Holland & Sons Gothic Partners Desk

Name: Holland & Sons Gothic Partners Desk
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA813711
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by William James Antiques

Description

A striking Gothic revival partners desk by Holland & Sons. This Walnut desk having a dark green leather inset top with 2 pull out adjustable slides to each side. Having an arrangement of 9 graduated drawers to the front, all retaining the original locks and fittings. To the reverse there are 3 dummy drawers with 2 arched panelled doors, each one opens to reveal an adjustable shelf. Beautiful detailing throughout, superb quality as to be expected from this renowned maker. English, Circa 1860.

Dimensions: Height: 75 cm - 29 1/4 Inches, Width: 136 cm - 53 1/2 Inches, Depth: 75.5 cm - 29 3/4 Inches

Price inclusive of courier delivery within England & Wales

Their earliest known commission was to furnish the Athenaeum Club, London, 1824- 1838. They also worked alongside the prestigious firm of Thomas Dowbiggin at Osborne House, and eventually took over their premises and business at 23 Mount Street, London in 1851 and 1853 respectively. In 1851, when the company was based in Mount Street and employed 351 people, they won a prize at the Great Exhibition for a bookcase. By then, after being granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom) early in the reign of Queen Victoria, they had already taken a leading part in the decoration and furnishing of Osborne House, Sandringham House, Balmoral Castle, Windsor Castle and the apartments of the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House, executing numerous exceptional pieces of furniture. Holland and Sons also executed over three hundred separate commissions for the British Government, including the Palace of Westminster, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and oversaw the State funeral of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. One of their celebrated private commissions was a suite of bedroom furniture for the late Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet at Luton Hoo. During the latter half of the 19th century, Holland and Sons also supplied furniture for such notable London clubs as the Reform Club and the Oxford and Cambridge Club. Along with Gillows they shared the commission for the new Palace of Westminster.

Physical Dimensions

Height

75cm (29.53")

Width

136cm (53.54")

Depth

75.5cm (29.72")

Declaration

William James Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA813711

Description

A striking Gothic revival partners desk by Holland & Sons.

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This Walnut desk having a dark green leather inset top with 2 pull out adjustable slides to each side.

William James Antiques

Having an arrangement of 9 graduated drawers to the front, all retaining the original locks and fittings. To the reverse there are 3 dummy drawers with 2 arched panelled doors, each one opens to reveal an adjustable shelf. Beautiful detailing throughout, superb quality as to be expected from this renowned maker. English, Circa 1860.

fig 1. Holland & Sons Gothic Partners Desk

Dimensions: Height: 75 cm - 29 1/4 Inches, Width: 136 cm - 53 1/2 Inches, Depth: 75.5 cm - 29 3/4 Inches

Price inclusive of courier delivery within England & Wales

Their earliest known commission was to furnish the Athenaeum Club, London, 1824- 1838. They also worked alongside the prestigious firm of Thomas Dowbiggin at Osborne House, and eventually took over their premises and business at 23 Mount Street, London in 1851 and 1853 respectively. In 1851, when the company was based in Mount Street and employed 351 people, they won a prize at the Great Exhibition for a bookcase. By then, after being granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom) early in the reign of Queen Victoria, they had already taken a leading part in the decoration and furnishing of Osborne House, Sandringham House, Balmoral Castle, Windsor Castle and the apartments of the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House, executing numerous exceptional pieces of furniture. Holland and Sons also executed over three hundred separate commissions for the British Government, including the Palace of Westminster, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and oversaw the State funeral of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. One of their celebrated private commissions was a suite of bedroom furniture for the late Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet at Luton Hoo. During the latter half of the 19th century, Holland and Sons also supplied furniture for such notable London clubs as the Reform Club and the Oxford and Cambridge Club. Along with Gillows they shared the commission for the new Palace of Westminster.