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Victorian Oak Partners Desk
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
for sale €995     $1,080
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Victorian Oak Partners Desk

19th century
Description

Good Victorian oak pollard partners desk with leather writing surface comprising of drawers to one side and cupboards to the other.

Height: 29? – Depth: 37? – Length: 67?

Please not that the price includes cleaning, waxing and polishing prior to delivery.

Physical Dimensions
Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
170cm (66.93")
Depth
94cm (37.01")
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Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Victorian Oak Partners Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA1114741
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19080
Description
Good Victorian oak pollard partners desk with leather writing surface comprising of drawers to one side and cupboards to the other.

Height: 29? – Depth: 37? – Length: 67?

Please not that the price includes cleaning, waxing and polishing prior to delivery.

Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
170cm (66.93")
Depth
94cm (37.01")
Date of Manufacture

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Victorian Oak Partners Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA1114741
Dealers Internal Ref
19080
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
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A Victorian oak partners desk featuring a dark leather writing inset top and twin pedestals equipped with multiple drawers and turned timber knob handles.
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Wessex Antique Bedsteads
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The Old Glove Works
Percombe
Stoke Sub Hamdon
Somerset
TA14 6RD
United Kingdom
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A Victorian oak partners desk featuring a dark leather writing inset top and twin pedestals equipped with multiple drawers and turned timber knob handles.
Victorian Oak Partners Desk
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A Victorian oak partners desk featuring a dark leather writing inset top and twin pedestals equipped with multiple drawers and turned timber knob handles.
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A partners desk is a large freestanding writing desk created to accommodate two individuals working opposite one another, featuring operational drawers or cupboards on both sides. Originating in the United Kingdom during the late eighteenth century, they became standard furnishings in financial, legal, and commercial offices throughout the Victorian era.

Victorian partners desks were predominantly crafted from durable hardwoods such as oak, mahogany, or walnut. The writing surface was typically fitted with a gilt-tooled or blind-embossed leather inset, and drawers were assembled using hand-cut dovetail joinery.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples feature functional drawer fronts or cupboard doors on both the front and rear faces. Other key markers include hand-cut dovetail joints, original brass or turned timber handles, castors concealed beneath the plinth base, and proportional nineteenth-century moulding detail.

Position the desk as a central freestanding island in a home office or library space to allow access to both sides. Pair the piece with neutral wall tones, modern task lighting, and structured contemporary or leather upholstered seating to balance the historical timber proportions.

The oak framework should be routinely cleaned with a soft cloth and polished periodically with natural beeswax to retain moisture. The leather writing insert requires dusting and light treatment with specialised leather balsam to prevent drying out and cracking.
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