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Antique Victorian Mahogany Writing Table C.1870
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Antique Victorian Mahogany Writing Table C.1870

19th century
Sold 11 December 2025 · Founders Antiques
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A Victorian writing table of smaller proportions crafted in solid mahogany. The top is inset with a later gilt-tooled leather skiver, framed by a well-shaped moulded edge above two frieze drawers with turned knobs, all raised on well-turned legs set on brass and ceramic castors.

Compact in scale, offering a practical writing or laptop surface that works equally well in a living space or bedroom as it does in a study, providing a comfortable working area within a small footprint.

Presented in very good antique condition with some surface wear commensurate with age and use. The inset leather is a later replacement of good quality. One castor does not rotate. There is a small period repair to one lower leg, neatly executed and long since settled. Structurally sound, clean and ready to place in the home.

English, circa 1870.

H: 72 W: 91.5 D: 60 cm

Height to underside of desk: 56.5 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
91.5cm (36.02")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Declaration

Founders Antiques has dated this Victorian Mahogany Writing Table to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1178944
Dealers Internal Reference
3530
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Description
A Victorian writing table of smaller proportions crafted in solid mahogany. The top is inset with a later gilt-tooled leather skiver, framed by a well-shaped moulded edge above two frieze drawers with turned knobs, all raised on well-turned legs set on brass and ceramic castors.
fig 1. A dark brown mahogany Victorian writing table featuring two drawers with turned wooden knobs, a leather inset top, and turned legs with castors.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Mahogany Writing Table C.1870

Compact in scale, offering a practical writing or laptop surface that works equally well in a living space or bedroom as it does in a study, providing a comfortable working area within a small footprint.

fig 2. A dark brown mahogany Victorian writing table featuring two drawers with turned wooden knobs, a leather inset top, and turned legs with castors.
fig 2. Antique Victorian Mahogany Writing Table C.1870

Presented in very good antique condition with some surface wear commensurate with age and use. The inset leather is a later replacement of good quality. One castor does not rotate. There is a small period repair to one lower leg, neatly executed and long since settled. Structurally sound, clean and ready to place in the home.

English, circa 1870.

H: 72 W: 91.5 D: 60 cm

Height to underside of desk: 56.5 cm

Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
91.5cm (36.02")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Date of Manufacture

Founders Antiques has dated this Victorian Mahogany Writing Table to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1178944
Dealers Internal Ref
3530
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A dark brown mahogany Victorian writing table featuring two drawers with turned wooden knobs, a leather inset top, and turned legs with castors.
Antique Victorian Mahogany Writing Table c.1870
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDesks & Writing Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Leather, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsTurned legs, Inset leather top, Frieze drawers, Wooden knob handles
  • SizeH 72 cm (28 in) x W 91.5 cm (36 in) x D 60 cm (24 in)

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Victorian writing tables, produced during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, typically feature robust proportions, dark timbers such as mahogany, and craftsmanship influenced by various revival movements including Gothic, Elizabethan and Jacobean styles.

These tables were primarily constructed using solid mahogany or mahogany veneers over secondary softwoods, often incorporating hand-cut dovetail joints in the drawer construction and inset tooled leather writing surfaces.

Authenticity is identified through period-appropriate construction methods such as hand-cut joinery, old growth timber grain, original brass or ceramic castors, and natural age-related patination rather than artificial distressing.

Such pieces provide a strong focal point in contemporary spaces when contrasted against minimalist walls and modern seating, serving effectively as a functional desk in a home study or as a console table in a living room.

Preservation requires keeping the timber away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent warping or splitting, and maintaining the surface using traditional beeswaxes while avoiding modern silicone-based polishes.
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