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ANTIQUE #SA1170837
an important regency burr oak partners desk - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE DESKS - DATED 1800
 

An Important Regency Burr Oak Partners Desk

£75,000    $101,608    €88,358
An Important Regency Burr Oak Writing Table
 
The rectangular top with a thick band of burr oak and black leather writing surface with two draw leaf ends, above six opposing well shaped drawers, with ebonized mouldings, resting on superbly carved winged ebonized oak Gryphons, with interlocking tails. The design for this table closely relates to many of the etchings published in 1798 by Charles Heathcote Tatham.
 
Ancient Ornamental Architecture, drawn from the originals in Rome and other parts of Italy.
 
By the early 1800s designs from the Ancient world where at the height of fashion.
 
Pieces like this can be seen in designs by Thomas hope and George Bullock, who was commissioned to make a similar burr oak and ebonized writing table for Emperor Napoleon when he was exiled on Saint Helena.
 
Italian, Circa 1820
 
Width: 178cm, 71 inches
 
Depth: 151cm, 60 inches
 
Height: 73cm, 29i inches
 
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1170837
Dateline of this antique is 1800
Height is 73cm (28.7inches)
Width is 178cm (70.1inches)
Depth is 151cm (59.4inches)
Antique SA1170837 shown on this page was made in 1800. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1800
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