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Regency Period, Three-division Mahogany Canterbury
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
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Regency Period, Three-division Mahogany Canterbury

19th century
Description

A Regency Period, three-division Mahogany Canterbury, with single full-width drawer retaining original handles. Raised on slender turned tapering legs, terminating in Brass Cups and Castors.

Lit: In Thomas Sheraton’s Cabinet Directory published in 1803 he wrote: “CANTERBURY is the name of the metropolis of Kent but has of late years been applied to some pieces of cabinet work because, as the story goes, the bishop of that see first gave orders for these pieces. One piece is a small music stand, with two or three hollow topped partitions, framed in light slips of mahogany, about three inches apart from each other and about 8 inches deep for holding music books. These have sometimes a small drawer, 3 inches deep, and the whole length of it which is 18 inches, its width 12 inches and the whole height 20 inches. The legs are made of 1 1/8 mahogany turned or plain, tapered, with castors and are adapted to run in under a piano-forte.”

Physical Dimensions
Height
57.5cm (22.64")
Width
48.5cm (19.09")
Depth
30cm (11.81")
Declaration

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Regency Mahogany Music Canterbury to the Regency era.

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SA967834
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411V
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Description
A Regency Period, three-division Mahogany Canterbury, with single full-width drawer retaining original handles. Raised on slender turned tapering legs, terminating in Brass Cups and Castors.

Lit: In Thomas Sheraton’s Cabinet Directory published in 1803 he wrote: “CANTERBURY is the name of the metropolis of Kent but has of late years been applied to some pieces of cabinet work because, as the story goes, the bishop of that see first gave orders for these pieces. One piece is a small music stand, with two or three hollow topped partitions, framed in light slips of mahogany, about three inches apart from each other and about 8 inches deep for holding music books.

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These have sometimes a small drawer, 3 inches deep, and the whole length of it which is 18 inches, its width 12 inches and the whole height 20 inches.
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

The legs are made of 1 1/8 mahogany turned or plain, tapered, with castors and are adapted to run in under a piano-forte.”

Height
57.5cm (22.64")
Width
48.5cm (19.09")
Depth
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Regency Mahogany Music Canterbury to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA967834
Dealers Internal Ref
411V
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
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Specialists in 17th-18th and early 19th century fine english furniture, art, clocks and other objets d'art

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A Regency period mahogany Canterbury featuring three curved compartments, a single lower drawer with brass knobs, turned legs, and brass castors.
Regency Period, three-division Mahogany Canterbury
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A Regency period mahogany Canterbury featuring three curved compartments, a single lower drawer with brass knobs, turned legs, and brass castors.
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A Canterbury is a low, compartmentalised wooden stand originally designed in late 18th-century England to hold sheet music. Named after the Archbishop of Canterbury who commissioned the initial design, these pieces evolved during the Regency period to feature slender dividers, base drawers, and brass castors for mobility.

Regency Canterburys were predominantly crafted from dense hardwoods such as mahogany, rosewood, or walnut. Construction typically featured hand-cut dovetail joints on lower drawers, turned leg posts, slotted wood divisions, and cast brass capped castors.

Authentic Regency pieces feature hand-carved turned legs, original brass castors with steel screws, and thin vertical or sloped partitions. Look for hand-planed secondary woods, such as pine or oak, inside the base drawer and natural age-related oxidisation on the underside.

A Canterbury functions in a modern living space as a magazine holder or book rack positioned beside a sofa or armchair. It can also be utilised in a home office or hallway for storing folios, prints, or daily correspondence.

Dust the timber regularly using a soft, dry microfibre cloth and apply a traditional beeswax polish once or twice a year following the wood grain. Keep the item away from direct heat sources and direct sunlight to prevent the timber from warping or fading.
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