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A George I Walnut & Feather Banded Fall Front Bureau Bookcase
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A George I Walnut & Feather Banded Fall Front Bureau Bookcase

18th century
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A superb George I figured walnut & feather banded bureau bookcase. Displaying a charming swan neck pediment, of shaped cavetto section, with ebony inset detailing. Featuring a pair of mercury mirror doors framed by moulded gilt slip, enclosing shelves and pigeon holes above two candle slides. The bureau section with a dividing cross-grained waist moulding, demonstrating feather & cross banded fall opening to reveal a further arrangement of drawers, pigeon holes, and a central cupboard bordered by fluted column hidden drawers. The base housing four short and two long graduated feather banded, oak-lined drawers, fitted with pierced brass plate handles. Raised on later shaped bracket feet. Exuding quality throughout its construction retains excellent colour and patina. Historic repairs throughout, with some of the veneer having blistered over the years.

This bookcase comes apart into two sections for ease of transport.

English, circa 1720.

Height - 221cm

Width - 99cm

Depth - 51cm

Depth top - 27cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
221cm (87.01")
Width
99cm (38.98")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Declaration

Pappilon has dated this George I Bureau Bookcase to the 18th Century.

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SA872831
Description
A superb George I figured walnut & feather banded bureau bookcase. Displaying a charming swan neck pediment, of shaped cavetto section, with ebony inset detailing.
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Featuring a pair of mercury mirror doors framed by moulded gilt slip, enclosing shelves and pigeon holes above two candle slides.
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The bureau section with a dividing cross-grained waist moulding, demonstrating feather & cross banded fall opening to reveal a further arrangement of drawers, pigeon holes, and a central cupboard bordered by fluted column hidden drawers. The base housing four short and two long graduated feather banded, oak-lined drawers, fitted with pierced brass plate handles. Raised on later shaped bracket feet. Exuding quality throughout its construction retains excellent colour and patina. Historic repairs throughout, with some of the veneer having blistered over the years.

This bookcase comes apart into two sections for ease of transport.

English, circa 1720.

Height - 221cm

Width - 99cm

Depth - 51cm

Depth top - 27cm

Height
221cm (87.01")
Width
99cm (38.98")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Date of Manufacture

Pappilon has dated this George I Bureau Bookcase to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA872831
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A tall George I walnut bureau bookcase featuring double mirrored upper doors, a swan-neck pediment, a fall-front writing slope, and brass drawer handles.
A George I Walnut & Feather Banded Fall Front Bureau Bookcase
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Emerging during the early 18th century, a George I bureau bookcase typically features a sloping fall-front writing section resting above chest drawers, surmounted by an upper bookcase section enclosed by mirrored or panelled double doors.

Craftsmen utilised figured walnut veneers over solid oak frames, detailed with fine herringbone or feather banding inlays, engraved brass hardware, and hand-cut dovetail joints.

Authentic period pieces display hand-cut joinery on drawer linings, original mercury glass or aged mirror panels in the upper doors, original lock plates, and natural patination across the timber surfaces.

Position the piece in a study, library, or living space as an accent statement, pairing its dark timber tones with neutral wall palettes and understated contemporary lighting.

Dust regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply high-grade beeswax sparingly twice a year, keeping the cabinet away from direct heat sources and extreme humidity changes to protect delicate veneers.
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