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What is veneer burl?

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What is veneer burl?
Burl wood is wood that has a lot of knots or burls in it. When it’s sliced to form a thin sheet of veneer, it has very intriguing and intricate patterns that are caused by the knots. Burl wood veneer is desirable because the look is so unique. Shop a collection of burl wood furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Shop for Burl Veneer Walnut Table on 1stDibs
End Table with Walnut Burl Veneer
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine Hungarian side table in the French Art Deco style. The book-matched wood grain is Hungarian walnut.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Walnut

1940s, Italy, Chippendale Walnut Mirrored Dressing Table and Burl Walnut Veneer
By Cantu
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1940s, Italy, Chippendale walnut mirrored Dressing table and burl walnut veneer with biselled mirror Cabinet and polished with shellac and wax.
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Baroque Revival Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Walnut, Burl

Italian Bleached Walnut Burl Veneer Round Empire Center Table
Located in Viterbo, VT
Round center table hand-crafted in Italy in the early 1800s and decorated with beautiful walnut burl veneer.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

1940s Italian Sorrento Étagère Side Table Walnut, Burl Walnut veneer with inlay
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Nice étagère Sorrento of the period Art Deco, 1940 years of the 20th century. Top floor in burl walnut with floral inlay in maple, drawer, legs at columns, the lower floor and saber-...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Maple, Burl

LOTUS I - Sculptural Side Table in Walnut Burl Veneer – Minimalist Organic Form
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
Crafted from luxurious walnut burl veneer, this side table is a study in minimalist elegance and organic form.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Burl, Lacquer

18th Century English Chippendale Lowboy with Burl Walnut Veneer
Located in Queens, NY
English Chippendale style (18th CentUrey) burl walnut veneer lowboy with three drawers and brass handles.      
Category

Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Lowboys

Materials

Brass

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