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Antique Victorian Rosewood Foliate Design Canterbury
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Antique Victorian Rosewood Foliate Design Canterbury

19th century
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Circa 1860, Victorian rosewood canterbury. The 3 divisions with fluted, shaped top rails over foliate fretwork panels with interconnected bobbin turnings over a frieze drawer with mahogany liners and twin turned knobs. All supported on turned feet with original brass caps and brown porcelain castors.

Physical Dimensions
Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Depth
41cm (16.14")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this Victorian Rosewood Music Canterbury to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA792940
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15790
Description
Circa 1860, Victorian rosewood canterbury.
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The 3 divisions with fluted, shaped top rails over foliate fretwork panels with interconnected bobbin turnings over a frieze drawer with mahogany liners and twin turned knobs.
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All supported on turned feet with original brass caps and brown porcelain castors.

Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Depth
41cm (16.14")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this Victorian Rosewood Music Canterbury to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA792940
Dealers Internal Ref
15790
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An antique Victorian dark rosewood Canterbury with three pierced fretwork dividers, a single base drawer, and turned legs on brass castors.
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Antique Victorian Rosewood Foliate Design Canterbury

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An antique Victorian dark rosewood Canterbury with three pierced fretwork dividers, a single base drawer, and turned legs on brass castors.
Antique Victorian Rosewood Foliate Design Canterbury
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An antique Victorian dark rosewood Canterbury with three pierced fretwork dividers, a single base drawer, and turned legs on brass castors.
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A Canterbury is a low, mobile piece of wooden furniture featuring vertical partitions designed to hold bound sheet music, periodicals, or large folios. Originally introduced in the late eighteenth century, the form gained widespread popularity during the Victorian era as a decorative music room accessory.

High-end nineteenth-century Canterburys were predominantly crafted from figured woods such as rosewood, mahogany, or walnut. They frequently feature delicate fretwork, turned wood supports, single base drawers with dovetail joinery, and brass castors attached to the leg terminals.

Authentic pieces display distinct period construction details, including hand-cut dovetail joints on the drawer, authentic brass castors, and pierced scrollwork or fretwork partitions. The rosewood will show natural dark graining and genuine age-related patination, while the underside reveals traditional joinery techniques.

In modern living spaces, a Canterbury serves as an architectural side table for storing modern magazines, art books, or vinyl records. Placed next to a sofa or reading chair, its compact footprint and decorative openwork design add historical texture to contemporary seating areas.

Maintain rosewood by dusting regularly with a soft, lint-free cloth and applying a natural beeswax polish annually to protect the grain. Keep the item away from direct sunlight and central heating sources to prevent the timber from drying, cracking, or fading.
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