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Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
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Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk

1900 - 1920
Sold 7 February 2025 · FB Antiques
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For sale is a good quality antique burr walnut pedestal desk, the top having three leather skiver inserts, each decorated with gold tooling, with three drawers below. The top fits on to two pedestals, each with a further three drawers. The desk is raised on claw and ball feet and comes complete with original brass locks and handles. This piece is in very good condition.

Width: 152cm Depth: 88cm Height: 79cm

Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk to the 1920s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
152cm (59.84")
Depth
88cm (34.65")
Reference Numbers
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SA1049109
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LC1175
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For sale is a good quality antique burr walnut pedestal desk, the top having three leather skiver inserts, each decorated with gold tooling, with three drawers below. The top fits on to two pedestals, each with a further three drawers. The desk is raised on claw and ball feet and comes complete with original brass locks and handles. This piece is in very good condition.

Width: 152cm Depth: 88cm Height: 79cm

Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk to the 1920s.

Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
152cm (59.84")
Depth
88cm (34.65")
Reference Numbers
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SA1049109
Dealers Internal Ref
LC1175
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Rawlings Farm Buildings
Unit 7 Main Road
Rettendon Common
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 8DY
United Kingdom
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An antique burr walnut pedestal desk featuring multiple drawers with brass swing handles, carved ball and claw feet, and a dark leather inset top.
Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDesks
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleGrand Regency
  • MaterialWalnut, Burr Walnut, Brass, Leather
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBurr walnut veneer, Brass swing handles, Ball and claw feet, Leather inset writing surface
  • SizeH 79 cm (31 in) x W 152 cm (60 in) x D 88 cm (35 in)

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Pedestal desks emerged in Britain during the early 18th century, evolving from earlier cabinet forms to provide a freestanding writing surface with integrated storage pedestals for administrative use.

These desks are typically constructed from a solid secondary timber framework, such as oak or pine, veneered with highly figured decorative woods like burr walnut or mahogany, and finished with a leather or skiver writing surface.

Authenticity is determined by examining construction methods such as hand-cut dovetail joints in the drawer construction, timber shrinkage patterns, hand-beaten or cast brass hardware, and natural oxidisation within the secondary woods.

An antique pedestal desk works effectively as a focal point in a contemporary home office or study, contrasting sharply against minimalist walls or paired with modern ergonomic seating to balance historical character with contemporary utility.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight to protect the wood veneer and leather surface, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish and protect the finish.
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