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Small Early 18th Century Burr Walnut Bureau
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for sale €5,616     $6,096
£4,800

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Small Early 18th Century Burr Walnut Bureau

18th century
For Sale by Holmes Antiques
Description

A rare Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau of extremely small proportions and good faded glowing colour and patina.

The shaped stepped interior fitted with small drawers, sliding well and pigeon holes. The drawer linings are made in Oak, two of the drawer backs have been replaced later in pine. On close inspection the veneer on one of the ends has been replaced although it now matches very well with the rest of the piece. The handles although not original have been fitted through the same holes as the originals. The lock to the fall front has a working Georgian key.

Physical Dimensions
Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
69cm (27.17")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Declaration

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

Reference Numbers
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SA846300
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 rare Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau of extremely small proportions and good faded glowing colour and patina.

The shaped stepped interior fitted with small drawers, sliding well and pigeon holes. The drawer linings are made in Oak, two of the drawer backs have been replaced later in pine.

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On close inspection the veneer on one of the ends has been replaced although it now matches very well with the rest of the piece.
Holmes Antiques

The handles although not original have been fitted through the same holes as the originals. The lock to the fall front has a working Georgian key.

Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
69cm (27.17")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
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SA846300
Holmes Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

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

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Archive I An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet.

Small Early 18th Century Burr Walnut Bureau

Archive II An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View II
Archive III An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View III
Archive IV An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View IV
Archive V An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View V
Archive VI An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View VI
Archive VII An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View VII
Archive VIII An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View VIII
Archive IX An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View IX
Archive X An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View X
Archive XI An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View XI
Archive XII An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View XII
Archive XIII An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View XIII
Archive XIV An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View XIV
Archive XV An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet. View XV
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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 222
Items Sold 553
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An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet.
Small Early 18th Century Burr Walnut Bureau
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An early eighteenth-century burr walnut bureau featuring a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers with brass drop handles and bracket feet.
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  • ObjectBureaus
  • Period18th century
  • StyleQueen Anne
  • MaterialBurr Walnut, Oak, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFall-front writing slope, Brass teardrop handles, Burr walnut veneer, Bracket feet
  • SizeH 92 cm (36 in) x W 69 cm (27 in) x D 45 cm (18 in)

This small Queen Anne bureau is a piece of 18th-century furniture made from burr walnut veneer with oak drawer linings, finished in a warm brown colour with a faded glowing patina. The compact writing desk stands on bracket feet and displays a sloped fall-front writing flap above four graduated drawers fitted with brass teardrop handles and brass keyhole escutcheons. The fall-front is secured by a lock with a working Georgian key. Measuring 92 cm high, 69 cm wide and 45 cm deep, the bureau fits neatly into a traditional gentleman's study or library as a practical writing workstation. In a modern interior, this piece serves as a functional workspace or decorative writing desk in a living room, bedroom or hallway. The bureau provides useful surface space on the fall-front slope along with storage in the graduated drawers below, while taking up minimal floor space.

FAQs

Bureaus from the early 18th century, particularly the Queen Anne and George I periods, are defined by sloped writing falls, highly figure-matched walnut or burr walnut veneers, crossbanded borders, and compact proportions suited to private writing.

These pieces were typically crafted using an oak or pine carcass overlaid with decorative burr walnut veneers, featuring hand-cut dovetail drawer joints and solid brass engraved or teardrop drop handles.

Authentic period pieces display hand-sawn timber marks, hand-cut dovetail joints in the drawers, natural age-related shrinkage lines in the veneer, and correct oxidisation on the interior surfaces and brass fittings.

An antique walnut bureau functions well as a compact home office station or focal piece in a living room, pairing rich wood tones against contemporary neutral walls or alongside modern tailored upholstery.

Preserve the natural patina by dusting regularly with a soft cloth and applying a high-quality beeswax paste once or twice a year, ensuring the piece is placed away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent veneer shrinkage.
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