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A Set of Early Victorian Rosewood Shelves
Chequers Antiques
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A Set of Early Victorian Rosewood Shelves

19th century
Description

An early Victorian set of display shelves in rosewood, the five lightly bowfronted and graduated shelves with convex sides, with turned finials on each top and with turned barleytwist supports to the front and baluster supports to the back, and on turned feet. English circa 1840.

Condition: Excellent, the shelves are solid and robust, the timber shows good figuring and the overall effect of the colour and patina is very pleasing.

Physical Dimensions
Height
122cm (48.03")
Width
73cm (28.74")
Depth
22cm (8.66")
Declaration

Chequers Antiques has dated these Victorian Rosewood Etagere Shelves to the Victorian era.

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SA891410
Description
An early Victorian set of display shelves in rosewood, the five lightly bowfronted and graduated shelves with convex sides, with turned finials on each top and with turned barleytwist supports to the front and baluster supports to the back, and on turned feet. English circa 1840.
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Condition: Excellent, the shelves are solid and robust, the timber shows good figuring and the overall effect of the colour and patina is very pleasing.
Chequers Antiques
Height
122cm (48.03")
Width
73cm (28.74")
Depth
22cm (8.66")
Date of Manufacture

Chequers Antiques has dated these Victorian Rosewood Etagere Shelves to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA891410
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An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials.
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Archive I An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials.

A Set of Early Victorian Rosewood Shelves

Archive II An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials. View II
Archive III An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials. View III
Archive IV An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials. View IV
Archive V An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials. View V
Archive VI An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials. View VI
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Chequers Antiques
Telephone 07943 145714
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The Playhouse Gallery
Lombard Street
Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 0AG
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Oct 2018
Items For Sale 134
Items Sold 355
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Location: The Playhouse Gallery, Lombard Street, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0AG, United Kingdom
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An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials.
A set of early Victorian rosewood shelves
Ref: SA891410
An early Victorian rosewood tiered shelf unit featuring five graduated tiers supported by turned barley twist columns and topped with finials.
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Originating in eighteenth-century France and widely adopted during the Victorian era, an etagere or whatnot is a freestanding set of open shelves designed to exhibit ornaments, books, and curiosities within drawing rooms and parlours.

Early Victorian shelving pieces frequently utilised rich Brazilian rosewood veneers and solid timbers, assembled with traditional joinery, lathe-turned barley twist supports, and hand-finished decorative finials.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces display dense dark grain patterns with characteristic reddish undertones, original shellac or wax finishes, hand-turned uprights, and natural signs of timber age along structural joints.

Tiered open units function as versatile architectural display stands in modern hallways, living areas, or dining rooms, providing space to arrange ceramics, houseplants, and books against light modern backdrops.

Keep rosewood furniture situated away from direct sunlight and central heating sources to prevent drying or cracking, dust regularly with a soft cloth, and polish periodically with a neutral beeswax.
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