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Beautiful Victorian Inlaid Burr Walnut Antique Canterbury.
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for sale €1,931     $2,096
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Beautiful Victorian Inlaid Burr Walnut Antique Canterbury.

19th century
Description

Beautiful Quality Victorian Inlaid Burr Walnut Antique Table Top Canterbury With Drawer.

c1870

28ins x 17ins x 35ins

£1650

Physical Dimensions
Height
89cm (35.04")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
43cm (16.93")
Declaration

David Wolfenden Antiques has dated this Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury to the 1870s.

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SA621082
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Description
Beautiful Quality Victorian Inlaid Burr Walnut Antique Table Top Canterbury With Drawer.

c1870

28ins x 17ins x 35ins

£1650

Height
89cm (35.04")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
43cm (16.93")
Date of Manufacture

David Wolfenden Antiques has dated this Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA621082
David Wolfenden Antiques
David Wolfenden Antiques
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Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors.
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Archive I Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors.

Beautiful Victorian Inlaid Burr Walnut Antique Canterbury.

Archive II Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors. View II
Archive III Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors.
Archive V Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors. View V
Archive VI Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors. View VI
Archive VII Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors. View VII
Archive VIII Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors. View VIII
Archive IX Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors. View IX
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David Wolfenden Antiques

David Wolfenden Antiques
Telephone 028 94 429498 or 07768 128 800
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219b Lisnevenagh Road
Antrim
Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland
BT41 2JT
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/dw
Verified Since May 2010
Items For Sale 128
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David Wolfenden Antiques
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Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors.
Beautiful Victorian Inlaid Burr Walnut Antique Canterbury.
Ref: SA621082
Victorian burr walnut Canterbury featuring an upper shelf tier, turned upright supports, pierced fretwork dividers, a base drawer, and brass castors.
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  • ObjectMusic Stands & Canterburys
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBurr Walnut, Walnut, Brass, Wood Inlay
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBurr walnut veneer, Turned spindles, Pierced fretwork, Brass castors
  • SizeH 89 cm (35 in) x W 71 cm (28 in) x D 43 cm (17 in)

This Victorian Canterbury table dates from 1870 and displays the refined craftsmanship of the period in warm brown burr walnut timber. The multi-tiered piece incorporates a smooth top shelf supported by slender turned spindles, a central section with slatted dividers and pierced fretwork decoration, and a fitted base drawer fitted with small round wooden knobs. Turned upright columns connect the various levels, resting above short turned legs terminating in polished brass castors. Practical and elegant, this antique serves well as an occasional table or magazine stand placed at the end of a sofa in a traditional living room or gentleman's library. It measures 89 cm high by 71 cm wide and 43 cm deep, offering functional surface space and storage while maintaining a compact footprint suited to contemporary interior settings.

FAQs

A Canterbury is a specialized piece of mobile wooden furniture featuring vertical partitions, originally introduced in the late 18th century and widely produced throughout the Victorian era to store sheet music and loose periodicals.

Victorian Canterburys were predominantly crafted from high-grade hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, and rosewood, often decorated with burr veneers, boxwood marquetry inlay, turned columns, and brass castors.

Authentic 19th-century examples display characteristic construction markers, including hand-cut dovetail joints on the lower drawer, original brass castors, natural oxidisation on the underside, and intricate fretwork or turned spindles.

In modern interior design, a Victorian Canterbury serves effectively as an occasional side table, a dedicated display stand for art books and magazines, or a decorative accent piece beside a reading chair.

Burr walnut veneers should be kept away from direct heat sources and strong sunlight to prevent warping and fading, and regularly maintained with a high-quality beeswax polish applied along the grain.
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