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18th Century Antique Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
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18th Century Antique Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

18th century
Sold 15 November 2025 · Pendle Antiques
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This piece of furniture provides ample of storage space for books and decorative items. Crafted from luxurious mahogany, this piece adds a touch of elegance to any room with its timeless design and intricate details. This piece of furniture is very practical for any home/office. Its has all orginal hardware throughout and oak lined with orginal reading book ledge and secret drawers to the interior. It also has unusual blacksmith made Iron hinges to the bookcase. A lovely piece of orginal Georgian furniture.

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Pendle Antiques has dated this Antique Mahogany Bureau Bookcase to the 18th Century.

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Description
This piece of furniture provides ample of storage space for books and decorative items.
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Crafted from luxurious mahogany, this piece adds a touch of elegance to any room with its timeless design and intricate details.
Pendle Antiques

This piece of furniture is very practical for any home/office. Its has all orginal hardware throughout and oak lined with orginal reading book ledge and secret drawers to the interior. It also has unusual blacksmith made Iron hinges to the bookcase. A lovely piece of orginal Georgian furniture.

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Pendle Antiques has dated this Antique Mahogany Bureau Bookcase to the 18th Century.

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Archive I An eighteenth-century mahogany bureau bookcase featuring an upper cabinet with panelled doors, a sloping fall-front writing desk, and multiple graduated drawers below. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

18th Century Antique Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

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An eighteenth-century mahogany bureau bookcase featuring an upper cabinet with panelled doors, a sloping fall-front writing desk, and multiple graduated drawers below.
18th century antique mahogany Bureau Bookcase
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An eighteenth-century mahogany bureau bookcase featuring an upper cabinet with panelled doors, a sloping fall-front writing desk, and multiple graduated drawers below.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectCabinets & Desks
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsSlant-front writing flap, Brass drop handles, Panelled upper doors, Dentil moulding

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A bureau bookcase combines a slant-front writing desk with an upper shelving unit, evolving significantly during the 18th century as domestic spaces required multifunctional furniture for correspondence and storage.

These pieces were typically constructed from dense hardwoods like mahogany or oak, featuring dovetail joints on drawers, hand-carved mouldings, and solid brass hardware.

Authentic period pieces display hand-cut dovetailing, tool marks from hand planes, shrinkage cracks consistent with age, and traditional timber framing rather than modern fasteners.

In contemporary spaces, position the piece against a neutral wall to highlight its rich timber grain, using the upper shelves for curated book collections and decorative objects.

Maintain antique wood by keeping it away from direct sunlight and heat sources, and treat it periodically with traditional beeswax to nourish the finish without using modern silicone polishes.
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