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Small 18thc Mahogany Kneehole Desk
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Small 18thc Mahogany Kneehole Desk

18th century
Description

Small 18thC Mahogany Kneehole desk

With Brass Handles Good Rich Colour Mahogany

Supported on Bracket feet

Physical Dimensions
Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
76cm (29.92")
Depth
41cm (16.14")
Declaration

Helios and Co Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk to the 18th Century.

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SA1022756
Dealers Internal Reference
IT03231023
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Description
Small 18thC Mahogany Kneehole desk

With Brass Handles Good Rich Colour Mahogany

Supported on Bracket feet

Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
76cm (29.92")
Depth
41cm (16.14")
Date of Manufacture

Helios and Co Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1022756
Dealers Internal Ref
IT03231023
Helios and Co Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2010
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An 18th-century dark mahogany kneehole desk featuring brass batwing handles, a long top drawer, side drawers, a central recessed cupboard, and bracket feet.
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Archive I An 18th-century dark mahogany kneehole desk featuring brass batwing handles, a long top drawer, side drawers, a central recessed cupboard, and bracket feet.

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Helios and Co Antiques
Telephone 01327 340264
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25/27 High Street
Weedon
Northamptonshire
NN7 4QD
United Kingdom
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An 18th-century dark mahogany kneehole desk featuring brass batwing handles, a long top drawer, side drawers, a central recessed cupboard, and bracket feet.
Small 18thC Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Ref: SA1022756
An 18th-century dark mahogany kneehole desk featuring brass batwing handles, a long top drawer, side drawers, a central recessed cupboard, and bracket feet.
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  • ObjectDesks
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsBatwing brass handles, Recessed central cupboard, Bracket feet, Dovetail drawer construction
  • SizeH 75 cm (30 in) x W 76 cm (30 in) x D 41 cm (16 in)

This Georgian kneehole desk originates from the 18th century, formed from dark brown mahogany with a rich polish. The piece presents a rectangular top above a long frieze drawer, flanked by three graduated drawers on either side of a central recessed cupboard door. The timber shows visible grain patterns across the polished top surface. Brass batwing backplates with swing handles secure the drawer fronts, complemented by a small keyhole escutcheon on the central cupboard door. The structure is raised on bracket feet at each corner. Measuring 75 cm high, 76 cm wide, and 41 cm deep, the compact dimensions suit placement as a writing station in a study, library, or bedroom, serving as a functional workspace or an occasional display surface for an interior setting.

FAQs

Developed in the early 18th century during the Georgian era, a kneehole desk features a recessed central cupboard or open space flanked by pedestals of small drawers, designed as a compact writing desk or dressing table.

These pieces were typically constructed from solid mahogany or walnut, featuring hand-dovetailed drawer joints, brass swan-neck or batwing escutcheons, and sturdy bracket feet.

Genuine 18th-century examples exhibit hand-sawn timber marks, original brass backplates with threaded post fixings, hand-cut dovetail joints, and natural oxidisation on the underside and interior boards.

Position a kneehole desk as a compact study desk, a hallway console table, or a bedroom vanity piece, paired with a modern desk lamp or artwork to contrast historical woodwork.

Keep mahogany furniture away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent timber shrinkage or bleaching, and apply a high-quality beeswax polish periodically along the wood grain.
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