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An Antique Oak Desk Box/ Tidy - With a Secret Drawer
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An Antique Oak Desk Box/ Tidy - With a Secret Drawer

18th century
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This is a great early 1800s oak desk tidy. It has a tray top  for storing letters etc and a drawer beneath for storage of pens. The great feature about this item is that the drawer  pulls out and hiding behind that drawer completely is a futher secret drawer.

A great piece for stationery , pens etc or for anything else.

It measures 25.5cm w x 20cm d x 10cm h.

For postage costs outside of the UK please contact us.

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Desk Tidy to the Georgian era.

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This is a great early 1800s oak desk tidy. It has a tray top  for storing letters etc and a drawer beneath for storage of pens.
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The great feature about this item is that the drawer  pulls out and hiding behind that drawer completely is a futher secret drawer.
Opus Antiques

A great piece for stationery , pens etc or for anything else.

It measures 25.5cm w x 20cm d x 10cm h.

For postage costs outside of the UK please contact us.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Desk Tidy to the Georgian era.

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SA1154582
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Archive I A dark oak rectangular desk tidy featuring a wide flared top tray above a single drawer fitted with a small brass knob.

An Antique Oak Desk Box/ Tidy - With a Secret Drawer

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A dark oak rectangular desk tidy featuring a wide flared top tray above a single drawer fitted with a small brass knob.
An Antique Oak Desk Box/ Tidy - with a secret drawer
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A dark oak rectangular desk tidy featuring a wide flared top tray above a single drawer fitted with a small brass knob.
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Desk tidies and desktop boxes gained popularity during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to organise correspondence, writing materials, and loose papers in private studies and professional offices.

Traditional desk tidies were commonly crafted from solid quartersawn oak, utilizing dovetail joinery, hand-planed panels, and hand-cast brass hardware for drawer pulls.

Authentic pieces exhibit signs of historic craftsmanship such as slightly irregular hand-cut joinery, natural timber shrinkage along seam lines, and accumulated patination on the finish and brass fittings.

Position the piece on a modern work desk, console table, or hallway side surface to store mail, stationery, or daily essentials while introducing organic wood grain into the room.

Dust the surfaces regularly with a dry cloth and apply a thin application of natural beeswax polish annually, keeping the item away from direct radiators to prevent timber movement.
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