A finely made William IV rosewood Davenport desk, crafted in exceptional rosewood and stamped by the maker W&C Wilkinson of Ludgate Hill. Classic Davenport form with a sloping writing surface, gilt-tooled inset leather and a bank of mahogany drawers concealed behind a locking panelled door. The front supports are elegantly carved in scrolling rosewood with pierced fretwork panels, all hand-cut and typical of the very best London cabinetmaking of the 1830s. The writing surface unlocks and lifts open to a spacious interior with two small upper drawers above two dummy drawers. To the right-hand side sits a sliding pen drawer with its original dividers and complete with period brass-mounted inkwell. Wonderfully shaped hollow bun feet with concealed brass castors complete the design and allow the desk to be easily positioned as needed within a room. The desk has an impressive and imposing presence combined with a conveniently compact footprint, with the delicacy and elegance associa...