Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Writing Table

A bold and impressive carved mahogany writing table in the manner of Thomas Chippendale. Of generous proportions, made and originally retailed by Maple and Co of London. Well constructed in solid mahogany and decorated with carved detailing throughout. The serpentine shaped top is fitted with sumptuous conker brown leather panels, complete with tooled decorations to the surrounds. With a series of 3 long drawers to the front. All standing on bold legs , terminating in hairy paw feet and original castors. Offered for sale in excellent condition, ready to go straight into the home or office.

Dimensions:

Width 152cms

Depth 91cms

Height 78cms

Knee hole clearance 62cms

Maple & Co was established by John Maple, a shopkeeper from Horley, Surrey, who later opened a furniture shop in Tottenham Court Road. However it was his son, John Blundell Maple , who made Maples & Co a success. With exceptional business skills, John B. Maple took over the company while still a young man. By the 1880s they were the largest furniture store in the world, exported their fine furniture to every continent.

Maples manufactured their luxury furniture entirely in-house, at a huge modern complex. A timber importer and furniture exporter, they landed prestigious contracts furnishing fine houses, hotels, embassies and palaces in Europe; among them Tsar Nicholas’s Winter Palace and the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna . With his own empire established, John Blundell Maple achieved further fame in politics and horseracing – some lines, such as the Atherstoke antique cabinet, having racing connections in the titles.

Never compromising on quality, Maples produced a huge catalogue of fine furniture, covering every avenue of interior design. A Maples & Co sale today would cover everything from Chippendale Revival antique dining chairs , to Aesthetic style carved oak dressers, to Art Nouveau tulip carved antique dining tables – all from the same catalogue.

The exclusivity and high quality of craftsmanship of Maples’ antique cabinets, dining suites and bedroom furniture made them highly popular with Britain’s social elite. Today, they appeal to anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship.