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Magnificent Tall Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
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for sale €25,740     $27,940
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Magnificent Tall Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Bureau Bookcase

19th century
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Circa 1800. Magnificent marquetry inlaid Dutch bureau bookcase. Surmounted by an arched cornice with centrally foliate carved crest, the two shaped door with elaborate marquetry decoration in exotic woods including neoclassical urns, flowers, and birds. The inside of the doors with further panels of marquetry opening to the interior with bookshelves and marquetry-inlaid drawers to the base. The bureau with elaborate matching marquetry inlay to the flap and with rococo brass escutcheon. The interior with stepped drawers, pigeonholes, secret compartments and marquetry inlaid writing flap. With one shallow frieze drawer above two short drawers and two bombe-front drawers all in marquetry with Rococo brass hardware and flanked by canted bombe corners, all above a short marquetry skirt supported on deeply carved ball and claw feet in front and rectangular rear supports.

Physical Dimensions
Height
241cm (94.88")
Width
125cm (49.21")
Depth
67cm (26.38")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA941592
Dealers Internal Reference
31719
Description
Circa 1800. Magnificent marquetry inlaid Dutch bureau bookcase.
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Surmounted by an arched cornice with centrally foliate carved crest, the two shaped door with elaborate marquetry decoration in exotic woods including neoclassical urns, flowers, and birds.
Georgian Antiques

The inside of the doors with further panels of marquetry opening to the interior with bookshelves and marquetry-inlaid drawers to the base. The bureau with elaborate matching marquetry inlay to the flap and with rococo brass escutcheon. The interior with stepped drawers, pigeonholes, secret compartments and marquetry inlaid writing flap. With one shallow frieze drawer above two short drawers and two bombe-front drawers all in marquetry with Rococo brass hardware and flanked by canted bombe corners, all above a short marquetry skirt supported on deeply carved ball and claw feet in front and rectangular rear supports.

Height
241cm (94.88")
Width
125cm (49.21")
Depth
67cm (26.38")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA941592
Dealers Internal Ref
31719
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A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet.
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Archive I A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet.

Magnificent Tall Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Bureau Bookcase

Archive II A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet. View II
Archive III A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet. View III
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Archive V A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet. View V
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Archive VII A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet. View VII
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Archive XII A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet. View XII
Archive XIII A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet. View XIII
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A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet.
Magnificent Tall Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Ref: SA941592
A tall Dutch Rococo walnut bureau bookcase featuring floral marquetry inlay, an arched upper cabinet, a slant-front writing desk, and a shaped lower drawer base on claw feet.
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Dutch marquetry is characterised by intricate floral, foliate, and urn motifs crafted from contrasting timber veneers set into a primary hardwood background, prominent during the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

These pieces typically feature a solid oak frame covered with walnut, burr walnut, or fruitwood veneers, complemented by brass handles, escutcheons, and hand-cut dovetail drawer joints.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-sawed veneers, irregular floral inlay lines, hand-forged iron hardware, and evidence of historic wood movement across larger panels.

Position the cabinet as a standalone architectural statement piece against neutral walls, balancing its elaborate decorative surface with minimal contemporary ceramics or subtle lighting.

Keep the timber away from direct heat sources and sunlight, dust regularly with a soft cloth, and apply a light coat of natural beeswax polish annually to nourish the veneer.
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