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Aesthetic Movement Library Table
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Aesthetic Movement Library Table

19th century
Description

An Aesthetic movement library table, ebonised and gilt resting on cope & collinson brass castors, retaining its original tooled leather writing surface.

England c.1880

H:74cm L:130cm D:66cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
130cm (51.18")
Depth
66cm (25.98")
Declaration

Hunt Gather Antiques has dated this Ebonised Library Writing Table to the 19th Century.

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SA1230349
Description
An Aesthetic movement library table, ebonised and gilt resting on cope & collinson brass castors, retaining its original tooled leather writing surface.

England c.1880

H:74cm L:130cm D:66cm

Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
130cm (51.18")
Depth
66cm (25.98")
Date of Manufacture

Hunt Gather Antiques has dated this Ebonised Library Writing Table to the 19th Century.

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SA1230349
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An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top.
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Archive I An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top.

Aesthetic Movement Library Table

Archive II An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top. View II
Archive III An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top. View III
Archive IV An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top. View IV
Archive V An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top. View V
Archive VI An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top. View VI
Archive VII An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top. View VII
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Hunt Gather Antiques

Hunt Gather Antiques
Telephone 07525 794887
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Unit 7c
Riverside Trading Estate
Fiddlers Ferry
Penketh
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 2UL
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/huntgather
Verified Since Apr 2026
Items For Sale 48
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An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top.
Aesthetic movement library table
Ref: SA1230349
An ebonised Aesthetic Movement library writing table featuring gilt fluted legs, brass castors, and a leather inset top.
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  • ObjectDesks & Writing Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleAesthetic Movement
  • MaterialEbonised Wood, Leather, Brass
  • ColourBlack, Gold
  • MotifsFluted turned legs, Gilt detailing, Leather inset top, Brass castors
  • SizeH 74 cm (29 in) x W 130 cm (51 in) x D 66 cm (26 in)

This nineteenth-century Aesthetic Movement library table is made of ebonised wood with gilt detailing, featuring a leather inset top and brass castors. The black framework is accented with gold-painted fluted mouldings on the turned legs, which terminate in small brass wheels at the base. Scuffs and surface wear appear across the dark polished timber and the aged leather writing panel, indicating decades of regular use. Two frieze drawers are integrated into the front rail, fitted with plain flush faces beneath a narrow gilded edge. The entire structure measures 74 cm high, 130 cm wide, and 66 cm deep, providing a compact writing surface for a private study. Placed within a gentleman's library, a home office, or a traditional study, it serves as a functional writing desk or display table against a wall or in the centre of the room.

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Originating in the late nineteenth century, Aesthetic Movement furniture emphasised craftsmanship and artistic form, frequently incorporating delicate proportions, Anglo-Japanese influences, ebonised woods, and subtle gilt detailing.

These tables were typically constructed from hardwoods such as mahogany or fruitwood, stained black to imitate ebony, and detailed with gilt fluting, brass castors, and leather writing inserts.

Look for genuine age-related surface wear to the ebonised finish, hand-cut dovetail joints on drawers, original brass castors, and natural oxidisation on underlying metalwork and timber.

Position the table as a focal point in a home office or living room, pairing dark wood tones with light neutral walls, contemporary task lighting, and tailored upholstery.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth, avoid harsh solvent cleaners that degrade the ebonised layer, and keep the leather insert conditioned with specialist wax polish.
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