in two pieces for moving.

Currently free UK mainland delivery available.

Physical Dimensions
Height
190cm (74.80")
Width
118cm (46.46")
Depth
59cm (23.23")
Declaration

Millers Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Tallboy to the 18th Century.

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SA1155196
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Millers Antiques 1-5 Church Street, Wooler. Northumberland NE716BZ.

Telephone 01668282308 or 07714332441

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Description
A very good quality 18th century mahogany tallboy, with three drawers along the top and three oak lined graduated drawers beneath.
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The base gives excellent storage with a drop flap secretaire, a useful desk space with further drawers and pigeon holes, two long oak lined drawers beneath.
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fig 1. An eighteenth-century Georgian dark mahogany secretaire tallboy featuring two stacked chest sections, brass handles, and bracket feet.
fig 1. Georgian Secretaire Tallboy

A very well made chest in very good condition, still retaining its original brasses, excellent running drawers, made around 1770 all ready for use in the home, comes in two pieces for moving.

Currently free UK mainland delivery available.

Height
190cm (74.80")
Width
118cm (46.46")
Depth
59cm (23.23")
Date of Manufacture

Millers Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Tallboy to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1155196
Millers Antiques
Millers Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Antiques since 1947.

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An eighteenth-century Georgian dark mahogany secretaire tallboy featuring two stacked chest sections, brass handles, and bracket feet.
Georgian Secretaire Tallboy
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A Georgian secretaire tallboy, also referred to as a chest on chest, is an 18th-century piece of furniture comprising two stacked drawer units, incorporating a pull-out or drop-down writing desk concealed within one of the upper drawer fronts.

These pieces were crafted predominantly from solid and veneered mahogany, featuring hand-cut dovetail joints, oak or pine secondary woods for drawer linings, and cast brass swan-neck or batwing handles.

Authentic period pieces exhibit hand-sawn timber marks, slightly irregular hand-cut dovetail joints, original brass escutcheons, and natural timber shrinkage, particularly along the side panels and drawer bottoms.

A tallboy functions as an architectural anchor in a bedroom, study, or hallway, contrasting effectively with contemporary artwork, neutral paint palettes, and refined modern lighting.

Position the cabinet away from direct heat sources and sunlight to avoid warping or timber bleaching, and clean regularly with a soft cloth while applying a beeswax polish once or twice per year.
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