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Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Canterbury
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Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Canterbury

19th century
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Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury

Item Code: S27-1145

A fine quality Victorian burr walnut Canterbury, raised on original turned supports with a shaped upper tier and decorative brass gallery. The top displays attractive burr walnut figuring with inlaid borders, above a lower section fitted with divisions for magazines, sheet music or documents.

The base is fitted with a single frieze drawer, decorated with inlaid detail and turned handles. Raised on turned legs with castors, this is a useful and decorative antique piece, ideal for use as a magazine rack, music stand or occasional display piece.

Circa 1870.

Key Features:

* Victorian burr walnut Canterbury

* Attractive burr walnut figuring throughout

* Decorative brass gallery to the upper tier

* Turned supports and lower divisions

* Single drawer with inlaid front

* Raised on castors

* Useful as a magazine rack, music Canterbury or decorative occasional piece

* Minor wear commensurate with age and use

Dimensions:

Width: 56cm

Depth: 40cm

Height: 91cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Declaration

FB Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Music Canterbury to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224196
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S27-1145
Description
Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury

Item Code: S27-1145

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A fine quality Victorian burr walnut Canterbury, raised on original turned supports with a shaped upper tier and decorative brass gallery.
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The top displays attractive burr walnut figuring with inlaid borders, above a lower section fitted with divisions for magazines, sheet music or documents.

fig 1. A Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring a top tier with a brass gallery rail, turned spindle columns, open partitions, a single inlaid drawer, and turned legs on brass castors.
fig 1. Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Canterbury

The base is fitted with a single frieze drawer, decorated with inlaid detail and turned handles. Raised on turned legs with castors, this is a useful and decorative antique piece, ideal for use as a magazine rack, music stand or occasional display piece.

fig 2. A Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring a top tier with a brass gallery rail, turned spindle columns, open partitions, a single inlaid drawer, and turned legs on brass castors.
fig 2. Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Canterbury

Circa 1870.

Key Features:

Victorian burr walnut Canterbury

Attractive burr walnut figuring throughout

Decorative brass gallery to the upper tier

Turned supports and lower divisions

Single drawer with inlaid front

Raised on castors

Useful as a magazine rack, music Canterbury or decorative occasional piece

Minor wear commensurate with age and use

Dimensions:

Width: 56cm

Depth: 40cm

Height: 91cm

Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Music Canterbury to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224196
Dealers Internal Ref
S27-1145
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Archive I A Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring a top tier with a brass gallery rail, turned spindle columns, open partitions, a single inlaid drawer, and turned legs on brass castors.

Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Canterbury

Archive II A Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring a top tier with a brass gallery rail, turned spindle columns, open partitions, a single inlaid drawer, and turned legs on brass castors. View II
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A Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring a top tier with a brass gallery rail, turned spindle columns, open partitions, a single inlaid drawer, and turned legs on brass castors.
Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Canterbury
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A Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring a top tier with a brass gallery rail, turned spindle columns, open partitions, a single inlaid drawer, and turned legs on brass castors.
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A Canterbury is a low, tiered piece of mobile furniture featuring open vertical partitions created primarily to store sheet music, bound volumes, or periodicals. Named after the Archbishop of Canterbury who reportedly ordered the first example in the late 18th century, it became a staple of Victorian drawing rooms.

Victorian Canterburys are predominantly constructed from rich hardwoods such as burr walnut, mahogany, or rosewood. Standard construction features include turned spindle dividers, fine marquetry or boxwood stringing inlays, brass gallery rims along the upper tier, a base drawer, and turned legs fitted with brass castors.

Authentic 19th-century pieces display hand-cut dovetail joints on the drawer construction, natural oxidisation on the underside of the wood, and hand-turned spindle work. Veneers on period pieces show subtle grain irregularities and surface patina, while the brass castors often feature period maker stamps or aged wear patterns.

An antique Canterbury functions effectively as an occasional side table beside a sofa or reading chair. The open vertical divisions can hold modern magazines, art books, or vinyl records, while the top surface provides space for a table lamp or small decorative object.

Dust the wood regularly using a dry microfiber cloth, following the grain direction. To maintain the luster of burr walnut, apply a high-grade beesmear wax sparingly twice a year and buff gently, keeping the item away from direct sunlight and radiators to avoid veneer lifting or colour fading.
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