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Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau
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Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau

18th century
Sold 3 March 2025 · Holmes Antiques
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Description

A Fine Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau of good colour having a superb shaped and stepped interior with concave door and pull out Columns. The linings are clean and made in Oak. Handles and feet replaced in keeping with the period.

Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this Early Walnut Bureau to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
106cm (41.73")
Width
92cm (36.22")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
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SA512098
Dealers Notes

Holmes Antiques was established in 1932

We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.

We specialise in early English furniture

With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour and surface.

David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.

Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture

www.holmesantiques.co.uk

Description
A Fine Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau of good colour having a superb shaped and stepped interior with concave door and pull out Columns. The linings are clean and made in Oak. Handles and feet replaced in keeping with the period.
Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this Early Walnut Bureau to the 18th Century.

Height
106cm (41.73")
Width
92cm (36.22")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA512098
Holmes Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Leading experts on early english oak, walnut and mahogany furniture. Established in 1932.

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A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau

Archive II A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. View II
Archive III A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. View III
Archive IV A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. View IV
Archive V A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. View V
Archive VI A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. View VI
Archive VII A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. View VII
Archive VIII A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. View VIII
Archive IX A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet. View IX
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Holmes Antiques
Telephone 07729 347 159
Location
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/holmes
Verified Since Jan 2011
Items For Sale 230
Items Sold 555
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A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet.
Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau
Ref: SA512098
A freestanding early 18th-century walnut bureau featuring a sloping fall-front writing flap above an arrangement of graduated drawers and bracket feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDesks & Bureaus
  • Period18th century
  • StyleQueen Anne / Early Georgian
  • MaterialWalnut, Oak, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsSloping fall-front flap, Graduated drawers, Bracket feet, Brass escutcheons and handles
  • SizeH 106 cm (42 in) x W 92 cm (36 in) x D 50 cm (20 in)

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Walnut bureaus became prominent during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, marking a transition from heavy oak furniture to more refined, highly figured timbers in domestic interiors.

These pieces typically feature solid timber frames with decorative burr or figured walnut veneers applied to pine or oak carcases, complemented by hand-cut dovetail joints and cast brass hardware.

Authentication relies on examining timber shrinkage, hand-forged iron or brass fixings, traditional secondary woods like oak or pine, and the natural oxidisation and patination of the surface over centuries.

Positioning the piece against a neutral wall allows the rich grain and warm tones to act as a focal point, contrasting effectively with contemporary minimalist furniture.

Maintain stable indoor humidity levels away from direct heat sources and sunlight, applying microcrystalline wax sparingly to nourish the polished timber surface.
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