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Carved Anglo Indian Davenport.
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Carved Anglo Indian Davenport.

1900 - 1920
Sold 16 June 2026 · Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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Carved Anglo Indian Davenport.

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Carved Anglo Indian Davenport to the 1900s.

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135cm (53.15")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Depth
70cm (27.56")
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Description
Carved Anglo Indian Davenport.
Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Carved Anglo Indian Davenport to the 1900s.

Height
135cm (53.15")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Depth
70cm (27.56")
Reference Numbers
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SA1217201
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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Instagram @ruperthitchcoxantiques -- large and varied selection.

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An intricately carved dark wood Anglo-Indian davenport desk featuring a sloped red leather writing surface, tiered stationery drawers, and heavily decorated supports. SOLD16 JUN 26
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Archive I An intricately carved dark wood Anglo-Indian davenport desk featuring a sloped red leather writing surface, tiered stationery drawers, and heavily decorated supports. SOLD16 JUN 26

Carved Anglo Indian Davenport.

Archive II An intricately carved dark wood Anglo-Indian davenport desk featuring a sloped red leather writing surface, tiered stationery drawers, and heavily decorated supports. View II
Archive III An intricately carved dark wood Anglo-Indian davenport desk featuring a sloped red leather writing surface, tiered stationery drawers, and heavily decorated supports. View III
Archive IV An intricately carved dark wood Anglo-Indian davenport desk featuring a sloped red leather writing surface, tiered stationery drawers, and heavily decorated supports. View IV
Archive V An intricately carved dark wood Anglo-Indian davenport desk featuring a sloped red leather writing surface, tiered stationery drawers, and heavily decorated supports. View V
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Telephone 07710 561 505
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Warpsgrove
Nr Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7RW
United Kingdom
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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An intricately carved dark wood Anglo-Indian davenport desk featuring a sloped red leather writing surface, tiered stationery drawers, and heavily decorated supports.
Carved Anglo Indian Davenport.
Ref: SA1217201
An intricately carved dark wood Anglo-Indian davenport desk featuring a sloped red leather writing surface, tiered stationery drawers, and heavily decorated supports.
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  • ObjectDesks
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleAnglo-Indian Colonial
  • MaterialHardwood, Leather
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsIntricate floral carving, Sloping leather writing surface, Superstructure stationery drawers, Carved structural supports
  • SizeH 135 cm (53 in) x W 64 cm (25 in) x D 70 cm (28 in)

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Anglo-Indian furniture developed during the British colonial period in India, where local craftsmen applied intricate traditional carving techniques to European furniture forms such as the compact davenport desk.

These pieces are typically constructed from dense tropical hardwoods such as teak, rosewood, or shisham, featuring extensive hand-carved ornamentation, mortise and tenon joinery, and sometimes leather-lined sloping writing surfaces.

Authenticity is determined by examining the timber species, hand-carved detail quality, traditional joinery methods, aged patina, and construction characteristics typical of nineteenth-century workshop production.

Pairing a highly ornate historical desk with clean-lined contemporary seating and minimalist surroundings allows the intricate wood carving to stand out as a focal point without overwhelming the room.

Maintain stable indoor humidity levels away from direct heat sources, dust regularly with a soft dry cloth, and occasionally apply microcrystalline wax to nourish and protect the aged wooden surface.
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