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Good Quality Burr Walnut Tall Boy Chest of Drawers
John Howkins Antiques
for sale €1,498     $1,626
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Good Quality Burr Walnut Tall Boy Chest of Drawers

1900 - 1920
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A good quality and attractive George I style burr walnut tall boy or chest on stand. The top section having a moulded cornice above 2 short over 3 long drawers. All having good book matched burr walnut fronts with feather banding, cock beading, brass handles and escutcheons. The sides and stiles are cross banded in walnut. The lower section having a small centre drawer flanked by 2 deeper drawers with conforming brass ware. The shaped frieze to the front and sides with further cock beading and the whole raised on very good claw and ball front legs with carved shells and harebells, the back legs are square with further cross banding. This tall boy is in excellent condition with good colour, oak linings and working locks with keys.Maximum Dimensions:- Height...66.25''/ 168.5cm. Width...41.5''/ 105.5cm. Depth...21.5''/ 56cm. Transports in 2 pieces. Delivery by furniture carrier carrier £75,

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Height
168.5cm (66.34")
Width
105.5cm (41.54")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Declaration

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Burr Walnut Tallboy Chest to the 1920s.

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SA1208156
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24913
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A good quality and attractive George I style burr walnut tall boy or chest on stand. The top section having a moulded cornice above 2 short over 3 long drawers.
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All having good book matched burr walnut fronts with feather banding, cock beading, brass handles and escutcheons.
John Howkins Antiques

The sides and stiles are cross banded in walnut. The lower section having a small centre drawer flanked by 2 deeper drawers with conforming brass ware. The shaped frieze to the front and sides with further cock beading and the whole raised on very good claw and ball front legs with carved shells and harebells, the back legs are square with further cross banding. This tall boy is in excellent condition with good colour, oak linings and working locks with keys.Maximum Dimensions:- Height...66.25''/ 168.5cm. Width...41.5''/ 105.5cm. Depth...21.5''/ 56cm. Transports in 2 pieces. Delivery by furniture carrier carrier £75,

Height
168.5cm (66.34")
Width
105.5cm (41.54")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Burr Walnut Tallboy Chest to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1208156
Dealers Internal Ref
24913
John Howkins Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010
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A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs.
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Archive I A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs.

Good Quality Burr Walnut Tall Boy Chest of Drawers

Archive II A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View II
Archive III A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View III
Archive IV A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View IV
Archive V A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View V
Archive VI A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View VI
Archive VII A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View VII
Archive VIII A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View VIII
Archive IX A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View IX
Archive X A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs. View X
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Telephone 01508 498335 or 07770 311 611
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Hempnall Green
Norfolk
NR15 2NR
United Kingdom
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A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs.
Good Quality Burr Walnut Tall Boy Chest of Drawers
Ref: SA1208156
A tall burr walnut chest on stand featuring two short over three long drawers on top, three lower drawers, a shaped apron, and carved cabriole legs.
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A tallboy, also known as a chest-on-stand or highboy, is a vertical piece of furniture comprising a chest of drawers mounted atop a lower stand or secondary chest section. Emerging in late 17th-century Britain and popularised during the Queen Anne and Georgian periods, these pieces utilised highly figured burr walnut veneers to provide extensive storage within a compact footprint.

Traditional tallboys are constructed with solid hardwood framing, often oak or pine secondary timbers, veneered with burr walnut cut from walnut tree burls. Key features include hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, herringbone or feather-banded inlay borders, brass batwing drop handles, and carved cabriole legs.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-sawn dovetails inside the drawers, irregular wood thickness on drawer linings, hand-cast brass hardware with natural oxidisation, and original oak drawer runners showing age-related wear. Furthermore, genuine burr walnut displays complex grain patterns with fine hairline craquelure in the finish.

A burr walnut tallboy serves as an elegant focal point in contemporary master bedrooms, dressing rooms, or hallways. Juxtaposing the rich warmth of the patterned grain against neutral plaster walls, contemporary artwork, and minimal brass lighting creates a balanced scheme that honours historic craftsmanship.

Maintain the finish by dusting regularly with a soft dry microfibre cloth and applying a high-grade beeswax paste once or twice a year in the direction of the grain. Keep the furniture away from direct sunlight, radiators, or moist air to prevent the veneer from drying or lifting from the timber substrate.
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