What furniture uses brass castors?

Heavy pieces that require frequent movement rely on these metal wheels. Dining tables, library tables, and large armchairs often feature them to protect floors and ease repositioning. Pedestal dining tables and Pembroke tables use them on their feet to manage their substantial weight.

How do I identify a Georgian castor?

Authentic period examples display the heavier weight and darker patination of old cast brass. The mounting sockets fit snugly into hand-turned wooden feet on mahogany furniture. Later revival pieces often use lighter metal alloys and machine-turned timber attachments.

Why were castors added to tables?

Large mahogany dining tables and library desks weighed a considerable amount. Adding brass wheels allowed servants to shift heavy furniture for cleaning or room reconfiguration. Dining tables with multiple pillars needed mobility when extending with extra leaves.

Are these pieces made of solid wood?

Cabinetmakers used dense hardwoods like mahogany and oak for the structural frames of tables and chairs. Finer examples incorporated figured mahogany or satinwood veneers over solid secondary timbers. Brass castors were then fastened securely to these robust wooden bases.

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Georgian brass castors support heavy mahogany furniture from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, giving tables and chairs mobility on carpets and floors.

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