A Beautiful English Burr Walnut Davenport Desk Circa 1870

Name: A Beautiful English Burr Walnut Davenport Desk Circa 1870
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA645477
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Atropos Antiques

Description

A BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH BURR WALNUT DAVENPORT DESK CIRCA 1870 IN SUPER CONDITION. EQUIPPED WITH ALL LOCKS AND KEYS AND SET UPON ORIGINAL HIDDEN CASTERS.

THIS PRACTICAL AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING WALNUT DESK HAS A LEATHER COVERED FALL WRITING SLOPE, INTERNAL STORAGE FOR PAPERS AND MATERIALS, (OR 'TABLET' NOW WE ARE IN THE 21st CENTURY), PEN TRAY AND INK COMPARTMENT, FOUR DRAWERS BEHIND DOOR TO RIGHT OF THE DESK AND ALL ORIGINAL MOULDINGS AND APPLICATIONS. THE INTERNAL AREA IS VENEERED IN FINELY FIGURED SATIN WOOD AND A SECRET PIN LOCK IS LOCATED WITHIN TO SECURE THE FLAP RETAINING THE PEN TRAY ETC.

DUE TO A SHIFT IN THE MARKET VERY MUCH TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE BUYER THIS TYPE OF FURNITURE CAN NOW BE BOUGHT FOR A FRACTION OF IT'S PRICE A FEW YEARS AGO. AS WITH ALL FASHIONS THIS TENDENCY WILL SWING THE OTHER WAY MAKING THIS THE IDEAL TIME TO INVEST IN BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE THAT WILL NEVER BE MADE AGAIN FROM MATERIALS THAT WILL NEVER AGAIN BE AVAILABLE ON THIS PLANET!

ALL QUESTIONS WELCOME.

Physical Dimensions

Height

81.5cm (32.09")

Width

56.5cm (22.24")

Depth

56.5cm (22.24")

Declaration

Atropos Antiques has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA645477

Dealers Internal Reference

GM/JC/SKY

Dealers Notes

georgemorgan90@gmail.com

Description

A BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH BURR WALNUT DAVENPORT DESK CIRCA 1870 IN SUPER CONDITION. EQUIPPED WITH ALL LOCKS AND KEYS AND SET UPON ORIGINAL HIDDEN CASTERS.

THIS PRACTICAL AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING WALNUT DESK HAS A LEATHER COVERED FALL WRITING SLOPE, INTERNAL STORAGE FOR PAPERS AND MATERIALS, (OR 'TABLET' NOW WE ARE IN THE 21st CENTURY), PEN TRAY AND INK COMPARTMENT, FOUR DRAWERS BEHIND DOOR TO RIGHT OF THE DESK AND ALL ORIGINAL MOULDINGS AND APPLICATIONS.

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THE INTERNAL AREA IS VENEERED IN FINELY FIGURED SATIN WOOD AND A SECRET PIN LOCK IS LOCATED WITHIN TO SECURE THE FLAP RETAINING THE PEN TRAY ETC.

Atropos Antiques

fig 1. A BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH BURR WALNUT DAVENPORT DESK CIRCA 1870 — fig 1. A Beautiful English Burr Walnut Davenport Desk Circa 1870

DUE TO A SHIFT IN THE MARKET VERY MUCH TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE BUYER THIS TYPE OF FURNITURE CAN NOW BE BOUGHT FOR A FRACTION OF IT'S PRICE A FEW YEARS AGO. AS WITH ALL FASHIONS THIS TENDENCY WILL SWING THE OTHER WAY MAKING THIS THE IDEAL TIME TO INVEST IN BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE THAT WILL NEVER BE MADE AGAIN FROM MATERIALS THAT WILL NEVER AGAIN BE AVAILABLE ON THIS PLANET!

ALL QUESTIONS WELCOME.

Physical Dimensions

Height

81.5cm (32.09")

Width

56.5cm (22.24")

Depth

56.5cm (22.24")

Date of Manufacture

Atropos Antiques has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

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