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Top Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

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Top Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Davenport Desk

19th century
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A great quality Victorian Serpentine burr walnut davenport desk, four opening drawers to one side, four dummy drawers to the other, lift up lid, and lift up top box with brass gallery and pigeon holes inside, very fine inlays, on brass castors, in excellent condition.

36" overal height

21" wide

23" depth

25" desk height

You are free to view this item at our showroom by appointment, we are open five days a week, Monday - Thursday, Saturday.

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND

Physical Dimensions
Height
1cm (0.39")
Width
1cm (0.39")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Burr Walnut Davenport Desk to the 1870s.

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SA666868
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Description
A great quality Victorian Serpentine burr walnut davenport desk, four opening drawers to one side, four dummy drawers to the other, lift up lid, and lift up top box with brass gallery and pigeon holes inside, very fine inlays, on brass castors, in excellent condition.

36" overal height

21" wide

23" depth

25" desk height

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You are free to view this item at our showroom by appointment, we are open five days a week, Monday - Thursday, Saturday.
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND

Height
1cm (0.39")
Width
1cm (0.39")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Burr Walnut Davenport Desk to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA666868
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Seven showrooms of excellent quality antiques and decorative items.

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Telephone 07968 45 00 46
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The Elms Business Park
Appleby Magna
Derbyshire
DE12 7AP
United Kingdom
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Victorian burr walnut Davenport desk with a gold-tooled leather writing slope, side drawers, intricate marquetry inlay, carved front columns, and a brass gallery rail.
Top Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
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A Davenport desk is a small writing cabinet characterised by an inclined writing surface, hinged lid, and side drawers, originally commissioned by Captain Davenport in the late eighteenth century.

Victorian Davenport desks traditionally feature burr walnut, mahogany, or rosewood veneers over solid timber, accompanied by inset leather writing surfaces, boxwood marquetry inlay, and brass galleries or castors.

Authentic nineteenth-century Davenport desks display hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, original brass hardware, authentic wood veneers over solid frames, and period-appropriate locks.

Position the desk in a home office, study, or hallway alcove alongside a simple chair and focused lighting to highlight the timber grain and compact proportion.

Dust regularly using a dry microfibre cloth, apply a natural beeswax polish along the timber grain once annually, and maintain a constant humidity level away from direct sunlight to prevent veneer lifting.
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