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Victorian Mahogany & Pine Country House Linen Press by Johnston’s of London. Circa 1880.
Earl and Rymer
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Victorian Mahogany & Pine Country House Linen Press by Johnston’s of London. Circa 1880.

19th century
For Sale by Earl and Rymer
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A 19th Century English country house mahogany and pine linen press of excellent quality. The press sits atop an integrated two-drawer chest and retains its original maker's stamp for Johnston's, 290 Oxford Street, London. A remarkably clean, un-inked example, suggesting that this has been used as a linen-press rather than book press.

Designed for the grand country house household to press table linens and napkins, this piece combines historical utility with elegant proportions.

The top structure features a large, smoothly functioning central wooden screw mechanism surmounted by a beautifully turned acorn finial and double crossbar handle.

The press is mounted on a two-drawer base fitted with turned wooden knobs, supported by straight, square-tapered legs. Opening the interior drawer reveals the crisp original retailer/maker stamp: "FROM JOHNSTON'S 290 OXFORD ST LONDON".

Condition: Good original antique condition with age-related character, surface wear, and a well-matured patina. Structurally sound, stable, and fully functional.

Physical Dimensions
Height
137cm (53.94")
Width
66cm (25.98")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Declaration

Earl and Rymer has dated this Victorian Wooden Linen Press to the Victorian era.

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SA1228805
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1396
Description
A 19th Century English country house mahogany and pine linen press of excellent quality.
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The press sits atop an integrated two-drawer chest and retains its original maker's stamp for Johnston's, 290 Oxford Street, London.
Earl and Rymer

A remarkably clean, un-inked example, suggesting that this has been used as a linen-press rather than book press.

fig 1. A Victorian mahogany and pine linen press featuring a central wooden screw mechanism over two small drawers with turned black knobs and four square legs.
fig 1. Victorian Mahogany & Pine Country House Linen Press by Johnston’s of London. Circa 1880.

Designed for the grand country house household to press table linens and napkins, this piece combines historical utility with elegant proportions.

The top structure features a large, smoothly functioning central wooden screw mechanism surmounted by a beautifully turned acorn finial and double crossbar handle.

fig 2. A Victorian mahogany and pine linen press featuring a central wooden screw mechanism over two small drawers with turned black knobs and four square legs.
fig 2. Victorian Mahogany & Pine Country House Linen Press by Johnston’s of London. Circa 1880.

The press is mounted on a two-drawer base fitted with turned wooden knobs, supported by straight, square-tapered legs. Opening the interior drawer reveals the crisp original retailer/maker stamp: "FROM JOHNSTON'S 290 OXFORD ST LONDON".

Condition: Good original antique condition with age-related character, surface wear, and a well-matured patina. Structurally sound, stable, and fully functional.

Height
137cm (53.94")
Width
66cm (25.98")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Date of Manufacture

Earl and Rymer has dated this Victorian Wooden Linen Press to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1228805
Dealers Internal Ref
1396
Earl and Rymer
Earl and Rymer
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Earl & rymer specialise in beautiful, interesting and unusual decorative antiques and art.

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Archive I A Victorian mahogany and pine linen press featuring a central wooden screw mechanism over two small drawers with turned black knobs and four square legs.

Victorian Mahogany & Pine Country House Linen Press by Johnston’s of London. Circa 1880.

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Archive III A Victorian mahogany and pine linen press featuring a central wooden screw mechanism over two small drawers with turned black knobs and four square legs. View III
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A Victorian mahogany and pine linen press featuring a central wooden screw mechanism over two small drawers with turned black knobs and four square legs.
Victorian Mahogany & Pine Country House Linen Press by Johnston’s of London. Circa 1880.
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A Victorian wooden linen press was designed to flatten laundered textiles, sheets, and napery using a hand-turned central screw mechanism before electric irons were invented.

These presses were primarily constructed using durable hardwoods such as mahogany and oak alongside softwoods like pine, incorporating dense carved timber for the threaded screw components.

Authentic pieces display period construction techniques including hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, natural wear to the wooden screw threads, turned wooden knobs, and occasionally makers stamps or stencils.

An antique press serves as a distinctive functional side table or entry piece in hallway settings, modern rustic schemes, or traditional utility rooms.

Timber surfaces should be preserved with regular applications of high-quality beeswax polish, kept out of direct heat sources, and the threaded screw mechanism kept clean and lubricated with dry wax.
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