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Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table 19th C
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Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table 19th C

19th century
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Description

This is an elegant antique French ormolu mounted burr walnut writing table, Circa 1870 in date.

This lovely shaped top is crafted from the most beautiful burr walnut, with amboyna crossbanded decoration and boxwood stringing, and featuring a striking ormolu border cast with foliates and gadroons. The frieze features a usefull drawer with oval ormolu frames housing Sèvres plaques hand painted with floral decoration on each side. The desk is raised on elegant ormolu mounted ebonised reeded tapering legs terminating in ceramic castors.

It is finished on all sides so that it can stand freely in the centre of your room.

Complete with working lock and key.

Condition:

In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 74 x Width 93 x Depth 56

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 3 feet, 1 inch x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches

Walnut & Burr Walnut

Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.

Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.

Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks.

Our reference: A3039

Physical Dimensions
Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
93cm (36.61")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Declaration

Regent Antiques has dated this Burr Walnut Writing Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA978035
Dealers Internal Reference
A3039
Description
This is an elegant antique French ormolu mounted burr walnut writing table, Circa 1870 in date.

This lovely shaped top is crafted from the most beautiful burr walnut, with amboyna crossbanded decoration and boxwood stringing, and featuring a striking ormolu border cast with foliates and gadroons.

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The frieze features a usefull drawer with oval ormolu frames housing Sèvres plaques hand painted with floral decoration on each side.
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The desk is raised on elegant ormolu mounted ebonised reeded tapering legs terminating in ceramic castors.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century French burr walnut writing table featuring ebonised fluted legs, gilt ormolu mounts, and oval hand-painted porcelain plaques.
fig 1. Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table 19th C

It is finished on all sides so that it can stand freely in the centre of your room.

Complete with working lock and key.

Condition:

In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

fig 2. A nineteenth-century French burr walnut writing table featuring ebonised fluted legs, gilt ormolu mounts, and oval hand-painted porcelain plaques.
fig 2. Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table 19th C

Dimensions in cm:

Height 74 x Width 93 x Depth 56

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 3 feet, 1 inch x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches

Walnut & Burr Walnut

Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.

fig 3. A nineteenth-century French burr walnut writing table featuring ebonised fluted legs, gilt ormolu mounts, and oval hand-painted porcelain plaques.
fig 3. Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table 19th C

Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.

fig 4. A nineteenth-century French burr walnut writing table featuring ebonised fluted legs, gilt ormolu mounts, and oval hand-painted porcelain plaques.
fig 4. Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table 19th C

Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks.

Our reference: A3039

Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
93cm (36.61")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated this Burr Walnut Writing Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA978035
Dealers Internal Ref
A3039
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Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table 19th C
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French Napoleon III style furniture, originating in the second half of the nineteenth century, is defined by eclectic revivals of earlier French styles such as Louis XVI. It frequently incorporates rich veneers like burr walnut, ebonised timber framing, elaborate ormolu mounts, and hand-painted porcelain plaques.

These tables commonly feature burr walnut or mahogany veneers over solid hardwood frames, turned ebonised legs, cast brass or bronze ormolu fittings, and inset Sevres-style soft-paste porcelain medallions depicting floral or figurative scenes.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut dovetail joints on drawer linings, hand-chased gilding on brass or bronze ormolu mounts, natural age-related oxidisation, and hand-painted artwork under glaze on porcelain inserts rather than transfer prints.

Position the table as a focal point against a neutral, plain wall or within a modern home office. Combining intricate historic woodwork with simple, understated seating creates an engaging visual contrast in modern interior schemes.

Clean the timber surface regularly using a dry microfibre cloth and apply a high-grade natural beeswax sparingly along the wood grain. Keep ormolu mounts dry, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners that strip historical gilding or original patina.
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