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Large Victorian Walnut Pedestal Desk
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Large Victorian Walnut Pedestal Desk

19th century
Description

A handsome, good quality large Victorian walnut pedestal desk, with a good mellow colour and an old tan leather top, with gilt tooling. The desk has original brass handles to the deep oak lined drawers. There is a good wide and high kneehole so there is plenty of room to sit at the desk. The outer and inner sides are panelled, and the back is polished. The desk is on a plinth base on castors and comes apart in the usual three sections for transportation.

Size: 136 cm wide x 66 cm deep x 78 cm high

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Roger King Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Pedestal Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA1219148
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A176
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A handsome, good quality large Victorian walnut pedestal desk, with a good mellow colour and an old tan leather top, with gilt tooling. The desk has original brass handles to the deep oak lined drawers. There is a good wide and high kneehole so there is plenty of room to sit at the desk. The outer and inner sides are panelled, and the back is polished.
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The desk is on a plinth base on castors and comes apart in the usual three sections for transportation.
Roger King Antiques

Size: 136 cm wide x 66 cm deep x 78 cm high

Date of Manufacture

Roger King Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Pedestal Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA1219148
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A176
Roger King Antiques
Roger King Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010

We stock a large selection of dining tables, set of chairs, chest of drawers and other useful items

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Berkshire
RG17 0NB
United Kingdom
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Roger King Antiques
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A Victorian walnut pedestal desk featuring nine drawers, brass handles, and a leather insert top surface.
Large Victorian walnut pedestal desk
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A Victorian walnut pedestal desk featuring nine drawers, brass handles, and a leather insert top surface.
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A Victorian pedestal desk typically consists of two vertical drawer units supporting a flat writing surface with additional drawer space. Emerging as a standard design in 19th-century commercial and residential offices, these pieces offered built-in storage alongside central kneehole space.

Victorian pedestal desks were predominantly constructed from hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, or oak, often built around soft-wood internal drawer carcasses. Writing tops were routinely inlaid with gold-tooled leather, accompanied by brass drop handles or turned wooden pulls.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-cut or early machine dovetail joints, cast brass hardware, and original lock mechanisms. Furthermore, traditional pedestal desks disassemble into three distinct sectionsthe two pedestals and the topto facilitate movement and transportation.

A Victorian pedestal desk can serve as a central worktable in a modern home study or office space. Balancing the dark wood tones with minimalist task lighting and contemporary seating creates a structured contrast between historical cabinetry and present-day elements.

Position the desk away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent wood shrinkage and leather degradation. Clean the timber surfaces with a dry cloth and apply natural beeswax polish periodically, while using specialist leather conditioners on the insert.
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