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Exceptional Early 18th Century Burr Elm Bureau
Holmes Antiques
for sale €5,265     $5,715
£4,500

Holmes Antiques

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Exceptional Early 18th Century Burr Elm Bureau

18th century
For Sale by Holmes Antiques
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An extraordinarily rare early 18th Century Bureau made from the most wonderful and for the most part solid Burr Elm, remarkably including the original feet. With a Glorious glowing colour and patina throughout.

Having a fitted interior with a sliding well and an exterior arrangement of two dummy drawers above three long drawers with contrasting dark wood stringing. All original pine drawer linings with original red wash, one drawer later fitted with removable partitions. The handles are good period examples but not the original to the piece. Fitted with working Georgian keys to the fall front and interior door.

A very beautiful and striking piece of English country furniture.

Physical Dimensions
Height
101cm (39.76")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Declaration

Holmes Antiques has dated this Burr Elm Writing Bureau to the 18th Century.

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SA1165778
Dealers Notes

Holmes Antiques was established in 1932

We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.

We specialise in early English furniture

With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour and surface.

David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.

Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture

www.holmesantiques.co.uk

Description
An extraordinarily rare early 18th Century Bureau made from the most wonderful and for the most part solid Burr Elm, remarkably including the original feet. With a Glorious glowing colour and patina throughout.
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Having a fitted interior with a sliding well and an exterior arrangement of two dummy drawers above three long drawers with contrasting dark wood stringing.
Holmes Antiques

All original pine drawer linings with original red wash, one drawer later fitted with removable partitions. The handles are good period examples but not the original to the piece. Fitted with working Georgian keys to the fall front and interior door.

A very beautiful and striking piece of English country furniture.

Height
101cm (39.76")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this Burr Elm Writing Bureau to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1165778
Holmes Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Leading experts on early english oak, walnut and mahogany furniture. Established in 1932.

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Holmes Antiques
Telephone 07729 347 159
Location
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/holmes
Verified Since Jan 2011
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Items Sold 548
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An early 18th-century burr elm slant-front writing bureau featuring figured wood grain, brass drop handles, and bracket feet.
Exceptional early 18th Century Burr Elm Bureau
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An early 18th-century burr elm slant-front writing bureau featuring figured wood grain, brass drop handles, and bracket feet.
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A writing bureau from the early 18th century is a form of case furniture featuring a angled fall-front lid that opens to reveal an interior writing surface alongside small drawers and pigeonholes, situated above a lower chest of drawers.

These bureaux were typically framed in solid native woods such as oak or pine, veneered with decorative timber cuts like burr elm or walnut, and built using hand-sawn dovetail joints, crossbanded borders, and hand-cast brass hardware.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-cut dovetail jointing on drawer linings, secondary woods of pine or oak, iron lock mechanisms, brass drop handles secured by hand-cut nuts on the reverse, and natural timber shrinkage aligned with age.

An antique bureau functions well as a focal statement piece in a study, hallway, or living area, pairing balance when set alongside contemporary seating, neutral wall tones, and modern lighting.

Keep the piece away from direct heat sources and central heating vents to prevent veneer lifting or timber cracking, and polish periodically with a high-grade beeswax following the direction of the wood grain.
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