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Fine Quality Antique Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century
Prior and Willis
for sale €1,633     $1,773
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Fine Quality Antique Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century

18th century
For Sale by Prior and Willis
Description

Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Desk Side Dressing.

This exceptional piece boasts solid construction with tight joints and no woodworm, radiating character and allure as a rare and desirable discovery. The drawer slides freely, offering practical storage.

Measuring 78cm in width, 37cm in depth, and standing at a height of 71cm (with a knee hole measuring 56.5cm), this versatile desk fits seamlessly into various spaces.

In good antique condition, it exhibits historic knocks, marks, cracks, repairs, wear, imperfections, and alterations. The later handles suit the piece well.

Identified by stock number 8609, this item comes with a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee.

Benefit from competitive shipping rates for both domestic and overseas destinations, ensuring swift door-to-door service.

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Prior and Willis has dated this Georgian Mahogany Writing Table to the 18th Century.

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****call +44 7866 705199, email mark@priorandwillis.co.uk, or visit our website priorandwillisantiques.co.uk****

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Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Desk Side Dressing.
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This exceptional piece boasts solid construction with tight joints and no woodworm, radiating character and allure as a rare and desirable discovery.
Prior and Willis

The drawer slides freely, offering practical storage.

fig 1. A late 18th-century Georgian Cuban mahogany writing table featuring a rectangular top, a single frieze drawer with brass swan-neck handles, and straight tapered legs.
fig 1. Fine Quality Antique Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century

Measuring 78cm in width, 37cm in depth, and standing at a height of 71cm (with a knee hole measuring 56.5cm), this versatile desk fits seamlessly into various spaces.

In good antique condition, it exhibits historic knocks, marks, cracks, repairs, wear, imperfections, and alterations. The later handles suit the piece well.

fig 2. A late 18th-century Georgian Cuban mahogany writing table featuring a rectangular top, a single frieze drawer with brass swan-neck handles, and straight tapered legs.
fig 2. Fine Quality Antique Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century

Identified by stock number 8609, this item comes with a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee.

Benefit from competitive shipping rates for both domestic and overseas destinations, ensuring swift door-to-door service.

Date of Manufacture

Prior and Willis has dated this Georgian Mahogany Writing Table to the 18th Century.

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SA1096309
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8609
Prior and Willis
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Fine Quality Antique Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century

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A late 18th-century Georgian Cuban mahogany writing table featuring a rectangular top, a single frieze drawer with brass swan-neck handles, and straight tapered legs.
Fine Quality Antique Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century
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Georgian furniture from the late 18th century is characterised by classical proportions, refined symmetry, and the widespread use of high-quality dense hardwoods such as Cuban mahogany.

Craftsmen typically utilised Cuban or West Indian mahogany for its stability and rich grain, constructing joints with hand-cut dovetails and securing brass swan-neck handles with cast nuts.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-sawn drawer linings, original secondary timbers such as oak or pine, tool marks on unexposed undersides, and natural oxidisation on original brass hardware.

A Georgian writing table can serve as a compact desk in a home office, a hall console in an entryway, or a side table alongside contemporary upholstered seating to add historical contrast.

Maintain the timber finish by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying a high-grade beeswax polish once or twice a year while keeping the table away from direct heat sources and direct sunlight.
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