A Rare & Beautiful Early 20th Century Fall Front Bureau Made From Rare Stinkwood
April 25, 2023
A Rare & Beautiful Early 20th Century Fall Front Bureau made from the very rare and much prized Ocotea Bullata (Stinkwood). This highly sort after and much prized wood by cabinet makers produces a extremely fine and smooth grain. This timber is no longer available commercially and is now a protected tree in South Africa. The evergreen tree which grows up-to 30 meters tall is indigenous to the high forests of South Africa. The beautiful panelled fall front cover lifts to reveal a fitted interior of miniature drawers, pigeon holes and a writing surface. The base fitted with two shaped drawers with brass plate handles and escutcheons. All raised upon cabriole legs with ball and claw feet. Made to wonderful proportions it will stand proud in any room. We don’t believe in the usual huge mark ups. We hand-pick every piece of antique furniture and pride ourselves on our low prices. Quality you can trust for far less! The rare timber has a lovely colour and pleasing patina created over the last 100 years. A wonderful piece of history that’s overflowing with charm. Height 100 cm – Width 91 cm – depth 46 cm. Desk height 76 cm. A small selection of other precious antique home furnishings are available – see other listings. We can deliver Free to most uk locations. This item is in the category “Antiques\Antique Furniture\Dressers & Chests of Drawers”. The seller is “nikharwood99″ and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.
- Brand: Antique
- Antique: Yes
- Type: Bank of Drawers
- Number of Drawers: 2
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Item Height: 100 Cm
- Style: Victorian
- Year Manufactured: 1930
- Item Length: 91 Cm
- Time Period Manufactured: 1920-1949
- Item Width: 46 Cm