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Stunning Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk with Original Hardware C. 1710
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Stunning Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk with Original Hardware C. 1710

18th century
Sold 8 August 2025 · Webberley Antiques
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Description

This beautiful Queen Anne kneehole desk was made in around 1710 and is dressed in figured and burr walnut veneers which have been carefully chosen and very well matched throughout, the top with a featherbanded inner border and deep crossbanded outer border. The drawers with matching veneers and inlaid featherbanded borders.

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The drawers one long and eight flanking drawers are all lined in slender oak boards with tiny hand cut dovetails - top quality craftsmanship. All the drawers are solid and robust and in excellent original condition and all open and close smoothly.

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The desk retains its original solid brass batswing handles, original escutcheons and original steel locks.

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The kneehole has a secret drawer at the top concealed within the apron.

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The cupboard door has its original H shaped brass hinges, escutcheon and original lock and opens to reveal a single shelf. Set on bracket feet. The carcase pine lined as is correct for period. The backboards are oak.

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Such a pretty and fine example.

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Dimensions are:

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29.5 inches wide, 19.5 inches deep and 31.5 inches high. From floor to underside of secret kneehole drawer is 22.5 inches, the kneehole is 11.5 inches wide and the cupboard is set back into the kneehole by 4.25 inches.

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The inner height of the drawers is upper long drawer 3.75 inches, second drawers, 5 inches, third drawers 5.76 inches, lower drawers 7 inches. The secret drawer at the top of the kneehole is 2 inches deep.

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For metric please multiply by 2.5

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk to the 1700s.

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SA1156504
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Description
This beautiful Queen Anne kneehole desk was made in around 1710 and is dressed in figured and burr walnut veneers which have been carefully chosen and very well matched throughout, the top with a featherbanded inner border and deep crossbanded outer border. The drawers with matching veneers and inlaid featherbanded borders.
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The drawers one long and eight flanking drawers are all lined in slender oak boards with tiny hand cut dovetails - top quality craftsmanship.
Webberley Antiques

All the drawers are solid and robust and in excellent original condition and all open and close smoothly.

fig 1. An antique Queen Anne walnut kneehole desk featuring a central recessed cupboard flanked by banks of small drawers and brass drop handles.
fig 1. Stunning Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk with Original Hardware C. 1710

The desk retains its original solid brass batswing handles, original escutcheons and original steel locks.

The kneehole has a secret drawer at the top concealed within the apron.

The cupboard door has its original H shaped brass hinges, escutcheon and original lock and opens to reveal a single shelf. Set on bracket feet. The carcase pine lined as is correct for period. The backboards are oak.

fig 2. An antique Queen Anne walnut kneehole desk featuring a central recessed cupboard flanked by banks of small drawers and brass drop handles.
fig 2. Stunning Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk with Original Hardware C. 1710

Such a pretty and fine example.

Dimensions are:

29.5 inches wide, 19.5 inches deep and 31.5 inches high. From floor to underside of secret kneehole drawer is 22.5 inches, the kneehole is 11.5 inches wide and the cupboard is set back into the kneehole by 4.25 inches.

fig 3. An antique Queen Anne walnut kneehole desk featuring a central recessed cupboard flanked by banks of small drawers and brass drop handles.
fig 3. Stunning Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk with Original Hardware C. 1710

The inner height of the drawers is upper long drawer 3.75 inches, second drawers, 5 inches, third drawers 5.76 inches, lower drawers 7 inches. The secret drawer at the top of the kneehole is 2 inches deep.

For metric please multiply by 2.5

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk to the 1700s.

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Webberley Antiques
Webberley Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2008

Specialists in 18th century and earlier furniture for more than 45 years

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Archive I An antique Queen Anne walnut kneehole desk featuring a central recessed cupboard flanked by banks of small drawers and brass drop handles. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

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An antique Queen Anne walnut kneehole desk featuring a central recessed cupboard flanked by banks of small drawers and brass drop handles.
Stunning Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk with Original Hardware c. 1710
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  • ObjectDesks
  • Period18th century
  • StyleQueen Anne
  • MaterialWalnut, Brass, Oak
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsKneehole cupboard, Bracket feet, Brass drop handles, Cross-banded veneer

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Queen Anne style furniture, emerging in the early 18th century, is characterised by graceful curved lines, pad feet, and a focus on comfort and domestic utility. Walnut became the dominant wood, often highlighted by rich veneers and minimal carved ornamentation compared to earlier baroque periods.

These pieces were typically constructed from walnut, often utilising delicate veneers and cross-banding over secondary softwoods like oak or pine. Traditional joinery techniques such as dovetailed drawer construction and hand-cast brass hardware were standard for this period.

Authenticity is assessed by examining hand-cut dovetails, the presence of original or period-correct brasses, timber shrinkage consistent with age, and construction methods utilizing pit-sawn or hand-planed secondary woods without modern machine marks.

An antique desk serves as a striking focal point in a modern study or living area, pairing well with minimalist seating to highlight its historic craftsmanship and warm timber tones through contrast.

Preservation involves maintaining stable indoor humidity and temperature levels, avoiding direct sunlight to prevent fading, and treating the timber periodically with traditional beeswax rather than modern silicone polishes.
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