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Early 20th Century Oak Tambour Front Office Cabinet.
For sale by Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
for sale €450     $489
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

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Early 20th Century Oak Tambour Front Office Cabinet.

1900 - 1920
Description

Early 20th century oak tambour front office cabinet.

Adjustable shelves.

With key

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Oak Tambour Filing Cabinet to the 1920s.

Independent Date Check ID 09504125
Dealer's Item Date1920s
Sellingantiques Date1920s
Sellingantiques agingItem 90-120 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1920s:
Oak tambour shutter with moulded horizontal slats: standard early 20th-century commercial filing cabinetry.
Pressed brass handles on the top rail: fittings typical of early interwar office furniture.
Framed side panels and panelled backboard: sturdy commercial construction before modern flat-pack methods.
Moulded cornice with soft rounded corners: shaping.

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.

Physical Dimensions
Height
156cm (61.42")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1214875
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Description
Early 20th century oak tambour front office cabinet.

Adjustable shelves.

With key

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Oak Tambour Filing Cabinet to the 1920s.

Independent Date Report ID 09504125
Dealer's Item Date1920s
Sellingantiques dating1920s
Sellingantiques agingItem 90-120 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1920s:
Oak tambour shutter with moulded horizontal slats: standard early 20th-century commercial filing cabinetry.
Pressed brass handles on the top rail: fittings typical of early interwar office furniture.
Framed side panels and panelled backboard: sturdy commercial construction before modern flat-pack methods.
Moulded cornice with soft rounded corners: shaping.

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
156cm (61.42")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1214875
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2012

Instagram @ruperthitchcoxantiques -- large and varied selection.

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Archive I A tall early twentieth-century oak filing cabinet featuring a flexible vertical tambour roller shutter front with twin brass handles.

Early 20th Century Oak Tambour Front Office Cabinet.

Archive II A tall early twentieth-century oak filing cabinet featuring a flexible vertical tambour roller shutter front with twin brass handles. View II
Archive III A tall early twentieth-century oak filing cabinet featuring a flexible vertical tambour roller shutter front with twin brass handles. View III
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Archive XII A tall early twentieth-century oak filing cabinet featuring a flexible vertical tambour roller shutter front with twin brass handles. View XII
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Telephone 07710 561 505
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Warpsgrove
Nr Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7RW
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/afw
Verified Since Aug 2012
Items For Sale 645
Items Sold 5,074
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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A tall early twentieth-century oak filing cabinet featuring a flexible vertical tambour roller shutter front with twin brass handles.
Early 20th century oak tambour front office cabinet.
Ref: SA1214875
A tall early twentieth-century oak filing cabinet featuring a flexible vertical tambour roller shutter front with twin brass handles.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectFiling Cabinets
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian / Early 20th Century
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsTambour shutter front, Brass cup handles, Panelled sides, Plinth base
  • SizeH 156 cm (61 in) x W 72 cm (28 in) x D 60 cm (24 in)

This early twentieth-century office cabinet dates from 1920 in the Edwardian style. The piece uses oak and brass, finished in a warm brown colour with a tambour shutter front. Visible details include twin metal loop handles, a flat plinth base, and vertically panelled sides on the exterior. The vertical slatted tambour shutter operates with a flexible roller mechanism, and the upper section incorporates two horizontal handles. Standing at 156 cm high, 72 cm wide, and 60 cm deep, the cabinet provides compact vertical storage. In a modern home, this practical organisational unit suits a study or home office for storing documents, folders, and stationery while maintaining a traditional aesthetic.

FAQs

A tambour front cabinet features a flexible door constructed from narrow wooden slats attached to a fabric backing, which slides smoothly along curved side tracks to conceal or reveal internal storage compartments.

Office cabinets from this period were predominantly constructed from solid oak or oak veneers, utilizing brass hardware for handles and keyhole escutcheon plates, with heavy canvas backing used inside the tambour mechanism.

Authentic pieces feature mortise and tenon joinery, original brass hardware with aged patina, flexible canvas backing behind wooden slats, and natural wear along the wooden tracks where the shutter glides.

These cabinets work as functional storage solutions in contemporary home offices, hallways, or dining rooms to hide clutter while adding warmth and historical texture to clean architectural spaces.

Keep the wood hydrated with natural beeswax polish and occasionally apply dry paraffin wax or candle wax along the wooden runner channels to ensure the tambour shutter slides freely without binding.
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