Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk by Maple and Co

An excellent quality burr walnut pedestal desk by the renowned makers of Maple and co, of London. Of very good solid construction with lovely burr walnut veneers and solid oak drawer linings. There is an arrangement of one long central drawer flanked by two banks of 4 graduated drawers. All drawer fronts are cross father banded and fitted with the original charming brass swan-neck handles. The desk top is fitted with a three piece writing surface in sumptuous black leather with gilt tooled decoration. The whole desk stands on elegant carved ogee bracket feet. This lovely desk has been sympathetically repolished to a very high standard. It has a wonderful warm colour and patina and is ready to go straight into the home, or office. It easily splits into three parts for transportation and installation.

Dimensions:

Width 138cms

Depth 76cms

Height 76cms

Kneehole width 60cms

Kneehole height 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.