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Beautiful William and Mary Walnut Lowboy C. 1690
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Beautiful William and Mary Walnut Lowboy C. 1690

17th century
Sold 13 June 2025 · Webberley Antiques
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A very rare and very wonderful small walnut lowboy with single long drawer over ring turned legs with shaped cross stretchers on low bun feet.

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The drawer with its original solid elm lining with hand forged nailed up sides and base and retaining the original hand cast brass drop handle, with sweep mark from centuries of use.

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The twin boarded top retaining the original pegs, now slightly proud with expansion, and the whole with a good and rich colour, sturdy and original timbers other than one rear bun foot which is a very good 19th century replacement.

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As with almost all early walnut, the lowboy once suffered from woodworm – very early in its life -which was quite extensive in places but the structure remains sound. The worm is long since treated and dead and the smattering of visible holes have become well blended through subsequent centuries of use and wax and are now part of the general patination.

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A charming example, beautifully proportioned and of small dimensions. Rich and mellow in colour with old worm holes, depletions, small dings and marks evidencing the lowboy’s natural long history and generations of use.

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A really wonderful and very early lowboy.

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Dimensions are:

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30 inches wide, 20 inches deep and 27 inches high.

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For metric please multiply by 2.5

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this Walnut Lowboy Table to the Before 1700 period.

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A very rare and very wonderful small walnut lowboy with single long drawer over ring turned legs with shaped cross stretchers on low bun feet.
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The drawer with its original solid elm lining with hand forged nailed up sides and base and retaining the original hand cast brass drop handle, with sweep mark from centuries of use.
Webberley Antiques
fig 1. An antique walnut lowboy featuring a single frieze drawer, intricate turned legs, and an arched stretcher base.
fig 1. Beautiful William and Mary Walnut Lowboy C. 1690

The twin boarded top retaining the original pegs, now slightly proud with expansion, and the whole with a good and rich colour, sturdy and original timbers other than one rear bun foot which is a very good 19th century replacement.

fig 2. An antique walnut lowboy featuring a single frieze drawer, intricate turned legs, and an arched stretcher base.
fig 2. Beautiful William and Mary Walnut Lowboy C. 1690

As with almost all early walnut, the lowboy once suffered from woodworm – very early in its life -which was quite extensive in places but the structure remains sound. The worm is long since treated and dead and the smattering of visible holes have become well blended through subsequent centuries of use and wax and are now part of the general patination.

fig 3. An antique walnut lowboy featuring a single frieze drawer, intricate turned legs, and an arched stretcher base.
fig 3. Beautiful William and Mary Walnut Lowboy C. 1690

A charming example, beautifully proportioned and of small dimensions. Rich and mellow in colour with old worm holes, depletions, small dings and marks evidencing the lowboy’s natural long history and generations of use.

A really wonderful and very early lowboy.

Dimensions are:

30 inches wide, 20 inches deep and 27 inches high.

For metric please multiply by 2.5

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this Walnut Lowboy Table to the Before 1700 period.

Reference Numbers
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SA1133437
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An antique walnut lowboy featuring a single frieze drawer, intricate turned legs, and an arched stretcher base.
Beautiful William and Mary Walnut Lowboy c. 1690
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An antique walnut lowboy featuring a single frieze drawer, intricate turned legs, and an arched stretcher base.
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  • ObjectLowboys
  • Period17th century
  • StyleWilliam and Mary
  • MaterialWalnut, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsTurned legs, Stretcher base, Single drawer, Drop handles

The William and Mary style, prevalent in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, is characterised by Dutch influences, turned trumpet legs, inverted cup turnings, and sophisticated stretcher bases.

Cabinetmakers primarily used native timbers such as oak, walnut, and elm, often incorporating burr veneers and brass drop handles for drawer hardware.

Authentication relies on examining hand-cut dovetail joints, hand-sawn timber marks, period-correct brass hardware, and natural oxidisation and wear patterns consistent with age.

An antique lowboy serves as a striking focal point when used as a hallway console, a sophisticated writing desk, or a display surface beneath a period mirror.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight to prevent timber fading, and occasionally applying traditional beeswax rather than modern chemical polishes.
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