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ANTIQUE #SA1050154

Carved Oak Desk By Druce & Co London

£1,975    $2,518    €2,386
Circa 1860. A mid Victorian carved oak pedestal desk with trade label of’ Druce & Co, upholsters and cabinetmakers Baker Street, Portland Square, London.’ The top with a red leather tooled and gilded insert, broad banding and finely carved for- edge, the front 1 long and 2 short drawers with knob handles, the pedestals each with a bank of 3 graduating drawers which are beaded and have a pair of oak knobs. The back of the desk has carved flower head rondels spaced evenly on the frieze, and two large carved panels in the base framed with a smaller carved panel and the panels on the sides framed also with an unusual emblem, perhaps a coat of arms with foliate carving with a draping flag, all resting on a pair of enclosed oak plinths. The back of the desk is quite dark indicating that it was not exposed to direct sunshine.
 
Internal Reference: 33046
Antique Number: SA1050154
Dateline of this antique is 1860
Height is 76cm (29.9inches)
Width is 139cm (54.7inches)
Depth is 77cm (30.3inches)
Antique #SA1050154, shown on this page, originates from 1860. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1860
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