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18th Century Walnut Miniature Bureau

About the Item

A very attractive and charming 18th century, George II Period, walnut and oak miniature bureau, having elegant inlaid decoration and original brasswear throughout, the hinged flap enclosing pigeon holes, drawers and well with sliding cover. Much debate is had over the origins of miniature furniture, with many people of the belief that all items were made as apprentice pieces and many other people believing that all items were made as salesmans sample pieces. In reality we believe that miniature furniture in general was produced for a combination of the two purposes mentioned above. This particular piece was certainly made as a travelling salesman's sample piece, due to it being really rather rare to find miniature bureaus of any kind, let alone ones of this stature and level of detail, right down to the sliding well cover. It should also be noted that this lovely piece of antique miniature furniture is in good untouched condition, retaining all of its original brasswear and a superb colour & patina. There are locks to the bottom drawer and fall, however thesse have not been operational for an extremely long time it would seem, probably due to so many years of non use. This is a really lovely, collectable piece and exactly the sort of item which given a chance we would love to keep in our own collection. Circa 1730. Measures: Height 9in. Width 8.5in. Depth 4.25in.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
  • Style:
    George II (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Walnut
  • Place of Origin:
    England
  • Period:
    Early 18th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1730
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Bedfordshire, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 84831stDibs: LU955832687792

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