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Georgian Oak Bureau
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Georgian Oak Bureau

18th century
Description

Georgian oak bureau

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Georgian Oak Writing Bureau to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09707818
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 275-315 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE GEORGIAN ERA:
Sliding well inside the desk: interior storage seen in early eighteenth-century bureaux.
Quarter-sawn oak surfaces: pronounced silvery ray fleck typical of early British joinery.
Turned bun feet: low rounded supports used in early Georgian cabinetmaking.
Arched pigeonhole valances: classical Queen Anne and George I desk arrangement.
Pierced brass drop handles: decorative pattern popular in the early decades of the century.

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
98cm (38.58")
Width
93cm (36.61")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Reference Numbers
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SA1243974
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Description
Georgian oak bureau
Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Georgian Oak Writing Bureau to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09707818
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques datingGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 275-315 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Georgian era:
Sliding well inside the desk: interior storage seen in early eighteenth-century bureaux.
Quarter-sawn oak surfaces: pronounced silvery ray fleck typical of early British joinery.
Turned bun feet: low rounded supports used in early Georgian cabinetmaking.
Arched pigeonhole valances: classical Queen Anne and George I desk arrangement.
Pierced brass drop handles: decorative pattern popular in the early decades of the century.

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
98cm (38.58")
Width
93cm (36.61")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1243974
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2012

Instagram @ruperthitchcoxantiques -- large and varied selection.

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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Telephone 07710 561 505
Location
Warpsgrove
Nr Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7RW
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/afw
Verified Since Aug 2012
Items For Sale 636
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An antique Georgian oak bureau featuring a sloped writing fall above multiple graduated drawers with brass handles.
Georgian oak bureau
Ref: SA1243974
An antique Georgian oak bureau featuring a sloped writing fall above multiple graduated drawers with brass handles.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectBureaus & Writing Desks
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsSlant front slope, Brass escutcheon, Graduated drawers, Pull-out lopers
  • SizeH 98 cm (39 in) x W 93 cm (37 in) x D 56 cm (22 in)

FAQs

Originating in 18th-century Britain, a Georgian oak bureau features a sloped writing fall that opens to reveal internal compartments and small drawers, positioned above a chest of drawers for combined storage and functionality.

These pieces were typically crafted from solid native oak, utilising hand-cut dovetail joints, brass handle plates, iron locks, and hand-planed timber drawer linings.

Authentic Georgian bureaus display evidence of hand-tooling, such as slightly irregular dovetail joinery, hand-sawn backboards, brass hardware showing natural oxidisation, and wear around the support lopers.

A Georgian bureau functions effectively in a home office, living room alcove, or hallway when paired with contemporary neutral wall shades, linen accents, and understated brass lighting.

Apply a high-quality beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year to preserve the timber patination, avoid positioning near central heating radiators, and dust regularly with a soft cloth.
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