Description
Country House Period Oak Antique Low Boy
This Early 19th century Country House Period Oak Antique Low Boy / Side Table dates from ca. 1800. It has a rectangular moulded top above a frieze drawer with brass pear drop handles. This sits above a shaped apron with four turned legs and cross stretcher for added stability. This period Oak antique side table has old repairs and comes with wonderful genuine charm, character and the Oak has aged to a warm shade with a striking grain, good patina, is in good condition and has been beautifully cleaned using a traditional form of furniture wax finishing.
Approximate Dimensions are:
Height: 68 cm / 27 inches
Width: 66 cm / 26 inches
Depth: 53 cm / 21 inches
Ref No: 08814
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What is an Antique Low Boy?
The antique Lowboy was an 18th century piece of period furniture originally used as a dressing table but now used as a good country side table. The antique Lowboy originally got its name as it is basically a low, small antique table. They were usually in English oak but occasionally you can see them in Fruit-Wood or Walnut with one or two drawers on the front and solid brass decorative handles. The earliest examples from the Queen Anne period would have been standing on elegant cabriole legs and made from Walnut or with spectacular figured Oyster veneers. The Georgian period produced more simple country designs with turned legs. They usually come with lots of lovely charm and character and will display a real sense of history showing a beautiful patina. They are made of sound period peg construction and would look wonderful in a hall or living space. Many of these antique low boy designs were reproduced in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras in Mahogany timbers. These would come with Chippendale influences like blind fretwork carvings and more intricate decorative handles.
