Why are canterburys sold as magazine racks?

The form started as a music stand and was put to newspapers and magazines through the 19th century. Dealers title them accordingly. Magazine appears in 127 titles, rack in 100 and magazine rack in 81. Magazine stand, newspaper and tidy fill out the rest, so the same object arrives under several headings.

What wood are most canterburys made from?

Mahogany leads with 230 titles, walnut follows at 184 and rosewood at 150. Burr walnut alone accounts for 105. Oak and ebonised examples make a small showing, around ten and nine titles. One-off timbers such as satinwood, amboyna, yew, bog oak and Cuban mahogany appear once or twice each.

How reliable are the Regency and Georgian dates?

Read them as style-and-period judgements. Only 169 of 665 listings carry a clean year, and the rest are filed under broad labels, with 19th Century the commonest at 158. The labels also mix. Georgian Regency turns up in ten titles, and pieces dated 18th Century sit next to ones called Regency, so the early end of the range blurs.

Do canterburys usually have a drawer?

A drawer beneath the divisions is a recurring feature across the archive, on Regency and Victorian examples alike. Castors are the other common fitting. Titles cite brass castors, stamped castors and original castors, and stated original fittings sit higher in the range.

Are bamboo canterburys common?

No. Bamboo runs to about thirteen titles, taken together with lacquered, panelled, chinoiserie, Aesthetic and Moorish descriptions. One of them is a hand-painted tiger bamboo table with a magazine rack. These sit among the lower-priced entries.

What unusual forms turn up?

Revolving canterburys, a metamorphic stand, X-frame and dishtop Regency models, and wine-bottle canterburys all appear. Hybrids are the other oddity: coffee tables with a canterbury end, canterbury lamp tables, a cocktail service stand and a lectern-style reading table. The clean-dated pieces run 1800 to 1930, and these later combinations sit at the far end.

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A canterbury is a low, open stand on legs, partitioned into divisions and often fitted with castors and a drawer, made to sit beside a chair or piano and hold sheet music, folios, newspapers or magazines.

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19thc. Rosewood Canterbury

From Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture

£325

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19th century

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Victorian Black Walnut Canterbury

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£980

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A Regency Rosewood Canterbury in the Manner of J C Loudon

19th century

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A Regency Rosewood Canterbury in the Manner of J C Loudon

From W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

£1,450

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19th century

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Victorian Walnut Canterbury

From Brookside Antiques

£395

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Beautiful Inlaid Burr Walnut Oval Antique Canterbury Magazine Lamp Table

19th century

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Beautiful Inlaid Burr Walnut Oval Antique Canterbury Magazine Lamp Table

From David Wolfenden Antiques

£2,900

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19th century

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Victorian Rosewood Canterbury Whatnot

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£975

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Early C19th Late George III Period Mahogany Canterbury or Magazine Rack .

18th century

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Early C19th Late George III Period Mahogany Canterbury or Magazine Rack .

From M Lees and Sons

£950

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19th century

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A Victorian Mahogany Canterbury

From Robert Dee

£125

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Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury What-not

19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury What-not

From John Hubbard Antiques

£1,245

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1920 - 1940

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Oak Standing Magazine Rack

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

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Odd forms in the archive include revolving canterburys, wine-bottle canterburys, a lectern-style reading table, and one hand-painted 'tiger bamboo' table with a magazine rack.

William 1v Mahogany 4 Division X Frame Music Canterbury

19th century

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William 1v Mahogany 4 Division X Frame Music Canterbury

From E W Cousins and Son

£1,100

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18th century

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A Fine Example of a Canterbury.

From Stalham Antique Gallery

£1,100

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Canterbury

From Thakeham Furniture

£1,200

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18th century

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Grand George III Mahogany Canterbury

From Shaun King Antiques

£1,285

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1900 - 1920

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Lovely Mahogany Magazine Rack

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£495

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19th century

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19th Century Burr Walnut Canterbury of Serpentine Form

From Martlesham Antiques

£1,950

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Antique Canterbury

19thc. Rosewood Canterbury

Victorian Black Walnut Canterbury

A Regency Rosewood Canterbury in the Manner of J C Loudon

Victorian Walnut Canterbury

Beautiful Inlaid Burr Walnut Oval Antique Canterbury Magazine Lamp Table

Victorian Rosewood Canterbury Whatnot

Early C19th Late George III Period Mahogany Canterbury or Magazine Rack .

A Victorian Mahogany Canterbury

Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury What-not

Oak Standing Magazine Rack

William 1v Mahogany 4 Division X Frame Music Canterbury

A Fine Example of a Canterbury.

Regency Mahogany Canterbury

Grand George III Mahogany Canterbury

Lovely Mahogany Magazine Rack

19th Century Burr Walnut Canterbury of Serpentine Form

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