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Mid 18th Century Rectangular Centre Writing Table
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
for sale €3,101     $3,366
£2,650
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

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Mid 18th Century Rectangular Centre Writing Table

18th century
Description

No: 11235

A mid 18th century Mahogany rectangular Centre Writing Table of unusual and practical design. The table displays a rich, warm colour and excellent patina that has developed over time. The rectangular top sits above a single long drawer to the front with attractive brass handles.

A particularly fine feature of this table is the pair of pull-out candle slides concealed beneath the top on either side. These slides reveal fitted compartments designed to hold inkwells and writing accessories, providing additional practical surface space when in use. Such thoughtful details make the table both functional and highly decorative. The table has ogee shaped brackets to the corners and elegant chamfered legs terminating in the original leather barrel castors.

Circa 1750

Price :£2,650

Height: 28¾”, (73cm), Width:25”, (64cm), Depth:19¾”, (50cm).

Provenance: The Late Great George Withers

George Withers was born in 1946 in the village of Hallatrow, and spent his formative years growing up on a farm in Charfield, Gloucestershire. As early as 14, his fascination with antiques started to emerge. His family recollects him struggling one day across the field at the back of the farm carrying one of his first modest purchases - a grandfather clock.

George left school at 15 to work in the local Malthouse and began dealing in his spare time. At 21, he opened his first shop on London Road, Bath; this was to be the first of many in the Bath area, always filled to the gunnels, to the point that visitors had to enter through the door sideways and slide between the hoard of antiques on display.

For a time, George had a stall at Portobello, London, and sold at the antiques fair in Bath Pavilion. In the early 2000s George moved with his family to Ye Grange in Bathampton, where he displayed many of his treasures.

Those who knew George well, knew him to be a collector, and a rather reluctant seller, preferring to covet and keep his pieces for his own enjoyment. Around 2003 Ye Grange was sold and George moved to Peasedown where he lived out his remaining days surrounded by his beloved antiques.

Physical Dimensions
Height
73cm (28.74")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Declaration

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Georgian Mahogany Writing Table to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1202769
Dealers Internal Reference
11235
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Description
No: 11235

A mid 18th century Mahogany rectangular Centre Writing Table of unusual and practical design. The table displays a rich, warm colour and excellent patina that has developed over time. The rectangular top sits above a single long drawer to the front with attractive brass handles.

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A particularly fine feature of this table is the pair of pull-out candle slides concealed beneath the top on either side.
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

These slides reveal fitted compartments designed to hold inkwells and writing accessories, providing additional practical surface space when in use. Such thoughtful details make the table both functional and highly decorative. The table has ogee shaped brackets to the corners and elegant chamfered legs terminating in the original leather barrel castors.

fig 1. A mid-18th-century dark mahogany writing table featuring a long front drawer with brass handles and extended side slides.
fig 1. Mid 18th Century Rectangular Centre Writing Table

Circa 1750

Price :£2,650

Height: 28¾”, (73cm), Width:25”, (64cm), Depth:19¾”, (50cm).

Provenance: The Late Great George Withers

George Withers was born in 1946 in the village of Hallatrow, and spent his formative years growing up on a farm in Charfield, Gloucestershire. As early as 14, his fascination with antiques started to emerge. His family recollects him struggling one day across the field at the back of the farm carrying one of his first modest purchases - a grandfather clock.

fig 2. A mid-18th-century dark mahogany writing table featuring a long front drawer with brass handles and extended side slides.
fig 2. Mid 18th Century Rectangular Centre Writing Table

George left school at 15 to work in the local Malthouse and began dealing in his spare time. At 21, he opened his first shop on London Road, Bath; this was to be the first of many in the Bath area, always filled to the gunnels, to the point that visitors had to enter through the door sideways and slide between the hoard of antiques on display.

fig 3. A mid-18th-century dark mahogany writing table featuring a long front drawer with brass handles and extended side slides.
fig 3. Mid 18th Century Rectangular Centre Writing Table

For a time, George had a stall at Portobello, London, and sold at the antiques fair in Bath Pavilion. In the early 2000s George moved with his family to Ye Grange in Bathampton, where he displayed many of his treasures.

fig 4. A mid-18th-century dark mahogany writing table featuring a long front drawer with brass handles and extended side slides.
fig 4. Mid 18th Century Rectangular Centre Writing Table

Those who knew George well, knew him to be a collector, and a rather reluctant seller, preferring to covet and keep his pieces for his own enjoyment. Around 2003 Ye Grange was sold and George moved to Peasedown where he lived out his remaining days surrounded by his beloved antiques.

Height
73cm (28.74")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Date of Manufacture

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Georgian Mahogany Writing Table to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1202769
Dealers Internal Ref
11235
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
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Specialists in 17th-18th and early 19th century fine english furniture, art, clocks and other objets d'art

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W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA 

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Mid 18th Century Rectangular Centre Writing Table
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Mid-18th century Georgian writing tables are recognised by their solid wood construction, balanced proportions, and functional additions such as pull-out candle slides or inkwell compartments.

Furniture makers in this period primarily used imported dense mahogany, brass hardware for handles and escutcheons, and pine or oak as secondary lining woods for internal drawer construction.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut dovetail joints, hand-sawn timber markings on unpolished underside surfaces, and natural wear patterns around keyholes and drawer pulls.

A Georgian writing table can function as a central focal point in a home office or living room, paired with modern lighting or contemporary seating to contrast historical craftsmanship with modern elements.

Mahogany should be dusted regularly with a soft cloth and conditioned with natural beeswax once or twice a year, avoiding placement near direct heat sources or damp environments.
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