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Fine 19th Century Burr Walnut Canterbury
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Fine 19th Century Burr Walnut Canterbury

19th century
Description

This Fine 19th CENTURY BURR WALNUT CANTERBURY, with shelf to the top, drawer to the base and four folio divisions, dates from circa 1860.

The CANTERBURY has an intricately carved gallery to the top, pie crust moulding to the base and concave shape to the front and sides of the drawer.

The divisions are elaborately shaped and carved with an appealing decorative, naturalistic flow.

Height: 43.5 inches (110 cm)

Width: 26 inches (71 cm)

Depth: 20 inches (51 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Shaun King Antiques has dated this Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury to the 1860s.

Independent Date Guide ID 07970264
Dealer's Item Date1860s
Sellingantiques Date1860s
Sellingantiques agingItem 150-175 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1860s:
White ceramic castors in brass cups: standard hardware introduced in the mid-19th century.
Fretted scrollwork divisions and uprights: elaborate Victorian fretwork for sheet music.
Concave curved plinth drawer: sophisticated mid-Victorian cabinet work.
Figured burr walnut veneers: highly favoured decorative timber of the 1860s.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Reference Numbers
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SA995752
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Description
This Fine 19th CENTURY BURR WALNUT CANTERBURY, with shelf to the top, drawer to the base and four folio divisions, dates from circa 1860.
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The CANTERBURY has an intricately carved gallery to the top, pie crust moulding to the base and concave shape to the front and sides of the drawer.
Shaun King Antiques

The divisions are elaborately shaped and carved with an appealing decorative, naturalistic flow.

Height: 43.5 inches (110 cm)

Width: 26 inches (71 cm)

Depth: 20 inches (51 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Shaun King Antiques has dated this Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury to the 1860s.

Independent Date Report ID 07970264
Dealer's Item Date1860s
Sellingantiques dating1860s
Sellingantiques agingItem 150-175 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1860s:
White ceramic castors in brass cups: standard hardware introduced in the mid-19th century.
Fretted scrollwork divisions and uprights: elaborate Victorian fretwork for sheet music.
Concave curved plinth drawer: sophisticated mid-Victorian cabinet work.
Figured burr walnut veneers: highly favoured decorative timber of the 1860s.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Reference Numbers
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SA995752
Shaun King Antiques
Shaun King Antiques
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Third generation antiques dealer selling a wide range of large and small antiques pre 1920.

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A Victorian burr walnut music canterbury with pierced fretwork scroll dividers, an upper gallery shelf, turned legs, and original ceramic castors.
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Archive I A Victorian burr walnut music canterbury with pierced fretwork scroll dividers, an upper gallery shelf, turned legs, and original ceramic castors.

Fine 19th Century Burr Walnut Canterbury

Archive II A Victorian burr walnut music canterbury with pierced fretwork scroll dividers, an upper gallery shelf, turned legs, and original ceramic castors. View II
Archive III A Victorian burr walnut music canterbury with pierced fretwork scroll dividers, an upper gallery shelf, turned legs, and original ceramic castors. View III
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Archive VI A Victorian burr walnut music canterbury with pierced fretwork scroll dividers, an upper gallery shelf, turned legs, and original ceramic castors. View VI
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A Victorian burr walnut music canterbury with pierced fretwork scroll dividers, an upper gallery shelf, turned legs, and original ceramic castors.
FINE 19th CENTURY BURR WALNUT CANTERBURY
Ref: SA995752
A Victorian burr walnut music canterbury with pierced fretwork scroll dividers, an upper gallery shelf, turned legs, and original ceramic castors.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectCanterburys
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBurr Walnut, Walnut, Ceramic, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsPierced fretwork dividers, Upper scroll gallery, Turned corner posts, Ceramic wheel castors
  • SizeH 110 cm (43 in) x W 71 cm (28 in) x D 51 cm (20 in)

This Victorian Canterbury dates from circa 1860 in the Victorian style. Made from burr walnut and walnut with ceramic and brass components, the piece presents a warm brown colour with visible figuration across the lower drawer section. The upper shelf holds an intricately carved gallery, while four elaborately shaped folio divisions feature pierced fretwork scroll motifs. Below the four interior divisions sits a drawer with a concave profile to the front and sides, accented by a pie crust moulding at the base. Turned corner posts and turned legs terminate in original ceramic wheel castors with brass mounts. Measuring 110 cm high, 71 cm wide, and 51 cm deep, this item functions as a practical storage unit in a gentleman's library or positioned neatly at the end of a sofa in a living room.

FAQs

A canterbury is a specialized item of furniture featuring open vertical compartments, originally designed during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to house bound sheet music and oversized volumes near a piano.

High-quality Victorian examples were crafted from woods such as mahogany, rosewood, and walnut, often featuring figured burr walnut veneers, turned spindled partitions, pierced fretwork galleries, and brass or ceramic castors.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces display natural wood grain variation, hand-pierced fretwork dividers, hand-cut joinery, original porcelain or brass wheel castors, and consistent patination along the lower framework.

Positioned alongside an armchair or sofa, a canterbury serves as a functional side table while providing structured storage for modern art books, magazines, and newspapers.

Maintain the piece by dusting with a dry microfibre cloth, keeping it away from direct sunlight and radiators to avoid veneer lifting, and applying clear beeswax sparingly once or twice a year.
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