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Fine Regency Mahogany Sliding Top Davenport
E W Cousins and Son
for sale €2,808     $3,048
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Fine Regency Mahogany Sliding Top Davenport

19th century
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Fine Regency Mahogany Sliding Top Davenport. The top having a Prince of Wales feather and arcaded brass gallery. The leather lined hinged slope with half round moulded edge opening to an interior of 2 real maple fronted drawers over 2 dummies all with turned knob handles. The sliding top with bead moulded frames to front and sides the right hand side having a slide out hinged pen drawer with pen tray and inkwell. The base having reeded edge to top over slides to each side. One side having 4 oak lined drawers with brass knob handles the opposing side, back and front with double moulded frames. A further moulding around the base over the square legs with large square cap brass castors.

Dimensions:

18 1/2" wide

21" deep

35" high

31" high writing surface

Physical Dimensions
Height
89cm (35.04")
Width
47cm (18.50")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Declaration

E W Cousins and Son has dated this Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA440651
Dealers Internal Reference
8314
Description
Fine Regency Mahogany Sliding Top Davenport. The top having a Prince of Wales feather and arcaded brass gallery.
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The leather lined hinged slope with half round moulded edge opening to an interior of 2 real maple fronted drawers over 2 dummies all with turned knob handles.
E W Cousins and Son

The sliding top with bead moulded frames to front and sides the right hand side having a slide out hinged pen drawer with pen tray and inkwell. The base having reeded edge to top over slides to each side. One side having 4 oak lined drawers with brass knob handles the opposing side, back and front with double moulded frames. A further moulding around the base over the square legs with large square cap brass castors.

Dimensions:

18 1/2" wide

21" deep

35" high

31" high writing surface

Height
89cm (35.04")
Width
47cm (18.50")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Date of Manufacture

E W Cousins and Son has dated this Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA440651
Dealers Internal Ref
8314
E W Cousins and Son
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2012
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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the E W Cousins and Son Profile Page

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E W Cousins and Son
Telephone 01359 230 254
Location
27 High Street
Ixworth
Near Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP31 2HJ
United Kingdom
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A Regency mahogany sliding top Davenport desk featuring a black leather writing surface, brass gallery rail, four front drawers, and brass castors.
Fine Regency Mahogany Sliding Top Davenport
Ref: SA440651
A Regency mahogany sliding top Davenport desk featuring a black leather writing surface, brass gallery rail, four front drawers, and brass castors.
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Named after Captain Davenport who commissioned the original design in the late 18th century, a Davenport desk is a compact, slant-top writing desk featuring drawers and a top section produced during the Regency era.

Regency Davenport desks were typically constructed from solid hardwoods such as mahogany or rosewood, lined with oak or pine drawer linings, and fitted with brass gallery rails and leather writing surfaces.

Authentic Regency examples feature hand-cut dovetail joints, brass castors, genuine patinated timber, original locks, and functional mechanisms such as sliding desk tops or side inkwell drawers.

Position the piece in a study, reading corner, or hallway as a compact workstation, paired with understated brass table lamps and traditional framed artwork to accentuate the warm mahogany tones.

Keep the desk away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent timber cracking or colour fading, dust regularly with a soft cloth, and apply beeswax polish annually along the wood grain.
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