Freshfords Fine Antiques has dated this Regency Rosewood Writing Desk to the Regency era.
The frieze is fitted with two full length mahogany lined drawers, retaining the original solid rosewood turned knobs and finely made dovetail construction to the drawer linings. The reverse and sides are veneered with lively long grain rosewood panels, finished with protruding rounded corners above a tightly carved egg and dart moulding.
The concealed shaped stretcher beneath the top provides additional support to the construction while allowing the desk to retain its elegant Grecian style trestle end supports. The inverted C scrolls with carved tulips flank tapered rosewood veneered end supports, centred by stylised rosettes above broad scrolls terminating on egg and dart moulded plinth bases.
The end standards feature double reed edging that tapers down to matching upright C scrolls, positioned above rosewood beaded plinth supports. The solid rosewood feet are scrolled, reeded and crisply carved, positioned beneath a lively veneered inverted cavetto moulding with concealed gilt brass castors.
Freshfords Fine Antiques has dated this Regency Rosewood Writing Desk to the Regency era.
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Regency Rosewood Desk Attributed to William Trotter of Edinburgh
