This is a beautiful large antique Victorian maple wood and burr walnut table casket, circa 1850 in date.
The square casket features stunning panels of burr maple embellished with beautiful burr walnut. The hinged lid encloses a lush red baize lined drop-in two division tray.
Complete with working lock and key.
The quality and craftsmanship throughout are truly second to none.
Condition:
In really excellent condition, it would appear to have never been used, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 18 cm x Width 34 cm x Depth 34 cm
Dimensions in inches:Height 7 inches x Width 1 foot, 1 inch x Depth 1 foot, 1 inch
Walnut & Burr Walnut
Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become
... a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.
Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.
Walnut ''burrs'' were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks.
Our reference: A5257
Internal Reference: A5257
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1220852
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 18cm (7.1inches)Width is 34cm (13.4inches)Depth is 34cm (13.4inches)
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