Antique Flame Mahogany Serpentine Partners Pedestal Desk Circa 1900

This is a beautiful antique George III Revival flame mahogany partners desk, circa 1900 in date.

The desk features a beautifully shaped top fitted with an inset gold tooled green leather writing surface. It features a stunning foliate carved border and is serpentine in shape.

This is a partners desk and as such it is free standing and finished on each side, the sides of the desk feature decorative panels.  One side of the desk is fitted with nine drawers, three  drawers in the frieze and three drawers in each pedestal. The other side of the desk has three drawers in the frieze with a cupboard to each pedestal. Each cupboard is fitted with a central shelf and all the drawers are fitted with their original brass drop handles and brass locks.

It is raised on a pair of conforming pedestals  terminating in bracket feet.

Instill the elegance of a bygone era to a special place in your home with this glorious antique desk.

Complete with original working locks and key.

Condition:

In excellent condition having been cleaned polished, waxed and releathered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 79 cm x Width 156 cm x Depth 85 cm

Height 63 cm x Width 158 cm  - Knee hole

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 5 feet, 1 inch x Depth 2 foot, 9 inches

Height 2 feet, 1 inch x Width 5 foot, 2 inches - Knee hole

Flame Mahogany

Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works up easily, has a beautiful figure and polishes so well that it is an ornament to any room in which it may be placed." Matching his words to his work, Sheraton designed much mahogany furniture. The qualities that impressed Sheraton are particularly evident in a distinctive pattern of wood called "flame mahogany."

The flame figure in the wood is revealed by slicing through the face of the branch at the point where it joins another element of the tree.

A partners desk 

is an antique desk form, which is basically two pedestal desks constructed from the start as one large desk joined at the front, for two users working while facing each other.

This piece of furniture was first conceived in the United Kingdom to accommodate the work of banking partners. These gentlemen were usually senior bank officials who wished to work together while keeping the convenience and the prestige of a pedestal desk.

Our reference: A5051