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Super Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau
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Super Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau

1900 - 1920
Sold 1 January 1900 · Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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A very pretty Queen Anne serpentine fronted bureau of small proportions, standing on tall cabriole legs, eagle head lopers, in very nice overall condition.

37.5" high

25" wide

18.5" depth

29" desk height

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You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

Alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Burr Walnut Writing Bureau to the 1910s.

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A very pretty Queen Anne serpentine fronted bureau of small proportions, standing on tall cabriole legs, eagle head lopers, in very nice overall condition.

37.5" high

25" wide

18.5" depth

29" desk height

fig 1. A Queen Anne style burr walnut writing bureau featuring a sloped front lid, shaped drawers with brass drop handles, and tall cabriole legs.
fig 1. Super Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND

EXCLUDES SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

FOR EUROPEAN AND WORLDWIDE DELIVERIES PLEASE EMAIL FOR QUOTE

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

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Alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham).
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Burr Walnut Writing Bureau to the 1910s.

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Archive I A Queen Anne style burr walnut writing bureau featuring a sloped front lid, shaped drawers with brass drop handles, and tall cabriole legs. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

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Archive II A Queen Anne style burr walnut writing bureau featuring a sloped front lid, shaped drawers with brass drop handles, and tall cabriole legs. View II
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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07968 45 00 46
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Unit 5
The Elms Business Park
Appleby Magna
Derbyshire
DE12 7AP
United Kingdom
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A Queen Anne style burr walnut writing bureau featuring a sloped front lid, shaped drawers with brass drop handles, and tall cabriole legs.
Super Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau
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A Queen Anne style burr walnut writing bureau featuring a sloped front lid, shaped drawers with brass drop handles, and tall cabriole legs.
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  • ObjectWriting Desks
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleQueen Anne
  • MaterialBurr Walnut, Walnut, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsCabriole legs, Slant front lid, Burr walnut veneer, Shaped apron

This Queen Anne style serpentine fronted writing bureau is made of burr walnut, walnut and brass with a warm brown colour and grain finish. The piece has a sloped front lid decorated with a green tassel, shaped drawers fitted with brass drop handles, eagle head lopers, a carved shaped apron, and tall cabriole legs. Visible details include carved shell motifs on the knees of the cabriole legs, brass keyhole escutcheons, and visible grain patterns across the burr walnut veneer. The measurements are 95 cm high, 64 cm wide and 47 cm deep, with a desk height of 74 cm. This compact writing desk is suited for use in a home study, living room or bedroom as a practical surface for writing and correspondence, adding character to an English country house interior.

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Queen Anne style furniture emerged in early eighteenth-century England, characterised by graceful curves, cabriole legs, pad feet, and refined walnut veneers. The design prioritised elegance and functional proportions over heavy carving or excessive gilding.

Traditional construction typically utilised an oak or soft-wood carcass faced with highly figured walnut or burr walnut veneers. Details often incorporated herringbone or feather-banded inlays along drawer borders and cast brass handles.

Authentic period pieces exhibit hand-sawn dovetail joints, oak drawer linings with grain running front to back, and hand-carved cabriole legs. Irregularities in wood shrinkage and historic wear around keyholes and feet are also standard indicators of age.

A compact slant-front bureau can serve as an elegant focal point in a hallway, home office, or sitting room alcove. Pairing warm wood tones with minimalist contemporary lighting or contemporary artwork creates an effective textural contrast.

Maintain burr walnut surfaces by dusting regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and applying beeswax polish once or twice a year to nourish the timber. Keep the furniture away from direct heat sources and direct sunlight to prevent veneer movement and fading.
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