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A Good Georgian Bow Front Mahogany Corner Display Stand/wash Stand with Rare Fold Down Top. Circa 1790
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A Good Georgian Bow Front Mahogany Corner Display Stand/wash Stand with Rare Fold Down Top. Circa 1790

19th century
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A rare georgian mahogany, bow front corner wash stand with a clever fold down top with boxwood and ebony stringing. Cupboard and drawer below with brass lions head handles.

Originally designed to be used as a washstand with occasional work or display surface facilitated by an ingenious fold down top. This gallery or splashguard engages when lifted with an oak slat which supports it from behind.

All the original cut outs for wash bowl and accoutrements are extant and this would be delightful with a contemporary blue and white wash set in place especially in a period bedroom, however, with the top down this small piece of furniture works very well in any room in the house and I have seen these used to great effect as drinks cabinets!

Overall height with gallery up. 48 inches.

Ditto with gallery down. 32 inches.

Overall width. 24 inches.

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Atropos Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Corner Washstand to the 1800s.

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A rare georgian mahogany, bow front corner wash stand with a clever fold down top with boxwood and ebony stringing. Cupboard and drawer below with brass lions head handles.
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Originally designed to be used as a washstand with occasional work or display surface facilitated by an ingenious fold down top.
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This gallery or splashguard engages when lifted with an oak slat which supports it from behind.

fig 1. A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs.
fig 1. A Good Georgian Bow Front Mahogany Corner Display Stand/wash Stand with Rare Fold Down Top. Circa 1790

All the original cut outs for wash bowl and accoutrements are extant and this would be delightful with a contemporary blue and white wash set in place especially in a period bedroom, however, with the top down this small piece of furniture works very well in any room in the house and I have seen these used to great effect as drinks cabinets!

Overall height with gallery up. 48 inches.

Ditto with gallery down. 32 inches.

Overall width. 24 inches.

Date of Manufacture

Atropos Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Corner Washstand to the 1800s.

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SA343273
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2796ESY
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Archive I A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs.

A Good Georgian Bow Front Mahogany Corner Display Stand/wash Stand with Rare Fold Down Top. Circa 1790

Archive II A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View II
Archive III A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View III
Archive IV A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View IV
Archive V A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View V
Archive VI A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View VI
Archive VII A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View VII
Archive VIII A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View VIII
Archive IX A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View IX
Archive X A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View X
Archive XI A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View XI
Archive XII A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs. View XII
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A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs.
A GOOD GEORGIAN BOW FRONT MAHOGANY CORNER DISPLAY STAND/WASH STAND WITH RARE FOLD DOWN TOP. CIRCA 1790
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A late 18th-century Georgian bow-front mahogany corner washstand featuring a curved splashback, central cupboard, inlaid stringing, and brass lion mask handles on slender legs.
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Originating in the late 18th century, a Georgian corner washstand is a compact item of furniture constructed to fit into room corners, historically designed to hold a pitcher and washbasin for personal hygiene.

These pieces were predominantly crafted from timbers such as mahogany, featuring dovetail joints, boxwood stringing inlays, and brass hardware including ring handles and lion-mask plates.

Authentic period examples display hand-sawn drawer linings, hand-cut dovetails, irregular original screw threads, and natural wood shrinkage consistent with two centuries of age.

In contemporary interiors, these corner stands serve as decorative display tables for modern ceramics, plant stands, or compact side tables in unused room corners.

Preserve the timber surface by dusting regularly with a soft cloth and applying beeswax polish once or twice per year, keeping the item away from radiators and direct sunlight.
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