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English Regency Deception Cupboard
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English Regency Deception Cupboard

19th century
For Sale by Millers Antiques
Description

A interesting Regency period mahogany table, known as a deception cupboard, with a open cupboard to the back. Particularly well chosen timbers and finely made around 1815-1820, turned legs with a neat gallery, all ready to use.

UK mainland delivery quote £65

Date of Manufacture

Millers Antiques has dated this Regency Mahogany Deception Cupboard to the Regency era.

Independent Date Check ID 09706124
Dealer's Item DateRegency era
Sellingantiques DateRegency era
Sellingantiques agingItem 195-220 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE REGENCY ERA:
Ring-turned and tapered legs: distinctive early nineteenth-century turnery.
Pierced kidney handles in the gallery: classic Regency night table design.
Fine ebony stringing framing the front panel: neat contemporary cabinet detail.
Oxidised unfinished wood on the underside: consistent natural ageing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
36cm (14.17")
Depth
32.5cm (12.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1243732
Dealers Notes

Millers Antiques 1-5 Church Street, Wooler. Northumberland NE716BZ.

Telephone 01668282308 or 07714332441

All measurements taken at the widest point.

Shop open 10-4.30 weekdays Winter hours may vary please call 01668282308 in advance.

Description
A interesting Regency period mahogany table, known as a deception cupboard, with a open cupboard to the back.
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Particularly well chosen timbers and finely made around 1815-1820, turned legs with a neat gallery, all ready to use.
Millers Antiques

UK mainland delivery quote £65

Date of Manufacture

Millers Antiques has dated this Regency Mahogany Deception Cupboard to the Regency era.

Independent Date Report ID 09706124
Dealer's Item DateRegency era
Sellingantiques datingRegency era
Sellingantiques agingItem 195-220 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Regency era:
Ring-turned and tapered legs: distinctive early nineteenth-century turnery.
Pierced kidney handles in the gallery: classic Regency night table design.
Fine ebony stringing framing the front panel: neat contemporary cabinet detail.
Oxidised unfinished wood on the underside: consistent natural ageing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
36cm (14.17")
Depth
32.5cm (12.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1243732
Millers Antiques
Millers Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Antiques since 1947.

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A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door.
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Archive I A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door.

English Regency Deception Cupboard

Archive II A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View II
Archive III A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View III
Archive IV A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View IV
Archive V A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View V
Archive VI A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View VI
Archive VII A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View VII
Archive VIII A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View VIII
Archive IX A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View IX
Archive X A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View X
Archive XI A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View XI
Archive XII A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door. View XII
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Millers Antiques

Millers Antiques
Telephone 01668 282 308 or 07714 332 441
Location
1-5 Church Street
Wooler
Northumberland
NE71 6BZ
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/millersantiques
Verified Since Sep 2012
Items For Sale 306
Items Sold 1,147
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A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door.
English Regency Deception Cupboard
Ref: SA1243732
A tall dark mahogany Regency deception cupboard featuring turned legs, side cut-out handles, and a tray top gallery section above a enclosed cupboard door.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectBedside Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialMahogany
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsGallery top, Cut-out handles, Turned legs, Flame mahogany panel
  • SizeH 79 cm (31 in) x W 36 cm (14 in) x D 32.5 cm (13 in)

FAQs

Developed during the early 19th century in Britain, a deception cupboard is a piece of furniture designed to disguise functional utilitarian items, such as chamber pots or wash basins, behind decorative fronts styled to resemble regular drawers or side cabinets.

These pieces were predominantly crafted from dense West Indian or Cuban mahogany, featuring hand-cut dovetail joints, flame mahogany veneers, turned legs, and built-in gallery side handles for ease of movement.

Authentic Regency examples feature hand-planed timber, original hand-cut joinery, natural wood contraction marks, period-correct fittings, and deep, dark patination built up over centuries of polishing.

Functioning as a side table or bedside cabinet, this compact piece provides storage and historical contrast when placed alongside upholstered armchairs or contemporary bed frames.

Keep the timber away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent shrinkage or splitting, wipe surfaces using a dry microfibre cloth, and periodically apply a high-grade beeswax polish along the natural grain.
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