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Exceptional Quality Victorian Free Standing Oval Rosewood Library Table
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Exceptional Quality Victorian Free Standing Oval Rosewood Library Table

19th century
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Circa 1860. Exceptional quality Victorian free standing rosewood library table. The shaped top in beautiful figured Brazilian mahogany with a lovely patina and original colour, above a beaded frieze containing a drawer with leathered writing slope. All supported at the sides on fine foliate-carved open trestles connected by an acanthus carved shaped stretcher over foliate-carved cabriole supports with hidden castors.

Physical Dimensions
Height
78cm (30.71")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this Victorian Rosewood Library Table to the 1860s.

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SA961084
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32121
Description
Circa 1860. Exceptional quality Victorian free standing rosewood library table.
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The shaped top in beautiful figured Brazilian mahogany with a lovely patina and original colour, above a beaded frieze containing a drawer with leathered writing slope.
Georgian Antiques

All supported at the sides on fine foliate-carved open trestles connected by an acanthus carved shaped stretcher over foliate-carved cabriole supports with hidden castors.

Height
78cm (30.71")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this Victorian Rosewood Library Table to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA961084
Dealers Internal Ref
32121
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A Victorian freestanding oval rosewood library table featuring a frieze drawer, carved end supports, a decorative stretcher, and brass castors.
Exceptional Quality Victorian Free Standing Oval Rosewood Library Table
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A Victorian library table is a substantial writing or study desk produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (18371901). Typically featuring frieze drawers and decorative supports, these freestanding tables were designed to sit centrally in a domestic library, drawing room, or study.

Cabinetmakers of the Victorian era predominantly utilised dense hardwoods such as rosewood, mahogany, walnut, and oak. Features often included cast brass castors, hand-dovetailed drawer joints, and detailed wood veneers showing distinctive grain patterns.

Authentic pieces generally display period joinery techniques, such as hand-cut dovetails inside drawers, original locks or escutcheons, and natural wear patterns on the feet and castors. Solid wood carcasses veneered in figured timbers like rosewood with carved standards and stretchers are characteristic of mid-to-late 19th-century manufacturing.

An antique library table functions effectively as a focal desk in a home office or as a centre table in a spacious entrance hall. Pair the table with contemporary lighting or modern seating to balance historical woodwork with modern design elements.

Maintain rosewood furniture by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying a high-grade beeswax polish once or twice a year. Keep the piece away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent uneven fading, wood movement, or veneer lifting.
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