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Victorian Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
for sale €1,164     $1,264
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Victorian Mahogany Roll Top Desk

19th century
Description

Good quality Victorian mahogany roll top desk with fully fitted interior.

Has a lovely plum pudding colour, original key and shuts and locks properly with lovely scroll tabour.

Height: 50" - Depth: 34" - Width: 55"

Comes in 3 sections for ease of moving.

Please note that the price includes gentle cleaning, waxing and polishing prior to delivery.

Physical Dimensions
Height
127cm (50.00")
Width
140cm (55.12")
Depth
86cm (33.86")
Declaration

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Victorian Mahogany Rolltop Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA1208336
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19773
Description
Good quality Victorian mahogany roll top desk with fully fitted interior.
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Has a lovely plum pudding colour, original key and shuts and locks properly with lovely scroll tabour.
Wessex Antique Bedsteads

Height: 50" - Depth: 34" - Width: 55"

Comes in 3 sections for ease of moving.

Please note that the price includes gentle cleaning, waxing and polishing prior to delivery.

Height
127cm (50.00")
Width
140cm (55.12")
Depth
86cm (33.86")
Date of Manufacture

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Victorian Mahogany Rolltop Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA1208336
Dealers Internal Ref
19773
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
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A Victorian mahogany roll top desk featuring a slatted tambour shutter above two pedestals of drawers.
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Archive I A Victorian mahogany roll top desk featuring a slatted tambour shutter above two pedestals of drawers.

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Wessex Antique Bedsteads
Telephone 01935 829147
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The Old Glove Works
Percombe
Stoke Sub Hamdon
Somerset
TA14 6RD
United Kingdom
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A Victorian mahogany roll top desk featuring a slatted tambour shutter above two pedestals of drawers.
Victorian Mahogany Roll Top Desk
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A Victorian mahogany roll top desk featuring a slatted tambour shutter above two pedestals of drawers.
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A Victorian roll top desk features a flexible slatted wooden shutter, known as a tambour, which slides down to conceal internal compartments and a writing surface. Typically constructed on twin drawer pedestals, these desks became popular during the late nineteenth century for office and study environments.

These desks were commonly crafted from dense hardwoods such as mahogany, oak, or walnut, featuring canvas-backed wooden slats for the flexible shutter mechanism. Dovetailed drawer joints, solid wooden pulls, and brass lock plates were standard construction details.

Authentic examples feature hand-cut or early machine-cut dovetail drawer joints, original locks often stamped by Victorian makers, and natural wear along the wooden tracks of the flexible tambour cover.

Place the desk in a home office or living room corner paired with a simple leather desk chair and modern brass task lighting to balance traditional woodwork with contemporary function.

Dust regularly with a soft cloth and apply beeswax polish along the grain to protect the wood finish, avoiding chemical sprays. Ensure the flexible tambour mechanism remains free of dust to maintain smooth sliding action.
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