George III Chippendale Style Mahogany Freestanding Kneehole Library Desk

A George III mahogany freestanding library desk in the Chippendale style. Designed to be used in the centre of a room and with storage to front and back similar to a partners’ desk, it has a gilt tooled green leather writing surface set within a crossbanded top with a carved moulded edge. The kneehole side with nine cockbeaded finely dovetailed oak lined drawers with gilt brass handles, and the opposing side with three moulded panels concealing two cupboards each with a removable shelf, similarly panelled to the remaining sides and all raised on a plinth base with further carved moulding and concealed castors.

Overall this is a handsome desk of a good size and in solid useable condition with some wear consistent with age and use. There is some scuffing, knocking and wear to the woodwork as might be expected including shrinkage cracks to the top and some signs of old restorations and repairs in places. There is some cracking to the central drawer front and another, and some repairs to the drawer fronts where the handles and locks have been changed. There is one drawer lock missing and a key is stuck in another lock, the other drawers do not have keys but it should be possible to have keys cut at our locksmith and both cupboard doors do have a working key.

The overall dimensions at the largest points are approximately

Width - 52in (132cm)

Depth - 34.75in (88.5cm)

Height - 32.25in (82cm)

Comes in one piece.

Kneehole

18in wide x 9.5in deep x 24in high

(45.5cm wide x 24.5cm deep x 61cm high)

Cupboards

15.25in wide x 11.5in deep x 13.375in high

(38.5cm wide x 29.5cm deep x 34cm high)

Ref: 0741

When buying it is important appreciate antiques have long histories of daily use and as such, over time they gain minor scratches, marks, knocks, shrinkage splits, signs of old woodworm, lifts and losses to veneer, which combine with care and years of polishing to create an individual character and patina. We describe the main flaws and those that fall outside of this bracket but cannot describe each marks separately and therefore suggest you do take the time to request extra photos. We do offer a 14 day money back guarantee if you are unhappy with your purchase but cannot refund the return shipping cost. If you are not sure please do not buy without clarifying or take the view that the only way to have it as near to new as possible is to have it fully and comprehensively restored.

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