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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
For Sale by Opus Antiques
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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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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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  • ObjectDesk Tidies
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsFlared rim, Single drawer, Brass knob pull, Moulded edge

This Georgian desk tidy takes the form of a dark brown rectangular wooden box designed for a gentleman's library or office desk. The construction uses oak with a visible timber grain, finished with a moulded edge around the base and a wide flared rim at the top tray. A single drawer occupies the lower section, fitted with a small central brass knob pull. The visual details include the dark timber tone, the brass hardware on the drawer, and the flared upper profile above the lower storage compartment. Measuring 25.5cm wide by 20cm deep and 10cm high, the tidy sits neatly on a work surface to hold stationery, letters, and pens within home studies or workspaces today.

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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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