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Top Quality Edwards & Roberts Victorian Desk
Malcolm Eglin Antiques
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Top Quality Edwards & Roberts Victorian Desk

19th century
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Wonderful twin pedestal desk by Edwards & Roberts. Great colour and condition with original leather insert, moulded border to the top and boxwood stringing. The attractive ebonised finish is complimented by the attractive inlaid patterns to the drawer fronts with moulded ormolu mounts to the top and base of each pedestal. There is a brass bead which surrounds the desk top beneath the drawers and further inlay to the side of each drawer.

Original brass handles to each drawer and all drawers are in solid mahogany including linings all with hand-cut dove-tail joints.

The middle drawer is stamped EDWARDS AND ROBERTS. This wonderful desk sits on it's original hidden castors, a really fantastic solid mahogany desk by one of the top Victorian makers. Ready to fit into any stylish home.

Comes in three pieces for ease of movement or transport.

Dimensions:

W: 121cm (47.6")H: 77cm (30.3")D: 70cm (27.6")

The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the eighteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards and Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, ‘Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture’. They became one of the leading London cabinet makers and retailers. They produced high quality furniture, as well as good copies of the 18th and 19th Century English and French pieces. Their workmanship included furniture with satinwood marquetry and favoured the Georgian designs. They were known for restoring adapting older pieces of antique furniture to suit more modern needs. The quality of timber used was always the best, with fine burr walnuts, figured mahogany and lighter toned satinwood.

Physical Dimensions
Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
121cm (47.64")
Depth
70cm (27.56")
Declaration

Malcolm Eglin Antiques has dated this Victorian Inlaid Pedestal Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA1229572
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024763
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Description
Wonderful twin pedestal desk by Edwards & Roberts.
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Great colour and condition with original leather insert, moulded border to the top and boxwood stringing.
Malcolm Eglin Antiques

The attractive ebonised finish is complimented by the attractive inlaid patterns to the drawer fronts with moulded ormolu mounts to the top and base of each pedestal. There is a brass bead which surrounds the desk top beneath the drawers and further inlay to the side of each drawer.

fig 1. A Victorian ebonised wooden pedestal desk with floral marquetry inlay, leather insert top, brass handles, and gilt corner mounts.
fig 1. Top Quality Edwards & Roberts Victorian Desk

Original brass handles to each drawer and all drawers are in solid mahogany including linings all with hand-cut dove-tail joints.

The middle drawer is stamped EDWARDS AND ROBERTS. This wonderful desk sits on it's original hidden castors, a really fantastic solid mahogany desk by one of the top Victorian makers. Ready to fit into any stylish home.

fig 2. A Victorian ebonised wooden pedestal desk with floral marquetry inlay, leather insert top, brass handles, and gilt corner mounts.
fig 2. Top Quality Edwards & Roberts Victorian Desk

Comes in three pieces for ease of movement or transport.

Dimensions:

W: 121cm (47.6")H: 77cm (30.3")D: 70cm (27.6")

The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the eighteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards and Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, ‘Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture’. They became one of the leading London cabinet makers and retailers. They produced high quality furniture, as well as good copies of the 18th and 19th Century English and French pieces. Their workmanship included furniture with satinwood marquetry and favoured the Georgian designs. They were known for restoring adapting older pieces of antique furniture to suit more modern needs. The quality of timber used was always the best, with fine burr walnuts, figured mahogany and lighter toned satinwood.

Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
121cm (47.64")
Depth
70cm (27.56")
Date of Manufacture

Malcolm Eglin Antiques has dated this Victorian Inlaid Pedestal Desk to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229572
Dealers Internal Ref
024763
Malcolm Eglin Antiques
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A Victorian pedestal desk consists of a flat writing surface supported by two vertical pedestals containing drawers, providing symmetrical storage and structural support for home or commercial study spaces during the nineteenth century.

High-end Victorian desks were commonly crafted from dense hardwoods such as mahogany, walnut, or ebonised timber, frequently featuring gilt-bronze or brass fittings, intricate marquetry inlays, and gold-tooled leather writing surfaces.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces often feature hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, stamped makers marks or brass plaques on drawer linings, fine quality marquetry, and period-correct brass hardware such as cast handles and locks.

Integrate the desk into a contemporary study or living room by pairing it with a sleek modern task lamp, neutral wall tones, and contemporary art to balance its dark timber and decorative details.

Dust regularly with a soft, lint-free cloth and apply high-quality beeswax sparingly to preserved wooden surfaces, while keeping the piece away from direct sunlight, central heating radiators, and moisture to prevent timber movement or marquetry lifting.
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