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Miniature Mahogany Fall Front Desk
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Miniature Mahogany Fall Front Desk

1900 - 1920
For Sale by AJD Antiques
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Absolutely exquisite, extremely finely crafted mahogany Georgian style fall front desk with two short drawers and three long in the main casket, a pair of lopers to support the fall front which opens to reveal nine internal drawers and a tiny cupboard door inside. It stands on ogee feet, has two carrying handles and is in immaculate condition. It could be used as a collectors chest or a jewellery casket or just an ornament. Made as a an apprentice piece or a salesman's sample probably in the early 1900s.

Size:

Height - 16.25" (46cm)

Width - 17.5" (44.5cm)

Depth - 9.5" (24.5cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
25cm (9.84")
Declaration

AJD Antiques has dated this Miniature Mahogany Bureau Desk to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA876751
Dealers Internal Reference
30850
Description
Absolutely exquisite, extremely finely crafted mahogany Georgian style fall front desk with two short drawers and three long in the main casket, a pair of lopers to support the fall front which opens to reveal nine internal drawers and a tiny cupboard door inside. It stands on ogee feet, has two carrying handles and is in immaculate condition. It could be used as a collectors chest or a jewellery casket or just an ornament. Made as a an apprentice piece or a salesman's sample probably in the early 1900s.

Size:

Height - 16.25" (46cm)

Width - 17.5" (44.5cm)

Depth - 9.5" (24.5cm)

Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
25cm (9.84")
Date of Manufacture

AJD Antiques has dated this Miniature Mahogany Bureau Desk to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA876751
Dealers Internal Ref
30850
AJD Antiques
AJD Antiques
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Founder of ajd antiques, jonathan dyas has a life-long passion for sourcing and returning to the market an eclectic range of antiques.

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A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet.
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Archive I A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet.

Miniature Mahogany Fall Front Desk

Archive II A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View II
Archive III A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View III
Archive IV A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View IV
Archive V A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View V
Archive VI A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View VI
Archive VII A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View VII
Archive VIII A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View VIII
Archive IX A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View IX
Archive X A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View X
Archive XI A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. View XI
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A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet.
Miniature Mahogany Fall Front Desk
Ref: SA876751
A miniature dark mahogany fall front bureau featuring tiered drawers, side carrying handles, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet.
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  • ObjectBureau
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFall front slope, Ogee bracket feet, Brass bail handles, Side carrying handles
  • SizeH 46 cm (18 in) x W 45 cm (18 in) x D 25 cm (10 in)

This miniature Edwardian fall front bureau in the Georgian style displays a rich warm brown timber colour with a polished finish. The portable desk measures 46 cm high, 45 cm wide and 25 cm deep, rising on ogee bracket feet and equipped with brass bail handles on the drawers alongside side carrying handles. The sloping fall front opens above tiered drawers comprising two short upper drawers and three graduated long drawers below. In a modern home, this piece serves as a collectors chest, a jewellery casket or a decorative ornament placed on top of a sideboard in a study, library or living room. The compact cabinet provides a display surface and storage compartments suitable for small items while maintaining traditional proportions.

FAQs

A miniature fall front desk, or desktop bureau, is a scaled-down writing cabinet featuring a slanted hinged flap that opens to reveal a writing surface and internal storage. Historically, these scaled pieces served as cabinetmakers apprentice samples, travelling salesmen models, or tabletop boxes for stationery and valuables.

Traditional 18th and 19th-century bureaux were predominantly crafted from solid or veneered mahogany, oak, or walnut, often featuring pine or oak drawer linings. Metalwork typically includes cast brass handles, keyhole escutcheons, and side carrying handles.

Genuine antique examples show structural indicators such as hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, irregular hand-planed backboards, natural timber shrinkage, and original brass fittings with aged patina. Wear pattern on drawer runners also confirms historical usage.

A tabletop bureau functions effectively as decorative storage on a console table, sideboard, or executive desk. It can house stationery, small accessories, or jewellery while adding architectural interest and historical texture to a room vignette.

Clean timber surfaces using a dry microfibre cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year, buffing in the direction of the wood grain. Keep the item away from direct heat sources and sunlight, and preserve the natural oxidisation on original brass fittings.
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